Chapter 86

This knight's intuition for battle and his sensitivity to external gazes were exaggerated to the extreme.

Another existence whose power surpassed that of an ordinary certified mage!

The metallic tremor of the spear resounded.

Clearly, the opponent had the ability to pierce him with one thrust, but chose to stab the spear into the ground less than half a meter in front of Sain.

Sain, who had already sensed that he was locked onto, did not continue to hide but stepped out on his own.

Given the strength of the knights maintaining order outside Mithravurrnor, a small apprentice like Sain, whose mental power had just reached the advanced apprentice level and whose knowledge of magic was almost entirely intermediate, clearly could not cause any significant trouble.

After all, even the certified black mages had been defeated.

Sain's appearance caused a stir among many of the knights outside the city.

Not all the knights had discovered Sain, who was hiding in the shadows.

In fact, Sain was still quite far from Mithravurrnor. In such a dark and noisy environment, unless they used detection magic, even certified black mages would find it difficult to discover Sain.

This is why it was said that the knight who discovered Sain was far more powerful than an ordinary certified mage.

"Truly worthy of Brother Bakuda, to be able to discover a black magic apprentice hiding so far away."

"Brother Bakuda has experienced numerous plane wars and his strength has reached the level of a Second-Class Earth Knight."

"It's said that the bloodline power Brother Bakuda possesses is quite rare. Unfortunately, in this battle to exterminate the black mages, there were too few opponents capable of triggering his bloodline transformation, so we had no chance to see it." The voices of the knights conversing could be heard.

The pressure exerted by the surrounding knights on Sain was no less than the pressure he usually felt from the black mages at the academy.

These were all formidable beings at the first level of life.

It seemed that the surface forces had been planning for the destruction of Mithravurrnor for quite some time.

In addition to the mages of the Holy Tower, they had also recruited many of these knights with exaggerated powers.

Among these knights, the one who exerted the greatest pressure on Sain was the leading knight, a strong knight clad in full silver armor.

This was the strongest human Sain had ever seen.

Standing nearly three meters tall, he looked like a small silver mountain.

Unlike the advanced black magic apprentice Stenson, whose body size increased dramatically when he activated his bloodline magic, this knight was naturally that strong.

And with Stenson's advanced apprentice strength... Sain guessed that this silver-armored knight could flick him away with a single finger.

Sain had seen fourth-level beings before.

The sight of the surrounding knights and the Second-Class Earth Knight staring at him did not make Sain retreat.

Throughout, Sain's expression remained calm and composed.

This calm and composure earned him a higher regard from the silver-armored knight.

Even powerful first-level beings from other worlds sometimes dared not face his authority, but this small apprentice could.

Moreover, the silver-armored knight had seen countless people. Although he did not have the ability to read minds, the feeling he got from this blond apprentice was much stronger than that of the little scum who mixed with the black mages.

In this situation, the silver-armored knight spoke, "Are you a black magic apprentice from this underground city?"

The silver-armored knight's voice was rough, fitting his physique.

After he spoke, the other knights' discussions came to an abrupt halt, showing his authority among them.

"Yes," Sain replied in a deep voice.

In this situation, it was difficult for Sain to lie. His mental power, which exceeded that of ordinary people, could not be faked, and these knights could certainly detect his status as a magic apprentice.

As for whether he was a black magic apprentice...

In this underground world, what other kind of apprentice could there be besides a black magic apprentice?

"Brother, let's cuff him!"

"Jick was injured two months ago by a black magic apprentice's sneak attack."

"Poor Jick, not injured by the black mages, but by an apprentice."

"I wonder how many people will mock him when we return to the Knight Hall." A knight in yellow armor said.

This knight was not wearing a mask, and Sain could vaguely see a hint of mischief and mockery on his face.

As this knight spoke, the other knights gathered around burst into laughter.

The silver-armored knight did not laugh. With a wave of his right hand, the knight in yellow armor, who had been waiting nearby, brought a pair of manacles forward.

The manacles were engraved with obvious magic patterns, and the inner side had a row of sharp spikes.

From the perspective of an alchemy apprentice, Sain guessed that these manacles must have the ability to suppress a mage's magic.

Sain's guess was not wrong. In fact, these manacles were specifically made to target certified black mages.

Sain's "honor" was largely due to his advanced apprentice mental power.

Advanced magic could already pose a slight threat to these certified knights.

Although it was difficult to be fatal, getting injured would certainly be embarrassing to talk about.

However, what truly chilled Sain's heart was the look in the yellow-armored knight's eyes as he approached. They were fixed on Sain's magic staff and the spatial ring on his hand.

It was a greedy look.

Before the yellow-armored knight could put the manacles on Sain, Sain hurriedly said, "I am an apprentice who has just returned from the Yellow Sand World. I have important news to report to the noble mages of the Holy Tower!"

Sain's statement made the surrounding knights, including the yellow-armored knight, pause.

"Yellow Sand World? Is it the interplanar gateway that Master Romvitz of the Dawn Tower and that peak Third-Class black mage fought over more than two years ago?"

"An apprentice actually came out?" One of the surrounding knights exclaimed in surprise.

"Rustle!" Not far from Sain, a commotion among the civilians could be heard, but it was unclear what had happened.

The silver-armored knight seemed to be considering, but the yellow-armored knight in front of Sain did not care.

A pair of manacles was about to lock Sain's hands and feet, and the knight's metal-gloved right hand was about to touch Sain's spatial ring.

At this moment, a noisy cry from the civilians could be heard.

Due to the knights maintaining order having gathered to watch Sain, the civilians outside Mithravurrnor were somewhat chaotic.

A rough estimate showed that over a hundred civilians were approaching.

Sain never expected that the first to speak up for him would be these civilians, whom no one usually paid any attention to.

"Your Excellencies, this magic apprentice is a good person!"

"We didn't starve to death a few years ago thanks to this apprentice's charity and help!" A somewhat hoarse and rough voice could be heard.

Then, the over a hundred civilians who had approached knelt down in patches.