Immortal

14. Different Ambitions

The moment Lachlan's figure was submerged by the tide of rats, many trial participants felt a chill in their hearts and screamed in shock.

Lachlan, ​​who was the first to rush forward against the rat tide, had given them a glimmer of hope, but this hope only lasted for a short time. Lyndon, who was standing in the crowd, looked gloomy, feeling sorry for the death of a talented young man. 

"Hahaha, this is what happens when one overestimate his own abilities!" But Liutrad couldn't help himself from laughing. Although he was also in danger due to the impact of the rat tide, Liutrad still felt relieved and relieved when he saw Lachlan, ​​who had stolen his limelight, die in the rat tide. "Yes, you overestimated your own abilities, and you died a good death!"

Hildegard followed suit with a grim smile on his face. However, he stopped smiling the next moment, as he saw the familiar figure in the rat tide.

Everyone thought that Lachlan was doomed, but he reappeared in their sight, appearing and disappearing from time to time, and bravely marching forward in the mighty tide of rats. 

From a distance, his body was covered with blood from many wounds, but his thin body did not fall down. He swung the long sword in his hand with precision and fought hard, cutting a bloody path through the rat tide.

"Aha, this young man is doing the right thing."

"Yes, he realized that he must go straight ahead through the rat tide and reached the teleportation array on the other side of the grassland to pass the test."

"It's also the only way to survive."

"The brave lives, the coward dies."

The martial arts masters all stared at Lachlan's back, and some quickly made a decision and followed suit. Soon, more and more trialists joined the movement.

The participants who were just flustered and at a loss, burst out with unprecedented courage. On the one hand, it was because of the death threat of the rat tide that they had to grit their teeth and fight; on the other hand, they were also influenced by Lachlan's actions. The boy was thin but determined. This gave them great encouragement.

"I didn't expect this boy to be so..." Lyndon was very surprised, his eyes were a little gloomy. Just now, he and everyone else thought that Lachlan was dead, but he didn't expect that the latter was so tenacious!

"Of course, how could you? He's not a coward like you." Lysander rolled her eyes at Lyndon, flew out, drew her sword and rushed into the vast swarm of rats. When she saw Lachlan's figure reappear in the swarm of rats, she couldn't help but brighten her eyes, and became even more curious about this mountain village boy she met on the way up the mountain.

"Lysander, be careful. Lysander, slow down, wait for me..." Lyndon exclaimed and hurriedly followed without thinking too much.

Liutrad also rushed forward, flanked by Tamar and Hildegard. The three of them joined forces to swing their swords and kill one ferocious turtle-backed rat after another. Gradually, they moved forward. Liutrad became excited, his face was flushed with smugness, but his eyes were always gloomy when he looked at Lachlan, ​​and he deliberately quickened his pace to catch up: I can lose to anyone, but I can’t lose to this good-for-nothing boy.

Liutrad was furious, his sword moves became more and more fierce, and his speed of advancement became faster and faster.

At the same time, Lachlan was still advancing forward at a leisurely pace, and was overtaken by martial arts masters from behind.

Although everyone was panicking, Lachlan's pace was steady. He was the first to rush forward against the rat tide. Everyone used their own magical powers to quickly advance forward, secretly competing and chasing each other, but he was neither impatient nor arrogant. 

Back and forth, he was practicing the nine moves in the sword manual, constantly changing stances, over and over again. However, at the beginning, each move was a single blade strike, and there was no sword combos that he had comprehended last night. 

Slowly, he tried to use the previous and next moves in succession in actual combat.

Under the impact of the rat tide, others were trying to survive and pass the test smoothly, but Lachlan was different. He practiced his sword skills while advancing in the rat tide, and comprehended the seemingly simple Falling Sky in actual combat. 

Different moves were connected together. 

At the beginning, it was indescribably awkward and difficult to perform in one breath. Even if they were performed with difficulty, they were not very powerful. They were not as simple and effective as one move at a time, and there were many thrills. 

But later, after repeating it countless times, he slowly found some tricks. From time to time, he could burst out one or two killing moves, and kill all the turtle-back rats that came up with two strikes. 

However, this killing move was not stable, sometimes working and sometimes not, and it still felt a little awkward, but he persevered, trying and exploring again and again. 

Surprisingly to the trialists, the first person who rushed out to the front became the last one in the trial. 

Even Liutrad, who was hiding behind the crowd, rushed to the front at some point. He laughed triumphantly from time to time in the excitement of killing, and his shrill laughter was particularly piercing in the trial field. "Hahaha, we've overtaken him."

Liutrad was murderous, holding his given sword and killing rats indiscriminately, specifically stabbing the eyes of the turtle-backed rats. His move was unique and vicious, but also very effective. Surrounded by Hildegard and Tamar, he quickly advanced forward.

"That's Liutrad, look at him."

"Yea, he's the second son of the Marquis of the North and the registered disciple of Yanis, the elder of the Divine Fire. How can he not be powerful?"

"Yeah, he was different from birth. How can we compare with him?"

The trial participants who were struggling to move forward looked up and glared at Liutrad who was running in the front with a loud laugh, and sighed in despair.

Liutrad, who was marching forward with a sword as unstoppable as a comet, smiled even more brightly. He turned around to look at Lachlan who was far behind him, snorted coldly, and his eyes flickered, as if he was up to something evil.

"Master Liutrad, be careful." Tamar suddenly rushed forward and killed a turtle-backed rat that jumped behind Liutrad with one sword, saving the life of the dazed Liutrad. 

Liutrad reacted and for a moment he could no longer care about plotting against Lachlan. Fiercely, he swung his sword and moved forward, "These rats are too weak. If not for their shells, I would have wiped them out with one strike. Hahahaha..."

Liutrad was full of his own ambitions. After getting over his initial panic, he felt relieved and began to be full of energy. He wished that among the trialists, only the three of them would be able to reach the teleportation array on the other side of the grassland, and the others would all die on the way.

So that at that time, no one would compete with him, and he could join any sect he wanted.