Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

Those warriors… How can they fight these monsters with such calmness?

Rollins was surprised to see the warriors of House Silversword display great courage in the face of the ferocious creatures.

On the other hand, his subordinates were struggling. Their formation was a total mess so he had to tie up the loose ends to prevent them from getting killed.

Luckily, the young lady is a Knight so she doesn’t need much protection.

This isn’t very pleasant. I need to train these guys!

Rollins thought to himself.

After killing a Fatal-grade monster on his own, he took a short break to gather his breathing. It was then that he saw something shocking.

At the very front where the battle was the fiercest, he saw Aldrin surrounded by more than five Fatal-grade monsters.

The five White-tailed Desolate Dogs attacked him simultaneously, but Aldrin remained calm despite the urgency of his situation. With a short spear and a sword, he slaughtered the monsters one by one!

Unbelievable!

He felt like he was dreaming when he witnessed that scene.

While he was immersed in his thoughts, he heard Lyanna’s voice.

“Sir Rollins, our side is clear! We need to get going and support the frontline!”

He snapped out of his dazed state and nodded. “Yes, my lady!”

“Call me team leader.” Lyanna reminded him again.

“Yes, team leader!” Rollins awkwardly responded. He was still not used to her new title so it felt awkward in his tongue.

At this moment, the idling Disaster-grade alpha dog made a quick dash and charged towards Lyanna’s group.

Whoosh!

Everyone was occupied with their own problems so no one could offer them a hand.

“Protect the team leader!” Rollins shouted as he dashed in front of Lyanna. There were no hesitations in his actions as if he was prepared to sacrifice himself to ensure her safety.

His subordinates quickly surrounded Lyanna upon hearing his command.

“Don’t let that monster lay a hand on the team leader!” Rollins shouted.

Meanwhile, Lyanna gathered her mana in preparation for the clash.

However, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them and fended off the alpha dog’s attack.

Clang!

A dull clang echoed as the monster’s claws were blocked by Henry’s sword.

The old Elite Knight grunted and used more strength in his arms to mitigate the impact of the collision. He then imbued more mana into his limbs to keep up with the monster’s speed.

What followed was an exchange of moves that left Rollins’ group flabbergasted.

Clang! Clang!

Bang! Bang!

“Elite Knight… I wonder if I can advance to that realm…” Rollins muttered.

It was his wish to one day advance to that realm, but for someone his age, he knew that this was impossible. He had already exhausted his potential. He didn’t even know if he could reach the peak of the Knight realm before his death.

In the next moment, Henry released a vertical slash that left a deep wound on the monster’s body.

It made a whimpering sound. For the first time since it showed itself, the Disaster-grade White-tailed Desolate Dog revealed a look of fear.

It slowly retreated while warily looking at the old warrior. It barked at its subordinates, commanding them to protect it, but they were effortlessly killed by Henry.

The monster turned its head and looked at the Bedeviled Cornelias that were about to bloom. It hesitated for a moment before it ran away.

Seeing this, Henry snorted. He rushed toward the retreating monster and made a swinging motion.

Whoosh!

The alpha White-tailed Desolate Dog was only able to run a few meters before it was cut in half!

Henry approached its corpse with an indifferent expression. He then bent down and took out the beast soul crystal hidden within its internal organs.

After looking at the shiny crystal, he wiped it clean using his clothes before putting it inside a leather pouch.

He then turned around to check the battle situation.

There were still a few monsters, but they were no longer a threat to the group.

In another ten minutes, the last White-tailed Desolate Dog collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

“Gather the beast soul crystals and the monster corpses!” Henry shouted.

Everyone immediately moved into action. The warriors of House Silversword had already mastered the art of dissecting monster corpses so they quickly removed all the usable monster parts.

Rollins’ group observed them carefully. They were only good at searching herbs and elixirs so they weren’t as good as Henry’s subordinates.

“Old man, you will get used to it.” Rollins felt someone tapping his shoulders.

He looked to the side and realized that it was the young Knight named Aldrin.

“Sir, how are you guys so good at this?” He couldn’t help but ask.

Aldrin was taken aback. He rubbed his chin using his bloodied hand as he responded. “If you go through a few more battles, you will master it.”

Rollins looked confused upon hearing his response. He wanted to ask more questions, but Aldrin had already walked away, leaving Rollins with a baffled look.

I have a bad feeling about those words.

“Sir Rollins, can you help us here? There are still a lot of monsters to dissect.”

“Yes, I’m coming!”

While everyone was busy collecting the valuable parts from the monsters’ corpses, Henry squinted his eyes. He could sense that more monsters were coming and their number wasn’t small.

His face darkened.

Did the smell of the corpses attract them here? Or could it be…

He looked at the Bedeviled Cornelias and found out that some of them had already bloomed. The petals of these flowers were fully pink and they emitted an enticing scent that was even more fragrant than honey.

The flowers have bloomed!

“Quick! Gather the flowers that have bloomed, but make sure that you won’t destroy them!” He shouted.

“Yes, sir!” Everyone sensed the urgency in his voice so they quickly collected the Bedeviled Cornelias.

Luckily, the plant wasn’t that difficult to collect and it also wasn’t frail like other elixirs.

Eh? Why is this one red? Weird…