Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

Lyanna bent down to pick up the unusual Bedeviled Cornelia.

Unlike the other flowers with pink petals, this one was about to turn red.

This must be what Lord Alaric was talking about.

Before their trip here, Alaric told them about the characteristics of the Bedeviled Cornelia. According to him, these flowers fed on the corpses of animals, monsters, or even humans. The more corpses they absorbed, the darker their color would become.

Just when she thought that it was the only one, she saw a few more red flowers from the corner of her eyes.

One, two, three… there’s more than ten of them!

She didn’t expect to see many red flowers.

Lord Alaric said that these flowers rarely turn red, unless… the corpses they are absorbing come from a strong monster!

I must report this to Sir Henry!

She was about to approach Henry when the roar of a beast echoed across the mountaintop. She was startled and she unconsciously turned her head to the direction of the roar.

That is…

Coming towards them was a huge monster. It looked like a tiger, but it had a significantly larger frame. Its fur was also black like that of charcoal.

That is a Purple-eyed Black Tiger!

This particular beast was a Disaster-grade monster, but it was far stronger than the alpha White-tailed Desolate Dog that Henry had defeated earlier. This monster was a true predator!

Roar!!

The beast issued a warning sound as it slowly approached them.

Just then, another roar drifted into their ears. This time, it came from a separate direction.

Lyanna turned her head and saw a monster that looked like a giant anaconda.

A Disaster-grade Gold-spotted White Anaconda!

She could vaguely sense its power from the terrifying aura it exuded. It was a beast that could trample them with a swing of its tail!

The only reason it didn’t attack was because of Henry and the Purple-eyed Black Tiger.

“Make it quick!” Henry shouted while keeping his eyes on the two monsters. He was starting to get nervous. He never thought that the Bedeviled Cornelias would actually attract so many powerful monsters the moment they bloomed.

Other than these two monsters, there were still more coming towards them. Although not as powerful as the two beasts, their numbers were in the hundreds!

This is getting out of control! What should we do?

Henry narrowed his eyes. One wrong command and people might be killed. He didn’t want that to happen so he tried to come up with a plan to escape this situation.

“Sir Henry!” At this moment, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

It was Lyanna. She jogged towards him with a look of urgency and said. “Sir Henry, there is a path that we can use! It is a narrow path between two big boulders so those monsters won’t be able to follow us!”

Hearing this, Henry’s eyes lit up. “Where is it?”

“I will lead the way, Sir!” Lyanna responded.

“Alright!” Henry nodded his head. He then barked out to his subordinates. “Everyone, it’s time to retreat! Follow Miss Lyanna! I will hold back those monsters!”

There was no other way. He had to stop those monsters from following the group to prevent casualties and to ensure that the harvested Bedeviled Cornelias wouldn’t be damaged.

Lyanna didn’t hesitate. She rushed downhill toward the secret path. The footwork she had trained from all the years of climbing the mountains revealed its usefulness. She expertly traveled down the jagged terrain. In addition to her adrenaline rush, she realized that she was moving faster than her usual speed.

“We are almost there, everyone! Be careful of the sharp rocks!” She reminded them as she cut down the shrubbery that blocked their path.

Meanwhile, Henry had already engaged with the two Disaster-grade monsters.

The collisions of their battle caused violent explosions and powerful shockwaves that caused the mountain to rumble.

One warrior stumbled and fell due to the shaking of the ground, but his comrades quickly helped him up.

“Stay focused! The road gets more dangerous here!” Lyanna shouted.

With the intense battle between Henry and the two monsters, she was afraid that the giant boulders would collapse on them.

Everyone nervously followed her through the tight pathway.

Every time the ground shook, they would instinctively whisper Aru’s name.

Please protect us, Aru!

Just then, cracks started appearing on the surface of the boulders, making everyone even more nervous.

Almost there!

Lyanna gritted her teeth as she increased her speed.

In the next moment, she had finally stepped out of the ravine.

She looked around and realized that there were no monsters nearby. This made her feel relieved.

One by one, the warriors stepped out of the ravine. All of them looked pale and there were even a few of them with cuts on their heads after being struck by sharp falling rocks.

“Is everyone out?” She asked while making a quick headcount.

“Everyone is here, my lady,” Rollins reported after checking on his subordinates.

Aldrin also nodded and told her that everyone was fine.

Suddenly, the two hill-like boulders behind them collapsed, causing a cloud of dust to spread.

Luckily, everyone was quite far from the boulders so they were unharmed.

If we had been a second late, some of us would have died.

Lyanna felt a chill.

“Team Leader Lyanna, I think we have company and they are not monsters.” Aldrin’s voice drifted into her ears.

Lyanna frowned and turned her head.

She could sense the auras of more than twenty people coming towards them.

A moment later, the other group appeared.

“Father? No! Justin Jillings!” Lyanna’s face turned cold when she saw the leader of the opposing party. It was none other than her father, the head of House Jillings!

“Oh my?!” Justin Jillings raised his eyebrows in surprise.

He was a middle-aged man with a sunken face. He had dark bags under his eyes which was caused by sleep deprivation.

He didn’t expect to see his eldest daughter here.

“Lyanna?”