"Who!"
Suddenly, Lambertâs face turned serious as he looked towards one side of the dense forest.
"Clang!"
The next second, Lambert drew his sword like lightning and blocked something.
Only to see a short feathered arrow embedded in the ground with a âshizzâ.
"Indeed, very fast!"
At this moment, a blond young man wearing a noble hunterâs outfit vaguely appeared in the dense forest, and he held a long blowpipe in his hand.
But the opponentâs ambush had already made Lambert quite annoyed. Moreover, he was acutely aware that there was only this one person nearby. Since that was the case, the battlefield should not be chosen here.
Donât forget, he had promised Rein to ensure the safety of Miss Anna beside him, so it was naturally better to pull the battlefield as far away as possible.
"Miss Anna, hide behind the ironwood guard!" Lambert said in a deep voice.
As soon as the words fell, Lambert disappeared from the spot like a gust of wind.
And just as âEvil Snakeâ Minos was about to say a couple of words, his pupils suddenly shrank, as Lambertâs dual-handed greatsword was already threateningly close. The opponentâs speed was faster than he had anticipated!
This made him tap his toes and retreat swiftly.
From Annaâs line of sight, she only heard two âswishâ sounds, and both figures disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
She only heard the rumbling sound of high-speed air currents and the sound of numerous trees breaking and falling from that direction. Surprisingly, the metallic clashes she expected only occurred a few times.
In less than ten seconds.
Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed out from the forest, it was Lambert. Just as Annaâs face lit up, thinking Lambert had already defeated the opponent, her complexion changed again.
Because on Lambertâs left shoulder, there was a thumb-sized green snake biting fiercely!
"Hiss!"
Lambertsâs face remained expressionless as he swung his sword down, instantly slicing off a piece of flesh along with the small snake.
However, the venom of this green snake seemed quite extraordinary. Although Lambert dealt with it very decisively, the blood flowing from the cut was a strange blend of bright red with a faint green fluorescent glow.
"Not good! Itâs highly toxic!" Anna hurried over, her face pale with shock, and said.
Before Lambert could say anything, Anna immediately cast the first-level nature witchcraft âHealing Spellâ she mastered. Instantly, small green leaves emitting a faint green light formed a small whirlwind, enveloping Lambert.
Each small green leaf, like a moth to a flame, continuously rushed into Lambertâs wound, adhering and swiftly forming a green light membrane.
But to Annaâs surprise, Lambertâs wound did not heal, and still oozed fresh blood. Her bright green natural energy seemed unable to eliminate the dark green venom remaining on the wound.
Just as Anna intended to cast the spell again, Lambert waved his hand to stop her from doing so, saying:
"The opponentâs poison is not ordinary. Miss Anna, donât waste any more spiritual power, the pressing matter is to relocate immediately."
Although he couldnât use witchcraft, his strong physique was no less effective than typical witchcraft healing, yet even he could barely withstand the opponentâs poison. Lambert knew the venom was potent.
Annaâs repeated casting would yield minimal effect, though being able to stabilize the poison was already quite commendable.
"But...."
"The opponent is also not lightly injured and wonât dare to come back for a while. My concern is that person." Lambert shook his head and said.
Lambert had great confidence in his own strength, and as long as the opponent wasnât epic-level, taking nearly his full-strength sword would definitely be unpleasant.
Moreover, even though their clash was brief, they had already gauged each otherâs power level. Furthermore, Lambert also discerned from the opponentâs technique, the close bond between the opponent and the snake.
Evidently, the opponent was a Legendary Peak strongman of the Secret Snake Sect and belonged to the same group as those Secret Snake Sect followers invading Basaran.
With such an analysis, Lambert naturally understood that he and Anna must relocate immediately.
"Hmm, Lord Lambert, I know of a hidden shelter nearby; it should be relatively safe." Anna nodded and said.
...
Several kilometers away.
The state of âEvil Snakeâ Minos was also not good!
"Seems like the style of the Tide Sword Saint, strong indeed!"
Minos licked his lips, a strange flush on his face, and his right hand covering his abdomen where a long wound was still emitting a faint white glow, which was Lambertâs Sword of Belief entrenched upon it.
Because of this, it prevented Minosâs body from healing quickly.
After finding a safe spot, Minos took out a potion from his bosom and applied it to the wound. Immediately afterwards, he fired a signal flare into the sky, a green snake firework signal that appeared instantly in the air.
And nearby, the Secret Snake Sect Deputy Pope Quirut and his group naturally saw Minosâs signal flare right away.
This made Quirut chuckle, saying, "Truly worthy of the number one âEvil Snakeâ among the Secret Snake Envoys, it didnât take long to find that person."
"Indeed, Master Minos works very efficiently." A Secret Snake Sect cultist nearby immediately agreed with a smile.
"Instruct the search team to look in that direction and release the mutated flying snake swarms. Once that personâs trail is tracked, immediately release a signal flare. As for the rest, continue repairing the ritual lines."