Kyros knew that Fate wouldn’t be so kind in this. While a part of himself expected this, a part of himself was worried. Would Aron and the knights survive? Kyros could only hope that the lectures and instructions could give them an advantage in how to fight the lizards.

As for Kyros, he had already done the best of what he can do to help the knights in his efforts. He tried to create traffic, and delay the movements, and even did his best to taunt the Dark Lizard leading the group.

But Fate was keenly intent in killing them. Kyros even sacrificed and gave the Cloak of Darkness to Avary, which would minimize Kyros’s chances of surviving the battle. And even now, Kyros continued to charge forward. Despite Fate’s many attempts to show him a way out, Kyros chose the treacherous path as if he wanted to join the knights in the ship-sinking scenario.

Kyros began to expertly throw the torch and store it in the Inventory and retrieve it. With the light-switching actions of Kyros, he managed to escape the attack attempts of the many lizards easily. Kyros also timed how he opened and closed his other eye to ensure that this eye would still retain its ability to see in the darkness.

“I can’t believe that lazy afternoon, when the author was procrastinating by watching that science entertainment show where the people were busting the myth that eye-patches give night vision would actually be an interesting plot point.” Calaminus mused as he observed Kyros’s well use of the light and darkness.

Who you calling lazy? Let me have my me time!

Kyros moved unhindered and kept wounding the lizards as he moved through, he kept bringing the torch in and out, and suddenly, he heard something in the darkness.

The sound was very familiar for someone like Kyros. One of the few things Kyros trained was to hone his ears. While most humans would react and hear the sound of falling coins despite being in the middle of a crowded street, Kyros trained his ears to hear even the faintest sound that would be heard when this was around.

Even in the middle of a war, Kyros was very sensitive to this sound. It was also this skill that allowed him to attain the title, the Unwounded.

Kyros used his two armguards to block the incoming strike.

Ting! Ting!

Kyros swiped his two arms and blocked the two arrows that were shot in the darkness. His senses and honed mind allowed him to block the arrows at the exact time immediately.

“Lizardmen.” Kyros knew what race could do this.

“Only they have the intelligence to wield arrows and could co-exist with these Char Vermillion Lizards.

Kyros moved faster and kept his body low to avoid being shot by arrows.

“Shhhh harrr sssstttt shhharre!” Kyros tried to speak to the Lizardmen to stop shooting him using the Serpentari language.

“Harr sssstttt shhharre?” Various murmurs were heard from the distance. The Lizardmen was confused.

When the Lizardmen began to utter what Kyros had shouted in Serpentari, Kyros realized he just asked the Lizardmen to ‘stop non-renewable energy’ in Serpentari.

“That’s right, Kyros. Go Green. The best way to urge the world to stop non-renewable energy lies in the hands of youths who had not finished their education.” Calaminus laughed.

“Damn it! When we’re done with this, I’ll improve my language speaking skills!” Kyros vowed as he moved further into the ranks.

“And I guess I should expect Swamp Man-Gators as well.” Kyros sighed as he saw the end of the lizard horde. The intersection would be near, and Kyros knew that the Lizardmen would be waiting and made a barricade on that intersection to stop him.

Right before Kyros emerged, he knew he had to break through the great horde and bit down on the Blood Blade to recover as much mana as he could. His Ancient and Fallen Source had gradually recovered, but he knew that the spell he would be using would consume the most energy.

Right when Kyros side-stepped to finally move to pass the last Char Vermillion Lizard, he activated that skill right after throwing the torch overhead.

[Time Haste.]

Kyros dashed as fast as he could and ran to the side as he knew that the Lizardmen were aiming at that location. But his sudden exit was so fast, and his movements were so erratic that the lizardmen began to shoot and miss.

The arrows shot and began to hit some of the Char Vermillion Lizards, who were now crying in pain from the rain of arrows.

Kyros ran so fast that his sprint allowed him to run on the side of the wall and even on the cave’s ceiling.

The torch was still being thrown and tossed around, creating chaotic lights which tricked the lizards where to shoot.

With Kyros’s night vision, he could now see the figure of the Lizardmen.

They were as tall as humans and were smaller than the Char Vermillion Lizards. They wore bone armors that were made of the skeletons of Char Vermillion Lizards.

Kyros then hurled the Vermillion Earth sword towards the nearest Lizardmen, and the Sword of Ten Thousand Grudges was thrown at another.

The two swords struck quickly. With Time Haste active, Kyros’s attacks landed immediately.

Time Haste was coming at its end just as Kyros was reaching the intersection.

Kyros kicked off with a strong stomp and rushed towards the exit leading to the Golem City as he began to collect the swords he threw.

As Kyros moved, the effect of Time Haste was now affecting the Lizards, who suddenly began to move faster. But in their speed, their perception of time remained, and they began to lose control and timing of how they moved.

Kyros ran through the group of lizardmen, not attacking any and conserving everything he had to break through the group.

As expected, a large towering alligator who could stand in two feet was there. They had scales that looked like rocks and were near twice the size of the Char Vermillion Lizard.

Kyros used them and took advantage of the Time Haste that confounded their senses.

The last Lizardmen were in sight, and Kyros knew that he would have the chance to slip away from these creatures finally.

“Impressive.” A sinister hissing sound spoke in Serpentari.

Kyros felt something grab one of his arms.

Without hesitation, Kyros took out the Vermillion Earth Sword and stabbed.

Blood splattered around, and Kyros continued to run as fast as he could. Time Haste had now ended, but the Lizardmen and the Swamp Man Gator were not in a position to shoot at Kyros.

“Shall we pursue him?” One of the Lizardmen spoke in Serpentari.

“No. He’s doomed to die. Those Golems won’t ever abandon their duties to let that boy pass. Still… That boy had quite a lot of powerful magic.”

The Lizardman who managed to catch Kyros’s arm glanced at the arm he was holding in his hands. It was Kyros’s severed hand.

“He cut off his arm almost instantly. He knew my armor would be too tough for his sword to cut through, so without wasting a second, he sliced off his arm. It was too fast that I didn’t even manage to pull him and stop him from running! That kid’s battle instincts are terrifying…” The Lizard Captain praised Kyros’s fast thinking.

Kyros was running so fast and was not minding the blood that was trickling from his hands.

“That… was dangerous. That Lizard Captain… He should be a mid 30 leveled creature! His dexterity was fast enough to move in your Time Haste!” Even Calaminus did not have his previous playful mood. He had seen Kyros’s capabilities and knew that while the lizard horde was horrifying, Kyros could survive it even without the Dark Cloak and escape. But the appearance of a Level 30 creature with such high stats made Calaminus fear that Kyros wouldn’t be strong enough to survive the storm. 

“It’s no surprise. Some of those Golems we saw earlier already reached 50! If they could stop the Lizards and these Lizardmen from moving through, they have to be at least that strong!”

“Then what’s the plan? You only told those Knights that you would force the Golems to fight with your taunt skill. But it’s not effective. We already confirmed that earlier! How are you going to draw them to fight?” Calaminus asked.

“You’ll find out now.” Kyros finally reached the wide entrance that led to Golem City.

The city immediately lit up as the yellow glow appeared once more.

The golems began to turn around and observe the human that entered.

“Oh? You survived?” The Golem King was amazed as he used a strange earthen power to make him rise higher from where he was standing.

“Golem King! I see that a large Yellow orb is powering up your city and is the one responsible for the creation of more golems. Then help me save my friends! And I will give you this!” Kyros then brought out the Earth Core.

The Golem Kings expression changed as he saw the Earth Core.

“You can tell, can’t you? This is a weak Prime Earth Core! With this, I can grant you Transcendence!”