Nobilis of War

Darren ran desperately into the woods, trying to escape. He was not as strong as Dalton and his companions. They already reached higher stages in terms of martial arts skills. He was not confident about the odds of him winning if they ever had to fight. If he got caught, he was almost sure he would die.

He ran as fast as he could, trying to lose them. He intentionally chose a path that was not going to be easy for them to follow. Vines hung from every corner in between the gaps of the trees. They would surely be tangled up in them if they didn't take their time to be careful.

Darren could hear the sound of their heavy footsteps from several hundred meters behind him. He could even hear their shouts and threats.

'They run too fast. They will catch me, for sure. I need to find another way to escape, ' Darren thought, worried.

They were all more proficient in fighting than he was. It also wouldn't be a surprise if they were also faster. It wouldn't be long until they caught up to him. It was fortunate that they were in the woods. The giant trees made for good hiding places and distractions. It took Dalton time to find the right way, giving Darren time to escape.

"Hurry up. That bastard could not have gotten far. I will beat him up so badly when I catch him!" Dalton cursed.

Darren could hear that they were close.

Suddenly, he spotted a level four Pocket Beast right in front of him. That gave him an idea. Darren rushed towards it and gave it a big slap. Immediately, it passed out.

On its belly was a large pocket. Darren fixed the beast's position to make it look as if it were sleeping. Then, he gently slipped himself into its pocket and held his breath to conceal his presence as best as he could.

"Eh? Where did he go? Is he hiding somewhere?"

Dalton and his companions asked when they finally managed to break free of the vines. Darren seemed to have disappeared completely.

"Search the place!"

"I still cannot understand how that bastard became so strong. How did he manage to sneak up on Matt and kill him?"

"He also killed William the other day. So, if my calculations are correct, he must have already peaked the third stage of the Spirit Realm! We shouldn't have underestimated him. Then again, he was very badly injured after the fight that day. Also, according to rumors, he had internal forces of both blade and sword! This was probably why he hurt himself. An elder said that it was very unlikely for him to survive for long. It is truly a mystery why he managed to recover completely in just two days," one of Dalton's companions thought aloud.

"Cut the fucking crap. He will regret murdering Matt right in front of me. I will kill him!" Dalton exclaimed. He was so furious that he hit the giant tree beside him with his palm. Then the tree fell with a big thud.

"Oh, look! A Pocket Beast! Hold on, I want to catch one and keep it for fun," one disciple said happily when he saw the sleeping beast.

Darren was immediately alerted. 'Oh no. They will find me, won't they?' As he was trying to think of a new plan, he started culminating his blade and sword internal force, ready for a possible fight.

"What the fuck! Are you kidding me? You want to catch a Pocket Beast for fun right now? We're on an important mission. Are you stupid?" Dalton replied angrily as he slapped the disciple's face. "Everyone, focus! Look for Darren, you useless buffoons!" he exclaimed.

then began

to hold his breath as he hid inside the beast's pocket trying to emit the least amount of

blew at his face. It smelled so unpleasant that it almost made

mucus entered the pocket where Darren was.

the hell

touched him. On a kneejerk reaction, he turned the

the bastard

On the bright side, the horrible

"Kill him!"

towards Darren fiercely. The blade in

not even sure if he would be able to

"Awoooooooooo!"

appeared with it was a jet-black creature covered with dark scales all over its body. Nobody knew where

eyes that gleamed coldly. It had two horns on its head and smelly mucus kept dripping

a guy across Darren yelled.

initially rushed at Darren happened to be the one who ended up standing face-to-face with the fiend. Inevitably, his fierce blade attack immediately hit the

sound of metal on stone was heard clearly by all

at all! It howled again as it

"Bang!"

ended up in two pieces. It

at the ninth stage of the Spirit Realm, he did not dare to get close to

as he ran away as fast

also ran away, but towards the opposite direction.

so far, however, as

forest were numerous pairs of scarlet eyes. Worse, they all looked at him grimly. Howls filled the air. There were more fiends where

turned around to

more fiends appeared! He regretted running towards the opposite direction of where Dalton went. He decided to change his course

appeared started running after Darren and the other

this way. How about we kill him first?" a disciple told his companions when he spotted Darren. In the heat of the moment, he

Darren fiercely with

energy from the disciple surged toward Darren because of his attempt to

approach Darren, a fiend came in front of him and crushed his