Volume 2: The Golden Covenant and the Dispute Between Shennuo Chapter 29: The Path of Flame (2)
The owner of the voice jumped off his horse and did not even tie the reins. He tossed his horse aside, and began to speak—in the native Redreve City dialect, and with a steady step, leaving thick footprints with every step.
"Look, it's moonlight, and you've found a good place. Well, I think it's really good here. But before it all starts, I'm going to have to put the horses here. ”
With that, the uninvited guest picked up a dead branch, tapped it lightly with the back of his right hand, and then attached the flame to it—and now he prepared the torch, stuck it in the ground, and left the horse's vicinity.
And the horse was not only quite honest, but as soon as he threw his head up, he threw the reins away, and stayed where he had just stopped. The horse has diagonal scars from the blade on its body and face, the muscles of its limbs are distinct, and it can breathe smoothly and not neigh after a long run—this is a battle-hardened horse that has been blessed with magical power for many years to maintain its prime-age posture.
Look at the approaching horse owner. He wears black steel armor and a brown cloak with a black full moon emblem and a black moon emblem pierced by a sword on his left chest. On his left side hung a stabbing sword, which, like Baron Victor's, broke through normal specifications, with a diamond-shaped but not flat body, which was used on the battlefield rather than as a status symbol for nobility.
Seeing this, Glori realized the power of this uninvited guest of unknown origin. He was going to warn Dylan so that he wouldn't come forward again.
"Dylan? He was a knight of the temple who never married. Glori said. The uninvited guest hung the sword on the left instead of the right, indicating that the knight had abandoned the romantic custom of hanging the sword on the right, since the women walked on the left side when they were married, and the men could draw their swords to protect the bride and drive away their rivals.
Hearing Glori say this, Dylan looked at Glori. However, he still wanted to come forward and talk, especially after enduring an argument.
"Look, who is this?"
With that, Dylan left the stout trunk of the tree where he had just been lying. He swaggered, taking advantage of the light of the torch to look at the knight in front of him. And what about the knight? He spoke naturally, but not answered.
"Look, a human who doesn't know the height of the sky is standing in front of me. The knight said. He stepped forward, drawing his sword at the same time. He thought he could scare Dylan, but he only ushered in a provocation.
"An innovative embroidery needle, you want to scare me with this? I think, after some polishing, it's not bad to be a toothpick for me!"
The sword that pierced the eyebrows just now was dodged by Dylan with his head down, and then Dylan offered the words above.
Unexpectedly, before Dylan could draw his sword, the knight of the temple made another move—first in the leg and then in the chest. Then, Dylan was struck by the first sword. Luckily, Glori had already drawn his sword to block it, so Dylan avoided a stab in the chest.
Seeing that the second sword had been broken just now, the knight of the temple spoke.
"Look, a guy who thinks he's good has appeared. The knight said sarcastically. Seeing Dylan get out of the way, he unleashed a third sword, this one straight into Glory's neck. But Glori had already seen through his intentions.
The sword slashed through his throat, and Glori only shrugged.
"Provocative, you're so confident. Still, I like such opponents. Glori said calmly. He watched as his cloak fell to the ground as the tether was cut open.
In fact, before he could greet the sword, Glori had seen the sword's owner's expression—haughty, contemptuous, and even a playful smile. A precise test of time, the knight was a master of swordsmanship, and Glori confirmed it again.
"Come, let us continue to talk about your way to the land of flowers—and after some talk, your souls will surely rest in peace!" declared the knight of the Temple.
In fact, it doesn't take any need to hear these words to understand the purpose of this knight's coming here. This knight belongs to the Night Wandering Church, and the Knights of the Quarter Moon belong to the church. They all came to help or assist Dolores. They came here to kill Glori and his party, so that they would not really escape to Fengyan City.
So, what is the talk of high-mindedness? The first to speak, of course, is the knight of the palace.
"Look, I can't help but hear you talk about the Golden Alliance. The rupture of the alliance began with that diversion plan, and memorizing history is my best job. We are the knights of the Night Touring Church, and we are the warriors who protect the kingdom of Gudian!
The knight of the temple raised his cloak. Several torches then lit up behind him.
Counting the torches, there were exactly five, and Glori glanced at them. And the knights all jumped off their horses, in the darkness that had just been illuminated.
One of the knights shouted at the knight of the temple beside Glorry.
"Captain, you're like an owl with the eyes. In such a dark night, you chased all the way and found them alone. But we're just here to deal with them, not to be historical commentators, and we're not scholars. ”
The knight who spoke walked ahead, but instead of taking every step as his captain did, he shook his head, moved his arms by the way, and ran past Dylan.
And what about Dylan, he had drawn his sword, not as unprepared as he had just been.
"Hey, bro, here's this guy's helper. Judging by their stance, we'll have to fight, or they're not going to let us go. But, it's better to get them out of here, and I want to make up for it. ”
Dylan said. Then, he tilted his head and shrugged at Glori, not only to show that he still didn't see what was going on as a problem, but also to tell Glori what he thought - these knights were just a vain look, and they thought they could scare people with their might.
However, as soon as Dylan ran towards the knights behind him, he was immediately struck by a sword. The sword stabbed firmly into the left arm, nearly hitting the elbow.
To help Dylan, the crowd was armed. Zoe stretched out her hands and let the flame glove ignite, and Andrew let the flame ignite at his fingertips.
As for Briant, he couldn't deal with the bayonet in the hands of these knights, so he had to watch the wounded Bradforzes and the unskilled Irris.
Seeing the palace knights approaching, Joe also drew his dagger. She ran and leaped, grabbed the branch of a dead tree, shook it again, and landed on the shoulder of the third knight, stabbed several times, and then fell to the ground with a delicate tumble.
Unfortunately, the third knight received several dagger attacks and did not fall. Not only was he tall, but his body was outrageously strong, and the muscles around his neck were as tight and thick as the bark of a tree that had withstood the vicissitudes of a century.
When the third knight moved his cervical spine and displayed his healing magic, Juy was amazed - the wound on his neck was gradually healing, and it was proceeding at a terrifying rate, even exceeding the effect of the blood red potion.
As a result, Judy had to take a few steps back until he was on the same horizontal line as Glori.
"We have to be careful, these knights are really different from the ones we've seen. Not only are they battle-hardened, but they are also unusually tough. Judy said. She reminded Glori, because Glori was facing the captain of the five knights.
"I'll be careful, they're really professional. I mean, in terms of fighting," Glory said, "but they don't want to accept history." After that meeting, the Divine Promises did withdraw directly, simply because of a misunderstanding caused by rumors. We are on the same front, of course there will be suspicions, but these hidden dangers can be eliminated through hard work!"
After Glori finished speaking, he went to see the captain of the Temple Knights. Faced with Glori's words, the captain of the Temple Knight just smiled.
"Look, in the Land of Flowers, you're still defending the mistakes your Terran has made...... What a hopeless man. ”
The captain of the knight let out a long sigh, and then raised his cloak in his left hand, blocking Glori's vision. After that, it's the sword stab that comes up with the right hand.
"Bang", Glori spun his sword and stepped back, keeping his sword away from the cloak on the opposite side, and then stepped back one after another, then stepped forward again, and drew his sword.
"Stick to your own opinions, you are so stubborn. You almost made me think that there was some kind of deep hatred between our two races, but no! The intrigues of the Order Clan have turned our alliance around, and not only you have been blinded, but the entire Grace family has been blinded. As time passed, I think they must have regretted it. Glori added.
"Rumors? As your friend said, we treat you as friends. However, your men questioned the containment plan in the first place in the Council, as if we wanted to see you defeated by Order. "But what if you are defeated?" argued, "and we will not be the ones who will suffer?"
In fact, what the knight captain said still makes a lot of sense. The rumor is so terrifying, it can kill the great god King Nuo, and even destroy a race alliance of more than 400 years.
Originally, gold was the representative of hope and glory in the Ebel Continent, so there was a golden covenant. The birth of the covenant meant that the Shennuo and the human race began to be more united. The Order Keepers faced more trouble, so a conspiracy ensued—and gradually, they used various methods to bring about the collapse of the Golden Covenant.
Eventually, Glori wanted to end the argument.
"In any case, the future is still waiting for us. Dwelling on the past is not a good choice. What the Abel Continent has experienced is both turbulent and magnificent, and it is not just the Golden Alliance. Why should we stop the path of fire with a misunderstanding? The blood and fire are going on, and we have to put our own interests aside. ”
Despite Glori's words, the Covenant had not yet reappeared, and he and his friends had to continue the search. If you want to get the answer, you can't stop and continue on the path of Abel's flames.
So, Glori took a deep breath and officially accepted the inevitable duel.