"You, who is the leader of the Holy City Knights now?" Chen Xiaolian asked after glancing at Ulysses and Lucius, who had just regained his feet.

He could see that among all the people present now, these two people had the highest status. Since Mene's death, they will surely elect a new successor.

"I ...... It was the current regimental commander Ulysses, and this was the deputy regimental commander Lucius. Ulysses took a deep breath, trying to suppress his fears and worries.

He was forty-three years old, and he was just a newcomer to the Order when Hatsuchen had beaten the entire Knights of the Holy City to pieces and taken away their wings.

He had seen with his own eyes how the Lord's shadow had been overshadowed, and how St. Canaan, who had thought he was already invincible, was killed by Chen.

And now, it seems that everything is going to repeat itself?

"Well, don't worry that much. Chen Xiaolian smiled: "Since you are the talker, then I will spread it out." All I need is your promise to lend me this thing for a while, and I'll give it back to you when I'm done. ”

"Borrow?" Ulysses gritted his teeth: "What do you promise you to?"

"Quite simply, if I really plan to take it away today, I don't need to talk nonsense to you. Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone: "The strength to be able to easily kill you is my guarantee." ”

Ulysses was silent.

Chen Xiaolian said it very unpleasantly, but it was the most unassailable fact.

"Ulysses!, are you really going to compromise with this blasphemous devil!?" a knight cried out in the back, although his hand holding the hilt of his sword trembled slightly, "The holy relic is a gift from the Lord, and we will not hesitate to sacrifice our blood to protect the glory of the Lord!"

"Alright, give me a decision. Chen Xiaolian didn't pay attention to the knight behind Ulysses at all, and only looked directly at Ulysses: "I believe you are very religious, but you are not a madman like Gattuso, you will make a wise choice." ”

“...... Since it is said to be borrowed, there should be a time limit. Ulysses hesitated, his tone loosening.

"A year. Chen Xiaolian casually said a number.

He wasn't lying, he really intended to return the wings to the Order after everything was done.

Although if he could understand the information hidden in this pair of wings, he would be able to make an ordinary awakened person become a top master who couldn't even match ordinary S-rank, but this was not a big problem for Chen Xiaolian.

For one, not too many of these guys can be as religious as Gattuso – or crazy as that. According to Chen, it is the kind that will only produce the last one in one or two hundred years. Even if it is given back to them, it may not be possible that another one will appear in a short period of time.

Second, even if one of them really appears, as long as they can solve Chen's problem, it won't be a big problem to suppress it - and if they can't solve Chen's problem, then they will die, and they don't need to worry about it anymore.

As for the one-year time limit, Chen Xiaolian himself didn't know how long it would take for Chen to get out of trouble, and casually said that it didn't cost anything. Even if it really drags on to that time, it's just a big deal, where do these knight guys go to collect their debts?

"A year ......" Ulysses glanced back at the knights behind him, as well as the wings on the altar, gritted his teeth, and nodded slowly: "Okay, I'll give it to you." ”

Although as a knight serving the Lord, it was also a great humiliation for Ulysses to let the other party take away the holy relics, but he was still able to distinguish the importance after all.

Even if Chen Xiaolian's proposal was rejected and all the people died here, the holy relics would still be taken away in the end. In that case, why shed blood and sacrificed for it in vain?

"I was not mistaken. Chen Xiaolian laughed, nodded with satisfaction, and walked towards the altar in front of him.

Originally, those knights were all standing straight in front of the altar, some of them pressed their hands on the hilt of their swords, and some of them had even pulled out their cross-swords already, but when Chen Xiaolian walked over, the few knights who were originally in front of him involuntarily took two steps back and made way for a way.

"Thank you. Chen Xiaolian walked to the altar lightly, took the wings in his hands, turned his head and smiled at Ulysses: "By the way, besides, I have some things to ask you." Excuse me, find a secluded room. ”

......

“...... Just ask. ”

At the top of the castle of the Knights, inside a small room.

It was between the meditations of the Knights, and there was not even a window. The room was empty, and there was nothing but a few sheets of linen on the floor and a shelf in the corner.

not only gave the holy relics to Chen Xiaolian, but even now he has to answer his questions...... Although this was a last resort, Ulysses was still full of great humiliation.

"Don't get so excited, be calm. I said I would give it back to you. Chen Xiaolian leaned against the wall and looked at Ulysses with a smile: "At least stronger than the last time." I've heard Chen say that he killed one of the saints you finally appeared, right?"

"Didn't you kill Gattuso too?" Ulysses said coldly.

"That's in the dungeon. Chen Xiaolian shrugged: "What can I do if we are hostile to each other? Not to mention what Gattuso has become crazy, you must know better than me." ”

Ulysses didn't speak, only lowered his head.

"And I know Tatsumi very well, he's not as easy to talk as I am. You don't need to think about it, you can think of it with just your ass, he must have killed more than that saint in the first place, right?" Chen Xiaolian ignored Ulysses' reaction and said to himself: "But what's interesting is that the information I got from another channel is a little biased.

Someone told me that Tatsu didn't take all the wings away because he and Hussein made a bet and won two out of three. Although Hussein still lost in the end, he still forced Dechen to take only half of his wings.

The question I want to ask you is, which of these two pieces of news is the original truth?"

"Who told you this?" Ulysses suddenly raised his head and glared at Chen Xiaolian: "Hussein himself?"

"Another friend, a guy who used to be in the Thorn Blossoms. He said that it was Tatsumi who told him. Chen Xiaolian smiled: "I can trust him." ”

"Both. Ulysses was silent for a moment before whispering.

"All of them?" Chen Xiaolian smiled: "So...... Hussein wasn't that saint, was he?"

"No...... Hussein was the head of our knightly order at that time, and the saints of that generation were named Canaan. Anyway, even the holy relics had already been handed away, and Ulysses had nothing to resist when it came to answering questions: "He was originally just a low-ranking knight. The system in our Knights is that everyone can take turns allocating time to comprehend holy relics, but the time allocated varies according to the rank. But I don't know why, those who can get divine revelation from the holy relics are all low-level members. ”

"The more high-level people are, the more things they have to worry about, and of course they don't have as much energy to focus on. Chen Xiaolian smiled: "Go on." ”

"When Tatsumi first came into contact with us, I hadn't yet become an Awakened One, let alone been called by the Lord to join the Knights of the Holy City, so I don't know the details at that time. I only heard afterwards that there was once a villain who wanted to take the holy relics from us, but was defeated by St. Canaan.

And then...... It's the second time Chen appears. At that time, I had joined the Knights, and I was just a low-ranking knight in the most ordinary of them.

For the rest of us, although he did not deliberately kill him, many of us still died at his hands, even Hussein Paladins and Mene...... He was severely injured.

Just as Chen was about to take away the holy relic, Hussein did something.

He will ...... the holy relics The wings of the angel are stuck in his body!"

"I don't think it's going to be useful. Chen Xiaolian frowned when he heard this.

"Hussein Paladin also knew that he couldn't stop Chen. Ulysses shook his head: "I didn't have a gamble. He just forced Chen to make a pact to take only half of the holy relics, and promised to return them to us in the future. ”

"How do you force it?" Chen Xiaolian immediately asked.

Of course, the wings themselves contain great power, but they are not something that ordinary awakened people can easily control. Previously, with the blessing of the strength of many other knights, Alter barely exerted the power of his wings, but he was soon drained of his vitality and died.

What's more, the power of the wings themselves is far inferior to the ability to decipher the source code contained in them. At that time, Tatsu was already able to kill the saints, and even if Hussein could borrow the power in his wings, he could not be Tatsu's opponent.

According to common sense, since Tatsumi was able to kill the saints, he should take all the pairs of wings with him.

Therefore, whether it is a gamble or any other way, how Hussein forced him to make this promise has become the biggest key.

"Hussein Paladin's exclusive skill...... Named Goddess of Dawn, it's an S-rank skill. Anyway, Hussein had already left the Knights, and Ulysses didn't have to scruple and said directly: "At the necessary moment, he can burn and refine all the attribute power he possesses and turn it into a sunshine attack power, which is extremely powerful." The only drawbacks are...... After an attack, the purified stats will not be restored. ”

"What a coincidence. Chen Xiaolian smiled secretly.

Hussein, this guy, turned out to have the same personal exclusive skills that he had drawn at the beginning.

And he guessed what Hussein had done in the first place.

Ulysses continued, "At that time, Hussein Paladin endured great physical pain and told Tatsumi about his skills. If Tatsumi doesn't agree to our request, he'll release Solar Cleansing.

Hussein himself wasn't sure if he could kill Chen with this level of attack. However, because the holy relic was bound to him at that time, once the skill was released, the power contained in the holy relic would also be purified along with his own power. ”

"He'd take a gamble. Chen Xiaolian praised Hussein.

If he could really release all the power contained in his wings, Chen Xiaolian was not sure if he could hurt Chen at that time, but he knew that Chen would definitely be worried about whether his wings would suffer any damage during the solar training.

The power that is extracted doesn't matter, but Tatsumi must be worried that the information contained in it may be lost.

Tatsu accepted Hussein's offer, and the two set up a best-of-three bet. Ulysses whispered, "It's just ...... Even with the help of the power of the holy relics, Hussein Paladin is still not Chen's opponent. He lost the first game, and if he lost again in the second game, the holy relic would be completely owned by Chen.

At the last moment, Hussein still released his exclusive skills and refined all his attributes.

When Hussein Paladin unleashed his skills, the whole person seemed to turn into a sun, constantly emitting light.

The light continued, as if the power in the wings was endless. It wasn't until much later that it was completely gone. When the light dissipated, we saw that Hussein's paladin's whole body was covered with large and small wounds, blood was flowing all over the ground, and the whole person was almost collapsed to the ground at any moment.

And Chen stood in front of him, with a strange expression on his face.

Just before Hussein Paladin was about to fall to the ground, Tatsumi stepped forward, held him up, and told him that he had lost the second game.

There was no contest in the third game, because Hussein had exhausted all the strength in his body, and he couldn't even stand up straight.

Tatsumi didn't take all the relics, but separated them as he had agreed before, and only took half of them.

And Hussein Paladin almost died on the spot because he had endured too much power. Fortunately, the Lord did not abandon his faithful servant and barely survived.

But he has refined all his attributes, and he has almost become a wasted person.

Although Hussein later regained some strength under the blessing of the Lord, he was still ...... I can't go back to the level of the original S-level powerhouse. ”

"Okay, I don't need to talk about that. Chen Xiaolian waved his hand at Ulysses.

Later, Mene made a mess and killed Hussein's wife and children, it was their household matter, and Chen Xiaolian was not interested in inquiring more.

The only thing he wanted to know was how Hussein had forced Tatsumi to make a bet and actually execute it.

Now, it doesn't seem to have much reference value.

However, Chen Xiaolian solved a puzzle by the way, that is, Hussein was obviously the head of the Holy City Knights, and he was a strong man who could barely compete with Chen, why did his strength decline to the point where he couldn't even defeat Tianlie when he saw him.

"I have told you everything you want to know, as you asked. Ulysses took a deep breath and stared at Chen Xiaolian: "You will keep your promise and return the holy relics to us, right?" ”

"Don't worry, what Lian Chen can do, how can I not do it?" Chen Xiaolian laughed, stood up straight from leaning against the wall, and waved his hand at Ulysses: "Goodbye." ”

A green curtain of light fell from above Chen Xiaolian's head, and in an instant, he disappeared in place.