Accompanied by the sudden light of the Holy Light, a gospel hymn from heaven was faintly played, as if in this small camp, there were white angels vibrating their wings and giving divine blessings.

The dazzling light is bright but not blazing, as if it condenses the surging and powerful pulse of life, and when you bathe in this, you will feel like you have climbed the ladder to heaven and looked at heaven.

Everyone felt that their bodies had become lighter, the dark wounds that had plagued them for a long time were healed, the barriers to promotion that had been closed like stubborn stones were broken, and the weak holy light was filled with a torrent......

Breakthrough!

Everyone is breaking through, the squire is advanced to a formal knight, the knight is advanced to a great knight, and the strength of the great knight has gone further, touching the threshold of the paladin.

The young knights, in particular, were astonished to find that a great oracle had been passed down in their ears, and their voices were ethereal and majestic, indistinguishable from the Lord they had imagined.

"The Lord asks his knights to learn to be humble, because the world is vast, and man cannot touch the sky or explore the abyss, so there is no one who is born noble, all things are equal. ”

The young knightly squires bowed their heads in shame, thinking about the past, and all their pride and arrogance were not worth mentioning.

They reverently drew crosses on their chests, immersed in this godly miracle.

"The Lord demands that his knights know how to sacrifice, and dare to sacrifice their lives for the people they guard by the sword and the light that they insist on.

"The Lord requires his knights to learn to be valiant in the face of strong enemies, to be fearless, to be bold and faithful, to be worthy of God, to be upright, to die rather than to give in, and to protect the weak, without violating the principles of heaven. ”

"The Lord asks his knights to know mercy, to guard the weak, not to be accomplices of violence, not to raise the butcher's knife wantonly, even if it is a heresy, there is a possibility of probation. “

"The Lord demands honor from his knights, to live in secret, to fight side by side, not to take a step back, to face the treacherous things of the dark abyss!"

"The Lord requires his knights to possess the spirit, not to be deceived by external objects, but to control the ...... of the heart. ”

"Just ......"

"Honest ......"

"All knights under the Holy Order, the Divine Glory has fallen, and you fight for the Lord to revive the Holy Light and dispel evil, so ...... Leave behind those things that you shouldn't have, whether it's power or wealth, it's not worth mentioning in front of the devil. ”

A large knight with a beard turned pale and his lips trembled: "Heresy, this is the thought of heresy. ”

A sneer appeared on the corner of Van Helsing's mouth: "Heresy?"

The light of this peace began to stir, and it erupted like a volcano, like a giant bombarding the earth with thunder in his hand, like a dragon soaring into the sky, spitting flames.

Mountains and rivers collapsed, and tsunamis roared.

"Heretic?" the roar was like a thunderbolt.

"When did the Eight Virtues also become heretical. The smile on Van Helsing's face was a little hideous, and his figure flashed suddenly, like a hand of iron tongs pinching the neck of the great knight wearing a neck guard.

A hint of shock flashed in Avalon Shin's expression, and he muttered, "This level of holy light is far inferior to 'good', worthy of the famous Gabriel...... However, I don't see any trace of chivalric virtue in you. ”

The Grand Knight struggled, "It's not at all the same as we know it. ”

Van Helsing sneered: "They are wrong. ”

Who are "they"?

The cardinals?

His Majesty the Pope?

The Great Knight's expression became terrifying, how could this person directly veto the canons compiled by the successive popes and cardinals, he looked at Avalon Xin next to him pleadingly, but was greeted by a sigh from the other party's shaking head.

"Don't question this senior. "No one has the authority to interpret the beliefs and virtues of knights under the Holy Order. ”

Van Helsing snorted coldly, let go of the hand that restrained the other party, and his indifferent back gradually moved forward.

In the camp, the knights in bright armor gave in and bowed humbly in respect, and the bearded knight's expression grew more and more terrified.

"Why? Is his status in the Church higher than that of His Majesty the Pope?"

The Holy See envoy, who still looked young and had gray sideburns, smiled bitterly: "Because he is the left hand of God, he was once an instructor of the Knights of the Holy Order, and the heroes you know who are only recorded in legends and epics were trained by him. ”

"So...... You'd better listen to him. ”

The Holy See envoy waved his banner and said, "Lucky squires, since you have been promoted to official knights, all of you will prepare logistics for yourself, one man and three horses, ready to go!"

......

Transylvania

Towering mountains rise and fall in the distance, and they are dotted with mountains, often inhabited by small towns that are ready to suffer from beasts and terrifying creatures from the depths of the dark forest.

The snow line on the mountainside is low, and the temperature here is low, so everyone feels warm and comfortable with the heavy armor and padding after setting foot in the mountains.

The air was filled with a lingering mist, and the shrill roar of wild beasts could be faintly heard in the middle of the mountains deeper.

Transylvania was under the rule of the Habsburgs, and it was certainly not a trip abroad from the Habsburgs, and Avalon Shin, who had the privilege of the Holy See, could easily do it.

In fact, even if he was not an "envoy of the Holy See", he was still a count of Milan, and he had a high level of power in the rich Italian periphery, let alone in the barren Balkans.

It used to belong to the powerful Hungarian dynasty, but unfortunately, since the Mongol invasion hundreds of years ago, the Hungarian dynasty has been in decline until it falls apart.

"This evil force. Avalon Shin carried a steel lance on his shoulder, and he had the taste of a weightless weight, "Dracula has become stronger. ”

Van Helsing has been silent, and from beginning to end, he hides his body in that jet-black high-necked trench coat, revealing only a pair of eyes like a falcon, scanning the past, no matter who it is, there will be a chill to the bone.

The knights marched cautiously on their horses, all with solemn faces, and at first they thought that now that they had become stronger, this crusade against Count Dracula should be a matter of course and ease.

However, it was only now that they felt the thick darkness in the air, and they suddenly realized that compared to the rumored Blood Lord, Count Dracula, they were almost mortal.

Fear was like an invisible hand, easily grasping the hearts of all the knights, and the whispered prayers were already ringing in the procession, gradually one after another, and the holy light gathered, and their hearts barely got a moment of silence.

"Prepare for a break. Riding on a war horse, like a clay sculpture of wood, Van Helsing, who had not spoken a word from beginning to end, finally spoke.

"Lord Van Helsing, we can get to town in two hours. The bearded knight hesitated.

Spending the night in the mountains is far less comfortable or safer than spending the night in a small town.

He is the leader of this group of knights of the Holy Order, and the most powerful knight, and it is not that he deliberately provokes Van Helsing's decision, but that he can explain the reason to everyone.

Van Helsing glanced at the other party, sneered and took out the tinplate flask, unscrewed it gently, and then drank it all.

"Is this your legendary God-blessed flask?" the papal envoy looked at him a little inquiringly, but he was bored with it, for Van Helsing said nothing, turned over and dismounted, and removed a shovel from his horse.

"Prepare to set up your camp, whether you are a noble knight or a young and immature squire, if you want to see the sun tomorrow, then do as I tell you. ”

The bearded knight looked at the Holy See's envoy, only to find that the envoy had simply rolled up his sleeves and waved his shovel.

Van Helsing's face softened slightly, and he said loudly: "According to my orders, I served in the Roman field army back then, and the reason why they were invincible was because they were all good craftsmen. ”

"Roman field army?" someone whispered, "Rome has this army?"

Because they don't remember that the Holy See in Rome had an army called the "Field Army", in fact, the Holy See at this time did not have any great military power except for the eye-catching wealth and the standing knightly figure of the Holy Order.

Avalon Shin smiled: "It's the field army of the Imperial period!"

Someone suddenly became ignorant: "Which empire?"

Immediately someone exclaimed: "It's the Roman Empire!"

"Oh my God, this Lord Van Helsing...... Is it really the Son?"

Thousands of years have passed, and both the orthodox Western Roman Empire and the self-proclaimed Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire have fallen apart, and as a result, they have actually popped up to claim that they had served in the Roman field army!

It's like a myth.

So then, in Van Helsing's opinion, the knights who were so young that they looked at him became more and more full of awe, as if they were watching the real Holy Son come into the world.

......

It was getting late, and the camp was only halfway out, but a simple fence and a trench covered with sharp wooden thorns had been erected outside.

Van Helsing stepped on the gate of the camp, tightened the rope at the link, and said, "Do you know why I insist on spending the night here?"

Avalon Xin nodded: "I can feel that the city of Transylvania in the belly of that mountain has been covered with the aura of darkness, whether it is the fall of the city or the observation of dark creatures, we will definitely be hit hard if we rush forward." ”

Van Helsing nodded, his expression slightly worried: "I didn't tell you before, I have to ask you a question this time." ”

Avalon Shin said in a deep voice, "What's the problem?"

Van Helsing said: "This time you came to crusade against Count Dracula, which holy weapon did you bring?"

Avalon Shin was silent, and after a moment he shook his head: "It's confidential, you've been away from the church for too long, with all due respect. ”

Van Helsing was silent for a while, then sneered for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "I hope you don't bring a shroud, otherwise, you can only use it for me." ”

Avalon Shin smiled bitterly, "Can't you show more respect to the Lord......? Even those famous saints and the bold emperors of the past generations did not dare to imagine it...... This is blasphemy. ”

Van Helsing rolled his eyes: "What if...... I said that God's old man's temper is not as bad as you think, and that his two words are far from blasphemy, and you will certainly not believe it. ”

Avalon Shin shook his head and said solemnly: "God can forgive the sins of the Lambs and forgive all the insincerity of the faithful, but we believers must be vigilant...... What's going on?"

As soon as he said that, a high-pitched wolf howl was heard in the distance, and in the depths of the dense forest, a faint black fog rose up, and the huge dark power was spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Avalon Xin's face turned pale in an instant, and when he looked at Van Helsing beside him, he had already jumped down and shouted loudly: "There are dark creatures attacking, knights, pick up your weapons and prepare for battle!"

Cheers rang out, and soon the knights who were setting up camp were armed.

They were armed with steel spears up to three meters long, and they climbed the dirt slope behind the fence with neat steps, their faces were urgent, and the hands holding the steel guns were even a little pale.

The veteran knights shouted encouragement to fight valiantly against the dark creatures, to carry out the light of the Lord, and to tell them about the weaknesses of the famous dark creatures.

It was only very soon that they found out that nothing unusual was happening.

They constantly scanned their surroundings vigilantly, and seemed a little noisy, but there was no unusual movement in the mist, and there was no dark aura that was quietly approaching.

Between heaven and earth, the mountains have become strangely quiet, and even the chirping of birds and insects has disappeared.

But it was this unusual, eerie silence that made it all the more creepy, as the squire knights, who had never been on the battlefield, drew crosses on their foreheads and whispered sacred texts.

"It's a werewolf. ”

As soon as Van Helsing's words fell, a swift pitch-black shadow suddenly rushed out of the dense forest, it was like a black lightning, and its scarlet eyes flashed with demonic light.

Almost instantly, it had crossed the distance of five hundred meters between the camp and the dense forest, and then leaped over the three-meter-wide trench towards the knights behind the fence.

Bang –

With a gunshot rang out, the momentum of the huge werewolf's charge came to an abrupt halt, and its figure fell instantly, nailed to the spot by the sharp wooden thorns in the trench.

Soon after, however, a dozen swift shadows sprang out of the dense forest, their voices elongated, their sharp ears like the devil's horns, and they swooped down on the camp with their hands and feet.

The knights shouted loudly, the holy light gradually enveloped their bodies, and their spears were like a forest, ready to meet the fierce attack of the enemy.