The huge knight's spear easily swung away the long swords of the black spirits, and the black horse neighed loudly, leading the knight forward.

The black spirit that had a somewhat broken formation was forced to open a gap, and the black spirit with only a thin layer of armor was knocked to the ground by the horse, and the horse's hooves stepped over it mercilessly, stepping on the newly formed armor out of a few indentations.

"Buddy, stand back."

The lich said to Natsu:

"Now that the Black Spirits have completed their mission, I will support it here for another hour, and you will rush back immediately with the Crystal Shattering Charger, and you will have time to leave with them."

As if sensing the unusualness of the enemy in front of him, the knight's spear glistened.

It was like a blast of wind that broke through the Black Spirit's defenses, stabbing the Lich in midair.

"Stephanie, put it away!"

Natsu and the black-clothed little Lori retreated to a hidden position, allowing the latter to receive this crucial prop in her skirt.

"Radiance...... Gone? ”

When she had done this, she looked up and saw that the black light of the spear had stabbed the lich's face, but it quickly sank into the sea without any effect.

Not to mention piercing the head, the cloak on the lich's face was not damaged in the slightest, and it was still hunting and moving in the air, looking eerie and eerie.

"Whew!"

A flash of light burst out from its left side, piercing a large hole in the stone wall.

The knight's spear then struck, disappearing before the lich's eyes like the black light it had been, and then emerged from behind it, digging deep into the rock.

"Treading ......"

Seeing this, the charging knight slowed down.

Unfortunately, its speed was too fast to stop, and it rushed to the lich with men and horses.

Then it hit the stone wall on the right with a "bang". Knocked the stone wall out of a pit.

"Whoa......

Rubble rolled off the knight's helmet and armor, and it turned in silence and charged the lich again.

"Hehe, how's it going? My partner. ”

Watching it emerge from its side for the second time, the unscathed lich chuckled:

"That's why I dared to face it alone...... After all, it takes a while to regenerate after the body is destroyed, but with the help of this magic circle. It's helpless to do anything to me. ”

At this moment, the black spirits pounced from behind the knight, crashed into the range of the circle with it, and then took advantage of the inertia to squeeze it in front of the rock wall, and the five swords kept slashing on the silver-white armor, making a clanging sound.

After the increase, the length of the five swords exceeded three meters, and the thickness was also very impressive; The sharp blade could cut through the steel lightly, but it couldn't damage the knight in front of him in the slightest.

"Herod!!"

The black horse began to bite and trample at the enemy in front of it, and the sword slashed at its body as if it had slashed through the thick leather. Every slash is bounced back with a dull bang.

"Now you can go back with peace of mind, remembering that the time is only 1 hour."

The lich said in the air:

"After 1 hour, the effectiveness of the circle will disappear...... Not good! ”

Its voice snapped:

"It seems to have noticed you, mate, better get out of here."

A cold gaze swept over Natsu's body, making her feel a chill run down her spine.

"Click!" "Ding!" "Click!" With a dense beating, the knight turned his horse's head and walked towards her.

Unlike before, the knight's spear was not aimed at her body, but at the ground. I don't see the will to fight.

"That kind of dark golden light is not very fast for me now, and it can be avoided in advance."

Seeing the other person slowly approaching. She struggled to calm herself down:

"Although its knight's spear is powerful, it may not be as powerful as the Hundred-Eyed Giant!"

"The most terrifying attacks of the Black Calamity are none other than these two, why don't I try to fight it?"

Xia didn't know where the courage came from, and suddenly had the idea of competing with the other party.

"Stephanie, go on."

She threw the long sword in her hand to the little Lori in black.

Then he slowly pulled out the enamel frost snow sword on his back and set up a posture in place. Wait for the knight to attack.

Seeing her move, the golden light in the lich's eye sockets shrank.

"Pause the attack!"

It gave the Black Elves a halt command.

These undead creatures didn't recognize their relatives in the battle, and it would be bad if they hurt the girl.

"Come on!"

"Was your first blow a flash of Ugin or a spear stab?"

Looking at this most formidable enemy ever, Natsu felt his blood begin to surge all over his body.

The water on the ground receded at some point. A transparent wall of water forms in the distance, and the interior of the eye of the storm tends to be the calmest, as does the floods caused by the knights.

The sound of horses' hooves pounding on the wet ground made the knight on the horse raise his spear from his side and aim it in front of him.

"There is no flash on the tip of the gun, is it going to be a stabbing blow?"

Xia nervously changed the direction of his sword, ready to meet the other party's sprint.

The lich also pointed his staff at the knight's arm, ready to save his companion's life in a critical situation.

To their surprise, the knight suddenly hung the spear back on his horse.

Then he raised a hand at the silver-haired girl, as if trying to grab her head.

Seeing that hand, the cold hairs on Natsu's body stood up.

"Do you want to choke me by the neck and strangle me to death?"

She gritted her teeth and thought that she was about to parry with her sword, when the black-clothed little Lori suddenly said on the side:

"Master, its hostility and murderous aura have disappeared, it shouldn't be trying to attack you."

She was most worried about the safety of her master, and in this case, she would never dare to say so without being completely sure.

Xia was stunned, stopped the sword that was about to be split, and took a step back.

Even if the other party really has no malicious intent, she doesn't want to be touched by that hand.

As if sensing her vigilance and disgust, the knight's hand stopped in the air.

The pair of holes in the helmet, which did not have any light, met her eyes.

"Even though I can't see my eyes, I always feel creepy."

Xia stiffened his head and looked at it for a moment, and faintly heard a sigh in his ears.

"...... Edian"

The knight withdrew his hand. Look at her and say.

Unlike the previous whispers full of hatred, the voice was full of nostalgia, like calling the name of a lover.

Xia shivered unconsciously and took a step back again.

The lich in the air saw it very clearly, and there was a faint flash of aqua blue ripples in her left eye, and it was this sight that caught the knight's attention. That's what happened just now.

Seeing her frightened look, the knight silently stopped in place.

After a while, the black horse under the crotch took the initiative to turn around and carried it away from Xia's side.

The lich hung in the air and did not move, watching as the knight was teleported to the other side by the circle, and then staggered back on his horse, walking towards the dark passage ahead.

In its body, sadness and despair can be felt. Thoughts, anger...... A variety of complex feelings are mixed together, making the departed back seem lonely and desolate, and it looks extremely poignant.

When the terrible knight finally disappeared into the darkness, Natsu, who was stunned in place, withdrew his gaze, stood there and hesitated for a moment, and put the sword in his hand into the sheath.

She only felt that the vest was a little cold, and her clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"You didn't act very wisely. Partner. ”

After another 10 minutes or so, after making sure that the other party had left. The lich disarmed the circle and fell from the air to the ground.

"I have the confidence to hold on for a while, don't underestimate me."

The silver-haired girl said dissatisfiedly.

"Huh...... It's good to have self-confidence, but blind self-confidence will only bring disaster, and you need to be punished for it. ”

The lich's laughter is a bit hairy.

"You...... What do you want? ”

Xia asked vigilantly.

"I'll go ahead and take a look, there must be something useful left on the dead spirit. Black Calamity doesn't seem to have a habit of eating enemy corpses. ”

Instead of answering her question, the lich casually digressed and flew towards where the Dead-Eyed Tyrant had died.

"Master, what should I do with these experience points?"

The little Lori in black came over:

"If you don't keep them, there will be a lot of benefits after your superpowers are upgraded to lv5."

She pulled the corner of Natsu's clothes with her hand. There was pleading in his voice.

"Okay, listen to you."

Natsu touched her little head:

"Keep it for now, and when the mission is completed, we'll find a way to increase the level of our superpowers."

Crystal Trial, Extinction Star, World Tree...... These experiences reminded her many times that although magic is powerful and versatile, it is still the most reliable power that can be freely used, often breaking the chain at critical moments.

So far, she has not found a place where she can't use superpowers, except for the way to obtain them, this profession is indeed one of her best choices.

"Master, you were really majestic just now......

The black cat came out of the corner again, and said to her flatteringly:

"Even a demigod-level powerhouse is not your opponent, I think there were many demons who suffered a big loss at its hands at the beginning, and the master scared it away with a glare."

"Huh?"

Hearing its words, Xia's eyes sharpened:

"At the beginning? You seem to know a lot about that knight, why didn't you tell you when I asked you before? ”

"I don't know much."

The black cat who said that he had leaked his mouth timidly shrank his head:

"I only know that more than two thousand years ago, there were many large-scale wars on the continent of Faennes, and that knight appeared after the war...... It wasn't long before I was sealed away, and I had no idea what was going to happen next. ”

"Yes."

Natsu was noncommittal to its words, but didn't press any further.

On the way back, the lich came from behind, holding a shiny black crystal in his hand.

"The material of this thing is very special."

It handed the crystal to Natsu: "What I see in it is neither an illusion nor a dream, but a strong thought...... This is the third piece, and maybe it will help us solve some of the riddles about the knight. (To be continued......) R1292