Cardinal, the hermit, said that the 'babies' of this world can only be produced between men and women who have become husband and wife by the Congregational Church, for whom marriage is recognized, for fear that there is a special system of commands. Well, the residents of the Dark Territory should be no exception in this regard. In other words, the Minion generated by the Dark Arts, which is not a sacred art, is not an artificial Fluct Light, but just the same code as the wild animals.

After perceiving such intentions, Lin Yiyan clearly felt the sense of numbers that he shared with the monsters who had fought scattered during the SAO period from the hostility radiating from the insect-like monoeyes of the Minions. As if their status changed from "Observing the Situation" to "Attacking", the three Minions flailed their wings vigorously at the same time, rapidly increasing their altitude.

"-It's coming!" With a shout, Lin Yiyan re-set up his love sword. Probably because of the increased aggro, the first one to fly over and attack was the one with the awl on its belly.

This time, instead of using the tail, he attacked continuously with the long hooked claws on both wrists. Although it is not a very fast attack, it is a little difficult to keep up with the rhythm since I haven't fought a monster for a long time. Lin Yiyan used his sword to block the hook and claw while concentrating on finding the enemy's gap, and at the edge of the view, he saw the two uninjured rushing down towards Alice on the left.

"Be careful, two of them have passed!" This was purely a warning for the safety of the female knight, but the answer heard was a cold voice, "Who do you think I am?" ”

Alice quickly bent down and held the sword of the golden wood on her left side.

Boom, accompanied by a very heavy slashing sound, the golden brilliance that was still dazzling and brilliant even in the evening slashed into the air.

There's no feint, it's not a combo, it's just a simple left mid-section slash - in the words of Ayn Grant, it's the most basic Horizontal. However, it was the speed and heaviness of a cold sweat that made you feel just by squinting at it. In the battle on the 80th floor, what forced Lin Yiyan into a corner was a super high completion blow that would never allow evasion or parrying. This power can completely smash Lin Yiyan's continuous technique supremacy condensed by years of VRMMO experience.

In front of Alice, who stopped slashing, the four arms of Minion, which were still there, fell with a click. Immediately afterwards, Minion's carcass, which was still there because of the time interval, was silently separated from the chest. There was not even a surplus of sorrow, and black blood spurted out from the wounds of the two monsters that fell in sections. Of course, not a single drop will touch Alice.

The integration knight, who stood up with a cool face, saw that Lin Yiyan's side was still defending, and said in a voice that sounded a little sarcastic, "Need help?" ”

“…… No, no, I can. After making this somewhat stubborn refusal very solemnly, Lin Yiyan finally saw through Minion's continuous attack pattern with both hands and feet and dodged it. Towards the enemy who is about to reopen the distance, the body freely unleashes a combo.

A longsword with a blue sheen in his right hand, he unleashes a horizontal quadruple combo Horizontal Square.

"Uh-oh...... Ahhh Accompanied by a somewhat uncivilized roar, the slash released, although it was not against Alice, Lin Yiyan still slashed Minion's hands and tail as an opponent, and finally cut it into two with the center of his chest. Lin Yiyan controlled himself to prevent a foot from stepping into the air, while looking at the remains of the monster that was engulfed after falling into the clouds.

If the piece of meat does not dissipate in the air and falls in front of the monks walking in the inner courtyard of the cathedral, it will cause a commotion...... Just when Lin Yiyan thought of this-

“…… Scold. Alice said briefly as if she had seen her protégé unexpectedly struggling. After swinging the black sword left and right and putting it into the scabbard on his left waist—it should actually be equipped behind his back, but the arsenal does not have a shoulder version of the sword belt—after that, Lin Yiyan squinted at the knight, "...... What's wrong? ”

"No, just thinking that you use strange swordsmanship. If you make a hut performance at the summer solstice festival, you will definitely attract customers. ”

“…… Thank you so much. "What a knight who has to be sarcastic about everything, Lin Yiyan responded with a wry smile, looking at Alice's face. I couldn't help but blurt out the questions that came to my heart, "...... Have you ever visited the summer solstice festival in Santoria? It's a festival for the common people, and the students from the high-ranking aristocracy who visit the Sword Cultivation Academy can almost be said to have no ......."

Of course, there are exceptions, and the seniors of Soltilina served by Lin Yiyan are immersed in it every year. Just as Lin Yiyan made these memories, Alice snorted in a nasal voice, "Don't compare me to those high-ranking nobles who pretend to be high-ranking nobles. Of course I'm going to ...... ...... seen it"

The words that seemed to insult him gradually slowed down and finally stopped. The knight opened his mouth slightly, frowned, and lowered his head as if he was looking for something. Lifting his left hand, which had lost his hand armor, he pressed his smooth forehead with his fingers. After shaking her head a few times, she finally slowly raised her face and muttered in an ambiguous tone, "That...... The existence of this festival...... I heard from a certain monk. Integrate the Knights...... Except for tasks, it is not allowed to communicate with the people in the city......"

"............" is also taken for granted. Believing themselves to be summoned from the Celestial Realm by the High Priestess, the Knights of the Fusion brought humans of intelligence and strength from the Human Realm to the Cathedral, where they were transformed into Knights by sealing their memories through the 'Secret Art of Synthesis'. Therefore, if the knight visited the towns of the Nether indiscriminately and met with his relatives in the past, it would be troublesome.

Alice's number is 30, which is second only to Eldelier J., who only became an integrated knight this spring. Synthesis· The newest knight of Thirty-one. I'm afraid she was synthesized within this year, but she was taken away from Lulid Village eight years ago, which means that there was a seven-year gap in this period.

What kind of life did Alice live in the cathedral during this time...... It is unclear whether she is studying the sacred arts as a trainee nun or if she has been frozen by the Administrator. However, it is possible that she participated in the summer solstice festival in Santoria before she became a knight. The memory that should have been sealed may have been temporarily revived because of what he said just now-

If that's the case, just keep asking about the Summer Solstice Festival, and maybe you can remove the godly module that sealed Alice's memories as it did during the battle with Elderiya. Thinking of this, Lin Yiyan spoke again. However, just after Lin Yiyan took a breath, he clenched his molars again.

Cardinal said. To restore Knight Alice to Yugeo's childhood friend Alice Green Belk, it's not enough to remove the god worship module. The most important memory fragment must be retrieved from the High Priest. So even if Alice's module is removed here, it will only make her unconscious and unable to move. In this situation of not knowing when the next enemy will be encountered, such actions must be avoided.

Moreover, Alice did not waver when she saw her playmate Eugeo, who had a good relationship with her in the era of Loulid. That said, the memory seal on Alice is quite strong. The chances of removing the module on a topic of this caliber are too low, and if it fails, it will only increase her vigilance.

Alice looked suspiciously at Lin Yiyan, who was silent and lost her thoughts, and suddenly frowned again as if she had thought of something, "Minion's blood will bring disease. Please wipe it off well. ”

"Huh? Ahhh......h I wiped away the foul-smelling blood that had spilled back with the sleeve of my jacket, but I heard her sharp rebuke, "I said you! ”

Alice stared at Lin Yiyan, who was speechless because of "The last time I was scolded like this by others...... I was speechless, and said, "Ah, really, why do men do this...... Didn't you have a handkerchief on your body? ”

Lin Yiyan hurriedly put his hand into his trouser pocket to find it, the right side was empty, and the left side was stuffed with other things other than handkerchiefs. So Lin Yiyan shrunk his neck and responded in a low voice, "No, there is no ......"

“…… That's enough, use this. Alice took out a handkerchief that was also pure white from somewhere in the white dress, and handed it out with an expression that hated me from the bottom of her heart. Anyway, I was treated as a schoolboy.,I wonder what would happen if I brought up the knight-sama's skirt to wipe my face now—but I didn't think about it anymore because I thought that I would normally be killed.

Lin Yiyan took the handkerchief with fine dyed lace with gratitude, and wiped his face with fear. I guess there was a stain removal technique on the handkerchief, and Minion's blood was wiped off beautifully as if it had been absorbed.

"Thank you very much."

Teacher, Lin Yiyan patiently returned his handkerchief with the thought of saying the word, and the knight snorted and said -

"Wash and give me back before I cut you." It's a bumpy future. How can you convince the knight to avoid fighting and join up with Eugeo after returning to the tower?

At this time, Lin Yiyan remembered the figure of his partner walking up in the tower and looked around, the afterglow in the sky had dissipated, and several stars began to twinkle. Although it was very hard to repel Minion, I am afraid that I will not be able to make new awls until the moon rises and the supply of weak space resources can be resumed again.

Tucked Alice's handkerchief into her right trouser pocket and looked left and right at the narrow terrace. The petrified Minion, lined up a few meters to the left and right, seemed to be unable to make a move until it continued to approach. Maybe he could rush over and destroy them before they were depetrified, but Lin Yiyan couldn't think of the benefit of taking a risk.

In the end, for a few hours until the moon rose, the two of them had to stay in this place honestly. It would be nice to be able to sit down and rest, but at this time, it is probably a big problem not to spoil Alice's mood. Lin Yiyan swallowed a sigh and thought about how to greet the integration knight who twisted his head to one side.

…………

The feeling of loneliness has been forgotten for a long time. Alone climbing the long staircase, Yugeo muttered to himself in the depths of his chest.

From that summer eight years ago, when he watched Alice strapped to the dragon's feet and taken away, and he was completely powerless about it, Yugeo had closed his eyes and ears and his heart, and lived his life in the forest wielding an axe single-mindedly. Everyone in the village, including his family, regarded the event of the Knight taking the chief's daughter away as a taboo and would never talk about it—not only that, but also Yugeo, who was once Alice's friend and relative, would also be respectful.

However, Yugeo is almost like the villagers, running away from others and memories of the incident. Unable to admit his weakness and timidity, he is mired in a muddy quagmire called renunciation, in which he wants to ignore the past and the future. - But.

Two years ago in the spring, a teenager who crept in with nothing and tried his best to pull Yugeo out of the bottomless swamp. Together, they fought off the goblin group and cut down Kigascida, once again giving Eugeo confidence and purpose.

Rushing out of Lulid Village, through the town of Zakaria to Yangdu, during the long journey, even in the days of cultivation at the Sword Cultivation Academy, there was always him, Yi Yan, by his side. Although the development of events was far from the plan, he managed to invade the Central Cathedral of the Congregational Church, which was the ultimate goal, and was able to overcome many obstacles to reach such a high place, and there is no doubt that it was thanks to the guidance and encouragement of the black-haired partner that Yugeo was able to persevere so far.

Obviously, Yi Yan disappeared from Eugeo's vision at this juncture when he was about to reach the top. This is due to the integration of the knight Alice Lee, who was created by giving her childhood friend Alice Bass Beck a false memory. Synthesis· At the height of Thirty's fierce battle, the anomalous power generated by the fusion of Yi Yan and the Knight's Armed Total Domination Technique was caused by a large hole in the walls of the cathedral.

The two of them were sucked to the outside of the wall in an instant, and the large hole was restored to its original wall. Yugeo tried everything he could to destroy the walls again, but the marble walls remained untouched, whether he was splitting with the Sword of the Green Rose or blasting out the most powerful thermal elemental attack he could use.

I'm afraid that the outer walls of the cathedral have been subjected to a permanent self-healing technique. This is a super-high divine technique that even the first line of the technique could not have imagined with Yugeo's knowledge alone. So, even if you try your best to move the wallstone, even if it's a Cen, it will be restored to its original position immediately. Being able to open holes in the wall in an instant is also due to the total domination of Yi Yan and Knight Alice, which contains a power beyond the expectation of the sorcerer who set up the self-repair technique on the outer wall of the tower.

On the other hand, with this kind of strength, they will not die because of an accident of this magnitude of being thrown outside the wall. Especially Yi Yan, in terms of his ability to deal with unexpected situations, he is definitely better than the high-ranking integration knight. If it were him, he would have figured out a way to stop the fall, and was now climbing up the tower along the outside. Moreover, Alice should be the same.

Now Alice is the guardian of the inviolable Congregational Church, and although she is not expected to work with Yi Yan, at least she will not chase and beat Yi Yan when she climbs the wall. As long as you can meet the two somewhere in the upper level, then the opportunity to use the short sword entrusted by Cardinal will definitely come again.

With such a conviction, Eugeo opened the south gate of the 80th floor of the "Garden in the Clouds" and walked up the grand staircase alone. At the same time, he tried to shake off the uneasiness and powerlessness that came to his back when he became alone. Since it was not unusual to be attacked at any time, Yugeo stopped running and moved cautiously instead, but after passing through the 81st and 82nd floors, he still didn't feel anyone's breath.

In the battle so far, a total of nine integrated knights have been defeated by Elderiya of the Frostscale Whip, Disorrubat of the Blazing Bow, Fanatio of the Heavenly Piercing Sword, and her subordinate Four-Spinning Sword, and there are still figures known as the Knight Commander and the Senator in the tower, and of course, the High Priest Administrator is waiting for him.

Although it is not believed that the High Priest, who is the greatest being in the Congregational Church or even in the human world, will suddenly appear, it is impossible for the Knight Chiefs and Senators to allow Yugio to reach the top unimpeded. As a result, Yugeo maintained a state of tensioning his feelings to the limit, and stepped the stairs cautiously with the sword of the green rose in his hand, but even so, useless thoughts still floated in his mind.

Yi Yan and Knight Alice, how are they now?

Is Alice chasing Yi Yan as she climbs the outer wall of the tower? Or is it that even if you hang from the wall of the tower, you still continue to fight? Or rather...... The charm of this person named Yi Yan can make Alice, the cold integration knight, also put his sword into the sheath......?

As soon as he thought of this, Yugeo realized that an unfamiliar feeling came over him. With this as a trigger, a few hours ago, the entanglement of swinging his sword at the fallen integration knight Disorrubat revived like a pinprick.

When he learns that Desorubart, the man who took Alice from Loulid's village eight years ago, Yugeo is driven by anger and hatred to stab him with a fatal blow. But the moment he was stopped by Yi Yan, Yugeo felt a strong sense of inferiority to his relatives and friends from himself.

If it were you, you wouldn't be watching it like I did. I'm going to fight with the integration knights and rescue Alice regardless of the consequences—that's how it feels.

Perhaps Yi Yan's strength and gentleness can touch the heart of Alice, the integration knight. Of course, Alice is now robbed of her memories by the High Priest, in other words, a forgery. But...... If it was Yi Yan who wanted to lend a helping hand to Desorubart, or even the vice-knight captain Fanatian, who had seriously injured himself and was on the verge of death...... Maybe be able to ......

"-Nothing like that." Eugeo muttered, forcibly cutting off the flow of thought.