In the early morning, a ray of pale golden sun pierced through the clouds and fell on the Elard Plains, the battlefield under the sun was a mess, full of stumps and broken bodies, the battle flag of the Knights of Light fell sideways in the mud, and on the side were dozens of soldiers guarding the battle flag, at this time they had turned into cold corpses, mutilated limbs, and some were even bitten in two.

This battlefield stretched for nearly ten miles, the battle line was very long, the attack of the demon beast army was also quite fierce, the camp under the mountain had been breached, the temporary armament supply depot had become a sea of fire, a large number of materials had been burned, the fire had not stopped, and the smoke was all over the sky.

Around the arsenal, a large number of corpses are dense, the Knights of Light have gathered a large number of troops to guard here, but they are still breached, the periphery, every twenty meters is a pile of corpses, that is the cavalry that built the defense line, but at this time they have stopped breathing, from the outer jungle to the arsenal, corpses are everywhere.

The strong smell of blood filled the plains, in addition to the corpses of humans, the corpses of demon beasts were piled up like a mountain, there were low-level demon beasts, and there were also high-level demon beasts such as the fifth and sixth orders, and it was these powerful demon beasts that made the Knights of Light pay such a heavy price.

......

Under the golden sun, a knight covered in blood led the war horse, walking step by step outside the arsenal, his handsome golden hair, at this time stained with pieces of blood, the hair strands were tangled together, like a mess of grass, the face was full of exhaustion, there were two very obvious claw marks on the armor on the chest, almost penetrating the armor, directly attacking the chest, in the left hand, carrying a bloodstained long sword, the blade was broken in many places, and I don't know how many demon beasts were killed.

Erco is tired.

After a night of fighting, he felt that the strength in his body had been drained, and at this time, even if there was another seventh-order demon beast, he might not be able to resist it at all, but fortunately, under the resistance of the Knights of Light, those demon beast legions suffered heavy losses, and in the early hours of the morning, they had already retreated like a tide.

But next time, no one knows when they will launch such a fierce attack again.

"Your Excellency. ”

A general of the Bright Knight Order, wearing a mid-rank Heavenly Knight insignia, stepped forward, covered in blood, and frowned, "The Demon Beast Legion has been defeated. ”

"No, just a temporary retreat. ”

Elko shook his head, looked at the corpse of a soldier on the ground who had been gnawed beyond recognition, frowned, and said: "Lord Elwin, have you noticed it, in the past three months, the attack of the demon beasts has become more and more purposeful, they launched a continuous attack three months ago, pulling out the seven outposts we deployed in the north of the Elard Plain, in the past month, they have frequently attacked, cutting off many of our supply lines, and today, all the attacks of the demon beast army are our quartermaster depots and wounded barracks. ”

Alvin was slightly stunned and said, "When you say this, it seems that this is indeed the case, these demon beasts...... Why did it suddenly change so much?"

"Humph......"

Erko smiled coldly and said: "Low-level demon beasts don't have any wisdom at all, they are just a group of beasts that eat the weak, but high-level demon beasts are different, they have learned to think and know how to use tactics, if my guess is correct, it must be that the gate of the sky has opened again, so that a high-intelligence demon beast has descended on the continent." ”

"High-level demon beasts?"

Alvin was stunned: "Could it be ...... Seventh-Order Demon Beast?"

"No, the seventh-order demon beasts are far less powerful. Erko took a deep breath and said, "Those who can have such a high level of wisdom and be able to command the demon beast army are at least eighth-order demon beasts, and I hope that the goddess Rhea will bless them, and this time it is the eighth-order demon beasts that come, not the legendary ninth-order demon beasts......"

Elwin's face turned pale in an instant, and he said, "If it's a ninth-order demon beast......"

Erko smiled bitterly: "Among the apocalypse who are still alive, there are not many people who can really fuse the fire, and the apocalypse who can really match the ninth-order demon beast...... I'm afraid there isn't one. ”

"At the beginning, I heard that the Apocalypse Luo Yi ......"

"Shh

Erko smiled faintly, looked at the other party meaningfully, and said, "The name of Luo Yi has long been a taboo in the Knights of Light, do you want to be burned at the stake by those fools of the Holy See?"

"I, my subordinate......"

Alwin's brows tightened, but he changed his words and said, "My lord, my subordinates have a question I want to ask you too." ”

"Ask, Lord Elwin. ”

"Your father...... Bishop Marlowe has already sent letters to the major legions, saying that once he sees you, he will let you return to the headquarters of the Knights of Light to report, there will be a new appointment, why did you come to the north alone to fight against the monsters......?"

"I know, I don't care. ”

Erko showed a sunny smile and said, "Being able to fight for humans and monsters is the happiest thing I can do, if one day I return to the headquarters of the Knights of Light, and they give me a new appointment to go to the south to exterminate the Order Legion, then I will not send myself into the abyss." ”

Alwyn stopped talking, and after a while, he said, "My lord, are you still haunted by the decision of the Bright Sect?"

"Yes, ten days in Dragon City, I will never forget. ”

Erko's clear eyes looked into the distance and said, "The bloody massacre of 500,000 city citizens by the Knights of Light has made me wake up from nightmares countless times, and the Goddess Hall will regret this decision sooner or later." ”

"Adult ......"

Alwyn lowered his voice: "Please don't say it again, if this kind of thing gets out, even if you are a knight of light, I'm afraid the Goddess Temple will send someone to arrest you." ”

"Humph......"

Elco smiled faintly and said, "Lord Elwin, let's hurry up and clean up the battlefield and bury the corpses of the war dead and demon beasts, otherwise the plague will spread on the Elrd Plains in three days." ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Erko looked south again and muttered, "I don't know what happened to the little guy in the Scarlet Castle......"

......

Early morning.

The same sunlight shining on the blood-colored castle, today is a big day, and it is also a big day for Luo Lan, the day of the big comparison will determine what kind of cultivation conditions he will have in the next two years.

On the school ground, two hundred students lined up in a neat sequence, and Loran was among them.

A knight with a cardboard box in his arms, passed in front of the students, asked them to draw lots, and then recorded the number and name, just like that, when the cardboard box moved in front of Loraine, he quickly pulled out a small black ball, on which was written a number 61, which also meant that he was placed in the second group.

"Loraine, number 61!"

Behind the knight, the civilian knight in charge of recording quickly wrote Loraine's name.

The process of drawing lots was very fast, and it was completed in less than ten minutes, and then, the Heavenly Knight Gabriel stepped majestically onto the central platform and said in a deep voice: " Students, today is your big day, the big competition will determine what kind of knight you will become in the future, whether to become a high-profile knight of light, or to become a mediocre servant knight, everything depends on your own efforts, ten minutes later, the big competition officially began, divided into four competition platforms, the first to the fiftieth a jousting field, the fifty-first to the hundredth a jousting field, and so on, all the students immediately held their own balls to the corresponding jousting field, registered with the record instructor. ”

"Yes, Instructor!"

The students responded in unison.

Loran held the black ball in his hand, frowned, and asked Avril on the side, "What are you?"

"No. 104, the third tournament. ”

Avril frowned and said, "A jousting arena with Rodney, God forbid me not to meet him too soon, Loraine, and good luck too, I hope we can meet in the elite camp." ”

"Well, good!"

Luo Lan nodded, then picked up the steel sword and walked to the arena where he was.

And just when he arrived at the martial arts arena, a group of students on the side also cast a wary gaze, in the past year, Luo Lan has long since changed from the unknown wild boy to the entire blood cage Everyone knows and knows the first-line masters, looking at the blood cage, the students who can beat Luo Lan can probably be counted on one hand, and Rodney is one of them.

"Behold, that man is Loren of Class 7. ”

Not far away, a girl with flaxen braids whispered: "I heard that his physical strength is the first every time, but he is born with a broken star vein, but he is still a big hit, it is said that ...... Even the top students of Class 7, Caroline and Avril, had no absolute chance of winning against him, and I didn't expect him to be in our group. ”

"Hmph, what is he?"

On the side, a boy raised his eyebrows and said: "There is also a big favorite in this group, the first master of Class 9 Alik is also in the second group, it is said that he has obtained the badge of the junior knight last time, and his strength is directly chasing Rodney, hmph, once this kid with a broken star vein meets a real master, I am afraid that his true form will be revealed soon, right?"

At this time, another short-haired boy looked impatient and said, "Harry, shut up!"

“......”

The young man with a very high posture was yelled at like this, and he didn't say a word.

The short-haired boy stepped forward, smiled at Luo Lan, and said, "Luo Lan, I'm Alik from Class 9, I've heard your name and story for a long time, but I haven't had a chance to talk to you, today the opportunity has finally come, let's see you in the final battle of this group!"

"Well, hopefully. ”

Luo Lan nodded, didn't pay much attention to it, and after registering his name, he sat on the stone steps of the martial arts arena with his long sword, quietly looking at a group of nervous students, this calm seemed very outlierious.