Chapter 34: The Knight of Light
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"Then I believe you, this city is very dangerous now, it is not something you can deal with, I will send someone to take care of your safety, rest assured. The Platinum Knight laid down his sword, leaving behind the two Templars and sweeping the others towards the city.
The well-equipped and well-trained Templars were so capable of fighting that no undead could withstand a single charge, quickly and effectively clearing the South of Finney.
The fire on the other side spread very quickly when no one was controlling it, and all the undead were like gasoline barrels waiting to be ignited, even if they were burned by a little magic flame, they would instantly ignite the entire body and then run around to ignite more undead, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and all the survivors in the city could feel the temperature around them.
"Look, Knight!" said one of the Templars, pointing to the distant flames.
"This is bad!" The Platinum Knight clearly felt the aura of magic permeating the sky, and when he looked at the fire in the distance, he immediately thought of the heretics of the 'Scarlet Moon'. With that, he clamped his legs between the horse's abdomen and galloped towards the center of the city, with the Templars following closely behind.
The survivors gathered in front of the east, west, and north gates of Finney City were attacked by a small number of undead, and it was reasonable to rely on the number of surviving civilians to eliminate the few undead who rushed to kill them, but when they saw the terrifying and hideous appearance, many people were frightened, and the undead were still far away from the panic, and fled crowded towards other streets without undead, and many people were pushed to the ground and trampled to serious injuries.
The undead who approached happily enjoyed the feast delivered to the door in front of them, while the rest of the fleeing civilians encountered the undead in other streets, and for a time more than half of the 20,000 survivors were killed and injured in an instant! The fierce flames also blocked the advance route of many undead, so that they had to stay away from the fire, forming a phenomenon that some streets had neither fire nor undead, and became a temporary shelter for a few survivors.
All the streets that the ruins of the southern city led to the rest of the city were blocked by the fire, and the Platinum Knight and his men stopped at one of the streets.
"The knights who can disperse the art take turns to disperse the fire, and we must dig deeper into the city's casualties as soon as possible!" the platinum knight turned and ordered. Several knights came out of the ranks, raised their hands against the raging fire, and chanted incantations with their eyes closed, but the flames that had been in full momentum seemed to have exhausted all combustibles, and became smaller and smaller at a speed visible to the naked eye until they were extinguished, and the extinguishing time from beginning to end was no more than two minutes.
While dispelling the flames and going deeper, although they delayed a lot of time, they finally arrived at the central square of Finney City, that is, the square outside the city lord's mansion, the platinum knight walked to the center of the square and looked at the charred undead around him, as well as the rich demonic aura, it was precisely because he felt that these flames were mixed with the aura of magic, the platinum knight would order his subordinates to use the dispersal book to extinguish the fire, if it was a mortal fire, the dispersal technique was useless at all.
"Go into the city lord's mansion and have a look. Several Templars dismounted and vigilantly crossed the drawbridge into the Lord's Mansion to begin their exploration, while the Platinum Knights and the other Templars dispersed the surrounding fire in the square, surveying the surrounding situation.
"Knights, there are survivors. "The Platinum Knight was dissipating the flames of one of the houses when a knight ran behind him to report to him.
"Take me to see it. Ordering another knight to take his place, the platinum knight walked into the city lord's mansion, and in the process of entering, he also deliberately observed the situation in the moat, the vomit and the wounds on the undead were still very new, it should have happened not long ago, but there were no human corpses in the square, which made the platinum knight feel a little strange.
"Lord Templar, thank you to the Almighty Goddess, thank you to the Holy See!" the vassals and several guards in the city lord's palace knelt in front of the platinum knight with tears in their eyes, and cried with emotion.
"Don't worry my fellow citizens, the Templars are your strongest shield, if you can, please tell me what's going on?" the Platinum Knight gently comforted the crowd, calming their restlessness and fear.
A well-spoken vassal explained to the Platinum Knight all the circumstances from the arrival of the last Templar to the present, which discredited Ao Xingfeng's actions, and said that Ao Xingfeng was the culprit in the destruction of Finney City, and that the lord of Finney City was most likely manipulated by the evil magician with a spell.
After patiently listening to the vassal's words, the Platinum Knight walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, and the fire in the square was also dispersed by the Templars, clearing out many passable streets.
At the same time, in the middle of the distant Irene continent, two events occurred in the Holy Land of the Irene Holy See in the Titanian Empire that shocked the entire continent.
"Your Majesty, this is a letter from the Grand Master of the Order. In a white, airy sanctuary on all sides, a young man in a white robe handed the letter in his hand and looked out at the Holy Emperor in the distance.
"It seems that the impact of this undead plague is very great, and Modar has proposed that I be given more warning of the Templars, alas, the number of the Knights is now too large, and it has touched the nerves of many people. The Holy Emperor sighed slightly, as if talking to himself and as if to say to the young man behind him.
"What a bunch of stupid guys, who have always kept their eyes on such a narrow place, and the Knights Templar have been guarding the security of the countries for many years, and they are still worried about the overnumbering of Templars. The young man said resentfully.
The Holy Emperor put the letter into his cuff, turned and walked down the long white aisle, to the nearest place to the goddess Irene, and knelt in front of the altar in prayer and prayed reverently, hoping that the goddess would give him some hints.
The entire Holy See was quiet and harmonious, the incense burners hanging in the corridors wafted with a fresh and pleasant smell, the priests of the past calmly enjoyed the reassuring atmosphere around them, and the Templars who stood guard in front of the doors of the important rooms stood like statues, exuding a threatening aura that was out of place around them.
In the quiet prayer room, the Holy Emperor took out the letter and continued to read, which read: Your Majesty, with the return of the undead recently, all the countries on the Irene continent have sent distress letters asking for the help of the Templars. As time goes on, and I am now more and more exhausted by my busy schedule, I ask His Majesty to choose the next head of the Templar Order as soon as possible. -- Modar
"Alas, old friend, it is you who have always been by my side to assist me, so that you have always stabilized the safety of the mainland, and now you are also going to withdraw?" the Holy Emperor looked up at the ceiling blankly, and muttered to himself lamentingly.
"Yes, we are all too old, and we are becoming more and more powerless to deal with affairs, and we should be ready to abdicate. With a deep sigh, the previous prayer had not been revealed, and the Holy Emperor walked out of the prayer room with heavy steps.
Sitting in the writing room, the Holy Emperor wrote down on a piece of paper the candidates he had decided on in his mind, the next head of the Knights Templar, the Knight of Light, Oserif Bbelbel Van Arthur, and the next Holy Emperor of the Holy See, Saint Alphonse Rislanter John, and wrote down the details of the appointment, the many oaths to be fulfilled, and the most important date.
As if the boulder that was pressing on his heart was removed, the Holy Emperor held the letter of appointment with some trembling, to everyone's surprise, the head of the Knights Templar was not any member of the Grand Knights, but the knight with a special status. I'm afraid there will be many people who are puzzled by this, but Arthur's character and strength are also recognized by everyone. The selection of the Holy Emperor is appropriate, John is the disciple of the current Holy Emperor Lu Minosa, and no one will raise any objections as the successor of the next Holy Emperor.
Handing the letter of appointment to the special messenger of the Holy See, the Holy Emperor returned to the prayer room and began to pray, a dark shadow completely blocking his breath and hiding in a corner of the prayer room. Just as the Holy Emperor was concentrating on his prayers, the figure rose up and stabbed the black and poisonous dagger into the back of the Emperor's heart.
"Ahh The Shadow Man drew a ball on the ground with the blood of the Holy Emperor, then returned to the corner and slowly dissipated into darkness.
The Templars patrolling and standing guard outside the prayer room did not notice anything unusual until the servants entered the prayer room with food.
"Ahhhhh!!h
Like wildfire in a barren meadow, the news of the Emperor's assassination spread rapidly across the continent, reaching the ears of Modar in the Inquisition of Arin, and Modar could not believe the sad and angry news until he saw the corpse of Ruminosa with his own eyes.