Whether it is the armor wrapped in thunder, the dazzling sword and shield, or the bright and shining expression, the title of 'Knight of Light' can be said to be completely in line with the image of the young man who calls himself 'Singh' in front of him. But neither his young age nor his mild-mannered attitude can overturn the fact that he has outstanding combat power.

Although he was very unwilling, with Shephilia alone now, there was no possibility of winning from him at all. In fact, it was very difficult to escape, and for some reason, in the face of the 'light' emitted by the young knight, the 'transparency' of the [Luna Armor] lost its original effect.

In front of him, the opponent's sword blade was pressed against his throat, and at such a distance to the skin, even the absolute defensive wall that would be refreshed once every five seconds - [Not Bad Ice] could no longer work. In short, in every sense, Shephilia's defeat was laid, and the only way left for her was to tie her hands and catch her.

But what made Shephia feel even more unwilling was that she had become a sad pawn dragging Sophia back. Even if Singh in front of him doesn't look like a despicable figure, this does not mean that the forces he belongs to are all righteous men and gentlemen, and now they are in the hands of the faction representing the imperial capital, and what awaits him is undoubtedly harsh torture.

Shephia never expected Sophia to come to her rescue, even though she claimed to be a 'friend', but in the end they were just a 'mercenary' and an 'employer'. She didn't even need to retrieve the [Luna Armor] on her body, as long as she disarmed, the armor would automatically return to the research room located in the basement of the Lord's Mansion of Celestia through the wonderful space-time magic.

What's more, from the communication just now, it can be known that not only himself, but even Cam was also attacked. If Cam's opponent is just as formidable as Singh, then Sophia won't hesitate to go to the rescue of her true cronies.

Thinking of the tragic situation she would face next, Shephilia sighed helplessly, and even thought that it would be easier to break herself off as soon as possible while she was still free.

If you want to find a short-term view, it is not difficult, as long as you continue to resist despite the threat. Singh only needs to stab the 'sword of light' in his hand forward a little to take his own life.

If there is any regret, it is probably that he failed to repay the kindness of his adoptive father Jonathan. I'm afraid he will be saddened by the news of his death, but that's all, because as a soldier of the 'Gray Beast Regiment', it is common for him to die in battle, and Jonathan knows this. That's right, in this industry, being weak means death...... Without exception.

- Instead of falling into the hands of the enemy, it is better to give the opponent a ...... with the last of your strength!

Shephilia took her attention, and she swung the steel claw of her right hand into the knight's chest, ignoring the possibility that the blade might pierce her throat. And yet—

"Oh~~ The courage of the broken bones is really admirable, but the senseless struggle will only hurt you?"

The desperate resistance failed, and as if guessing Shephilia's thoughts, the steel claw was caught by Singh's empty left hand before it could hit the target. Then, with a crunching 'grunt', he didn't hesitate to twist his wrist and twist Shephilia's left hand joint to dislocation.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa——!!"

The sudden sharp pain made the girl with the beast ears let out a heart-rending scream.

"Miss, please don't try any more resistance, if you make any more dangerous moves. I will take appropriate measures as a last resort, please forgive me. ”

Even if his actions are bitter, Singh is a loyal knight who carries out the king's orders. His actions have nothing to do with his character and will, as long as it is an order from above, he will not hesitate to kill innocent people. This is the main reason why the 'Legendary Blade' is regarded as a tiger wolf among the people.

- In that case!

Shephilia resorted as a last resort, she tried to bite off her tongue with her teeth, but the thought had just come to her heartache, and she was so paralyzed that she couldn't even bite her tongue to kill herself.

It turned out that the knight Singh let the 'sword of light' in his hand gently stick to the girl's jaw, and transmitted the thunder light on the surface of the armor into Shephilia's body. Although it is not a lethal electric current, it is not enough to make a person unconscious, but it is enough to paralyze the muscles of the whole body.

"Ah, please forgive me...... If you want to kill yourself, that's bad. Next, I will take responsibility and escort you back to the Order's camp. ”

With that, Singh tucked the 'Sword of Light' into the shield of his left arm, crouched down, and tried to lift Shephilia, who was limp from the ground.

At this time, Shephilia's heart was full of remorse, and she couldn't help but think that if she didn't resist in the first place, and chose to kill herself immediately, everything would be fine. But she also understands that this is not a mistake in tactical choice, but the result of her own cowardice, and it seems that to this day, she still has a fear of 'death'.

In Shephilia's subconscious, she always hopes that someone will be able to save her from danger. In my mind, there is always a figure of the 'Grim Reaper' surrounded by darkness and dragging a pair of ponytails constantly flashing. Even if you know it, it is an unattainable hope......

Seeing the knight close to her body, but Shephilia couldn't put up any resistance, in a hazy consciousness, she seemed to recall the cruelty she had experienced after being sold to mercenaries by her mother a few years ago. Although she usually puts on an adult-like expression, it can't change the fact that Shephelia is only a twelve-year-old girl, and the sense of powerlessness and fear about to return to hell makes the girl involuntarily let out a frightened sorrow-

"No...... No...... Rescue ...... I'm ......!"

At the moment when a thin voice like this squeezed out of his throat, a faint smell of 'death' wafted through the air. A wonderful black mist, with the cool night breeze, caresses your skin.

And in the next moment, the scene in front of him suddenly took a sharp turn. When he came to his senses, he was being 'held tightly in his arms'. But the touch of the 'hug' does not come from the hardness and coldness of the knight's armor, but from the delicate body and sweet fragrance unique to the little girl.

"Sorry, it's late. ”

Shephilia tried her best to raise her head, only to see a familiar face with an equally familiar cold expression appear in front of her. It was a girl who looked even smaller and weaker than herself - Sophia?? Al?? Cruznier.

"For, why...... You, ...... you?"

"Is that surprising?"

Faced with the question of the beast girl who was as white as snow, the dark and beautiful Grim Reaper showed an incredible expression, and said as a matter of course: "When a friend is in crisis, shouldn't he rush to the rescue immediately? In the stories that Sister Alice often puts on her lips, this seems to be one of the 'common sense' that cannot be subverted. ”

From Sophia's mouth, the word 'friend' is mentioned again. Although Shephilia still didn't find any credible evidence that Sophia would consider her a friend, at this moment, this warm word reassured her more than any words. Even she didn't notice it, or maybe the previous current made her nerves to control her feelings become relaxed, and at this time, the orc girl's face had quietly left two traces of tears.

However, in addition to being moved, Shephilia immediately felt puzzled, because she remembered the existence of Cam, if you want to compare the bonds between each other, for Sophia, the priority of rescue should not be herself. You know, the object that Cam is tracking is in the opposite direction to his current position.

"But, but Cam ......"

"Don't worry about him. Sophia said lightly, with a proud smile, "No matter what kind of predicament he finds himself in, he will not lose to anyone in terms of the effort and perseverance to escape." With these brainless knights alone, it was not so easy to catch him. You know that better than I do, don't you?"

"Huh...... That's right...... That's it......"

Sophia's reminder reminded Shephilia of the past, Cam's orc tribe was once destroyed by the 'Grey Beast Regiment' led by him, and that day, when all his fellow clans gave up resistance in despair, only Cam fled to the dangerous jungle with his sister with a glimmer of life.

At the time, although it seemed to be a thoughtless and senseless move, his efforts were duly rewarded. Not only has it survived to this point, but it is constantly getting stronger and stronger.

To be honest, Sophia's attitude of trust can't help but make Shephilia envious of the young Cam of the same race...... No, it should be said that it is similar to jealousy. But it wasn't just jealousy, she also felt sincere admiration at this moment. Cam is different from himself, usually cowering, as if he is weaker than a girl, but in fact he is far stronger than himself.

Although it can't be compared to the monster Sophia, Cam's hard work, humility, wisdom and perseverance are far beyond his age. Once upon a time, the frail boy had told himself an almost impossible wish to create a world where humans and orcs could live in harmony.

But now, Shephilia seems to have a vague glimpse of the day coming from the pair of trusting masters and servants around her.

- If it were him, maybe one day he would be ......

"Okay, I'll leave it to me next, you can take a break. ”

Finally, soothed by the soft voice of the 'Grim Reaper', who seemed to be able to seduce her soul, Shephilia closed her eyes and gradually drifted away from consciousness.

"Uh...... May I ask you, little girl, who are you?"

The young knight Singh gracefully waited for the two girls to end their conversation, and then asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Sophia?? Al?? Cruznier. ”

Now, Sophia feels that there is no need to hide her identity. Judging from the timing of the other party's surprise attack, there is no doubt that the people behind the scenes who instructed these knights have seen through the movements of Lutga and his party. Now, he does not shy away from reporting his name, but can obtain more information by observing the attitude of the other party.

"Oh, you're Flora's daughter......! It seems that the rumors are true, and it is said that Flora's predecessor is in the previous generation of 'Legendary Blade'...... No, it should be said that he is the strongest knight in the history of the founding of the group, and at the same time the most beautiful Kui treasure in the empire. I have also heard about the rumors about her daughter, and I am fortunate to see them today, she has such skills and beauty at a young age, and she really deserves her reputation!"

The prey in his hands was snatched away by a knife, and instead of showing the slightest resentment, Singh happily boasted about Sophia. It seems that praising women openly, I'm afraid it's because of his personality, coupled with his hearty and handsome appearance, it really makes people worry about the heterosexual relationship in his daily life.

"It's over...... I want to say that, but I'm not happy at all to be praised by a pervert who attacks a girl at night. In addition to this, there is one more thing that needs to be corrected - my mother's name is Hilda, and so is Rachi...... As for who Flora is, I beg your pardon for not having the slightest impression. ”

However, witnessing her friends being treated so cruelly, Sophia will not be in a better mood because of the praise of her. She carefully placed Shephilia aside, staring into her opponent's gaze with a suffocating murderous aura.

"Alright, that's the end of the nonsense...... This knight brother, for the sake of Uncle Chris, Uncle Stein, and several other knights of the 'Legendary Blade', who have helped us Celia, I will give you a minute to disappear from my eyes. For more than a minute, you remain in my field of vision, and I will not hesitate to take your life......"

"Hahaha, thank you so much......" Singh didn't run away, but Lang smiled and pulled out the 'Sword of Light' in the shield again, wrapping the surface of the 'Holy Spirit Armor' with thunder light, "However, this is a rare opportunity, so let me use this minute to challenge the heir of the 'legend' with all my might." ”

"Hmph...... Anyway. In this minute, no matter how the knight's brother attacks, I won't hurt the killer. ”

"Well, it's ugly!"

As soon as the words fell, the young knight couldn't wait to slash the 'Sword of Light' vertically, and the crescent-shaped arc light broke away from the sword body and turned into a flying blade and rushed towards Sophia's position.

Sophia didn't have time to learn about Singh's special abilities and fighting methods from Shephelia, in her opinion, although the speed of the light blade was not slow, it was far less than the high-speed shelling of Mach 5 or more such as the track cannon, and of course it was easy to dodge, as long as she gently turned her body sideways, it was enough-

However...... At the moment when the blade of light passed by, the knight Singh approached his side without warning, and his body joints, without any signs of moving, unbelievably caught up with the flying blade of light, and unleashed a sharp horizontal slash, the slash of light and the arc of light intertwined, forming a shining cross.

The wonderful combination of attacks like dismounting, even Sophia couldn't help but be taken aback, and blocked it with a sword in a thrilling way. However, as if expected, the opponent continued to inflict combos without stopping. I have to say that Singh's swordsmanship is very exquisite, the sword slash in his right hand and the shield on his left arm are combined with each other, which seems to be simple and solid but has no flaws.

Like other 'legendary blade' knights that Sophia is familiar with, Singh is not only quite proficient in the basics of a warrior, but his sword slash is full of elemental power from the elves, not only the magic skills of light, thunder, and fire are endless, but the shield can blast the fierce fighting spirit out of the body.

Since she is not equipped with the [Luna Armor] like Shephilia, Sophia can only use her own speed to constantly dodge combos like raging waves. I saw that on the roofs of the upper city of the imperial capital, the sword dance formed by the flames, thunder, and arc light, and the fog condensed by the shadows were entangled with each other, advancing and retreating from each other.

"Thirty seconds, huh?"

"Ahh

Unlike Shephia, Sophia, who had already anticipated this, was ready to attack while dodging the light blade, her body like an ethereal shadow, constantly flashing back and forth in space, dodging the surprise attack from all angles with an extremely subtle time difference.

However, the proud killer weapon was easily dodged, and Singh did not show a look of surprise, but his eyes became sharp, and in mid-air, at the moment when several clones merged into one, the sword body of the 'Sword of Light' was suddenly raised high to the sky, and the sky caught a falling thunder from the sky, making the sword body shine with a surging thunder light, condensing into a giant blade entwined by electricity.

"Drink, ah, ——!"

In an instant, the thick divine thunder swept by, and at the same time, on the trajectory of the sword flash, dozens of explosive thunderbolts fell from the sky, they would attack any place that ignited the matter, and the fierce current raged back and forth in the air, turning the entire area into a purgatory of thunderbolt, and the masonry and rubble turned into charcoal when touched lightly, and there was no need to hit it directly, as long as it was brushed over, it was enough to be fatal. This is probably the most proud killer move of the knight Singh.

However, even if it is the judgment of 'Heavenly Thunder', it is impossible to capture the phantom of nothingness, as pointed out in the research report of her sister Eliza, Sophia's 'means of movement' is a practical application of 'space-time attributes', and she can constantly shift the spatial phase of her ** in a short period of time, so as to avoid the damage caused to the body by physical action.

In the face of the overwhelming lightning flash, Sophia even used the war knife in her hand, and used the insulating 'shadow fighting qi' wrapped around the handle of the knife as a rope, constantly throwing and pulling, in order to guide the direction of the thunder.

When the thunder cleared, I saw that the charged black war knife was sticking vertically on the charred roof, and the girl was standing on the tip of the handle with one foot—

"It's been a minute, so ......" The Grim Reaper was about to make a declaration of death, but around it, there was no sign of anyone except for the electrified, steaming and scorching rubble.

"Huh...... It seems that there are people who have escaped better than Cam......"