I, the Knight King, wield my sword for my myriad subjects.

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He drew his bow, aimed at the dark-haired horse Nightshade beneath Arthur, and fired the special arrow.

The bandit was certain that his attack would not be detected by the warhorse or its master.

Because he possessed a proud technique called the Concealing Breath Technique, which allowed him to hide his aura.

Those below the Silver Knight level and those below the third-tier magical beast level cannot detect his killing intent.

Based on his years of experience hunting beautiful magical beasts, he had already determined that this jet-black horse had only just advanced to the ranks of second-tier magical beasts.

So he stared at it expectantly, hoping that after being struck by his arrow, it would go berserk and then bleed to death.

But something unexpected happened.

"Ang~"

The jet-black warhorse raised its two front hooves and let out a wary neigh the instant he fired the arrow.

Arthur, as its master, understood that Nightshade was trying to convey that a crisis was imminent, so he immediately held his breath and focused.

Soon, after he had taken precautions, he spotted an arrow coated with some kind of unknown liquid being shot at them.

Upon seeing this, Arthur immediately drew his sword and struck him down in mid-air.

"Was it the 'baptism of blood and sweat' that worked?"

Nightshade's even sharper sense of danger made Arthur glance at the wrist guards and leg wraps tied to its limbs.

That was an extraordinary artifact he had acquired from the alchemist Merlin in exchange for two Wind Elemental Gems: "The Baptism of Blood and Sweat".

It can slow down the fatigue of the riding horse and enhance its perception of danger.

After dealing with the crisis, Arthur didn't dwell on it and quickly composed himself.

Instead of wasting his energy searching among the bandits for the person who had fired the arrow, he led Lancelot away from the area as quickly as possible.

The bandit, a hunter by trade, was overcome by a burning desire to destroy Mo Binma Yeting when he failed. This desire overwhelmed his reason.

Enraged, he completely disregarded the fact that he was still engaged in a fierce battle with the border knights of Crescent Territory and drew his bow and arrow once more.

But this time, he was unable to shoot a second arrow.

Because a border guard appeared behind him.

The other person aimed at his head and swung down the sword in his hand.

The perspective returns to Arthur and Lancelot.

Soon, the two ran out of the first battlefield and passed the location where believers from both church factions clashed.

The Shadow Believers Karl and Beth were distracted and glanced at Arthur and Lancelot who had suddenly appeared.

The two were also misled by their formal knightly attire, thinking they were reinforcements from Crescent Moon Territory.

Then, the Shadow Follower Besten made his move, turning his staff around and aiming it at Lancelot, who seemed weaker of the two:

"go to hell!"

After a rapid incantation, a wave of shadowy light burst forth from her handbone staff, shooting swiftly toward Lancelot.

Upon seeing this, Lancelot immediately used his newly learned combat skill, Tidal Barrier, to deal with it.

Soon, a wall of deep blue water appeared in front of him.

The shadow wave of the Shadow Believer struck his tidal barrier.

Ultimately, the tidal barrier perfectly blocked and disintegrated the shadow waves, causing their shadow energy to dissipate rapidly.

The Shadow Follower Beth was incredulous at the sight.

Her prized shadow magic was neutralized by a knight who was absolutely no Silver rank.

It's worth noting that even Ange, the Moon Cultist she and her colleague Karl were fighting together, a Third-Rank Priestess, couldn't so easily dispel their Shadow Spells.

At this moment, look at Anjie, a follower of the Moon Goddess.

When the Shadow Follower Beth attacked Lancelot, the defensive pressure on her side was greatly reduced.

Therefore, she also had the ability to catch a glimpse of what had just happened.

She couldn't help but squint, wondering about the origins of these two unfamiliar knights.

She had heard from her sister Louise that it would take at least fifteen minutes for reinforcements from Crescent Moon Territory to reach the defensive line.

So, what is their purpose in appearing here?

However, the current situation does not allow Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, to think for so long.

She composed herself and threw herself back into the battle against the two Shadow Followers.

The Shadow Followers Karl and Beth, seeing that their previous attack had failed, also realized that the two of them seemed to have no intention of attacking them.

So they stopped paying attention to the two unidentified knights and focused on the battle at hand.

finally.

Arthur and Lancelot successfully crossed the second battlefield.

Right now, they still have one more battlefield to cross before they can get through this border line.

That was the location where the Eclipse Knight Wood and the Moon Cultist Louise fought.

at this time.

Louise, a follower of the Moon, is launching a series of attacks against Wood, the Knight of the Lunar Eclipse.

The full moon behind her head shone with a light far brighter than her younger sister Ange, giving her transcendent power from the gods.

With the Shadow Lance in hand and the assistance of his third-tier magical beast, the Silver Wolf, the Eclipse Knight Wood barely managed to withstand the attacks of this third-level priest from the Church of the Moon.

Under such circumstances.

Wood, relying on his Silver-rank life force perception, sensed that only two early-stage Iron-rank knights were heading in their direction, so he decided to ignore them.

As long as they don't willingly come to their deaths, Wood can spare their lives for the time being.

Wood thought to himself.

However, the Shadow Lance in his hand seemed to have other ideas.

As Arthur and Lancelot passed by him not far behind.

The Shadow Lance in the hands of the Eclipse Knight Wood suddenly erupted with an unprecedentedly dense black aura.

Louise, a follower of the Moon, also seemed to have been unprepared for the strength of the dark aura.

This powerful black energy instantly shattered her fierce attack, forcing her to retreat repeatedly.

Meanwhile, its owner, the Eclipse Knight Wood, was also utterly astonished.

The changes were not over yet.

This powerful, dense black energy quickly condensed into an almost solidified arrow, which shot straight at Arthur, who was passing by not far behind him.

From Arthur's perspective.

"Ang~"

His black-haired horse, Night Shadow, with its extraordinary properties enhanced by the "baptism of blood and sweat," helped him sense a sudden new crisis.

Immediately, Arthur fixed his gaze on the black arrow that had been shot at him.

The violent dark energy contained within this black arrow instantly put Arthur on edge.

He couldn't help but recall the scene of repairing the Shadow Altar in Qingfeng Village.

Back then, the enormous black hand formed by the three-headed shadow monster had also given him this sense of danger.

With this in mind, Arthur realized that the situation was extremely serious.

So he quickly pulled on the reins, ordering the black-haired horse Nightshade to speed up.

At the same time, he bent down.

In the end, the black arrow just missed him.

But the Black Arrow doesn't seem to intend to let Arthur go.

In the instant they brushed past each other, the black arrow split into a tiny beam of black light, which sneered like a venomous snake towards Arthur's body.

But that's it.

Arthur felt an incredibly profound yet strangely familiar power rapidly awakening within him.

next moment.

A full moon mark radiating holy light appeared on the back of his left hand.

The holy light of the full moon mark instantly annihilated the tiny black light that had tried to seep into his body.

Upon seeing the crescent moon mark on the back of Arthur's left hand, both Wood, the Knight of the Lunar Eclipse, and Louise, the follower of the Moon, cried out almost simultaneously:

"The Grace of the Bright Moon," the Holy Son of the Church?

It's not hard to tell from their previous conversation that Wood was once a member of the Moon Church.

Therefore, the two share the same understanding of many things:

The crescent moon mark that Arthur received from the attack of the Shadow Lance is the noblest blessing in the Church of the Moon, "The Grace of the Moon".

In any church.

The power that ordinary believers draw from the deity they worship through faith can only exist in the temporary form of "prayer and blessing" and "magical chanting".

"Blessing" is different; it is a noble miracle bestowed by a deity, a blessing of destiny that ensures a perpetual state.

Therefore, those who receive "favor" are those chosen by the deity they believe in, the future holy sons and daughters nurtured by the core of the church, and hold extremely high positions within the church.

In different churches, the requirements for the saints who bestow "favors" vary depending on the deity they believe in.

For example, the Holy Church, through "grace," requires believers to judge a sufficient number of heretics;

For example, the Church of Shadows requires "Grace" to embrace the shadow world and form a pact with shadow creatures.

Within the Church of the Moon, those who can bestow "favor" and become holy sons and daughters must be young women with sufficiently pure hearts and devout faith in the moon goddess Elune.

then.

Upon seeing the crescent moon mark on the back of Arthur's left hand, Wood the Eclipse Knight instantly became certain of Arthur's identity—the Holy Son of the Church of the Moon.

Despite being expelled from the Church of the Moon, he had previously spoken out against the church and regarded his former colleague Louise as his lackey.

But in truth, Wood harbored a deep hatred for everything about the Church of the Moon.

Therefore, after being expelled from the Church of the Moon, Wood chose to join the Church of the Shadows, reborn in the name of "Eclipse," vowing to destroy everything related to the Church of the Moon.

Thus, when a holy son, cherished by the church, appeared before him, his endless and deep hatred immediately settled on Arthur.

Driven by hatred.

The Eclipse Knight Wood abandoned his confrontation with Louise, a follower of the Moon, and instead rode his third-tier magical beast, the Silver Wolf, to block Arthur and the others' path.

Then, he raised the Shadow Lance in his hand and pointed it at Arthur:

“Holy Son of the Moon Church, do you know the vows that this body of mine bears?”

Seeing a silver-rank knight blocking his way, Arthur had no choice but to pull on the reins and stop.

He glanced at the crescent moon mark that had appeared on the back of his left hand and realized that it was a manifestation of "the grace of the bright moon".

Then, a bitter smile appeared on Arthur's lips.

Because he had already guessed the identities of the two sides engaged in fierce fighting on the border.

But he still pretended to be calm:

"What does your deep-seated hatred have to do with me?"

I am not a holy son of the Moonlit Church, but merely a passing knight.

Chapter 69 My sword has never been unsuccessful!

But as soon as Arthur finished speaking, another beam of the same holy light appeared.

However, the second holy light was much stronger than Arthur's full moon mark.

As a result, everyone present was drawn to this holy light.