Chapter 161: Invisible Island
The blood-soaked knight sat on the sea beast, looking at the empty sea in despair.
Once again, he failed to protect the people he swore to protect.
The storm became more violent, like a majestic god roaring at the world.
John raised his sword high and swung it toward the storm.
He had never intended to return to Bretonnia alive, and he should have died in that charge.
The storm dispersed as suddenly as it came.
An undercurrent pushed the corpse of the sea beast away, and gradually, on the unchanging sea surface, at the end of John's sight, a fog emerged.
Deep in the foggy sea, there stands an island of various shapes.
John saw Bretonnia, and then a cheering crowd appeared in the depths of the fog, seeming to welcome the arrival of the Holy Grail Knights.
The Paladin became more alert, and the scene in the fog suddenly changed, as if the Holy Grail Knight's state of mind was revealed. John actually saw the castle where he lived in his childhood.
His deceased parents stood on the top of the castle, looking at him from afar.
Soon, the fog changed again, and John saw the glory he had been pursuing, the love he had always longed for, and the regrets that had been made up for.
Voices whispered in the Paladin's ears, promising the Grail Knight that as long as he went deep into the fog and landed on the island, he could make a wish.
The gods deep in the fog dominate wishes!
There will be no more regrets, because everything can be redeemed, this is the promise of the gods.
John clenched his sword tightly, veins popping out on his forehead. He tried to calm his breathing and prayed repeatedly to the Lady of the Lake.
Suddenly, John heard the voice of the Lady of the Lake.
Just like when he first received the Holy Grail, a gentle female voice guided the Holy Grail Knight to land on the island.
He subconsciously wanted to obey, but the dim armor made John realize that this was definitely not the guidance of the goddess!
The Holy Grail Knight discovered a struggling figure in the foggy sea.
That was a drowning person.
As the distance got closer, John could see clearly that it was the king he was loyal to.
The king seemed surprised to meet the Holy Grail Knight at sea, and he quickly reacted and gave John a serious order to rescue him.
This couldn't be true. Even without the corresponding blessing, the King of Bretonnia was an equally powerful Holy Grail Knight and the sea water could not trouble him.
John fled in panic from the spreading mist. The power given to him by the lake god was fading because he had not fulfilled his oath to protect the king.
Can't the gods see the truth?
This is obviously a trap set by evil spirits, and that king is a fake!
How could the Holy Grail Knight know the truth of the world? How could the gods defeat the powerful demons? The goddess of the lake descended here, so there was a chance to make the demons retreat.
How can a mere mortal resist the nearly omnipotent God-Lord Demon? You know, this is the "God's Kingdom" created by the Demon in the mortal world.
His strength rapidly faded away, and John jumped into the sea in pain, swimming desperately towards the direction away from the fog.
But the sea seemed to be against him.
The ocean current was in the opposite direction, and he had to expend more energy to swim a few meters further.
The powerful temptation in his ears never stopped. As long as he turned back, as long as he landed on the island, all difficulties would disappear.
John bit his tongue and regained consciousness through the pain.
He wasn't as weak as he thought, his strength had never been gone, it was just an illusion.
John decisively cut his palm with his sword, used the pain to fight the temptation in the depths of the fog, and swam away quickly as if escaping for his life.
He didn't know how long he had been swimming, and the fog had disappeared at the end of the sea level.
The loss of blood brought true weakness to the human race.
At the same time, a strange chill froze his wounds.
The ever-ebbing holiness reminded John that he was cursed.
An unexpected encounter with the distorted and bizarre always comes at a heavy price.
The moment the blessing of the Lady of the Lake completely disappears, John will die.
The Paladin swam in the sea in confusion, but the confusion soon subsided.
He will die, but only after killing the enemy he swore to end.
A pirate ship appeared not far away, and when the ignorant pirates approached the figure floating in the sea, John took the opportunity to climb onto the gunboat.
No matter how weak he is, he is still a Holy Grail Knight.
At first there were only a few screams, but soon the noise of the waves was drowned out by the sound of gunfire and clashing weapons.
The blood-soaked knight killed almost all the pirates on the ship. Amid the thanks from the released captives, the knight forced the surviving sailors to sail the ship to Lustria.
Isthmus of Lustria, Maku Peaks.
The sunlight penetrates the mist in the forest, drawing brilliant arcs.
Lynch was tired of watching the dawn in the rainforest. This should be the tenth day of his journey deep into the mountains.
They were probably about to leave the forest and arrive near Pahuacs.
Lynch shook his body and almost dropped the broken gold pendant on his back, which made the dwarf's eyes follow the gold and shake several times.
Sorian could see that Lynch didn't care about gold.
That is, if the ornament falls to the ground, the lizardfolk will not deign to pick it up.
And this was his chance to pick up the gold! Ledin glanced at the dwarf with disdain, and didn't even want to ridicule him anymore. Talking to the dwarf became an insult to himself.
The elves do not have the same hunger for gold as the dwarves.
As if the dwarf had heard the dwarf's thoughts, a small piece of gold fell from Lynch's body. The dwarf caught the gold before it hit the ground like a tiger pouncing on its prey.
Lynch listened to the dwarf's praise irritably, suddenly increased his speed, shook off a few pieces of gold, and at the same time distanced himself from the dwarf.
Greed for gold is a flaw that the ancient saints could not make up for after transforming the dwarves.
Lynch understood the dwarf's desire, but could not accept his lustful gaze.
To cold-blooded species, gold is as valuable as paper, just decorations and book pages that will not be eroded by the rainforest.
If gold is needed, the magic toads have plenty of ways to get it.
The adventure team once again passed by the ruins of a colony. There were colonies everywhere on the Isthmus of Lustria. Of course, only a few could stand in the rainforest for a long time.
These colonies deep in the jungle were basically established by inexperienced warm-bloods. This should be their first time in Lustria, and this will also be their last visit.
There were no signs of invasion, the buildings were decayed, and the bodies were nearly half-rotten.
Lynch could see that these humans locked themselves in the house and kept dancing until they were exhausted to death.
Obviously, this is the result of the influence of the Eternal Dancer.
Anyone who senses the Dancer of Slaanesh will be uncontrollably intoxicated by the demon's dance and dance along with it.
And that demon, cursed by the Prince of Darkness, could never stop dancing.
Lynch didn't know why it was interested in the mortal world. It should be wandering around the Chaos Realm, outside the Dark Prince's palace, begging for its master's forgiveness.
Lynch suddenly had a malicious thought.
He has not forgotten what happened before. This damn demon had his palm bitten off by Lynch. I wonder if it has recovered.
(End of this chapter)
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