Chapter 278 The Pursuit of the Black Knight
Who is the Black Knight?
The Black Knights, also known as the Hermon Knights, were once members of the Hodghe Templars, serving the forces of darkness. After the Hodghe Templars were attacked by the forces of light, the Hermon Knights declared their independence and became a renowned free knight order on the continent. Under the banner of justice, they specialize in hunting down criminals wanted by various nations.
However, as far as Shu Li knew, the Hermon Knights were secretly working for the Kingdom of Cecilia.
In every country invaded by Cecilia, members of the royal family became wanted criminals and were hunted by the Black Knights.
Seleu and Nasha are the ones they are hunting.
Eighteen years ago, Seleu escaped into the Fairy Forest under the desperate protection of Harris and was nearly killed by the Black Knight. Fortunately, Shuri was there at the time, and when the Elf King found him, he wiped out the invader in one fell swoop.
Afterwards, Seleucus went to the courtyard, and to avoid being hunted by the Black Knight, he never left the courtyard.
If he had not joined Team Light and considering the short mission period, he might not have risked coming to the Warcraft Forest.
Eight years ago, Nasha fled from the country of Pedam, escorted by the great swordsman Sen Luo at the risk of his life. Under the cover of the song and dance troupe, she hid her identity and successfully went to the royal city of Adilan, where she met the Queen of Dalia.
At that time, Shuli was cursed, and he and Ilio were disguising themselves as humans to find Queen Dalia to break the curse. On the way, they met the Knights of Hermon, and they were almost mistaken for Nasha and Senro. Fortunately, Ilio was resourceful and disguised himself as a musician of the song and dance troupe to get away with it.
Now, being surrounded by more than twenty black knights awakened Shu Li's memory.
These black knights exuded an evil aura of death. As they approached, the temperature dropped sharply, and the power of darkness rose rapidly, devouring the surrounding light elements.
In the past, he was weak and shuddered at the sight of the Black Knight. Now that he has become an intermediate wizard, Shu Li is not panicking. His mind is working quickly, thinking about countermeasures and calculating the chances of winning the battle.
They have even defeated the Lord of Hell, so would they be afraid of the Black Knight who is a human?
If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to release Farm.
It had slept in the Seal of the God of Fire for a whole day, and it was time for it to wake up.
"Are they the Black Knights?" Kumandi scanned the area and calmly analyzed, "Twenty-five in total. The leading knight is a greatsword master, and the others are all greatsword warriors. They're nothing to be afraid of."
Ace warned: "Don't ignore the dark power in them."
The power of darkness is like a boost, increasing combat effectiveness exponentially. The more you absorb, the stronger you become.
These black knights have been immersed in the Black Domain Pool of the Hodhe Temple for a long time. The dark power accumulated in their bodies is dozens of times that of ordinary people. In addition, they have been through hundreds of battles and their combat effectiveness is comparable to that of sword masters. They should not be underestimated.
"No matter whether they have dark power or not, as long as they are the lackeys of the God of Darkness, kill them all!" Discio raised his magic wand and aimed it at the Black Knight.
"That's right! Kill them! Kill them all!" Budno and Amanda shouted together.
Angel said to Ace, Hector, Siti, and Nasha, "Stay close to me. I'm going to activate the defensive magic circle."
The four of them were magic apprentices and were no match for the Black Knight, so they were protected by him.
Seryu stared coldly at the leading black knight and said to the others, "They are coming for me. Don't attack them."
"Prince!" Harris walked forward worriedly.
Although the prince's strength has greatly increased recently, as his magic mentor, I must not let him face the Black Knight alone.
He had been stuck at the low-level mage level for a long time, and this was a good opportunity to unleash his potential and break through his limits.
"Seleu... maybe they're coming for me..." Nasha bit her lip. She was also on the Black Knight's wanted list, and it was Queen Dalia's protection that had allowed her to grow up safely over the years.
After leaving the Dalia Empire, the Queen was afraid that she would be hunted down by the Black Knights, so she asked Simu's dance troupe to escort her to the courtyard.
However, Princess Cecil, who was also on the wanted list and used the alias Simu, traveled around the world for many years without getting into any trouble.
It has to be said that she is extremely courageous, clever, and has superb disguise skills. She can move freely under the nose of the Black Knight with such arrogance that it is truly admirable.
"You—all must die!" The leading black knight sat high on his horse, looking down at Seleu and others with contempt.
Without his order, the other black knights surrounded the Light Team with murderous intent.
Seeing that the battle was about to break out, Seleu took action and swung the sword in his hand. With a "bang", a deep trench several meters long was cut into the ground, preventing the Black Knight from advancing.
"Gersam! Your opponent is me!"
Seleu looked sharply at the leading black knight.
Shu Li was puzzled and asked Harris quietly, "Do you know him?"
The Black Knight was wearing a helmet and his face was not exposed. How could he know who the other party was?
Harris sighed, "He is the head of the Royal Knights of Cecilia and was once the prince's swordsmanship instructor."
"What?" The others were shocked.
Even the leader of the Royal Knights has fallen and become a lackey of the dark forces.
"He's from Denton." Harris said coldly.
If he hadn't betrayed the king and queen, Denton's coup wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
Gesam sneered and said to Seleu with contempt: "You are no match for me."
Having watched Seryuu for eighteen years, how could he not know his true strength? He was described as a genius mastering both magic and swordsmanship, but in reality, he was nothing more than a small flower in a greenhouse. Even with his fame in the arena, he was no match for the Black Knight empowered by the God of Darkness.
The last time Seleu left the courtyard for the Woba Canyon, the time was too short, allowing him to escape. This time, as soon as they received the news, they immediately gave chase, blocking the road from the Monster Forest to Diha Village early, making it impossible for him to escape even if he had wings.
As for the adventurers traveling with him, they can only blame their bad luck and poor judgment of their people. Let them go to hell with the wanted criminals!
Gesam raised his sharp spear, pointed it at Seleu's chest, and said coldly, "If you had stayed within the boundaries of the court, you might have lived a long life. But you're reckless and insist on leaving the court. Don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship."
"Affection?" Seleu said sarcastically, "Since you led the rebels to massacre the palace, there has been no affection between you and me! Gesam, don't let your arrogance and ignorance blind your eyes! Today, you will become the first stepping stone on my road to revenge—"
Seleu raised the silver sword in his hand and released the true power of the Sword Saint.
In an instant, the black knight was suffocated by the overwhelming sword energy.
Gesam's pupils constricted. "You...actually reached the level of Sword Saint? Impossible!"
The thirty-two-year-old sword master is unprecedented!
Even the most powerful swordsmanship genius in history did not reach the level of Sword Saint until he was over fifty years old.
Besides, Seleucus is not a genius.
As the prince's swordsmanship teacher, Gesam is well aware of Seleu's strength.
Before the age of ten, his aptitude was mediocre, and after learning swordsmanship, he was at most slightly better than an average person. After the age of ten, he actually showed a good talent for swordsmanship, which was quite surprising.
Unfortunately, at that time, Gesam's mind was no longer on the prince, so he naturally would not teach him with all his heart.
"Hmph, just bluffing." Gesam said disdainfully, "Think you can scare us off with magic cover? Naive!"
"Really?" Seryu sneered, "I'll let you know who's the naive one—Cross Slash!"
The sword master-level cross slash, carrying a majestic and murderous aura, attacked the black knight with unstoppable force.
Gesam's eyes widened in disbelief, and before he could even react, he was attacked horribly.
"boom--"
The black knights were in a panic, falling off their horses and in chaos. Some had strong reaction and agility to avoid the attack, while those who were intimidated by the sword energy were instantly reduced to ashes.
“Ahhhhhh—”
After the shrill scream, the scene was silent.
Of the twenty-five Black Knights, five were killed and ten injured in an instant. Standing in the front row, bearing the brunt of the attack, Gesam dodged in time to save his life, but his right arm was severed by the sword's energy and fell to the ground in a bloody mess.
The arm was still holding the sharp spear, bleeding and twitching constantly.
After being shocked, the other members of Team Light showed excited expressions.
Wow! Seryuu is amazing!
Although I knew last week that he had awakened the Sword of Carlos and his strength had greatly increased, I had never seen its power so directly.
During this week's special training, Ilio taught him individually, so they couldn't estimate his true strength.
Now seeing him kill the Black Knight in one move, I was shocked.
Shu Li closed his open mouth and silently chanted a spell, and a defensive shield protected his teammates standing beside him.
It seems that Seleu can deal with these black knights alone.
He is only using a seventh-level longsword now, and has not yet unleashed the full power of the Sword of Carlos!
The Sword of Carlos is the first of the five magic swords and is the absolute nemesis of the power of darkness.
The Black Knight was like an egg against a rock when facing the Sword of Carlos.
"Sperian, aren't we going to help?" Nasha asked worriedly.
"No need, Seryu can handle it alone." Shu Li said, "We will wait and see what happens and lend him a helping hand at any time."
"good!"
Others responded by staying on alert and not letting their guard down.
Gesam fell to the ground, covering his bleeding broken arm. His helmet was split in two and scattered on the ground, revealing a gloomy and old face.
"Impossible! Impossible! You... actually reached the level of Sword Master?"
The injured black knight was missing arms and legs, and he lay in a pool of blood, wailing constantly.
"Nothing is impossible." Seleu gripped his sword with both hands, striking an attacking stance, and gazed coldly at Gesam. "I've said before, arrogance and ignorance have blinded your eyes, while greed and lust have corrupted your soul. Serving the Dark God will ultimately lead you to hell."
Gesam's face was grim as he shouted, "Kill! Kill him!"
With his order, black flames ignited on the bodies of all the black knights, and even the dead bodies on the ground struggled to get up, twisting their limbs unnaturally.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
The black knight was like a mindless puppet, shouting "kill" as he pounced on Seleucus fiercely.
Seleu's expression became serious and he released a fierce sword energy.
Here we come!
This is the real Black Knight!
No pain, no emotion, no consciousness, dead but not stiff.
Eighteen years ago, the guard who protected him was tortured to death by such a black knight, which caused great psychological trauma to the young him.
Now, he has grown up and is no longer afraid of these immortal monsters.
"I, Seleu, swear by the sword of Kalos that I will end your souls forever—"
As the words fell, the young man holding the long sword turned into a flash of lightning and rushed towards the black knight.
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