Suddenly! A hand landed on the shoulder of Sun Xingzhe, who was boasting!
All the paladins stared wide-eyed!
When did that assassin in black get behind Sun Xingzhe?
Stealth? No! That's just invisibility, isn't it?
That's not right either!
I could clearly see him, but... he had no presence, just like... air.
“!” Sun Xingzhe turned his head blankly, staring at the assassin who had patted him on the shoulder.
The assassin's eyes were extremely calm, yet they deeply disturbed Sun Xingzhe's fragile heart.
What kind of look is that?!
Are you looking for bugs?
The mysterious assassin chuckled softly, turned and went to the counter, as if he were just there to say hello.
“How terrifying…” Qitatu frowned.
Hans Christian Andersen also bit his nails and remained silent.
Zhuo Wula, standing to the side, was also panting excitedly: "So strong..."
The mercenaries at the counter exclaimed in surprise, "My God! You're actually here!"
"The God of Assassins!"
"Guys! It's Bernery!!!"
"Quick! Bring out the best wine!"
Hagen stared at the figure, lost in thought: "Bernari?"
...
That wasn't the last time Hagen saw Bernard.
The last time was... in front of the Demon King's castle?
The paladins spent months circling around the enormous Demon King's castle before finally arriving at its location.
Those damn scouts drew the wrong map! That damn maze almost killed them!
“You can’t blame the scouts; drawing this map cost the lives of at least ten thousand scouts.” Hagen walked to a corner and looked at the lone skeleton of a scout.
He silently rolled up the map he was clutching in his bone claws, laid the corpse flat, and wrapped it in a rag.
"May the Lord receive your soul, brave one," Hagen prayed, clutching the holy book.
Hans Christian Andersen knelt down and prayed beside him. Zoula watched Andersen do this and also began to pray.
Colorado also...
“Hey! I can’t do that! If you did, wouldn’t it make me look stupid?” Sun Xingzhe pulled back Lorania, who was about to pray.
Lorania chuckled and scratched her head.
...
The road ahead must still be traveled.
In front of the Demon King's castle, there was a gate that had long been shown to have been pushed open, and the corpses of the Demon King's guards were scattered all over the ground.
All of this indicates that someone beat them to it!
"Damn it, a fatal blow! It's that assassin!" Sun Xingzhe raised his spear, glaring at the door. "I'm going in right now..."
Suddenly, Hagen grabbed his arm and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter who gets rid of the Demon King," Hagen laughed. "I'll explain to Paul myself, it's fine."
Just then, a thunderclap suddenly came from the sky.
Everyone stared at the gate. Bernard stood in front of the gate with his head down, making no attempt to conceal his presence.
"He succeeded? So quickly?" Zhuowula asked, puzzled.
Bernard swayed as he descended the steps, then stopped after looking at the group of paladins.
Do you really represent justice?
"?" Hagen looked at the other person in confusion.
Suddenly, Bernard looked at Hagen with tears in his eyes and said only one sentence...
"fraud."
Just as Hagen was about to ask, the other person vanished like the wind.
"A fraud?" Hagen asked himself repeatedly.
He gazed at the castle gate, and could faintly hear the sounds of a baby.
"Commander?" Andersen had already led the paladins closer to the gate.
A powerful dark aura still lingers within the castle!
"Heh, assassin, you've only been misled!" Sun Xingzhe sneered. "Only those of us with unwavering faith will not waver in our beliefs!"
Pushing open the gates, accompanied by torrential rain and thunder, the knights stepped into the castle.
The corpses scattered on the ground, and the woman holding an infant on the throne.
She looked at the paladins in a panic and instantly hugged the baby in her arms tighter.
"What's going on? A demon?" Qitatu looked at the demon woman with suspicion.
"The Demon King, is it a child?" Hagen stared incredulously at the baby in the woman's arms.
The baby looked at the group of holy knights who had stormed into the castle, tears streaming down its face, and clung tightly to its mother.
Both mother and child possessed a powerful aura of darkness, and their oppressive presence was no weaker than that of any of the paladins present!
"Are you also going to speak up for those parasites?" the woman said numbly after calming down.
Hagen didn't quite understand whether the parasites she was referring to were nobles or something else, but that didn't stop them from eradicating evil, did it?
"It seems my husband really did die on the front lines." Tears streamed down the woman's face.
“We raised the banner of rebellion in accordance with His will, but in the end, we were forced to fight back by our own people with swords.”
"What you are practicing is nothing more than..."
Hans Christian Andersen hurled a massive holy lance, its destructive force instantly shattering the floor tiles as it hurtled straight toward the woman!
Sun Xingzhe grinned maliciously and used the blind spot created by the Holy Lance to dodge and get close to the woman!
"Wait!" Hagen sensed something was inside and quickly intervened.
But the Holy Temple tattoo on his neck suddenly burned with pain, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
He just stared blankly as the paladins joined forces to strangle the woman!
“Villains die from talking too much!” Sun Xingzhe was the first to approach the woman, his spear easily piercing through the protective magic array she had created.
Zhuo Wula also quickly cleared away the demon soldiers summoned by the woman from the room.
"You!" The woman looked at the child in her arms, powerless to continue the fight, silently using her remaining magic to resist the attacks.
But as her strength waned, she was powerless to escape.
“We come from the North and have the privilege of seeing the truth of the world… We… are truly willing to give everything to save you.”
"Please forgive the soldiers' rudeness and bloodshed; they were simply overwhelmed by the sudden power..."
She kissed her child with tears in her eyes, feeling somewhat sentimental about her fate.
Perhaps she should heed that will and send the child to the Abyss of Souls by the Black Knight?
No! I'm not reconciled!
It was so close...
These parasites of the world ultimately joined forces to defeat her.
...
In a daze, she found herself back on that blue planet, and once again saw those enormous creatures that were consuming the world.
"I have seen you once again!" The woman knelt down toward the planet.
He said guiltily, "I'm sorry, we failed."
The planet's dust gently caressed her face, as if offering comfort.
But, surely His power is almost completely depleted? This is probably the last time He will awaken...
"What?" The woman seemed to hear the words of that will, and exclaimed in shock, "The crown, the rules?"
"Really?" The woman seemed much more relaxed. "You don't need me to do all this anymore?"
"Are you going to use your last strength to help her?"
"Then please abandon me and my child..."
"For you, and for the sake of future generations."
"I'm sorry, we have let you down..."
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