Chapter 38 What a coincidence
I still remember when I was receiving training, the teacher specifically reminded me that the Paladin's common swordsmanship is most effective only against humanoid enemies. If you encounter an opponent who is particularly huge, has a lot of arms, or has a strange shape, don't think about suppressing him with swordsmanship, just use divine magic!
Now he completely understood what his teacher meant. When you meet an opponent who is not a human, many sword skills lose their meaning and instead become fatal flaws.
After only two or three rounds of fighting, the paladin was hit by several swords. If his armor had not been strong enough, he would have been cut into pieces. After being completely freed from restrictions, the living mercury attacked more excitedly like a child who found a new toy. He gradually stopped sticking to swordsmanship and changed his body into various incredible forms, attacking from directions that the paladin could not even imagine.
Seeing the situation reversed, the holy light lit up again on the holy knight's sword, and not only the holy light, but also the light of thunder wrapped around it.
It’s the Holy Slash again, and it’s an advanced version, with the Holy Slash coming with strong lightning damage.
I had originally planned to save it for dealing with Ambersu, but who would have thought that I would be cornered by a strange monster. Now I can't care about so much.
The thunderous Holy Slash fell towards the living mercury. Even if the opponent raised several mercury swords to block it, this sword was still unstoppable. The power of this advanced version of the Holy Slash was enough to break through the magic resistance of the living mercury and cause terrible damage.
Unfortunately, the last sword only cut off one arm of the Living Mercury.
"Missed?! How is this possible?!"
The paladin looked at his crooked sword in disbelief. How could this sword, which had been tempered thousands of times, be crooked?
The severely injured living mercury was completely enraged, and without caring about recovering from the injury, it directly wrapped the paladin. The paladin's strongest attack missed, and he was unable to dodge at all. His body was completely wrapped up, and the living mercury immediately activated its ability to devour metal.
The paladin struggled hard, and his body continued to glow with holy light, making the living mercury seem to boil, but it was in vain in the end. His armor and weapons were swallowed by the living mercury, leaving only a thin shirt.
Blond, handsome, strong, elegant... The true face of this holy warrior is so dazzling that it would make countless girls fall in love with him in other places. However, this appearance has no effect on living mercury. The angry little guy condensed the sword again and wanted to pierce the body of this holy warrior.
Without the protection of armor, the paladin is doomed to die.
But at this moment, Amber said loudly: "Don't kill him, the Holy Knight is very valuable!"
Although the Living Mercury was still quite angry, he would never disobey Amber's orders. He could only angrily press the Holy Knight's head to the ground, smashing the Holy Knight's handsome face.
An Boxiu smiled and said, "Little guy, you're still not convinced? I helped you escape the Holy Slash just now, otherwise you would have been killed long ago."
Amber Xiu underestimated the strength of this holy knight. Anyone who could use the advanced version of the Holy Slash must be a high-level holy knight. Moreover, he is so young, probably the best among the younger generation of the Ryan Empire. He might even be a holy knight who was personally canonized and awarded by Emperor Ryan.
What a loss! The equipment of high-level paladin was very valuable, but now it is useless.
No, the ransom must be doubled! Amber looked at the paladin who was struggling to get up and warned him, "Don't waste your energy. Your companions are already in my hands. If you don't want them to lose their lives, just be a prisoner."
After hearing what Amber said, the Holy Knight said firmly: "We are all servants of the Lord of the Dawn. If we die in the sacred war, our souls will ascend to heaven. It is impossible for you to threaten me with this. We have already made preparations to sacrifice ourselves!"
"Hehe, but you have a companion who is not a believer of the Lord of Dawn. Are you going to let him die with you? You are a paladin who has taken an oath of dedication, right? Isn't protecting the weak one of your creeds?"
Amberxiu's words surprised the Holy Knight. He didn't expect that Amberxiu knew him so well.
Every paladin will swear an oath before the gods. The Oath of Dedication, the Oath of the Ancients and the Oath of Vengeance are the three most common oaths. The Oath of Dedication requires the paladin to act justly, abide by integrity, protect the weak, and not use any despicable means even when facing the enemy.
Harvey is a partner who fights with them. If Ambershu threatens Harvey's life, this paladin really cannot let his companion fall into desperate situation because of his own beliefs. This is an act that violates his oath.
If a paladin breaks his oath, the consequences will be very serious.
"What do you want? I will not cooperate with the undead. Even if you threaten me with the life of that wizard, I will never cooperate with you." The paladin said firmly.
"Who asked you to cooperate? I just want you to save some energy and be a prisoner obediently. Once the Ryan Empire pays the ransom, I will naturally release you." Amber Xiu said.
He had already figured it out in his mind: 800,000 gold coins for the Light Priest and 1 million gold coins for the Holy Knight; not a single coin less would do.
It may sound like some people are asking for too much, but this involves the issue of pricing.
Just imagine, if this paladin is so valuable, how much is the living mercury that can be equal to the paladin, or even slightly better, worth? Living mercury may be Amber's biggest business in the next few hundred years, and it must not be sold cheaply.
But after hearing Amber's plan, the paladin sneered and said, "Then you don't have to waste your efforts. The empire will not pay any ransom for the captives. The Lion Empire has never been threatened by anyone, let alone the threat of the undead. If you ask for a ransom from the Lion Empire, it will only lead to a crusade from the Paladin Corps."
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Amber Xiu said nonchalantly: "Isn't that more in line with your wishes? So what reason do you have to stop me from dying? Now, tell me your name."
The Holy Knight did not expect Amber to be so resolute. Does this lich really dare to challenge the Lion Empire head-on for a few gold coins?
Although he couldn't figure it out, he knew he had no choice but to accept his fate of being captured unless he wanted Harvey, an innocent man, to die because of his stubbornness.
The paladin said calmly, "Alan Watson, that's my name."
"Watson?" Amber Hearing this last name, he asked, "Who is James Watson, the editor-in-chief of Legendary Spells, to you?"
The young paladin asked curiously, "Do you know my father?"
The soul fire in Amber's eyes was burning fiercely, about to burst out. He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "That's such a coincidence. I have known your father for many years."
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