Chapter 153 The Strength of the Church (Two chapters in one)
Soon, Ryan and his party were about to arrive at the area where the Lagre team had discovered the old ogre.
At this time, Priest Rudolf on horseback suddenly raised his head, looked forward, and frowned slightly.
At almost the same time, Ryan also raised his right hand to make a stop gesture and shouted: "Stop!"
Just now, Ryan felt a very obvious and malicious peeping, located in the dense forest about a few dozen meters in front of him on the left.
He was very sure that this peeping look was not from ordinary beasts, but from the eyes of some intelligent creatures.
In addition, the fact that Ryan could feel obvious malice showed that the opponent's strength should not be underestimated.
Priest Rudolf, however, did not pay attention to the peeping look, but turned his head to look at Ryan in surprise.
The young man in front of him who had entered the Knight's Extraordinary at a young age seemed to make him more and more unable to see through.
Because even he had just noticed the peeping look just now.
But what he didn't expect was that Ryan, who was beside him, could also immediately notice that a knight had such a keen perception.
You know, he could sense it because he had been a clergyman for a long time, so he had an instinctive sensitivity to malice.
Just as Rudolf was thinking about what conditions he should put forward to impress the young man in front of him, who in his heart should be thrown into the arms of the goddess, Ryan took the initiative to ask:
"Priest Rudolf, there seems to be something spying on us in that direction just now. Do we need to stop and check it out?"
"Okay, let everyone rest by the way." Rudolf thought for a moment and decided to rest for a while.
From the town of Shining Gold to the Night Song Forest, although the Templar Knights did not feel anything, the team of security guards from the county town and the night watchmen in the town of Shining Gold were gradually showing signs of fatigue.
So the whole team stopped soon.
One is to rest for a while to let the horses recover the physical strength consumed by the journey, and the other is to send people to check the situation around.
Ryan asked Matteo to send the night watchmen to guard the surroundings, and at the same time sent a few good hands to carefully check the area within a hundred meters, especially in the left front area where he just noticed the prying eyes, to see if there are any valuable clues.
After arranging these, Ryan came to Lagre and asked, "Lagre, is this the place?"
As he gradually went deeper into the Night Song Forest, Ryan found that Lagre was a little depressed.
As for the reason?
Ryan guessed that it was probably because Lagre was moved by the scene and remembered the scene of that day.
"Well, yes, not far ahead that day, we found the old ogre."
"Not long after the battle, the opponent was defeated by my brother and fled in this direction."
Lagre pointed to the front with a solemn expression.
Ryan looked up and vaguely saw that there seemed to be many signs of broken and fallen trees in the dense forest ahead.
It stands to reason that in this kind of primitive forest-like environment, the grass and trees grow very fast, and ordinary traces of battle will soon be covered by fast and densely growing plants.
It seems that the battle that took place more than half a month ago was very fierce.
"Swoosh!"
A night watchman in front of him who was responsible for the alert suddenly shot an arrow into the depths of the dense forest.
"What's going on?" Matteo stepped forward and said.
"Captain, something suddenly passed by there. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a jackal." The night watchman said solemnly.
Since the elite night watchmen usually practice archery diligently, their eyesight is generally very good. This is also the reason why Ryan took the initiative to let the night watchmen take on the role of alert scouts.
Soon, Matteo came to Ryan and Priest Rudolf and reported: "My lords, a night watchman just reported that traces of jackals were found around our team. Judging from some footprints, there are quite a few."
Ryan nodded and asked in return: "Have you found any traces of the old ogre?"
Was the spying just now from the jackal?
This is very likely.
However, the jackal that once made him so afraid is already a thing of the past.
Even if the violent gnoll that Ryan had suffered before was resurrected, the opponent would most likely not be able to withstand his full-strength attack.
In addition, according to the current strength of the team, even if they encounter an attack by dozens of gnolls mixed with several violent gnolls, they can deal with it calmly.
But the ogres are different.
In addition to the opponent's strong own strength, which can pose a considerable threat to the team, according to Lagre's previous description, these gnolls are most likely vassals of an old ogre.
The combat power of a group of gnolls in disarray and a group of gnolls under the unified command of an old ogre is very different.
Ryan understood this very well.
"No trace of the old ogre has been found yet." Matteo shook his head and said.
"President Rudolph, look." Ryan turned his head and asked.
The main force of the team this time is the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess Church, so Ryan is in a very positive attitude.
Whether to clear out these gnolls first or go directly to the area where the barbarian team found the evil knights, it was decided by Priest Rudolf, the head of the church in the team.
Hearing Ryan's question, Priest Rudolf smiled and said, "Let's go directly to the target area. The range of activities of the gnolls is very wide, and it will waste a lot of time to eliminate them."
"If they don't know what's good for them and show up when we are dealing with the evil knights, I think you should let them know how powerful they are, Ryan, right?"
"Of course. Priest Rudolf, please rest assured that as for the gnolls, the Night Watch and I will take the responsibility of eliminating them." Ryan bowed slightly and readily agreed to the task of guarding against and eliminating the gnolls.
"Matteo, notify them that the rest is over and the team will continue to move forward."
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the team, which had finished resting, continued on their way cautiously, and was always on guard against possible sneak attacks.
However, to everyone's surprise, the gnolls seemed to be just spying and showed no signs of attacking.
Ryan thought about it and thought it was normal.
Because the perception of wild beasts is usually more acute, as gnolls who are comparable to wild beasts and also hang out in the forest, they must be able to perceive that their team is very strong.
They are bullies who are afraid of the strong and are afraid of the weak. If there is no command from a more powerful creature, it is unlikely that they will take the initiative to attack them.
After another half an hour of traveling, the team finally arrived at the site that Lagre mentioned last time.
I saw a few dozen meters ahead, there was an obvious man-made building ruins, which was scattered with tall stone pillars covered with moss and vines. It seemed to be the ruins of a temple long ago.
Ryan observed carefully for a while and found that this place was indeed very strange.
Thinking carefully, they had been walking along the forest, so there were constant sounds of birds and insects.
But as they gradually approached this area, the calls of various birds and animals gradually became quiet, and finally, it seemed as if they had all disappeared, and there was a dead silence.
Another point is that the sense of surveillance from the jackals just now gradually disappeared as they gradually approached this area.
Could it be that the jackals were also afraid of this area?
So, they didn't dare to continue to follow them?
Moreover, Ryan's increasingly enhanced mental strength also reminded him that there was an unknown and hidden danger ahead.
This kind of danger is not the kind of explicit danger, so Ryan's core skill "Danger Perception" will not give an early warning.
It's like, if you see a crumbling wall not far away, if your perception is sharp enough, your body will instinctively tell you that once you get close, the wall may fall down and hit you.
This is a potential danger, but it doesn't mean it will definitely happen.
It is also possible that you pass by, but the wall does not fall down, but is still in a crumbling state.
But one thing is certain, that is, if you decide not to get close, then this potential danger will not be a threat to you.
Once you get close, the wall will collapse at the same time. At this time, the core skill "Danger Sense" will warn you at the moment when the wall begins to tilt.
At this time, except for a group of formal knights and Templars who have reached extraordinary strength, the other night watchmen and the team of security guards from the county town all dismounted and began to be alert.
"This is my brother's axe!" Lagre pointed to the corner of the stone pillar wrapped in vines not far ahead and exclaimed.
Ryan looked intently and saw a battle axe that he had once impressed. At this moment, it was lying quietly beside the stone pillar. From the exposed axe blade, it seemed that it had not suffered any serious damage.
The crescent-shaped axe face, which was almost as wide as the door panel, still flashed with metallic luster.
This is exactly the weapon of Lagre's brother - the "Moon Blade Battle Axe"!
Lagre quickly jumped off the horse, trotted over, picked up the "Moon Blade Battle Axe", and gently rubbed it with his palm.
Seeing this, Ryan slowly dismounted and quietly walked to Lagre's side.
He understood the feeling of being reminded of someone by the sight of an object, so Ryan did not speak.
But unfortunately, this tranquility was interrupted after only a few seconds!
"Whew~~~"
Suddenly, a warhorse neighed not far away.
Just as everyone was looking around, looking for the source of the sound, they saw a black-armored knight holding a three- or four-meter-long lance, suddenly jumping out from the dense forest on the left!
The horse under the opponent's crotch was particularly tall, and covered with black armor, and it was as if it was a black moving castle with the knight in full black armor. At this time, the opponent was rushing towards everyone.
For a moment, everyone was a little panicked, especially the young night watchman who was responsible for the alert in the left front of the team. Seeing this scene, he was stunned on the spot.
"Get out of the way!" The little Matteo roared, while pulling the opponent hard, allowing the opponent to narrowly avoid the impact of the black-armored knight.
At this time, a Templar wearing silver knight armor drove his horse forward quickly, as if he wanted to stop the opponent.
But the opponent's black lance stabbed him at lightning speed, and along with this stab, there was a strange black gas wrapped around the black lance like a giant python.
"Dang!!"
The black lance stabbed heavily on the silver shield, and in an instant, the Templar who went to stop him was knocked off his horse.
The Templar flew four or five meters in the air, and then fell heavily to the ground with a "bang!".
Fortunately, the ground deep in the Night Song Forest was very soft and densely covered with shrubs and flowers, so it was very good to slow down the shock, and the injury of the silver-armored knight was not serious.
A battle that had been expected for a long time broke out unexpectedly!
The opponent's lance attack with black gas just now made the face of Rudolf, the head of the Monsoon and Goddess Church, solemn.
As the head of the Church of the Goddess of the Sea, who was in charge of demon hunting and exorcism, he could tell at a glance that the black-armored knight was indeed an evil spirit knight. The black air wrapped around his body and the funeral horse under his crotch was the best proof.
At this time, the remaining three Templar knights in silver armor seized the opportunity created by their companions and rushed towards the black-armored knight. They
immediately surrounded the black-armored knight in the middle and started a fierce battle.
The whistling sound caused by the opponent's wielding lance made it easy for Ryan to judge that the opponent's strength was above that of a senior knight, reaching the level of a peak knight, which was not much different from him.
The black air accompanying each of the opponent's attacks was extremely strange, and with the blessing of the black air, the power was further enhanced.
No wonder Lagre's brother, a barbarian known for his strength and a master whose body had reached 40% of violent transformation, would die under the opponent's lance!
Fortunately, although the Black Knights were obviously superior in terms of individual strength, the Templars obviously cooperated well and fought back and forth for a while, which was considered a tense battle.
However, Ryan's purpose of coming to the Night Song Forest this time was, on the one hand, to help Lagre fulfill his wish, and on the other hand, to gain experience, so when should he not go?
Just as Ryan drew out the "indestructible force" behind him and was about to join the battle, Rudolf smiled and said, "Ryan, you arrange the Night Watchmen to be responsible for vigilance to avoid interference from ogres or jackals."
"This" Ryan hesitated.
Obviously, Archbishop Rudolf was "doing a good deed with bad intentions". The other party wanted to give Ryan and the Night Watchmen a chance to watch the show easily. Of course, the other party may also have the intention of showing the strength of the church, so as to set the stage for persuading Ryan to join the church later.
But it is of course a good thing for the Night Watchmen not to fight the Evil Knights head-on.
After all, as the elite among ordinary people, it is really difficult for them to intervene in this level of battle.
But for Ryan, it means a lot of experience will slip away from his hands.
"This. Priest Rudolf, maybe I can help the Knights Templar." Ryan still plans to fight for it.
After all, if there is no accident, this battle experience should be enough for Ryan's Knight (Extraordinary) professional level to be upgraded by one level.
"Haha, please believe these guys from the church." Priest Rudolf stroked his beard and smiled and rejected Ryan's suggestion.
"Okay then. All night watchmen, be responsible for vigilance!" Ryan thought about it and gave the order.
Since Priest Rudolf refused, Ryan did not insist. After all, the handling of this mysterious incident was mainly based on the Church of the Goddess of the Sea.
Secondly, there is still half a month before participating in the canonization assessment, and there is always a chance to be promoted to this level again.
After hearing Ryan's order, for a while, the night watchmen who were still looking for opportunities to help fight suddenly relaxed their nervous expressions and began to be vigilant and watch the battle on the side.
Just as the four Templar Knights worked together to suppress the evil knight holding the lance, the situation suddenly reversed.
The black energy that had been lingering on the evil knight suddenly erupted, and the strong shock wave caused the four Templar Knights to retreat several steps.
Taking this opportunity, the black-armored evil knight controlled the funeral horse under his crotch and sprinted and stabbed a Templar Knight with his lance.
"Bang!"
Not only did he knock a Templar Knight away, but he also seriously injured him!
Ryan clearly saw that the left hand of the Templar Knight holding the shield was twisted unnaturally at the elbow joint, and it was obviously broken.
This scene obviously made Priest Rudolf, who had just rejected Ryan's request to participate, look solemn. He turned the pages of the book he had been holding in his hand. With the sound of turning the pages, he shouted:
"Pray for the great monsoon and ocean goddess's magic: protection and blessing!"
As Rudolf recited the prayer, Ryan felt that the unknown space beside him seemed to have cracked open, and a surge of sacred energy was directly poured into Priest Rudolf beside him!
Then, Rudolf waved his right hand, and the four Templar Knights suddenly glowed with silver light.
The silver armor on their bodies suddenly emerged with wisps of complex milky white patterns, as if the silver armor was originally engraved with special patterns, but it was hidden at ordinary times, but when the magic appeared, it would automatically respond.
At this time, the four Templar Knights, with their own silver armor, looked like little silver men shining with silver light.
And this silver light has the effect of weakening the opponent's black energy lethality. "Ding ding dang dang", the black-armored knight was surrounded again, but this time, the opponent was unable to break out of the encirclement again.
It seems that the overall situation has been decided!
And Ryan was on the side, concentrating on watching this scene, with a thoughtful look on his face.
If it were just the four Templar Knights, Ryan thought that he could still defeat them with his full strength.
But at this moment, the Templar Knights cooperated with Rudolph's magic, and a change occurred where one plus one was far greater than two.
Ryan could feel that under the blessing of Rudolph's magic, the original lance attack of the black-armored knight, which was comparable to the full-strength attack of the peak knight, was greatly weakened by the silver light. Is
this magic called "Shelter Blessing"?
It really lives up to its name!
At this time, seeing that the situation was settled, Priest Rudolf turned around and said to Ryan with a smile: "Ryan, these young Templar Knights are far less talented than you, but they can burst out with powerful fighting power under the shining light of the goddess."
"And you are a young man with outstanding knight talent in the entire Meister County. Throwing yourself into the arms of the goddess is your best choice! Ryan, don't you really consider it?"
"This." Ryan pondered.
To be honest, is the church strong?
There is no doubt that it is very strong!
Even compared with the official empire, it seems not much inferior.
But what Ryan doesn't like very much is that the church's nearly invincible power does not come from itself, but seems to be given by a certain god who believes in the dark.
This thing that is not his own makes Ryan feel like borrowing it.
There is a saying, 'What is not yours will eventually be returned.'
"Thank you for your kindness, Priest Rudolf, but I will participate in the imperial canonization assessment in a few days, which is really a pity." Ryan declined tactfully.
While the two were talking, suddenly, a tall black-armored knight rushed out of the dense forest in front of the team. He was wearing the same iconic tree crown helmet, but this time he was no longer holding a long lance, but a long battle axe.
The axe blade was about half a meter long, but the axe handle was a full 1.5 meters long. However, it was just right for the tall funeral horse under the black-armored knight.
"There are actually two evil knights!" Priest Rudolf's pupils shrank, and his face was no longer relaxed.
Due to the increasing number of mysterious incidents that have broken out in various regions of Meister County recently, in order to save manpower, the team configuration this time was deployed according to the investigation intelligence, that is, to deal with the standard of one evil knight.
Therefore, Rudolf only brought four Templar Knights this time.
In terms of strength, it is relatively easy for him and the combination of four Templar Knights to defeat an evil knight.
But once the opponent is two, then the balance of strength tends to be balanced!
In addition, Rudolf also quickly thought of a problem, that is, the degree of danger in this place may be far beyond expectations.
Perhaps, under the ruins, there is a big secret that is unknown to the public.
Ryan was also aware of this problem.
Hamilton once said to him about the emergence of the Evil Knight:
"The appearance of the Evil Knight means that some kind of evil is invading or reviving! The Evil Knight is the claw of the evil god. It must have sensed some kind of call to appear."
Obviously, there are two Evil Knights here, so in this dilapidated and ancient temple, there must be some treasure that summons them?
Or some kind of evil existence?
At this time, the four Templar Knights also noticed the Evil Knight holding a giant axe rushing out from the side. After a few glances, they immediately separated one person to try to intercept the other party.
But it is obvious that even the Templar Knight who was blessed by the divine spell "Shelter Blessing" could not fight against an Evil Knight alone. After a few shots, he was at an absolute disadvantage.
And the arrows of the Night Watchmen were like tickling on the black armor, "ding ding ding ding ding", and then fell to the ground.
Obviously it was useless!
This time, Ryan did not ask for Rudolph's opinion, because the newly appeared evil knight had directly endangered the safety of his subordinates.
Ryan simply covered the mask on the knight's helmet, and pulled out his two-handed war hammer from his back - 'Indestructible Force', and drove the warhorse forward.
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