"Kill him!"

Karl’s voice was very calm, even indifferent, as if he was instructing Yana to do an insignificant task.

It was precisely this casual attitude that made Joseph feel angry.

Who am I?

Joseph, the blood warrior! The legendary knight of the City of Death! A powerful man that any ordinary person would tremble at the sight of, but now he is ignored by a small person.

Except for His Highness, no one can underestimate me...

"You're looking for death!"

Under the wolf-head mask, Joseph's expression was distorted, his eyes were cold, and he was ready to attack with his spear.

He wanted to make this 'Carl' realize his mistakes.

Huh? Suddenly!

A fierce murderous intent made Joseph stop his movements, and his well-tempered body spontaneously took a defensive posture.

“Swish!”

Upon hearing the order, Yana rushed forward with a big sword in hand, and the giant blade slashed out sharp cold rays.

Seventeen consecutive hits!

The sword skills inherited from the divine realm are mysterious and sharp.

And the body that possesses the flesh and blood of the evil god can burst out with a power that can shock the divine blood warriors.

"bite……"

“Ding ding dong!”

The sound of collision was as loud as a rainstorm.

Yana, who has a petite figure, launched a fierce attack with a large sword that was extremely disproportionate to her size.

Her eyes turned dark and strange, and wisps of pale breath seeped out of her body.

Her terrifying strength makes the sword in her hand extremely lethal.

"when!"

The two collided again.

The warhorse under Joseph's crotch jumped lightly and landed more than ten meters away, looking at him with a serious expression.

"The Blasphemous Knight of the Temple?"

"Karl, the pharmacist from Rapid City, turns out you are a paladin!"

Of course he knew about the Blasphemous Knights, which were a disgusting "creature" and the Temple was suppressed by the Grand Dukes because of them.

The one who can command the "blasphemous knight" must be a paladin with a very high status in the temple.

but……

Does the Holy Temple also need the Great Divine Grace? In his impression, the Great Divine Grace can only be used to increase "divine power" and is exclusive to the Grand Duke's bloodline.

It is useless even for the temple.

The questions in his mind did not bring a response, but a violent attack.

Slash! Combat Skill - Wrath of the Wind God! Yana flipped over, and the greatsword slashed down with a strong wind, knocking the opponent back more than ten meters away.

Fighting Skills - Phantom! With a flash of her body, she stepped closer to Joseph, slashing with her sword quickly, and attacking rapidly.

Carl stood behind, his eyes flickering.

"Yana is still young after all. Although she has strong physical fitness, her fighting skills are not as good as her opponent's."

"The Blood Warriors can live for more than 200 years. This Joseph is probably middle-aged, probably around 80 or 90 years old. The extra decades of experience are enough to make up for the difference in physical fitness. The horse he rides is also very special."

"Without outsiders interfering, judging only from the methods currently revealed, the odds of winning and losing should be evenly split between the two, with the biggest possibility being that both will suffer losses."

'but……'

"No matter who they are, they are stronger than Bob. It seems that the gap between the legendary knights is also quite big."

This is normal.

Bob has just advanced to the legendary level, and he certainly cannot compare with the legendary knights who have lived for dozens or even hundreds of years.

"Yana."

Carl spoke up: "Attack the horse first!"

The warhorse under Joseph's crotch was like a ghost. With a slight tap of its hoof, it could move freely in all directions, extremely fast and silently, and could even absorb most of the attack force borne by the knight.

Being on horseback, he has more space to move and dodge.

Moreover, Carl suspected that his super-grade magic seal would be of no use to this horse.

The warhorse's four hooves barely touched the ground and could even bounce in the air, its agility unbelievable.

"Um."

Yana's eyes turned when she heard the voice, and she pressed down the sword slightly. The sword shadows also shifted their targets and attacked the warhorse.

Fighting Skills—Brutal Charge! "Bang!"

“Sigh…”

The warhorse stamped the ground with all four hooves, making strange cries, and a deep wound appeared below its neck.

But no blood flowed out of the wound, instead some gray mist floated out from it.

“Damn it!”

Joseph gritted his teeth, looking at Yana with fear and looking at Carl with deep anger.

"superior!"

He squeezed the horse's belly gently.

The warhorse under his crotch stamped its four hooves on the ground, and his figure suddenly turned into nothingness, and when he reappeared, he was already close to Carl.

Combat Skills——Ghost Assault! "Swish!"

The spear stabbed at him like lightning.

With extreme speed and terrifying explosive power, Joseph is confident that he can even break down a city gate in front of him.

What's more, he is just an ordinary person.

No matter whether they are knights or great knights, they are just ordinary people in the eyes of legendary beings.

“Woo…”

The air in front of the gun tip rippled, making a low strange whistle, and Carl also blocked with both swords.

"collapse!"

The strange collision sound made Joseph raise his eyebrows slightly.

What's going on?

In his perception, Carl in front of him suddenly became blurred, just like the ghost horse under his crotch.

And the feeling that the spear he thrust out did not hit the target did not come true, and 90% of the force was in vain.

Phantom Amulet!

Blurred!

Using high-level magic items to block the opponent's attack, Carl took the opportunity to activate the prepared talisman.

Talisman——Gravity Field!

moment.

Within a few dozen meters around, gravity increased more than ten times.

The pressure from all directions caused Joseph and the horse under him to fall to the ground together.

Before they could steady themselves, Carl, who had grown into a giant over six meters tall, had already swung his sword and chopped them down fiercely.

Fighting Skills——Divine Punishment! "Bang!"

The ground sank, smoke and dust filled the air, and a man and a horse were knocked to the ground.

no!

Carl looked solemn.

The Blood Warrior's resistance to witchcraft is equally amazing, and the petrification spell on the broadsword has no effect at all.

Even though he appeared to be gigantic due to the gravity field, it only narrowed the gap between the two.

Not nearly enough to take the upper hand.

Carl's eyes flickered, and he stepped back suddenly, activating another talisman.

Talisman - continuous fireballs.

A huge fireball with a diameter of one meter appeared out of nowhere and crashed towards a man and a horse with extremely high temperature.

It was like a meteorite falling from the sky, landing on a man and a horse, and then exploding with a loud bang.

There was more than one fireball.

But one after another.

A total of six!

"boom!"

“Boom…”

When six fireballs exploded one after another, a dark hole was blasted out on the ground, and a tattered figure stood in the field.

As for the warhorse under his crotch?

It had already been torn to pieces by the explosion and high temperature.

Eighty magic stones, a mid-level wizard apprentice's lifetime savings, can achieve this effect.

"continue."

Carl took a step back and gestured to Yana: "Kill him!"

Although it seemed that Joseph had been seriously injured and his strength should have been greatly reduced, he did not intend to take any risks.

What if the opponent has a killer move? After all, I am just a big knight, so it is safer to let Yana go first.

There was a dazed look in Yana's eyes.

She never expected that the divine blood warrior who had fought her to a draw would become like this in just a short moment.

This guardian...

Is he really just a great knight?

Why does he have so many tricks? Although she was puzzled, Yana did not slow down. She swung the sword in her hand and rushed towards Joseph.

"when……"

"puff!"

After several collisions, Joseph, who was already seriously injured, could no longer exert himself, spitting blood and staggering backwards.

There was fear in his eyes, knowing that he would surely die if he continued like this, and suddenly a red glow appeared on his body.

Secret Technique——Blood Sacrifice!

Run! "Puff!"

A blood mist emerged from Joseph's body, and his body shriveled up in an instant, while his speed suddenly increased.

Even a little faster than on horseback.

Swish! His figure flashed, and while waving the long whip in his hand to stop Yana, he turned around and was about to escape into the distance.

Just at this moment.

A sense of panic suddenly came over me.

“Plop!”

“Plop!”

His heart beat faster subconsciously, and the extreme fear made his eyes wide open and his movements became slow.

Aura of fear!

Carl appeared nearby at some point, holding a broadsword in each hand, and slashed at Joseph.

"puff!"

The long sword cut through the throat and pierced through the heart.

A warm current surged into the body.

Source quality!

0.2 But this is not the point. Before the surrounding mermaids arrived, he quickly searched Joseph's body.

Great God's grace! Fifteen in total! Carl's eyes lit up and his breathing quickened.

Sent!

This guy actually put all the great grace he collected on himself.

…………

City of Death.

This city with a population of one million is a place where prosperity and decline coexist.

In the Grand Duke's territory, apart from this city, no other city has such a large population.

same.

There is no other city where the average life expectancy of its residents is so low.

All of this stems from a special rule in the City of Death, which is that residents must die after reaching a certain age.

This regulation is also known as the mandatory death law!

Two hundred years ago.

The age limit is seventy-five, and the vast majority of people are indifferent.

One hundred years ago.

The age limit was sixty-five, and some people protested, but the protesters were quickly and forcibly suppressed and executed.

Now.

The age limit is fifty-three.

In the context of the whole world withering away, being able to live peacefully until the age of fifty-three is already a good thing that many people dream of.

It is said.

Next year this age limit will be relaxed to fifty.

North of the city.

It's the public memorial day once a month.

A huge stone gate stands on the ground.

One by one, old men over fifty were driven by the city guards through the stone gate, came to the "cemetery", and stopped in front of the selected graves.

Some elderly people were covered in bruises and their eyes were filled with fear. It was obvious that they had failed to escape and were beaten by the city guards.

The City of Death has regulations that anyone who has lived in this city for more than one year must abide by the laws of death.

The only exception is the Blood Warrior.

Outside the towering stone gate, there were sporadic cries; inside the stone gate, old men stood by the grave pit waiting to be executed.

It has been this way for hundreds of years.

"burial!"

With a loud roar, the young city guard standing behind the old man raised his weapon and chopped it down fiercely.

Even if the person standing in front of them is their relative, they will show no mercy.

Otherwise they will be the ones who die.

"puff!"

“Puff!”

One by one, the old men had their heads chopped off and fell into a bottomless grave.

The dark and deep underground.

Corpses fell on the white bones, making strange noises.

In the middle of the corpses, there was a throne of bones, and on the huge throne, a young girl was lying diagonally.

The girl's tightly closed eyes trembled slightly and slowly opened.

Her voice was very clear, like the chirping of a bird, but it sounded particularly terrifying here.

"A relative has died."

"Is that you?"

"My dear brother, Sodan!"

Shaking her head, the girl closed her eyes again.

She is just an unimportant relative, and being able to wake her up from her deep sleep is already the greatest gift.

…………

Fragments of the divine domain.

On the stone seat.

Carl looked thoughtful.

In front of him, the data panel was floating quietly.

Name: Carl

Constitution: 5.01 Mental Strength: 4.5 Essence: 2.66 (Original Essence, plus 15 Great God Graces, obtained by killing the God Blood Warrior.) Level: Great Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyss bloodline fusion degree: 9% 2.66 source essence, this is an unprecedented accumulation, even if you are absolutely rational, you can't help but feel excited.

According to his own ideas, the degree of fusion of the abyss bloodline has been increased on the panel compared to before.

9% The progress is not slow.

According to Carl's estimation, reaching 30% should be enough to advance to a formal wizard, and 100% would be a second-ring wizard.

"That is to say, before becoming a second-ring wizard, you don't have to worry about any obstacles in your practice."

A thought came to my mind.

The values ​​of mental strength and essence jumped at the same time.

Mental power: 5 source quality: 1.66 spiritual inner sea.

The mental power that was originally out of his control became his own after the transformation of the source quality.

Powerful mental force was surging in his mind, and it seemed that it could overflow at any time.

Hmm...

Carl looked thoughtful.

"For ordinary high-level wizard apprentices, the limit of their spiritual power is about five points, but my spiritual sea is different from others, the limit is six point one and two."

"So……"

"If we continue to increase the amount of Essence, will it be the original ratio of two to one, or four to one?"

Try it!

Mental power: 5.01 Source: 1.64 Two to one!

Carl had a smile on his face.

"It seems that as long as I continue to refine the spiritual power in my spiritual sea, the source essence consumed will be two to one."

“It won’t change just because the value exceeds five.”

"In that case..."

Mental strength: 5.83 Essence: 0 "Ugh!"

Carl raised his neck, a hint of pain appeared in his eyes, but it was quickly suppressed by absolute rationality.

The sudden surge of mental strength made him, who was in the fragment of the divine realm, somewhat uncomfortable.

Secondary mage force field!

As soon as the thought came to his mind, everything within a radius of more than ten meters was suspended in the air.

Hand of the Lesser Mage!

A piece of armor made of fine steel was compressed into an iron ball under the pressure of an invisible force.

Fire seal!

A flame the size of a washbasin appeared out of nowhere.

Although not as big as a ring of witchcraft fireballs, it can be activated quickly and more than ten can be activated at a time.

"I can now easily kill the Great Knight by relying only on my own witchcraft without the help of magic items."

"When facing a legendary knight, even if we act hastily, there is a great chance of successfully killing him."

Karl's eyes changed, and then he focused: "Next..."

"Advanced Legend!"

* * * I bless me?

As the space of the divine domain fragment shrank, Carl's expression became a little strange as he felt the strange power emerging out of thin air in his body.

But now is not the time to feel sentimental.

“Crack!”

A certain 'lock' that originally imprisoned living beings and prevented them from advancing was quietly broken open by an invisible force.

The surging breath of life suddenly became active.

Sweat pores, hair strands, deep into the bone marrow, the origin of blood, places that were previously difficult to reach can now all flow in.

"boom!"

Carl's body shook, and the whistling breath of life surged out through his pores, resonating with the breath of the outside world.

This moment.

It's like opening a third eye.

The other side of the world appears in perception.

turn out to be……

In the eyes of the legendary knight, this world is fundamentally different from that of ordinary people.

Many colors, tastes, and feelings that were previously indistinguishable have now become extremely clear.

The connection between heaven and man?

Carl blinked, adjusting to his current body.

'The life breath of the legendary knight can not only affect his own body, but also extend outside the body and sense the outside world.'

'And the spiritual power of a formal wizard is no longer limited to the inner sea of ​​the mind, and can sense the astral world.'

'These two different cultivation systems are actually very similar to a certain extent.'

Carl stood up and stretched his arms and legs.

Physical Fitness: 5.3 Realm: Legendary Knight! So, Carl's data panel in normal state is like this.

Name: Carl

Constitution: 5.3 Mental Strength: 5.85 (After advancing to Legendary Knight, mental strength has a slight increase.) Source: 0 Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyss blood fusion degree: 9%. When the secret technique of Giant Breathing is performed and the body becomes giant, the data panel will change.

Name: Carl

Constitution: 7.1 (7.1 meters tall, life force is consumed quickly, while strength and defense are greatly increased.) Mental strength: 5.85 Source: 0 Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyssal Blood Fusion Degree: 9% If, on the basis of gigantism, the Abyssal Blood in the body is stimulated, then Carl's data panel will be...

Name: Carl

Constitution: 8.5 (Strength, defense, speed greatly increased, with low-level physical recovery ability, low-level life devouring ability, and low-level witchcraft immunity.) Mental power: 6.1 (Fear aura will bonus.) Source: 0 Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyss bloodline fusion degree: 9% three situations, corresponding to three strengths.

…………

"Yana."

Stretching in the ruins, Karl glanced at the girl standing beside him, his eyes slightly moved: "Your hair seems to have turned white?"

Yana originally had blonde hair, but now there is a layer of white frost on her blonde hair.

The white frost did not weaken her original temperament, but instead added a bit of chill to her indifference and silence.

"The blood that has merged into my body comes from an evil god named Pale Wings. He was originally a holy angel, but he became an evil god because of killing gods. The higher the degree of blood fusion in the body of a Blasphemous Knight, the more abnormalities his body will show."

Rare.

Yana talked about her own secrets, and it seemed that it was not until now that she truly recognized Carl as the guardian.

"The hair turning white and the eyes turning darker is one of the characteristics."

"That is to say..." Karl nodded: "You are now much stronger than before."

"yes."

Yana nodded, her face solemn: "I need more strength to be by your side."

Unlike before when she relied on faith to increase her combat power, now she actively releases the power of the evil god in her body.

This will increase the chance of mutation and reduce lifespan, but it will also improve one's own strength.

"..." Carl shook his head: "Okay!"

"Let's get out of here first."

The great grace of God has been collected, so there is little point in staying any longer.

Although you can obtain source material by killing the red-eyed mermaid, the red-eyed mermaid hides among ordinary mermaids and is difficult to be discovered.

Without anyone else to attract the mermaid's attention, it would be easy to put oneself in danger.

"Um?"

He had just walked a short distance when his eyes flashed slightly, and then he turned and looked at a wall behind him.

"Connie."

"What a coincidence?"

…………

"What a coincidence?"

Carl's voice rang out.

Connie, who was hiding in the ruins, slowly stood up and nodded to a man and a woman not far away.

He wasn't surprised that Carl was still alive.

"Elder Karl, we meet again."

"yes."

Carl smiled and said:

"It looks like the matter has been almost resolved. Why don't we go together and return to Rapids?"

"Elder Carl!" Not only Connie was hiding in the ruins, but also six dirty companions.

One of them opened his eyes wide and said angrily:

"As an elder of the Chamber of Commerce, you have been hiding here, watching the people of the Dragon King Chamber of Commerce die?"

"you……"

“Shameless!”

The others also had angry expressions on their faces.

They originally thought that Carl was dead, and they were also saddened that he had put himself in danger in order to save others.

Now,

Carl was intact, and it was obvious that the scene was just to create an opportunity for him to escape.

"It's just self-protection." Carl shook his head: "Besides, even if I stay, what will happen?"

"If you stay, at least the others will have a better chance of survival." A woman among the group said angrily:

"Even a man like Knight Quincy chose not to give up. Elder Karl, you are so disappointing!"

"Really?" Carl's expression remained unchanged: "So, where is Quincy now?"

Several people's expressions froze.

Quincy is dead!

Died at the hands of the mermaid.

"Elder Carl." Connie said slowly, "The Death Knight's goal is to enter the City Lord's Mansion. After John gets the things, he will return to Rapid City and take over the position of City Lord."

"Do you think he'll let us go?"

Carl frowned slightly.

If John really went to Rapids City to take over as the city lord, it would not be a question of whether to let them go or not, but that everyone would become his slaves.

The people in the City of Death seem to take the enslavement of others for granted, and do not take human life seriously.

Could it be that...

Leaving Rapids?

"So what?"

After thinking about it, Karl sighed helplessly:

"You don't think that just a few of us can stop three hundred Death Knights, do you?"

Not to mention the three hundred death knights.

They were no match for John alone.

Carl will not become arrogant just because he has advanced to the legendary level.

On the contrary, it was only after he advanced to Legend that he became more aware of John’s power.

If the legendary knight is divided into early, middle and late stages, Bob and he now belong to the early stage.

Yana and Joseph belong to the middle period.

And John.

It is the late stage of legendary knight!

Even a formal wizard might not be John's opponent, and Karl and Yana also have little hope.

“We don’t need to stop.”

Connie said, "Here, we just need to lure the mermaids over at the critical moment, and that will be enough to kill them."

Carl was noncommittal.

"I know that Elder Carl has been collecting things related to great gods and gods. I know that there are many great gods in one place, and I also know that some places in the Endless Sea are related to gods." Connie's eyes flickered: "President Hawke is also involved in this matter. He also knows some unknown secrets of the Endless Sea. As long as Elder Carl is willing to help, we can tell him afterwards."

"Oh!" Carl smiled faintly: "Really?"

"Elder Carl, do you think I'm lying to you?" Connie saw the distrust in Carl's eyes and said:

"You forgot."

"There is an island in the Endless Sea where pirates gather. The island is hidden in a secluded place."

"There are many great gods up there."

The expression on Karl's face gradually became serious.

Tortuga Island! The Island of Pirates!

It is said that the good things hidden on this island can make the Grand Duke greedy.

Please add to collection!!

(End of this chapter)