It seemed that his feet tapped lightly, but his whole body suddenly flew sideways several feet, like a goshawk flying close to the ground.

Eagle Step! Thanks to the blessing of the fragments of the divine domain, in just a few days, he had already mastered this martial art and could even use it in actual combat.

The shadow missed the first strike, then turned around and stabbed again, obviously not intending to let the 'eyewitness' go.

"laugh!"

The sound of a dagger breaking through the air emerged and went straight to the throat, causing Carl's skin to tense and his heart to beat wildly.

"when……"

There was a collision sound.

The seemingly light cane in Carl's hand was actually made of metal, and it hit the incoming dagger heavily.

Hmm? Knight Squire!

Although the opponent's strength was slightly inferior to his, he was also at the level of a knight's squire.

The next moment.

Several cold rays appeared one after another, stabbing continuously and quickly, forcing Carl to retreat again and again.

By the time he stopped, he was forced into a dark alley.

The alley was filled with spider webs at some point, there was sticky liquid underfoot, and there was a strange smell.

“Hiss…”

Two dark shadows slowly crawled out from behind, their green eyes looked particularly cold and creepy in the darkness.

Carl, who often went in and out of the Black City and was already accustomed to the dark environment, saw the whole scene clearly in an instant, and felt a chill on the back of his head.

monster?

Human or spider? Three humanoid spiders with six arms slowly surrounded them.

There was another creature of this kind on the ground not far away, but its body had been cut in half by a sharp blade, making it deader than dead.

besides,

There is also a figure wrapped in spider silk.

The figure was wrapped in spider silk, and the exposed clothes looked familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere.

Before he could think about it, the black shadow pounced on him again.

In terms of strength, the monster is not as strong as Carl, but it has six arms, which means that it can attack more frequently and its attacks are more difficult to intercept.

“Bang!”

In the darkness, a blinding white light suddenly lit up.

Light magic! The sudden light made the three-headed monster close its eyes subconsciously, and it let out a hissing scream, and even stopped moving.

photophobia?

They seemed to be more afraid of the light than the people in the Black City.

Carl's thoughts were turning, but his actions did not pause at all. He flashed out of the encirclement and swung his left hand backwards.

Fire seal!

"boom!"

A ball of fire appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards the three monsters.

The flames formed a shock wave, covering the entire dark alley and rolling towards the three-headed monster.

moment.

A burning smell appeared.

“Sizzle…”

"ah!"

The monsters seemed to have little resistance to fire. They let out miserable screams, curled up on the ground and rolled around, unable to launch an effective counterattack.

The spider silk that covered the alleys was burning wildly.

Hmm? Karl raised his eyebrows and pressed his left hand again.

Fire seal!

Fire seal!

Fire seal!!!

I will kill you while you are ill.

"boom……"

Flames swept past, and the three-headed monster also caught fire and struggled frantically on the ground.

In just a moment, they fell silent, their bodies turned into charcoal, and the spider silk in the alley disappeared.

“Tsk!”

Carl stopped and chuckled, "Spells are indeed more elegant and handsome, and their lethality is also stronger. But what are these?"

Judging from the speed and strength displayed by these monsters, even a top-level knight squire might not be their match if they cannot cast spells.

What's more, no one can guarantee that they don't have other means.

for example……

Spinning silk?

Carl walked forward carefully, checked the corpse on the ground, and finally stopped in front of the cocoon wrapped in spider webs.

I picked up the dagger and cut open the spider cocoon, and a familiar face came into view.

"Dinah?"

He touched his chin and saw that Dina's eyelids were trembling and she might wake up at any time, so Carl jumped onto the wall.

After a moment.

Dina struggled to get up, looked at the field with confused eyes, and then slapped herself twice on the face.

It seemed as if he was trying to prove that he was not dreaming.

It hurts just looking at it.

Shaking his head, he left quietly.

* * * The next day.

"All patrol officers assemble!"

Dina, with her arms wrapped in gauze, had a stern look on her face. She swept her eyes over everyone in the field and suddenly said, "Don't be lazy. Today we are going to destroy the evil god's stronghold. We may encounter danger at any time."

"Is this true?" Someone's face changed drastically upon hearing this. Without asking the reason, he tried to shirk his responsibility: "Can I not go?"

His statement drew many people nodding in agreement.

Everyone present was brought up in a pampered environment, and their first reaction upon hearing of danger was to escape.

"cannot!"

Dina snorted:

"Don't worry, the general commander this time is the bishop of the Holy See, the night watch team is the main force, and we and the police will assist from the side."

"Bishop?" Kairi was surprised: "Bishop Antonio?"

"Yes." Dinah nodded: "That's him."

“Wow…”

The crowd was shocked.

This man is the bishop of Signo City, whose status is comparable to that of the city lord, and he would actually take action personally.

Carl was also surprised.

Today's action was most likely related to what happened to Dina yesterday, but he didn't expect it would alarm a bishop. The last time the fire thieves' stronghold was destroyed, it was not so grand.

Bishop Antonio is of noble status, and his appearance also means that the guardian knights of the Holy See will also take action.

That's a full-fledged knight! Um...

"According to Senior Sister Sibel, the strength of a formal knight is comparable to that of a strong mid-level wizard apprentice."

'And if a senior wizard apprentice masters a magic spell with great destructive power, he can easily kill a formal knight.'

'Even, the Great Knight.'

As for the wizard.

This kind of existence can be compared to the most top existence in human society, the legendary knight.

certainly.

This is just a rough division.

The strength of wizard apprentices varies greatly depending on the witchcraft they have mastered and whether they have magical items.

Even if they are both mid-level wizard apprentices, some can easily kill a knight, while others may not even be as good as a knight's squire.

I wonder if the priests and bishops in the Dawn Church have any special means. Could it be that they just have a special status and are favored by the gods?

If this is the case, then being able to command knights, or even great knights, seems a little unreasonable.

"Three routes."

Dina pointed casually: "You, you, and the rest of you, follow me, let's go!"

Among the people she was referring to were Carl and Carey.

Soon, a group of inspectors set off in a mighty procession, and Dina waved to call Carl to her side.

"yesterday……"

After thinking for a while, she hesitated and said, "Did you encounter anything after leaving the theater?"

"What did I encounter?" Carl looked confused. "I left in a carriage after the show. What could I encounter? Sir, where were you at that time?"

"never mind."

Dina shook her head and waved her hand: "It's okay, go ahead and do your work."

She just asked casually and didn’t think that the person who rescued her last night would be Karl.

after all.

It has only been a short time since Carl became a knight's squire.

Not long after.

Everyone gathered together with the Vatican's night watch team, and at a command, they rushed to a courtyard in the south of the city.

First they surrounded the courtyard, then drew their bows and drew their arrows.

"put!"

"collapse!"

Arrows rained down like rain, and the arrows were tied to torches, which landed on houses and huts and immediately ignited a raging fire.

It's obvious.

The people in the Vatican also knew that their target was afraid of fire.

In front of the flames, a priest walked out holding a Bible, looking devoutly toward the sky.

Then he drew a few lines in front of his body and whispered:

"Great Lord of the Morning, loyal believers are here to pray for your blessing."

"boom!"

A ball of white light suddenly emerged from his body and covered the entire venue in an instant. Carl, who was in the crowd, felt his body warm up and was filled with strength.

This is……

witchcraft?

No! It's divine magic! (End of this chapter)