Chapter 428 Capture Operation Begins with the Annihilation of the 「Four Knights」
Bang!
The black spear pierced through the rain, colliding with a black, half-person-high, heavy shield.
"Crack."
Black curse energy spread across the surface of the shield, quickly cracking and spreading from the spearhead, like shattered glass falling from the shield's surface.
"...Hmm?"
Renners' arm, gripping the spear, paused, her blue eyes flashing.
"Hahaha!" Immovable moved the shield from in front of him, his rough eyebrows twitching as he laughed:
"To counter your item-destroying methods, I coated the shield's surface with several layers of metallic diaphragms, though it did add a lot of weight."
Immovable panted, his voice triumphant, but his eyes were full of solemnity.
He had originally thought that two-on-one, with Rotten Wolf's power having stepped into the 「Hero Domain」, it wouldn't be difficult to take care of Renners, the empire's traitor.
Who would have thought that this woman's strength was completely different from the intelligence they had received!
Crack!
Another crisp sound.
This time, it came from the black spear in Renners' hand. The 「Cursed Knight's」 ability could not only destroy the opponent's items but also affect its own.
"Now!" Immovable's eyes widened, and he roared.
"Ability Enhancement, Physical Enhancement, Shield Bash!"
Immovable's arms bulged with veins, his thick neck tensed, and he raised two half-person-high shields in front of his chest.
Thump!
The ground beneath his feet shook.
Immovable transformed into a black bull, charging towards Renners.
At the same time.
Rotten Wolf's agile figure also turned into a blur: "Flow Acceleration, Force Strike, Whirlwind Kick!"
A pincer attack!
The two figures arrived in front of Renners in an instant, a cold killing intent surging.
"Dark Wave!" Renners shouted.
Whoosh!
Black curse energy quickly spread out from her, centered on her own body.
Immovable and Rotten Wolf, who were attacking, immediately noticed this dark energy. Before they could react, their bodies suddenly froze in place!
— Whoosh!
Renners' eyes were cold. She gripped the already cracked black spear in reverse, exerted force in her arm, and suddenly threw it at Immovable's head.
"My body... move!!!"
Immovable looked terrified, but his whole body had lost control and could not take any action at all.
Bang!
The black stream of light mixed with curse power first shattered the magic helmet, and then Immovable's head exploded in mid-air like a bursting watermelon.
At the same time as throwing the spear.
Renners turned around, looked at Rotten Wolf, and activated the magic item pendant on her chest: "Flame Beam!"
Whoosh!
The scorching beam of light was released from the 「Thorned Mane」 pendant, turning into a straight, laser-like ray.
"Evade!!" Rotten Wolf's eyes were about to split. Under the aura of death, his stiff body tilted to the left at that moment.
Blood bloomed!
Rotten Wolf's right arm flew out, engulfed in flames and exploding in mid-air.
"I'll kill you!" Rotten Wolf's face twisted. The moment he realized that his sense of physical awareness had recovered, he turned into a blur and disappeared from the spot.
"...Not good."
Renners' pupils shrank. Rotten Wolf had already appeared in front of her.
"Heavy Whirlwind Kick!"
His powerful legs kicked down heavily.
Suddenly, a pale red barrier was released from the 「Thorned Mane」 pendant, forming a shield that blocked Rotten Wolf's full blow.
Swoosh!
"Die!" Renners took out another foldable black spear from her 「Magic Belt」 and pierced Rotten Wolf's body.
Plop!
Crimson blood mixed with the rain, dripping down the gun barrel from Renners's gun-wielding hand, as she looked at the Rotten Wolf, its eyes full of unwillingness.
"I won." Renners said, gasping for breath, her eyes filled with admiration.
This was a powerful figure in the 「Hero Domain」, stronger than her in terms of pure strength, but winning was winning, and the loser faced only one consequence.
Renners's taut nerves relaxed, and she suddenly felt an inexplicable surge of power within her body, the hazy bottleneck breaking through at that moment!
...
On the other side.
"Huff... huff..." Gazef's mouth was overflowing with blood, his chest rising and falling as he gripped Razor Edge, and at his feet...
Lay Thunderclap and Gale Wind.
The 「Four Knights」 of the Empire were completely annihilated!
...
—Mid-Fire Month.
August 15th, Interlude.
Night fell.
The entire fortress city of E-Rantel was immersed in a joyful atmosphere.
For years.
The Kingdom had been at a disadvantage in its clashes with the Empire, and every autumn, the Empire's malicious harassment had prevented the border villages from properly harvesting their crops.
No one had expected such a great victory this time.
Even the city lord, Panasole, sat in his city hall in a daze for half an hour when he first received the news.
This was a major event for the entire Re-Estize Kingdom, unprecedented in recent decades. The Bahharuth Empire's famous 「Four Knights」 had been completely wiped out!
Even thousands of Imperial soldiers had been captured!
If the 「Warrior Captain Legion」 and 「Scarlet Rose Legion」 hadn't also suffered heavy losses, the number of captured soldiers would have been even greater.
But these were just minor details!
"I must report this to His Majesty the King in detail!"
City Lord Panasole paced back and forth in his room with joy: "And the captured soldiers... we can demand bail money from the Empire."
"Pfft, hahaha!"
Panasole couldn't help but laugh. This time, he could completely open his mouth like a lion and make up for all the losses in one go.
Clang! Clang!
A gentle knock sounded.
"Come in." Panasole restrained his inner excitement, returned to the meeting table, and said with a smile.
He usually didn't like being disturbed at this time, but he was happy today, so he could make an exception.
The door was carefully pushed open.
A middle-aged, well-dressed butler with blond hair walked in from outside.
"What is it?"
"Sir, messengers from the Slane Theocracy have arrived." The butler lowered his head and said respectfully.
The Theocracy?
Panasole's fat cheeks twitched, and he narrowed his eyes.
...
At this moment.
While the entire city was reveling in this great victory, a bedraggled group of adventurers quietly entered E-Rantel.
This group of adventurers was the subjugation team!
The reason for quietly entering the city under the cover of night was that they had no choice.
Too many people knew about the subjugation of the "Unknown Plant-type Demon Creature." Once the news of their failure spread, it would inevitably cause great chaos.
Therefore.
The Blue Rose party, in order not to attract attention, returned to the city under the cover of night.
...
Golden Splendor Inn.
A high-class inn with a long history, mainly catering to nobles and wealthy merchants, was currently where the adventurer subjugation team was staying.
Inside a clean and spacious room.
Eternal Light illuminated the entire room from the hanging lamp on the ceiling.
Iville Ai sat on the sofa, silent.
Gaguran, with bandages wrapped around her chest and left arm, sat casually on the red sofa on the other side, but her face did not look good.
Hina and Tia, who were uninjured, leaned against the walls on either side.
"Is Anri alright?" Tia glanced at Anri, who was lying asleep on the sofa, her voice filled with a hint of worry.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to care about people."
Gaguran chuckled teasingly, "Don't worry, she just fainted from exhaustion. That kind of explosive power... hiss, it's terrifying."
"It's normal for it to cause this kind of exhaustion."
Even so.
When Gaguran thought of the terrifying power Anri had unleashed, she felt a palpitation, and her eyelids twitched involuntarily.
If it hadn't been for Anri, the number of survivors in the entire subjugation team probably wouldn't have exceeded the fingers on one hand.
"Little one, can you estimate the level of that demon creature?"
Gaguran turned her head and asked seriously.
"At least around 200..." Iville Ai paused, and then slowly opened her mouth with a rare solemn tone: "Probably only a powerful race like the Dragon Lord could fight it."
Speaking of this.
Iville Ai couldn't help but focus her gaze on the unconscious Anri, that "explosion" was definitely abnormal.
It didn't seem like a power that humans could master at all!
The others subconsciously looked at Anri again.
Silence returned to the air.
Tia and the others wanted to say "impossible," but having truly seen that incomprehensible existence, they understood that what Iville Ai said was the truth.
"So terrifying!" Gaguran grinned, spitting out a few words after a long while.
"Damn it!"
Tia crossed her arms, her fingers pinching her arms forcefully: "Why does that kind of monster exist in the Tove Great Forest? I've never heard of it before?"
"Once that monster leaves the Tove Forest, the entire kingdom will probably face the crisis of annihilation!"
A suppressed, fearful voice echoed slowly in the room.
That was not an existence that humans could contend with!
Not only the kingdom, but other countries would probably also be at risk of destruction.
"Even if we gather all the Adamantite Rank Adventurers from all countries, we wouldn't be able to fight it, right?" Hina's voice was low.
"No... we can fight it!"
Iville Ai's red pupils flickered behind her mask, and she said silently in her heart, "We can fight it with the power of the Dragon Lord."
"That monster is indeed powerful, but it's far inferior to the Black Dragon Lord that I once saw."
Unfortunately.
She had been urging the magic mark on her body during this time, but she had never received a response from the Dragon Lord, and she didn't know what the Dragon Lord was busy with.
"Hopefully, the Devil Leader's side will have some gains."
Gaguran sighed softly.
After they returned, Lakyus went to find the city lord and the Adventurer's Guild Master to report the information.
Late at night, 10:21 PM.
Footsteps sounded from outside the corridor.
Gaguran and the others, who were not sleepy at all, immediately looked towards the direction of the door. As the door was opened, Lakyus walked in from outside the door with a tired and strange look on his face.
"How is it, Devil Leader!"
Gaguran straightened her back and looked at Lakyus expectantly: "What measures are the Adventurer's Guild taking?"
"Don't do anything." Lakyus.
"Huh?"
Everyone was puzzled.
"Tomorrow, the Adventurer's Guild will announce to the outside world that we have solved the demon creatures in the Tove Great Forest."
A hint of mocking smile flashed across Lakyus's emerald green pupils, and he shrugged his shoulders:
"In short, that's what it means, that it's been resolved. It will be publicized together with the good news of the victory in this kingdom-empire war."
"They're crazy!" Gaguran suddenly stood up from the sofa, her eyes widened.
"Huh?"
Hina's face was also full of disbelief: "That's a demon creature that can lead to the destruction of a country. Even if they're stupid, they wouldn't make such a decision!"
Iville Ai raised her head unnaturally when she heard the words "destruction of a country", and opened her mouth in a neutral voice:
"Have they found a solution?"
She pointed out the main point!
Panasole and Einzack didn't seem like stupid people, and they weren't the kind of guys who would pretend not to see danger.
"Mm."
Lakyus nodded. "The Slane Theocracy has already intervened. To prevent unnecessary chaos and trouble, they're publicly announcing a victory."
"The Adventurer's Guild Master and the City Lord agreed to the Theocracy's plan. All I know is that the Theocracy likely has information on that monster and a way to deal with it."
Lakyus's slender arms hung limply at her sides, a picture of dejection and unwillingness.
"The legacy of the Six Great Gods?" Iville Ai mused.
"Damn it!"
Hina clicked her tongue in annoyance. "I feel like we're being looked down on by the Theocracy."
"Exactly, exactly!"
Tia nodded vigorously in agreement. "It sounds like they're helping, but it's more like looking down from a higher position."
"Devil Leader, cheer up."
Gaguran said consolingly.
"I just feel a little unwilling," Lakyus said, lifting her head again and clenching her fist to encourage herself.
August 16th.
Early morning, 4:11 AM.
The night was as dark as ink. From the top floor of the Golden Splendor Inn, a thirteen-person team, cloaked in black robes, quietly left the inn.
Clementine, walking at the very back, suddenly paused, turning her head to look at a certain room in the inn behind her.
"Hee hee."
Clementine licked her lips and grinned.
Some adventurers, perhaps?
A perceptive person could easily detect that kind of gaze, but she had only turned her head in response.
The rest of the Darkness Scripture didn't care at all.
Clementine turned her head back, meeting the eyes of the Four Elements, who were also walking at the rear, before averting her gaze.
"It's getting more and more interesting," Clementine said, her eyes curving like crescents, the corners of her mouth upturned.
Behind a window in a room in the inn.
Lakyus and Iville Ai stood together in the darkened room, quietly watching the team disappear into the darkness through the window.
"Terrifying..."
Lakyus's clear, emerald eyes narrowed slightly, and she opened her rosy lips, offering an astonished assessment.
Even through the darkness of night.
Lakyus could still sense that as this mysterious team moved, the surrounding air seemed to be distorted by an invisible power.
As an Adamantite Rank Adventurer, she had defeated many powerful monsters and demi-human powerhouses over the years, but her excellent intuition made her realize that all the opponents she had encountered before.
Couldn't compare to that group of people!
A group of strong individuals of this caliber could never belong to a weak organization.
"...The Theocracy," Lakyus murmured to herself.
"Oh?"
"Hmph hmph."
"What are you two looking at?"
The voices of Gaguran, Tia, and Hina sounded in turn.
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