The Knight King, rising from obscurity, achieved her destiny at the opportune moment.
It's hard to imagine how much hardship and frustration a grassroots soldier endured while leading a revolution to overthrow the rule of Gods People and usher in the era of knights, all within a fervent theocratic dominion.
However, the Knight King did not become corrupt and degenerate like the knightly class; her sanctity was eternally preserved after she voluntarily chose to relinquish her crown.
Setting aside the praises and eulogies of this leader in ancient texts, Goki, through his research during this period, discovered a diligent, great leader who served her country and people.
The Knight King's pure and noble character allowed her to cast aside the temptation of power, and instead, for the people of Kazimierz, she removed the final obstacle—the Star God.
Rumble—
Amidst deafening roars, large chunks of solid earth and rock fell from the ceiling of the underground space.
Freed from the silver enchanted chains, the twisted, hundred-meter-long mass of flesh, having absorbed the blood and flesh of its followers, began to swell at a terrifying rate, destroying the ground above it and continuously climbing upwards.
In a sense, these followers, through centuries of hidden sacrificial acts, truly achieved Ascension—they became part of the god's flesh, and perhaps that could be considered Ascension, right?
Goki and his group stood atop this behemoth, on a small metal platform, half-destroyed and only dozens of square meters remaining, watching themselves ascend, as tiny as ants on an elephant's back.
"Die! Knight King! Knight King—!"
Accompanied by mad roars, countless tentacles attacked, but were blocked by the faint, almost completely vanishing light barrier, unable to penetrate for a short time, but clearly unable to hold out for much longer.
"Ha, sure enough, this is the 'key.' I thought it was for opening some treasure vault door, but it turns out to be a form of identity verification."
In Goki's hand, the ancient runes on Margaret's sword were Shining—with this longsword, everyone easily entered this sacred Domain that the Unificationists had been unable to breach.
"This isn't about whether it's a key or not, this giant meat mass is going to climb to the surface! You need to figure out a way to deal with it—aren't you the expert? Above us is the Central Grand Arena!"
Listening to the twisted, hoarse roars in her ears and the tentacles constantly striking the light barrier beside her, Platinum outwardly feigned composure, but her body instinctively pressed close to Goki, clutching his clothes.
"Ha, let me think. To deal with this infinitely evolving monster... we just need selenium-infused shampoo—just kidding, this isn't a silicon-based lifeform."
However, Goki remained calm, reaching out to pat Platinum's head—her role as an assassin, a Crow Hunter, was fine for dealing with humans, but for these demons and monsters, she was out of her depth, so being scared was understandable.
"Don't worry, I'm here. I'm the most professional at slaughtering this thing—just like you're a professional killer."
"Tch, who believes you..."
Platinum's eyes darted to the other side, she pouted slightly, her cheeks flushed, and the ponytail behind her bottom twirled rapidly.
Though she was unwilling to admit it, she did feel a certain sense of security next to this guy.
"Oh, stop, stop! If you're scared, I'll protect you, no need to bother Goki!"
However, before she could feel secure for long, an irresistible force came from above her exposed waist. Skadi, flustered, ran to Goki's side, directly embracing Platinum's waist and lifting her up.
Nightingale was physically inconvenient, so it was fine for Goki to hold her, but Platinum couldn't get close to Goki! No matter why, it just wasn't allowed!
"Who wants your protection, you brute! Why is your grip so strong? Let go, let go!"
Soon, the two girls were squabbling, of course, it was Skadi's unilateral crushing victory.
Regarding this so-called god, Skadi felt a tremor of fear, but not much pressure, at least not the same terror as the God of Burning Wind's full power attack.
To her, size wasn't an issue; in the ocean, there were things even larger than the god beneath her feet, and she was an expert at dealing with giant monsters!
"Be serious, be serious, we're in front of a Great One here, sigh..."
Goki gave a wry smile, calculating the digging speed of this monstrosity, and the time it would take to break through the ground, destroy the internal structure of the mobile city, and reach the city's surface—only ten minutes at most.
This was the worst outcome, but it was also within Goki's expectations—the mobile city's underground had already been cleared by the knights, and all dangerous Originium devices had been dismantled; a trap and a battlefield awaited the Star God.
And now—he needed to retrieve the last item she had kept for him from an old acquaintance he had never met.
Before Goki, a young Kuranta female knight, dressed in silver heavy armor, with a beautiful face, appearing to be only in her early twenties, held a holy sword, longer, wider, and sharper than Margaret's sword, piercing the Star God's head.
She was the knights' only king, the symbol of knightly will and the Incarnation of knightly spirit; countless novels and stories had depicted and praised her, and countless knights revered her as an idol.
One look was enough to see that the vitality within her had dissipated; aside from absurd individuals like Kal'tsit and the Sarkaz, few could live for over a thousand years.
However, her face always held a faint smile, and her golden eyes were exceptionally bright, as if fire still burned within them.
"This is not any known language in the world; I cannot read the script. Perhaps the Confessarius might have relevant records... Hmph."
Following closely behind Goki, Shining, supporting Nightingale, entered the light barrier, looking at the script on the silver platform beneath her feet, and let out a long breath.
Isolated from the influence of the Great One around them, Shining's expression improved significantly; although she was a powerful sorceress, she could only barely resist the Great One's power.
"This space is also not supported by Originium Arts—it's truly ingenious, perhaps some special Spell."
And while Nightingale was a bit tired, her mental state was exceptionally good. This young Sarkaz girl meticulously analyzed the Spell of this space, occasionally glancing at Goki.
The civilization of the Sarkaz is ancient and long-standing; the Spells of the ancient Sarkaz could move mountains and fill seas, and Nightingale and Shining possessed considerable knowledge in this regard.
However, neither this sacred power nor the script on the Knight King's sword was something they had ever encountered.
"This is... our technology—runes, or rather, arcane arts. Some come from the Healing Church, some are the legacy of the Sumeru people, and some are technologies developed by Byrgenwerth. We Yharnam Hunters have always been pragmatists; we use whatever is useful."
Goki, however, smiled slightly and stood before the Knight King.
"Ha, you've worked hard, and it's been difficult for you, Your Majesty the Knight King—I truly wish Margaret and the others were here."
Looking at this monarch, Goki bowed respectfully; the girl before him deserved his respect.
Then, he raised his hand and placed his fingers on the Knight King's hands, which were gripping the hilt of the sword.
Whoosh—
"Eh... Ga-Goki, what happened to her?"
Skadi, beside him, widened her eyes, watching the female knight, who had just been perfectly intact, along with her sturdy armor and body, turn into fine ashes, scattering in all directions, and the flickering golden barrier completely dissipated.
After several centuries, this monarch finally found true rest.
Goki shrugged. "She's off duty. Working for hundreds of years straight, anyone would get tired." In their brief contact, he had already learned what had transpired.
As an ordinary knight, the Knight King inherited one of Goki's powers, which had been scattered across the world.
However, unlike those thieves, this noble knight chose to use this power to resist the Gods People who had stolen the Daughter of the Cosmos's power.
And after successfully ascending to the throne, she was not at ease about the fleeing Gods People, so she abandoned her throne, intending to investigate to the very end.
In this place, which was still a remote wilderness centuries ago, the Knight King discovered the Gods People's plan.
They awakened the god in sub-space, and by relying on the aura emanating from a "celestial object," they pierced the barrier of the real world, summoning the Star God they worshipped into the material world.
This was absolutely a disaster. Although other parts of Terra were also protected by gods, for Kazimierz, the manifestation of a Great One's true form would undoubtedly be a catastrophe leading to the downfall of the nation and the extinction of their race.
Thus, the Knight King, with her knights, engaged in a brutal battle here against a True God, who, though weakened, was still a True God. Ultimately, at the cost of her life, she Sealed him here.
Her subordinates, the loyal knights, then interred her and their fallen comrades in a tomb. The Nearl Knight, who was closest to the Knight King, lived there for generations, and even a hundred years later, when the city rose, the Nearl Family remained there.
Piercing the reality barrier would cause a god to enter a weakened state, but that was still not an existence Mortals could contend with—yet the Knight King possessed power beyond Mortals.
Clang—
Drawing the massive longsword, Goki reinserted this holy sword into the scabbard on his back, transforming it into a greatsword, which he raised high.
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