Chapter 419: The War Marshal Who Betrayed the Kingdom (Part 5)

In the past, the old man would never have swallowed his pride and gone to the royal city to ask for reinforcements.

But now, for the sake of his granddaughter, he had decided to set out anyway.

He also had his own mission.

That was to use the name of “Knight King” to spread the terror of blood and force the Church and the Royal Family to face the problem.

But the path was not easy.

After all, his granddaughter still bore the shameful title of “Rebel War Commander.”

At this point, whatever little face he had left was worthless.

“Anna, come with me. I have something to give you.”

Knight King Char slowly stood up and led his granddaughter back to their mansion, entering the study.

Fabiana watched her grandfather’s slightly hunched back.

His hair had turned completely white.

His steps had also become slow.

She couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness.

“This is the Baron inheritance document.”

“From today onward, you are the new Baron Diermute.”

Knight King Char took out a gilded document and solemnly handed it to Fabiana.

“Thank you.”

Fabiana also pretended to respond seriously.

But in reality, she had no real feeling for this title.

She didn’t care about it at all.

But immediately after, Knight King Char took down an extra-long wooden box from the top of the bookshelf.

There was not a speck of dust on the box.

It was clear the old man often took it out to wipe it down.

Fabiana had no memory of it.

She had no idea what was inside.

After opening the long box,

Inside lay a sacred pure-white long spear.

Below the spearhead, a long banner was wrapped around it.

“Actually, this is a [Flag-Spear].”

“Knight orders often carry their own order flags, and within the order there is a specialized position called the [Flag Bearer].”

“Usually, the best-looking guy in the order gets to be it.”

“In simple terms, it’s a flag with a spearhead attached.”

The old man Char slowly explained.

“This is the battle flag granted to our family by the previous emperor.”

“It’s also one of the origins of the title ‘Knight King’.”

“Anna, I now entrust it to you.”

“From now on, you are the new Knight King.”

“Thank you, Grandpa.”

This time, Fabiana finally became more serious.

After all, this was a new weapon.

Compared to that title inheritance document, she was far more interested in this.

She even wanted to just throw away the certificate.

However, this Flag-Spear was not some legendary weapon.

Like her Golden Sword, it was a carefully forged high-tier Purple Weapon.

It was purely a high-grade piece of equipment made from top-tier materials.

It had no special abilities.

It was simply sharp, hard, and sturdy.

Sharp enough to cut through iron.

But because it had no weapon skills, it still couldn’t be considered a true “Red-Letter Weapon.”

Fabiana’s luck was still a bit lacking.

Thinking about that certain hero’s Red-Letter Shield-Axe and Legendary Shield-Axe.

Dual-wielding shield-axes, unmatched under heaven.

But thinking carefully, the Diermute family actually had a real legendary heirloom.

That was the [Shield of Victory].

Too bad…

It had been stolen.

Fabiana slowly unfurled the banner.

The next moment, she was blinded by a flash of golden light.

Because when the flag was unfolded, it came with a cool glowing effect similar to “discovering a golden ingredient.”

On one side of the flag was the United Kingdom’s Golden Sun national emblem.

That was what had almost blinded her just now.

The densely packed gilded patterns even gave a visual illusion of slowly flowing.

On the other side were the Diermute family crest, the Knight Academy badge, and the Giant Whale Knights emblem.

It was a white whale breaking through the sea surface.

But compared to the loudly gaudy sun emblem, this was much more understated.

However, Fabiana had no interest in the sun emblem.

She just stared at the white whale.

For a long, long time.

For some reason,

She even had a strange visual illusion.

As if the white whale would suddenly charge out of the flag,

With a terrifying momentum that would crush a person to death.

It seemed that

The craftsman who forged this Flag-Spear had indeed put great effort.

But the effort was not in improving the weapon’s performance.

It was all spent on the artistic design of the flag.

After looking at it, Fabiana inexplicably felt a surge of power throughout her body.

A strong sense of mission even rose in her heart.

“Go, child.”

“Spread your wings and fly high.”

The old man Char formally placed the pure-white Flag-Spear into her hands.

At that moment, it was as if he had finally unloaded the burden he had carried all his life.

His whole being became much lighter.

He even seemed ten years younger.

No longer looking like he might collapse at any moment.

Afterward,

Knight King Char left Knight Academy City with a group of old Giant Whale Knights.

Heading to the Central Continent.

He planned to use his eloquence and reputation to raise military funds and reinforcements for his granddaughter.

The other Giant Whale Knights remained in Knight Academy City to heal and maintain the city’s operations.

After two days of rest,

The Avenger Squad also prepared to set out again.

They didn’t have much time to rest.

They had to stop the vampire revival as soon as possible.

However,

Just as Samimi and the others arrived at the city gate,

They were stopped by Frostblade Knight Henry and Windwhisper Knight Kress.

“What?”

“You still haven’t left?”

Samimi immediately let out a sharp accusation.

“You’re going to suppress the rebel army, right?”

“I’ll go with you.”

Frostblade Knight Henry said in a deep voice.

“…”

Windwhisper Knight Kress clearly wasn’t as willing.

He looked more like he had been forced onto a pirate ship.

“All my brothers died.”

“They exploded right in front of my eyes.”

“I’ve never seen such a vicious ability.”

“If I don’t avenge this, I am no knight!”

Frostblade Henry gritted his teeth.

“We don’t want to stay in the dark anymore.”

“We don’t want to suddenly be dragged away by vampires and turned into monsters either.”

“Even if we die, we should die knowing the truth.”

Windwhisper Kress recalled his fallen subordinates and finally made up his mind.

“If you really want to help, go gather troops.”

“Spread the intelligence I told you across the entire West Sea.”

“Knight King Char has already gone to the Central Continent to meet the king.”

“There’s no point in you following us.”

“I don’t need your help.”

“What use are just the two of you with no troops? Not a damn thing.”

“If you really want to turn things around, go rally more knights to come.”

Samimi refused to team up with the men without hesitation.

Then she left with Fabiana and Niubao.

Leaving the two Great Knights and over a dozen Noble Knights standing awkwardly in place.

They could only watch them leave.

What could they do now?

Heal their wounds.

Go home.

As for whether their future would be to fade into obscurity or turn the tables against all odds…

No one knew.

The Avenger Squad arrived again at the abandoned barracks from before.

It was completely empty inside.

“The Order of Compassion hasn’t launched a large-scale operation yet.”

“They are currently looking for a weapon called the [Blood Clan Sacred Artifact].”

Samimi dismounted and walked to the spot where Shalum was sealed.

She remembered that this place had turned into a terrifying pool of bloody mud.

Now it was just ordinary grass.

“Sasha sha sha! Gah ooo!”

Suddenly,

Rapid footsteps and beast-like roars came from deep inside the barracks.

The three immediately went on alert.

Soon, a familiar figure burst out from the shadows.

It was Count Perry, who had turned into a ghoul.

This guy was still clinging on to un-life.

Oh no.

To be precise.

He was already dead.

Now he was just a living dead without a soul.

He had probably been hiding in a tent or under the shade of a tree.

That was why he hadn’t been burned by the sun.

But that was fine.

Finish what you started.

“This is your enemy,” Samimi said to Fabiana.

“Although his soul has died.”

“But at least, it counts as half vengeance accomplished.”