Volume 5, Chapter 17 – Sudden Change

The anxious trainee Knight Yunchou, at this moment, unexpectedly had a calm return to his face.

At the same time, that youth whose expression was unusually calm finally let out his voice.

“As for the ways of the knight that everyone has spoken about, I, Yunchou, think all of yours were wonderful.”

“I, Yunchou, as a mere trainee Knight, if I were to put my own way of the knight up against all of yours… it might end up being a joke.”

“So here, I, Yunchou, won’t make a fool of myself.”

After he spoke up to that point, the boy’s tone paused slightly. His calm eyes glanced at Tianyin, who was standing where she was, then a faint, indistinct smile appeared on his face.

“The reason I, Yunchou, came here is actually the Throne power of the King of Knights… Of course, I know everyone here has the same thought as I do, and for that same purpose, you all came to this Sanctuary of Knights… So, between you Legendary Paladins and me, we all share the same goal.”

“Of course, even though we share the same goal, I also know very well that I, Yunchou, cannot possibly win the final victory in this King of Knights election. So I think there is no need for me to explain my way of the knight any further…”

“…”

She did not know why. On the surface, Yunchou’s words sounded extremely modest, but Tianyin felt there seemed to be another layer to what he was saying.

Sharing the same objective as those Legendary Paladins, yet also declaring he could not compete with those Legendary Paladins…

Listening to Yunchou, Tianyin felt an inexplicable pressure.

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That suffocating feeling was like something major was about to happen, leaving Tianyin extremely uneasy.

『Samael… be ready to activate the Seven Original Sins at any time… I don’t know why, but I feel like Yunchou is about to make a big move…』

「Mm… got it, I’ll pay attention…」

Thus, driven by this inexplicable sense of unease, Tianyin directly made preparations with the Samael in her mind to strike at any moment.

At the same time, the boy in everyone’s view had a smile on his face that grew brighter and brighter.

“Alright… after saying so much, I think everyone understands what I want to say, right? There is no way I can get the King of Knights’ power through normal means, but I still want the King of Knights’ power, so for the sake of my goal, I think… it is better for me to use a few underhanded methods…”

『Samael!』

As Yunchou finished that sentence with a smile, a jolt of alarm shot through Tianyin’s heart.

And it was not only Tianyin. Some of the Paladins present also sensed that something was wrong and instantly placed their hands on the hilts of their knight swords.

But—

The next instant, a deafening roar suddenly rang out above the Sanctuary of Knights!

“Abyssal Lord! You actually ambushed me!”

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Without a doubt, the owner of that voice was the King of Knights who had just stopped Fisiel from speaking.

“Abyssal Lord?”

“This is bad, the King of Knights is in danger!”

“It is that outsider, it has to be because of him!”

The King of Knights’ roar threw the Paladins in the sanctuary into turmoil, and after the uproar, some of the Paladins turned hostile gazes on Yunchou, who was still standing there with a smile on his face.

『Samael… we will deal with Yunchou later, let’s go to the King of Knights first!』

「Mm!」

Although she did not know exactly what had happened, Tianyin understood in her heart that now was not the time for her to deal with Yunchou.

For one thing, there was the appearance of the Abyssal Lord, a Throne-tier being…

And for another, Yunchou, as a player, could revive infinitely, so killing him now would be meaningless. By contrast, the pressing priority was to ensure the King of Knights’ safety.

So, with that thought in mind, Tianyin ignored Yunchou, who was being besieged by a group of Paladins, and instead ran straight toward the rear courtyard behind the main hall of the Sanctuary of Knights.

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Of course, saying she ran was one thing. For Tianyin, who had fully activated the power of the Seven Original Sins, this short distance hardly took any time at all. In almost the span of a single breath, she left the crowded Sanctuary of Knights hall and arrived at the sanctuary’s rear courtyard.

And the moment she reached the rear courtyard, pairs of blood-red eyes appeared before Tianyin.

“Hahahahahahahahaha, and here I was wondering who it was, so it is the little one from Dawn? Hahahahahahahahaha, why are you not staying quietly in your Eden and instead ran all the way here? Did you come to deliver Original Sin power to me, the Abyssal Lord?”

The Abyssal Lord’s voice sounded from ahead, and as the Abyssal Lord’s voice rang out, a massive holy light suddenly exploded right before Tianyin’s eyes.

Boom—!

With a thunderous crash, the entire Sanctuary of Knights began to totter. In Tianyin’s vision, the rear courtyard of the sanctuary, which had been perfectly intact just moments before, was flattened by the explosion of that holy light.

“Leave…”

At the same time, from within the blast, the King of Knights, who had previously been shrouded in holy light, appeared before Tianyin, his face weak as he clutched at his chest.

“Leave? Hahahahahahahahaha, you think you can just leave because you want to, have you asked for my permission as the Abyssal Lord?”

In the next instant, in Tianyin’s field of view, behind the Holy King of Knights who had suddenly appeared in front of her, massive writhing tentacles lunged fiercely in their direction.

『Samael, danger!』

The instant the tentacles appeared, Tianyin shouted a warning to Samael, and hearing Tianyin’s warning, Samael, who was controlling Tianyin’s body, rushed without hesitation to the Holy King of Knights’ back.

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At that moment, the golden knight sword was drawn, and at the same time, the blood-red power of Original Sin erupted.

The eruption of that tremendous power stirred up a violent gust. In the blink of an eye, Tianyin appeared behind the King of Knights.

The next second, the golden knight sword swung in Tianyin’s hands, and the lunging, writhing tentacles were all severed within her slashes that had turned into afterimages.

“Hahahahahahahahaha… little one of Dawn, I did not expect you to have such courage?”

Although the pursuing tentacles had been stopped by Tianyin, the Abyssal Lord’s voice did not carry any anger because of it.

On the contrary, even though the attack it had used to chase the gravely injured King of Knights had been blocked, the Abyssal Lord sounded even more excited.

“King of Knights… are you alright?”

Tianyin completely ignored the Abyssal Lord’s words. Not only did she ignore the Abyssal Lord, after confirming it would not immediately launch another attack, Tianyin walked straight to the King of Knights’ side.

“Saying I am fine would be a lie…”

Seeing Tianyin walk over with such concern on her face, the King of Knights’ complexion was deathly pale.