Volume 5, Chapter 18 – Tactical Death

What Tianyin saw now was completely different from the figure that had been wrapped in holy light before. The Holy King of Knights’ face had turned deathly pale.

Only when Tianyin approached did she notice that where the Holy King of Knights was clutching his chest, a huge, indistinct wound was oozing bright red blood.

“Haa… thank you…”

Even though he looked like he was in terrible pain, the Holy King of Knights still wore an expression that said he could endure it.

“…Holy King of Knights, you look really badly hurt… so, I’ll hold off the Abyssal Lord first, you go find a safe place to heal…”

“Mm, that works too… I will leave things here to you…”

Heavily wounded as he was, the Holy King of Knights was not a wishy-washy person. As soon as Tianyin made this suggestion, he nodded and accepted it on the spot.

“Leader of Dawn… I don’t know why you appeared here, but you helped me this time, so once this crisis is over, in the name of the Holy King of Knights, I promise that I will repay you next time.”

In the end, after giving Tianyin a deep look, the Holy King of Knights clutched his chest and staggered away.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha? You want to run?”

Seeing the Holy King of Knights trying to escape, the Abyssal Lord’s wild laughter rang out around them, and in the next moment, countless beams filled with terrifying power shot toward the Holy King of Knights from all directions.

『Samael, block those beams!』

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「Got it!」

The moment those words fell, Tianyin’s sword-wielding figure vanished from where she stood.

Almost at the same time, Tianyin appeared behind the Holy King of Knights, who was retreating nonstop, right on the path those beams had to take to hit him.

“Wall of Sighs!”

Once more, the absolute defense skill that was the same as the Paladins’, also the Blood Knight’s defensive skill, Wall of Sighs, was cast from Tianyin’s hands.

A blood-red wall appeared before Tianyin in an instant, and at the same time, the densely packed beams slammed into the Wall of Sighs she had just raised.

Bang—!

The Wall of Sighs only managed to hold for three seconds before it shattered, but in those three seconds, the Holy King of Knights, gritting his teeth through his severe injuries, unleashed all his strength, and with Throne-tier speed, had already fled without a trace.

Naturally, the Abyssal Lord did not manage to keep its target.

At the moment the Wall of Sighs shattered, Tianyin also used her advantage in speed to dodge the Abyssal Lord’s beams in time.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha, interesting, interesting, little one of Dawn. Last time Heavenly Father slipped from my grasp, and this time you made the Holy King of Knights escape from me again… hahahahahahahahahaha, you really are fascinating, little one. I wonder if you can escape from my hands now?”

Laughing wildly as it spoke, a girl with an expression of utter madness appeared in Tianyin’s field of view amid the squirming of countless tentacles.

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“Abyssal Lord…”

Without a doubt, the girl before Tianyin’s eyes was the Abyssal Lord that had yet to show itself until now.

The reason Tianyin could be sure was because she had once learned that the Abyssal Lord had walked the Main World in the guise of a girl before.

So Tianyin did not think there was anything strange about the Abyssal Lord taking on a girl’s form at this moment.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha~ since you recognized me, little one, do you know what happens to those who make me angry?”

“The result? Sorry, I don’t want to know.”

Tianyin’s reply was firm and decisive. It looked like she was talking to the Abyssal Lord, but in truth, from the moment the Abyssal Lord appeared, Tianyin’s focus had become sharper than ever.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha, you don’t know? Then I will let you know what happens when you make me angry!”

In the next instant, in Tianyin’s vision, it was as if endless tentacles were lunging at her, and beside the Abyssal Lord, countless pairs of scarlet, icy eyes slowly opened.

The Holy King of Knights had been ambushed by the Abyssal Lord.

No one knew why this had happened, but some of the calmer Legendary Paladins were already preparing of their own accord to head to the rear courtyard of the Sanctuary of Knights to support the Holy King of Knights.

As for the outsider Yunchou, who was suspected of being connected to the Abyssal Lord, he had long since been slain by the enraged Paladins and had turned into white light to revive.

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Just as the many Legendary Paladins were about to head out to support the Holy King of Knights, the Holy King of Knights, face pale and breathing extremely weak, ran out from the rear courtyard.

“Holy King of Knights!”

One Paladin let out a shout of surprise, while some other Paladins very naturally rushed to the Holy King of Knights’ side to support him.

The Legendary Paladins also walked over without needing to be told.

“Holy King of Knights, are you alright?”

“I will live… let us leave this place first, the Abyssal Lord has been held off. The Abyssal Lord’s power has been somewhat weakened by the rules of the Main World, but that Throne of Dawn will not be able to hold it for long, so we should leave here first.”

“A Throne of Dawn, wait… Holy King of Knights, is my lord fighting the Abyssal Lord?”

Among the Legendary Paladins, Fisiel, who had been silent all this time, only now belatedly noticed that Tianyin’s figure had vanished from the sanctuary.

“Fisiel, right… your lord is indeed holding off the Abyssal Lord. I understand how you feel, but a battle between Thrones is not something a Legend like you can take part in. Come with me. Although your lord cannot defeat the Abyssal Lord, the Abyssal Lord will not be able to harm your lord easily… if you stay here now, you will only get in the way of your lord’s fight…

“Mm… I understand…”

Fisiel was not the type to be unreasonable. After the Holy King of Knights finished speaking, she understood in her heart that even if she went to help, there was nothing she could really do for Tianyin.

So after hesitating for a few seconds, she accepted the Holy King of Knights’ suggestion.

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Thus…

Under the lead of the Holy King of Knights, who had been gravely injured by the Abyssal Lord, the Paladins present, along with Fisiel, all left the Sanctuary of Knights together.

And the place the Holy King of Knights planned to head to next was none other than the royal palace of the Storm Kingdom.

After all, the heavily guarded royal palace of the Storm Kingdom would not only provide ample healing resources for the Holy King of Knights, it would also offer the best possible environment for his recovery.

……

At the same time, within the royal palace of the Storm Kingdom, a stark white light appeared in an empty room without the slightest warning.

When the light faded, a handsome-faced boy appeared calmly in that empty room.

“The plan is proceeding exactly as expected. After being killed, I was revived here in the private room I specially set without any issues?”

The boy’s eyes were like a lake without a ripple, and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

“At this time, the Holy King of Knights should choose to come to the royal palace of the Storm Kingdom to heal, right? So everything I need to do next will be very easy…”