I, the Knight King, wield my sword for my myriad subjects.

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The ghostly figure opened its blood-red maw and let out a wanton, wicked laugh before swallowing every blue spirit it had dragged out.

This horrifying scene was witnessed by Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, and it filled her with utter disgust.

At this moment, she had been locked in a long battle with Karl and Beth, two followers of the Shadow Church.

The Shadow Followers, Karl and Beth, seemed unsurprised by the return of the Shadow Lance.

They immediately ceased fighting Ange, a follower of the Moon Cult, and retreated to create distance between themselves and her.

Seeing this, Anjie did not pursue, but a look of utter disgust appeared on her delicate face.

She questioned the Shadow Followers Carl and Beth:

"Is this your purpose in instigating the traitor Wood to provoke border disputes?"

Harvesting souls to feed the Shadow Fiend sealed within the Shadowlance!

"Hahaha, what else?"

The Shadow Follower, Beth, did not deny it, but instead let out a wanton laugh:

"You don't really believe that half-baked Silver Knight, without our Lord's 'Blessing,' can wield the Archbishop-level Shadow Lance, do you?"

“Our original intention was to harvest your and your sister’s souls, but we did not expect the unexpected turn of events involving your Holy Son and Holy Daughter.”

Invoker, the Shadow Cultist, chimed in, having discerned something amiss from the returned Shadow Lance:

"I was actually quite looking forward to that guy breaking through your sister's obstruction, catching up with and killing those two holy sons and daughters, and reaping their even more precious souls."

But now it seems that Wood was ultimately too weak.

The voice just fell.

The Shadow Lance flew back to the hands of the Shadow Follower, Karl.

It completed the harvesting of souls from the battlefield strewn with corpses.

"However, with Wood's soul in the mix, this mission can be considered a barely successful one."

After obtaining the Shadow Lance, Karl turned around and prepared to leave towards the Red Leaf Mountains.

"You're not getting away!"

Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, was furious and prepared to strike again.

But the voice of Beth, the Shadow Follower, interrupted her:

"Priestess of the Moonlit Priestess, I advise you to go and see your sister who is fighting with her true name unleashed."

She is critically ill and might die any minute now.

Chapter 74 The Miracle of the "Double Moon" and the "Bright Moon"

Half an hour passed.

Red Leaf Mountain Range Side Road Area.

Crescent-shaped border defense line.

Arthur followed the Crescent Moon Territory's guards and reinforcements back here.

As far as the eye could see, corpses littered the ground.

Judging from the silence at this moment, the conflict seems to have come to an end.

But Arthur and the others did not see the figures of those key individuals.

The followers from the Shadow Church and the Moon Church both seem to have vanished without a trace.

So, everyone began searching for the two Moon Cultists.

And at this time.

A heavily armored border guard appeared, dragging his battered body.

It was Neo, the border commander, a knight in the late Iron rank.

Upon seeing the leading guard knight, Tavis, he immediately knelt down in front of him:

"Lord Tavis, please forgive my incompetence!"

He was referring to the heavily damaged border guards.

"Get up, Neo. You did a great job."

The guard knight Tavis dismounted, came to him, and raised a hand.

Then, he opened his palm and placed it on the head of border commander Neo:

"Praise be to my Lord, pure and flawless moon and goddess of purity Elune, grant me the power to soothe my wounds."

After he finished praying, a gentle, holy light emanated from his palms.

next moment.

Border Commander Neo was bathed in this holy light, and his previously listless state quickly showed signs of improvement.

"Thank you, Lord Tavis, for your healing blessing!"

He quickly regained some of his composure and looked up at the guard knight Tavis with a grateful gaze.

Guardian Knight Tavis withdrew his hand:

"Where are Priestess Angela and Priestess Louise?"

Border Commander Neo pointed in the direction of the church:

"Reporting to Lord Tavis, Lady Angel helped Lady Louise into the church and instructed the rest of us to guard the church and not allow ordinary people to enter."

then.

The group walked through the battlefield strewn with corpses and stopped in front of the small Gothic-style church.

The church was now in a state of disrepair and ruin.

Judging from the damage, it was likely left during the battle between Eclipse Knight Wood and Louise, the follower of the Moon who had revealed her true name.

At that moment, the church doors opened.

The guard knight Tavis arrived at the gate, but before he could speak, a slightly hurried young woman's voice came from inside the church:

"who is it!"

"Tavis, Commander of the Crescent Moon Territory Guard Knights."

Upon hearing this answer, the young woman's voice inside the church breathed a sigh of relief:

“Mr. Tavis, please let Princess Luna in alone.”

After hearing this, Tavis turned his head to look at Luna, the little girl who was following Arthur.

"Okay, Sister Anjie!"

Luna recognized the voice. She left Arthur's side and rushed into the dilapidated church with hurried steps.

Those who did not receive permission from Priestess Ange of the Moonlight stood at the church entrance and waited.

At this time.

The guard knight Tavis explained Ange's intentions to Arthur:

"Lord Blackrock, although I don't know why you got involved in this border conflict."

But since Lady Louise, the priestess, has bestowed upon you this precious blessing, you should also know that Princess Luna is the Holy Maiden of the Moon.

Princess Luna is a Moon Saintess trained by my sect in the Crescent Territory branch, possessing an extremely high level of "Blessing" from my Lord.

Ms. Ange probably wanted to use Her Highness the Saintess's immense lunar power to heal Ms. Louise's injuries.

Upon hearing this, Arthur's heart skipped a beat.

He recalled the scene of beheading Wood, the Eclipse Knight.

He seemed to have borrowed too much of the moon goddess's power from Luna, causing the crescent moon marks on either side of her eyes to dim directly.

Therefore, an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Soon, Arthur's premonition came true.

The voice of Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, echoed again from within the church, but this time it carried a distinct air of anger:

“Mr. Tavis, please allow the knight who is protecting Princess Luna to enter alone.”

Upon hearing this, the guard knight Tavis looked at Arthur with a puzzled expression.

Arthur understood the meaning behind Ange's anger, but he tried to remain calm and not show any weakness.

At this moment, Lancelot, who was standing beside him, asked with concern:

"Lord Arthur, are you going?"

"Hmm, there should be something I can do to help."

Arthur spoke calmly, pretending not to know what was about to happen.

Seeing this, the puzzled guard knight Tavis, though confused, still let Arthur enter the church.

We entered this small church.

The little girl Luna appeared in front of him:

"Brother, I'll lead the way for you."

Luna's voice remained clear and melodious.

After escaping the crisis of the Eclipse Knight Wood, Arthur finally noticed the naturally affectionate way the little girl addressed him.

He swallowed hard, unable to suppress the panic in his heart any longer:

Should I call you Luna, little sister?

Arthur only dared to joke like this in his mind; in reality, he maintained a serious demeanor when answering Luna:

"Yes, Miss Luna."

Soon, following the little girl Luna, Arthur arrived at the door of a narrow room.

"Sister Anjie, may I come in now?"

Luna leaned closer to the door and asked the people inside.

"Let him in."

Compared to before, Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, had softened her anger considerably.

So Arthur went into the room.

He saw another follower of the Moon, Louise, lying on the bed, seemingly unconscious, naked, her body covered by a clean white robe.

Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, sat beside her and pressed her hand against her chest.

Arthur could sense a gentle, holy light flowing continuously from the palm of Angela, a believer of the Moon, into Louise's body.

This is the same source as the holy light that the guardian knight Tavis used to heal the border commander Neo.

When Ange, a follower of the Moon, saw Arthur enter, she maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but her eyes betrayed her inner panic and unease.

So she sighed:

"My lord knight, I have a rather bad temper, so please forgive me if I cause you any trouble."

"I will do my best to help wherever I can."

Arthur quickly composed himself and answered calmly and confidently.

"Then I'll make a long story short."

After hearing this, Ange, a follower of the Moon Goddess, smiled knowingly.

“When you were intercepted by Wood before, I also sensed that you possessed the ‘blessing’ of our Lord.”

You also used this as a medium to draw more than 70% of the Moon Goddess's power from the Holy Maiden of my sect in order to kill that traitor who joined the "Shadow".

Now, the remaining Moon Goddess power of the Holy Maiden I taught is insufficient to heal my sister's injuries.

Therefore, I would like to ask for your help, to use your "favor" to help me save Louise.