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In the blink of an eye, white silk threads wove a feather robe and draped it over Louise's body.
At this moment.
The cultist's previously listless aura instantly stopped, and instead began to rise steadily.
"You want to reveal your true name to fight me!"
Seeing this, Wood, the Moon Knight, realized the intentions of Louise, the Moon Believer.
But his consciousness had long been corrupted by the Shadow Lance in his hand, and he did not flinch:
"I'd like to see how long your shattered body can hold out."
After saying that, the two quickly became entangled in a fight.
Returning to Arthur's perspective.
After confirming that Louise had held off Eclipse Knight Wood, he quickly looked away.
He rode his black-haired horse, Night Shadow, to the entrance of the church.
Arthur met Luna, the Moon Saintess, whom Louise had mentioned.
The little girl in front of me looks about seven or eight years old.
She was slender and wore a slightly loose, white robe, which made her look somewhat timid and restrained.
His shoulders were narrow, as if a gentle breeze could blow them away.
Looking at her face again, she had a small, round face and skin as smooth and delicate as untouched jade.
His brows were relaxed, and his eyes were dark.
Her nose was small and delicate, with a slightly protruding tip, and her lips were thin and pink, like a newly blossoming peach blossom.
Her braided hair, tied with a light blue ribbon, hung down her shoulders.
But what caught Arthur's attention most was not these physical features, but the crescent-shaped marks that appeared below the corners of her eyes.
Due to the sudden attack by Wood, the Eclipse Knight, with his Shadow Lance, his "Blessing of the Moon" is in a strange activated state.
Now, an indescribable yet very familiar supernatural power surged within him.
The existence of this extraordinary power granted him an unprecedented vision and perception.
The crescent moon mark on the little girl gave him a sense of familiarity he had never felt before, thanks to his newfound supernatural perception.
Considering the perilous situation they were in, Arthur did not indulge too much in this feeling of warmth.
So, he nimbly dismounted from the horse of the dark-haired horse, Night Shadow.
To take care of the little girl, he very gentlemanly half-knelt down in front of her and then extended his hands to her:
"Your name is Luna, right?"
Please believe me, I will not hurt you. I'm here to take you back to Crescent Moon Territory.
After saying that, Arthur forced a very weak smile.
He had absolutely no experience dealing with children.
So after saying those words, he felt uneasy.
he thinks:
If I can't convince this girl to go with me, I'll have to use force.
Just as Arthur was thinking this quickly, the little girl Luna approached him quite naturally and hugged him with her small arms.
Then, without saying a word, she quietly buried her head in Arthur's arms.
Being hugged by a little girl, even through his armor, touched Arthur's heart, making his heart skip a beat.
He gently picked up the little girl:
"Thanks for your trust."
Then, he carried the little girl Luna back to his mount, the black-haired horse Nightshade.
In the process of launching this project.
At first, Arthur was worried that Mo Binma Yeying would reject the unfamiliar Luna.
To his surprise, Nightshade lowered his head and made a gurgling sound to show goodwill.
The first time I saw Nightshade in this state was before his last trip to find the alchemist.
He had specifically instructed Nightshade before Nightshade showed this kind of kindness to Lani.
Arthur decided to put that matter aside for the time being.
After lifting Luna onto the horse, Arthur whispered some words of advice to the girl:
"Next, hold on tight and sit firmly."
Luna, the little girl nestled in Arthur's arms, simply looked up at him after hearing his words of advice.
This beautiful young woman had a cold expression on her youthful face.
And she still didn't say anything.
After glancing briefly at Arthur, she buried her head back into his arms.
The little girl's enthusiastic hug and indifferent expression gave Arthur a strange sense of frustration.
Frustrated, he couldn't help but complain to himself:
Little girl, I'm only eighteen years old, not some greasy old man.
Do we seem to have such a deep gap between us?
Thinking this, Arthur began to pull on the reins.
He rode his black-haired horse, Nightshade, leading Lancelot toward the Crescent Territory beyond the border.
Louise, a follower of the Moon Cult, who was fighting against Wood the Eclipse Knight, saw Arthur and Lancelot gradually disappear from sight.
She also silently wished them well:
"Please, passing knight."
But her enemy, the Eclipse Knight Wood, doesn't seem to think so:
"Louise, don't worry!"
After I've dealt with you, I'll catch up with them and end their lives with this Shadow Lance!
Chapter 71 Lance Duel
Half an hour passed.
We arrived in Crescent Moon Territory.
Arthur and Lancelot crossed the forest that formed the border barrier and arrived at the vast plains.
He looked out into the distance, but no signs of village buildings appeared at the horizon.
For a moment, he was also at a loss, not knowing which direction to go to reach the town of Crescent Territory.
So he first pulled on the reins to slow down the speed of the black-haired horse, Night Shadow.
Then, he asked Luna, the little girl in his arms:
"Luna, you should know the way home, right?"
The little girl Luna looked up at him, then shook her head indifferently.
This is the reply I received.
Arthur stopped thinking about it and decided to go straight ahead to see if he could find a road with obvious signs of human activity.
Shortly after.
The three passed a strangely shaped stone pillar.
Arthur carefully examined the surface of the stone pillar and found the information he wanted—traveling ten kilometers northwest would lead to Crescent Town.
Having found the landmark, Arthur stopped pausing and prepared to head to Crescent Town, the place indicated by the landmark.
But, the next moment.
A crisis has emerged.
A black arrow, carrying a dangerous yet familiar aura, hurtled towards Arthur.
"Ang~"
Arthur's black-maned horse, Nightshade, once again sensed danger in advance through the extraordinary "baptism of blood and sweat," and neighed a warning to its master.
Instantly, he tensed up, pulled on the reins, and urged his black-haired horse, Nightshade, to unleash the second-tier wind magic, Gale Run.
finally.
With the boost from "Swift Wind Run", Night Shadow's speed tripled, allowing it to dodge the black arrow that appeared out of nowhere.
Subsequently.
Arthur quickly went into battle mode, following the trajectory of the dodged black arrows to find their master.
In fact, when Arthur sensed the violent shadow energy within the black arrow, he already had Arthur in his heart.
Yes—the Eclipse Knight, Wood!
He appeared in Arthur's sight, riding a third-tier magical beast, the silver wolf.
Arthur took a closer look and quickly realized that the Silver Knight's condition was vastly different from what it had been half an hour ago.
At this moment.
Wood, the Eclipse Knight, was covered in blood, riddled with wounds, and his armor was shattered.
The mask on his head had also completely collapsed, leaving only half of it, revealing the hideous face that had been hidden beneath it.
The third-tier magical beast, the silver wolf, beneath him was even more listless, its long, dark green pupils filled with bloodshot veins, and drool mixed with thick blood was even flowing from the corner of its open mouth.
undoubtedly!
The vitality of this knight duo has been exhausted to the point where less than one-tenth remains.
Of all the things on Wood, the Eclipse Knight, only the black spear from the Shadow Church in his hand remained intact.
Under the extraordinary vision enhanced by "The Grace of the Moon," Arthur could see that the Shadow Holy Lance was still emitting dense black energy, corroding the body of the Silver Knight.
Therefore, he guessed:
Perhaps it was this dense, dark aura that caused the Moon Eclipse Knight Wood to end the battle with the Moon Cultist Louise and arrive here.
Regarding this dense, dark aura.
He soon felt physical discomfort, and at the same time, he felt extreme disgust.
Luna, the little girl in Arthur's arms, had the same reaction.
She lifted her head from his embrace again, frowned, and stared at Wood, the Eclipse Knight.
The once-beautiful girl's youthful face no longer maintained an indifferent expression, but instead revealed undisguised disgust.
He looked at the battered and bruised Eclipse Knight, Wood.
He blocked Arthur and the others' path once again.
"That stupid woman wanted to drag me down with her and cause a self-destruction, but how could I let her have her way?"
His狰狞 face contorted with rage, his gaze fixed on Arthur and the little girl Luna in his arms:
"My life is so precious, I can't just lose it so easily."
Even if I die, I'll take two worthy accomplices down with me!
Arthur frowned upon hearing this.
After the series of events and conversations that just happened.
Arthur realized that this Silver Knight had some kind of deep-seated hatred for the Church of the Moon.
He was willing to risk his life and die in order to kill the "holy son" and "holy daughter" from the Church of the Bright Moon in his eyes.