"No, wait a minute …"
A holy knight who had half of his body burnt to a crisp used his remaining right arm to support his body and shouted, "Catherine, let's leave! The Holy Light teaches us to be brave and sacrifice, but it must be worthwhile. If you don't take the lead and leave, I'm afraid they will have to stay like you … "
Judging from his armor and clothing, he was a Grade 2 Silver-tier knight.
However, compared to the injured people around him, his injuries were undoubtedly the heaviest. He was on the verge of death, and even his voice was hoarse and low.
The young lady, Catherine, was taken aback when she heard that. She looked around and realized that close to a hundred apprentice knights like her were slowly gathering around them, blocking the injured people. Their eyes were filled with fear, fear, and confusion, but more than that, there was a determination that they had never seen before …
"Bring them away! Pass on the Holy Light forever, we cannot let the Holy Light of the Northern Prefecture be extinguished … "The Grade 2 Silver-tier knight shouted until his voice was hoarse, and he could no longer continue.
Time ticked by. This apprentice knight named Catherine had never experienced such a heart-wrenching and painful choice before. Seeing that the time set by the terrifying flame giant was about to arrive, she finally clenched her teeth and said, "Let's go …"
After saying that, she took the lead and walked towards the human-shaped hole in the ground.
The rest of the apprentice knights looked at each other and finally followed her.
What the hell is he doing? He's making me look like a demon king …
Grimm grumbled in his heart. He did not realize that his current appearance and actions were no different from the terrifying demon king in the knight novels.
Grimm was not interested in killing these apprentice knights that he could not extract any value from. The glaring fire elemental energy that was gathered in his hand suddenly turned into a huge flame ring and spread on the bodies of the apprentice knights.
The apprentice knights who had just reached the door suddenly became nervous. They all thought that the flame giant was going to change his mind. However, the flaming halo didn't cause them any harm even though it was on the surface of their bodies.
"You can leave now!" Grimm said in a muffled voice, "This flame ring has the scent of my soul. With it, you will not be attacked by the dragons, flame tigers, and flame creatures. Remember, leave this city immediately. Do not stay in any place. This flame ring will only last for a quarter of an hour! "
Hearing that, the apprentice knights looked at each other. They did not know if they should hate the evil flame giant or thank him. Their expressions were complicated, and they looked at each other in confusion. Finally, they slowly left.
However, what they did not know was that when the flame ring covered Catherine's body, a small flame rune landed on her shoulder. It flickered for a while and then disappeared mysteriously.
She did not know what happened.
Seeing this group of little guys slowly leaving, Grimm could not help but reveal an inexplicable smile on his flaming face.
Although he did not care about these little fellows, it did not mean that he did not know what they were doing in the dark. There were a few special people mixed in with the group of commoners that had left first. Although they had changed into commoner clothes, the A.I. Chip's full screen analysis revealed their gorgeous and exquisite silk undergarments, as well as the seals and documents they had hidden in their robes.
From the looks of it, they seemed to be important people in Hakans City. They were probably the city lord or the governor.
If Grimm was the Thunder Dragon Armes, he would definitely take them down. This way, robbing the city's treasury would be much faster and more convenient.
It was a pity that Grimm did not care about the worldly treasures, but the Holy Knights in front of him. Therefore, he didn't stop those guys from escaping in a panic among the crowd.
As for letting these apprentice knights go, other than not wanting to cause a senseless massacre, he wanted to know where they were going. Now that he had taken down the largest Church of Holy Light in the northern region, Grimm's next step was to quickly sweep through the smaller churches in the surrounding cities.
However, the Zambis Empire was a large country with a vast territory, a powerful army, and many Holy Knights. Although he had taken down a large city by surprise, it did not mean that they did not have the ability to retaliate.
If the enemy mobilized a large group of high-ranked Holy Knights, two or three Gold Knights would be enough to make Grimm leave empty-handed. If things went awry, Grimm would have to think of ways to avoid being hunted down by the enemy.
After all, this was a foreign plane filled with hostility!
As long as he did not meet the two Grade 4 Knights, Grimm's Grade 3 strength was enough to make him invincible. However, he still had to be careful of the terrifying traps that the natives of this plane had dug for him.
Once he was lured into a trap, he would be surrounded and attacked by multiple opponents of the same rank. Even with Grimm's strength and arrogance, there was a possibility that he would fall here. Hence, it was very rare to get some information about the Holy Knights.
Although this little girl called Catherine was not very strong, she had a firm heart and was pure. She was a good seedling for the path of a Holy Knight. After this training, she might be taken in as a disciple by a high-ranked Holy Knight. This way, Grimm could use her as a medium to get some information about the internal movements of the Holy Knights.
It was not just Catherine. Among the apprentice knights who left, Grimm had secretly planted some Flame Runes on the bodies of those who had a basic foundation. These Flame Runes were usually hidden and would not affect the host at all. However, as long as the host's consciousness was focused on Grimm, he would be able to notice them even if they were thousands of miles away.
These Flame Runes were actually related to Transfiguration, Spiritual Energy, Curses, and many other Sorcery disciplines. Grimm had only just grasped this knowledge after advancing to Grade 3.
After all the small fries had left, the cathedral finally quieted down. Only the heavily injured Holy Knights and a few extremely devout believers of the Holy Light were left. Grimm did not waste any more time. With a wave of his hand, a huge wave of flames surged out and instantly burned everything inside to ashes.
After successfully harvesting another hundred rays of Holy Light, Grimm licked his lips in satisfaction and looked down at his feet.
"Here … Dig down!"
Under his command, the powerful Elemental Magic Machine temporarily transformed into a construction machine and dug a huge pit in the center of the charred church floor one punch after another.
When the excavation reached a depth of five meters, the heavy elemental magic equipment fell into a huge cave along with the collapse of the earth and rocks.
Grimm was not surprised by this. After a few chants, his huge flame body began to shrink rapidly and finally returned to his human form.
The Burning Corona, the Flame Emblem, the Fire Dragon Pendant, the Ash Boots, the Fearless Belt, and a dark red Sorcerer's robe appeared on his body one after another, emitting a faint red glow. Grimm then jumped into the big hole and slowly floated down to the bottom.
It was a simple and crude large tomb. The walls around it had been dug out into a square lattice of one meter in diameter. Each lattice had a skeleton wrapped in a greyish-white burial cloth. In some of the small compartments, there were some ancient armors or weapons that had lost their metallic luster scattered about.
There was not a single jewel in the entire tomb, nor was there any exquisite artwork. As far as the eye could see, it looked like an antique market that had been covered in dust for a long time. Everything was covered in dust and layers of cobwebs, making it difficult to see what was underneath.
The Elemental Magic Machine poured down with tons of rock fragments and gravel, turning a corner of the tomb into a mess. Countless bones slid out of the collapsed lattices and scattered all over the ground.
After seeing what was inside, Grimm slightly frowned.
He didn't have the patience to search for the treasures here one by one. Thus, he waved his hand again and a huge flame shockwave began to sweep across the entire tomb unscrupulously.
Anything that could survive for thousands of years must be good, and anything that could withstand the fire without being destroyed was also good … As for whether any rare knight's writing or ancient scrolls would be destroyed in the fire, it was not something that Grimm needed to worry about.
Under the repeated scouring of the flame ripples, the spider webs turned into ashes, the dust crystallized, the bones were incinerated, and the metal melted … When these 'miscellaneous items' turned into ashes one by one, the real treasures that were hidden underneath were finally revealed.
It could be a piece of bone that was not afraid of flames, a piece of shiny metal ore, a magic longsword that was emitting a faint fluorescent light, or a strange shield with a dull luster …
However, none of these could attract Grimm's attention. His gaze was firmly fixed on the strange coffin in the middle of the tomb.
It was a giant coffin made of an unknown metal. It was quietly placed in the center of the tomb. There were some complicated and exquisite patterns carved on it. It was rare to see such a thing among the Holy Knights, who always advocated simplicity.
In this huge tomb, even the grade 2 and grade 3 Holy Knights would be wrapped in a thin layer of cloth and placed in the tomb's lattice after they died. At the very least, there were some swords, shields, or armors that they used when they were alive.
However, this Holy Knight had the qualifications to enjoy such treatment, which showed that he was different from the others!
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