Hasse City.
It wasn't the harvest season yet, but the citizens of Hasse City were as excited and happy as if they were celebrating a festival.
When the paladins in bright armor and dignified bearing escorted the rattling wooden cage through the streets, the entire city boiled over.
Witches … So this was a witch!
Ever since the otherworld witches invaded Envik Plane, the Zambis Empire had been plagued by witches.
They plundered mines and seized high-level resources, treating the entire Envik Plane as their own backyard and doing whatever they wanted. Sometimes, to punish places that refused them entry, they would even release a plague there, not caring about the casualties of the common people.
It was the horrendous crimes they committed over the past hundred years that made the citizens of Zambis hate these foreign witches to the bone. Their hearts were filled with endless hatred.
Hence, when the paladins, who were the embodiment of light and justice, successfully captured the terrifying witch from the Dark Forest and stuffed her into the wooden cage of the prison carriage, the citizens of Hasse City flooded the streets, using tattered vegetable leaves, cold dirty water, and sharp stones to welcome the arrival of the witch.
The people chased after the carriage, cheering and leaping, throwing stones at the trembling witch who hid in the wooden cage. It could be seen that this witch was once an exceptionally beautiful woman, with an impressive figure and a delicate and perfect face.
Unfortunately, the deep-rooted hatred caused her to suffer at the hands of the paladins. Now, she was locked in a cage like a beast, being cursed, attacked, and humiliated by the common people.
The extreme pain and fear of death caused Rena to lose her previous glamorous, charming, and graceful appearance. His hair was disheveled, and his robe had been torn into shreds, unable to cover his body at all.
His exposed skin was covered in dense scratches and bruises. His once smooth and white skin had already begun to wither. Wrinkles and scabs appeared on his skin like the bark of a dead tree.
Rena's hair was disheveled, her expression numb as she scanned the cheering crowd around the wooden cage. She allowed the tattered vegetable leaves and sharp stones to hit her, but she didn't have the slightest intention of dodging.
"Burn her to death …"
"Send her to the stake …"
Every time a similar shout erupted from the crowd, Rena's body couldn't help but twitch violently.
Her heart was filled with hatred, and her heart was filled with boundless hatred.
Unfortunately, her wrists and ankles were shackled with terrifying magic shackles. The shackles were made of special magic metals and were very difficult to be destroyed by corrosive spells such as acid. At the inner edge of the shackles, there were countless fine metal spikes that pierced into the skin and flesh. Even the slightest movement would cause excruciating pain.
A special mask was placed on Rena's face, and an egg-sized metal walnut was stuffed into her mouth. With this, even if there were no guards, Rena would lose the ability to chant incantations and use hand gestures to guide the casting of spells.
As for those instant-cast low-level spells, they couldn't be used in this wooden cage that was filled with all kinds of strange runes. Although Envik Plane was a low-magic world, the research on magic had not been relaxed at all.
This kind of anti-magic barrier that used Holy Light as a source of power was still something they could research!
Rena's cage was directly sent to the Chapel of Holy Light in Hesath City. There, more and more Holy Knights rushed over from all directions, and there were as many as five Grade 3 Gold Knights.
Of course, so many Gold Knights weren't there to guard a rookie Witch who was only Grade 2, but to protect the core materials of the spell formation that had been found on Rena's body.
The attack on the Witch Tower in Dabiri Highland had lasted for half a year. Although the Zambez Empire had suffered heavy losses, the Witches were also at the end of their tether. Based on the current situation, as long as the allied Holy Knights, who had the backing of a powerful empire, gritted their teeth and weren't afraid of the necessary sacrifices, they could break through the Witch Tower in another three to four months.
If the Witch Tower obtained this batch of spell formation materials at this time and repaired the interplanar teleportation spell formation inside, it would mean that the huge casualties that the Zambez Empire had suffered over the past year would have been in vain. That was why the Holy Knights and the Empire's Allied Army sent back three powerful Gold Knights to join forces with the other Holy Knights in Hesath City to protect the witch and the materials for the magic circle.
As for the Tier 4 Holy Knight, Ader, who was currently heading to the empire's northern region? Carly also began to head west to meet up with the Holy Knights of Hesath City. Once they had a Grade 4 Holy Knight to hold the line, they would be able to spare enough manpower to escort the witches and materials back to the Imperial Capital.
Only in the Imperial Capital would there be no need to worry about safety!
Therefore, on the third day after Witch Rena was brought into Hesath City, seven days before the Grade 4 Paladin would arrive, Grim disguised himself and sneaked into Hesath City.
Currently, Hesath City was in a state of martial law. The Holy Light Chapel was tightly guarded by Holy Knights from all directions. The Hesath City Guards were responsible for the security and inspection of the outer perimeter. However, there were still small teams of Holy Knights holding the fort at key locations such as the city gates and mountain passes.
In order to prevent the witches' companions from sneaking into Hesath City, military control had been implemented. The inspection of entering and exiting the city gates was extremely strict. Ordinary merchants and caravans were not allowed to enter and could only rest in the nearby towns.
Grim, who had just heard the news from the Dark Forest, had no choice but to kill a Grade 1 Black Iron Knight on his way. He then put on the standard Holy Knight armor, rode a tall horse, and swaggered to the gate of Hesath City.
Seeing Grim's signature Holy Knight armor, the city guards who were strictly inspecting the passersby at the gate immediately saluted him. Some of them even ran to inform the Holy Knights stationed here.
A few moments later, three Holy Knights rushed out of the gate with a dozen apprentice knights and quickly walked up to Grim's horse.
"May the light be with us! My brother from afar, may I know which chapel you're from? " The three Paladins in the lead were all Grade 1 Black Iron Knights. The one in the lead was a middle-aged man with sideburns all over his face. He kowtowed towards Grim enthusiastically.
Grim jumped off his horse and kowtowed in return, "May the light be with us! Greetings, my name is Yedrick, and I'm from Baldan City at the edge of the Aveli Mountains. I'm currently traveling near the Dark Forest. I heard that Hesath City is gathering the power of the Holy Light, so I came here in hopes of contributing my meager strength! "
"Ah, so you're from the Aveli Mountains. I was wondering why you looked so unfamiliar. Welcome, brother. Hesath City welcomes you! " The leading Holy Knight smiled, "My name is Halite, and I'm on duty at the city gates today. Oh, I remember that the one in charge of Baldan is Old Christopher. We've even had a drink together before. How is he? How is he now? "
Grimm shook his head and smiled, "Sir Christopher is too old. He returned to his hometown of Winterspring five years ago. The one in charge of everything in Baldan is Alamand Greythorne. Lord Greythorne, however, seven months ago, he also brought a large number of brothers to Dapere … "
Grim had long since obtained crucial information from the memory fragments of the Holy Knight he killed, so how could he be deceived by the other party's words? With just a few words, he dispelled the other party's suspicions and put them at ease.
After sending Grim into the city, the leading Holy Knight smiled regretfully, "I'm sorry, brother. This is as far as I can send you. I still need to receive the Holy Light brothers from all over the world. Let Toti bring you to the chapel. When you get there, you need to report to Garrison Officer Ansela. He'll assign you a specific task! "
The two kowtowed once more, and Grim was led by a novice knight, Toti, to the tallest and most majestic Holy Light Chapel in the city.
Although Hesath City was under martial law, there were still nearly sixty thousand residents in the city. The streets were bustling with people, and the atmosphere was no less lively than usual. However, when they saw the two Holy Knights in bright armor walk past them, all the residents moved to the side of the road and bowed to them.
Grim could tell that they truly admired and respected the believers who represented the power of the Holy Light. Their respect was not forced at all. It came from the bottom of their hearts, from the bottom of their hearts.
From this, it could be seen that the mysterious power of the Holy Light had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, becoming the embodiment of light and justice!
The sincere admiration and respect from the people stimulated the novice knight Toti's sense of professional honor. He walked beside Grim, his young face filled with unconcealable excitement. When he peeked at Grim's exquisite armor, his gaze became even more passionate and envious.
As an apprentice knight, Torti was only wearing ordinary steel armor. There were no complicated and exquisite light runes engraved on it. Holy Knights above grade 1 all wore Holy Armor that contained the power of the Holy Light. Whenever they gathered the power of the Holy Light, the Holy Armor would fuse with the power of the Holy Light and form a kind of Holy Light Protection.
According to Grim's tests, a grade 1 Black Iron Knight's Holy Light Protection could defend against around 140 degrees of elemental magic damage. When Grim was still a Tier 1 Sorcerer, the strongest single target fireball he could conjure only had a fireball of 115 degrees.
This meant that a grade 1 Black Iron Knight could completely withstand Grim's fireball, rush to his side, and cut him down. Of course, Grim could only cast a grade 1 fireball for three seconds at most. Therefore, if a grade 1 wizard fought against a grade 1 Black Iron Knight, the Holy Knight would undoubtedly have the upper hand in a narrow room.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
