The last round of the Temple Knight Selection Competition, the team battle, finally began. The competition of the team battle was far more intense than the previous two rounds. As the commander of the team battle, the contestants could not participate in the battle themselves. They could only order the soldiers under their command to fight in a formation. In this way, the difference in strength between the two sides was almost non-existent, and both sides were back on the same starting line.
The weapons used in battle were all specially made, automatically teleporting out of the arena after being hit in a vital spot. Either the opponent's soldiers were eliminated, or the opponent admitted defeat.
Paul skipped the first round as the champion of the cavalry battle, directly entering the second round of twenty-four. He was undefeated in the round-robin stage, becoming one of the semifinalists.
The semifinalists were eliminated by drawing lots, and Paul once again drew his old rival, Stanwil. He tried his best, but lost by a small margin. Stanwil and another Zoffelin entered the finals.
Even though this was an excellent result, and he had achieved his goal as a paladin, Paul still felt depressed. This was because the Pope and the two Patriarchs would be present to watch the finals. Her Holiness the Saintess had even said that if she became the champion, she might attract the attention of the Supreme Angel and obtain unimaginable benefits … But now, all of this was gone.
Paul looked at the sparse figures in the square and sighed. The finals of the championship and runner-up were about to begin. He was supposed to show off his strength to everyone on that stage, but now he could only be a spectator like many of the losers.
He was in such a bad mood that he didn't even want to go to the arena.
"Paul," a familiar voice rang out from behind him, carrying an alluring sweetness.
Paul didn't need to turn his head to know who it was. He frowned, "What are you doing here, Elisa? Aren't you with Richard all day? "
"What, jealous?" she giggled, "Come with me, this isn't a good place to talk."
Paul's frown deepened, "Where's Richard?"
"I gave him a bouquet of rare Ice Blue Roses and told him to give it to the half-elf. He spent a lot of effort during this period of time, but unfortunately, in the eyes of the half-elf, he's just a toad."
Hearing the news of Chen Rui's setback, Paul felt much better. "Why are you looking for me?"
Irisa looked around and saw that there was no one around. She stopped and said, "There are two things that are of utmost importance to you. I can tell you the first one for free."
"There's a price to pay for the second thing?" Paul looked doubtful. "Why don't you tell me the first thing first?"
"You don't know yet, but your follower Richard has long since become a holy knight of the Blessed Shrine. He was left alone by the Saintess for the first time."
Paul was shocked. His eyes were filled with surprise, gloom, anger, and other emotions. The Knight of Holy Light was the highest of the three classes of guardian knights. They had special authority and status, and were appointed directly by the Patriarch. An ordinary guardian knight might not even be able to reach this level in their entire lives. Paul had abandoned his teacher Pasari's Hall of Thunder to join the Blessed Shrine. Even if he became the champion of the Holy Knights, he would only be a second-class Silverray Knight at best. Now that he had no hope of winning, he could only become the lowest Whitelight Knight. In the eyes of the outside world, this was already a very high honor. However, this meant that he, a dignified Saint-level expert, would have to lower his head and bow to his former follower. How could the proud and arrogant Paul accept this?
'Richard' was just a lowly beastmaster. What methods did he use to attract the Saintess's attention? Thinking about how 'Richard' had hidden things from him, Paul felt intense hatred surge in his heart. Could it be that this fellow had been using him to enter the Sacred Mountain, using this as a springboard to step on his head and rise?
At this thought, his hatred turned into cold killing intent. Paul's' misunderstanding 'was actually half right. Chen Rui had really used him to enter the Sacred Mountain.
Feeling the killing intent in Paul's heart, Irisa's smile grew wider. "What are you thinking about? How are you going to greet Richard in the future? "
"Hmph!" Paul's face darkened as his sore spot was poked. "Miss Eliza, is this the second thing you want to do?"
This form of address was enough to show Paul's extreme dissatisfaction, but Irisa maintained her smile, "If you don't want to live in his shadow for the rest of your life, we can talk about the second matter."
"Oh? You want to deal with him? Haven't you been close to him recently? " Paul thought he had heard wrong, but he suddenly remembered that Irisa and Joanna had once been close friends, and yet she had turned her back on her and sent Joanna to the Isle of Storms.
Looking at Irisa's smiling face, Paul couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He gradually calmed down, "He's being valued by the Saintess now. If anything happens to him, and she investigates …"
"Master values Richard's special value. If that value is gone or transferred, there's no reason for her to continue valuing him." Irisa's smile grew a little more sinister, "Once my plan succeeds, neither Miranda nor Richard will be a threat, and Master won't blame me either. All I need now is a helper."
"What do I get in return?" Paul didn't beat around the bush, going straight to the point.
"A Silver Knight, full support for the Loman Family. I'll even help you become a Radiant Knight in the future. "
"That's all?"
"That's not enough? I should be the one helping you get rid of a threat like Richard without taking any responsibility. Of course, I'll also need to get rid of Miranda. This is a win-win situation. " Irisa looked at Paul indifferently, "Besides, everything I've promised is within my capabilities. Do you think I'd be sincere if I promised you more?"
Paul thought about it for a moment before finally nodding, "When do we make our move?"
A strange light flashed in Irisa's eyes, "Now!"
The two of them didn't know that behind them, a hidden figure was silently leaving.
Holy Mountain, Blessed Palace's small garden.
This was actually a very large garden, planted with all sorts of flowers and plants. The air was filled with a refreshing fragrance, and there were quite a few trees as well.
"What are you doing here again?" Miranda stood at the entrance of the garden, staring coldly at Chen Rui. Chen Rui's hands were behind his back, holding a large bouquet of blue roses.
"This … is for you." Chen Rui handed over the blue roses he had hidden behind his back.
"Ice Blue Roses?" Miranda was slightly surprised, "Where did you get them?"
Chen Rui followed the lines Irisa had taught him, "I spent a lot of effort to buy them. They're said to be very rare, and can be grown directly. Don't you like flowers —"
"That's right, but no matter what the flowers are, they're annoying," Miranda interrupted Chen Rui coldly.
"Sorry to disturb you, Miss Miranda." Chen Rui revealed a depressed expression, "No matter what, the flowers aren't wrong, the one who's wrong is me. I know you like them, so before you leave, please accept these Ice Blue Roses. Because I really don't know how to take care of them, and you don't want them to wither like this. "
Miranda's coldness decreased and she finally nodded. Ice Blue Roses were extremely rare flowers, and their fragrance and pollen were very beneficial to her cultivation.
The gnome took the flowers from Chen Rui and took a whiff of the fragrance. Suddenly, she frowned and carefully looked at them. She picked out a few blue grasses from the roses and her expression changed, "Sleeping Fragrance Grass!"
Sleeping Fragrance Grass was even rarer than Ice Blue Roses, but it had the ability to quickly make people lose their strength after smelling its fragrance. It also had an additional attribute, which was that it had a certain aphrodisiac effect.
"Despicable!" Miranda immediately reacted. With an angry shout, the Sleeping Fragrance Grass turned to ashes. At the same time, Chen Rui was sent flying by a huge force. Before he landed, he was caught by a figure. That figure was Irisa.
"Miranda! What are you doing?! "
"I'm going to kill this shameless bastard!" Miranda was incomparably furious. She had never imagined that 'Richard' would be so bold and despicable as to actually use bewitching vanilla on her. In a moment of carelessness, she had breathed in the fragrance of the herb, and her strength was already showing signs of weakening.
"Richard is my good friend. It's fine if you don't accept his advances, but you actually dare to harm him!" Irisa put down the heavily injured and pale 'good friend' and spread out her hand, wrapping Chen Rui in a ball of white light as she pounced towards Miranda.
Before Miranda could even open her mouth, Eliza had already closed in on her like a bolt of lightning. She had no choice but to accept the challenge. The two graceful figures began to exchange blows so quickly that it was almost impossible to see their movements clearly. The residual petals and leaves that were affected by the force of the collision were sent flying everywhere. "Bam!" Miranda's figure was sent flying backward as she staggered backward.
Due to the effects of the sleeping fragrance grass, the half-elf did not want to continue fighting. She quickly chanted a spell, white light appearing in her hands as she tried to cast the Light of Extinction to repel Irisa. However, she suddenly felt a sense of danger in her heart, and she abruptly cut off her spell. She bounced off and dodged a fatal slash from behind, but she was still struck by the aftershock. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, a ghastly red mark spreading across her back.
Miranda revealed a pained expression, but it was mostly due to the spiritual backlash from forcefully cutting off her spell. Before she could even stabilize herself, she heard a whistling sound in front of her. Unable to avoid it, she raised her arms to block it.
* Crack! * Amidst the sound of bones breaking, her entire body was sent flying by a huge force, smashing through countless flowers and trees along the way before finally falling onto the largest ancient tree. The ancient tree trembled, and countless leaves fell from it. The half-elf's body slowly slid down, leaning against the ground. This time, her injuries were so severe that she could no longer stand up.
Looking at Irisa and Paul who had launched a sneak attack on her, Miranda finally understood what had happened. Ice blue rose, sleeping fragrance grass, sneak attack … This was clearly a premeditated attack! The mastermind of the plot was none other than Irisa! As for 'Richard', he was just being used!
"So what if he has the Body of Light, can he be immune to this?" Irisa waved the giant hammer in her hand, her sneer revealing undisguised pride, "How does this compare to the awl you used last time? You didn't expect me to return it to you so soon, did you? Don't even think of asking for help, Master has already gone down the mountain to watch the finals of the Paladins of the Church of Light. I've already sent away the surrounding knights and attendants. "
Miranda desperately tried to gather the remaining strength to escape or make a near-death counterattack, but the effect of the Rosemary Grass had already been fully exerted. Her heavily injured body could not muster up a trace of strength, but instead produced a strange dry heat.
"The effects of the sleeping fragrance grass will take some time to wear off. Paul, go watch her first. Don't kill her for now, I'll need her later. "
Paul nodded and walked over, the two-handed sword in his hand glowing with a cold light.
Irisa leapt up and arrived in front of 'Richard', dispelling the white light to reveal a barely breathing 'Richard' lying there. Irisa picked up Chen Rui, "Richard! How are you? "
Chen Rui barely opened his eyelids, "What … happened just now?"
"That bitch Miranda wanted to kill you, she's already escaped." The white light not only kept 'Richard' alive, it also served to isolate him.
"Miss Miranda …" Chen Rui's eyes seemed even dimmer, his voice growing weaker, "Why did she do this?"
"She's not worth it!" Irisa gently stroked Chen Rui's face, a faint brilliance appearing in her hands, "You still have me, we are the best of friends. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."
The power of the brilliance made Chen Rui feel very comfortable, his eyes gradually becoming serene, "Thank you, Irisa, I'm afraid I can't make it."
"Don't worry, with me here, I will do my best to heal you." Irisa's voice grew gentler, "I am your most trusted friend, your closest person."
"Most trusted friend …" Chen Rui muttered, "Closest person, Irisa …"
"Are you really going to die?"
"Am I really going to die …"
"You can't hold on anymore? You can't die like this! "
"I can't … I can't die like this …"
Irisa's eyes shone with a strange light, guiding him step by step, "You must first pass the Soul Whisper to the person closest to you …"
"Pass the Soul Whisper to the person closest to you …"
"Who's the person closest to you?"
"Irisa …"
Irisa's lips curled into a smile. She had a special soul power that could control the thoughts of the other party to a certain extent. However, this soul power was not omnipotent, unless the other party was willing, otherwise the stronger the will of the other party, the stronger the resistance. Once she failed, she herself would suffer a terrible backlash, so she could not use it easily.
In Garton City, after Irisa heard the story of the inheritance of the Soul Whisper and confirmed it, she began to plan all this. She wanted to make Chen Rui her servant and seize the power of the Soul Whisper from him. Unexpectedly, Chen Rui chose Paul in the end. However, Irisa still did not give up, and began a series of plans. After Chen Rui showed that he could communicate with the phoenix egg, she became more determined, and finally set up this trap. Now, it was nearing the end of the great success.
This time, not only could he get the Soul Whisper, but he could also get rid of his mortal enemy Miranda, killing two birds with one stone. Even if he was seen through by Udora, with the Soul Whisper, he could still be put in an important position.
"Pass the Soul Whisper to Irisa." Irisa's voice became gentler, full of temptation.
"Pass it to Irisa …" A red light gradually appeared in Chen Rui's eyes.
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