"I just found out that I'm the sixth on today's hot-selling list. Thanks to your tips yesterday, I'm able to stay with the great gods. Thank you."
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Faced with such a creepy scene, Lucien's hands and feet were trembling, and his head was swelling. His mind was in a mess. On the surface, Lucien was so scared that he could not react at all.
"The Sacred Emblem … Wait, I still have the Sacred Emblem of Truth!"
Lucien thought of the Sacred Emblem of Light. Subconsciously, he focused his mind and tried to activate the first-circle divine spell, "Shield of Light". No matter what, protecting himself was the most important thing.
"Ha!" At this time, a thunderous roar came into Lucien's ears. Lucien's back tightened, and his hair stood on end. His mind was in a mess.
"Illumination." Gary's calm voice came into Lucien's ears. It was Gary who just roared and woke up Lucien, Corella, and Howson.
Gary's calmness affected Lucien. Without thinking too much, Lucien rubbed the Sacred Emblem and whispered a strange syllable, "Gaye."
A ball of white light appeared in front of Lucien and the others, dispelling the deep darkness.
Then, Lucien saw a group of black rats. They were of normal size, but their eyes were red. They gathered on the ground, walls, and strange human-shaped plants in a secret room. There were so many of them that Lucien's scalp tightened.
As soon as the white light appeared, the rats squeaked and rushed towards Lucien, Gary, and the others, as if they had seen their natural enemies.
As the red-eyed rats dispersed, the secret chamber was unfolded in front of everyone's eyes. In the corner of the room, there were three books that were shimmering in a weird light. In the middle of the room, there was a flat, wide table with a lot of strange patterns on it. Some were red, some were blue, and some were green. They were very similar to the patterns around the cross of the Saint Emblem of Truth. On the patterns, there were small stoves, small pots, glass bottles, and so on.
Neither Lucien nor Gary had time to take a closer look, because those crazy rats were already in front of them with a foul stench and creepiness.
After being awakened by Gary's roar, the silent Howson and the sarcastic Corella skillfully held their long swords and shields, one on the left and the other on the right, and formed a simple battle formation.
Lucien, who was influenced by Gary's calmness, gradually calmed down. However, there were too many rats and they were too strange, which made Lucien's heart palpitate.
The leading red-eyed rat jumped up and rushed towards Lucien. It opened its mouth, revealing two long and sharp teeth.
Lucien, who was holding the Sword of Brilliance with one hand, hurriedly slashed at the red-eyed rat.
The Sword of Brilliance summoned by magic was far sharper than a Knight's sword. However, Lucien's hurried slash misjudged the rat's speed and strangeness, and the Sword of Brilliance could only slide past it.
Where the Sword of Brilliance touched, the rat's black fur quickly scorched and spread to its flesh. However, at this time, the rat had already rushed in front of Lucien. Its red pupils were shining with cold light, and the rotting stench in its mouth was faintly discernible.
Lucien's sword missed its target, and the red-eyed rat was right in front of him. He suddenly panicked. He wanted to slash back with his sword, but he also wanted to stretch out his left hand to block the attack. In this dilemma, the Sword of Brilliance almost fell to the ground.
Seeing that the rat was about to bite his chest, Lucien was at a loss of what to do. There was nothing he could do.
Suddenly, a long sword, shining with cold light, stretched out from the side and cut the red-eyed rat's neck, cutting it in two.
"Don't panic. If you can't block it in time, just avoid the vital parts. We have healing magic." Gary's low voice came.
At the same time, Corella's sharp voice sounded, "Step back and stay with us. You're just a rookie standing in front of us. Do you want to die?"
In this situation, no matter what negative impression Gary, Corella, Howson and the others had of Lucien, they all knew that with the holy emblem, Lucien was not to be underestimated. Even if there were other changes, he would be the key to turning the situation around. No one knew what monsters or magic traps would be waiting for them after the red-eyed rat.
After dodging the rat's attack, Lucien, who had become panicked again, let out a sigh of relief and calmed down again. Compared to Gary, who was a senior Knight squire with rich battle experience, when facing dangerous situations and sudden changes, Lucien was too naive, too green, and too helpless. Not everyone was born with a talent for battle, or could remain calm in the face of danger.
It was his first real battle in his life, and it was his great fortune to have Gary's guidance and help. It would be a valuable experience in future battles and dangers.
This time, Lucien did not panic. He swung his sword forward and slowly moved back to the side of Gary and the others.
There were not only one or two red-eyed rats, but dozens of them. Behind them, there was an endless stream of rats.
The sword of light was bright and sharp, and wherever it passed, there was a faint shadow left behind. Lucien's attack was based on Gary's guidance, which was to focus on defense, fully displaying the characteristics of the Sword of Glory, and avoiding the flaws of Lucien's swordsmanship, which was something he had never learned before.
The brilliance of the sword seemed to form a pale white barrier in front of Lucien. The rats that pounced at him were directly cut in half as if they were mud. Their internal organs and broken skin were scorched black and fell to the ground heavily. Not a single drop of blood flowed out.
As for those who were not hit by the lightsaber, their fur started to dry and slow down. They either fell in front of Lucien, or were hit by Gary and Corella's lightsabers.
"Hey, kid, not bad. You killed more than ten rats with just one attack." Corella whistled, but it was unclear whether he was praising or mocking.
Lucien was not proud of himself. He was able to kill so many red-eyed rats with just one attack because of the power of the Sword of Glory and Gary's guidance. At this time, he said, "I feel that the power of the Sword of Glory is beginning to fade."
After killing the red-eyed rats, Lucien felt that he had somewhat adapted to this kind of situation.
Gary cooperated with Lucien's Sword of Glory, constantly slashing and thrusting his sword, and repelling the rats that slipped through the net. "Don't be nervous, the remaining power is enough to kill these monsters."
After a group of rats were repelled, the red-eyed rats came flying again. This time, it was a black mass, and there seemed to be hundreds of them.
Lucien's slashing became more and more skillful. Although he was a little afraid that he would not be able to completely block these rats, he still had full confidence in Gary and Corella. He believed that they could help him block the rats from both sides.
The Sword of Glory was slashed diagonally from top to bottom, drawing a beautiful light in the air. Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Countless red-eyed rats bumped into the sword, and the pressure on Lucien's hands doubled. As an ordinary person who had never been trained as a Knight, he almost couldn't hold the Sword of Glory.
There were just too many rats. Even though the Sword of Glory was raining down half of their bodies, there were still dozens of rats that broke through Lucien's defense and went through the light wall drawn by the Sword of Glory.
"There are so many rats. Gary and Corella can only slash five or six times in a second, otherwise there is no way they can stop them!" Lucien did not have enough time to slash the Sword of Glory again. He could only worry in his heart: "Maybe the high-grade Knight's squires trained by the church have some power similar to the divine spell."
Just as Lucien was lost in his thoughts, what came to stop him from both sides were not two sharp Knight's swords, but two small round shields covered with silver-grey metal skin.
The two small shields fiercely swung out, and dozens of clashing sounds merged into a loud bang. The red-eyed rats were directly sent flying and fell to the ground. They twitched and twitched, and soon died completely.
Corella laughed: "A good Knight is not only good at using a sword, but also good at using a shield."
Lucien breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to wave the Sword of Glory to block the attacks of the red-eyed rats.
After several failed attempts, the red-eyed rats seemed to have realized that something was wrong. Some of them stopped flying, and directly ran over from the ground. Some climbed up the wall, ready to attack from above.
The situation suddenly became precarious.
"Leave the ones above to me," Howson, who had been silent and tall and strong, suddenly said.
Lucien swung the Sword of Glory from top to bottom, blocking the rats in the air and on the ground. He asked: "Should we use the 'Shield of Glory'?"
Gary shook his head: "Wait a little longer."
The four people were like a small boat in a stormy sea, swaying among the red-eyed rats that fell from the sky, rushed from the air, and rushed from the ground. It seemed that they would be washed away at any time.
Suddenly, Howson's obstruction was missed. A red-eyed rat landed on Corella's shoulder. Corella's sword and shield were blocking the attack, so he didn't have time to defend himself. His neck was bitten by the rat. He let out a painful groan and shook his shoulder to shake off the rat.
Corella said bitterly: "The wound is numb. It seems that they are poisonous."
"Okay, I'll use the magic of healing." Lucien said, while rubbing the holy emblem with his empty left hand.
Gary stopped him: "Don't worry, Corella can still hold on. It seems that we can't completely stop them. Let's wait for a few more bites and then use the magic of healing. "There were too many rats, so the magic of healing had to be used sparingly.
Before he finished his words, he was bitten by a red-eyed rat between his boots and kneepads.
After this encounter, Gary, Corella, and Howson all changed their fighting style. Although rats could bite people, their teeth were not sharp enough to bite through armor. Therefore, when they were protected by chainmail and knee pads, they relaxed a little and focused on guarding other places. Suddenly, the situation became better.
Only Lucien, who was wearing a linen jacket and trousers of the same color, had no protection at all. His ankle was bitten by a red-eyed rat immediately.
The feeling of numbness and itchiness rose from his ankle and quickly spread up. Lucien almost couldn't stand still. At the same time, his mouth was dry and he wanted to drink water.
"Your body is much weaker than ours. Use the Shield of Holy Light first, then use the magic of healing." Gary analyzed the situation. At this time, almost half of the red-eyed rats had died.
Lucien didn't waste any time. He concentrated and rubbed the holy emblem:
"Simen."
A strange and mysterious incantation sounded, and a pale white light shield appeared on Lucien's body.
After activating the magic of healing, Lucien couldn't concentrate, so he took a step forward and blocked all the red-eyed rats in front of him with the Shield of Holy Light and the Sword of Glory.
After dodging the Sword of Glory, the rats continued to attack the Holy Light Shield. However, the Holy Light Shield did not waver at all. This gave Gary and Corella the opportunity to easily kill the rats and send them flying.
After two or three seconds, Lucien recovered. He rubbed the holy emblem again and chanted: "Guerdi."
A white light shot out from the cross of the holy emblem and fell on Lucien's foot. The numbness and itchiness immediately disappeared.
With Lucien's Shield of Holy Light, although Corella and Gary couldn't dodge in time and were bitten, the situation gradually changed. As the number of red-eyed rats decreased, the danger gradually disappeared.
Lucien took some time to activate the holy emblem and heal the wounds on Corella and Gary.
Not long after, Corella killed a red-eyed rat with his sword. After the rat's blood splattered everywhere, Corella sighed softly: "Finally, all of them are dead."
The ground was already littered with the corpses of the red-eyed rats, as well as pools of dark red blood that had accumulated.
Lucien looked at the scene in a daze. He couldn't believe that he had done it. Gary nodded: "Lucien, you did well."
Lucien came back to his senses and was about to thank Gary.
Gary took a deep breath. He ordered: "Howson, you and Lucien go into the secret room and have a look."
Lucien had the Shield of Holy Light, and Howson had been standing behind, so he wasn't bitten by the rats. At this time, Gary naturally had to play a role.
But it was quiet behind them. Howson, who had been silent all this time, didn't answer.
Corella looked back strangely, and then he was full of panic. He said intermittently: "Howson, Howson is gone."
Howson, who had just repelled the red-eyed rats and stood behind the three of them, was gone?!
Lucien felt creepy again.
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