No matter if it was Lucien, Gary, or Corella, none of them heard any sounds of fighting, screaming, or running away.
The tall, strong, quiet, and powerful high-grade Knight squire, Howson, had disappeared without a trace?!
A chill quickly rose from the bottom of his feet and spread throughout his body. Lucien's breathing became slightly heavier.
Holding the Sword of Light tightly, Lucien quickly turned his head and looked behind him.
On the other side of the sewer wall, the green moss was shining faintly, but the absence of Howson made it seem very strange.
Suddenly, a miserable scream echoed. Lucien, who had just turned his head, subconsciously looked in the direction of the scream.
A huge rat the size of a human had already pushed Corella to the ground. Its sharp claws pierced into Corella's shoulder and broke his hard chainmail. Blood flowed out and dyed the silver-gray armor red. The rat's red eyes seemed to be filled with mockery.
It opened its mouth wide, revealing rows of frightening teeth, and bit down on Corella's longsword in a timely manner.
As a high-grade Knight squire, Corella used the most standard swordsmanship to save his own life at the most critical moment. He fiercely swung the shield in his left hand towards the rat's abdomen.
The fear that had already appeared was far less than the fear of the unknown. At least for Lucien, a human-sized, soundless, red-eyed rat was much easier to accept than a "mysterious disappearance".
Taking a deep breath, Lucien did not delay. He held the Sword of Light and swung it towards the rat to save Corella.
But at this time, a low, beast-like roar came from behind Lucien.
"Gary is also in trouble?!" When Lucien thought of Gary who was standing behind him, a sharp Knight's longsword fiercely cut Lucien's back.
The pale white light of the Shield of Light shook violently and dimmed a lot. At the same time, the huge impact made Lucien lose his balance and stagger forward a few steps.
The Knight's longsword chased after Lucien and slashed him continuously. In a hurry, Lucien completely lost his balance. He could not even wield the Sword of Light, let alone concentrate, touch the Holy Emblem, and use the spell to activate the divine spell.
Lucien panicked and dodged. He was shocked and confused. "Why did Gary attack me?!"
The Knight's attack came from behind. If it was not Gary, then there was only one possibility: Gary was already dead!
The Knight's attack rhythm was very good. He did not give Lucien any chance to stabilize his center. Lucien was forced to stumble into the secret room.
However, after being hit continuously, Lucien found that he was not hurt at all. He gradually calmed down. He had the Shield of Light, so why did he have to find a way to regain his balance and fight with the Knight?!
When the knight's sword came at him again, Lucien fell to the ground and rolled on the ground. His left hand, which had been prepared for the attack, was holding the badge.
At this time, Lucien finally saw clearly who attacked him.
It was indeed Gary, the calm and reserved Gary.
However, the muscles on his face were already twisted, and his eyes were glowing with a red light, as well as a naked wildness.
"Could it be that the poison in the red-eyed rats was not completely removed? Could it still make people lose their minds and become bloodthirsty beasts?" Lucien thought of this when he saw Gary's appearance. "But why am I fine? I don't feel anything strange?!"
Lucien did not have time to think about this. He focused his mind, touched the cross on the Holy Emblem with his left hand, and was about to recite the spell.
He swung the round shield covered with iron fiercely and hit the Shield of Light. The Shield of Light shook violently.
Although the shield did not break the Shield of Light, the vibration and impact made Lucien feel suffocated. He could not breathe properly, and the spell he was about to recite was stuck in his throat.
Lucien's breathing was disrupted, and he could no longer concentrate.
As a squire who had the potential to become a real Knight, Gary had good training in interrupting spellcasting.
Of course, no matter if it was a priest, a mage, or a spellcaster, they would all shake their heads and sigh when they saw Lucien like this. Only someone who had not even learned the most basic spellcasting could be interrupted by a Knight's squire. If it were any other trainee priest or mage apprentice, with a level-1 Truth Sacred Emblem and an activated Shield of Light, Gary would have died long ago.
When facing someone of the same level, a spellcaster would always have the absolute advantage!
Lucien was troubled by the fact that he could not concentrate and activate the divine spell. On the other side, Corella was getting more and more dangerous. He seemed to be losing his strength. His right hand, which was holding the sword, was pressed tightly against his chest. His wrist was trembling slightly.
Fortunately, the human-shaped giant rat that was fighting with him seemed to be losing its strength and was not as fierce as before.
Since he could not recite the spell, Lucien simply swung the Sword of Light in his right hand upwards. He did not want to waste time on activating the divine spell.
After fighting with the red-eyed rats, Lucien had a certain understanding of the sharpness of this summoned sword of light. It was definitely much better than the Knight's sword in Gary's hand.
Under the heavy impact of Gary's shield, Lucien's sword seemed to be waving randomly. He could not keep it steady, and could not aim at Gary's vital points.
However, in the face of this shining sword, Gary did not act like a beast that had lost its mind. Instead, he hurriedly blocked with the Knight's sword.
It seemed that he did not dare to dodge. Once he put some distance between himself and Lucien, facing a first circle divine spell, even if he was an official Knight who had awakened his bloodline power, would be in great danger. If he was not careful, he could be seriously injured or even killed.
The Sword of Light hit the Knight's sword, but there was no sound of metal clashing.
Without any sound, the Knight's sword was broken into two halves like a piece of wood. But at this time, Gary had already pulled back his shield.
Deep scratches appeared on the shield, almost breaking it into two halves.
Lucien was about to take the opportunity to counterattack, but the Sword of Light, which had dimmed a lot, suddenly collapsed. Pieces of light scattered in all directions.
The Sword of Light, which had been losing power since it cut open the magic trap, finally ran out of power and could not be maintained.
Lucien was stunned for a moment, but Gary seized this opportunity and fiercely swung his shield, heavily hitting the Shield of Light that had also dimmed.
The broken pieces of the shield flew all over the sky. The Shield of Light flickered for a moment and then disappeared.
Lucien's biggest reliance, the Shield of Light, was completely shattered after withstanding the continuous attacks.
Lucien did not have time to reflect on the mistakes he made because of his lack of battle experience or his lack of calm. He stroked the cross on the holy emblem and tried his best to concentrate and recite the incantation.
"Si … cough cough."
Before he could finish the short syllable, Gary had already prepared a punch that heavily hit Lucien's abdomen. The punch made Lucien curl up like a shrimp, and there was a strong sourness in his throat.
After interrupting Lucien's incantation, Gary's other hand recovered and suddenly grabbed Lucien's neck.
Lucien's right hand was tightly holding Gary's five fingers, but as a high-grade Knight squire, even if Gary's physical strength and energy were severely depleted after such a long battle, he still had a huge advantage in strength when facing an ordinary person like Lucien.
It was getting more and more difficult to breathe, and the pain in his neck was abnormal. Lucien's vision turned black, and his left hand that was holding the holy emblem was fixed in front of his chest by Gary's other hand. At the same time, Lucien's whole body was firmly pressed down.
Lucien heard the sound of a wild beast's breathing. The cold touch of the iron gloves passed from his skin to Lucien's brain, and it made Lucien, who was getting more and more dizzy, suddenly wake up a little.
Lucien's soul floated, and he had a strange feeling of being a bystander. His will to live exploded, and his spirit seemed to have broken through a certain limit and spread out like the sea.
At this time, Gary's right hand, which was holding Lucien's neck, suddenly lost a lot of strength. Just like Corella and the humanoid giant rat who were beating, biting, and slashing each other until they were exhausted, this gave Lucien a precious chance to breathe.
It was strange that Gary suddenly lost strength, and more and more of his strength was disappearing. However, Lucien had learned a valuable lesson from before. He did not go into a daze, nor was he surprised or confused. Instead, he spread out his spirit and touched the Truth Sacred Emblem.
As soon as he touched it, Lucien's spirit suddenly shook. It was as if he had entered an ocean of holy light. The lines, circles, triangles, squares, and crosses formed a strange pattern that was magnified countless times in Lucien's senses. It seemed to have a deep mystery.
After carefully sensing it, Lucien realized that the cross was emitting Benjamin's scent. It was an indescribable scent.
Lucien curiously touched the cross, and it suddenly became violent as if it had been violated. One of the strange patterns in the surroundings suddenly lit up, and the light gathered together. It was terrifying.
Lucien was startled and quickly withdrew his spirit, but he was still a bit slow. A pure white light beam shot out from the Sacred Emblem and brushed past the edge of Lucien's spirit. Lucien felt like his stomach was going to explode, and two streams of cold, bloody, and rusty liquid suddenly flowed out of his nostrils.
After the light beam shot out, it started to absorb energy from the surroundings and became bigger and bigger. Gary seemed to have sensed a great danger, so he hurriedly dodged to the side. However, at such a close distance, no matter how fast his reaction was, he could not dodge it. The pure white light beam completely vaporized his right hand and part of his shoulder. His wound was burnt black, and not a single drop of blood flowed out.
"Magic can be activated without incantation and caressing?" This was the first thought that flashed through Lucien's mind. Then he hurriedly rolled to the side, fearing that Gary would still be able to fight after being hit.
Lucien found that his arms and legs were also weak. While rolling, he looked at Gary and said, "Don't worry, Gary.
"What is this?!" Lucien exclaimed, because what he saw was completely out of his expectation.
Gary was lying on the ground with his eyes half open. He was almost dead, but his twisted face and the red light from his eyes had disappeared.
In the surroundings, the blood of the red-eyed rats that had been killed had evaporated into a faint red mist at some point, filling the entire secret chamber and the nearby sewers.
In the secret chamber, the strange, human-shaped plant stretched its branches and leaves in the light red mist, looking very comfortable.
On the other side of the battle, there was an unimaginable change. The one who was fighting with Corella was not a giant rat, but Howson, the taciturn Howson.
Their Knight's swords were stuck in each other's bodies.
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