Chapter 428: Already a foregone conclusion (1/2)
GDK 428 – Already a foregone conclusion
“Lord Kosse, Lord Kosse! “ A white priest near Kosse suddenly shrieked.
“He’s dead, Lord Kosse is dead!” Another Temple Knight suddenly cried out involuntarily. His cry was extremely loud and voice traveled very far away.
When sacred knight Blount, whose throat was filled with blood, heard the news, he spurted out the blood he had been suppressing. Blount’s originally shiny golden armor was now filled with cracks like a turtle’s shell, appearing to have been seriously damaged from the last attack.
“Calm down, everybody calm down. Quicky secure the ‘Revelation’!“ Blount shouted from afar.
Beams of blood-red sword light swished as they shot down like a rain of arrows. The remaining blood cloud that enveloped Han Shuo twisted around the descending sword light, enhancing their destructive power. They proved to be a lethal weapon, taking the lives of the followers of the Church of Light below.
Miserable howls could be heard continuously. Under the bombardment of the blood light, more than half of the Church of Light’s followers were killed in a flash. Their bodies were in a horrifying condition where even the sturdy armor of the Temple Knights was simply unable to withstand the blood light, collapsing into pools of blood one after another.
Blount exclaimed loudly as he pulled himself out from the ground. He saw that a white priest had already retrieved the Church of Light’s divine weapon, ‘Revelation’ and swung the golden pike in his hand to block a blood light shooting toward the white priest. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Han Shuo who stood imposingly in the sky, his heart filled with boundless hatred. When the rain of blood light finally ceased, there were only slightly more than thirty members that remained around Blount. Their operation against the Lancelot Empire could be considered an utter failure. Even the Church of Light’s representative in Lancelot Empire, Red Archbishop Kosse, was killed on the scene. The losses were way beyond Blount’s expectations.
The thick blood cloud in the sky had already disappeared. Han Shuo who originally had scarlet eyes and a malevolent expression had actually already returned to normal. At this moment he looked down unfeelingly at the desolation but didn’t take any further action.
He held a scarlet weapon shining in scarlet sword light in his hand. The blood red colour came from within the weapon hilt, as though it had soaked in blood for millions of years. Soaring killing intent emanated from the weapon, giving people an apprehensive feeling.
“Blount, you didn’t expect this, didn’t you? Hehe, this is the price the Church of Light ought to pay! All these while, the Church of Light has been attacking me like a mad dog, and I’ve simply acted on self-defense.” Han Shuo sneered at Blount, continuing, “However, I will not passively wait for your attack. From today onward, I’ll actively seek and destroy every power of the Church of Light one by one. Unfortunately, you won’t live to see that.”
“You wicked heretic, the God of Light would not permit your existence in this world. I guarantee that you will die very soon.” Blount clenched his teeth before replying Han Shuo.
Han Shuo smiled mockingly while shaking his head, lifting the Demonslayer Edge and shot toward Blount, as though wanting to behead Blount on the spot.
But before Han Shuo could get near Blount, Blount had already rushed towards the church member who held ‘Revelation’ at lightning speed. As he grabbed the divine weapon, his golden armor suddenly burst out in brilliant golden light. A divine energy enveloped Blount, rocketing him up to the sky, shooting toward the horizon like a golden ray.
“He escaped! The sacred knight actually fled!” Cecelia, who had been observing the scene through the crystal ball, shouted in disbelief.
“Blount was injured quite heavily. It looks like Bryan must had imprinted an unforgettable impression on him.” Sacred swordmaster Karel said affirmatively.
“Within the Church of Light, a sacred knight of Blount’s level, would not be restrained by ordinary people. This is because the Church of Light would absolutely not allow them to be lost. If Blount wanted to leave, he would have done so long ago. It’s just that he wanted to protect Kosse and the other members, and was confident in holding back Bryan, which was why he had delayed his departure.
Unfortunately, he was still unable to obstruct Bryan and was even badly injured. However, our Lancelot Empire could be considered to have enmity with the Church of Light from today onward. There would be more troublesome matters in the future. The Church of Light has an enormous influence within the Oden Empire, the most powerful kingdom in the Profound Continent. We might face threats from the Oden Empire this time.” Sabakas sighed lightly, appearing to be somewhat worried about the future of the Lancelot Empire.
“Hehe, you can’t say that for sure. Madam Grace prophesied that so long as Bryan remains in the Lancelot Empire, our empire shall enjoy lasting prosperity. Everything that happened today is in line with the prophecy. Look at the empire’s current situation, are these changes all happening because of Bryan’s existence?
Maybe Bryan would be like demigod Ayermike Cotton, and bring hundreds of years of prosperity to the Lancelot Empire. Hehe, even though we can’t say for sure, I actually think highly of him. Furthermore, Oden Empire and Lancelot Empire are separated by a large distance. I don’t believe that they will be able to attack us from so far away.” sacred swordmaster Karel’s mood seemed pretty good, smiling as he replied Sabakas.
“What’s there to be afraid of. So what if the Oden Empire’s army comes over? Hmph, I’d love to meet the continent’s strongest army and see how strong they are!” Firenze the battle maniac was somewhat eager to give it a try, clearly happy to see the whole world be in chaos.
Hearing Karel and Firenze’s remarks, Sabakas reflected that Oden Empire and Lancelot Empire were indeed separated by great geographical distances and his heart eased up slightly. Soon after, he moved his fingers, causing the crystal ball on his hand to spin for a moment, and its luster to slowly fade, causing the images within to disappear as well.
At this moment, Han Shuo was astonished as he looked in the direction that Blount had escaped in, but was feeling relieved in his heart.
Contrary to Blount’s impression, Han Shuo was currently just strong in appearance but weak in reality. The power he displayed previously was through the energy within the thick blood cloud and the negative energy within the Demonslayer Edge. Currently, the thick blood cloud that had been enveloping Han Shuo had already vanished and even the negative energy in Demonslayer Edge begin to dwindle.
Thus, Han Shou no longer had a source of power to borrow from and only had the same strength as when he mounted a sneak attack on Blount previously. If Blount didn’t flee in panic and was determined to fight to the death, he might not have lost to Han Shuo.