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The same applies to the Holy Church Knights who possess the "Blessing of the Sun" and the Shadow Monsters kept by the Shadow Church.
Thus, the three shadow monsters would launch fierce attacks against the Holy Church knight who repeatedly provoked them at night, fueled by deep hatred.
The battle between the two sides lasted for a month, and the situation in each battle changed from being evenly matched at the beginning to gradually turning against each other.
Until the night before last.
The arrival of yet another Dark Iron Knight almost completely changed the situation.
That knight was also young and possessed a flame waveguide that was somewhat effective against them.
In the battle the night before, the two of them worked together to kill two of the Shadow Monsters, leaving only one Shadow Rhino.
The death of the Shadow Monster's companion caused the last Shadow Rhino to leap from the early stage of Tier 2 to the late stage of Tier 2.
Even if the two early-stage Iron-tier knights possess aura power that counters Shadow Monsters, Shadow Rhino still has a high chance of winning.
However, the leap in realm also increases its wisdom.
The smarter a person is, the more afraid they are of death.
Shadow monsters are no exception.
After leaping to the late stage of the second tier, the Shadow Rhino's wisdom told it that as long as it returned to the Shadow Altar to hide, temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack, and recover its strength, it would be fine.
Ultimately, it successfully broke free from the battle with the two Iron-rank knights and returned to the Shadow Altar.
But let's go back to the present.
As its two shadow companions were resurrected at the Shadow Altar, the cracks in the Shadow Altar began to show signs of healing.
Immediately, all three shadow creatures sensed that an external force was repairing the Shadow Altar.
They began to feel the binding force descending upon the gradually recovering altar.
Having regained their brief freedom, the shadow creatures no longer wished to be confined to this small, dark space.
If they do not escape now, they will have to wait hundreds of years to return to this land.
So they joined forces, transforming into a billowing plume of smoke that burst forth from the nearly healed rift in the shadow space.
However, the binding force of the healed Shadow Altar was something that the three second-tier Shadow Creatures could not resist.
After rushing out of the dry well's mouth by only half a meter, the three-headed shadow monster's billowing smoke could no longer advance an inch or a foot.
finally.
"Ah~~~"
Accompanied by a deep, heavy roar of defiance, and the dense purple runes that appeared on the surface of the altar's dry well, the billowing smoke of the three-headed shadow monster was pulled back to the Shadow Altar by an invisible hand.
After a while.
The dry well at the Shadow Altar returned to calm, and the dense runes on its surface slowly dissipated.
Seeing this, Arthur could no longer suppress the burning sensation in his chest. After coughing up a mouthful of blood, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Subsequently.
Arthur walked back to the dry well at the Shadow Altar.
Then, he took out the crystal ball of the alchemist Merlin and placed it at the mouth of the dry well that served as the altar.
Merlin had told him that the crystal ball could attract space worms that remained in other extraordinary things, and that it could be retrieved simply by bringing it into contact with such extraordinary things.
After doing so, Arthur waited patiently.
Soon, he saw the white space worm emerge from the dry well.
At this point, the gray, viscous liquid covering its body surface completely disappeared.
This shows that Arthur successfully repaired the damaged parts of the Shadow Altar.
Then, the space worm crawled into the palm-sized crystal ball on its own.
After successfully retrieving the space worm, Arthur put away the crystal ball.
Then, he turned and left the dry well, heading towards Gawain, who was not far away.
Arriving at Gawain's side, Arthur patted him on the shoulder:
"Next, it's up to you."
Gawain sensed the expectation Arthur was looking at him, so he quickly bent down.
After knighting Arthur, Gawain loudly proclaimed his oath:
"I swear by the power of the sun that I will seal the Shadow Altar!"
Chapter 53 The Judgment of the Sun, Sealing the Altar
After Gao Wen finished speaking, he drew a thick-bladed, gold-white armed sword from his waist.
This is a meteorite-level replica of the holy sword "Sword of the Sun King".
Gawain then stood at a position only three meters away from the dry well of the Shadow Altar, facing the well opening.
next moment.
He then gripped the hilt with both hands, held the fake holy sword upright in front of him.
At this moment, all the villagers of Qingfeng, led by Uncle Sam, held their breath and focused their attention on him alone.
Uncle Sam heard Gawain's vow.
Gao Wen's impassioned declaration moved him.
Coupled with Arthur's actions just now, a glimmer of hope and vision rekindled in his numb heart.
Perhaps, these two young knights can truly rid them of the shadow monster calamity that terrifies them.
Thinking this, Uncle Sam cast an expectant look at Gawain.
Look at Gao Wen again.
He gripped the hilt of the fake "Sword of the Sun King" and closed his eyes.
The sealing method taught by the alchemist Merlin flashed through his mind.
He had already memorized the method for sealing the Shadow Altar.
This is a weakened version of a combat skill, a high-level combat skill from the Holy Church—Sun Judgment.
The original combat technique, Solar Judgment, is an energy aggregate that uses a special life force circulation route to gather the solar wave generated by the knight into the weapon and then release it.
It can cause widespread destruction and is extremely effective against shadow-attribute monsters.
Its disassembled and weakened version is the result of adjustments made by the alchemist Merlin based on factors such as Gawain's current low level of development of Lv.4 "Blessing of the Sun" and his own Iron rank.
It can release an energy aggregate powerful enough to seal the Shadow Altar without harming his life force.
Gawain quickly finished reminiscing.
Immediately, he began to practice the "Solar Breathing Technique," and the immense life force accumulated within his body began to activate.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen mobilized the life force within his body according to the special life force circulation route recorded in this advanced combat technique.
The next moment, a powerful solar waveguide force surged from Gao Wen's body, like a blazing white flame.
As soon as the blazing white flame appeared, the fake Meteorite Holy Sword that Gawain was gripping tightly in both hands began to emit a buzzing sound.
Then, the blazing white flames formed by the solar waveguide began to continuously surge into the fake holy sword.
The counterfeit Holy Sword is like a bottomless pit of greed, constantly drawing upon Gawain's solar waveguide.
A few moments passed.
Due to the absorption of the counterfeit Holy Sword, Gawain's life force was severely depleted, and he began to feel weak.
Under such circumstances, Gawain did not stop releasing the combat skill "Sun Judgment," but gritted his teeth and continued with unwavering determination.
Fortunately, he unleashed a weakened version of the combat skill, Sun Judgment.
Ultimately, the absorption of the counterfeit holy sword ended when his life force reached a dangerous critical point.
So, Gao Wen, who was on edge, was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Gawain, who was holding the sword and in the "Solar Breathing Technique" in operation, could clearly sense the incredibly saturated energy fluctuations within the sword.
Compared to yesterday when he and Arthur tested the power of the fake Holy Sword outside Merlin's residence, its form of existence is more stable, but the dangerous aura it exudes is in no way weaker.
But just as he was about to draw his sword, Gao Wen hesitated to make a move.
Because, just then, the image of Uncle Sam and the other villagers of Qingfeng kneeling before him and begging him to leave the village resurfaced in his mind.
This scene negated everything he had done for Qingfeng Village, and had long become a knot in his heart that made it hard for him to choke up.
Given the depletion of his life force caused by the absorption of the fake Holy Sword a moment earlier, Gawain, whose consciousness was already somewhat weak, was unsurprisingly blinded by his inner turmoil.
As a result, his mind once again fell into a swamp of self-doubt.
Gao Wen began to fear wielding his sword, fearing that it would bring further destruction to Qingfeng Village.
And at this time.
Arthur spoke:
"Gawain, draw your sword!"
When Gawain's expression turned strange, Arthur immediately noticed his unusual behavior.
So Arthur encouraged him to take the final step:
"Now, all you need to do is follow the path of chivalry you have chosen!"
Let's look back at Gao Wen.
Arthur's rousing encouragement instantly dispelled the gloom that had been hanging over his heart.
As a result, Gao Wen's eyes regained their former luster.
He activated the "Solar Breathing Technique," once again activating the solar waveguide and channeling it into his hands gripping the sword hilt.
Immediately, he aimed at the dry well in the center of his field of vision and swung the fake "Sword of the Sun King" with all his might.
Combat Skill: Sun Judgment!
As Gawain swung his sword, a burst of blazing white energy erupted from the fake holy sword, shooting out like a sacred arrow of judgment.
But just as the sacred arrow was about to strike the dry well, another unexpected event occurred.
The dark altar, which resembled a dry well, was once again covered with dense purple runes.
Then, these purple runes seemed to sense the immense divine power within the energy arrow, and instantly began to arrange and combine.
The process of permutation and combination is completed in the blink of an eye.
Just as the divine arrow formed from the combat skill "Sun Judgment" was about to touch the Shadow Altar, the dense purple runes unexpectedly arranged and combined to form a giant hand in a purplish-black tone.
next moment.
This giant, purplish-black hand actually caught the holy arrow that Gawain had swung.
Upon contact, the two forces, one light and one dark, began to neutralize each other.
Immediately, the situation reached a stalemate.
Seeing this, Gao Wen didn't hesitate and once again raised the fake "Sword of the Sun King".
He prepared to unleash his combat skill, Solar Judgment, a second time.
Thus, the counterfeit Holy Sword once again drew upon the solar waveguide he had generated with his life force.
"cough!"
However, Gawain underestimated his depletion of life force. As the absorption of the fake Holy Sword was about to end, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and then spat out a mouthful of thick blood.
Finally, the absorption of the fake Holy Sword ended, and Gawain, whose life force was severely depleted, felt exhausted.
His hands, gripping the sword hilt, began to tremble.
Gao Wen clenched his teeth, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, the metallic sweetness of rust stimulating his taste buds.
He wanted to swing his sword, but his trembling hands prevented him from doing so.
Just as Gawain was in danger, Arthur stepped in.