Alien Knights

On the day of the "Advent" of the Father, the church square.

"It's been a long time since I wore this suit." Todd stood in front of the bronze mirror, looked at himself in the church holy order suit in the mirror, loosened the neckline with his hand, and whispered: "I haven't worn it for a year, this dress seems a bit small."

"Your Majesty, the time has come."

Todd nodded to the attendant, reached for the bible on the table, and walked out the door.

Advent is the first of the seven festivals of the church, and its significance is to allow believers to reflect on themselves and wait for the coming of Christ.

However, in terms of the specific time of the ceremony, the Church of the Heavenly Father and the Orthodox Church are different.

In order to celebrate the arrival of Advent, Muxi City specially built a wooden ceremony platform on the church square.

A garland of three purple candles, a pink candle and a larger white candle is placed on the platform, also known as the "Advent Wreath". Three purple candles and one pink candle represent the four weeks of Advent, while the white candle symbolizes the holy Christ.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the king, wearing holy orders, appeared on the edge of the platform, which drew cheers like waves from the audience.

Some people chanted the Son, and in their minds, the name Todd meant the Holy Spirit. One unheard of miracle after another happened in his hands; one incredible thing after another became possible under his guidance.

Someone chanted the king, and what they respected more was his commitment and kindness. As early as when Muxi City was still a village, Todd gave a guarantee of not collecting taxes for three years. When the Knights became secularized, people thought that the king would take back the order, but to everyone's surprise, he chose to keep his promise. Now, as long as the residents of Muxi City are not lazy and treacherous people, they can earn a family business in the city with their own hands and live a life comparable to that of aristocrats.

Todd stood on the stage of the Advent Ceremony, looking at the crowd in the square.

The closest to him are Alfonso and the guards; further away are Rachel, Joe, Elijah, Mary and other king officials, and the outermost are the crowds of onlookers.

"Proclaimed by an angel, under the shadow of the Holy Spirit..."

While Todd read the holy text aloud, he lit the first purple candle, and everyone in the audience began to pray silently.

"The coming of the Son freed man from the shackles of sin and made him free."

The second and third purple candles are lit.

"May the heavens send nectar, and justice from the clouds; may the earth be split open, and a savior will come forth."

The pink candles were lit, and the ground below the ceremony stage shook. People who thought the Holy Son had appeared whispered to each other, and more and more people began to kneel on the ground.

"The Lord will come to the world and bring light and salvation to mankind, so there is hope."

Todd lit the final white candle and the ceremony was officially complete.

The vibrations on the ground became louder and louder, and the cracks visible to the naked eye were like spider webs, constantly extending and expanding.

With the sound of sand cracking, the earth collapsed.

A huge depression appeared around the ceremony platform, the wooden platform fell apart, and sand and soil splashed everywhere. With exclamations and shouts, the king disappeared into the cave.

Falling from the ground into the ground nearly ten meters deep, even with the "regeneration" ability, Todd was still dizzy and unable to move.

The sunlight cast by the deep hole was completely covered by a young girl's face.

"Haha! It's really a king!"

Hearing these words in his ear, Todd was about to ask who the other party was when his body suddenly rose into the air. In the next second, he was supported by the girl on his shoulders and moved quickly along the dark passage.

The girl's figure disappeared into the sewer, leaving only one sentence: "Ivan! It's time to set off fireworks! Stop those pursuers!"

A few seconds later, a knight in iron armor jumped into the cave with a sword and shield in his hand.

"Your Majesty! Where are you?!"

Alfonso stepped on the soft ground of the sewer, anxious like an ant on a hot pot, he turned around on the spot, observing the surroundings through the falling light.

This is the center of Muxi's underground pipe network and the central platform of the sewer, but this room has four exits facing each other. Where is Todd?

More and more successor guards entered the cave, someone lit a torch, and then exclaimed: "Sir! Look at the ground!"

Alfonso looked towards the ground according to his words, and the capillary-like "blanket" covered the entire room, and some red shadows were swimming on the ground, and because the speed was too fast, it was impossible to see clearly.

A red worm bounced off the ground, passed through a slit in a guard's helmet, burrowed through the eyeball and entered the victim's brain.

There was a shrill scream, and the attacked guard fell to the ground, his body was instantly engulfed by countless worms, and the sound of flesh being bitten made his scalp numb.

Alfonso took a breath, and then ordered loudly: "End the circle formation! Form the circle formation!"

The guards quickly formed a circular shield wall, while guarding against the attacks from the ground, while killing the worms in their eyes with their swords.

Soon, the knights found that this resistance was futile. The "Blood Carpet" has spread all over the room, and the ground, walls and even the ceiling can become hiding places for these "Man-eating Snakes".

Guards kept jumping down from the hole, and these people often became a feast for the bugs before they realized what happened.

Seeing more and more victims, Alfonso moved anxiously towards the big hole above his head, and loudly reminded: "Don't come down! Damn it! I said, don't come down!"

Just when he was distracted, a worm jumped up from the ground and rushed straight to Alfonso's face.

Just when the knight was about to die tragically in the worm's mouth, a crossbow shot from the end of the room, pierced through the worms in the air, and saved Alfonso's life.

Walton pulled the crossbow string, loaded another crossbow bolt, and nailed another bug to the wall.

Leslie, whose body was burning with flames, walked slowly into the room. The tongue of fire under his feet scorched the "Blood Carpet", and the high-temperature flames sprayed from his hands burned one piece after another of the bugs into charcoal.

Alfonso looked at Walton, opened his mouth to say something, but didn't know what to say.

"Don't thank me, it was Leslie who dragged me here." Walton raised his head and turned his nostrils to the sky.

After clearing the worms, Leslie dissipated the flames all over his body, gasped and said to Alfonso: "My lord, I know where your Majesty is going."

The latter strode up to Leslie and asked loudly, "Where is it?!"

Leslie pointed to an entrance to the room, expressionless: "Here."

"Go and inform the Royal Guards to let the "Heirs of the Elements" join the battle!" Alfonso directed his subordinates around him, and ordered: "The rest of you, follow me!"

Leslie and Alfonso were in front, and Walton and the guards were behind. The group walked out of the central platform of the sewer and walked forward along an aisle.

Leslie walked at the front of the line, and said softly: "My lord, I sometimes wonder, when is the happiest day in a person's life?"

Alfonso, who was in a hurry, said impatiently: "Leslie, we will talk about these things later. Finding His Majesty is the top priority!"

The subordinate ignored the knight's words and continued on his own: "Recently, I have always dreamed about the days in the Inquisition. Although the salary was meager at that time, I lived in the open air, and I was on the verge of death several times. But... Adeline will help me mend my clothes if I am torn; if I am in a bad mood, I will quarrel with Walton; when I am confused, there will always be a bright soul to dispel the haze in my heart."

Leslie stopped and turned to face Alfonso: "My lord, don't you miss the old days?"

Alfonso paused, and suddenly thought of something. He clenched the sword in his hand, and asked coldly: "Why did you appear in the sewer just now? It seems that you already knew about this assassination?!"

Leslie's hands were tightly knit together, and his lips turned white: "My lord, don't you miss the past at all? If we give up the present..."

Alfonso suddenly put the sword on Leslie's neck and shouted loudly, "Answer the question I just asked!"

Walton rushed in front of Alfonso, swung the crossbow to block the blade, and shouted angrily, "We just saved you!"

Leslie looked at Alfonso, his face was completely drained of blood, turned around later, continued to walk forward, and said softly, "My lord, I understand."