Alien Knights

Walking out of a cave in the north of Muxi City, the rough sea is on the left, and the immigrant gathering area that has not obtained the resident qualification is on the right.

Standing on a high ground and looking around, the forests that covered the mountains a few years ago have been cut down by the immigrants who moved here. There are countless simple wooden houses or stone houses, and occasionally a small cement building, scattered between the city and the mountains.

In such a building complex, there is a crumbling shack, which is located alone in the bushes and has long been forgotten by the surroundings.

"The king of Muxi, I'm very sorry to 'invite' you here in such a way." Under the low roof, Clarence bowed to Todd and said with a smile.

Todd, who was paralyzed all over his body, rolled his eyes, glanced at the girl beside him, and asked with difficulty, "What did you do to me?"

Clarence poured himself a glass of red wine, and said gently, "A sea snake's venom is an excellent anesthetic when diluted, but don't worry, you can resume action in three hours."

Todd kept his eyes on Clarence's thick robe, thought for a while, and said, "I have some impressions of you. You were there that day at the pilgrimage banquet of the Silver Ring nobles!"

"Ha! I've said it before!" Sabrina jumped up to Clarence with an expression I knew, and said, "It's such a warm day and you're still wearing such strange clothes, no wonder you're not noticed!"

Clarence ignored the girl's taunt: "Your Majesty, I have always wanted to talk to you."

Todd slowed down his tone: "If it's just to talk, you can come to me directly. Every Thursday afternoon, I will set aside some time to meet those who need help at the headquarters of the Knights."

Clarence smiled and denied the proposal: "No, no, Your Majesty, you may not know that I am a shy person who stands with others..."

Sabrina tilted her head and interrupted the elder's words: "Hey, you should know that this guy is delaying time?"

"Your biggest problem is disappointment. I've told you several times. Some things become very boring once they are revealed." Clarence sighed: "Well, since we're talking about this, Your Majesty, let's talk about the real business."

"The current situation of Muxi City is like a wealthy businessman who is swaying in the slums. As a king, you have no noble background and no family protection. The only strength you can rely on is a knight order of thousands of people. Once they are defeated, the fate of Muxi City will only perish."

Clarence looked at the dazzling Holy Order robe on Todd, and his tone was slightly mocking: "Your Majesty, the Muxi Kingdom was established with the approval of the Church of the Heavenly Father. If you can obey the will of the Church, then everyone will live in peace. However, the act of taking in aliens and scholars has completely deteriorated the relationship between the two. The reason why the Church is still pampering you is to use your army to reduce the strength of the rebels."

"King, when you lose your value, who will come to help you? No one will come, because you have no allies!"

Todd looked at the man and woman in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Are you from the Presbyterian Church?"

"Yes, you are a smart man."

Todd thought for a while, and asked, "What does the 'Presbyterian Council' want from the Kingdom?"

Clarence and Sabrina glanced at each other and said one word in unison: "Successor."

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Alfonso swung his long sword and cut off the "blood web" like a spider's thread in front of him, opening up a way for the team to move forward.

He turned around and said to his subordinates: "Where's the elemental successor? Why haven't you come up yet?!"

"Sir, the sewer is full of people, there are soldiers, and people who want to help, they can't catch up!"

"Nonsense! It's just adding to the chaos!" Alfonso looked at the dense "blood net" ahead, gritted his teeth and ordered: "I can't wait for those reinforcements! Let the people behind bring over kerosene, dog fat, and everything that can be burned."

Walton raised his head and looked at Leslie beside him, with some doubts still in his words: "You mean, you are a member of the "Presbyterian Church"?!"

The latter nodded.

"There is a great elder who ordered you to follow Lord Alfonso and monitor his every move." Walton swallowed: "And that pervert turned the Lord's wife into a monster, indirectly killed his child, and put him on the shackles of the 'keel'. All of this is just for fun?!"

Leslie nodded again.

"You are all a bunch of lunatics..." Walton clenched the crossbow in his hand, closed his eyes in pain, "I consider you my best brother, if it wasn't for you, a fool would come here to save people!"

Leslie's body shook slightly, but he didn't speak.

Leaving the work of clearing the passage to the guards, Alfonso took a few steps back and took a break.

He looked at Leslie and slammed his swords on the ground: "I saved your life once, and you saved me once today. From now on, you and I will not owe each other."

Leslie looked at Alfonso's eyes, and gradually lost the light.

"If you want to know why I stayed in Muxi City, I can tell you." Alfonso's words were powerful: "Many years ago, I lost my wife and children, but according to the teaching, I could not end my own life. Therefore, the meaning of life for me is only revenge and prejudice. Therefore, it is my destiny to hate all the injustices in this world and look for the entrance of death with the consciousness of destruction."

"Afterwards, Adelina saved my soul with her life and brought my withered heart out of the mud. Her sacrifice taught me a truth. Tragedy and bad luck should not be an excuse for the unfortunate to feel sorry for themselves. They should be my warning to save those who have the same fate from misfortune!"

Alfonso touched the "Umbrella" badge on his chest with his hand, and said softly: "My life is no longer my own. The will of my wife, children and best friends is the driving force for me to live."

There were tears in Leslie's eyes: "My lord, if this is the fate you choose, then let me follow it to the end."

Alfonso was about to say something, but the shouts of the guards made him look away.

"enemy!"

A black figure stood up from the "Blood Carpet", pointed his fingers at the guards, and let out a low growl.

In the next second, thousands of blood-colored worms attacked from all directions and jumped into the crowd.

The two closest successor guards only had time to cut off a few bugs before they were thrown to the ground by the bug swarm and gnawed down to their skeletons.

Alfonso ordered loudly: "Light the fire!"

The guards who reacted took off the kerosene and other fuels from their waists, and instead of dumping them into the swarm, they poured them on their own armor and weapons.

The sparks from the flints ignited the oil, and the high-temperature flames surrounded the whole bodies of the successor guards, forming "flame barriers" on them. The characteristics of "keel" insulating and absorbing high temperature also protect the safety of the human body in the armor.

The "flaming long sword" swung past, and the burning worms turned into coke, and where the "flaming armor" passed, the man-eating monsters could not hide.

Alfonso saw the timing, and rushed forward, the two-handed sword in his hand slashed at the figure. The latter's body was cut in half, and was ignited by the flames like firewood.

"The enemy has been defeated!" Some guards raised their weapons and shields high and cheered.

Leslie rushed to the front and shouted: "No! It's just a bug-controlled corpse! The attack is not over yet!"

As soon as the words were finished, a group of worms pounced on the guards again while the flames were fading, causing another death.

Then, a dozen or so corpses stood up from the "Blood Carpet", spitting out countless newly hatched worms from their mouths.

Alfonso waved his big sword and shouted, "Where are the controllers of these bugs?!"

Leslie picked up the slingshot, loaded it with explosive ammunition, and directly attacked the chest cavity of the corpse, and replied: "Go forward! Follow this road and walk forward another fifteen meters!"

fifteen meters.

This distance, which usually takes only ten seconds to walk, took ten minutes for Jinwei, the successor of the Muxi Kingdom.

Kerosene, torches, explosives... The guards used all means of attack, cost dozens of lives and killed countless bugs, and finally came to a gap in the wall of the sewer.

A hole was dug out of the stone wall by a huge force, connecting a natural underground cave.

After walking forward for several meters along the cave, everyone finally saw a huge cocoon in midair. Countless corpses were hung high around the cocoon, and countless eggs were spread all over their bodies.

Alfonso, who was covered in bruises, grabbed a worm that got into a gap in his armor, and fell to his death on the stone wall.

Looking at the cocoon in mid-air, he led a group of guards, picked up the last oil tank, poured it on himself, and rushed forward.

Countless bugs drilled out of the corpses hanging in mid-air. They received instructions to protect the mother body, and they no longer feared the flames. They covered the "flame armor" one after another, and extinguished the flames on these intruders by isolating the air.

Without the protection of flames, the ensuing battle turned into a one-sided massacre.

A roar and scream echoed in the cave.

I don't know how long it took, Alfonso's body was exhausted, and he was the only one of the guards who entered the cave. The sword in the knight's hand was only dancing mechanically, and every organ in his body was screaming in despair.

"finished?"

The knight knelt down on his knees, the great sword fell from his hand, his red eyes no longer had the desire for survival, and the worms rushed towards him like a tide.

boom!

The fiery fire exploded in the cave, and the high temperature of thousands of degrees burned everything in the cave. In the narrow space, there was nothing but red flames and strong light.

Worms, corpses, blood nets, cocoons, like snow that has met the sun, melted, and finally returned to nothingness.

Alfonso covered his eyes with his right hand, the high temperature was insulated by the "keel", but the strong light made him dizzy.

In this light, Alfonso vaguely saw a figure through the gap between his fingers, and flames shot out from his body, like a firework from heaven, dispelling all the haze in the darkness.

The figure slowly turned around, a smiling face with tears in it, slowly dissipating in the flames.

"My lord, farewell..."

It was also a spring afternoon, the great sword cut off the chains of the prison cart, and the knight and his retinue met for the first time.

"You are free, get out of here."

"..."

"I said you were free!"

"..."

"Don't you have no family?! Stop following me!"

"..."

"How long are you going to follow me?!"

"Until the end of my life."