Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 496: "Sky Ring Paladin" Davild

"..."

Luo Xiu and Stuart looked into each other's eyes.

After a while, a smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face. He also extended his right hand to Stuart and shook hands with him gently.

"Greetings to you too, Lord Stuart."

Luo Xiu humbly and respectfully greeted the "Knight of Heaven's Announcement" Stuart in front of him:

"Holy See and the Empire, you and I are on the same path. We share a common sacred and great goal, and we can support each other."

"Yeah." Stuart nodded lightly.

During the handshake and greeting process, Luo Xiu was always looking into the other person's eyes.

The dark red eyes had the same scrutiny as the previous "Lionheart General" Pampas, but the "scrutiny" from "Knight of Heaven's Announcement" Stuart was more subtle and restrained.

Luo Xiu could also clearly feel that Stuart's spirit had already entangled himself like a vine in the process of shaking hands with him.

However, Luo Xiu, who had increased his "resistance" attribute to nearly 2,000 points, did not feel any discomfort when facing Stuart's spiritual exploration. On the contrary, he could even clearly know that Stuart's spirituality was blocked from his own spirituality, and Stuart could not capture anything -

This is the effect Luo Xiu wants to achieve.

"..."

As Luo Xiu was watching, he saw the "Knight of Heaven's Proclamation" Stuart in front of him, and he seemed to frown slightly.

The "examination" was a failure, but Stuart did not say anything about it. He just gently loosened his hand that was holding that of Luo Xiu.

Then, he smiled and said to Luo Xiu in a kind voice:

"You are indeed as good as the rumors say, Mr. Ross Carlos."

"You are right. We are on the same path and have the same sacred and great goal. We are all swords of the Empire and loyal subjects of His Majesty the Emperor."

"I will look forward to having the opportunity to work side by side with you in the future, Mr. Ross Carlos."

"..."

"Yeah." Luo Xiu smiled and nodded, "I'm looking forward to it too."

……

After that, it was the "Knight of Heaven's News" Stuart who briefly exchanged greetings with Ross and Hubbard, and this first meeting greeting came to an end.

During this brief greeting, Lord Gawain riding on an armored warhorse, Darwild, the "Knight of the Sun" who joined Gawain and Stuart in the expedition, Dukel, the "Rune Sage", and several leaders from the Hall of Justice, the Holy Court and the Tower of Sages, have also led the main force of the expedition to the city of Fafnir.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, he saw that Lord Gawain was still wearing gorgeous armor as before. On his left was the Sun Knight sent by the "Holy Court", and on his right was the Sage sent by the "Tower of Sages".

Behind them was a massive army formation, like a dark cloud covering a city.

That was the main force of the entire Songyuan Territory - a mighty army of at least one million people, neatly arranged in formations. The sounds of horse hooves and wind intertwined and surged into a lively sea of ​​sound. Flags fluttered in the wind, and the sound of metal colliding echoed across the empty plain.

Luo Xiu stared at the scene in front of him.

At this time, Lord Gawain, "Sun Knight" Davild, and "Rune Sage" Dukeler, had led all the high-ranking people above the "Quadruple Fate" of the main army, and rode to Stuart's side and to the front of Albert, Luo Xiu and other leaders of the garrison.

When Lord Gawain saw the horrific charred pit behind the East Gate, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Having dealt with the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir several times, he knew that the horrific destruction was caused by the ancient dragons that Fafnir had contracted or enslaved.

What surprised and shocked Gawain was that Fafnir was so ruthless that he even demolished his own house - one can only say that [Red Lotus] is worthy of being [Red Lotus], and he easily did what others could not do.

But Gawain's gaze did not linger on the horrific scorched pit for too long. He immediately dismounted, and Albert, Lansas and other Supreme generals saluted him in turn.

After Gawain responded to them, he turned his gaze to Luo Xiu.

"Long time no see, Mr. Ross Carlos."

Lord Gawain smiled and greeted Luo Xiu gently:

"Since we parted in Red Maple City last time, I heard that you have successfully advanced to the 'Sixth Level of Destiny'. You have impressed me once again, Mr. Luo Xiu."

"..."

"Greetings, my lord."

A smile also appeared on Luo Xiu's face, and he responded to Lord Gawain's greeting.

At the same time, Luo Xiu's gaze also looked to the side and back of Lord Gawain.

Behind him was a "servant" wearing a wide crimson-blue cloak.

Although the wide hood of the "servant" covered most of her face, the lower half of her face that was not covered still revealed a cold beauty. Luo Xiu could sense a hint of danger from her, as if she were a snake or scorpion - of course he also knew who the "servant" under the cloak was.

That is the "Night Witch" Niafu.

This "Lost" witch always accompanies Lord Gawain. When she noticed Luo Xiu's gaze, she raised her head slightly.

"…laugh."

The "Night Witch" Niafu, her lips slightly curled up and she let out a slight giggle.

Luo Xiu still remembered that as early as when Lord Gawain came to Red Maple City, this "Night Witch" Niafu had marked and monitored him.

In their eyes, she should be classified as "dangerous", but she and Lord Gawain didn't find anything. By now, they probably had let down their guard against her.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

He did not greet the "Night Witch" Niafu, simply pretending not to see that she was a disguised servant. He then looked to the other side, to the side of Lord Gawain, and to the two riders running side by side.

They were the "Sun Knight" Davild and the "Rune Sage" Dukeler.

They were sent by the "Holy Court" and the "Tower of Sages" to assist "Knight of Heaven's Word" Stuart and Lord Gawain.

The Songyuan Territory war zone is a fringe war zone close to the core of the entire decisive battle of the empire, and the biggest enemy here is Fafnir, the "Dragon of Destruction" of the Sixth Fate. Therefore, the highest level of support sent are the saints of the "Sixth Fate".

The "Sun Knight" Davild was a man with a clean face and long hair like an elf.

He held a square-edged Paladin sword in his hand and wore a golden Paladin armor. On his breastplate was a sun emblem made of pure white gold.

Behind him floated a pure white halo - [Sun Ring], which was the manifestation of the special skills of Davild, who was a "Sky Ring Paladin". Davild could obtain the power of the Sun God from the "Sun Ring" at any time to temper himself and give the enemies who deserved God's punishment the holy punishment of heaven.

As a "Sun Knight", Davild's strength is stronger than the "Sun Knight" Ariana who had met in the Archbishop's Church.

In fact, the "Sky Ring Paladin" is also a hidden profession in the six-fold life of the [Glorious] Paladin path. Ariana is the regular profession of the standard "Templar Knight" "Sunfire Paladin", and Ariana's level is also lower than that of Davild.

While Luo Xiu was looking at the "Sun Knight" Davild, he also performed a panel detection on the other party.

This Sun Knight, who comes from the sixth level of destiny above the "Holy Court", is at level 76.

Even though he is only two levels lower than the "Knight of Heaven's Will" Stuart, Dawild is at the pinnacle of the "Sixth Destiny" level.

Luo Xiu was observing and thinking about all this. At the same time, the "Sun Knight" Davild and the "Rune Sage" Dukeler from the Sage's Tower had both ridden their horses to his front.

Then, Davild and Dukeler dismounted from their horses and walked over. They did not greet the Supreme Generals such as Albert and Lansas first, but were very interested in Luo Xiu.

"Are you Ross Carlos?"

The "Sun Knight" Davild, who has long, soft elf-like hair and a clean face, has begun to look Luo Xiu up and down with his burning golden eyes.

Then, Davild introduced himself to Luo Xiu and said:

"I am Davild, a Knight of the Sun of the Holy Court, Davild Rossus. I have received the news from Sid in advance. I am very pleased to witness a new 'fellow seatmate'."

Beside Davild, the Rune Sage Dukeler also nodded and said:
"Indeed. Lord Luo Xiu, it is indeed reassuring to have an Archbishop of the Sixfold Fate among our companions."

"I am Duke Alius, a 'Secret Sage' of the 'Tower of Sages'. If there is a chance, we can cooperate and communicate more."

"..."

"Greetings to you, Master Davild. And greetings to you, Master Ducreux."

A smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face, and he responded to Davild and Dukeler's greetings humbly and gently.

The two saints of the sixth level of the destiny of [Glorious] and [Wisdom] nodded with satisfaction. After that, they moved away from Luo Xiu and greeted the saints of the defenders, such as Albert and Lansas.

Luo Xiu watched them quietly.

First it was Lord Gawain, and then the [Supreme] "Knight of Heaven's Word" Stuart, the [Glorious] "Knight of the Sun" Davild, and the [Wisdom] "Rune Sage" Dukel. From this moment on, the supreme leaders of the expeditionary force would change.

In fact, according to the notice that Luo Xiu had received earlier, after the main force led by Lord Gawain arrived at Fafnir City and several other expeditionary forces also arrived here to meet up, most of the expeditionary forces would merge with the main force.

At that time, a small number of garrisons will be left to guard the captured fortresses or towns, while the main force will march outside Fafnir and head towards the core battlefield.

——That is the battlefield where the Nolan Empire and the Dark Principality will have their "decisive battle".

The Judgment War has come to this point, and on the battlefield where the decisive battle will take place, the fate of the Empire and the Principality will finally come to an end.

"..."

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

……

Afterwards, after welcoming Lord Gawain, "Knight of Heaven's Word" Stuart, "Knight of the Sun" Davild, "Sage of Runes" Dukeler and the main expeditionary force led by them outside the city,
Ross, Hubert, Albert, Lansas and other leaders of the city defense army led Lord Gawain, Stuart and Davild into the city of Fafnir.

At the same time, several [Supreme] generals such as Albert and Lansas arranged the relevant matters for the main force of the expeditionary force to enter the city of Fafnir.

Fafnir was a large city, a major city. Although it had gone through two wars, and the entire eastern wall and a small part of the city had been destroyed by the war, it could still easily accommodate a million-strong main expeditionary force.

The Rune Sage Dukeler and the group of warlocks he led stayed outside the east gate temporarily. They brought with them a large number of puppet casting and engineering materials. According to Dukeler, he planned to repair the damaged walls of Fafnir.

It wouldn't take too long. According to Duke's estimation, it would only take about two days for him to build a more solid wall at the east gate of Fafnir.

This is indeed something that [intellect] is good at.

Repairing the city defenses of Fafnir is also a necessary project. The Imperial Expeditionary Force that will be stationed there will also need to rely on the strong walls to resist the attack of the remaining Dark Army forces, especially the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir, who is the enemy that needs to be guarded against the most.

Lord Gawain and "Knight of Heaven's Proclamation" Stuart then went to the Supreme's residence to hold a small meeting with generals such as Albert and Lansas.

When they first entered the city, the Lord had invited Luo Xiu and Hubert to hold an important military meeting at noon. Luo Xiu and Hubert had promised Lord Gawain to attend the meeting, but before that, he and Hubert would first take the "Knight of the Sun" Dawild to the church's station.

In the morning, the "Sun Knight" Davild, Luo Xiu and Huberte came to the church's headquarters. Luo Xiu led him to "inspect" the clergy of the church who participated in the expedition.

Luo Xiu knew that Davild was actually here to take on some tasks above the "Holy Court", and inspecting the situation of the expeditionary clergy was one of his tasks. During this time, Luo Xiu saw Davild nodding frequently, and he was obviously quite satisfied with the status of the clergy.

Afterwards, Rossouw and Hubert invited the "Sun Knight" Davild to the center of the church headquarters and to the tent belonging to the "Bishop" to narrate the story.

"It is undeniable, Lord Luo Xiu."

In the bishop's tent, Davild said to Luo Xiu affirmatively:
"You have run your church well. Although before I came here, I had doubts about Archbishop Sid and Her Highness the Saint's recommendation of you, now, this doubt has dissipated. You are indeed an outstanding and excellent peer."

"Thank you for your compliment, Lord Davild."

Luo Xiu responded to Davild.

Then, Luo Xiu guided Davild to sit in the first seat of the guest seats, he himself sat in the main seat, Hubert sat in the second seat, and several high-ranking people of the "Holy Court", just like the [Supreme] side, were going to have some discussions and exchange information.

It was still early before noon when they had to go to the Supreme headquarters to attend the military meeting, so they still had plenty of time.

"I'll get straight to the point, Luo Xiu."

As soon as he sat in the first seat of the guest hall, the expression of the "Sun Knight" Davild became serious, and he said to Luo Zheng in a serious tone:
"Your Holiness sent me here for a more important purpose besides helping the Supreme to win the expedition."

"I have heard about it, Mr. Ross Carlos. You personally judged a 'True Ancestor Demon', the 'Greedy Tyrant' Brigantis - but the information obtained by the Holy See... or the crisis foreseen, there are more."

"It seems that more 'higher demons', 'true ancestor demons' and even 'original demons' have appeared within the territory of the Dark Principality."

"Ever since we discovered the first 'demon', this evil creature whose destiny is completely contrary to the 'glory' we uphold has become more and more active... Her Highness the Saint is also busy investigating matters related to the 'demon'."

"And you, Mr. Luo Xiu, I have been planning to meet you before you were promoted to the 'Sixth Fate'. You are one of the few people who have faced and killed a 'True Ancestor Demon', which is very important to us."

"..."

"so,"

The Sun Knight, Davild, paused for a moment before asking Luo Zheng in a serious tone:
"Regarding the 'demon' of the Abyss, do you have any clues or... have you discovered anything?"

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(End of this chapter)