It felt so good to be close to the witch!

“You’ve been working so hard lately,” Shanica said gently. “Let me give you a massage.”

"What time is it now?" Roy asked.

It's almost 10 p.m.

Upon hearing Shanica's reply, Roy closed his eyes and remained silent, quietly enjoying Shanica's massage service.

As Shanica gently massaged Roy's body, a milky white light gradually seeped into him, soothing the minor physical damage and mental fatigue.

It took a full two minutes for the milky white light to gradually fade away.

The "healing" ended, but Shanica's hands did not stop. She continued to gently massage Roy, her fingers moving from his temples to the top of his head.

Ten minutes later, Roy reached out and pressed Shanika's soft hand, indicating that she didn't need to press anymore.

Roy stood up from the recliner and stretched.

The breakthrough in breathing techniques, coupled with Shanika's meticulous "healing" massage, brought him to an unprecedented peak in his overall condition.

Gazing at the increasingly full crimson moon in the sky, Roy's eyes gradually drifted into the distance.

……

On the eve of the Feast Festival, only two hours remain until the festival itself.

North of Blackrock Territory, a troop of knights galloped in on horseback.

There were only three knights, but the warhorses they rode were all mixed-breed warhorses with a single horn on their heads and crimson hair on their hooves. When they ran, they were like flames flying across the earth.

The three knights wore magnificent and sturdy light gold armor, with the lead knight's armor being a darker color, almost like gleaming gold.

The three knights rode their horses in a triangular formation, heading straight for Star Lake in Blackstone Territory.

What they didn't realize was that hundreds of meters above the ground, two shadow crows hidden in the night were silently watching them.

……

Blackstone Ridge, the main square.

The shadow witch Lilia, who was quietly drinking, twitched her eyebrows slightly. She put down her wine glass, and magic flowed through her body, expelling the remaining alcohol. Instantly, she became incredibly energetic.

Lilia's actions caught the attention of the Ice Witch Ais, who was opposite her.

A thought flashed through Ais's mind, and she immediately guessed the possible reason why Lilia did this.

However, unlike Lilia, she is much stronger than Lilia and cannot be numbed by the alcohol in beer. Although it is alcohol, it is no different from juice to her.

"Lord Roy."

With a single step, she arrived beside Roy in less than a second. The Shadow Witch Lilia said with a serious expression, "A-Er and A-San have sent intelligence that a team of three pale gold armored knights has rushed into the Black Stone Territory and is speeding towards Star Lake."

"Oh?" Roy nodded calmly. "Let's go back to the lord's manor first."

"I've already given instructions to Red; he can take charge of the celebration."

While Roy was talking to the Shadow Witch Lilia, the other witches spontaneously approached.

Roy scanned the Ice Witch Ais, the Shadow Witch Lilia, the Healing Witch Shanika, the Light Witch Vivian, and the Illusion Witch Elena one by one, and said in a deep voice, "The battle is about to begin."

"let's go!"

……

Soon, Roy and his party returned to the secluded area of ​​the lord's manor.

The Shadow Witch Lilia raised her hand and pointed in front of her, causing shadow magic to flow out and form a black and white projection. Meanwhile, the Light Witch Vivian raised her hand to create a stable light source, making the room as bright as day, so that everyone could clearly see the image on the black and white projection.

There are three black and white projections. Two of them show Ah Er and Ah San chasing after warhorses running on the ground, while the third shows what Ah Da sees as he hovers above Star Lake.

Star Lake remained peaceful, but Robert, the Golden Two-Star Knight and Blood Fortress who had been standing in the shadows, seemed to sense something. He stepped out of the shadows and stood on the shore of Star Lake, leaning on his mace.

The night wind blew, and the cloak bearing the purple thorn sword behind the crimson armor rustled. Robert of Blood Fortress stared at the direction from which the three knights were attacking, his face as cold and hard as rock.

Blackstone Territory is not large, with a north-south length of only about twenty kilometers. For the three golden-armored knights riding mixed-breed warhorses, it only took a few minutes to reach the outside of Star Lake.

Robert the Blood Fortress's gaze seemed to pierce through the dense forest nearly a hundred meters high, landing on the golden-armored knight leading the three-man knight squad. His expression gradually turned serious: "Golden Three-Star? Who are you!"

The sound carried far and wide, startling a large flock of birds in the distant woods.

Three knights rode into the dense forest and arrived at the shore of Star Lake, where they faced off against Blood Fortress Robert at a distance of thirty meters.

“Robert, vice-commander of the Crimson Knights, Blood Fortress, I’ve heard of you.”

"Back off."

"You can't possibly be our match."

The lead knight in golden armor wore a full-coverage helmet, obscuring his face. His voice was also specially processed to be low and hoarse, making him difficult to identify.

Clearly, he didn't want people to know his true identity.

“You cowards who dare not reveal your true identities.” Blood Fortress Robert sneered, “I am here to guard Star Lake on the orders of His Excellency the Duke. Today, unless I die, you will not be allowed to set foot in Star Lake.”

"Is it worth dying here like this?" The leading golden-armored knight sighed. "You should know the huge gap between a two-star and a three-star gold warrior."

“I know.” Blood Fortress Robert’s tone was cold: “I am no match for you, but if I fight with all my might and burn with everything I have, I can hold you off for a while.”

“I have sent a distress signal to His Majesty the Duke.”

"You had better retreat quickly, or you will surely face annihilation."

Faced with Blood Fortress Robert's stern warning, the golden-armored knight merely shook his head slightly: "It seems you haven't grasped the true situation yet..."

"Do you really think the Border Duke is unaware of our arrival?"

"Since you knew we were coming, why did you only send you to guard this place? Don't you understand the key reason?"

"Your Duke has long since abandoned you..."

“A sacrificed pawn…” Robert, the Bloodstained Fortress, felt a slight tremor in his heart.

The secret beneath the Star Lake is top secret to ordinary knights and even nobles, but it is not a secret to those who have reached the Gold rank.

Before setting off, Robert already had some doubts in his mind.

Admittedly, his strength as a Gold II Star is considered high under the Duke's command, but it is by no means top-tier. It is really unreasonable to send only him here for such a big matter as Star Lake.

Now that he has been enlightened by the golden-armored knight, it has a great impact on his mind.

But soon, Robert calmed down, his expression becoming increasingly cold and stern.

Regardless, as a knight under the Duke, his orders were to guard Star Lake and prevent anyone from entering.

Whatever the hidden story behind this incident, it's not his concern; he only needs to follow orders.

The increasingly imposing aura emanating from Blood Fortress Robert caused the golden-armored knight to sigh: "Your straightforward personality will only get you killed."

"Since you don't believe me, let's wait and see if the 'reinforcements' you mentioned will arrive. Anyway, there are still two hours until the Feast Festival."

"I'll make you give up completely."

After saying this, the golden-armored knight said no more, and the two faced each other thirty meters apart, the scene gradually becoming tense.

Robert the Blood Fortress remained expressionless, but his grip on the hammer tightened unconsciously.

He knew why the other party was unwilling to take action.

Admittedly, a Gold 3-star has an overwhelming advantage over a Gold 2-star, but if the latter decides to fight desperately, it is possible that the former could be injured.

After observing for a while during this conversation, Blood Fortress Robert realized that although the battle aura fluctuations on the golden-armored knight opposite him had reached the three-star gold level, he had only recently broken through.

Faced with a knight of such high caliber who has reached the pinnacle of gold, the outcome of the battle will most likely be that the gold-armored knight is seriously injured, while Robert himself dies.

Knowing he had the upper hand, the golden-armored knight naturally didn't want to be injured.

The golden-armored knight is waiting, waiting for Robert to come to terms with reality and leave on his own.

Robert the Blood Fortress was well aware of the Golden Armor Knight's plans, but he was also waiting.

If there really are no reinforcements...

……

Inside the Blackrock Lord's mansion.

The black-and-white projections sent back by the three Shadow Ravens reflected the scene by Star Lake from different angles.

“These three knights are all of the Gold rank, and A-Da and the others felt an immense pressure emanating from them.”

"The Shadow Witch Lilia said in a low voice."

Roy stared at the black and white projection in front of him, watching the two sides inside begin to confront each other, neither intending to make a move. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke up: "Miss Ais, please go to Star Lake and investigate to determine the specific strength of these three knights. Also, see if there are any other hidden experts around Star Lake."

"Be sure to pay attention to safety."

"Don't worry." The Ice Witch Ais nodded gently. The next moment, her body disappeared and she entered the "Grand Elementalization" form, flying rapidly towards Star Lake.

Chapter 84 Extraordinary True Form

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The starry lake under the crimson moon reflects a faint red light.

On the shores of Star Lake, the standoff between Blood Fortress Robert and three golden-armored knights continues.

The dense forest was silent. All the insects and birds within a radius of several hundred meters subconsciously sensed the danger and hid far away, not daring to approach.

A heavy pressure loomed over it.

Beyond Xinghu Lake, the night wind is silent.

The Ice Witch Ais, in her "Grand Elemental" state, arrived here and stood atop a large tree several hundred meters away.

She didn't rashly get too close; this distance was sufficient if her purpose was to observe the enemy's situation.

After her talent evolved, although her affinity for ice elements did not reach its peak, it was already much stronger than before her talent evolved.

Looking down at the two groups of people on the shore of Star Lake, the Ice Witch Ais's indifferent eyes quickly locked onto the leader of the three golden-armored knights.

Of the four golden knights present, only this person evoked a vague sense of crisis in her.

However, this sense of crisis is not strong.

Years of hunting have allowed the Ice Witch Ais to make preliminary judgments about the strength of her enemies by the intensity of their sense of crisis.

She figured that with this level of crisis, she could probably kill the golden-armored knight on the spot with just a minor injury.