Origin Paradise!

A huge rock came hurtling towards us.

Chris swiftly turned and drew his sword, the flaming blade cleaving the boulder in two with a resounding clang of rock and iron colliding.

He glanced warily at the alleyway to his side, where a tall figure rushed out, shield in both hands like a city wall.

"I can't believe I ran into a knight-level pirate."

Chris showed no fear, his stance was unusually steady, and he thrust out his sword swiftly, flames rolling, clearly intending to pierce through the shield and shield-bearer together.

"Diamondization".

Click!

A sudden snapping sound rang out.

A layer of dazzling crystals suddenly appeared on the surface of the heavy shield, significantly improving its hardness and toughness.

The wall-like charge slammed into Chris, throwing him off balance. Behind the old, black iron tower-like body, Zhuang Ya suddenly leaped forward, swinging her heavy sword with both hands.

Chris, confident in his strength, calmly and forcefully slashed at the broken sword with the help of his Tiger-type construct armor. But the moment they made contact, his face turned to one of utter terror. The overwhelming power, far beyond imagination, caused the heavy sword to crash into the ground like a chariot. In an instant, the broken sword shattered into countless pieces.

Although Chris lacked experience in evenly matched battles, his time in the Knights taught him when to run, and his pride in his strength proved utterly ineffective against his enemies.

Unfortunately, Old Black stepped forward precisely, blocking the prey's movement with his shield.

Whoosh!

With the heavy sword swinging with undiminished force, Chris was instantly blasted into a bloody mist.

quack!

boom!

Amidst the crows' cries of warning, a sudden gunshot rang out.

As if he had foreseen the future, Lao Hei raised his shield and pushed it aside, blocking Zhuang Ya, who was still in a sword-wielding posture, behind the shield.

In the half-collapsed house across the alley, the knight officer put away his flintlock pistol and turned to leave, but a dark shadow flashed past the window at lightning speed, as if it were faster than the thinking speed of an ordinary knight.

A jet-black feather shot out, unleashing a superior offensive skill that blasted the knight's head apart in one blow.

"The corpse must be whipped."

Wuhe shouted, "Anyone who plays dirty tricks in urban warfare deserves to die!"

Because there was no time to assemble the Flying Bird Legion, he only noticed the enemy's stealthy figure two seconds before the target fired, which was a disgrace for an intelligence officer.

"Come back and kick him a couple of times when you have time. For now, just keep hiding. Looks like there are quite a few Silver Knights officers." Old Black said quite calmly.

Wuhe led the two to safety. Based on the intelligence in the newspaper, the Silver Knights were considered the leading mercenary group in the northern part of the kingdom. Elite knights like Silver Sword Rosard were involved in the currently popular maritime trade. Successfully selling a ship full of New World native slaves could yield profits that were more substantial than the wealth of a traditional minor noble family.

"The Silver Knights should have a base, right? Why don't we steal some military supplies like construct armor?" Wuhe suggested.

“Danger. The power of white gunpowder is quite great. A few shells might not be enough to withstand even a diamond body. After all, I'm not a silver being yet.” Old Hei remained calm.

Wuhe said seriously, "If we don't do it, the boss will do it sooner or later. We might as well save him some trouble."

"Let's go." Zhuang Ya had already stood up.

"Then let's go. But remember, go slowly and deliberately. If something happens to us, it will only cause more trouble for Xiao He," Old Hei repeatedly warned.

……

Viscount's Castle.

Suddenly, a flaming spear appeared in the hand of the ten-meter-tall torch-skull. As the black flames crashed down, the spire in front of it collapsed with a deafening roar, and huge rock fragments rolled all over the ground, crushing the once delicate flowers at the foot of the wall.

A woman dressed as a noblewoman fell into the rolling rubble, and until her death, she was still tightly holding her beloved potted plant.

Rosard emerged from the ruins, his face more grim than ever before. As the leader of the mercenaries, he was obligated to protect his employer's wife, but that was normal. Given the current situation, he himself might not be able to escape unscathed.

"Silver Sword Technique: Ship Destroyer!"

In mid-air, the knight's true form coalesced once more, and the silver greatsword that had once severed the armed merchant ship fell down. Rosard launched the Ship Destroyer Technique, a move he had developed over thirty years by destroying various constructs and armors, which had an extraordinary effect on armor penetration.

boom!

The silver greatsword cleaved the torch skeleton from top to bottom.

"Hit!"

Rosard's eyes lit up with joy as the tip of his sword successfully struck the enemy inside the black skull.

clang!

The crisp tapping sound echoed.

"how come!?"

Rosard's expression froze, and he immediately retreated dozens of steps, launching his flaming spear from the spot. It blasted a large crater in the ground, and the terrifying heat caused the surrounding area to char and crystallize.

Inside the Torch Skull, the silver greatsword shattered inch by inch under the intense heat, failing to cause any harm to anyone.

"How will you deal with me if I put on two layers of armor?"

Jiang He reached out, and a second flaming spear materialized. At this moment, he was clad in two layers of jet-black Overlord Armor. The dual casting of the Mountain-Suppressing Technique, although the 60% increase in all-around stats could not be stacked, did indeed double his defense. As for the cost, it was naturally an increase in energy consumption.

Boom boom boom!

Flaming spears relentlessly ravaged the castle, and silver greatswords repeatedly cleaved through the torch-bearing skeletons, only for the latter to regenerate in an instant.

The heavy city gate shattered and scattered, the burnt iron locks lay strewn all over the ground, the towering stone walls surrounding the castle collapsed in large part, the broken sections were covered with scorch marks, and more than a dozen arrow towers teetered on the verge of collapse, with pieces falling in a flurry.

Boom boom boom!

The castle was in ruins. Flaming spears snapped the pillars in half, exquisite carvings were mercilessly erased by the flames, the gardens were engulfed in flames, the fountains were dried up and broken, and the pungent smell of gunpowder and charred corpses lingered. The Viscount's castle, which had stood guard over the city for more than ten years, was about to suffer a catastrophe.

"There's no chance of winning."

Rosard, fleeing in a disheveled state, felt an exhaustion that ran deep in his bones. The silver greatsword fell again, but failed to cut through the torch skull; the loose sword energy had long since lost its sharpness.

A flaming spear was thrown.

This time, Rosard no longer circled around looking for an opening to counterattack, but instead used his sword to clear a path and charged towards the outside of the fire.

"No matter how powerful he is, he's still just a knight. I'm a bit faster than this guy, so retreating isn't a problem."

Rosard made up his mind. Viscount Hru had already paid the deposit, and even if the Silver Knights collapsed, the supplies in the base would be enough to support his comeback.

Long!

Suddenly, a vast and desolate sound resounded forth.

Rosard stopped abruptly, his body drenched in cold sweat. He looked up in disbelief, the entire castle completely enveloped in a black shell.

"impossible!"

The three-color simplified domain is activated.

The three energy properties began to affect everything in the area. Corpses seemed to be poisoned, and in the blink of an eye, they rotted violently and turned into pus. Countless scattered building fragments withered and weathered, and the ground was as if it had been washed by extreme acid rain, with deep pits of corrosion everywhere.

Rosard turned around with difficulty, the domain continuing to damage him. He saw the sea of ​​fire parting to the sides, and a young man strolled out from among the torch-skull, his eyes indifferent.

“I can hire the Silver Knights,” Jiang He said. He had no grudge against the other party, and the guy’s strength was passable.

"During their employment, mercenaries are not allowed to accept secondary employment."

"Mercenaries may flee during combat, but they must never surrender to their employer's enemy."

"Mercenaries are prohibited from attacking their employers for three years after the mission is completed."

Rosard let out a long breath, all the previous embarrassment from dodging and the shock of seeing the domain had disappeared, and he solemnly and seriously raised his sword.

"Please forgive my rudeness in rejecting you. These three rules are my bottom line. The last person to recruit me like this was the Pirate King. I believe you will have a future as glorious as his."

The silver light on the sword was so intense that it seemed to illuminate the night.

In the classical era before the appearance of the true forms of knights, knights continuously gained power by practicing the eight virtues. However, with the emergence of the true forms, the path of virtues fell into an absolute disadvantage, and the focus shifted from fundamental training methods to combat techniques, simply because once the virtues were violated, the power would completely collapse.

[Executor's Exclusive Tip: Knightly Virtue - Honesty - Always face your own soul with equanimity; attacks will deal 20% additional true damage.]

boom!

Rosard unleashed a powerful strike.

A silver sword, several meters long, cleaved through the ground, carving a trench several meters deep. Specks of destructive sword light reflected on it, accompanied by a storm of sword energy. The three sword techniques merged once more, and the silver sword, now mostly formed, burst forth again.

Silver Sword Technique: Sword of Virtue.

Rosard's ultimate trump card is comparable to a full-force attack from a Silver-level player.

The sword cut through everything, the torch-skull completely collapsed, countless sparks scattered all over the ground, the silver light cut through the first layer of the Overlord's Armor, and the momentum did not diminish as it shattered the second layer of defense, the overflowing sword energy like a storm in the ocean seemed to be trying to extinguish the sea of ​​fire.

Ding!

A despairing sound rang out.

Rosard knelt helplessly on one knee. His sword energy was exhausted, and the blood poison in his left arm wound was completely out of control. The poison spread, and dark blood vessels appeared all over his body. He had entered an irreversible death. The supreme-level blood poison was enough to damage the soul.

Jiang He's three-quarters of a three-colored domain armor was cut open. He punched and shattered the sword whose force had dissipated. At the same time, the simple domain that covered the castle in the sky collapsed.

Rosard sighed, "Just how many layers of defense do you have?"

"Don't ask so many questions about a dead person."

Jiang He charged forward with a single step, blasting the enemy's head apart with the Long-Hate Dragon Spear he had just acquired. The Dragon Soldier Soul executed the soul, and a blood-red thorn pierced the enemy's heart to absorb its nourishment.

[Premium Blood Poison LV1→LV6 (Deals 16% additional poison damage)]

……

Watching over outside the city.

Viscount Hru, who had just emerged from the secret passage, suddenly turned around.

Flames soared into the sky, and the silver giant sword that had been hovering above the castle vanished—not just defeated, but utterly annihilated.

This only means one thing: the renowned powerhouse of the northern kingdom—Silver Sword Rosard—has fallen.

Viscount Heru's hands and feet were ice-cold, and he almost collapsed to the ground. The old knight butler rushed forward to help him up.

"Roland doesn't have that ability. It's probably the leader of the wolves lurking nearby... Luckily we ran fast." Viscount Hru murmured in fear. If he had waited until the battle was over to leave, he might be dead by now. Tonight was all luck. He just felt that he had to run sooner or later, so he might as well be decisive. A man should make a decision when necessary. Who would have thought that he would live because of this?

"Your Excellency is wise," the old steward said sincerely.

Viscount Hru had his old butler carry him away as he pondered, "It shouldn't be the leader of the wolves. His style is more like that of an assassin; he wouldn't cause such a commotion. I'll investigate later."

"clear."

“My lady is dead. I’m going to go to Marquis Soren and complain to him. That old lion isn’t blind yet. He’ll probably find a chance to separate us and question us separately. I’ll teach you how to say it before we enter the capital. Of course, our statements can’t be similar.”

"clear."

"To take revenge on the Duke, we must rely on the power of the royal family. The old king can tolerate the Duke's retaliation, but the mad king is not in his right mind."

Viscount Hru stared intently at Watchtower.

"I will definitely come back."

……

The flames burned the fortress to the ground.

Jiang He picked up Rosard's sword. As a renowned expert, his main weapon was none other than an A-grade ocean treasure.

[Name: Wave Slash]

[Category: Weapons]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Effect ①: Extremely Sharpness/Armor Shard/Sturdiness]

[Effect 2: Swordsmanship level +5]

[Effect 3: Wave Slash - A cutting ability similar to an ultra-high-pressure water jet; when used by a sword master, it deals 50% additional damage to armor.]

[Note: Destroys and destroys ships]

Jiang He fed this A-grade treasure to the Everlasting Regret Dragon Spear.

One of the five perfect-grade nutrients was obtained.

The total weight has been increased to 1,200 jin.

Since he was not a sword master, the spear acquired two attributes: Extreme Sharpness and Extreme Armor Break.

"It's a bit of a waste that the big spender isn't here."