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Luo De gave the order.

The long spears came whistling down like a torrential storm upon Morian and his comrades.

"Shield wall!"

The captain of the Holy Temple Knights shouted angrily!

The shields quickly gathered in the center, protecting Morian and the deacons inside!

"Clang clang clang!"

The metallic clash erupted, and the shields shimmered with golden light!

Luo De brought only skilled spear throwers, armed with enchanted long spears that ordinary shields couldn’t withstand.

The shields held by the Holy Temple Knights were either enchanted equipment or blessed by spells.

The church clergy were most proficient in blessings, healing, purification, banishment, and various protective spells.

These spells might not stand out in offense, but they were incredibly effective in defense and support.

Three rounds of spear throws were all blocked by the shield-bearing Holy Temple Knights.

Only one Holy Temple Knight’s shield couldn’t withstand multiple impacts and shattered on the spot.

This Holy Temple Knight failed to dodge and was pierced through the chest by a spear.

But the deacon behind swiftly applied a spell, pulling him back from the brink of death.

The nearby Holy Temple Knight quickly reacted, raising his shield to close the gap.

Since these people dared to attempt dragon slaying, they naturally possessed some strength.

"Kill!"

As soon as the spear throwing ended, Seronie charged forward!

Under her command, the Winter Boar carried an unmatched force, smashing heavily against the Holy Temple Knights’ defenses!

The sound of hooves upon the grass was deafening, as if the earth trembled under this power!

"Boom!"

The Winter Boar collided heavily with the shield wall, and the Holy Temple Knights couldn’t resist the enormous force, their bodies instantly sent flying!

The deacons behind witnessed this and dodged in panic, some even rolled on the ground in alarm!

They all knew that a direct collision with this boar would cost them half their lives, even with magical protection!

But once landed, the Holy Temple Knights shone brightly, quickly flipping upright, seemingly unscathed!

The Holy Temple Knight picked up the shield from the ground, raising his longsword to charge at Seronie!

"Get out of my way!"

Seronie shouted furiously, swinging the chain warhammer in an arc, its chilling cold smashing fiercely at the Holy Temple Knights!

Boom!

A loud crash, the warhammer struck heavily on the shield! 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

This time the shield shattered directly, and the warhammer’s momentum didn’t wane, landing on the Holy Temple Knight’s chest!

"Puh!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from the Holy Temple Knight’s mouth!

His body tilted back, the armor on his chest completely caved in!

"Luo Ta!"

A robed deacon exclaimed in shock, immediately raising his hand towards the gravely injured Holy Temple Knight!

Platinum light instantly gathered in his hand, transforming into a beam that fell on the Holy Temple Knight!

Just then, a hand axe whistled from above, precisely striking the deacon’s face!

Blood splattered, and the deacon couldn’t even scream before flying backwards onto the ground, entirely devoid of life!

"Hehe, spellcasters aren’t so tough!"

Gang Le exclaimed excitedly, swinging his war axe and rushing towards the deacons and priests in the rear!

After taking a few steps, a shield slammed violently toward his face!

"Your opponent is me, heretic!"

A Holy Temple Knight stood in his path, his voice filled with rage,

"Today I will carry out my master’s will, to purge all of you who disrespect the divine..."

"Pfft!"

A raw sound of piercing flesh echoed, a sharp sword emerged from the Holy Temple Knight’s neck, the voice cut short!

The longsword pulled out, the Holy Temple Knight fell, and a knight clad in full armor appeared behind him.

"Ai Er!"

Gang Le shouted angrily, "He was my opponent!"

...

Ai Er merely glanced at Gang Le, turned, and swung his sword at another Holy Temple Knight!

Ai Er was once an intermediate knight of the Hawk Clan, now fully loyal to Luo De.

Having assassinated Baron Ruta of Red Feather Ridge earlier, he handed over his credentials and received the equipment he’d yearned for.

The Nature Seed, Enchanted Armor, Armor-breaking Longsword, and special enhancements let Ai Er taste the power.

It’s an unprecedented feeling, strong, fulfilling, unstoppable.

Thus, at this moment, Ai Er wasn’t interested in bickering with Gang Le, just eager to perform well before Luo De—he desperately wanted to be a legion commander!

And there were seven other high-level knights who shared Ai Er’s ambition.

The war in the Northern Territory not only granted Luo De abundant gold coins and land but also seven high-level knights and fifty-three intermediate knights.

Of the fifty-three intermediate knights, some became members of the knight order, while others served as captains (centurions) in the army.

For the seven high-level knights, only the position of legion commander was suitable.

This rank required sufficient merit for promotion, or else they could only serve as temporary commanders.

More importantly, they’d heard tales of the Frost Winter Knights, knowing there was a pathway to becoming top knights—the Knight Roar Potion.

This precious potion required a significant amount of merit points for exchange.

Amidst the fierce assault by these knights, even the well-equipped Holy Temple Knights couldn’t withstand.

The deacons retreated repeatedly, raising their holy emblems to cast spells, yet failing to guard against the arrows stealthily flying in from the darkness.

The cries and sound of flesh tearing intertwined, the church’s crowd quickly toppled.

As comrades fell one after another, Morian was stunned.

He continuously cast spells to attack the advancing foes, yet it fundamentally couldn’t change the situation.