Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1895, Chapter 1867: The Golden Sky Curtain
Without the large ancient dragon Fulsancus, the battlefield suddenly felt much more spacious.

The terrain was broken and collapsed, but it did not affect the efficiency of the group's fighting.

The strangely shaped daggers wielded by these invisible figures were intimidating, but their power, resembling black and red flames, seemed to be deeply embedded within them. Without focused guidance, it wouldn't easily erupt.

Those present were all powerful individuals capable of quickly regaining their composure after the shock of impending death, and they soon figured out the weakness of the opponent's short sword.

The rapid, accelerated attacks left the invisible men no opening to channel their deadly power.

The invisible people were indeed elusive and swift, but against the powerful warriors of the Golden Dynasty in the royal city of Rodel, their combined disadvantage in both quantity and quality quickly led to a stalemate.

However, these invisible people did not show any negative attitude. After all, once they were marked by the silver threads of the [Moon Dust Bomb], they were already a suicide squad left behind to cover the retreat.

We can do our best to delay as long as we can.

But even with our best efforts to delay, we've definitely reached our limit.

Because their most advantageous ability, stealth, was already being weakened, but then...

"Om~"

A silent yet immense holy golden power suddenly erupted from the top of the royal city of Rodel!
That was the location where the royal city and the golden tree came into direct contact, and also the grand platform where the King of Elden and the demigods held discussions and deliberated on state affairs.

The immense golden power was not released in the form of a prayer or ashes, but simply burst forth and manifested itself.

But even so, the sheer power of that force is astonishing!
The velvet ball that had just fought the invisible man with a knife, now had the kitten's head tilted back in a daze.

The scene in the sky was reflected in its big, round eyes.

That immense golden power burst forth and instantly enveloped the entire Rodel!

Perhaps even more, because the range of this power is so vast that the naked eye cannot discern its boundaries. It may even cover the entire Yatan Plateau.
The sky seemed to be shrouded in a golden veil, which appeared to sway in the wind amidst the fluctuations of golden power.

"Meow!"

It looks like a golden veil floating in the sky, but in fact, the abundance of this golden power fills every inch of the air.

A shockwave originating from the palace swept outwards. The velvet ball, still maintaining its "Light Body Breathing Technique," was thrown over, but quickly regained its footing.

It didn't feel anything other than 'great and enormous' about this power, and even felt great after being washed over.

Less than two minutes earlier, the Qilin, whose hind leg muscle had been cut and whose muscles were weak, seemed to have recovered considerably from that strange weakness.

However, as enemies, those invisible figures seemed to be particularly targeted by this immense golden power.

Their invisibility ability was noticeably weakened, and after a flickering sound like a distorted image, their outlines became clearer in the air.

Even without the silver threads attached by the [Moon Dust Bombs], the abnormal light refraction in the air was observable to the naked eye.

At this point, their invisibility abilities are almost indistinguishable from ordinary methods.

Or rather, the fact that it could retain basic stealth capabilities even under the onslaught of this golden power is enough to demonstrate just how advanced the stealth technology passed down from the Eternal City underground was.

Soon, those who had lost their invisibility in front of a group of experts were all taken down.

The one who was hit by Vic's Knight's Lightning Lance and then pierced through by the spear died on the spot.

It wouldn't be surprising if someone died from such an injury, but what struck Velvet Ball as odd was that the invisible man who had been struck in the arm by a black crossbow bolt from afar was also dead.

And she only had this one arrow wound all over her body. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have been fatal at all.

But not only did she die, she died in a very strange way.

The body began to emit a rotten and putrid smell, and bright red fungi began to grow on it, emitting equally scarlet spore smoke.

It looks like it's been dead for a long time and is contaminated with fungi.

The velvet ball was curious and wanted to go forward to see what kind of mushroom it was, but it was immediately stopped by Vic.

The fader, who hadn't met the plush ball and the unicorn before, seemed like a kind person. He held the kitten's shoulder tightly, suppressing its feline curiosity.

However, given the current chaotic situation and timing, he was in no mood to explain further and could only shake his head solemnly at the velvet ball and the unicorn, and sigh.

The first knight to break free from the terror of death, the one whom Fulthax called 'Christopher,' wielded his lance like a skewer of sausages, piercing both thighs of an invisible woman and rendering her immobile. The other two surviving invisible figures were also subdued by the Faded Ones in various ways.

Gideon Ophniel, leaning on his scepter shaped like a jewel, stepped forward and, after groping around the silhouette of the now helpless invisible man for a while, ripped off the veil from the man's head.

Instantly, the still-transparent human figure became clear.

However, after the invisible man's invisibility was removed and he revealed his form, no one present except for the velvet ball and the Qilin felt any sense of relief or relief at finding the culprit.

During the battle just now, they at least exchanged greetings and showed some tactical coordination and consideration. But now, there's complete silence.

The plush ball looked around curiously, but the people around it were all silent, making the atmosphere feel oppressive and abnormal.

Finally, Sir Elsa, the most prestigious and knowledgeable of the Faded Ones, spoke first.

“This thing,” he raised his hand and waved the veil he was holding, “is it the veil of concealment from the Eternal City?”

He looked around in the darkness beneath his helmet, but no one spoke.

“And this person is a Black Knife Assassin.” He looked down at the Black Knife Assassin, who was subdued and remained silent as if she were dead. “Legend has it that they are from the same clan as the Queen, and are rare people.”

Gideon Ofnier’s hoarse, deep voice laid out the facts that everyone present was avoiding.

Just then, a furious and sorrowful dragon roar suddenly erupted from the palace above.

That was the voice of Fulsanx, and compared to its boldness and ferocity in the battle just now, its roar was now so distorted by the emotions within it that it was almost unrecognizable.

Fulsanx's mournful roar was like a notice, or a verdict.

It shattered all the wishful thinking and extravagant hopes in the hearts of everyone present.

Amidst the long, mournful roar of the dragon, a sigh came from beneath Christopher's helmet.

"Family killings... are already a foregone conclusion."

The Black Knife Assassin is a rare person of the same clan as Queen Marika. This title sounds impressive, but if you think about it, aren't all people related to Queen Marika by blood rare people?
And that's not all; even King Fladagan was a rare figure. When he married Queen Full Moon of Lienia, Queen Marika presented him with royal gold sewing tools and needles as his luggage.

Those who are related to him by blood are also rare.

Therefore, all the demigods in the current border region are rare individuals.

Christopher's reference to 'fratricide' means that both the assassins who directly carried out the attacks and the people behind them who ordered them to do so were definitely of the same rare race.

“But,” Christopher said, his tone hardening suddenly as he changed the subject beneath his helmet, “we still need to find out who did this!”

“Leave this to me.” Krepp, his face grim, said softly, carrying the special crossbow on his back. “I will make sure they tell you everything clearly. You can trust my skills.”

His eyes, as gloomy as his face, looked down at the black-knife assassin lying on the ground.

No one objected. Vic, without saying a word, led the velvet ball and the unicorn to the shattered battlefield to search for the strangely shaped short swords. Now the velvet ball also knew that the strangely shaped short swords were called the "Black Knife".

In reality, what the others present were unaware of, and what they avoided discussing, was that the black knives that Vic and the others had been dealing with were the most important topic of the day, and the one that no one dared to touch!

The Palico and the Ancient Dragon of the New World, who knew nothing of this, simply helped with the work honestly, while the Faded One and Christopher looked up at the palace with worry or unease, still unaware of just how bad the situation was.
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Lann continued to look after Dolores and Torisha, heading towards the royal city of Rodel.

In fact, there was no need to talk about taking care of her. After Lann helped her remove the tampering from her body and she drank a sip of the Red Dewdrop Holy Grail Bottle, Dolores was completely normal except for being a little mentally weak.

As for Torisha, the perfumer, aside from being startled, she had been standing outside the area designated by Lann and was not injured at all.

But the most impactful thing was the oppressive feeling of death that swept across an unknown distance not long ago!

In an instant, Dolores and Torisha were so frightened that they couldn't move.

But just a few minutes later, another massive golden force swept over, enveloping the sky.

After being washed by this force, Torisha's spirit seemed to be soothed, and she became much more energetic.

At least his body wasn't as stiff as if he couldn't walk or raise his arms.

Not to mention Lann and Dolores, who recovered even earlier than her.

(End of this chapter)