Imperial Crown.

Chapter 130 Seal of Purity
The method of quenching thirst by looking at the plum is old-fashioned, but old-fashioned usually means effective. The soldiers under Viscount John began to obviously quicken their pace.

Raven's logistics troops, that is, the conscripted civilians, had already evacuated with their pack horses and had now found a relatively safe stronghold. All Raven had to do was to follow Margaret's guidance and reunite with his logistics troops.

After crossing a stone bridge and bypassing a dead town, when I looked back, there was no trace of the skeleton soldiers.

The pace began to become easier, and Raven and the others also slowed down their horses.

"Baron Raven, thank you very much for saving my old bones." Viscount John also regained some spirit: "But you are not the kind of impulsive guy, why did you take the risk to come back to save me?"

"Lord John, I'm not a good person, but..." Raven paused, "I'm not the kind of bastard who doesn't repay a favor."

John was stunned for a moment, then laughed quietly.

Raven's laughter also rang out, and the old and the young were filled with tacit understanding.

The laughter made Eric and Volaf feel a little puzzled, but the relaxed atmosphere also infected them, making everyone start to relax.

However, at this moment.

Behind a hillside, green points of light suddenly appeared, like a group of fireflies dancing in the air!
But it's winter now. There shouldn't be bugs in the north in winter.

Because those are not bugs, but a row of undead cavalry!
One row, two rows, three rows...

There are eight rows of Undead Cavalry, no less than fifty in total!

There were glowing green fires in the eyes of the knight and the horse, and they breathed out icy death mist from their mouths and noses!
The Undead Cavalry, whose entire bodies were made of white bones, were extremely light, and their horses' hooves made no sound when they stepped on the ground, like a group of messengers of death rushing towards them!
Hearing the soldiers' terrified shouts behind him, Viscount John's heart felt as if it had sunk into an icy cave.

If he faced these undead cavalry in his prime, with the cooperation of Raven and others, he would be able to defeat them. But now, both his body and fighting spirit were extremely weak, and he could not fight against them at all!
"Baron Raven, your men are all cavalry, run and leave me alone."

Viscount John said this, but received no response. He turned around and saw that Raven had already slipped away nearly a hundred meters with his personal soldiers, needing him to say nothing!
Raven muttered to himself that he had already tasted the kindness, and there was really no need to stay and die now!

Wait, where's Lux?
Raven reined in his horse and turned around, only to see that Lux was still standing there, motionless.

This silly girl!

He squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and rushed towards Lux.

At the same time, Lux took off her hood, held a leather rope with both hands, and tied her waterfall-like golden hair into a long ponytail.

"Little girl, you go too. Raven saved me once, and I will cover his retreat once." Viscount John raised his spear.

But Lux acted as if she didn't hear anything. She looked calm and indifferent. She took off the pair of white silk gloves, folded them bit by bit, and put them in the horse bag beside her.

Then he reached into the bag on the other side of the saddle and took out a golden scepter.

The scepter is about one meter long. The base color is golden, symbolizing the sun, and it is inlaid with silver patterns symbolizing the moon, emitting a soft glow.

Holding the scepter in both hands and holding it horizontally in front of her body, Lux's eyes narrowed slightly and she began to pray in a low voice.

The prayer sounded faintly, but the rhythm made the frightened Snow Maple Legion soldiers calm down a lot.

Bits of golden light began to gather towards Lux, flying onto her clothes and scepter, and Lux's eyebrows and eyes were dyed with a golden luster.

Golden light flowed from her eyes and brows like water.

The Undead Cavalry were getting closer and closer, now less than fifty meters away.

The azure fighting spirit began to flow on Viscount John's spear.

Lux slowly opened her eyes, and her sapphire-like eyes had turned into a majestic golden color!

At this moment, the sky and the earth seemed to become brighter.

The next moment, Lux changed from holding the staff with both hands to holding it with one hand, and aimed it at the undead army in front of her!

A brilliant golden light bloomed from the top of the scepter, and a ray of light suddenly faded away and fell onto the ground in front of it.

call--

It was not known whether it was the wind that moved the light, or the light that moved the wind, but countless light spots rushed towards Lux's body, blowing her golden ponytail, making the priest's robe rustle, and turning her entire body into gold.

At this moment, Lux was like an angel walking on the earth!
The light flowed through Lux's body and into the scepter, and also condensed into a scepter shadow as thick as an ancient tree behind her!
Holding the scepter high, Lux took a deep breath, let out a cry, and smashed it down!
The phantom scepter behind her fell to the ground with a loud bang!
Dust flew in the air due to the vibration, and the earth suddenly cracked. Golden light burst out from the cracks, illuminating half of the sky!

It’s like there is a sun shining brightly beneath the earth and may burst out at any time!

The light engulfed the undead cavalry. No matter whether they were humans or horses, as long as they were touched by the light, the undead aura around them would rise and burn like boiling water. After burning, only lifeless dry bones were left falling to the ground, and then decomposed into tiny dust like weathering!

Second-level magic, Seal of Purity! With just this one magic, most of the fifty or so undead cavalrymen were killed, and less than twenty were still standing. Even for the remaining ones, the undead aura on their bodies was extremely weak, and even their originally crystal-clear bones turned withered and yellow.

Raven rushed to Lux and was stunned. He looked at the battlefield where smoke and dust were still settling, and then looked at Lux, whose face was full of calmness and who was putting away the scepter. A strange feeling arose in his heart.

How come casting a magic spell... is as easy as cooking a dish?
"Lacus, you have this magic, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Lux blinked and let her hair down: "You didn't ask."

Raven was speechless.

Well, that makes sense.

With Lux's magic to calm the situation, Viscount John stepped forward and made another slashing blow, and with the charge of Raven's personal soldiers, this team of Death Knights finally returned to dust.

After experiencing such an episode, Xue Feng's soldiers, who had been somewhat relaxed and slack due to escaping the encirclement, picked themselves up again and continued their trek.

After marching for most of the day, from morning to afternoon, until the sky began to darken, the group finally arrived at the location of Raven's logistics unit.

This is an abandoned castle. The gate has been breached. Apart from some scattered bones, there are only patches of bloodstains.

The soldiers under Xuefeng were stationed inside the castle walls, while Raven and John entered the castle hall with their personal soldiers.

The bonfire lit up, and Viscount John took off his helmet, revealing a face covered in dried blood. He took off the water bag from his waist, poured half of it on his face to wash away the blood, and poured the other half into his mouth: "Huh... little guy, thank you very much for today."

Raven smiled when he heard this: "Haven't I thanked you before?"

"It's different." Viscount John glanced at Lux who was praying and said, "This time it's because of her."

Looking at Lacus's back, Raven felt relieved. However, he didn't want Viscount John to see what he was thinking, so he changed the subject: "Come to think of it, the priest from Xuefeng didn't follow you this time?"

Viscount John shook his head and said, "No, in fact, before the transfer order was issued, the priest from Xuefeng Territory had already left."

"It's not just Lord Xuefeng. If you ask Judela or the nobles who participated in the war, you will know that all the priests of the Church of Light were transferred away by the Holy See before the war."

Raven was stunned, and his eyes became more complicated when he looked at Lux.

All the priests were transferred away. Obviously, it could not be a personal wish. It must be based on the decision of the local Archbishop Thomas or even higher-level officials of the Church of Light.

Could it be that... Lux actually disobeyed the orders of the Church of Light?

"Cherish the people around you." Viscount John's voice sounded in Raven's ears.

Raven's face turned red and he coughed: "Why would the Holy See do this?"

"How can an old man like me know the secrets of the high-ranking officials of the Holy See?" Viscount John opened his mouth, revealing his bloodstained teeth. "However, after seeing the performance of Priest Lacus today... Hey."

Raven keenly sensed a hint of anger in Viscount John's words, and he also understood the reason why Viscount John was angry.

Lux is only a second-rank priest. Although it may be because of her devout faith that she can use such powerful divine arts, other priests, whether they are first-, second-, or third-rank, can always play a role even if they are not as good as Lux, right?

At the very least, bless the soldiers, add magic to the weapons, or perform healing purely with magic.

Each of these items can greatly increase the soldiers' combat effectiveness and reduce losses. Even if there were more than thirty priests forming a priest corps in the main camp today, the outcome of this battle would still be unknown!

But unfortunately, apart from Lacus, there was not a single priest in the entire coalition.

This can only mean one thing, the Holy See of Light does not want the nobles of the Nord Province to win so easily, and even intends to see them fail!
"Why?" Raven lowered his voice, thinking back to the piles of bones he had seen along the way. "What good will this do for the Church of Light?"

Viscount John did not answer, but turned his head and pointed at an oil painting hanging in the hall. The painting was covered with arrow holes, knife marks, and blood stains, and its original appearance was almost unrecognizable.

"You may not recognize him, but the person in this painting is Baron Petra, a second-level Life Knight."

"He is now dead. His widow took his young son, Little Petra, and fled to Hippoc County, where they are temporarily staying in Viscount Morgan's castle."

"Baron Petra died in his own territory, living up to his noble status. When the war is over, little Petra will be able to inherit his father's title and return to this castle."

Raven's face gradually showed a hint of realization, but his tone was still a little unbelievable: "At that time, since he has no troops to deal with the possible crisis, he will definitely ask Morgan's family for help and invite them to station troops in exchange for profits!"

Viscount John nodded and said, "Yes, we have taken them in. When the time comes, we can build a bastion and station them there. What reason do you have to drive them away in the future?"

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(End of this chapter)