This knight is too perfect

Chapter 15 The Knight's Heart
On the bloody cross of the weeping angel.

Anna's body was covered by the raging holy fire. The double burning of her body and soul made her suffer so much that she almost went crazy.

During this process, her gorgeous crow feather dress slowly became torn, revealing her smooth and delicate skin.

And this damaged dress is not a simple decoration, but a special barrier constructed by Anna with her extraordinary power.

Just like a knight's armor.

Therefore, Anna, whose long skirt was torn, was like a knight who had lost his armor and was completely unprotected.

Although Anna was trying her best to repair her dress.

But whether it was the holy fire burning all over her body, or the 'holy nail' nailed into her chest.

At this time, all of this was hindering the mobilization of the extraordinary power in Anna's body.

But Anna's situation is certainly not good.

But Larke's own situation was not much better.

After all, as the caster of the Holy Nail, Lark himself was actually also affected by the backlash of the Holy Nail.

Because it is a necessary condition, or one of the costs, for casting the Holy Nail.

That is, the caster himself will be subject to the same "shackles" as the castee.

The effect obtained in exchange for such a huge price is undoubtedly amazing.

It was so amazing that even a witch like Anna, who had many tricks and was experienced, was astonished.

Even though I was well prepared, I still couldn't avoid being caught.

This is the 'extraordinary thing', or in other words, this is the extraordinary thing that contains the 'source of destiny'.

Powerful, unknown, difficult to prevent...

And the "must hit" is just the extraordinary effect brought about by the "origin of destiny" in the holy nail.

You should know that this holy nail contains not only the essence of destiny, but also another essence, that is "life".

The extraordinary effect bestowed upon the Holy Nail by the Essence of Life is that it enables the caster to absorb the vitality of the person being cast.

Therefore, even Lark was also under attack from Anna Shadow Crow at this time.

But he was not panicked.

Because those shadow crows could certainly peck at his flesh.

But they were pecking at him far less quickly than he was drawing life from Anna.

Therefore, in this stalemate war of attrition, Larke is undoubtedly the dominant party.

But all this is based on the assumption that no one breaks the fragile balance between the two.

Da da da……

Just when L'Arc thought he had won the battle, Anna fell into despair.

At the entrance of the church, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps.

When Anna and Pastor Lark saw the third person who suddenly appeared, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes at the same time.

Because the person who came was none other than the only church knight in the town, Rhine.

Looking at Rhine who was wearing armor and walking into the hall.

Larke spoke first: "Rhine Knight, Anna is the source of the tragedy that has happened in this town. She is the evil witch hiding in this town. She has deceived you and everyone else!"

"This is the nature of a witch. She is never worthy of being trusted. So no matter what she says, you must not be bewitched by her!"

"You just need to wait quietly by the side until the holy fire of my Lord purifies it completely."

"Then not only will the nightmare of this town come to an end, but I will also recommend you to leave this place with the bishop and make you a glorious and respected knight of the Holy See!"

"And if you don't believe it, then you can go to your house and see for yourself. I believe that somewhere in your house, there must be a secret nest of this witch, okay?"

Larke's expression at this moment was extremely sincere, so sincere that people would not have any doubts about him at all.

In addition, there are many years of propaganda by the church and Rhine’s own identity as a church knight.

So much so that Anna, who originally wanted to say something after seeing Rhine coming, finally lowered her head in despair.

Because in her subconscious, Rhine is a knight of the church, and she is the evil witch in the church's mouth.

And how could a knight of the church disobey the order of a high-ranking priest of the church and believe in and save a witch who was sent to the stake?

What was unexpected was that Rhine did not just listen to L'Arc's words and stand there quietly.

Instead, he walked towards Anna step by step. The appearance of this scene not only made Larke's expression instantly ugly, but also rekindled hope in Anna's eyes.

As Rhine walked, he took out a notebook full of ink from his arms.

"Reverend Lark, you said Anna was the source of the town's nightmare, but when I returned home, what I found in the so-called 'witch's lair' was actually her efforts to save the town over countless days and nights."

"Besides, if Anna is really the source of all the nightmares in the town you mentioned, then why did the nightmares in the town only appear after your arrival?"

"Reverend Lark, it's true that Anna is a witch, but she is not evil, at least in my opinion."

"I'll tell you one more thing, Pastor Lark. Except for the last sentence, everything else you just said is... all lies."

After saying that, Rhine had already walked to the forefront of the holy fire surrounding Anna.

And at this distance, he just needs to take one more step forward.

Then he, as a mortal, will touch the holy fire from the extraordinary.

What will happen to a mortal who touches the extraordinary holy fire...it goes without saying.

However, Rhine was not afraid of this. He looked at Anna, who was in pain, and said softly, "Anna, do you remember what I said?"

Anna nodded with difficulty, indicating that she certainly remembered what Rhine had said to her not long ago.

Seeing this scene, Rhine smiled and said, "Since you still remember, please tell me what I should do at this moment."

"If you don't say anything, then I will follow what I said before and make the decision I think is right."

Anna looked at Rhine, whose eyes were determined in the firelight, and undoubtedly understood what Rhine meant by the "right decision".

There is no doubt that he braved the raging holy fire to save her from this "cross".

But such an action is meaningless except for committing suicide.

But what if...

As if sensing Anna's hesitation, Rhine said with a smile: "Anna, please believe in the justice of a knight, and also believe in the determination of a knight to defend this justice."

"Because a true knight would never watch an innocent person die in front of him."

Hearing this, Anna was silent for a long time.

Silently until the flames burned her exposed skin red, silently until her chest, which was pierced by the holy nail, no longer bleeds.

After an unknown amount of time, Anna, with her head down, finally expressed her request in her hoarse voice with tears in her eyes.

"Please, help me pull it out... my dear knight."

Hearing this, Rhine smiled, and he smiled very happily.

This is sincere and also his silent farewell.

Then he crossed his hands across his chest and solemnly performed a standard knight's salute to Anna on the cross.

"As you wish, my innocent... Miss Witch."

The next second, Rhine ignored the raging holy fire in front of him and walked into it without hesitation.

The terrifying holy fire that even Anna, a Extraordinary Person, could not resist was unable to stop Rhine for even a moment.

Even though the armor on Rhine's body had long since turned to ashes in the flames, even though Rhine's skin had been burned dry and became ugly by the flames.

But his eyes were still calm and gentle.

Just as Rhine grabbed the holy nail that was inserted into Anna's chest, his throat, which had become hoarse due to the burning flames, uttered the most gentle sound.

"Miss Witch, if possible, please pray for me in the future just like you did today."

"After all, a kind and innocent person like you shouldn't live in hatred all the time."

"If you feel that the Lord will not give you a response, then please believe that in some distant place that you cannot see, there must be someone who hears your sincere prayers and gives his response to it, okay?"

"Um……"

Hearing Anna's response, Rhine felt like he had received the best gift.

Then, he pulled the holy nail out of Anna's chest with great force.

And along with it, the unfair judgment imposed on Anna was also taken out.

At this moment, Rhine practiced the justice in his heart with his actions.

The redemption of the innocent was completed.

Even if the price is...his life.

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