This knight is too perfect

Chapter 19 Extraordinary Monster: Soul Stealer [Two in One]

"Rhine, please, please help me take it off."

"Wayne, Fate, Hines... countless people I know or don't know, their pain, their howling, I can hear it every night, and it reaches the deepest part of my soul."

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore."

"Rhine, please, I beg you..."

On the training ground, Fergus no longer had the sunshine and cheerfulness of the past. He was like a child on the verge of collapse, kneeling on the ground and constantly telling the pain in his heart and begging for help from others.

However, in the face of Fergus's almost infinitely humble plea, Rhine did not respond immediately.

Because the so-called salvation is never as simple as just saving a person's life.

Whether a person needs salvation, whether he deserves to be saved, and whether he has the ability to save him.

These are all things that Rhine must consider.

This is not a consideration of interests, but a principle that Rhine must implement and adhere to.

Because once Rhine loses this principle, he will lose the bottom line in his heart.

Once the bottom line is lost, Rhine will gradually lose its "honesty" to itself.

As a result, he gradually drifted away from the chivalrous path that he adhered to.

After all, how can a person who can't even look directly into his own heart look directly into the hearts of others and distinguish between truth and falsehood?
It was also because of this that even though Fergus had helped him a lot along the way, Rhine still did not respond directly.

After all, goodness without principles is not goodness...it is an accomplice of evil.

Looking at Fergus kneeling on the ground with a look of pain on his face, Rhine reached out and slowly helped him up.

Then he looked directly at Fergus, who was crying bitterly, and said seriously, "Master Fergus, look at me, please look at me seriously."

Fergus was stunned for a moment, then looked obediently into Rhine's clear eyes.

For some reason, when he saw those eyes, his originally frightened and uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

Seeing that Fergus had regained his composure, Rhine asked seriously, "Master Fergus, are you sure that the salvation you want is just to take off this ring?"

"Also, do you think you really deserve to be redeemed?"

Rhine's expression was extremely serious, as if the answer to this question was extremely important to him.

And it was at this moment that Fergus seemed to understand something, and his mind began to emerge with the "criminals" he had executed when he was a knight of the church.

These criminals are extremely vicious and cruel.

But except for a very small number of people, most of the remaining criminals were sent to the gallows.

They all expressed their regret and determination to reform.

Don’t they regret it now?
Don’t they long to be redeemed at this moment?

But are these people whose hands are stained with the blood of innocent people really worthy of redemption?

As soon as these thoughts came to his mind, Fergus immediately fell into long contemplation.

Before he could come up with a result, Rhine in front of him seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted from him and made his own decision.

"I understand, Lord Fergus. I will help you remove this witch ring that symbolizes the curse."

"Because only those who are worthy of being saved will think about and feel the weight of life."

"But before that, I hope you can agree to one request of mine."

“This requirement is not bound by any contract, and there will be no one to supervise you.”

"So even if you violate this requirement in the future, you will not be subject to any substantial punishment."

"But I believe in you. I believe that you, who can feel the weight of life, can definitely do it."

"This request is simple. I hope you can remember the regret in your heart at this moment, and in a similar situation that may occur in the future, remember the weight of life you once borne, and make a decision that you will not regret."

"That's all Rhine Simmons asks of you."

"Now, I, Rhine Simmons, will bear the heavy fate that does not belong to you."

After saying that, Rhine didn't wait for Fergus to respond, and directly placed his hand on the witch ring on Fergus's left hand.

And when Rhine's hand touched the witch's ring.

A huge black shadow was instantly released from the witch's ring.

In an instant, a ferocious black shadow like a tide completely covered the entire training ground and swallowed up Fergus and Rhine...completely.

At the same time, on the balcony of the guest room in the castle.

Lilitha, who was about to go back to her room to rest, suddenly stopped pushing the door and turned to look somewhere in the castle.

Her expression became serious and her pupils turned blood red.

The next second, an indescribable coldness was released from his body without reservation, and the surroundings of the balcony were immediately covered with a layer of light scarlet as if it were blood.

She stared in the direction of Fergus's private training ground, her brows slightly furrowed.

"The aura of a witch, is this a coincidence... or is this a deliberate trick?"

In order to find the answer to this question, Lilitha's figure immediately turned into countless tiny bats and flew towards the direction of the witch's aura.

After all, encountering a fate that seemed to be arranged by a witch in the Baron's castle was not part of her plan, and she had to find out what was going on.

And if possible, she would try to nip in the bud any unexpected events that might affect her plans.

Even if she needs to pay a small price for it.

On the other side, in Fergus's private training ground.

Rhine, who was covered by the shadow released by the witch's ring, opened his eyes and found that he was now in a strange, abandoned church.

Deep in the church, a woman in a black feather dress was bathed in the cold moonlight, kneeling in the center of the floor of the hall with her head bowed, praying devoutly.

If that were all, Rhine might not think anything of it.

I would just think it was an ordinary church service, the only difference was that the environment was a little special.

But when he saw clearly the "statue" erected deep in the church.

The so-called ordinary week immediately became extraordinary.

Because the statue erected at this time was not the Lord of Holy Light believed in by the Church of Holy Light, but a church priest who was nailed to the cross with a painful look on his face.

The ruined church after being burned down by fire.

A crucified church minister.

A witch kneeling on the ground and praying devoutly.

Obviously, he should be in a special Xavier Town Church constructed by extraordinary characteristics.

As for the witch kneeling on the ground, she should be the witch Anna mentioned by Fergus.

The man being nailed to the cross right now must be the high-ranking priest of the church mentioned by Fergus... Lark.

Perhaps she sensed the arrival of outsiders, the witch kneeling on the ground slowly stood up.

Then she turned to look at Lai Yin and said in a cold tone: "You... also want to give us salvation?"

As Anna spoke, figures began to walk out from around the church one after another.

Among them were men and women, old and young.

Regardless of their identities or ages, they all have one thing in common.

That is, they are all dead people.

Because among these people, there were people who were skinny and pale and had died of illness.

There were also people who were burned to death by the raging fire, their bodies covered in charcoal.

There were also people covered in wounds, killed by weapons.

They slowly gathered around the witch Anna, and together, they stared at Rhine who suddenly appeared in the church with creepy, dead eyes.

Just as Rhine was facing this scene and was about to say something, the black feather mark on his left hand suddenly lit up.

And controlled his left hand and slowly raised it up.

As the black feather mark emitted a faint glow.

The witch Anna standing in the crowd seemed to understand something.

Then she closed her eyes and waited quietly for a black crow feather to land on her forehead and merge into it.

After a moment, Anna opened her eyes again.

The look she gave Rhine was no longer cold, but full of tenderness and trust.

"I see. If it's you, Rhine, then it is indeed possible to bring us salvation."

"But we haven't reached that destined moment yet, so... go back first, Rhine. I will bear the weight of this fate alone until I am sure you have enough strength."

"And when that day comes, where the fate of Ana Ortiz will lead will be decided by you, Rhine Simmons."

“No matter whether it leads to light or abyss, I will have no fear and no regrets.” “Because this is the only choice I, Ana Ortiz, will make for my own destiny after following my inner will. I have no regrets.”

“I firmly believe in it and look forward to that day….”

As soon as he finished speaking, Rhine felt a sudden strong sense of weightlessness.

Then he fell into endless darkness, and drifted away from Anna and the others...

In reality, Rhine opened his eyes again.

Then he turned his head and looked in front of him, only to see that Fergus was already fast asleep.

As for the witch's ring that was originally worn on the index finger of Fergus's left hand, it was now moved to the ring finger of Rhine's left hand.

This made Rhine feel relieved because it meant that he had helped Fergus remove the curse and completed his redemption.

It was just that Rhine seemed to suddenly remember something, and then he looked at the ring on the ring finger of his left hand with a twitching mouth.

Because if he remembered correctly, whether it was in his previous life or in this life.

The meaning of the ring on the ring finger of the left hand symbolizes "married"!

And Rhine is not even married now, he has never even had a serious relationship!

If you keep wearing the ring in this position, people will most likely misunderstand you!
'No, that's absolutely not possible.'

An interesting scene appeared. Rhine, who was extremely calm in the previous second, began to study how to change the position of the ring on his left hand in the next second.

But no matter how hard he tried, the witch's ring seemed to be welded to the ring finger of his left hand and did not move at all.

Just as Rhine was still struggling in vain, an unexpected voice suddenly appeared.

"It's useless. That's not an ordinary ring. It's a powerful and extraordinary thing made of the witch's soul and countless destiny essences."

"So even if you cut off your fingers, the witch ring on your soul will never leave you."

Rhine looked up and saw a girl who was only about 1.4 meters tall suddenly appeared above the empty training ground.

The girl was wearing a blood-red aristocratic dress, supporting the 'scythe' under her body with both hands, and looking at the Rhine below with interest.

Or rather, it is the witch's ring on Rhine's finger.

Rhine was no stranger to the girl in front of him.

Because she was the mysterious noble lady from the royal capital, Lilitha Arcade, who suddenly visited the castle.

Rhine doesn't know much about the extraordinary ways of this world.

But he still figured out Lilitha's extraordinary path at the first opportunity.

This is not because Rhine is so powerful, but simply because Lilitha's extraordinary characteristics at this moment are too obvious.

Bat wings, fangs, skin as white as jade, an extremely elegant temperament, and an exquisite appearance that is stunning.

Lilith's various appearances perfectly fit Rhine's impression of the word "vampire".

There is no doubt that Lilith's extraordinary path should be the so-called 'vampire', or something similar.

Perhaps she read what Rhine was thinking, and Lilith's expression instantly became cold and noble.

"Put aside your ignorant thoughts, little slave. I am not the ugly, dirty, disgusting scarlet believer you imagine."

"I am a noble chosen by the Moon Goddess, a citizen of gold. Don't confuse me with those guys in the Holy Communion who are enslaved by power."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lilitha disappeared instantly.

When she appeared again, she was already in front of Rhine.

During this process, Rhine did not react at all.

In other words, if Lilitha wanted to attack Rhine, Rhine would not even have the chance to resist and would be subdued in an instant.

Fortunately, Lilitha seemed very interested in what was happening to Rhine.

So when Lilitha came to him, the first thing she did was to hook Rhine's left hand with the sickle in her hand and look at it carefully.

"Interesting, really interesting. I thought this ring was another extraordinary item made by some unlucky witch after she was captured."

"But I found that the situation seems to be different from what I thought. Such pure destiny essence and such powerful soul power are definitely not the result of a witch being tortured. She must have done this voluntarily."

"besides……"

Lilitha raised her head, and then suddenly moved closer to Rhine, catching him off guard.

The two of them were face to face so close that their noses were almost touching.

Under Rhine's strange gaze, Lilitha sniffed his neck without hesitation, and then raised her head with an innocent look.

"Why does your body smell so good?"

Faced with Lilitha's question, Rhine was at a loss for words for a moment.

After all, no matter how honest a knight is, he cannot answer a question he does not know the answer to.

Besides, it's a bit scary for a vampire like you to ask such a question.

In fact, if it weren't for Rhine's "Knight's Protection: Mercy (Hearing Everything)" suddenly taking effect on Lilitha.

He could sense that apart from curiosity, Lilysa had no other emotions such as appetite towards him.

Otherwise, Rhine would have almost thought that she was looking for the artery in his neck and was about to bite it hard.

Although I understand that the other party doesn't seem to have any bad intentions, it's still a shame to be suddenly approached by a strange and powerful 'Moon Noble'.

This is not a good thing for Rhine now.

After all, although he had just entered the extraordinary stage, he was just entering.

He still hadn't fully understood what Extraordinary was and how to use this power.

Just as Rhine was thinking about how to contact the strange and powerful noble girl in front of him.

A series of chaotic, crazy, and bloodthirsty "voices" instantly flooded into Rhine's mind.

Lilitha in front of Rhine seemed to have noticed something, and almost at the same time as Rhine she looked somewhere outside the training ground.

And Lilitha obviously knows something.

She looked outside the training ground and said sarcastically, "They really want to do something before the Baron comes back."

After that, Lilysa suddenly turned to look at Rhine and said seriously: "I leave it to you, little slave. These are just three soul stealers of low rank. This is not difficult for you who have been entrusted by the witch."

"After all, that is a being that even I cannot fully understand."

"And even the witch who symbolizes lies can trust you so unreservedly and gamble her own fate on you, which means that you are indeed worthy of trust."

"So, my safety is in your hands."

Facing Lilitha, who believed in him more than Rhine himself, Rhine said helplessly: "But I have just realized the extraordinary and have never used it."

In response to this question, Lilitha used the most relaxed tone and gave an answer that left Rhine speechless.

"But there's nothing I can do about it. After all, the time I can control my Beyonder Characteristics today... has already been used up."

As she spoke, Lilitha turned back into her usual appearance as a noble lady in a black dress, and the sickle in her hand disappeared.

Rhinedo thought that Lilisa was joking and was testing him.

However, under the effect of 'Knight's Protection - Mercy (Listen to Everything)', Rhine knew clearly that what Lilith said was true.

So Rhine really has no choice at the moment.

Because at this time, three humanoid monsters with twisted bodies and skinned appearance had already crawled into the training ground.

He looked greedily at Rhine, Lilitha, and Fergus who was lying on the ground and had not yet woken up.

Obviously, among the three of them, Rhine is undoubtedly the weakest one.

But the only one who can take action right now is Rhine.

This is really a big joke that fate played on him.

But Rhine was not afraid of this.

Because a knight's responsibility...isn't it to protect?
"In that case, please step back for now, Ms. Lilisa."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rhine drew out the iron sword he used for practice from his waist.

While taking the initiative to walk towards the three monsters called 'Soul Stealers'.

The knight's sword is not stained with the blood of innocent people, but the three soul thieves before him are not innocent.

Because Rhine felt direct and pure evil in them.

Although Rhine also didn't know whether Lilitha was good or bad, but at this moment, on one side was pure evil, and on the other side was unknown good and evil. Rhine didn't have to hesitate, and didn't need to hesitate.

Because no knight would stand idly by in the face of pure evil.

But all this is based on the premise that he has the ability to do so.

PS: Please read my books and give me monthly votes!

(End of this chapter)