Divine Seal: I, the Grim Reaper, am kept by the yandere Cai'er.

Chapter 56 Is this still Tier 5?!

Gao Yingjie felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively raised his standard-issue iron shield to defend himself.

Cai'er's dagger seemed to float out lightly, but it struck the center of the shield.

There was no earth-shattering collision, nor any terrifying burst of spiritual energy.

Bai Ye merely opened a crack in the Thousand Strike Spirit Furnace within Cai'er's body, perfectly fusing the high-frequency vibrational power into the tip of the dagger, creating an extremely terrifying "resonance".

"Buzz"

The iron shield let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.

Immediately afterwards, there was a muffled "bang"!

That fine iron shield, which was strong enough to withstand the bombardment of a sixth-level magic, was actually shattered into countless pieces of scrap metal in an instant, just like a fragile biscuit, under "Cai'er's" light and easy attack!

"What?!" Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, and the others in the distance were all dumbfounded.

That was a shield infused with spiritual power by a seventh-tier knight! It just shattered like that?!

The moment the shield shattered, Gao Yingjie panicked completely.

He frantically brandished his longsword, trying to force back the ghostly girl before him.

But Cai'er's movements are like flowing clouds and water, an art form.

She didn't use any high-energy-consuming killing moves, relying entirely on the most basic assassin footwork and parrying.

Each time her dagger clashed with Gao Yingjie's longsword, it wasn't a head-on collision, but rather an extremely smooth, silky gliding along the blade, using Gao Yingjie's strength to approach his vital points at incredible angles time and time again.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three consecutive sword strikes.

"Cai'er's" dagger was like a precise scalpel, striking the same minute point of force on Gao Yingjie's standard longsword with unparalleled accuracy every time.

When the fourth collision occurs.

"bite"

The standard longsword in Gao Yingjie's hand let out a mournful cry and broke cleanly in two!

Swords break, shields shatter!

In less than a minute, Gao Yingjie, a seventh-tier Templar Knight, was forced into a desperate situation where he was unarmed by a fifth-tier assassin!

Even more terrifying, the dark gold dagger, exuding an aura of death, was already close to his throat without any resistance.

At that moment, Gao Yingjie truly smelled the scent of death!

"roar--!!!"

Under the extreme pressure of life and death, Gao Yingjie's instincts as a seventh-tier powerhouse completely erupted.

A dazzling, dark golden light erupted from his body like a volcano.

"Boom!"

An extremely heavy metal pedestal, covered with intricate and sacred runes, appeared beneath his feet.

Immediately afterwards, the metal base disintegrated and transformed into a set of extremely gorgeous, heavy, and suffocatingly powerful dark gold armor, completely enveloping Gao Yingjie!

The most prized treasure of the Knights' Temple—the Mithril-Based Battle Armor!

"Sizzle—"

Cai'er's dagger sliced ​​across the mithril-based neck guard, sending up a trail of dazzling sparks and leaving a shallow white mark, but ultimately failed to pierce this legendary defensive artifact.

"Cai'er" did not continue her attack. Instead, she used the force of the recoil to float back more than ten meters like a falling leaf and landed steadily on the ground.

The green bamboo staff in her hand tapped the ground again, and the terrifying aura of dominance that had previously swept the world receded like the tide, restoring her cold and unapproachable demeanor.

In his mind's eye, Bai Ye yawned: "Done, job done. This tortoise shell is too hard; you can't break it without some real skill. But forcing him to wear this thing, we've achieved our goal."

In reality, the entire training ground was deathly silent. You could hear a pin drop.

Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, Chen Ying'er, Feng Ling'er, Ye Weiyang.

The five girls sat on the ground, dumbfounded, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

They glanced at the shattered standard-issue swords and shields scattered on the ground, then at Gao Yingjie, who was fully armed and dressed in mithril-based battle armor as if facing a formidable enemy, and finally shifted their gaze with great difficulty to the blind girl standing quietly.

Is this—the true strength of their leader?!

He shattered the weapon of a seventh-tier Templar Knight, even forcing the opponent to summon his trump card, the Mithril Base.

Is this even Tier 5?! This is a monster!

Gao Yingjie was panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He looked down at the mithril-based battle armor he wore, which he only used when facing high-level demons, and then at the purple-clad girl opposite him who hadn't even let out a breath.

A strong sense of frustration and absurdity welled up inside me.

Although he did not use advanced skills, and although he was only using standard weapons.

But being forced to use the mithril base to save his life by a fourteen-year-old fifth-tier assassin, he has completely lost face.

Gao Yingjie slowly put away the helmet with the mithril base, revealing his extremely bitter face.

He took a deep breath and bowed his head solemnly to Cai'er and everyone in the No. 1 Demon Hunter Team.

"I lost."

Gao Yingjie's voice echoed across the empty field, "A bet is a bet. For the next three months, I, Gao Yingjie, will serve as the exclusive guardian knight of the No. 1 Demon Hunter Squad, awaiting the commander's orders. All the merit points I earn will belong to the team!"

Outside the holy city, on the wide official road.

A luxurious magical carriage pulled by four pure white horses was speeding smoothly and quickly toward the Alliance border—the Exorcism Pass.

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The carriage was extremely spacious and furnished to be very comfortable.

The six girls from the No. 1 Demon Hunter Team sat together, chatting excitedly, filling the carriage with a cheerful atmosphere.

After all, they had just "extorted" a seventh-tier Templar Knight to be a free henchman for the team. Who wouldn't be happy about that?

Gao Yingjie sat near the door of the carriage, looking at the group of smiling young girls. He sighed helplessly and cleared his throat.

"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet. Although I lost and agreed to be your guardian knight, as the leader, I still have to fulfill my duties."

Upon hearing Gao Yingjie speak, the girls immediately stopped smiling and sat up straight obediently.

After that battle, they still held this seventh-tier expert in great awe.

"Your courage in that battle was commendable, but it also exposed many problems." Gao Yingjie's gaze sharpened, and he adopted the rigor of a soldier, beginning to critique each point one by one.

"Li Xin, your charging momentum is strong, but you rely too much on the explosive power of your mount. Once you encounter an opponent who knows how to deflect force, your charge will become a suicide mission. You need to learn how to control the release and release of power while moving at high speed."

Li Xin nodded seriously: "Yes, team leader."

"Wang Yuanyuan, your attack power is absolutely top-tier among fifth-tier warriors, but your defense is riddled with holes! You're a warrior, not a berserker! The giant shield is for protecting yourself and your teammates, not for you to use as a hammer to smash people!"

Wang Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue and muttered softly, "But it's more fun to smash people—"

"Chen Ying'er." Gao Yingjie looked at the petite summoner, rubbing his temples with a slight headache. "Your summoning relies entirely on luck, which is extremely fatal on the battlefield. From now on, before summoning any magical beasts, you must cast defensive spells on yourself, or hide behind Yuan Yuan's shield!"

"Okay, okay~" Chen Ying'er replied with a grin.

"Night is still young, your magical bursts are terrifying, even I am alarmed. But you stand too still when casting spells, you become a sitting duck once an assassin gets close. You must improve your ability to cast spells while moving."

"Feng Ling'er, your timing for support is good, but you need to learn to predict damage instead of waiting for your teammates to get hurt before casting a shield."

After pinpointing the strengths and weaknesses of the five team members, Gao Yingjie took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Cai'er, who was sitting at the very back and listening quietly.

Looking at the blind girl wearing a veil, a complex sense of awe flashed in Gao Yingjie's eyes.

"As for the captain—" Gao Yingjie gave a wry smile, his tone filled with undisguised admiration, "I don't have much to teach you. Your speed, timing, and control over the rhythm of battle are simply perfect. To be honest, at the very last moment, I really felt the threat of death emanating from you. Your combat instincts are simply monstrous."

Upon hearing Gao Yingjie's high praise, the other five girls all looked at Cai Ji with admiration.

Their leader is so cool that even a seventh-tier expert would feel inferior to her!