No health bar? You call this stunningly beautiful NPC sickly?

"Who's there?!" Everyone shuddered and turned around in unison.

Outside the library's floor-to-ceiling windows, three jet-black warhorses were galloping along the stone path.

On horseback were three knights clad in heavy, blood-red armor, the lead knight's armor being a darker shade than the two behind him.

Yuexi narrowed her eyes, and with a flick of her wrist, a Queen of Spades card was already in her palm.

The visitor is not good.

As expected, the three knights showed no sign of stopping. Just when everyone thought they would stop outside the window, the sound of hooves continued.

The two knights following behind spurred their horses and smashed through the huge French windows!

Glass shards flew everywhere.

They drew their broadswords from the sides of their saddles, one on the left and one on the right, and without uttering a word, slashed down at Yuexi, who was closest to them.

The whole process was swift and efficient, leaving no opportunity for communication.

"clang!"

At the critical moment, a phantom image of the Queen of Spades appeared in front of Yuexi, blocking the two heavy swords.

The immense impact caused her to stumble backward half a step, her face turning pale. The card phantom shattered immediately, but she only suffered minor injuries.

When the two apprentice knights missed their first attack, they did not immediately follow up with a strike. Instead, they pointed with the tips of their swords, playfully forcing Yuexi, Wengu, and the others to gather together.

Wen Gu's gaze fell on the long spear that had pierced the mountain of flesh, and on the hilts of the two knights' broadswords.

The crown icon, if I remember correctly, is the symbol of the old royal court of the "Alliance of Godslayers" on the system panel.

...

In the live stream, viewers had just witnessed the horrific scene of "Mad Lion" blaspheming the gods, and before they could even process the terrifying image, they were drawn to this unexpected scene.

[Holy crap! They really came?! People from the old royal court! Everything the number one beauty said was right!]

[That entrance was pretty cool... but they seem to be enemies! Is Queen Moonbeam alright?!]

[In this bizarre game, is there really a god? A living one? One capable of unleashing divine punishment?!]

Before this, I thought the number one beauty was a bit pretentious, but now I'm wrong, I kowtow and apologize! She's truly favored by the gods, and a real god at that! The kind that's always online protecting its own!

[I understand now! I completely understand! No wonder the number one beauty was so composed; she really has divine backing!]

[No need to wait for the live stream to end, the forums are already exploding! Mad Lion was a veteran A-level player, and he died such a gruesome death just because he broke a cup! He was a top 500 player on the Heavenly Ranking!]

[Wait! Aren't Queen Moon and her group doomed? They just chose the pro-god faction, sided with the Sanctuary Church, and now they've run into knights from the old royal court? They're certainly handsome, but they seem completely incapable of communicating!]

[(Death smile.jpg) Not only is communication impossible, this guy just starts attacking people with a knife right off the bat. It's too inhuman.]

The atmosphere in the library was somewhat somber.

"I never expected to find people who worship evil gods in this ancient castle."

One of the apprentice knights spoke up, his tone dismissive.

"I was originally planning to give you a quick death, but it seems I've gotten a bit more amused."

Yuexi and Wen Gu exchanged a glance.

"Are you from the old royal court?" Yuexi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and spoke lazily.

"Didn't you claim that 'human will can conquer nature'? Why do you kill people indiscriminately without even asking a question?"

Judging from what they said, they didn't even know which side we were on before they attacked, and they just went straight for the kill.

"A bunch of lowly slaves, do they even deserve to talk about human rights?"

Another apprentice knight sneered and was about to continue speaking when the leading knight stopped him with a look.

"Shut up."

The lead knight's voice was steady. He dismounted, propped his lance on the ground, and scanned the crowd.

"We are acting under orders, but before you die, I can answer a few questions so that you can die in peace."

Looking at the leading knight, everyone felt that he was more reasonable than his two subordinates.

Wen Gu used a detection spell on the leading knight, and the next moment, his pupils shrank slightly.

[The Third Knights of the Old Royal Court - Knight - ? ?]

[Danger Level: S]

The other two apprentice knights' panels displayed "S-".

One S-class, two S-class.

Of the nine players present, the strongest, Yuexi, is only A+. Although she is a level-capped player and her true strength is unknown, she is simply no match for the others.

Given Yuexi's personality, she will most likely choose to escape on her own rather than waste her trump card protecting them.

Thinking of this, everyone felt heavy-hearted.

Yuexi, however, remained unfazed, still displaying her languid and alluring demeanor. Her striking red dress even gave the S-rank knight an elegant smile.

"Then I must thank you for your kindness, Sir Knight."

She paused, then asked, "And you, sir knight, what is your esteemed position in the old royal court?"

"status?"

The leading knight seemed surprised by her question, paused for a moment, a look of reminiscence flashing in his eyes beneath his helmet, and then let out a barely audible sneer.

"Since that great battle, the Royal Alliance has fallen apart, and the Knights are reduced to less than one-tenth. I am just an ordinary soldier who crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood."

Ordinary wounded soldiers?

Everyone was stunned.

Is a genuine S-class anomaly just an ordinary cripple?

The man who had been so quick to make pronouncements opened his mouth slightly, while the pen tip of his pen hovered over the notebook. For the first time, he felt that his brain wasn't up to the task.

The knight ignored their reactions and continued speaking.

"Perhaps, in the current royal court, there are fewer than tens of thousands of knights like me who have been scattered and broken up."

Not enough... tens of thousands...?!

This statement brought everyone to a standstill.

Tens of thousands of S-rank soldiers, and they're just ordinary remnants?!

What must the old royal court have looked like during its heyday?

An enemy capable of decimating such a legion to "less than one-tenth"...

Wen Gu raised his head, and the record in "The Lost Era" flashed uncontrollably through his mind: the three million-strong allied army retreated before a man and a staff.

It turns out that wasn't an exaggeration, but a realist depiction!

At this moment, Wen Gu's understanding of the "Sanctuary Church" was completely overturned, and a more magnificent image was re-established.

Only such an old royal court is worthy of being a rival to the Sanctuary Church.

Only a sacred church capable of defeating such an existence is worthy of Miss Number One.

"Then... what was that great battle you mentioned?" Yuexi's smile faded slightly.

She knew very well that when there was an asymmetry of information, any means to obtain information was worth trying.

It's not shameful to use others to achieve your goals; what's shameful is to be used by others and lose everything. In the arena of fame and fortune, where everything is cutthroat, beauty can also be a weapon.

However, this time, the leading knight's expression turned cold. "This is not something you should know."

"All you need to know is that the royal court has not failed!" His voice left no room for negotiation, only chilling intent.

No failures?

Wen Gu pushed up his glasses, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes behind the lenses.

This statement itself is the biggest declaration of defeat.

Only those who have lost completely will use this method to emphasize that they have not lost.

Who did they lose to? The answer becomes clear when considering the book "The Lost Era".