A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

"Andrea, it's you!" Ferdinand sneered. "That doesn't surprise me. I used to hate you. You always appear at the wrong place at the wrong time! This is truly a rare talent."

Fortunately, this is the last time! Ferdinand thought.

"Really? I'm truly honored," Andrea retorted sarcastically. "If I always seemed to please a traitor like you, I'd have to worry about whether there was something wrong with me."

As he spoke, Ferdinand had already drawn his sword.

It's worth noting that Andrea already had a sword in hand. Unlike Demetrios, who wore no armor, Andrea had already donned his own armor.

All members of the Knights Templar were issued with the new Milanese armor.

Although new, it was covered in bloodstains and scratches—most of which were remnants of today's battle.

He didn't have time to clean and maintain his armor.

Ferdinand, on the other hand, was spotless.

"You know, Andrea? Even putting aside your rare talent, you're still a pretty annoying person. Oh, no, I can't say I hate you, I should say I despise you!" Ferdinand said. "I'm willing to treat someone like Demetrios as an equal, but people like you make me sick just to be around them!"

"underestimate me?"

"You are a weak and vacillating person, choosing to escape when faced with difficulties," Ferdinand said. "I remember that you joined the Knights Templar a few years later than I did, and you are also younger than me. But even when I was still doing my best to train myself and break through to a higher level, you gave up long ago!"

"You succeeded?" Andrea said.

"Of course!" Ferdinand replied proudly.

He is now the protector of the country.

There are many people in this world who, because of their outstanding talents, have broken through to the elite level at a young age, and are therefore considered by others to have the potential to protect the country.

There are actually quite a few people like this.

Ferdinand was one of them when he was young. That's why he was born into a common family but was adopted by aristocrats.

The same goes for Andrea.

Unfortunately, although the National Guard and the Elite are only one level apart when it comes to the fifth or fifteenth level classification, and seem to be very close, there is actually a huge gap between the two.

The most terrifying thing is that elite warriors often cannot find any way to protect the country.

Not to mention whether the road is easy or difficult, there are so many difficulties and risks on the road, and you don’t even know where the road is.

Those who can find a way, even if it is a way to find a glimmer of hope in the midst of death, can be considered very lucky.

In the end, these "seeds of national protection" disappeared quietly without anyone noticing and were no longer mentioned.

Either die or exhaust your potential and spend the rest of your life as an elite warrior.

As for those who spent a million florins to purchase divine revelation... those were not normal.

Ferdinand had tried hard for many years.

After years of rigorous training, repeated life-and-death struggles, and decades of time, he finally realized that he could not cross this chasm by relying on his own strength.

Andrea, on the other hand, was less persistent. He gave up early on.

This is why Ferdinand looks down on Andrea.

Of course, perhaps he himself could not explain clearly whether his hostility towards Andrea was due to condescending contempt or jealousy and envy.

"I mean, did you succeed through your training, your fighting, and your hard work? Or did you succeed through your betrayal, your selling out, and your insidiousness and cruelty?" Andrea retorted mercilessly.

The Knights had also heard about Ferdinand's affairs.

"If success comes at this price, I'd rather not have it!" Andrea said firmly.

"Hahahaha... Andrea, that's not something you'd say!" Ferdinand laughed. His smile instantly faded. "You just didn't even have the chance to betray me! Are you jealous of me?"

Andrea was merely an adjutant. Back when the Knights of Rhodes Island was the only city in the Order, his position as adjutant was essentially a sinecure with little more than a title. It was only after the previous Grand Master had perished, along with several other high-ranking Knights, that Andrea was favored by the new Grand Master, Thomas, who later entrusted him with such a significant task.

Andrea was responsible for the specific operation of the army during several expeditions, and later was also responsible for guarding Rhodes Island for a time.

"Only a lowly soul like you would say such things. Ferdinand, I'm different. I believe in Christ!" Andrea said. "Christ will test you, but he will not give up on you! Only the weak who fail the test will be attracted by the power of the devil!"

"Hahaha... Christ... Christ..." Ferdinand sneered. "But Christ, you can't let me become the Protector of the Nation!"

"You're wrong!" Andrea said, each word clearly. "The Lord has long ago prepared gifts for you, for me, and for every devout believer. Of course, a traitor like you who fails the Lord's test cannot enjoy Christ's grace!"

"Nonsense!" Ferdinand replied disdainfully.

Strength is the bottom line!

"Clerk, I'll hold him back, go gather some help!" Andrea shouted.

Secretary Demetrios was, after all, a civilian knight. Although theoretically his martial arts skills were not bad, he had been away from the front line for many years and rarely fought with others.

It is common sense that if you don't practice for three days, your hands will become unfamiliar.

It is hard to say how much strength Demetrios still has now.

In addition, although he was wearing a sword, he was not wearing any armor, so he was naturally at a disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat.

"Andrea, that's very nice of you to say!" Ferdinand laughed. "It's a pity that it didn't happen. Now if Christ can save you, let him come down to earth. Otherwise, you won't see the sun tomorrow!"

There are so few protectors in this world that most people don't understand how powerful they are.

No matter how strong the elite troops are, they will die if they encounter the national defense troops.

Even the weakest protector of the country can kill an army of a hundred people in a short period of time, even if the army contains a large number of elite soldiers.

Even if Andrea was fully armored, it would be no different from having no protection at all.

If you can last two or three rounds, you’ll be blessed by God.

Demetrios couldn't escape.

"I think not only tomorrow's sun, but even the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow... will be fine!" Andrea replied.

"We are all warriors. We know that such eloquence is useless. Strength is everything! Andrea, I am much stronger than you. I would kill you... Oh, no, I won't kill you. Since you think you can see the sun tomorrow, why not fulfill your wish?"

Ferdinand smiled maliciously. If it were any other Knights, he would have killed them directly. But Andrea was someone he had always disliked. In that case, killing him directly would be too easy.

"I'll chop off your limbs and then stop the bleeding!" Ferdinand said. "I'll make you wallow in your own blood, just begging for a quick death!"

Even though this would cause Demetrios to run away, it didn't matter. He was confident that he could catch up and that he would make it in time.

Chapter 302: Persuading Surrender 7

Andrea concentrated and focused all his attention on the enemy in front of him.

He's in good physical condition... the injuries he suffered during the day from the explosion have almost healed.

This is the power of the Guardian. In the process of gradually transforming into a magical creature, all aspects of the body's qualities will far surpass those of ordinary people, including recovery ability.

"Ferdinand, sometimes I really do admire your shamelessness and ruthlessness," Andrea said. "If it were me, I'd kill someone and never attend their funeral. That kind of thing requires a lot of thick skin. You betrayed the Order, and yet you dared to persuade them to surrender? This truly... pushes my understanding of the limits of human nature!"

Ferdinand sneered.

In this world, power ultimately has the final say!

Even if all the justice in the world is on your side, no matter how righteous you are, no matter how well-reasoned you are, the elite troops cannot defeat the defenders of the country!

The reason why he talked so much nonsense before was actually because he was holding on to the last glimmer of hope and wanted to convince Dimitrios.

After all, the easiest way is to persuade the Knights to lay down their arms and surrender.

Otherwise it will be much more troublesome.

But now, it can only be a little troublesome!

He drew his sword and ignored Demetrios who was running away, but pointed it at Andrea.

Kill Andrea and then go back and kill Demetrios in time. He will never get away!

Protecting the country is so confident!

It's a pity that this idiot Andrea has never seen the Guardian, so he doesn't know how huge the difference in combat power between the two is.

He had a fearless expression on his face.

Ferdinand could even guess the other side's thoughts: Even if they couldn't defeat them, this place was the Knights' home turf. As long as they bought time, reinforcements would arrive.

As long as there are enough people, it will be difficult for Ferdinand to escape.

To be honest, this fearlessness, this courage brought about by stupidity and ignorance, actually prevented Ferdinand from taking action immediately.

He even wanted to get a good look at the other person's expression.

In this case, when Andrea discovers the real difference between the two, how deep the despair will appear on his face!

Ferdinand really wanted to appreciate that expression full of horror, despair and pain.

The two men faced each other with swords, maintaining a subtle stalemate for a while.

However, Demetrios had already turned and ran away.

Even though there are not many people in the City Lord's Mansion at the moment, he can gather enough people in about five minutes.

So Ferdinand only had about three minutes.

Enough with the cooking Andrea!

In fact, he had tested this repeatedly. When he was at full strength, it took him no more than three moves to defeat an elite soldier, which was only a few seconds.

Even if you let your opponent off a bit and hold back a bit, giving him the chance to fully unleash his superpowers, it would still take more than ten moves. That's only half a minute!

First, he broke his sword, then cut off Andrea's arm at the weak point of the armor at the elbow.

Then the other hand followed suit.

Finally, cut off his legs below the knees. If you cut off the thighs, there will be too much bleeding and it will be difficult to stop the bleeding, and he will die in a few minutes!

The next second, he rushed forward quickly and chopped down heavily with the sword in his hand.

This is actually a very simple sword move, but when used by Huguo, the power is completely different.

As long as Andrea exchanges swords with him, or if he chooses to block, it will be over.

A head-on collision could directly break Andrea's sword or even knock it away.

If you are unlucky, you won’t even be able to hit it because the speed is too fast and there is no time to block!

At this moment, a strong wind blew from this side, causing the windows in the city lord's mansion to sway.

A window very close to them had its entire glass window blown open, making a loud crackling sound.

The sound distracted Ferdinand a little, and he slowed down a little bit.

A gust of wind passed by his head, sending a mass of hair flying all over the sky.

If there hadn't been this unexpected noise, it wouldn't be a matter of hair at this moment, half of his head would have been cut off!

The sword just now happened to hit him as he was rushing forward.

Andrea's sword still had some force left, and it struck his sword, directly cutting off a small half of the tip of the fine steel sword.

It's as refreshing as cutting tofu.

The next second, an explosion sounded in the air that exceeded the speed of sound.

Ferdinand instinctively retreated quickly, and it took him several steps to steady himself.

How can it be?

Ferdinand knew a long time ago that many elite warriors had excellent abilities, especially those with extraordinary abilities that could directly kill the enemy. If they were hit head-on, even the National Guard would not be able to withstand it.

Unfortunately, the Guardian has a status suppression on the elite, or in other words, when the enemy attacks, the Guardian can get an early warning.

Therefore, even if one has excellent and powerful supernatural powers, it is useless against the guardian of the country.

But just now...

It was really all due to luck, and it can be said that it was entirely the effect of the "lucky balance".

The unique ability of the guardian of the country and the suppression of his status did not give him any hints or warnings.

"Tsk... He actually dodged it?" Andrea said. He had been preparing the "Sonic Sword" attack for a long time.

The result was that only the other person's hair was cut off.

No, it wasn't just the hair. The other person's head was affected by the vacuum wave and was cut into a tiny hole.

It can be considered as seeing blood.

The sonic sword can not only deal with enemies within the long sword's attack range, but can also generate vacuum waves to attack targets at medium and long distances.