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Immediately afterwards, Ye Xiaofei kicked Bob to the ground.

He picked up the scimitar he had taken from the other man, but the scimitar suddenly seemed to come alive, whipping its body and slashing the blade toward his neck.

"Ouch."

Ye Xiao tossed aside the scimitar and turned his head to dodge the slash. The scimitar immediately disappeared into thin air and reappeared in Bob's hand.

The other Templars were then jolted awake, casting astonished glances, filled with bewilderment at how Bobel had appeared within the magic circle in an instant. Bobel, lying on the ground, was even more shocked; how could his former lieutenant, "Orfino," have reacted so swiftly?

"what?"

The black-robed girl on the rooftop also seemed somewhat surprised; her reaction speed far exceeded that of a typical Templar Knight.

She turned to a hunched old man in black beside her and instructed him, "Keep a close eye on that knight; he seems to be no ordinary man."

Bobel's attack failed, and his figure flashed in a slight spatial distortion, reappearing outside the Holy Light Shield.

"I'm sorry, High Priest... we were unable to succeed."

"No problem, this knight's keenness has exceeded my expectations."

The girl in black robes fixed her intense gaze on Ye Xiao. "You... seem to be different from others?"

"That's an exaggeration. I am also a faithful believer in the light."

Ye Xiao gave a casual reply, but in his heart he was thinking, "The ability that Bob just used seems a bit similar to that of a miracle sorcerer."

The familiar, faint spatial fluctuations were so familiar that he couldn't ignore the suspicion. But Bob was originally a Templar Knight, clearly not a merman, and there was no apparent connection between him and mermen.

Just as Ye Xiao was deep in thought, the girl in black robes took out a small conch shell from her sleeve and chuckled, "I thought we wouldn't need to, but it seems we still have to let our allies come out and bask in the sun."

She gently blew the conch shell, and the melodious tune echoed through the village. The gathered believers retreated in an orderly fashion, making way for the camp within the holy light barrier.

Then, the ground trembled slightly, and the surface of the lake not far away began to churn. A huge shadow slowly spread from the center of the azure lake, as if a giant beast was about to leap out from the bottom of the lake.

This is……

Ye Xiao's throat tightened as he watched the shadow suddenly burst through the water and soar into the sky.

It was a colossal beast shaped like a towering mountain range, with a slender, worm-like body. Its gaping maw was filled with interlocking, sharp fangs, like the gaping maw of an abyss, as it swooped down from the sky towards the knights protected by the holy light shield.

Sea monster!?

Ye Xiao immediately recognized the ring-shaped fangs as the sea monster summoned by the merman boy he had encountered during his previous time travel.

Chapter 85 Surrender

"Scatter immediately!!!"

Dekali roared at the crowd.

Just by looking at the enormous size of that creature, he knew that this was something that the Holy Light Barrier could not withstand.

Without a word, he grabbed Agnes and rushed out, while the other Templars scattered in all directions.

Ye Xiao left the staff responsible for maintaining the barrier in place and immediately flashed away.

The sea monster's enormous body crashed into the holy light shield, which immediately collapsed like a burst bubble.

Even so, before the barrier collapsed, it caused the sea monster's body to pause slightly in mid-air, buying precious time for everyone's evacuation.

This is precisely why Ye Xiao didn't pull out the staff and take it with him.

Then, as if an inverted mountain had crashed down from the sky, blotting out the sun, billowing dust instantly engulfed everyone's figures amidst the earth-shaking tremors.

Under such a critical situation, it was naturally impossible for the Holy Tribunal to maintain its formation.

Decali helped Agnes, who was staggering from the earthquake, to her feet. He quickly looked around and saw only Orfindo, who had followed him out nearby, and a few other Templar Knights in the dust.

With the opponent controlling terrifying monsters, regrouping to fight them is no longer realistic, and they probably can't afford to worry about their teammates right now.

"Follow me!"

Decali gave orders to Ye Xiao and several nearby knights, then gripped his sword, grabbed Agnes, and headed towards the edge of the village to break through.

As the group charged out of the dust cloud, they were met with a hail of armor-piercing crossbow bolts, which transformed into countless silver streaks of light as they rained down.

The black-robed Dark Shepherd cultists seemed to have been prepared in the outer houses, waiting for them to emerge from the smoke and dust.

The two Templar Knights at the forefront immediately fell to the ground, howling in pain as they were struck by arrows flying from all directions. Decali, behind them, hurriedly raised his steel shield engraved with sun patterns, slowed his pace, and formed a fan shape with the shield-bearing knights who caught up from behind to block the crossbow bolts from all around.

Using this makeshift formation, Agnes was shielded in the very center, and they pushed outwards, bracing themselves against the rain of arrows.

These medium-sized shields were large enough to cover about half the body, but they couldn't withstand the dense barrage of arrows that would occasionally slip through the gaps in the defenses, tearing through the Holy Light armor with heavy triangular arrowheads and splattering blood everywhere.

After walking only a hundred meters, the team was like a turtle covered in quills, but fortunately, they had already reached the edge of the village.

But how could the Dark Shepherd let them leave so easily? The rain of arrows suddenly stopped, and Dekali, enduring the pain of the arrows embedded in his body, peeked out from behind his shield. He saw the black-robed girl who had mocked them on the roof and her entourage blocking his way.

"If you surrender now, no one will get hurt, Sir Knight."

The girl's eerie green eyes, peeking out from beneath the bandages, were filled with amusement. "If you really hit me again, I can't guarantee how hard my family members will go."

Beside her, a large, dark mass of Dark Shepherd followers, wielding scimitars, were eyeing Decali and his group menacingly, seemingly waiting for a single command to charge forward and slaughter these Judgment Knights who had killed countless of their brethren.

Over here, the wounded Decali and the few remaining Templars had arrow shafts stuck in their bodies, their blood staining their once snow-white armor and handsome faces.

They struggled to their feet, panting heavily, and used their shields to withstand the hail of arrows as they charged to this side, though they were already at their wits' end.

Behind them, the enormous sea monster raised its body, blocking their retreat like a merciless high wall. The other Templar Knights in the group had all disappeared without a trace; these few were perhaps the last survivors of this chaotic battlefield.

The vast disparity in numbers and combat strength was disheartening, and the strength of the black-robed girl and her followers, who had not yet made a move, was even more unknown.

The Templar Knights' throats bobbed slightly as they all looked at Decali, whose expression was grave.

"team leader……"

"Templars will never surrender to heresy, even if they die in battle."

"Decali said in a deep voice."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect.

This guy usually seems carefree and unrestrained, but he seems to be the only one in the team who is like a true Templar Knight.

Although the Templar's inherent stubbornness toward his faith may displease his opponents, without it, the Templar does indeed lose some of his charm.

The other team members had already lost their will to fight, but Dekari was so resolute that they could only nervously grip their swords.

"Wow, what a valiant knight!"

The girl in black robes covered her mouth and chuckled, her teasing gaze then shifting to behind Decari. "So... does our Miss Agnes think the same way?"

"Tell your knights to lay down their weapons, and I might consider letting you go?"

"Enough with the nonsense, you heretic."

Dekari took a deep breath, and the blade of his one-handed sword shone with a golden light. "Holy Light, this enemy is worth fighting!..."

"Put down your weapons, Dekari!"

However, just as Dekari was about to step forward, a light voice suddenly came from behind.

Not to mention Decali, even Ye Xiao was stunned and looked at Agnes in the center of the team with disbelief.

Is this woman serious??

"Didn't you hear me, Decarri? I told you to lay down your weapons!"

Agnes saw that Decari was still staring blankly at him, and angrily repeated what she had just said.

"No, Lady Agnes, she's clearly lying to you! How can you so easily believe the words of a heretic!..."

"I told you to put down your weapon, Dekari!! Damn it! Are you trying to kill me?!"

Agnes completely ignored Decari's words and just kept yelling at herself.

For the first time, Decari's face became so stiff and ugly when facing Agnes.

Even with his usual composure, he was finding it hard to hold on at this moment.

"Pfft hahaha!"

Seeing the farce unfolding before her, the girl in black robes clutched her stomach, laughing uncontrollably. "This is hilarious...you two, master and servant..."

"I've made up my mind. I'm going to put your young lady back. The thought that the future leaders of the Holy Temple are all like this makes me feel sorry for you all, hahaha!"

Dekari still wanted to be stubborn, but the other knights beside him all turned pale and dropped their swords.

They didn't really want to die to begin with, but after Agnes's actions, nobody wanted to fight anymore.

Good guy, really good guy.

Seeing Dekali standing alone and disheveled in the wind, Ye Xiao patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

Ye Xiao didn't care much, or perhaps it would be better for him.

He originally wanted to interact with this group of Dark Shepherds, and becoming their prisoner to enter their ranks was a good way to get close, and it was reasonable and wouldn't arouse suspicion.

It's just a pity for Decali; this guy is probably starting to question his existence.

Chapter 86 The Grotto in the Lake

Who could have imagined that this battle between "light" and "darkness" would end in such a comical way?

The Templars were disarmed and stripped of their armor, leaving them only in thin shirts, tightly bound by rough hemp ropes, and marched in procession to the tranquil lakeside in the village.

The Templars who had scattered and fled elsewhere in the chaos were also captured and lined up with Decali and the others on the shore.

The girl in black robes blew the conch shell, and the sea monster in the deep lake responded to the silent call, quietly sinking into the water and leaving no trace.

Then, she slowly raised her arm, murmuring ancient and mysterious incantations. Each syllable flowed from her throat like the whispers of ancient power, resonating in the air.

The lake responded in kind, its once calm, azure surface beginning to ripple, as if cut by an invisible blade, neatly retreating to both sides.

A fissure embedded in the waves appears, as if a crack has been torn open in the lake, and the water flow on the shore gathers and condenses into downward steps, leading straight to the deep lake bottom.

No wonder Ella's raven familiars deployed over the Mansa Islands had difficulty detecting such a large group of Dark Shepherds; they were hiding at the bottom of this lake all the time.

Unlike the demoralized and gloomy Templar Knights, Ye Xiao walked around curiously, completely unaware of his status as a prisoner.

Led by the girl in black robes, the winding procession slowly descended the flowing staircase formed from the lake water. The water walls on both sides, like flowing mirrors, reflected the figures of the group.

The lake was so vast and unfathomable that even after walking hundreds of steps, one could only see an endless expanse of darkness below.

After walking several dozen steps, the water-flowing steps did not lead them to the bottom of the lake, but instead formed an arc, guiding them to a cave located below the shore.

The edges of the cave are inlaid with stone slabs engraved with tadpole-shaped runes. Stepping into the cave is like passing through an invisible membrane. The azure lake water is blocked outside the cave, forming a water curtain that clings tightly to the cave entrance.

After walking through a short passageway inside the cave, you arrive at a vast hall that resembles a stone-carved sacrificial site.

The main hall is shaped like a fan-shaped funnel, with concentric stone steps leading down from the top. At the very bottom, in the very center of the hall, stands a black sun statue that appears to be covered in tentacles.

The surrounding stone walls were covered with honeycomb-like holes, exuding a mysterious and oppressive atmosphere.

This is somewhat similar to the scene Ye Xiao encountered in the final moment of his time travel on the ghost ship, which felt like a dream.

But this place is much smaller than the boundless cave in my dream, where the crowd of kneeling believers stretched as far as the eye could see and the boundaries were nowhere in sight.

The girl in black robes led Ye Xiao and his group slowly to the foot of the enormous statue.

The Dark Shepherd cultist guard accompanying the group seemed to notice Ye Xiao's wandering gaze and immediately shouted angrily, "Stop looking around!"

"They're already in your hands, let me see what the relationship is."

Ye Xiao replied casually, "I've always been quite interested in you guys."

"Oh?"

Ye Xiao's words caught the attention of the girl in black robes. "This is the first time I've heard a Templar Knight use 'interest' to describe a heretic they are sworn enemies with."

"As rivals, we always need to understand each other."

Ye Xiao's gaze swept over the dark sun statue, and he said with a hint of sarcasm, "Is this the deity you worship? It looks more like it was made to imitate the emblem of the Temple of Light."

"Insolence! Damn Templar Hounds!"

"How dare you insult our great Lord!..."

As soon as Ye Xiao said this, the group of cultists next to him couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed their scimitars to attack him.

"Please be patient, family members."

The girl in black robes waved her hand to stop the commotion, then looked at Ye Xiao's face with amusement. "You don't need to try to get information out of him this way. Feel free to ask anything you want to know."