People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

He muttered something that the Crucible Knight couldn't understand, and moved forward aggressively.

He suddenly drew back the sword, placed it under his body, held it with his hands behind his back, and took a powerful step forward.

Moonlight Sword!

The sword was suddenly wrapped in a cold air that was enough to freeze others, and it was swung back and forth while flashing the cold light of the dark moon.

The two slashes from bottom to top intersected to form a "cross", and the Dark Moon Sword Wave, which was swung out like an Undead Slash, collided with the huge shield in the hands of the Crucible Knight in an instant.

boom--

Dull sounds rang out from the shield one after another. The powerful and swift slashes forced the Crucible Knight to retreat step by step. The splashing ice particles lingered and scattered around his body like starlight.

Impeachment? It's impossible.

It was already difficult to block such a powerful slash, so how could it be possible to deflect it?

Such powerful power, is this really something the Faded One can possess?

Even Lord Bernard, Larcade's close friend, did not possess this level of power.

This feeling was just like the powerful opponents he encountered when he followed the first king Ge Fulei to fight. He was completely unable to deal with them alone.

But even so, I must avenge the monarch I once served!

He has no way to repay Lord Lakkad's kindness, so he can only fight to the death!

The power erupted from nowhere, and the swung shield shattered the oncoming sword wave, not even caring about the cold air surrounding the body. It broke through the blockade of ice like a wild collision and rushed straight to Reinhardt.

He immediately used the vortex power of the furnace to violently spin the knight's sword in his hand, and a burst of golden fragments of light filled the sword.

He had learned this move from the chief knight Otobis, and it was also an essential combat skill for all Crucible Knights.

Name——

The vortex of Otaubes!

Rumbling--

With a loud bang, he took on the Crucible Knight's most proud fighting skill without any injury.

At some point, a red-gold shield appeared in Reinhardt's hand, and golden light poured down on the shield like a torrent.

There was also a magic circle flowing on it that the Crucible Knight had never seen before. The only thing he could recognize was that the pattern painted in the center of the magic circle was a sun.

"Sun-style return."

Reinhardt's soft whisper made the Crucible Knight's eyes widen under his helmet. He suddenly felt a huge force that knocked the sword in his hand away. At the same time, a flaming impact rushed out from the shield and immediately swallowed him whole.

In the raging flames like a torrent, the Crucible Knight used his unicorn shield to barely block most of the impact, but he was also very clear that if he didn't do something, he would surely die without a trace!

He immediately retreated and turned around, and the golden tree emblem appeared at the location of his tailbone.

The end of the furnace!

A long tail suddenly emerged from the tailbone and swept past with a sound of breaking wind.

The enormous force like that of an ancient dragon shattered the impact of the flames and offset it completely.

But green smoke also came out of the Crucible Knight's body. Although he avoided most of the damage, he was still seriously injured.

With a plop, he knelt on one knee.

He lost, and lost miserably.

I never thought that I couldn't even take a single move.

"Despicable Kalia..."

"Not bad. You can actually use the Crucible's Prayer to block my attack even in this situation. You are indeed worthy of being the direct knight of the First King Ge Fulei."

Reinhardt swung the greatsword and carried it on his body, praising the Crucible Knight who was kneeling on one knee without reservation.

And he walked step by step towards the Crucible Knight who was kneeling on the ground.

Although he had a smile on his face and spoke words of praise, his eyes were filled with murderous intent that was even colder than the chill wrapped around the Dark Moon Greatsword.

It was as cold as if it could freeze the soul.

In this battle, the Knight of Kalia fought against the Knight of the Crucible, and the Knight of Kalia won, just like in the war between Moon and Gold, the Knight of the Crucible had died in Lienia.

Today, Reinhardt is going to recreate this scene here.

"Flame Fury!"

As the words fell, the magic circle of the sun appeared again.

At the same time, the blazing solar magic filled the Darkmoon Greatsword, and the originally pervasive cold magic instantly disappeared, replaced by the sun's scorching heat.

It shines brightly like the sun.

Just as he was about to bring down his blade to seal the Crucible Knight's fate, Tanis's voice rang out again.

"Mr. Reinhardt, please stop."

If only Tanis's voice wasn't enough to stop him, but Lani also spoke.

"...Rhine, stop it."

At some point, Lani appeared beside him, stretched out her small hand and gently placed it on his sturdy arm. She shook her head and said, "...We won't gain anything by killing him."

"And this knight simply seeks revenge for the monarch he once served."

“So, let him go, Rhine.

I also have something I want to talk to Tanis about."

"..."

Hearing this, Reinhardt dispersed the concentrated solar power, put the Darkmoon Greatsword back on his back, shrugged and said, "Okay, you have the final say."

Killing or not killing really didn't make any difference to him, so he spared the guy's life as Lani requested.

"...Thank you."

Lani raised a smile at the corner of her mouth, and then slowly walked towards Tanis.

He just glanced at the Crucible Knight who was kneeling on one knee and walked past him.

"...Tanis, aren't you going to tell me what's going on?"

Lani stood elegantly in front of Tanis and asked directly without any euphemism, with a sharp look in her eyes.

In this huge volcanic mansion, only Tanis knows what is going on with Lakkad and why he sacrificed himself to the God-Eating Serpent.

What she needs to do now is to see if all this has anything to do with the woman in front of her.

But Tanis played dumb. "Your Highness, Lani, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm just a concubine. How can I expect Lord Lakkad to do anything?"

"All of this was decided by our Lord King Lakkad. Just as you sacrificed your body to rebel against the Two Fingers, our Lord King Lakkad simply sacrificed himself to the ancient serpent, hoping to rebel against the Golden Tree and the Supreme Will."

"Is there something wrong with all this?"

Tanis's sophistry left Lani speechless.

Yes, for this reason, she teamed up with Marika and Lakkad to steal the destined death, and then abandoned her body.

So, she really couldn't say anything about Lakkad's commitment to the snake.

And if you think about it carefully, Tanis is just a dancer from Dominula in Windmill Village, from the foreign country of Och, how could she be related to the giant snake of ancient times...

"Then, my king will conquer him. You should have no problem with that, right?"

"Of course not, Your Highness, Lani... Or rather, as expected of Your Highness, Lani, this Faded One is indeed powerful enough to serve as your [Darkmoon Companion]."

Tanis shifted her gaze to Reinhardt standing beside her, looked him over, and nodded as if she understood something.

Her words made Lani frown slightly, feeling a little unhappy, and suddenly a cold mist spread around them.

She held her two free hands together with their fingers touching and slightly raised them, then smiled gracefully and said, "Tannis, do you want to bring shame to my name as a witch?"

No one has the right to say anything about the king she chose, not even her brothers Latan and Lakkad. How dare a mere concubine be so presumptuous!

The emergence of the cold mist made the Crucible Knight, who was kneeling on the ground gasping for breath, want to get up and protect Tanis, but suddenly a delicate dagger was pressed against his neck.

"...Please don't move. I don't want to kill you."

At some point, Melina appeared beside the Crucible Knight and pressed her pyroxene kris against his neck, the blade emitting a chilling golden light.

As long as the Crucible Knight makes the slightest movement, the dagger will decisively sweep across the opponent's neck and cut off the head cleanly.

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense and the air became heavy.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I made a mistake."

Tanis was the first to bow slightly and apologize, choosing to give in.

Upon hearing this, Lani dissipated her magic power, looked at Tanis calmly, and asked again, "Tanis, I have one last question."

"...You go ahead."

"Well... Tanis, aren't you sad about the death of my second brother Larcade?"

......"

Tanis lowered her head slightly after hearing this. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "... Your Highness Lani, I think you have misunderstood."

"My king, we have indeed been defeated, but defeat is not the end—"

"My king is immortal. He will one day be resurrected into an even more powerful being."

"And I should thank you even more, thank this Faded One. It is you who made me realize that my king's power is not enough. Thank you."

As she spoke, Tanis bowed to the Faded One to express her gratitude.

"...It seems you know everything about [Justice Officer] Larcade being devoured by the giant snake."

Lani's tone gradually became unfriendly.

"Your Highness, Lani, what you said..."

After hearing this, Tanis's tone became hesitant, but she still told the truth: "I admit that I do know the inside story. The giant snake that my king sacrificed his life for is an ancient being lurking under Mount Miguel."

"And the reason why my king chose to dedicate himself to it was to embark on the path of desecrating the Golden Tree and rebelling against the Golden Law."

"This is the same path as your two fingers of rebellion, your rebellion against the Supreme Will, isn't it?"

"Besides, it was you who led our king down this dark path from which there was no turning back, wasn't it you?"

Tanis's words choked Lani again. After a moment, Lani sighed helplessly and said, "...Alas, you are right."

Lani had to admit that all of this was caused by her. She was the one who said so many things she shouldn't have said to her second brother Lacard.

He even wooed his second brother to conspire together to steal the Death Rune on the Night of the Black Knife.

Later, he also gave a stone inlaid with the Death Rune to use against the holder of the Death Rune, Queen Marika's shadow beast - Black Sword Maricas.

But no one expected that Lakkad would choose to sacrifice himself to Orochi, along with Great Rune, for the sake of power.

Eventually, he was consumed by greedy desires and completely transformed into the [Blasphemy King] Lakkad.

This was what she reaped for her own sins. She dragged her second brother into endless darkness, transformed him into a snake, opened his bloody mouth and devoured his subjects, his civilians, his knights and everything.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel regretful.

She couldn't help but look at Reinhardt, her king.

She wondered if it was really right to drag Reinhardt into this chaotic situation.

In the future, won’t Reinhardt follow the same path as his second brother Lacard?

Even she herself didn't realize that she had become indecisive since meeting the returning Reinhardt.

Reinhardt noticed Lani's strange look, but he didn't say anything. He just gave Lani a firm look in return.

He felt that just one look was enough.

He would never set foot on Lakkad's path at any time.

"Then, Your Highness, I beg your pardon that Tanis cannot accompany you any longer. You may continue to stay at the Volcano Residence, but please do not forget the agreement between us."

"Laya, I'm leaving it to you."

After saying that, Tanis walked past them calmly, "Ms. Melina, please let him go."

After Melina put away the dagger, she helped the Crucible Knight up and walked towards the remaining corpse of Larcade, regardless of whether the ground was still hot, as if imitating Larcade.