I, the Knight King, wield my sword for my myriad subjects.

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It seems that for him, being able to inflict a heavy blow on the church forces he hated was the greatest form of self-redemption.

"You must be wondering why I was able to catch up with you after fighting that stupid woman for so long, right?"

Wood, the Knight of the Moon, noticed the change in Arthur's expression and assumed that Arthur was wondering why his movements were so swift.

He started talking on his own:

"Because I am a child who grew up on this land."

I was once a citizen of Crescent Moon Territory and a devout believer of the Moonlit Church.

Therefore, I am very familiar with this land.

But my homeland abandoned me, my faith abandoned me.

As Wood, the Knight of the Lunar Eclipse, spoke, his tone suddenly became deep and somber:

"Just because I came into contact with the shadows that had long since fallen from the world, they regarded me as a heretic and threw me into a dark prison."

No matter how much I plead, you will not give me a chance to repent.

Finally, they ruthlessly expelled me from my hometown and from the church I believed in.

Since you believe I am incorrigible, then I will completely embrace the "Shadows" and show you!

At this moment, Arthur was on edge; he sensed that something was wrong with Wood.

He looked at Wood's head, where an immeasurable amount of dense black energy was gathering.

These black wisps quickly solidified, taking the shape of an ancient-style black crown.

Wood sensed the black crown appearing above his head and lowered his head.

Then, the black crown fell, landing precisely on the head of the Eclipse Knight, Wood.

Wood's listless demeanor vanished instantly after he put on the black crown.

His body began to frantically absorb the dense black energy from the Shadow Holy Lance in his hand, and his aura continued to rise.

"Lancelot, give me the lance!"

Seeing this, Arthur made a quick decision and prepared to fight.

Upon receiving Arthur's order, Lancelot immediately removed the fine iron lance from his horse, which gleamed with a bright silver light and was as tall as an adult.

This is one of the weapons in a set of fine iron knight equipment that Arthur gave him before this trip.

Arthur's original intention was to use the leisure time during the journey to train and instruct his son in horsemanship and spearmanship.

But for now, it would be best to give this weapon to him, who is proficient in horsemanship and spearmanship.

Lancelot tossed the lance to Arthur.

After Arthur caught it with one hand, he immediately pulled on the reins while instructing the little girl Luna in his arms:

"Now you need to hold me tight."

Luna obediently buried her head in Arthur's arms again, responding to him with her actions.

"hold head high!"

Upon receiving its master's command, Arthur's black-maned horse, Nightshade, let out a defiant neigh.

It boiled over, then paddled its four legs and released the second-tier wind magic, "Gale Run," once again.

Arthur chose to strike first, launching an attack while the Eclipse Knight Wood was still undergoing his transformation.

He activated the "Flame Lion Breathing Technique," mobilizing the life force accumulated in the life seed in his heart and stimulating the flame waveguide.

With a thought, a wave of fire, like a blazing crimson flame, swept across the fine iron lance in his hand.

Soon, Arthur rode his black-haired horse, Nightshade, into the close range of the Moon Eclipse Knight, Wood.

He seized the opportunity, swung his lance, and delivered a precise, penetrating blow to the neck of Eclipse Knight Wood.

"boom!"

But a flash of cold light and the ear-piercing noise of metal colliding signaled the failure of his attack.

It seemed that the Eclipse Knight Wood had finished his transformation process. He raised the Shadow Lance and blocked Arthur's piercing blow.

"Holy Son, favored by the Moon, you are actively courting death!"

Wood, the Eclipse Knight, wearing the black crown, raised his head again, his gaze fixed on Arthur, attempting to intimidate him.

But Arthur's will was strong enough that after his first attack failed, he did not linger and quickly rode his black-haired horse Nightshade away from the Moon Eclipse Knight Wood.

After creating some distance.

Undeterred, Arthur reorganized for a second charge.

And look at the Eclipse Knight, Wood.

After completing his transformation, he also rode his third-tier magical beast, the Silver Wolf, raised the Shadow Holy Lance, and launched a cavalry charge against Arthur in the same manner.

"boom!"

In their second charge, the two lances clashed head-on, creating a powerful shockwave that sent both men flying, using the momentum of their mounts to mitigate the impact.

"hiss!"

In their third charge, Arthur noticed the weak movements of the Silver Wolf, a third-tier magical beast under Wood's command.

He then deviated from the trajectory of his lance, grazing the Shadow Lance and delivering a severe blow to Wood's shoulder.

"boom!"

In their fourth charge, Wood thought Arthur would try to outmaneuver him again, so he deliberately slowed down to try and interrupt his attack.

However, Arthur smiled knowingly and chose to confront it head-on.

The two lances collided, and Wood's arm, which had already released its force, was so jolted that it almost lost its grip on the handle.

After several exchanges.

In the tactical battle of lance duel, Wood was completely defeated by Arthur.

He could tell that although Arthur appeared to be a knight at the early stage of the Black Iron rank, his knight breathing technique was of extremely high quality and his aura power was formidable.

At the same time, he also noticed that Arthur's horsemanship and spear skills were first-rate, suggesting that he had received proper knightly training.

These are all disadvantages for him, who comes from an ordinary church membership.

But no matter what.

Being suppressed by a knight at the early stage of the Black Iron rank made Wood, the Silver rank Eclipse Knight, feel extremely ashamed.

If I were at my peak, would I be humiliated by such an insignificant fellow?

The Eclipse Knight Wood's anger triggered a reaction in the black crown on his head.

Suddenly, a subtle energy fluctuation rippled from the black crown.

next moment.

The Eclipse Knight Wood's ferocious face froze instantly.

Then, he grinned blankly.

Thick black mist surged from the black crown on his head and poured into his open mouth.

Dark energy surged into his body, and the aura of the Eclipse Knight, Wood, rose once more.

Now, let's look at Arthur.

After the fourth engagement, he had widened the distance between himself and his opponent.

This time, he did not choose to approach Eclipse Knight Wood rashly and launch an attack.

Because Arthur possessed an extraordinary vision enhanced by the "Blessing of the Moon".

He saw it—a ghostly figure shrouded in dense black mist burst forth from the Shadow Lance in Wood's hand, pulling out Wood's soul, which possessed the characteristics of a ghostly blue spirit, from his body.

As I said in Chapter 72, my sword has never been ineffective!

"Holy Son of the Moon Church, I will pierce your heart and then tear it to shreds!"

With the evil declaration of the Eclipse Knight Wood, the Black Crown completed its second enhancement of him.

At this moment, his eyes were no longer dull, and his ferocious face was covered with eerie black lines.

These black lines outlined a strange pattern on his face.

Upon seeing it, Arthur felt a sense of déjà vu.

He quickly searched his mind for the memory that gave him that sense of familiarity.

It was the pattern made of purple runes that appeared when the dry well of the Shadow Altar in Qingfeng Village was sealed.

Arthur had heard from the alchemist Merlin that the Shadow Altar was an extraordinary object that required a sacrificial ritual to open properly.

In other words, the purple rune circuit it contains is the circuit related to the sacrificial ritual.

Come back to the present moment.

A similar runic circuit appeared on the face of the Lunar Knight Wood.

In addition, just a moment before, he witnessed a ghostly figure shrouded in dense black mist leaping out of the Shadow Lance in Wood's hand.

The ghostly figure pulled his soul, characterized by its ghostly blue features, from his body.

When these pieces of information were put together, Arthur made a bold guess.

—This Shadow Lance is probably going to "eat" its master.

"hold head high!"

Just as he was thinking this, his black-haired horse, Night Shadow, let out a warning neigh.

Arthur's thoughts returned to the scene where he saw Wood, the Eclipse Knight, wielding the Shadow Lance, from which a familiar arrow of black energy shot out.

The black arrow was aimed directly at his location.

So, he reacted quickly and steered his black-haired horse, Night Shadow, to avoid the danger.

Finally, the arrow of black energy struck the ground.

But this violent shadow energy seemed to be mixed with another kind of energy, which directly destroyed the ground and caused a shockwave of rubble.

Seeing this, Arthur quickly bent down to protect the little girl Luna in his arms, taking the second hit of the black arrow alone.

Soon, he reacted.

Wood, the Eclipse Knight, who has been enhanced twice, seems to have regained his vitality.

He channeled the waveguide power he generated into the black arrow and launched it together.

Thinking of this, Arthur suddenly realized that this enemy was a bit difficult to deal with.

So he quickly re-established his attack stance and then shouted to Lancelot:

"Lancelot, go to the flank and disrupt his attack!"

"Roger that!"

Upon receiving Arthur's order, Lancelot did not hesitate and rode his ordinary horse toward Wood, the Eclipse Knight.

"Where did you ant come from? Get out of my way!"

Eclipse Knight Wood quickly noticed Lancelot approaching him.

He raised the Shadow Lance once more, channeling the waveguide power he had generated within his body into the lance, and then fired a powerful arrow of black energy.

Lancelot did not back down in the face of the black arrows.

As he drew the fine iron sword from his waist, he activated the "Lake Heart Breathing Technique," unleashing a unique lake wave.

He then used his combat skill, Tidal Barrier.

A deep blue wall of water appeared before him.

The black arrow struck the dark blue water wall, instantly losing its original arrow shape and rapidly dissipating into dense black mist.

"Shut up!"

Immediately, Lancelot pulled on the reins, steering his ordinary horse around the dense black mist emanating from the water wall.