What?
Without time to think, Karl dodged subconsciously.
His footsteps seemed to lightly tap, but the whole person suddenly swooped several feet, like a hawk flying close to the ground.
Eagle Step!
Thanks to the blessing of the fragment of the divine domain, in just a few days, he has mastered this martial art and can even use it in actual combat.
The black shadow missed the first attack, turned around and stabbed again, obviously not intending to let this "witness" go.
"Swish!"
The sound of the dagger breaking through the air emerged, heading straight for the throat, which also made Karl's flesh tense and his heart beat wildly.
"Dang..."
The sound of collision sounded.
The seemingly light cane in Karl's hand was actually made of metal, and it hit the incoming dagger heavily.
Hmm?
A Knight Squire!
Although the opponent's strength is slightly inferior to his, he is also at the level of a knight squire.
In the next moment, several cold rays appeared one after another, and the continuous and rapid stabbing forced Karl to retreat again and again.
When he stopped, he was forced into a dark alley.
The alley was covered with spider webs at some point, and there was a sticky liquid underfoot, with a pungent smell.
"Hiss..."
Two black shadows slowly crawled out from behind, their green eyes were particularly cold and creepy in the darkness.
Karl, who often went in and out of the Black City and was already accustomed to the dark environment, saw the whole scene clearly in an instant, and the back of his head couldn't help but feel cold.
A Monster?
Human or spider?
Three "humanoid spiders" with six arms slowly surrounded him.
There was another such creature on the ground not far away, but its body was cut apart by a sharp blade, and it couldn't be deader.
In addition, there was a figure wrapped in spider silk.
The figure was wrapped in spider silk, and the exposed clothes looked familiar. It seemed that he had seen it somewhere before?
Before he could think about it, the black shadow had already pounced again.
In terms of strength, the monster was not as strong as Karl, but it had six arms, which meant that it launched attacks more frequently and its attacks were more difficult to intercept.
"Snap!"
In the darkness, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up.
Light magic!
The sudden light made the three monsters close their eyes subconsciously, and they screamed and stopped moving.
Fear of light?
They seemed to be more afraid of light than the people in the Black City.
Karl's thoughts turned, but his movements did not stop at all. He flashed out of the encirclement and swung his left hand back.
Fire seal!
"Boom!"
A ball of fire appeared out of thin air and rushed towards the three monsters.
The flames formed a shock wave, covering the entire dark alley and rolling towards the three monsters.
In an instant, a burning smell appeared.
"Sizzle..."
"Ah!"
The monsters seemed to have extremely poor resistance to fire. They screamed miserably, curled up and rolled on the ground, unable to launch an effective counterattack.
The spider silk all over the alley was burning crazily.
Huh?
Karl raised his eyebrows and pressed his left hand again.
Fire seal!
Fire seal!
Fire seal!!!
Taking advantage of their weakness to kill them, he spammed fire seal like crazy.
"Boom..."
Flames swept past, and the three monsters were also on fire, struggling crazily on the ground.
In just a moment, they fell silent one after another, their bodies turned into charcoal, and the spider silk in the alley disappeared.
"Tsk!"
Karl stopped and said softly: "Spells are really cool and beautiful, and the lethality is stronger, but what are these?"
Judging from the speed and strength of these monsters, if they can't cast spells, even the top-level knight Squires may not be their opponents.
Moreover, no one can guarantee that they don't have other means.
For example... spinning silk?
Karl walked forward carefully, checked the corpse on the ground, and finally stopped in front of the cocoon wrapped in spider webs.
Picking up the dagger and cutting open the cocoon, a familiar face came into view.
"Dinah?"
Touching his chin, seeing that Dinah's eyelids were trembling and she might wake up at any time, Karl jumped onto the wall.
After a moment, Dinah struggled to get up, looking at the field with confused eyes, and then slapped her cheeks twice.
Seemingly wanting to prove that she was not dreaming.
Karl, who was hiding in the dark, twitched his lips slightly. This woman was so cruel that she was willing to use such great force to hit herself.
It hurt just to look at it.
Shaking his head, he left quietly.
…
The next day.
"All patrol officers, assemble!"
Dinah, with her arm wrapped in gauze, looked stern. She swept her eyes over the people in the field and suddenly raised her voice:
"Don't be lazy. Today we are going to destroy the evil god's stronghold. We may encounter danger at any time."
"Really?" Someone's face changed drastically after hearing this. Without asking the reason, he tried to shirk his responsibility.
"Can I not go?"
His statement attracted many people to nod in agreement.
Who among the people present was not brought up in pampered care? When they heard about danger, their first reaction was to escape.
"No!"
Dinah snorted coldly.
"Don't worry, the general commander this time is the bishop of the Holy church, and the night watch team is the main force. We and the police will assist from the side."
"Bishop?" Kalie looked surprised: "Bishop Antonio?"
"Yes." Dinah nodded: "Indeed him."
"Wow..."
Everyone was in an uproar.
This is the bishop of the city of Sino, with a status comparable to that of the city lord. He actually took action himself.
Karl was also surprised.
Today's action was most likely related to what happened to Dinah yesterday, but he didn't expect that it would alarm a bishop. The last time the fire thief's base was destroyed, it was not so grand.
Bishop Antonio is of noble status, and his appearance also means that the guardian knight of the church will take action.
That's a formal knight!
Hmm...
'According to senior sister Siebel, the strength of a formal knight can be comparable to that of a stronger intermediate wizard apprentice.'
'And if a senior wizard apprentice masters a powerful spell, he can easily kill a formal knight. '
'Even, a great knight. '
As for formal wizards, this kind of existence can be compared to the most top existence in human society, the legendary knight.
Of course, this is just a rough division.
The strength of wizard apprentices varies greatly depending on the different sorcery and spells they master, whether they have magic items, etc.
Even if they are both intermediate wizard apprentices, some can easily kill a knight, while others may not even be as good as a knight's squire.
I wonder if the priests and bishops in the Dawn Church have any special means. Is it because they have a special status and are favored by the gods?
If so, it seems unreasonable that they can command knights and even great knights.
"Divide into three groups."
Dinah pointed casually: "You, you, and the rest of you, follow me and set off!"
The people she pointed to included Karl and Kalie.
Soon, a group of inspectors set off in a mighty manner, and Dinah waved to Karl to her side.
"Yesterday..."
After thinking for a while, she hesitated and said: "Did you encounter anything after leaving the theater?"
"What?" Karl looked confused: "I left in a carriage after the show. What could I encounter? Sir, where did you go at that time?"
"Forget it."
Dinah shook her head and waved her hand: "It's okay, go and get busy."
She just asked casually, and didn't think that the person who rescued her last night would be Karl.
After all, Karl had only been a knight's squire for a short time.
Not long after.
Everyone gathered together with the night watch team of the Church, and at a command, they rushed to a courtyard in the south of the city.
First, they surrounded the courtyard, and then bent their bows and put arrows on them.
"Shoot!"
"Bang!"
Bows and arrows rained down, and the arrows were tied to torches, which immediately ignited a raging fire when they landed on houses and huts.
It was obvious that the people of the Church also knew that their target was afraid of fire.
In front of the flames, a priest stepped out with a holy book in his hand, looking devoutly towards the sky.
Then he drew a few lines in front of his body and whispered:
"Great Lord of the Dawn, the loyal believers are here to pray for your blessing."
"Boom!"
A ball of white light suddenly emerged from his body and covered the entire place in an instant. Karl, who was in the crowd, felt his body heat up and was full of power.
Is this... witchcraft?
No!
It's different and a more holy power, then a thought came to his mind.
Divine magic!