Law of the Devil

Dardanelle didn't seem to care about this, he even squatted down, examined the knight's body carefully, and stretched out his hand to pinch his wrist twice.

"It won't take more than two days to die." Dardanelle stood up, frowned and said, "Look at his injuries...what can cut a fourth-level knight in half?"

"And this!" Du Wei frowned, pointing to something placed with the knight's body.

It was a long sword, apparently the weapon worn by the knight during his lifetime. But the sword was also broken in two!

"Maybe it was during the battle that the opponent cut this guy into two pieces, including the man and the sword. Is that so?" Du Wei frowned.

"Very likely." Dardanelle looked back at Du Wei: "This guy was buried. Look, this snowdrift is his grave. If it was a monster, it wouldn't bury the corpse, it would just put him in the grave." dragged away and eaten. Only a human would do that."

Du Wei thought for a moment, then looked at Dardanelle: "Dardaniel, what level of warrior are you?"

"I have the title of a third-level swordsman. My swordsman level is not high, but I am very confident in my archery." Dardanelle replied.

"I know." Du Wei said sternly: "My friend, then you should have experience. Look at this broken sword... the incision on it is very neat. It is not surprising that a powerful monster bites off a warrior's sword. But The incision is so neat. It is obvious that the ground was cut with a sharp weapon! I don’t think it was done by a monster. Obviously, this knight was not killed by a monster, but was killed by someone.”

Hearing Du Wei's words, Dardanelle immediately calmed down and carefully looked at the broken part of the sword.

After a long time, he raised his head: "That's right, you're right, I was too careless. In this kind of place, I just pay attention to the monsters."

"It's still the same question... Dardanelle. You are a third-level warrior. What kind of master do you think can cut off a fourth-level warrior with a single sword, both human and sword?"

Dardanelle's face became more serious:

"A knight of the fourth level has already mastered the fighting spirit. A knight who has mastered the fighting spirit is not low in strength. If you want to cut it off with a single sword..." Dardanelle thought carefully, looking at the sword at the same time... Suddenly , His eyes lit up!

"Look! Harry! Look at this knight's leather chest... look at this place!"

As if he had discovered something, Dardanelle supported the corpse vigorously. Then he pointed to a shallow mark on the leather armor on the knight's chest: "Look, it's here. Do you see it?"

Du Wei leaned over: "Well. It seems that there was something hanging here, probably something like a badge...but it was taken down."

"Yes." Dardanelle nodded: "This is usually the place where knights wear badges. But, you see, he already has a badge on his chest, which is the badge of a fourth-level knight issued by the Knights Guild...on the mainland , What kind of knight would wear two kinds of badges?"

The two glanced at each other. At the same time, he said loudly: "Holy Knight of the Temple of Light!"

In the Roland Continent with strong religious influence, the Temple of Light has strong religious influence, and in some respects, this authority almost threatens the imperial rule of the empire. The temple has its own taxes and a certain amount of armed forces. This armed force is the holy knight of the temple.

The Temple of Light will train some people from an early age, and after a certain age, they will be distinguished according to each person's talent. People who are talented in martial arts let them train martial arts. After they become adults, after being baptized and tested, select those with outstanding martial arts skills and the most pious beliefs to join the holy knights of the temple. Their mission is to defend the honor of the temple with their lives. and dignity. Dedicate your own voice to the temple and the gods.

In the entire continent, there are only holy knights of the Temple of Light. He will wear two knight badges on his chest, one is the knight rank badge established by the Knights Association, and the other is the glorious holy knight badge, which is a symbol of the status of the holy knight.

Similarly, when a holy knight dies in battle, his companions will remove the badge of the holy knight who died in battle, bring it back to the temple, and store it in a place called the "temple" to commemorate the sacrifice of the knight who died in battle.

Dardanelle's eyes flickered, and he quickly rolled up the sleeves of the dead knight. The clothes had been frozen hard, and it was very difficult to roll them up, but when the sleeves were rolled up to the elbows, Dardanelle sighed: "It seems that my judgment is correct, look at this scar, it was done with the help of God. It is scalded with oil. This is a kind of baptism for holy knights in the temple. Every holy knight has a scar from this holy oil on his arm."

Du Wei leaned over, and sure enough, he saw a burnt mark on the corpse's arm. This mark was very unique, as if it were a dancing flame.

Dardanelle explained while making gestures: "When a young holy knight is baptized, there will always be a large pot of boiling oil beside him, and then the Pope of the temple will personally preside over the ceremony, holding a A special iron sword with a seal inlaid on the head of the sword... The sword and the seal together represent that the mission of the holy knight is to defend the authority of the gods in the secular world, using force and power. During the ceremony, the pope will personally The end of the sword inlaid with the seal was dipped in hot oil, and then burned red, and branded on the arm of the baptized knight! This mark is the glory of every holy knight! It is also their glory... And Conversely, if you do something against the gods, become rebellious, violate your own beliefs, and commit felony holy knights, you will be punished by the temple... even before you are executed, the temple will take this on your arm Use a knife to scrape off the imprint! This means that even if you die, your soul will not be forgiven by the gods!"

Du Wei actually knew what Dardanelle said. He nodded: "Well, so, although it is usually said that holy knights wear two badges, holy knights themselves think that they wear three badges. The third badge is the scar on their arms. "

"So you know this too, Harry." Dardanelle sighed.

The two silently re-buried the dead knight, and their expressions were a little dignified!

A slain holy knight! Moreover, he is also a fourth-level knight with good martial arts skills!

This is not a simple matter!

The status of holy knights in the empire is very special. They are responsible for guarding the power of the gods in the world, and they are a special group. These people have practiced penance since childhood. Powerful, devout, and... I have to say, most of the holy knights are very noble. .

And the most important point... no one dares to murder a holy knight!

Even a holy knight who violated the law, or a holy knight who betrayed his faith, can only be judged and punished by the temple itself.

And let alone a sinner... Even if it is a normal holy knight, if one is killed, then it is equivalent to challenging the authority of the Temple of Light! Challenged the authority of the gods as agents in the world!

It is an enemy of the entire Temple of Light!

To be an enemy of the Temple of Light... Even if it is the emperor of the empire. Or the Magic Union would not dare to do this!

Anyone who dares to be an enemy of the holy knight, or even kill the holy knight. It's all those powerful, evil guys who are notorious.

For example, decades ago, a powerful and evil magician killed tens of thousands of civilians in order to study necromancy, and even turned a small town into a ghost town overnight. Templar Knights. He paid a heavy price and killed the magician.

There are many things like this in history, and they are all done by holy knights.

But that's all! Besides, Holy Knight will never do other boring things!

Not to mention going to the frozen forest to hunt and kill monsters!

Holy knights are not mercenaries!

In this ghost place, the holy knight appeared, so there is only one explanation: the holy knight came here. It's a mission! They are here to hunt down an evil strong man! Defend the honor of the temple with their swords!

"I think our journey will not be peaceful." Du Wei and Dardanelle met each other with complicated eyes.

After a short rest, the two re-buried the dead holy knight and moved on.

However, a day later. They found the grave again!

There are three tombs this time! All three graves were buried with dead holy knights! And this time, one of the corpses. After letting Dardanelle take a look, he was stunned on the spot!

"Brother... Master Gofit! This is Master Gofit!!"

Looking at a man lying in the snow, wearing a silver armor... In this kind of ghost weather, he is not wearing leather armor, but wearing a metal armor, which is absolutely crazy to ordinary people ! Metal things are more likely to freeze to death in such a cold place! Far less useful than leather armor!

But this dead man was wearing metal armor... If he wasn't a lunatic, then it could only show that he was very strong, so strong that he could no longer be affected by this cold weather!

This guy's face was clean, and there was not even a trace of blood on his body. This is different from other corpses that Du Wei and the others found. Obviously, the people who buried him also treated him with extra courtesy because of his different status. Even when the knight was buried, someone shaved his beard and tidied his hair.

He just lay quietly in the snow pit, with his hands folded on his chest, and in his hand, a beautiful long sword glowing with silver light lay quietly on his chest. This man was very handsome. Although his whole body was black and blue from the cold, Du Wei could still imagine how handsome he was when he was alive.

"Master Gofet...a high-ranking holy knight of the temple." Dardanelle said with a gloomy face after the initial surprise: "He is also...a knight of the eighth rank! Harry, you must know that the rank is above the eighth rank. All the knights now have the title of Great Knight! Killing a Great Knight... I really can’t imagine who has such strength, and dare to be an enemy of the temple!"

Dardanelle stood up, and then bowed deeply in front of the corpse of the knight named "Gofet", "Master Gofet, I didn't expect to see you here...the last time I saw you When I was here, I was still by the Marquise's side, thank you that day for driving away the evil guy who cursed our wife."

Speaking of this, Dardanelle's eyes showed a trace of sadness.

Du Wei remembered very clearly that Dardanelle mentioned this name when he first met himself... When the Marquise Liszt was on an outing, she met an evil magician, and at that time there happened to be a holy knight by her side Protection, that holy knight is this dead Gofet. Gofett went to see the Marquise Liszt on behalf of the temple, and thanked the Marquise for donating a huge fortune to the temple.

Du Wei looked into the distance... Except for the sound of the wind, there was silence without any movement.

The lake in the distance is still covered with ice, and there is not even a ghost on the vast snow.

"It can kill an eighth-level knight and holy knight, and this eighth-level knight has many companions to help..." Dardanelle said in a low voice: "A person with this ability can already be regarded as The top powerhouses in the mainland are now in the ranks! When did the Roland Empire produce a guy who dared to challenge the temple and possessed such powerful strength?!"

Du Wei was in a trance, and seemed to have no reaction to Dardanelle's words. But soon, as if he remembered something, he suddenly squatted down, picked up Gofet's body again, and then dug vigorously under his body!

"Harry! What are you doing?" Dardanelle was a little annoyed: "Please don't disturb Lord Gofeet's deep sleep!"

"Dardanelle, don't you know... When the holy knights bury their comrades, they will also bury the relics they carry with them under the corpse!" Du Wei replied, but his hands kept saying, "It just so happened. I have heard that those devout holy knights often have the habit of writing diaries, because they need to pray every day. When they are outside, they cannot pray in the temple. These knights often choose to write diaries to record their inner thoughts. discourse."

Soon, after digging a hole under the corpse, Du Wei let out a low cry, and pulled out a cloth bag from underneath. After opening it, there was a small silver pendant with a small statue of the goddess of light on it, and a A dagger...and, a small notebook!

"Look, this is the diary of Gofeet Knight." Du Wei raised his head and glanced at Dardanelle: "I think there should be an answer to what happened."

Dardanelle didn't speak, he frowned: "I don't think this is a good idea. Lord Gofeet must not want anyone to touch his things...Harry, put it back."

But Du Wei didn't listen to him. Instead, he opened the diary and flipped through it. After a while, Du Wei said loudly, "Look quickly...".