Chapter 46: The Knight's Pride

  "Alred, come back quickly!" the old man shouted loudly. Saber was able to exert such powerful magic that it had already reached the realm of forbidden spells. Even Alred's dragon body would be unable to defend against it.

  "Wind King's Hammer!!"

  The wind, endless wind, like a fierce beast out of its cage, burst forth in all directions. The wind... was enraged!

  A column of air with a substantial presence, carrying an unstoppable momentum, charged straight at Aladdin. If this blow hit its mark, Aladdin would be killed on the spot!

  The old man suddenly appeared in front of Alred, with a flash of golden light on his body. A staff over one meter long appeared in his hand, and a crown also appeared on his head. "Sacred Word Technique! Heavenly Kingdom Holy Shield!" The old man shouted loudly, pointing the staff in his hand. Immediately, an illusory shadow appeared before him - it was an illusory image of a beautiful woman with her eyes closed, holding a shield in both hands and kneeling in mid-air.

  The hurricane column directly hit the phantom, and in an instant, a huge explosion erupted on the spot! The ground under everyone's feet shook violently, countless demons fled in all directions, and the birds in the forest were also frightened away.

  "What's going on?! Why is Lila using such a powerful technique?!" Feeling the vibrations beneath his feet, Francis knew that this was Saber's technique, only her techniques had such immense power! Haven't Disc and the others arrived yet?! Damn it! Who is it?! Who are they fighting?! Why does this always happen, every time I'm needed most, I'm not there?! Francis' eyes turned red with rage, the scene before him reminding him of Marco's death! It was the same back then too, he was just as powerless, why?! Despite being so strong already?! Why do the people I care about always end up in danger?!

  Francis' heart was racing violently, his blood accelerating rapidly, and waves of hot blood were sent from Francis' heart to the whole body. Francis felt the power that had appeared in his blood last time again, was it this power?

  "An uncontrollable power... Should I accept it?" Francis thought of his late wife and was afraid that he would regret whatever decision he made! But! Francis gritted his teeth, Dolores' smiling face and Saber's determined expression appeared before him! Why can't I control it? Francis stopped and looked at his own hands. "It's just the power within my body, daring to control its master!" An overwhelmingly tyrannical aura emanated from Francis' body, a true king's presence!

  His heart beats faster and faster, endless power surges out of Francis's anger. Francis frantically uses his spiritual power to control this power. "Give it to me! This power... give it to me, not enough, more! You... are just the power from my body, all of you, listen to me! Since everything is mine, then listen to me!" The blood flows faster and faster, Francis never thought that his heart could beat so fast. But a huge pain comes with it, Francis feels like his body is being cut by a knife wherever the blood flows!

  "Ah———!" Under the intense pain, Francis charged forward again. It hurts so much that Francis really wants to faint now. This kind of pain is something he can't bear...

  "Mom! Delores loves mom the most!" Just as Francis's vision went dark, Delores' figure appeared before him once again. He widened his already narrowed eyes and accelerated his attempt to shift his pain. "What is this?! This suffering, are you trying to rebel against me?! As my power, all you need to do is obey! So... bow down to me!" A tyrannical aura shot up into the sky, spreading out in all directions with Francis at its center. Wherever the pressure passed, there was silence. All living creatures, whether beasts or magical beasts, fell to the ground, and even some tree branches were snapped off...

  The smoke and gunpowder gradually dispersed, Saber gasped for breath, staring at the large pit in front of her. The previous blow seemed to have been completely blocked, and the enemy seemed to still have strength left over.

  "Cough, cough! Your Holiness!" Taylor hastily ran over, the previous explosion had startled him. Although the Pope's strength was unparalleled among the gods, that last move was a forbidden spell!

  "It's okay, Tyler!" The old man's voice came over. Saber also saw the situation in front of him clearly. A huge circular deep pit on the ground stopped abruptly in front of the virtual shadow, and the shield in the virtual shadow's hand floating in the air was no longer visible, but Saber knew it was still there, and the Wind King's Hammer was completely blocked by it! He gripped the Victory Sword in his hand tightly, this was the strongest person he had ever met! The opponent hastily accepted his Wind King's Hammer!!

  "It's all right! Albedo!" The Pope looked at Saber without turning his head and asked Albedo.

  Ared was stunned for a moment before reacting, this girl could actually release the forbidden curse so quickly, and he almost lost his life. "Ah! I'm fine, thank you sir!" Ared said as he hurriedly transformed back into his true form, his human shape couldn't withstand the opponent's attack.

  "ROAR!" A red fire dragon suddenly appeared on the scene, its slender body, sharp claws and teeth, as well as its ruby-like scales, were those of a fire dragon, nearly twenty meters in length.

  "Aladdin!" Taylor yelled, jumping onto Aladdin's back and pulling out his own riding crop from the ring, standing on Aladdin's back!

  "Your Holiness! As a knight of Aired, I ask that you leave this battlefield to me!" Taylor said, holding up his own lance vertically in front of his chest and gazing sternly at Saber. "Dragon Knight Taylor, this is my comrade Aired! I challenge you as a knight here!"

  Looking at Tyler's stubborn appearance, the Pope directly retreated to Philomena's side and protected her.

  "How absurd!" The Pope sighed and shook his head.

  "Is Grandfather talking about Tyler? Why did he say that? Wasn't it right for Tyler to challenge the opponent for his comrades?" Philomena asked in surprise.

  "That's why I said it was a misunderstanding! For the sake of so-called chivalry! We and the other side are clearly mistaken, just explain it and that's it! If this continues, something bad might happen!" The old man looked in Dis's direction, who could be at the God level over there? This ominous death aura!

  "Knight! Saber!" Saber also raised his own sword and stood in front of Garry.

  "Knight?" Taylor looked at Saber in surprise "Where's your comrade then?"

  "I won't! But as a knight, I accept your challenge!" Saber puts down his sword, there are too many enemies, and it's impossible for me to handle them alone. Hmm... this feeling is... it's Dysmas and Aeolus, isn't it? The reliable ones have arrived! Let Dysmas leave that old man to him, apart from him, we probably don't have anyone who can be his match!

  "Alright! You go protect the Pope, I'll handle this!" Taylor looked down at Saber, who as a knight didn't have a mount, and wondered how he could fight alongside Alayda.

  "I understand!" Alred didn't object, Taylor was usually not very serious, but once he became obsessed with something, even the Pope couldn't stop him. He was a qualified knight! That's why I chose him as my own knight. Putting down the Taylor on his body, Alred flew directly to the Pope's side and looked at the Pope's helpless expression, saying: "Your Holiness, Taylor...

  "That's good too!" The old man stroked his beard. "If you were also on the battlefield, something bad would have happened!"

  "What did you mean?" Alred stared at the Pope with dragon eyes.

  "This battle is meaningless, I don't want you to get hurt!" The Pope gazed at Saber with a serious expression: "To be able to release a forbidden spell at such a young age! Although it was with the help of the holy sword in her hand, I can feel the magical power within her, at least at the level of a Saint. She calls herself a knight! I'm very curious to know which force cultivated her? Whose knight is she?"

  "Holy Rank!" Philomina exclaimed, a person who never gives up, and is confident in her own abilities among her peers! In fact, at the age of 17, she had already reached the sixth rank and stood at the pinnacle of her peers. Just now, Saber's attack made her think it was due to the effect of the divine artifact in Saber's hand, but now it seems that the opposing Saber is a Holy Rank master, which makes Philomina feel very disappointed.

  "Don't worry, Philomena!" The old man knew what his granddaughter was thinking as soon as he looked at her and immediately comforted her: "Your talent is not inferior to anyone. As long as you become a saint, with the help of the church, sainthood can also be achieved quickly!"

  "But what about that girl? How did she cultivate her powers? She's even younger than me!" Philomena muttered to herself, gazing at the majestic Saber ahead.

  The old man sighed with a wry smile, this is probably what it means to be a genius of the ages. The young people these days are truly frightening!

  "Huh?" Saber looked at Taylor jumping off his own dragon, "What's this?"

  "For a knight, his steed is his life. I don't know why you don't have one! But out of respect for you, I won't let Alaed take action!" Tyler put away his lance and drew a long sword, holding it upright in front of his chest.

  "Get out! Take care of the lady! Whatever happens, the lady must not be harmed! Dismael and Aeolus are almost here! All you have to do is protect the lady! Remember, the lady's safety comes first!" Saber said coldly to Gari, Deloris was Francis' beloved daughter, she absolutely could not come to harm.

  "I understand! Even if it costs me my life, I will protect Miss!" Gaili nodded and said, and the holy flame on his body ignited directly, enveloping Delores inside. And to everyone's surprise, Delores was unscathed within the holy flame!

  "Waaaahhh! Deloris wants mommy!" Deloris exclaimed, ignoring the flames around her and grabbing onto the fur on Gare's back.

  "Miss Deloris, listen to me, the master will be here soon! So don't cry, Deloris, or the master will be sad too!" Gary coaxed her incessantly.

  "Uh-huh! Dolores knows, Dolores is the most obedient, she won't make Mom sad!" Dolores stopped crying as soon as she heard that Francis would be sad, and wiped her eyes saying.