Alien Knights

Two figures, one gray and one black, one old and one young, stood at the top of the slope in Shouwang Town, facing the lights of the world below, and people's laughter came from their ears.

The old man clenched the cross on his chest and lowered his head a little lower: "The holy name of the Heavenly Father has been exploited by the underdogs for profit. The lambs of the world have long forgotten God's commandments, and only have the face of the powerful in their eyes."

The young man stretched out his palm, blocking the light in his vision: "These days, I have taken you through the bloody path of the ancestors, and I have shown you the dark hell of the victims. Don't you have such pity and sympathy for the injustice and atrocities encountered by the aliens? Don't you have the slightest doubt about the so-called Heavenly Father?"

The gray-robed old man turned his face to the young man. His face was that of Master Meris, who had not been heard from for a long time. He said, "No, throat bone, you made a mistake. Under the heavenly Father, all beings are equal. Whether they are aliens or ordinary people. Among the supreme flock, there are only differences in color and size. The root of all these evils lies in the church in the name of God. The Holy Father is not at fault."

Throat Bone withdrew his palm expressionlessly: "If you must think like this, I will not criticize you. Anyway, although we have different ideas, we have the same enemy."

Master Meris turned his head to the small town at the foot of the hill, clasped his palms together, placed the cross in it, and said silently: "You will be betrayed by your parents, brothers, relatives and friends; some of you will be killed. You will be hated by everyone for the name of God; but not even a single hair of your hair will be lost. With perseverance, you must preserve your soul..." ("Saint Luke" 21:12-19)

"Okay, our little experiment is about to start. I advise you to find a good location first. If you miss any wonderful place, you will regret it for the rest of your life..." Throatbone clapped his hands softly as he said this. The sound of iron chains coming from behind made him look back, and smiled happily: "Look, look! Master Myris, your son can't wait to join this grand carnival!"

The old man slowly raised his head and looked at the huge distorted shadow in the dark. Tears of pain flowed from his cloudy old eyes, his body trembled, and his voice was distorted: "Heavenly Father! Please forgive my sins..."

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The convoy escorting Crystal stopped at the square downhill from the town.

Someone proposed to stay in a hotel in the town, but Cavalier Alfonso rejected the proposal. For safety reasons, he suppressed the voices of complaints and placed the camp outside the town.

After dinner, some soldiers in the church's escort team sneaked into Shouwang Town to "enjoy life". The knight didn't see any obstruction in his eyes, but he folded his arms and sat down on the ground, leaning against the crystal-filled carriage with his big sword across his lap, as if he was stationed all night.

After Todd finished his dinner and greeted others, he began to look for Karin in the camp.

After some searching, the girl was finally found in the woods under the hillside.

Slowly approaching her from behind and grabbing her hand, Todd said, "Karin, we have to talk."

With a scream, the girl threw the stone into the distance. In the next second, there was only a cloud of air in the priest's hand, and the figure of the other party appeared ten meters away.

This damn "attachment" ability!

Todd cursed secretly in his heart, with a hurt expression on his face: "Karin, what did I do wrong, you want to avoid me like this?"

The girl bit her lip tightly and said nothing.

The priest took a few steps forward secretly, but said in his mouth: "If you don't want to see me, I can stop appearing in front of you."

"No!"

Karin's urgent denial made him see the dawn of hope.

Moving a few steps forward, Todd said in a sad tone, "I always thought there was a tacit understanding and trust between us. Is this my wishful thinking?"

"No. I trust you unconditionally, Todd..."

The body quietly moved forward another two or three meters, and the girl's body was already close at hand, but the more this happened, the more she had to slow down: "Then why are you alienating me?"

Karin lowered her head, looked at the grass under her feet, and spoke intermittently: "Am I... stupid?"

The priest who wanted to get closer was stunned when he heard this: "Stupid? What are you talking about?"

"At the cathedral, the time we tried to save you, I messed up such a simple thing. Later, in Muxi Harbor, I couldn't help much. But you are different. No matter where you go, people admire you and praise you..."

Is this... low self-esteem?

Todd touched the bridge of his nose, that carefree and freewheeling girl also has an inferiority complex?

When he came to Karin's side, he took the girl's hand carefully, looked at her black pupils, and said softly, "I don't have any relatives in this world, but from the first time I saw you, you are by my side, even if you don't do anything, just looking at me like this makes me feel familiar and warm. To me, you are a special existence..."

When the girl heard this, a soft place in her heart suddenly became warm, and a thought called happiness filled her chest.

Looking at each other, holding hands.

Just when this beautiful moment was about to freeze, a shrill scream came from Shouwang Town.

Putting aside the tenderness in his heart for now, Todd hurried back to the camp with Karin.

On the way back, more wailing and shouting continued to reach my ears.

Alfonso stood in front of the carriage with two swords in his hands. His eyes looked into the distance, but his feet didn't move a bit.

"What happened?"

The knight shook his head to answer the priest's question.

Someone suggested to visit the town.

Alfonso once again expressed his objection. The task assigned by the Holy See is to guard the crystal relic, and leaving without authorization is a taboo for subordinates.

After waiting for a while, the town was full of flames, and the chaos spread like wildfire. The sound of fighting and crying filled the entire town.

"Have any of our men come back from town?"

"My lord, not yet!"

Alfonso gripped the hilt tighter, his eyes were full of anxiety.

At this moment, a woman stumbled to the entrance of Shouwang Town. She was covered in blood and was in a trance.

"Save my... child..."

Muttering such words in a low voice, the woman fell to the ground without struggling.

A sergeant who was closest to her hurried forward, lifted the wounded, and shouted, "Hey! Wake up! Can you hear me? What happened in the town?!"

In the next second, a sudden change occurred.

The woman suddenly sat up from the ground, her limbs were like shackles, binding the sergeant. The mouth opened wide, biting the opponent's lips tightly. With a lift of the neck and a pull of the mouth, a large piece of flesh and blood was torn off the opponent's chin.