Chapter 776: Chapter 662: Zuo Fang: I Shouldn’t Be Here

The dragon is indeed in the church now.

Zuo Fang naturally wouldn’t let the dragon go out and cause trouble, although that fellow had previously galloped excitedly, he still managed to stop it.

They ought not to alert the enemy on this trip, the affair with Tunus City-State was likely no longer a secret, but they absolutely couldn’t let the Royal Capital detect the movements of the black dragon afterward.

So, before entering the city, he directly blocked the opponent’s horse with an arrow.

At that moment, Little Black raised an eyebrow, “Seeing as your taste isn’t bad, I won’t hold this against you.”

Zuo Fang: “… Heh.”

Who’s afraid of a fight?

Do you really think I need you as a teammate?

It’s just a mission from the superior!

…

Zuo Fang led the way, and as they walked, he said, “Were you staying in the City of Light before? I’m now the Chief Knight of the Order of the Sun Knights, and I’ve received a message from the Papal. I heard the Papal is preparing to go to the Royal Capital to crown the Crown Prince personally.”

“That’s true,” Xu Shuo nodded.

“Did he tell you what to do afterward? The Papal’s secret letter to me only instructed me to bring the dragon to Sars City, without mentioning subsequent arrangements. If there’s nothing else, I plan to head to The North,” Zuo Fang continued.

Xu Shuo looked at him with some surprise, “Why do you want to go to The North?”

Zuo Fang raised an eyebrow, “A thousand years ago, the war involved dragons and elves. Now that the dragon is found, but I’m still missing the elves. I want to gauge their strength first before heading there.”

He had seen many records in the Underground Temple and quickly thought about the status of the Dragon Clan and Elf Clan on the battlefield.

He had already clashed with the dragon; although he had not seen its transformed form, he had a general understanding based on the intensity of its Blood Qi.

Moreover, now that the two of them had successfully joined forces, they were preparing to surround that dragon. If the dragon was not on their side, even if they couldn’t kill it, they intended to incapacitate it first!

Since that’s the case, only the Elf Clan was left.

It’s said that elves are adept in Magic and can control powerful Magical Beast Hordes.

Therefore, Zuo Fang didn’t plan to let them into the battlefield without knowing the strength of the Elf Clan.

It was essential to get a sense of the situation first.

On this point, the two men thought alike.

Xu Shuo also wanted to get a sense of the situation first.

However, he said, “If the Dragon Clan is reduced to just one dragon, then likely, not many of the Elf Clan remain either, and there could just be one person.”

It’s convenient to seek out a group of Alien Race Persons, but if it’s just one individual in hiding, they aren’t easy to find.

So Xu Shuo’s primary reason for going to The North was to rally with the Duke of Silver and get information on the Elf Clan from him.

Zuo Fang pondered, “That makes sense, but if we can’t find the Elf Clan, we might as well start searching for the Magical Beast Race first.”

…

There were many in the Magical Beast Race.

Moreover, Magical Beasts were generally concentrated in the Far North Mountain Range, adjacent to the Silver City-State. There had never been a cessation of conflict between the two sides over a thousand years.

But there had been no large-scale battles. The intelligence of Magical Beasts was higher than that of common wild animals, and they knew there was nothing to gain from a desperate fight with humans.

An occasional raid on human villages to improve their diet was one thing, but if Magical Beasts really launched an invasion against human territories, then the Far North Mountain Range might be completely razed by the human empire’s full force!

A delicate balance was maintained between the two sides, which was quite good.

The majority of Magical Beasts lurked deep in the mountains, while a few occasionally invaded human cities, not enough to draw the attention of the empire.

But that group of dangerous and ferocious beings remained a looming threat, like a thorn tightly lodged in The North.

…

Previously, because Xu Shuo did not understand the Chief Knight’s identity, he hadn’t disclosed the identity of the Duke of Silver to him, nor had he detailed the situation in The North.

But now that the two had met, Xu Shuo relayed the battle that had unfolded in The North the night before.

Since it was someone acquainted from Hong Rao’s side, it was no issue to share information generously. Moreover, the two were now teaming up.

A teammate unaware of crucial intelligence would be of no use.

“It seems my speculation was correct after all, the Elf Clan is indeed meant to take the stage this time,”

Zuo Fang clicked his tongue and shook his head in admiration of his own quick thinking, taking pride in his agile mind.

…

As the two of them talked, they had already followed the secret passageway to the temple underground, where the giant dragon was being kept under his supervision.

Although to say it was under supervision might not be quite accurate.

The Order of the Sun Knights consisted of sixty members, with one team left on Black Dragon Island, another stationed at Dawn Castle in the Tunus City-State, and the remaining twenty followed Zuo Fang to escort the black dragon to Sars City.

Once the dragon arrived here, it skewered a wild boar it caught along the way for a barbecue and even had the Sun Knights help him in the process.

At this moment, the Underground Temple was filled with crackling flames and the aroma of meat.

Zuo Fang whispered, “I’ve noticed he has a very high demand for meat, having eaten several wild animals on our way here. I wonder if it’s a specialty of the dragon species.”

Xu Shuo simply nodded and didn’t say anything.

The Underground Temple was spacious and empty, except for the huge Sun Crown relief on the sacred altar’s wall and the Array of Light on the altar itself, there was nothing else.

The barbecue grill was set up next to the colonnades of the temple, as the Order of the Sun Knights would rather die than let him roast the meat beside the sacred altar.

The space around the colonnades was quite large anyway, so if he wanted to grill, it would be there.

As the two descended the steps of the secret passageway, the black-haired youth beside the grill kept his gaze fixed on the wild boar in front of him, salivating, while the Sun Knight guarding one side turned to look over.

The next moment.

All twenty knights kneeled in unison with practiced coordination, setting their helmets beside them, and with two fingers from their left hands at their foreheads, they bowed reverently.

“God above! Let the light of Radiance shine!”

A flash of gold crossed the knights’ foreheads, with the emblem of the Sun Crown flickering momentarily.

Xu Shuo clicked his tongue inwardly.

Zuo Fang beside him: “…(-D-)”

He glanced at the Sun Knights who suddenly performed the highest salute, then looked at Xu Shuo beside him, and alternated his gaze between them a couple more times.

His expression was indescribable, overall he seemed quite speechless.

Finally…

Zuo Fang still came out, his heart screaming in agony, and took his place at the front of the Knight Order, kneeling on one knee to pay his respects.

As the leader of the Order of the Sun Knights, he couldn’t refrain from lining up and leading the salute.

Might as well earn this bit of performative respect.

“Let the light of Radiance shine.”

Xu Shuo nodded slightly in acknowledgment and then turned to look past the knights toward the grill, his gaze sizing up the side profile of the black-haired youth, eyes narrowing slightly.

Suddenly, the youth seemed to sense something and turned his head.

His features, lit by the firelight, were somewhat indistinct, but those red eyes were quite clear, and the next moment, they ignited like flames, their crimson gleam growing even brighter.

It seemed that with his emotions suddenly flourishing, the Qi of blood in the great hall thickened perceptibly.

Xu Shuo’s expression paused for a moment.

But it was just a fleeting thought; the youth suddenly lunged forward like an arrow released from its bow, his smile radiant to the extreme, even somewhat wickedly ferocious!

The Sun Knights had just risen to their feet when they sensed a figure darting past them toward the front, startling them.

“Protect His Holiness the Papal!”

Hum–

The charging youth then collided with a golden barrier that had appeared, and behind the barrier, Xu Shuo’s countenance remained composed.

The reaction of the Order of the Sun Knights was also extremely quick; a burst of golden light blossomed in an instant, shining like the sun, dispelling darkness so intensely that it was blinding, and causing the temperature within the Underground Temple to rise sharply.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Zuo Fang, still utterly bewildered: “…(–;)”

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