The man's speed was very fast. In fact, almost no one present could react to the old man's madness. In the next moment, the man wrapped in a long robe had already arrived in front of the girl. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her into the air.
Everyone felt their vision blur, and the next thing they knew, the girl was caught.
"Let go of her, Steve!"
Although Morris wanted to stop him, he was a step too late and had no choice but to yell in a low voice.
He also hoped that he could order the other party to let go of the girl, but Morris also knew that this order wasn't realistic.
This time, Archbishop Edward wasn't alone. This holy knight named Steve was his assistant.
Besides, he was different from a 'professional' holy knight like Morris. Steve was a Judge Paladin from the Court of Heresy and was responsible for eliminating all kinds of heretics and magical creatures.
He was also Edward's most capable assistant, and his strength wasn't inferior to Morris's.
At that moment, Morris knew that things weren't looking good when he saw Steve grabbing the girl. Judging from his reaction, he could tell that the girl was just an ordinary person without any strength.
If Steve really killed her, they would be in deep trouble.
But it was a pity that Steve apparently didn't intend to listen to Morris's order. He grabbed the girl's neck with his left hand, while his right hand unsheathed the dagger on his waist.
Looking at this scene, Morris's face turned pale instantly. He knew that this was the 'ritual' of the Judge Paladins. Before eliminating heretics, they would habitually praise the God they believed in and offer their sacrifices for justice.
This made Morris hesitate, but he finally made up his mind. He unsheathed his sword and planned to stop Steve.
Morris knew that this time, the Archbishops had sent them here to give this reckless Lord a warning. However, a warning was a warning. As long as they did not go overboard, it would be fine. If someone were to die — Since you all know that this Lord is reckless, aren't you worried that he will attack the Church of Holy Light?
But at the same time, the girl in Steve's hand moved. She was rather surprised to be caught by Steve all of a sudden. But at that moment, she gritted her teeth and placed her hands on Steve's left hand.
The instant the young lady's fingers touched Steve's left hand, the ruthless Judge Paladin seemed to realize that something was amiss. He let out a snort and swung his left hand abruptly. At the next moment, the young lady flew backward and crashed heavily into the wall.
Steve took two steps back and looked at the girl on the ground with a gloomy face. At this time, Morris discovered that Steve's left forearm had almost completely withered. The originally full muscles were like a deflated balloon, as if it had been sucked away.
But soon, Steve reached into his arms, took out a bottle of holy water, and drank it. Not long after, his left hand returned to its original state.
Was this the power of a forsaken god?
Seeing this scene, Morris also looked at the girl who was struggling to get up from the ground in surprise.
As a Holy Knight, of course, he knew what a forsaken god was.
But before this, Morris wasn't aware of what a forsaken god was like.
But now, he seemed to finally understand why the Temple of Light treated them as a taboo.
However, what shocked Morris even more was the look in the girl's eyes when she looked at them. It was a kind of naked, undisguised hatred and anger.
Her gaze made it seem as if they were the girl's archenemies who had killed her father.
But Morris couldn't understand why this girl would have such a huge grudge against the Church of Holy Church.
"Miss, are you alright?!"
At that moment, the patrolling guards finally reacted. They stood in front of the young lady, raised their weapons, and glared at the Holy Knight's group.
Although they rarely interacted with these young ladies, they knew that they were the overlord's trusted aides.
Besides, Miss Pattilina, who trained them, had personally said that these young ladies were under her protection, which made the patrolling guards even more cautious.
Now that they saw that these outsiders actually dared to attack the young lady and even wanted to kill her, they immediately broke out in cold sweat, and hurriedly came forward to protect her.
They were not worried about the young lady, but they were worried that if Pattilina found out that the other party had attacked them right under their noses, they would be in big trouble!!
"Evil!
Blasphemy!
People of Darkness!!! "
Looking at the scene in front of him, Archbishop Edward's face turned ashen. He gripped his scepter tightly with a furious expression on his face.
"Kill her, Steve. For the sake of justice, for the blessing of God, we must destroy these evil minions and let them perish completely!!"
"Yes, Archbishop!!"
After receiving Archbishop Edward's order, Steve also humphed coldly, and in the next moment, he turned into a whirlwind and rushed forward.
Faced with a powerful Judge Paladin, the patrolling guards were no match for him at all.
In fact, they didn't even see where the other party was, and they felt a huge force rushing towards them, after which the soldiers screamed and flew out.
In fact, they didn't even fight with the other party at all. As soon as Steve swung his sword, the sword aura was enough to blast away all the enemies who dared to stand in front of him.
However, in the face of Steve's attack, the young lady seemed rather calm. Unlike the flustered patrolling guards, she rolled on the ground almost immediately and dodged Steve's attack.
That made Steve's first strike fail to achieve the desired effect.
Upon seeing this scene, Morris also raised his brows. He could see that the young lady was definitely not relying on luck, and that dodge was entirely based on her instincts after experiencing hundreds and thousands of battles.
But how was that possible?
The young lady was so weak. If she had really experienced hundreds and thousands of battles, wouldn't she have died long ago?
But it was a pity that this was as far as she could go. Steve narrowed his eyes and raised his left hand. The dagger in his hand metamorphosed into a bolt of lightning, penetrated the girl's palm, and pinned her to the ground.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have probably screamed in pain. However, the young lady bit her lip and remained silent. At the same time, she swung her left hand almost instantly, trying to pull out the short sword that was stuck in her right hand.
However, Steve obviously wouldn't give her the chance. In a flash, he stepped on the young lady's extended left hand in the next moment.
Next, Steve pulled out another long sword from his waist, raised it high, and slashed at the young lady.
At this moment, a flash of light suddenly flashed.
"Boom!!"
The flying cannonball hit Steve's blade, and a huge impact erupted, causing the surrounding people to take a few steps back.
Even Steve hurriedly retreated and stared ahead vigilantly.
He initially planned to take the opportunity to kill the forsaken one just now.
However, the instant they exchanged blows, Steve immediately realized that the young lady's strength wasn't inferior to his, and it was impossible for him to succeed even if he continued to attack. Hence, he decisively chose to retreat and return to Archbishop Edward's side.
"The Church of Templars is so capable. How dare they swagger around in someone else's territory? Do they really think we're a bunch of pigs that they can teach a lesson to?!"
Along with this voice, a petite figure emerged from the dust.
Pattilina walked out from behind with a sullen expression. She pointed the spear in her hand straight ahead, and her eyes were full of raging flames.
She glared at Steve fiercely, walked up to the young lady, and grabbed the air with her right hand. The short sword in the young lady's palm flew up and landed in Pattilina's hand.
The young lady scrambled to her feet hurriedly.
Although it could be seen from her pale face and trembling body that the girl was suffering great pain at the moment, she did not make a sound and just stood by Patrina's side.
After staring at the short sword for a while, Pattilina turned to look at the young lady beside her.
"Are you dead?
If you're not, answer me. "
"Not dead …"
"Smack!"
As soon as the young lady said that, she saw Pattilina slap her face, which immediately turned red and swollen.
"Are you f * cking stupid?
How many times have I told you? If you can't win, run. If you can't win, run. If the enemy advances, retreat. Do you understand?
Look at you just now. Were you planning to rush up and fight that fool? "
"I ran … I didn't run …"
In the face of Pattilina's angry roar, the young lady timidly explained.
Come to think of it, it was strange. She was like a puppy that was eager to fight when facing the Paladins just now.
But now, in front of Pattilina, she seemed to have turned into a harmless white rabbit …
"If you didn't run away, it means that you weren't paying attention. If you paid attention to my lecture, you could have run away even if the other party was a God.
Now that you've become like this after meeting these pieces of trash, what are you going to do in the future? "
After glaring at the young lady in exasperation, Pattilina shifted her gaze away.
"Forget it, we'll talk about your matters in the future. Damn it. Only I can deal with my people. Who do these bumpkins think they are? How dare they lay their hands on my people.
They really don't treat me like a leader! "
While speaking fiercely, Pattilina stared at the Paladins with malicious intentions. Then, she asked.
"I'll give you a chance. If you confess, I'll be lenient. That fool who attacked just now, step forward and chop off his own hand, and I'll spare his life!"
"What if I refuse?"
Upon hearing Pattilina's threat, Steve's expression darkened immediately. Then, he stared at Pattilina and said.
Upon hearing his words, Pattilina let out a snort.
"In that case, all of you shall die!"