Lu Feng frowned, a rare occurrence for him. The skeleton draped in rags looked somewhat familiar to him.

"Are you... that strange creature from Mangshan?"

A month ago, a major disaster occurred in the Xia Kingdom.

The event was known as the "Awakening of the Yin Evil in Mangshan," in which more than 100 evil-grade monsters revived in the Mangshan area, including three mid-grade calamity monsters that were raised using the method of raising Gu poison.

The 9th and 11th Bureaus of seven cities surrounding Mangshan, along with ten special operations teams from the Xia Kingdom, launched a joint operation to encircle and annihilate him.

But faced with the completely bizarre Mangshan, where wandering ghosts and all sorts of underworld beings roamed everywhere, it was difficult to even control the spread of the strange phenomena, let alone eliminate them.

Meanwhile, Tai'a is deeply entangled in the secret realm of Kyoto and is completely unable to extricate itself, with various cities and counties even preparing to relocate.

Fortunately, just as the situation was about to get out of control, the four members of the [Star Destiny] arrived at Mangshan.

No one knows what level of sequence they are now. Many people guess that they are fourth or even fifth. Their sequence is also very rare. Almost no one can guess their real name.

However, [Star Destiny] displayed extraordinary power, forcibly reversing the magnetic field of Mangshan and killing all the hundreds of evil-grade monsters.

The three monstrous creatures were not spared either, and were killed on the spot by a being with horns on its head. However, before leaving, [Star Destiny] specifically instructed the officials that one of the creatures escaped by using the earth's veins.

Now, a month has passed, and they all thought that the strange creature might have disappeared into some mountain, but they never expected it to come to Tianhai City.

"Hehe, you still remember me."

"Dance of Death" twirled the bone fragments in his hand, and as they fell, huge skeletons crawled out of the ground throughout the harbor. If an old fisherman who had been out at sea had looked closely, he would have discovered that it was actually the skeleton of a whale.

At this moment, however, these bones seemed to come alive, poking their heads out from the ground and rotating incessantly.

"My appearance is quite different from before. You can still recognize me like this? I killed someone you knew back then, didn't I?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng tightened his grip on the spear.

"Very well, today we'll settle our scores and grievances."

The mark of Xin Qiji shone brightly on Lu Feng's right arm, and the black and gold patterns transformed into a gaunt and fierce tiger, causing Lu Feng's aura to rise with the wind.

His eyes, weathered by time, held only a deep, unfathomable calm.

The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in his hand emitted a high-pitched dragon roar. On the blade, the black and gold light reflected the poetic energy surging within him, and the meaning of words and killing intent condensed into a tangible sharpness at this moment.

"In my drunken stupor, I pick up my sword by lamplight; in my dreams, I hear the bugles echoing through the camps—"

With a deep chant, Lu Feng's figure instantly transformed into a black rainbow that stretched across the heavens and earth.

With a flash of light, the whale skeleton, several meters thick, was cleanly severed.

The terrifying blade's residual power remained undiminished, carving a deep trench thirty meters long into the hard cement ground of Jin'an Port. Seawater poured in, stirring up clouds of white steam.

However, just as Lu Feng was preparing to press his advantage and kill the Dance of Death hiding behind the bone wall in one fell swoop.

The sky suddenly froze.

They all looked up at the enormous phantom that occupied a third of the night sky.

He pulled on the reins made from the spine of an unknown mythical creature, and the horses behind him began to charge.

The Pale Knight no longer moves slowly, but seems poised to bring an even deeper catastrophe to this land.

"The Pale Knight is heading to the next location. Follow him."

Richard shouted into the air, and the darkness around him suddenly rippled, as if someone had run out from there.

Is that this person's partner? Although it's not visible, there is definitely a feeling that someone is helping Lionheart during the battle.

Jiang Fan stroked his chin. The display on the game screen was even more noticeable; he might not have noticed this in real life.

[A B-level anomaly, "Dance of Death," has been generated at this location.]

It seems that the Pale Knight leaves behind a big problem every time he visits a new place.

The death toll has begun to rise, reaching 00000034.

So perhaps it's because a lot of people die in a certain place in Tianhai City that the Pale Knight is attracted there?

Jiang Fan watched the screen, constantly speculating about the game's plot.

Inside the Barrier of Death, Jiang Fan used the mini-map of Tianhai City to pinpoint the next location the Pale Knight was heading to.

Tianhai Affiliated High School

At this moment, dozens of crosses are displayed on the high school campus, each cross representing the passing of a life.

Li Xiuyi's school has really had a lot of troubles.

Jiang Fan couldn't help but rub his forehead.

But when he zoomed in on the minimap, he frowned.

Xiao Ci and a group of second-order sequencers were all here that night.

And it seems there are many strange things here.

Jiang Fan immediately instructed Rias, who was inside the Barrier of Death, to hurry over there. She was unimpeded within the barrier and could move very quickly.

A dozen minutes later, the figure of the Pale Knight appeared in the sky above Tianhai High School.

At this point, several other third-order red dots also appeared on the map.

Richard and the Headless Horseman arrived here from different directions.

Richard moved quickly, and with Lu Feng no longer blocking his way, he almost ran as he approached the Pale Knight.

Finally, when the Pale Knight stopped above Qinghai High School, he arrived at the other's side.

The Lionheart bowed and spoke with his most perfect manners.

"Your Majesty Death, a great prophet told me that you can grant our wishes."

Jiang Fan curled his lip. It is true that wishes can be fulfilled, but the price of wishes is you third-order sequence beings.

The pale knight looked at the other man silently, like a king scrutinizing his subject.

As a "Knight," He truly possesses the qualifications to reach the pinnacle of the mythological sequence through this path.

The next moment, He slowly raised his arm.

"All great works require sacrifices to achieve."

The Pale Knight finally showed some emotion, uttering the words of death with emphasis, as if heaven and earth were answering him.

The fourth seal stretched out a pale hand from within a deep blue cloak, the hand wrapped in layers of white cloth.

Beneath the knight's cloak were layers upon layers of white cloth.

"you..."

Before Richard could say anything more, he was pierced by the lance in the Pale Knight's hand.

His body was covered in armor made of solidified gold, offering no resistance whatsoever, as smoothly as cutting through tofu with a knife.

It pierced straight through the body of the Plantagenet king.

[The third Tier 2 character has died; the Pale Knight has issued the death warrant.]

[The third Tier 3 character has died; the Pale Knight has issued the death warrant.]

[The Lionheart] died just like that?

But wait, how come two third-order sequence beings died at once?

Not only Jiang Fan, but everyone else on the field also noticed Richard falling from the sky.

His blond hair, stained with blood, traced a graceful parabola through the air.

Nobody would have thought he would die here.

For the Xia Kingdom, they did not want to create a powerful enemy like the Tribunal, especially since this organization had the potential to reunify Europe.

For the Headless Horseman, Richard was, in a sense, a somewhat contradictory ally.

They all assumed that even if the king couldn't achieve his goal, he would leave peacefully after the matter was over.

No one expected that the highly anticipated Lionheart would die so hastily here.

The pale knight placed his lance behind him once more, coldly scrutinizing the ground beneath his feet.

In His eyes, everyone is a person being judged.

The prophet's prophecy was indeed correct, but only one person's wish could be fulfilled.

Rias stepped out of the barrier of death, her target being the headless knight hiding in the shadows.

The headless knight, still reeling from the shock of Richard's death, saw the silver-haired, blood-eyed figure again, and his expression turned ferocious.

"How dare you show your face in front of me?"

He wanted to say that even Richard was dead, but the words wouldn't come out.

What an admirable knight he was! Even someone as ruthless as him would feel respect for him.

When this man appeared on European soil, the concept of knighthood had already been divided into historical symbols and so-called laughable spirit.

But he picked it up again, and like the first cry of a newborn, a true knight appeared once more on the land of Europe.

Richard relied on no relics, had no contact with any families possessing a sequence, he simply did what he felt he should do, and so, the Lionheart approached him.

That was a miracle that even the Tribunal itself celebrated, for Richard entered the second-order True Name sequence in a single day.

And he locked the Lionheart skin as his exclusive item.

Rias did not reply; her mind and body were now being controlled by the gods.

"Look how despicable you are, that you have caused the death of such a noble knight."

The headless horseman's voice was somewhat hoarse; he keenly sensed that this woman was no ordinary person.

She possessed a deadly aura, causing the Headless Horseman to unleash his inner unease and rage.

Rias did not answer.

She had seen enough people die, and that everyone's death was essentially the same, including her own.

Although she did feel a little emotional, it didn't affect her from doing anything.

The girl's materialized armor closed her clothes and summoned the knight's sword, which was already somewhat dull, from the inscription.

Upon seeing the silver-haired girl, I was truly ready to fight.

For a moment, the headless knight couldn't tell whether he had the confidence to do so or simply wanted to die.

He immediately stopped being polite and his black horse suddenly charged forward.

The headless horseman held his enormous scythe high.

[Halloween Gift] This skill enhances all of his subsequent basic attacks and other skills.

Rias raised her sword, leaped high into the air, and slashed at the headless knight.

However, the headless horseman neither dodged nor avoided the attack.

As expected, this slash did not cause him any real damage. Instead, the silver-haired girl was grazed on the abdomen by a scythe, leaving a bloody mark.

Jiang Fan touched his chin. Actually, he could have dodged it, but he didn't.

I just wanted to test what limitations the Headless Horseman's ethereal transformation would have.

As expected, his scythe could only cause damage when it materialized.

Once it becomes ethereal, its connection to this world is not very stable.

That's good.

The silver-haired girl lunged forward again, and a tremendous gust of wind roared across the lawn behind the school building.

Even the ginkgo trees in the green belt were shedding their leaves with a soft rustling sound.

This time, the headless rider didn't dodge; instead, he materialized and collided with Rias.

Jiang Fan seized the opportunity and immediately dragged the card [Knight Sequence Honor Factor] in the background.

Suddenly, a knight's phantom appeared on Rias's body, and then another mark appeared on the back of her hand.

Then another knight raised his longsword; the two knights were now one wielding a sword and the other a spear.

It also granted Lias even greater power.

Jiang Fan pressed the up button three times in a row, simultaneously activating the skill [Crimson Storm (SS)]. This double S-level skill, enhanced by three stages, caused rose branches to adorn the edges of the game screen.

On the girl's head, on her golden forehead, was a crown of blood-red thorns.

Jiang Fan experienced a strange hallucination; he recalled the mature version of Rias before the start of Act 3.

He always felt there was a significant difference between the two, and now he realizes that it might be the crown on his head.

Rose branches spread from the blade of the knight's sword, and the concentrated, blood-red vortex seemed to come alive as it climbed up the headless knight's scythe and arm.

Jiang Fan didn't know how to describe the scene before him. What should have been an extremely unstable battle qi storm was actually growing like the trunk of an ancient tree that had never moved for ages, and then turning into a new spiral.

The word "spreading" kept appearing on the headless horseman's figure.

"What, what is this thing?"

The headless knight never expected that a second-order sequence would possess power beyond his comprehension.

This power does not seem to originate from the sequence that granted her the ability, but rather from some kind of qualitative change within herself.

How is that possible? Unless she is a Heroic Spirit herself.

The sequence she currently possesses is merely a transformation extremely similar to her original self.

The headless knight attempted to become intangible again, but this time it didn't work out as he hoped.

The girl used a vortex to fix an item in her arms, which was the shattered pumpkin head.

Just as the two physical objects collided, the pumpkin head in the equipment slot suddenly became interactive and started flashing.

He successfully put Rias and the Headless Horseman into the same "frequency," and the flickering ghostly flames could no longer escape the storm's tearing.

After the rose branches covered two-thirds of the headless knight, the word "Tear" suddenly appeared on his figure.

The screen then displayed the word "combo": 1 hit, 2 hits, 3 hits... 50 hits.

Until the Crimson Storm's passive skill is fully maxed out.

The word "Execution" flashed in scarlet at the very center of the game screen.

ended.

Jiang Fan could roughly guess the identity of the headless horseman. It was the family behind the replaced "Silver Fox," which seemed to be very powerful. However, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, and North America's influence couldn't reach into China.

But when he finally relaxed, he saw that the death toll had already soared to 00932132.

How could more than 90 people have died in such a short period of time?

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