He promised to become a knight, but what the heck is Astartes?

Even so, Elsa's golden hair still fluttered in the wind, and hearing the surrounding chatter, she raised her chin slightly on her gray face, becoming even more proud.

After all, he was proud enough to be able to defeat a second-tier low-level dragon vein magical beast while being a quasi-knight.

Such a record, even after so many years of knightly training in the Empire, is enough to place them among the top 100.

However, when Elsa's gaze fell upon Elias, who carried a spotless black greatsword, she felt a sense of pressure.

Although he defeated Rorschach this time, Elias is definitely his greatest enemy.

"There's less than two weeks left in the freshman competition. If I want to improve to the point where I can defeat Elias and win first place in the competition, it seems I have to keep working hard!"

Elsa gritted her teeth and decided that she would continue to work hard and sweat when she returned this time.

Elsa was never inferior to anyone in her life!

Just then, a murmur arose.

Elsa looked up at the sound and immediately saw that Rorschach, whom she had been longing for day and night, had returned.

However, Luo Xia looked even worse off than himself at this moment. His opponent's black armor was also damaged, and his body was stained with blue blood.

"How is this going?"

Upon witnessing this scene, Orus rushed forward and immediately questioned Taylor:

"Taylor, what kind of protector are you? How could you let Rorschach get so badly injured!"

Is Rorschach seriously injured?

Taylor was taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at Luo Xia at that moment, and his lips twitched.

Because of the shock of killing the peak second-tier frost giant, Taylor didn't really notice Rorschach's current miserable state.

Looking at him now, Taylor felt that Rorschach looked perfectly suited to be a wandering knight, begging for food in the Empire.

"Commander Orus, you're really confused. Use your life magnetic field to sense it carefully. Apart from being exhausted, how is Rorschach injured at all?"

Taylor simply smiled, offered a brief explanation, and then prepared to take Rorschach to the Holy Spring to undergo knighthood.

Only when the life magnetic field spread out and he carefully sensed it did Orus realize the full and rounded aura emanating from Rossa's body, and he felt relieved.

Then Orus reached out and stopped Taylor and Rorschach, who were about to leave. He pointed to the leaderboard flashing on the black tower and said:

"Commander Renault created a points leaderboard, ranking the strongest magical beasts hunted by the prospective knights this time. Commander Renault will even give some resources to those who make it into the top ten."

As he spoke, Orus looked at Rorschach and asked:

"Luo Xia, what was the strength of the strongest magical beast you hunted this time?"

Upon hearing Orus's words, the surrounding prospective knights fell silent.

After all, both the other party and Elias were genius students of the War Academy.

Although one of them was in the main hospital and the other in a branch hospital.

But that's precisely why they wanted to know what the strongest magical beast this boy named Rorschach had hunted was.

After all, the previous genius of the division, Elsa, had already been suppressed by Elias.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Luo Xia was the center of attention at this moment.

Chapter 142 Spiritual Tide, Convergence of the Demonic Tide

"This……"

Taylor almost burst out laughing. He looked at Rorschach beside him and felt excited.

Commander Renault is such a good man!

He even went so far as to build a stage for his disciple to show off.

Otherwise, no one would believe him if he told anyone, and that would drive Taylor crazy with pent-up frustration.

Now, with the endorsement of Commander Renault, a titled knight, who would dare not believe it?

"Give it to me, Rorschach."

"Look at this huge thing of yours, everyone!"

Hearing Taylor and Orus's words, Rorschach sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat helpless.

He really didn't want to be in the limelight, so why did someone have to set up a stage for him?

"Foolish! My child, you've shown this rebellious side again! As the great Emperor's Holy Fist, if I don't show off and don't flaunt my abilities, how can these heretics know the power of my most beloved child!"

【The Great Emperor's Holy Fist! Let the galaxy burn once more!】

[Reward for obtaining the Great Emperor: 666 Emperor Honor Points!]

[Attention! This is a reward from the Emperor's Contract. Once you choose to claim it, for the rest of your life, whenever you are involved in demonstrating the power of the Emperor's Holy Fist to deter heretics, hiding your strength or pretending to be weak will be irrelevant to you!]

"..."

"What else is there to say? As the Emperor's most beloved child, and an absolutely loyal person! I, Luo Xia, must severely deter heretics!"

Without any hesitation, Luo Xia took out a huge blue head from his storage ring.

"What...what kind of monster's head is this?"

One of the puzzled prospective knights voiced his doubt, but his voice trembled.

The moment the blue head was taken out, the murderous aura of its unseeing eyes pressed down on everyone's hearts.

"This is a peak second-tier Frost Giant?!"

Orus stared in disbelief at the head in Rorschach's hand. He looked at Rorschach's body stained with blue blood, then at the spotless Taylor, unable to voice his doubts.

After all, he knew Taylor's strength; it would take considerable effort for Taylor to kill a peak second-tier frost giant.

But Orus still couldn't believe it.

Can a quasi-knight kill a peak second-tier frost giant?

Are you kidding me?!

If someone were to tell Orus this in person, he could only suspect that they were just making fun of him.

but……

The scene before him shattered his assumptions.

"How is that possible!"

Elsa's pride vanished, replaced by shock and bewilderment.

A peak second-tier frost giant? How is that possible?!

This is practically cheating!

Elsa felt that even if she ignited the flame of life and broke through to become a formal knight, she would absolutely, positively be unable to kill a peak second-tier frost giant!

"Brother Taki, is this true?"

Elias, who hadn't cared before, stood up on the Black Tower and stared intently at the head in Rorschach's hand.

Although Elias was confident that even a mid-tier second-order magical beast could be worn down and killed by him, he still had a chance.

But the peak of the second tier?

That's way too far away, especially against a frost giant known for its defense. With its incredibly thick ice spike armor, he couldn't even break through it!

But if even I can't do it, how did Rorschach manage to do it?

"It can't be faked."

The great knight whom Elias called Taki had not yet spoken.

Reno Fabius, the Imperial Sorcerer who had been sitting cross-legged atop the Black Tower, stood up and slowly spoke:

“I can sense that Luo Xia’s spiritual fluctuations are incredibly pure, and that smoothness is something that cannot be achieved by hunting ordinary magical beasts.”

"It seems that a genius has truly emerged in our Northern Territory this time. Little Elias, the target you need to catch up with has appeared."

As he spoke, Renault's figure slowly descended from the Black Tower.

And as he got closer to Luo Xia, he felt certain.

Knowing that his own feelings were correct, Luo Xia was someone who could also cultivate both combat and magic with him.

"But even so, this shouldn't be the case. This kid's mental strength is only at the first level. Even with the strength of a quasi-knight, he still can't break through the defense of this peak second-tier frost giant..."

Renault had many doubts in his heart at this moment, but he did not show them. Instead, he smiled and said to Rorschach:

"Not bad, a peak second-tier frost giant. I'll give you three thousand points. Come see me at the Black Tower after the Knight's Baptism is over."

"Thank you, Commander Renault."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xia nodded and respectfully performed a knightly salute, feeling a sense of anticipation for the gift prepared by a titled wizard knight.

"Sigh, we've become estranged, haven't we?"

"I'm a few years older than you, just call me Brother Renault!"

Renault waved his hand, beaming with a smile, as kind and approachable as a friendly older brother next door.

Upon seeing this, Taylor and Orus wisely turned their heads away.

After all, this is the first time Scorpion Papa has ever acted like this as Commander Renault!

I dare not look! I dare not look!

"Brother Renault."

Rorschach responded with utmost respect, granting Renault's wish.

The value of the saying "When you succeed, you'll be surrounded by good people" only increases!

"Hahaha, good!"

"Rorschach, hunted down a peak second-tier Frost Giant! 3,000 points!"

Upon hearing Rorschach's words, Renault burst into laughter and then waved his hand.

On the leaderboard atop the Black Tower, Luo Xia's name directly pushed Elias off the top spot, forcefully taking first place!

Upon seeing this, the entire audience fell silent.