The story of the black silk female knight

The two paladin groups maintained their formation and were now on high alert. The support paladin kept stacking buffs on his teammates, as if the Holy Light was free.

Our side has two squad leaders and Fran, making a total of three Lighthouse-class units.

They appear to be evenly matched, but barring any unforeseen circumstances, the battle should be a one-sided rout, because paladins are too effective against undead. Killing someone of a higher level isn't difficult for them, let alone fighting someone of the same level.

Three lighthouse-level undead creatures appeared quickly, coming from three directions at once.

In front of it is a fat, stitched-together monster about five meters tall, made up of many corpses pieced together, dragging an iron hook in one hand and a large cleaver in the other.

Behind it was a zombie wolf, about the size of a buffalo. It must have been a wolf king in its previous life, possessing considerable ice-attribute magic power, and its mouth was enveloped in frost.

Finally, there was a large spider hanging down from the top of the cave with a web, its head having six eyes, looking extremely ferocious and enough to scare most noble ladies to tears.

However, the paladins were not afraid at all, because no matter how terrifying the appearance of undead creatures was, they were extremely vulnerable in the face of holy light and divine magic.

But just as the battle was about to begin, a support paladin suddenly exclaimed:

"This...how is this possible? My divine magic failed?"

Chapter 192 Fran is amazing

The divine magic failed?

Whoosh!

Before anyone could react, the high-ranking undead launched their attack first.

The zombie wolf king transformed into a blur and launched a high-speed pounce, while the stitched monster Fatty threw out a large iron hook, aiming straight for the paladin, the support role among the three members of the group ahead.

The giant spider on the cave ceiling sprayed out a sticky web to cover everyone, while its six eyes glowed eerily and shot out grayish-white curse rays.

"As expected, my divine magic failed! The faith circuit has been interfered with! This is no longer the land blessed by Her Majesty the Goddess, everyone be careful!"

This time, it was the paladin in the vanguard position of the rear group who spoke. He had the strength of a beacon, and with the Holy Light's attribute advantage against the undead, he should be able to easily solo that zombie wolf king.

But now he could only carefully parry and block, barely managing to deal with the zombie wolf king's attacks. His greatsword was even covered in a layer of frost mist during the two collisions with the wolf king.

But compared to that, this situation is still relatively good; the paladin group facing the Stitched-together fat monster is in a much worse situation.

Because the Lighthouse in the group ahead is a Paladin who excels at ranged attacks, her combat power was greatly reduced after her divine spells failed, and she was almost hooked away by the Stitched Monster Fat's hook in the first round.

"I understand."

Fortunately, Fran, who was in the middle position, was still in good shape.

Because she is not only a paladin, but also a 195-year-old high-ranking vampire.

Surrounded by crimson energy, the giant sticky web that fell from the sky was torn apart with a single claw, and Fran blocked all the curse rays released by the giant spider's six eyes with her own body.

The multiple curse rays, powerful enough to instantly weaken, age, or kill a human, left Fran unharmed. She even let out a satisfied burp as if she had been treated to a treat, before unleashing another claw strike.

The giant spider hurriedly fled far away, but its nest at the top of the cave was swept away by the blood-red claw light, and deep cracks were also torn into the cave wall.

After temporarily repelling the giant spider, Fran continued her work. She first glanced at the zombie wolf king's group and, seeing that they seemed to be holding on, went to support the group fighting the stitched monster, Fatty.

The Stitched Monster was fat, but surprisingly agile. It swung its large cleaver with a whooshing sound, and the Pearl-level Paladin, who had lost the blessing of divine magic, dared not fight it head-on.

The iron hooks that were occasionally thrown while swinging the sword made the hearts of the three paladins pound wildly... If they were hooked in this situation, even a lighthouse-level paladin would be in grave danger.

But Fran wasn't afraid at all. After intervening in the battle, she grabbed the iron hook with her bare hands. Then, her blood energy erupted again, and she won the tug-of-war against the Stitched Monster Fat, pulling the Stitched Monster Fat back to her.

Then he raised his foot and kicked hard.

Bang!

The Stitched Monster Fat was kicked away by Fran, its huge body crushing a pile of bones on the ground and disappearing into the depths of the bone pile.

After repelling two high-level undead of the Lighthouse level, Fran did not stop and charged towards the zombie wolf king again.

The zombie wolf king was clever enough not to fight her head-on. Instead, he spewed out a mouthful of icy mist as a harassment, and then took the opportunity to disappear into the darkness again.

Fran did not pursue them further, but retreated back to the group to rejoin everyone and re-establish a defensive line.

The high-ranking undead have not launched any further attacks for the time being, but they are certainly waiting for an opportunity in the darkness, and the current situation remains very dangerous.

However, it's still okay to catch our breath and figure out the current situation.

"Fran, you just said you understood?"

Valensa seized the opportunity and quickly asked:

"What exactly happened? Why did everyone's divine spells fail?"

"It's not accurate to say that they've all failed; rather, it's more accurate to say that most of them have failed or their effectiveness has been significantly reduced."

Fran sighed:

"You've also studied the Paladin's Training Manual, so you should know the casting process for divine spells, right?"

“Yes, gather holy light, pray to Her Majesty the Goddess, and then the divine spell will be activated,” Valensa replied.

"That's pretty much it. Thanks to the blessing and favor of Her Majesty the Goddess, the divine spells we use are far more powerful and effective than the holy light we consume. Therefore, in battles between people of the same level, most other cultivators cannot defeat us paladins."

Fran then gave a wry smile:

"However, this phenomenon only occurs in lands blessed by Her Majesty the Goddess. It doesn't work in places like the Wasteland. So even if we know where the beasts' lair is, it's difficult to completely eliminate them because our combat power will be greatly reduced in the Wasteland."

The situation inside this cave is similar to that of the Wasteland... Perhaps it's the powerful resentment left behind by the many dead here, or perhaps it's for some other reason... In any case, the connection of the faith circuit is very unstable.

"This……"

Valensa basically understood.

Simply put, the paladins' power is based on the network of faith circuits; now that the network is down, their strength will be greatly reduced.

But there's still one thing Valensa doesn't quite understand:

"If the faith circuit connection is unstable, will everyone be unable to use divine magic? And Sister Rika has been here before and even encountered that necromancer, how come she's alright?"

"This..."

This time, a paladin squad leader answered Valensa, and he looked quite ashamed:

"Because we are not the kind of excellent paladins, we can only use most of the divine spells we practice, but we do not fully understand the essence of divine spells."

When we are blessed by the goddess, we only need to gather holy light and offer prayers, and the divine spell will be activated naturally.

Now that Her Majesty the Goddess's favor is gone, to successfully cast a divine spell, one must understand its operating principles and precisely control the holy light... My apologies, sir, we have been negligent in our training."

"You are indeed too lazy!"

Fran didn't hesitate to reprimand him. As Rika's adjutant, she was the rightful superior of these ordinary paladin squads, so reprimanding them was effortless for her.

"Her grace is indeed great, but that is no excuse for you not to work hard!"

As warriors of Her Majesty the Goddess, we should be defending Her Majesty's glory with our lives, not relying on Her Majesty's protection!

If they were truly skilled paladins, while the power of their divine spells would be diminished in this situation, they wouldn't be unable to use them at all! You guys are just too incompetent!

"I'm sorry, sir."

The reprimanded paladins were all ashamed and dared not argue back.

"Forget it, there's no point in lecturing them now. I believe that after this practical lesson, they will work hard to cultivate themselves when they go back."

Valensa tactfully smoothed things over and praised Fran:

"Anyway, Fran, you're so powerful that you chased away three high-level undead of the Lighthouse level in one go, so there's nothing to be afraid of, right?"

"...No, the real difficulties are just beginning."

Fran's expression was serious:

You should find out soon.

Chapter 193 I think I'm one of those exceptionally outstanding paladins.

Indeed, we found out very quickly.

Almost as soon as Valensa and the others finished speaking, the three Lighthouse-level undead that had been knocked away or chased away by Fran reappeared.

Not only were they unharmed, but they also brought many low-level undead to surround the group.

"This is……"

Several paladins frowned.

Fran's previous attacks were definitely powerful. Even if they weren't enough to kill the Lighthouse instantly, she shouldn't have been completely unharmed after being hit directly.

"This is the difficulty I was talking about."

Fran sighed:

"Don't forget the environment here... There are a lot of skeletons and the resentment of the dead here, making it an absolute home ground for undead and dark creatures."

My vampire power has increased considerably here, but so have theirs... Unless I can completely annihilate them with sufficiently powerful energy, or purify them with divine magic, even cutting off their heads and piercing their hearts won't help... They can quickly recover by devouring bones and resentment.”

"This……"

Valensa frowned; she now understood just how dangerous the situation was.

The inability to deliver a fatal blow to the three high-level undead means that what follows will be a war of attrition.

On the other side, there were bones and resentment scattered everywhere as a backup, while the paladins had lost the protection of the goddess, and the holy light within them was dwindling.

Even if Fran is relatively strong, it would be difficult for her to deal with three lighthouses at the same time, not to mention that there is a large number of low-level undead launching a siege.

It's not a big problem in the short term, but if it goes on for too long, Fran might be fine, but the other paladins, whose strength has been greatly reduced due to the loss of the goddess's protection, will definitely suffer casualties.

"How about we ask Sister Rika for help?"

After thinking for a moment, Valensa suggested:

"With Rika's abilities, she should be able to handle everything easily."

“What Sister Lika said is indeed possible, but…”

Fran smiled wryly:

"Valenza, have you forgotten? The faith circuit is extremely unstable right now, and communication magic is the magic that relies most on the faith circuit... How are you going to ask Rika for help? Shout?"

"This……"

Valensa hesitated for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she exclaimed:

"No! No, no, no!"

"...What's wrong? What did you think of? Why are you so startled?"

Fran rolled her eyes at Valensa, and the other paladins looked at her curiously as well.

"The faith circuits here are disrupted, and it has nothing to do with the resentment of the dead!"

Valensa explained excitedly, even taking out her little golden stick:

"Do you all remember? When I first arrived in this area, I used this link to search for relevant information in the church's database. The link was very smooth at the time, which shows that the faith circuit was working properly."

It wasn't until those three high-ranking undead appeared that everyone's faith circuits were disrupted!

In other words, what interferes with the faith circuit is not the resentment of the dead, but something else here that was only activated at the start of the battle.

As long as we can find that one and destroy it…

"Once everyone's divine spell power is restored, we can easily take down those mere three Lighthouse-level undead!"

Fran's eyes lit up, and she gritted her teeth as she looked at the approaching undead:

"I'll hold them off here as much as I can. The task of finding and disrupting the interference is in your hands, Valencia. The others will cover you."

"No, let them stay and help you. It's easier for me to act alone."

Valensa chuckled softly:

"After all, I'm a top-tier soldier. Commanding is just for fun. Infiltrating, searching, and sabotaging on my own is more my style."

"...Can you manage on your own?"

Fran had some doubts about Valensa's abilities:

"Even if I manage to hold off those three Lighthouse-level undead, there are still quite a few Pearl-level undead. Without the ability to use divine magic, you'd have a tough time even fighting a Pearl-level undead one-on-one, right?"

"Hmph, who said I can't use divine magic?"

Valensa seemed to have been waiting for these words. She immediately puffed out her chest proudly and, to the astonishment of the paladins, swung her alloy longsword, unleashing a blazing holy light blade.