The story of the black silk female knight

"That's why I suggested we go home... You'd better not use the power of the evil god lightly."

Tia also insisted on her opinion and explained:

"Have you forgotten the investigation reports I showed you? The underground ruins of the Wasteland may very well belong to another god... If you use the power of an evil god in a temple, the ruins' defense mechanism may very well detect it as a threatening intrusion."

One powerful beast oracle is already enough to make things difficult for us, and if another wave of powerful enemies comes... are you really that eager to die with me in this wretched place?"

"Ah this..."

Valensa opened her mouth, but then fell silent.

She was very unwilling, but had to admit that Tia's analysis made a lot of sense.

"How about this..."

After gritting her teeth and racking her brains for nearly half a minute, Valensa finally spoke again:

“We can try exploring this ruin to see if there’s any other way to kill that gorilla… or find the exit of this ruin, lure the gorilla outside, and then I’ll kill it in my evil god form.”

"That's...ok."

Tia actually wanted to go straight back, but she knew Valensa better and was worried that Valensa would find another opportunity to sneak off to the Barrens for adventure, so she finally agreed.

Bioenergy is conserved, and in order to ensure Valensa has more energy reserves for the upcoming battle, Tia stopped replenishing herself from Valensa after her headache subsided.

This resulted in Tia still being quite weak and unable to walk fast, so Valensa had to carry her.

Valensa had already observed and briefly studied the nearby alloy walls and damaged devices. This time, she simply looked at them briefly behind Tia's back and exchanged opinions with her.

Both agreed that it was hard to say whether the ruins belonged to the gods, but the civilization that built them was definitely a super civilization with highly advanced technology and mysticism.

After inspecting the walls and the damaged equipment, Valensa arrived at the three-way intersection she had come from earlier; the Great Prophet of the Wild Beasts had just come from the right-hand intersection.

Which direction should we go?

Valensa looked back at Tia, who also shook her head.

There is absolutely no information available about the surrounding area, making it impossible to determine which side leads to the depths of the ruins or which side leads to the exit.

There's nothing we can do but rely on luck.

Valensa's luck wasn't originally that great, since she always got a pity pull every time she opened a blind box.

But now she has already used 11 rare purple enhancement cards to boost her luck, and she can use mental power to multiply her luck even further.

Wish me luck, wish me luck, wish me luck...

With this thought constantly on her mind, Valensa rummaged through her storage space and found a sausage that she believed to have been from yesterday morning.

She took a bite first, flattened one end of the sausage slightly, then placed that end on the ground, watched as the sausage wobbled a few times before collapsing with a thud.

Walk in the middle.

Valensa decided to trust in luck and carried Tia into the middle passage.

The walls on both sides of the passage were still made of some kind of alloy. At first, there were some patterns that looked like words on the walls, but they disappeared quickly.

Not only that, the originally horizontal passageway gradually became angled and descended, eventually becoming almost like a staircase leading downstairs, except that the ground was flat.

"I have a feeling we're heading to some weird place..."

Valensa muttered something to herself, but didn't slow her pace.

Rather than regretting her decision to turn back, she still wanted to believe in her luck.

One can't always have bad luck, right? And this is enhanced luck... Who knows what treasures might be hidden deep inside the passage that could easily defeat the Great Prophet of the Wild Beasts?

With this in mind, Valensa continued walking for about ten more minutes before she had to stop.

There's no way forward... or rather, we're blocked.

It was a large alloy door, and apart from a few strange graffiti, there was nothing on it that allowed interaction with the door.

The gate was also very sturdy. Valensa tried to increase her strength and threw a few punches, but her small fists, which were strong enough to pierce a 20mm steel plate, failed to leave a mark on the gate.

With Moonkiss not around, the cross-handled lightsaber is only as powerful as a toothpick, and the penetrating power of those firearms might not even be as high as Valensa's fist.

If it were someone else, they would probably just dejectedly return the way they came and find another way.

But Valencia's repeated efforts to enhance her intelligence and play numerous puzzle games to adapt to the enhanced intelligence finally paid off at this moment.

She carefully observed the graffiti on the door, as well as the nearby walls, ground, and ceiling, and quickly found several interactive elements reminiscent of those in puzzle games.

Worried about the possibility of a mechanism that locks everything out if a mistake is made, Valensa didn't act immediately but instead discussed and explored the issue with Tia.

Using their individual wisdom and combining it with their experience playing puzzle games, the two spent five or six minutes coming up with a solution that they both considered quite perfect.

Valensa proceeded to solve the mystery according to the agreed-upon plan.

Perhaps their approach to solving the mystery was truly correct.

Or perhaps it was Valensa's enhanced luck that came into play.

In short, the strange graffiti on the alloy door flashed a few times and then disappeared, and the door slowly rose up.

Behind the door, a double whammy of disappointment and surprise awaited.

Disappointingly, there was no new road leading to the entrance, only a small room.

Unexpectedly, in the room, a beautiful woman, impaled by a silver longsword through her chest, smiled at Valensa and Tia:

"Hi."

Chapter 76 I Am the Holy Knight

The woman who was pinned to the ground with a silver sword piercing her chest was very beautiful.

She had long, black hair that reached past her waist, beautiful and alluring purple eyes like stars in the night sky, and exquisitely beautiful features that were almost perfect, as if she had been 3D printed according to perfect humanoid aesthetic data.

Judging by her face alone, her beauty surpasses that of Valensa and Tia; she is unrealistically beautiful.

Her clothes were also beautiful; they were the kind of witch-like dresses in the Lolita style, with lots of lace trim on the neckline, cuffs, and hem. The dress was low-cut and short, showing off her alluring figure and fiery charm without reservation.

Her legs were also quite long, on par with Valensa's. She wore red high heels with black soles, and her legs were covered with a thin layer of black suspender stockings, with lace trim at the top.

"Hehe... Look what I found!"

While Valencia was sizing up the woman, the woman was also sizing up Valencia and Tia.

Her smile deepened, and her speech took on a translator's tone, almost like a comedic performance:

"Oh, it's actually a half-demon god and an apprentice from the Sage's Tower, and they seem to be very close and friendly... Hmm, are wolf-and-sheep love stories still so popular these days?"

"No, don't tell me the answer yet, let me guess!"

Seeing Valencia's lips twitch as if she wanted to speak, the woman on the ground waved her hands repeatedly, then, like a famous detective, rested her chin on her hand:

"This must be a heart-wrenching love story... A certain evil god who descended into this world fell in love with a junior apprentice of the Sage's Tower, but was opposed by his elders and was chased all the way. In the end, he could only escape to this place that most intelligent life forms despise, right?"

Hmm... Based on my experience, the Church of the Sun has most likely made its move as well... So you're being hunted by paladins and sages?

Then we're companions! I'm not afraid to tell you, I was sealed here by the five saintesses of the Church of the Sun and the three great sages of the Sage's Tower!

"Quick, quick... Do you see this sword on my body? If you pull this sword out, I can regain my freedom and help you, allowing you to live a carefree life here."

Was it sealed here by a group of holy maidens and great sages?

That must be an extremely dangerous person!

Valensa took a few steps back, maintaining a posture where she could turn and run at any moment, and smiled.

“I’m sorry you’re wrong, madam. We are not being hunted by paladins and sages. In fact, you’re right, I am a paladin of the Church of the Sun.”

"Huh? You're a paladin? Are you kidding me?"

The woman on the ground clearly did not believe it:

"How could an evil god like you possibly be a paladin of the Church of the Sun? You... uh."

As she spoke, before Valensa could answer, the woman's voice trailed off:

"Speaking of which, of the five Saintesses of the Church of the Sun who besieged me back then, it seems that only the weakest one was a pure-blooded human. The other four, who wielded divine artifacts, all had some dark blood in them... Tsk, as expected of that guy, even after being a goddess for so many years, he's still so lewd and has such strange fetishes, liking to collect beauties with dark blood to serve as his priestesses..."

"...You also know Her Majesty the Goddess?"

Valensa was genuinely surprised this time, and even Tia's eyes widened in astonishment.

"The Sun Goddess? Of course I know her."

The woman on the ground snorted, acting as if she were someone of a very high seniority:

"Although that guy is incredibly strong now, the absolute ruler of this world, she's still over a thousand years younger than me in terms of age!"

"Then...you are also a god? An evil god?"

Valensa guessed cautiously.

Sealed here by a group of saints and great sages, claiming to know the Sun Goddess and being older than her, she could only be a god, right?

"...God? Humph, I don't care."

This question seemed to have touched a nerve with the woman on the ground; her expression was somewhat complicated, and she pouted with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance.

"Although I have no divine status or position, I am more powerful than many gods! Apart from the planet where the Sun Goddess was born, all life perished in that catastrophe, including many self-proclaimed invincible gods, but I am the only one who survived! I am the only life form in the entire universe, apart from the Sun Goddess and her associates, to have lived through two great eras."

"Yes, yes, you're amazing!"

Valensa gave a seemingly perfunctory compliment, but a thought stirred within her.

This woman actually has a clear understanding of the concepts of the universe and planets, and may indeed know a lot of knowledge and secrets that are hard for ordinary people to imagine.

"You're actually quite interested in these things, aren't you?"

The woman on the ground seemed to notice Valensa's curiosity and laughed again:

"How about we make a deal? You release me, and I'll tell you the stories you want to know, even the embarrassing history of your goddess before she became a goddess."

"No, Your Majesty the Goddess has no dark history!"

Valensa was actually a little tempted, but she had to pretend. Besides, she couldn't be too careful about someone who had obviously done something bad and was sealed away.

"How do I know if you're lying to me? What if you release me and then hurt us or wreak havoc on the entire continent?"

As Valencia spoke, she turned away to hide her expression from the woman and took a step forward, seemingly preparing to leave.

"I am a steadfast paladin! I will not be swayed by your sweet talk! You can stay here by yourself! We're leaving."

"Hey, wait..."

The woman on the ground was clearly getting anxious.

But before she could finish speaking, a loud boom resounded, the entire room and hallway trembled slightly, and a thunderous roar drew ever closer:

"I know you're nearby! Come out, hiding won't help! Today you will be buried in these ruins, rewriting the fate of my people!"

...The gorilla is almost here!

Valensa's expression changed slightly, and she quickly retreated back to the woman's side.

"Oh ho ho... It seems I guessed right about your situation, even though I misjudged your identities. You are indeed being hunted by a powerful enemy, aren't you?"

The woman on the ground seemed somewhat gloating:

"Thinking about it, if I hadn't been chased by a powerful enemy and was in such a panic that I had no choice but to flee, who would have been able to find me here?"

"...If I let you out, can you help me kill that guy outside?"

Valensa gritted her teeth, ignored the woman's sarcasm, and asked a serious question.

"That guy outside..."

The woman thought for a moment:

"Judging from its roar and the vibrations it created, its energy level is not low. According to your current classification method... well, it's probably at the peak of the Star Glory level, almost at the Moon Glory level. I can't beat it."

Chapter 77: Pay close attention, I'll only demonstrate once.

"Peak of Star Glory, huh...?"

Valensa nodded slightly, which was roughly in line with her assessment.

The Great Prophet of the Wild Beasts is slightly stronger than a regular Star-level Prophet, but the difference is limited; he shouldn't be at the Moon-level.

After all, according to the soul memories of the donkey-faced, skinny beast, the Great Prophet of the Beast had only been in the Radiant Rank for a few years. If he could break through to the Lunar Radiant Rank so quickly, that would be too amazing.