The knight king of the otherworldly moon

Unlike before, this time, the person who followed Lucifer's side was Joan of Arc.

Along the way, it was fine at first, but the closer we got to Salem, the more people felt that there was a depressing atmosphere in the air.

After a while, a white mist appeared on a knight's body, and his expression was a little painful.

Although Lucifer did not turn his head, he had noticed the change in the knight behind him.

"Luf, your time is up, retreat now."

Lucifer shouted behind him.

"King, I can still..."

The knight named Luffy still wanted to persevere, he wanted to fight side by side with his king, and like now, he left without even seeing the enemy.

Facing such a knight, Lucifer used the most direct method.

"This is an order.

Do you want to disobey my orders?"

"...as ordered!"

After speaking, the knight immediately left the group and withdrew behind him.

"Listen, my knights.

Your retreat is not without meaning, this time the enemy is hidden in the dark, we can't see their real appearance at all.

Because of this, you must protect your life from the enemies that may appear before our eyes later.

Then there are people who find that they feel unwell and return immediately.

Did you hear that"

At this moment, Lucifer continued to announce loudly to all the knights.

Although Lucifer's words had already been explained, the knights felt extremely aggrieved.

They are the king's most elite knights, from the defeat of France to the suppression of all the rebellions in the country, they have never been afraid, and they have never taken a step back.

But now, without even knowing who the enemy is, they are retreating, and they feel that their glory is being dusted.

And all this came from Lucifer's order, the order to let them live, which made them feel even more guilty.

But in any case, in their hearts, the king's order comes first.

Only this is absolute.

"As ordered!"

The team of 300 people continued to move forward, and some people continued to return. When they reached the periphery of Salem, the magic power in the air seemed to be poisonous mist, which made people feel a sense of suffocation.

Compared with the previous two days, the concentration of magic power here has expanded a lot, and now, only half of the knights are left.

Then, they finally saw their first enemy, perhaps it was inaccurate, because what stood in front of them at the moment was a wolf burning with flames.

It is more than five meters tall and more than ten meters long.

Full orange flame.

Just when Lucifer and the others saw it, the giant wolf was tearing apart and trampling several people who were about to escape.

Behind the giant wolf, an iron gate can be seen slowly closing.

The situation didn't give Lucy a reaction, because I don't know when, huge monsters also appeared on the other two sides.

Only this time it was a deformed looking bird, and a Chimera exuding black mist,,,.

In less than a moment, they seemed to have fallen into a situation of being surrounded.

The information is seriously lacking, but the current situation is not the worst. Lucifer looked at the door that was about to close over there, and at the same time paid attention to these... gigantic monsters.

In his heart, he began to weigh whether to deal with these monsters first, or to enter Salem first.

At this time, Percival took the initiative to stand up and say.

"My lord, that door is about to close.

Time is precious, leave it to me to wait here, please take one step first."

He also observed the abnormality of this door. If this thing is a barrier now, now is the best time to enter.

"Percival."

Lucifer didn't hesitate any more, or he didn't have much time to hesitate.

"exist!"

"I now appoint you as commander here, and I have only one order.

After I enter, follow me if I can.

If not, return safely with all the knights."

"As ordered."

While accepting the order, Percival roared.

"Open the way for the king."

"As ordered!"

The light on the knights' swords quickly converged on Percival's blade, the sword in his hand swung down, and the huge torrent of magic caused the monster to evade immediately.

At the same time, Lucifer took Joan of Arc and quickly took advantage of this gap to enter the gate.

It's not that he doesn't want to do it himself, it's just that in this unknown situation, his magic power can save energy.

There may be bigger battles to come.

At the last moment when the door closed, Lucifer looked at Percival and nodded to him.

Percival saluted Lucifer with one hand, then swung the sword in his hand, targeting the monsters in front of him.

Lucifer and Joan of Arc came to this gate, only to suddenly realize that the situation was different from what they had imagined.

The magic in the air here is not as strong as before, but when he thought of the existence of nightmares, Lucifer instinctively felt that this might be the home of nightmares.

What comes into view is a huge city dominated by Gothic, and the whole city is exuding a strange atmosphere under the reflection of the moonlight.

"Strange, here there is no uncomfortable feeling like before.

And the city in front of me... Is it really Salem?

It's completely different from what I've seen outside before."

Jeanne looked around, feeling a little strange.

"Enchantment, time and space may be distorted, and this place may have long been alienated.

It may even be that we are already standing in a certain inherent enchantment."

Lucifer............ quickly discovered the problem with the current situation.

"Can the inherent barrier be projected into reality?"

Jeanne asked back.

Now she is no longer a magician, so she feels that there is a problem.

With the inherent result that shrouds a city like now, the magic power consumed will definitely be extremely huge.

She couldn't imagine who did it and for what.

"There is an erosion-type inherent barrier that can do it.

The ordinary inherent barrier is to create one's own world in reality, but the erosive barrier is to project one's own barrier into the present, forcibly distorting reality.

It turns out that this is the case, so that the external situation can also make sense.”

"make sense"

"There is the border between reality and another world, so magic will be abnormally distorted.

Anyway, what we need to do now is to find the problem as soon as possible, and then fix it.

Follow me and don't get lost."

"Um."

Saying that, Lucifer walked carefully towards the center of the city with Joan of Arc.

no.273 Strange Clinic

On a stone bridge leading to the center of the city, the battle was going on, and there was the sound of swords slamming several times in the air.

Then it went out again.

Lucifer put away the holy sword in his hand, and in front of him, a tall figure with a height of three meters had fallen, his body withered rapidly in a pool of blood, turned into a mummified corpse after a while, and then weathered.

At this moment, Joan of Arc also put down the spear king flag in her hand, and she sighed.

She had already prepared for the battle, but it was the first time in actual combat, so she had some bad reactions.

The Salem in front of me is no longer the small town I saw in the distance. It looks more like a metropolis that was once prosperous but now withered.

Lucifer walked into the city with Joan of Arc, and a building in front of him gave him the illusion of returning to Lothric.

However, delusions are just delusions.

"How are you, Jeanne?"

Lucifer noticed Joan's somewhat ugly face.

"Well, just a little disgusted."

"As far as your first actual combat is concerned, this level of scene may be a little too exciting...  

If you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself, it's fine for me to carry you."

After thinking about it, Lucifer said this.

She was still in the danger zone, and it was obviously not as convenient to carry her while walking with her.

After all, you need to hold it with your hands, but you don't need to carry it on your back.

This way, both hands can be used for fighting.

"It's okay, just a little disgusted, it'll be fine in a while.

Don't worry, Lucifer.

With you by my side, I will never force myself to mess around."

"Um."

Lucifer didn't say any more, and they moved on.

The steps under my feet have gone by for a long time, but I have not seen... a person as tall as before.

After walking up the steps, Lucifer and Joan of Arc came to the main street of the city, if they had thought before.

There is no one to be seen here, and the red moon in the sky gradually becomes: deep, like a reversed timing.

Suddenly, Lucifer sensed something was wrong in front of him, and he pulled Joan to hide in the hidden alley next to him.

"Shh!"

Lucifer put his finger on Jeanne's mouth and gestured to the outside with his eyes.

Joan of Arc now looked at the corner of the street outside the alley.

There was an already crazy carnival going on there at this time.

The figures of a dozen peasants and human beings are spinning around a blazing flame, and the red light of their eyes can be vaguely seen through the light.

Not surprisingly, these people are no longer saved.

"O great god, I am waiting to offer everything.

I ask you to come here."

A man in the center raised his arms and shouted to the sky.

Then, others did the same.