(Heartfelt thanks to 'Lei Xiang', 'Sui Feng Qi Wu', 'Drifting Alone Through Ice and Fire', and 'Yume no Shouyou' for their rewards!)
"Whoosh!"
Amid the sound of tearing air, the sharp gust from the sword arrived before the knight's sword that stabbed violently forward, blowing up the bangs hanging over Wu Yan's forehead as he stood before Sylvia beneath Veronica's greatsword. Wu Yan's previously calm eyes suddenly narrowed.
Without any warning, Wu Yan abruptly twisted his body aside, stretched out a hand, and fiercely struck toward the blade of the knight's sword that came stabbing at him with a shrill whistle through the air!
"Clang!"
With a crisp ring, violent force surged from before Wu Yan and swept in every direction, snapping the members of the welcoming party out of their bewilderment at the sudden turn of events.
Only then did everyone present clearly see what was happening.
The Holy Celestial Dragon Knight serving as captain of Veronica's personal guard, who should have been standing behind Veronica, had somehow drawn his knight's sword and taken up a stabbing stance beside her.
Before the knight's sword thrust out by the captain of the personal guard, Wu Yan had pinched the blade between two fingers, blocking the attack just launched at him!
"You..." The captain of the personal guard apparently had not expected this outcome. His eyes were filled with astonishment as he looked at Wu Yan.
It was not only the captain of the personal guard. Even Veronica, Sylvia, Rebecca, Cosette, Ash, Eco, and the others were somewhat stunned.
That was no ordinary captain of the personal guard. He was a Holy Celestial Dragon Knight equipped with Holy Knight Armor!
Although he had not used his inherent magical armament, the greatest expression of Holy Knight Armor's power, and had only used