The Holy Knights were theoretically the Holy Temple's strongest combat unit, a powerful deterrent at its disposal. Three of these five had surpassed the abundance stage. As knights, their combat skills and physical strength gave them enormous advantages, while their armor was a powerful treasure blessed by the Sacred Mountain. They were confident they could intervene in a fifth-tier battle.
The leading Holy Knight ran ahead, with the other four close behind. Holy power emerged from all five at once, joining into a curtain of light that formed a luminous V-shaped arrowhead.
"In the name of Holy Light, let evil be judged-"
A glimmer suddenly appeared at one point in the heart of the dense clouds overhead, as though light had bleached them white. That bright patch then began spreading outward.
Whoosh!
Boundless light tore through the clouds, opening a breach directly above the Royal Palace. Bright Holy Light filled the entire area, forcing even the Shadow Demon to recoil.
"Mulan Jonester-we are Holy Knights of the Holy Temple! We have come to help you-"
"These shadows come from the Otherworld! You aren't fighting that man alone, but the demons behind him as well-"
The Holy Knights shouted to Mulan as they rapidly approached. All five leaped into the air, pushing off the buildings beneath their feet. Their broadswords, war hammers, and other weapons were already shrouded in dense Holy Light as they struck fiercely at the Shadow Demon.
Bang! Boom!
Holy Light lashed like whips at the Shadow Demon's enormous body of shadow.
"Just in time-"
Mulan had not stopped either. The instant the Holy Knights attacked, he unleashed another surge of radiant power in perfect coordination, hurtling toward the Shadow Demon with the momentum of a plunge from the sky.
Boom!
Light and darkness collided. The shock wave