The fourth Knight King

Feland World.

The year is 698 in the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom calendar.

(Because the Golden Lion Knight Order were Saintess Jeanne's direct descendants and occupied Proadas, the legitimate land in the center of the continent, they were nominally the leaders of all the rebel armies and the countries established by their descendants.)

Therefore, the mainland's chronology is based on the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom.

Proadas Plains.

Proadas Lake.

This is the territory of the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom, who worship the White Gold Moon.

For hundreds of years, the Knight King of the Knight Nation has generally been a female Knight.

They do not practice a hereditary system, but rather maintain the tradition through a master-apprentice system.

Under the guidance of the Angel Jeanne, each generation of the Knight King of the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom has the opportunity to ascend to Paradise Mountain and become Angel.

The lineage continues to this day, and the current ruler is the fourth generation of Knight King, Queen Artoria, from the ancient Pendragon Family.

Artoria Pendragon's bloodline can be traced back to her ancestor, an ancient duke also named Artoria, who possessed the blood of Red Dragon and the blood of Lionheart, making her the purest bloodline of Radiance.

Her Knight Talent was also exceptional, so she was taken in as a disciple by the former Knight King Diana.

Several years ago, Knight King Diana led the Golden Lion Knight Order and a coalition of nations on an eastern expedition, but unfortunately died in battle against the Sea Folk.

The allied forces suffered a crushing defeat, leading to the complete occupation of Rosendas by the Sea Folk and a significant loss of prestige for the Knight Nation!

Fortunately, with Jeanne's help, her soul ascended to Paradise Mountain, and Diana's disciple, Artoria, ascended to the throne.

This day.

Artoria led her personal guards out to the Proadas Plains for a hunt and relaxation.

Due to the defeat of the previous King, the Golden Lion Knight Order ' strength was greatly diminished, and the nation's prestige plummeted.

This has led to [the situation] in recent years.

Some Kingdom and duchies established by the former rebel leaders and their descendants gradually developed different intentions and stopped supporting the Golden Lion Knight Order.

Originally, the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom and these other nations were only nominal leaders, with de facto allies. They had almost no control over these nations and relied entirely on the prestige of Saintess Jeanne.

Centuries later, as the older generation of rebels passed away, the influence of the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom gradually diminished.

Perhaps in the near future, it will just be an ordinary Kingdom on the mainland.

Riding on a snow-white warhorse.

Knight King Artoria is contemplating the future of her nation.

"The numerous kingdoms established by the descendants of the rebels in the central and southern regions have long been corrupted by the nobility and no longer support the Kingdom. Instead, they are eyeing the Kingdom's south with covetous intent, and there is a lot of tension between them."

The southern kingdoms are constantly at war with each other. Meanwhile, the Sea Folk of the east have come ashore, becoming increasingly aggressive.

"The Habsburg Kingdom rose in the southeast, conquering the entire Lomanda Region and destroying most of the southeastern kingdoms."

"The Sun Elf Kingdom in the southwest is about to conquer the Snake People Kingdom."

"The North kingdoms, which had always followed the Kingdom's lead, gradually ceased to obey the Kingdom's leadership after the teacher's crushing defeat, and all harbored ambitions to become the leader of the alliance of kingdoms."

"As for the Western Sea Coast, the two Kingdom established by the descendants of Lionheart in the north and south have been trying to restore the Glory for the past few centuries, and they've been fighting tooth and nail to the point of exhaustion!"

"The Lionfolk Royal Court of the North grasslands is growing stronger and stronger, having reclaimed the entire grasslands. A few days ago, I even received a report that they defeated the Amelo Duchy in the far north of Momed Region! And they are continuing to fight the remaining three great duchies."

"The small, foreign kingdoms in the north are also restless; they are said to be planning to establish a Federation state."

"The Orc Tribal Alliance in the Greya Region is also ambitious; they worship the Goddess of the Earth and the God of the Underworld, and are eyeing the southeast of Feland with covetous intent."

(The Greya Region is the original Greya Continent; the new generation of Feland considers it an extension of the continent.)

" In the Opler Region, the numerous kingdoms established by the Silver Moon Elf and the many Human Race Kingdom established by the descendants of Arona are constantly at war, without a single day of peace!"

(The Opler Region is the original Opler Continent, which the new generation of Feland considers to be the southernmost part of the continent.)

" In the Finoton Continent Region, the Dark Elf Kingdom frequently battles the Silver Moon Elf of Nadashil and the Forest Elf of the Edith Region."

(The Finoton Continent Region is the original Finoton Continent, which the new generation of Feland considers to be the Far East of the continent.)

"The White Gold Elf Kingdom on the far South Sea is peaceful and has always been a staunch ally of the Knight Nation, but unfortunately it's too far away."

"The Holy City has always supported the Knight Kingdom, but unfortunately, a few years ago, the High Priest established the Holy Church State in the Melansen Region and declared himself Pope. Neighboring kingdoms that worship the White Gold Moon have all aligned themselves with it, and in recent years, the Holy City's investment in the Kingdom has decreased significantly."

Artoria's head was about to explode at the thought.

"Oh no, what should I do?"

"My dearest Joan of Arc, all the past kings, my teacher, how can we maintain peace on the continent?"

"Our small Knight Nation could never possibly do that!"

Just as she was feeling confused and overwhelmed, a dazzling blue beam of light suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the vast plains ahead, and a chaotic aura of the Abyss erupted between heaven and earth.

She and her personal guards' warhorses were all startled, neighing and trying to run backward.

"Everyone, calm the horses down, don't move!"

After giving the order, Artoria finally calmed the frightened horse and looked up at the blue portal that had suddenly appeared on the Proadas Plains.

At this moment, one of the guards suddenly turned pale and said in fear.

"Your Majesty, I know what this is now?"

"The Kingdom Library has records of a similar blue-light gate appearing once before, during the Age of the Elf Dynasty."

"This is a portal to the Abyss! Demon are about to invade our world!"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of panic crossed Artoria's eyes, and her golden hair stood on end, but she quickly regained her composure.

She is the Knight King, the lord of millions of people in the Golden Lion Knight Kingdom, and the Grand Master of the Golden Lion Knight Order. She must always remain calm!

Then she shouted loudly.

"What's the panic? We are the Kingdom's Knight. This land is our territory, and millions of the Kingdom's people live on it. Even if it's Abyss Demon, we cannot back down."

The Knight in charge of guards all looked ashamed.

"Your Majesty, we understand."

"Sona, you go back first and tell the Kingdom's ministers and the Holy Church. The rest of you stay here with me and see how things go."

"Yes, my king!"

The group of royal Knight responded.

One of the female Knight rode back to the royal city.

They continued to observe the suddenly appearing Gate of the Abyss, their bodies tense, gripping their longswords, ready for battle at any moment.

The next moment.

An elite legion, exuding an aura of grim determination, marched out of the Gate of the Abyss in perfect unison!