Ah... Alexander!
Angela cheered with delight and turned to see the figure that had appeared behind her.
The moment the tall figure appeared, the girl felt the heavy pressure on her body vanish instantly. Her eyes cleared, and all her anxiety and worry disappeared.
Lampard, standing beside Angela, finally released his grip on the hilt of the Black Divine Weapon Sword and let out a soft breath. The crowds on both sides of the street couldn't help but let out low cheers. King Alexander had arrived! Everyone suddenly seemed to have found a pillar of support. They firmly believed that in this world, no difficulty could defeat the omnipotent King Alexander.
"Untie your chains and get out of here."
Sun Fei looked at the short, fat cultivator swaggering before him and said calmly.
The obese, short monk was furious, but... he clearly sensed a dangerous aura emanating from the young man before him that made his heart pound and his head spin. This aura told him without any attempt to conceal it: get away quickly, or... the consequences would be dire.
As if under hypnotic spell, the short, fat monk released the [ Light Chain ], freeing the poor chestnut-haired girl who had been bound by the noose. The chestnut-haired girl trembled like a frightened little rabbit and ran to Sun Fei. Angela whispered comforting words to her, her slender hands gently stroking the girl's hair, soothing her fear.
Sun Fei stood in front of them, saying nothing, but calmly looking over.
It was just a simple glance.
However, wherever their gaze fell, the knights' squires, who had been as fierce as wolves and tigers just moments before, now seemed to have seen the king of the jungle's hounds; they were all terrified, trembling with fear...
No one dared to meet Sun Fei's eyes.
Those cultivators who were tightly gripping the [ Light Chain ] felt Sun Fei's gaze on them, and immediately felt as if a sharp sword was held to their necks. Their hands trembled and quickly released the [ Light Chain ], as if what they held was not the [ Light Chain ], a Church artifact that allowed them to bind even nobles, but a red-hot branding iron.
Those unfortunate people who were locked up felt as if they had been granted a pardon. Terrified, they quickly scrambled to their feet and hid behind Sun Fei.
In their eyes, this figure was the most impregnable wall in the world. Half a month ago, when the Black Armor Army attacked the city, this figure had defended the country's borders. And now, it was this same figure who had saved them from the clutches of death at the last minute.
Tap tap tap tap tap...
Sun Fei ignored the cultivators and their entourage who were completely terrified. He walked quietly to the gilded magic carriage. The dozen or so guards who were on high alert did not dare to stop him at all. They obediently made way for him, as if they were seeing Sun Fei their master.
Sun Fei placed his hand on the carriage shaft and gently tapped it, saying, "Hey, come out, let's have a good talk."
There was no movement inside the carriage.
The atmosphere was eerily silent.
"My patience isn't that great." Sun Fei frowned, and the power of a level 20 Barbarian erupted. A sharp aura began to spread from his body, a sign that he was about to unleash his attack.
Just then, there was a creaking sound.
The faint hum of wood rubbing together, barely audible, sent a shiver down everyone's spine.
Because [ the Two-Legged Bald-Headed Rattlesnake ] has finally reappeared.
"So it's His Majesty Alexander..." The priest Mazzola opened the carriage door. This vicious, treacherous, and greedy Rattlesnake no longer stood arrogantly on the carriage steps, but instead bent down, stood on the ground, and smiled as he gave a slight bow, "I was just about to visit His King to congratulate King Alexander on his formal acceptance of the Zenit Empire's investiture and ascension to the throne in five days... Hehe, I didn't expect to meet Your Majesty so soon. Please accept King Alexander 'Mazzola congratulations on behalf of the Holy Church."
The people around were stunned.
The knights and monks stared in disbelief at Lord Mazzola, looking at him as if he were a complete stranger. This was insane! When did our arrogant and domineering Lord Mazola become so kind and approachable, like an old man? Even his attitude just now... it was almost like he was fawning over the young King before him? What was going on?
Only Lampard, standing at a distance, noticed that as the priest Mazzola sprang from the carriage door, his gaze barely swept over the knight leader Luciano in the distance, who subtly shook his head.
Unfortunately, Sun Fei didn't take Rattlesnake's flattery to heart.
There wasn't even the slightest bit of polite reciprocation.
"Why did you arrest my people?" Sun Fei pointed to the group of young women and middle-aged men standing beside Angela, still shaken, Earth Inquiry rudely. His brows furrowed slightly, his eyes fixed on Mazzola, his gaze like a sharp knife, as if he would slice Mazzola into pieces if Mazzola gave him an answer that didn't satisfy him.
Surprisingly, even upon hearing such an almost accusatory question, Rattlesnake displayed a patience completely out of character. He glanced at Sun Fei's finger with slight surprise, as if he himself knew nothing about the matter, and chuckled, "Heh heh, so His Majesty is angry about this. I only realized a second ago that perhaps Princess Angela is right, perhaps there's some misunderstanding. Release them, release them quickly... Your Alexander, the Church has indeed received information that evil Undead Magic has appeared around Chambord City. His Holiness Pope Sergiyeli has repeatedly instructed that this matter be thoroughly investigated. As the head of the Chambord City Church, I had no choice!"
"This is the first time, so I won't pursue it further... However, if the Holy Church wants to arrest my people in Chambord City in the future, they'd better let me, the King, know first."
Facing the overly enthusiastic Mazzola, Sun Fei's expression remained unchanged, not even a hint of a smile. His gaze swept across Mazzola's face, finally settling on the bloodstained leather edge in the hand of the knight leader Luciano in the distance. He pointed and shouted, "You, dismount and come here!"
Luciano was taken aback.
The next instant, the knight leader suddenly felt an uncontrollable surge of anger within him.
How dare this King, who was as insignificant as an ant, be so disrespectful to a dignified three-star knight of the Holy Church? Luciano's beard twitched, and he was about to lash out when he suddenly saw the priest Mazzola behind Sun Fei shake his head slightly. Luciano immediately recalled the description of this King in the Church reports he had seen before, and his mind cleared. His anger subsided considerably. He suppressed his rage, dismounted, and went to Sun Fei's side.
" King Alexander, what are your orders?"
Sun Fei looked her up and down, then pointed to the poor woman who had been whipped unconscious by him earlier, seemingly unwilling to say more. He coldly spat out two words: "Apologize, and pay 100 gold coins in compensation."
"You..." Luciano was about to reach his limit.
However, Mazzola suddenly reached out and tugged at Luciano's knight's cloak, then winked at the monk behind him. The black-robed monk, a quick-witted fellow, immediately understood and hurriedly handed 100 gold coins to Luciano. Only then, at Mazzola's repeated signaling, did the bearded knight walk briskly to the woman, toss the gold coins over her, snort coldly, and turn to leave...
"Stop right there! You haven't apologized yet!"
Upon witnessing what had just happened, Sun Fei suddenly spoke up and stopped him.
Knight leader Luciano suddenly turned around, and a silver-white [ Battle Aura ] spread out from his feet, covering the space within five or six meters around his body. His aura instantly rose continuously, revealing his Three-Star Class strength. Luciano looked coldly at Sun Fei, the meaning in his eyes was clear: Don't push your luck, I don't take your King seriously.
Sun Fei switched to [ Paladin Mode ].
He didn't say a word.
He walked slowly, step by step, toward Luciano.
As he took his third step, something strange happened—a golden [ Battle Aura ] spread out from beneath his feet. Although the level 12 Paladin was slightly inferior to the veteran Three-Star Class Luciano in terms of actual strength and the oppressive aura he exuded, this golden [ Battle Aura ] struck everyone, including Mazzola, as if they had been struck by lightning, leaving them frozen in place.
How is that possible?
It's a golden Battle Aura?
That is the color of the Battle Aura, which only the most favored children of the supreme Father God can possess. Among the millions of knights of the Church, silver Battle Aura are the majority, while knights who can possess gold battle Battle Aura are the true elites. Although the probability of a gold Battle Aura appearing is less than one in ten thousand, as long as it appears, they are all the favorites of the Father God and will eventually be blessed by the gods, becoming prominent figures in the Holy Church.
Even though Mazzola, the "two-legged Rattlesnake," could come up with a thousand wicked schemes in a second, at this moment, he was completely stunned, so shocked that his thoughts seemed to stop.
Just as all the Church personnel were frantically rubbing their eyes, something even more unbelievable happened. As Sun Fei took his fourth step, another golden halo spread out beneath his feet with a whoosh. The two golden halos waxed and waned, wave after wave, their colors extremely similar, yet clearly distinct. Anyone could sense that they contained two terrifying Holy Power with different attributes and functions.
Apologize right now!
The level 12 Paladin's Aura was unreserved. Sun Fei was like a god enveloped in Golden Holy Power. His black hair flew wildly, plated with a layer of gold. His whole being was incomparably majestic and unapproachable. His cold words were like a heavy hammer hitting Luciano, the leader of the Church Knights, hard in the heart.
The Paladin characters in the Diablo World share many similarities with the skills of the Holy Church knights in this world, even being virtually identical. Their ' Aura ' is so similar to the Church's ' Holy Power ' that no one can tell them apart. As a result, everyone present mistook King Alexander for a reclusive knight of high status within the Church, and they were all utterly astonished.
The knight leader Luciano, was trembling uncontrollably.
The moment the golden [ Battle Aura ] appeared, all his Resist vanished, and he dared not resist in the slightest. He looked at Sun Fei with a pale face and his eyes were filled with pleading.
"My lord... spare my life!" Luciano knelt before Sun Fei.
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