Chapter 66: The First Wanted Criminal on the Continent

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  "Look... this diary mentions the Marquise de Liszt."

  Duvivier's words immediately dispelled Dathanil's reluctance to read the diary of Koffiet. This loyal warrior of the Lister family was still very concerned about any news about his mistress.

  He walked over and stood beside Du Wei, together they read the diary left behind by the Holy Knights who had died.

  "On January 6th, I met the Marchioness of List, a charming and elegant lady. Thanks to this noble lady, her donation showed her devout faith in the divine, may the divine protect her. Today, I scolded a guy who tried to be disrespectful to this lady without hesitation. It's hard to believe that there are still such despicable magicians, I will report today's incident to the Magic Guild. The Marchioness of List, as a devout believer with status, should be protected by the temple, even if it is a magician, cannot bully the believers of the temple at will. And disrespecting such an elegant and beautiful lady is something that no knight can tolerate."

  Du Wei immediately judged that this should be recorded on the day when Coffelt had just seen Marquis Liszt and coincidentally helped her drive away the evil magician who tried to entangle the beautiful marquise.

  However, it was clear that Gofrette did not know that the Marquise had been placed under a magical curse. For he quickly left.

  January 11th. The day of blessings. Praise be to the omnipotent divine spirit, praise be to the goddess who bestows light upon the world.

  Today I received an emergency summons from the Temple, and I will be dispatched to the north, where I will join forces with my fellow Knights of the Temple. This mission is a direct order from the White Bishop himself. I know that it must be another evil being that has appeared, one that dares to profane the honor of the Temple, for only when facing such foes are we Holy Knights given our mission. This task does not seem to be an easy one, as the Bishop has assembled three eighth-level Knights, and I will be one of the leaders of this operation. By the divine spirits above, my faith in you remains unwavering, and no matter what formidable enemies we may face, Goffret is willing to defend the glory of the Temple with his life. The sword of the Holy Knight will mercilessly cut down all evil that dares to challenge the authority of the Temple!

  Du Wei sighed, and from his words, it could be seen that he was a holy knight with extremely devout faith.

  January 14th. The day of reckoning. I am willing to shed my blood to tear apart the darkness and let light reappear in the world.

  The search party has been formed, and I will lead ten knights into the Ice Forest. To this day, I still do not know what our target is. The commander of this operation is none other than Lord Murray, the Chief Justice! I am well aware that it's rare for the Chief Justice to personally command an operation, especially one that mobilizes forty Holy Knights, including three level-eight knights. This matter must be extraordinary. Lord Murray was unusually stern this time, telling me that this mission was a personal order from His Holiness the Pope. The enemy we are facing is a soul-evil guy who is a traitor to the Temple and a former Temple cleric who has abandoned his faith. His Holiness the Pope is extremely outraged about this, and the order is: no trial, kill on sight.

  However, when I saw that name on the imperial edict, I still couldn't believe my eyes... God forgive me, I dare not have even half a doubt about Your Holiness's intention, I believe that Your Holiness is the spokesperson of God in human world... But the content of this edict made me unable to fall asleep.

  "Hussein, pride of the Holy Knights! One of the strongest Holy Knights, why have you betrayed your faith?!"

  Du Wei and Dada exchanged a glance.

  "Hussein... who is he?" Du Wei looked at Dada Nil: "I don't know much about the Holy Knights."

  Dadanier seemed to swallow hard, his face clearly written with shock: "Lord Hussein... he betrayed the temple! My god, this is terrible!!"

  "What's scary?" Du Wei was somewhat perplexed.

  Dadanier closed his eyes, shook his head hard, took a few deep breaths, and then let out a sigh that was almost a moan: "You... Harry, you really haven't heard of the name Hussein?"

  Du Wei shook his head. After coming to this world, he had been relatively introverted since childhood. After losing favor, he devoted all his energy to books and study, and was not very concerned about external things.

  Is this Hussein very famous?

  "On the mainland, the overall quality of the Holy Knights of the Temple of Light is considered to be the highest, because their faith is the most devout and they are all ascetics who have been rigorously trained since childhood. In the current Holy Knights of the Temple of Light, the three strongest knights are recognized as the current three Knight Commanders. And Houshakuin is one of them." Dandanier said in a low voice: "If you say something exaggerated, even if someone says that Houshakuin is almost an idol or goal for young knights across the entire continent, it would not be an overstatement."

  "Why?"

  "For nearly a hundred years, he is the only one who reached 8th level knight before the age of 25 and obtained the title of 'Great Knight'! You also know that only knights above 8th level are eligible to become Great Knights, and Hussein achieved this at the age of 25, the first in a hundred years! Later, he became one of the three great knights of the Holy Knights' Order at the age of 30! He is recognized as a genius, no... should say a genius among geniuses!"

  Dadanier's voice was very serious: "The Knight Commander of the Holy Knights' Order has always been held by the strongest person among the holy knights. Among the current three Knight Commanders, apart from Hussein who is only 30 years old, the other two are already over 40 years old. Moreover, the other two Knight Commanders, one is Luk Knight Commander, a 9th level knight, but he broke through to 9th level at the age of 40. The other is Kaili, who also reached 9th level knight at the age of 40."

  Dadanier said in a low voice: "A 9th level knight is only one step away from becoming a Holy Knight, but for a hundred years, there has not been another Holy Knight on the continent. The three great knights of each generation of the Holy Knights' Order are also just 9th level knights."

  "So, this Hussein is also a ninth-level knight?" Du Wei asked.

  "Yes." Dandanier's face was even more bizarre: "As I said earlier, he reached the eighth level at the age of 25. Guess how old he was when he reached the ninth level?"

  "Thirty years old?" Du Wei asked tentatively: "Didn't you say he became a Knight Commander when he was thirty years old?"

  "No." Dathanil shook his head with a bitter smile: "Much earlier! He reached the ninth level very early, but because he was really too young, the temple couldn't let such a young man lead so many holy knights. So he didn't become a knight until he was thirty years old. And when he got the title of Ninth Level Knight, it was..." Dathanil took a deep breath here, lowering his voice, with a hint of reverence on his face:

  "Twenty-six years old!"

  Du Wei's eyebrow twitched: "In other words, after obtaining the eighth rank title, he broke through another level within a year?"

  "It's not just that." Dathanil's response left Duwei stunned: "There are even rumors that Hussein's power has already broken through the 9th level, and he is only a hair's breadth away from becoming a 10th-level Holy Knight. With no Holy Knights appearing on the continent, 9th-level knights are currently the strongest, and Hussein is widely regarded as the strongest of them all! Some people even think he is the number one knight on the entire continent right now! Even within the Holy Knights' organization, it's acknowledged that Hussein's power has surpassed that of the other two Knight Commanders. And to top it off, he achieved this at just 26 years old! 26 years old!!"

  Du Wei couldn't help but be moved.

  Twenty-six-year-old mainland's first knight?!!

  For years, although Hussein has not really broken through the threshold of becoming a Holy Knight, everyone thinks that he will definitely become one, and also the first Holy Knight to appear on the continent in a hundred years! The Temple internally considers him the pride of the Holy Knights' Order, because the Holy Knights have been extinct on the continent for a hundred years. Having a Holy Knight reach the standard of a Holy Knight is greatly beneficial to the prestige and influence of the Holy Knights' Order. Therefore, the Temple appointed Hussein, who had just turned thirty, as the position of Knight Commander. And before this, in history, those who became Knight Commanders of the Holy Knights' Order at the age of thirty, without exception, all later became Holy Knights!

  Both of them had guessed that the Sacred Knights were on the move, which meant something big was happening. But they absolutely didn't expect things to be so shocking!

  Recognized as the first knight of the mainland, one of the three knights of the Holy Knights' Order, had actually betrayed the Temple and was ordered to be hunted down by the Holy Knights!

  This matter seems to have been done very secretly, and the news has not spread out. Otherwise, it would be the biggest news that shook the entire continent!

  Du Wei and Dada Nil locked eyes for a long time, both of them saw shock in each other's gaze, of course, more was incomprehension.

  Hussein, a genius who has been widely acclaimed. A genius who rose to the position of one of the three great knights of the Holy Knights at the age of thirty! He is respected by the Temple and admired by the world, he also possesses extraordinary talent, recognized as the future Saint Knight... It can be said that he has a promising future like brocade!

  How could such a person suddenly betray the Temple and become a traitor who would be killed by the Temple with relish?

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