Everyone was stunned by the sight of the mercenary's body twitching on the ground. They stared at the hapless mercenary, then turned their heads in unison and slowly looked back at Zhan, who stood before them, collectively drawing a cold breath.

  What in the world is this damned monster?!

  Those who can participate in this patrol are naturally not ordinary people. They also have some reputation among each other at the base, otherwise Rox would not have called them. It's precisely because of this that they are quite familiar with and clear about each other's strength. The man earlier was a mid-tier warrior at his peak, plus his innate divine power, his full-force explosion might not even be blocked by high-tier warriors. But unexpectedly, in front of this young man, he didn't even get to make one move, looking at him now, he's been beaten like a dog!

  "Too much!!"

  Seeing the man fall to the ground, the nobles from before suddenly shouted his name loudly and ran to his side to examine him carefully. The others also quickly gathered around the young noble's side.

  "Dororo!! Wake up!! Dororo!!"

  The young noble's face was also pale at this moment. After all, Duolo was his closest confidant, and his family had served him for generations. Even though he had fallen to this point, Duolo had not left him but had stayed by his side with all his heart. The two people were already as close as brothers, but unexpectedly, his confidant had become like this!!

  Seeing the tragic state of his trusted aide in front of him, the young noble's face turned iron-green as he glared at Zhan En with eyes that seemed to be spewing fire.

  "How dare you do such a thing! Are you trying to provoke the Black family?! Are you trying to provoke me... the eldest son of the Black family, the future Viscount Cotton Black?!"

  "What's wrong with this?"

  Upon hearing Kordon's angry roar, Zhen En let out a scornful snort.

  "If it weren't for the fact that this is the territory of the Holy Church, I would have killed him with one sword long ago. This useless trash actually dares to show off in front of me, thinking he's something big?"

  "What the...!!"

  At this, Kordon gritted his teeth and leapt to his feet, grasping the hilt of his longsword. But before he could do anything else, the guards beside him pounced on him, holding him in a death grip.

  "Sir! Please calm down! Lord Toro is still alive!! Don't forget your mission!!"

  "Hmm..."

  Upon hearing this, Cordon's face suddenly turned bright red, his two eyes staring at Zhan En like they were about to spit fire. His sharp gaze was like two sharp swords shooting out of his eyes, as if he wanted to tear the man in front of him to shreds. In contrast, Zhan En simply looked down at the young noble with a cold expression, as if he was looking at a dirty beggar lying on the street corner.

  "Hmmph...!!"

  In the end, Kordon lowered his head and didn't say anything else. He just waved his hand, and soon two soldiers came forward to carry Dorro away. Fortunately, this was a stronghold of the Holy Church, where priests who knew healing magic were always present.

  Witnessing this scene, not only the ordinary mercenaries and warriors looked grave, but even Ralph, the leader of the mercenary group, had cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. As leaders, their abilities were naturally higher than others, whether it was Ralph or that young nobleman, they both possessed high-level abilities. However, even they couldn't see clearly how Jenn drew her sword. They, like everyone else, only saw a sudden burst of light, like a flash of lightning, which blinded everything for an instant. When the light faded from their retinas, the mercenary was already lying on the ground, unable to even crawl back up.

  What a fast sword! What a terrifying power!!

  Ralph also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. They had of course long since guessed that this young man was not ordinary, but they hadn't expected his strength to be so powerful! Could it be said that he was a legendary level master craftsman? How old was he anyway!!

  "It seems like nobody has any objections anymore."

  Taking in everyone's expressions at a glance, Zhan En let out a cold laugh.

  "Then let's set off, I'll reiterate one last time, if anyone is unwilling to listen to my commands and wants to go die on their own, please be my guest, after all, it won't be me who ends up being devoured by these underground monsters and turned into feces in the end."

  It was unclear whether it was due to the power displayed by Zhan that intimidated them, or if they had other ideas, but in short, after that, no one raised any objections to Zhan having command and leadership rights. They quickly set off under the leadership of Liam and Zhan, leaving the base and heading deep into the dark region.

  Although it was said that they were going to annihilate the monsters, this did not mean that Jain and the others would be wandering aimlessly in the dark region without a purpose. Soon, under Liam's leadership, Jain and the others arrived at the place where the patrol team had been ambushed before.

  "This is where the patrol team was attacked by monsters earlier."

  Looking at the cave in front of him, which was about half the size of a plaza, Liam's eyebrows furrowed. On that calm and capable young face, an expression of anger and pain involuntarily emerged.

  "At that time, they were on their way back to the base when they were attacked by underground monsters here. Although a distress signal was sent out, but when we arrived, it was already too late...” Liam's voice trembled as he spoke, clenching his fists and barely calming himself down. Clearly, witnessing the death of his comrades was also a huge blow to him."

  However, Jian didn't seem to have any interest in the suffering of the Liam Holy Knights. He walked forward and carefully observed the traces of battle before him. From the bloodstains on the ground, it was clear that a fierce battle had taken place here. Moreover, it was obvious that the patrol team had not gained any advantage here. Perhaps they had let their guard down as they were about to return to their safe and comfortable base, or perhaps they hadn't expected to encounter an ambush at all. In short, it was a chaotic battle. The patrol team, which had lost the initiative, couldn't even resist and quickly fell apart. Maybe when they desperately sent out a distress signal, they themselves didn't believe they could survive.

  My little darling at home did a great job.

  Seeing the "murder scene" in front of him, a hint of smile appeared in Zhan En's eyes. During this period, he had dispatched many alien creatures to attack these patrol teams. Of course, Zhan En also left a margin for safety - that is, as long as the alien creatures attacked the patrol team, they would absolutely not leave anyone alive. In this way, the Holy Temple would not know of their existence and would only attribute the deaths of the patrol team members to other underground monsters - letting others take the blame was not something Zhan En did for the first time.

  "Alright, everyone, I think you've all seen it."

  After surveying the scene, Jian En quickly turned around and spoke to the others.

  "We're going to hunt down a group of ferocious, brutal and terrifying monsters. Even the Holy Knights aren't their match... Of course, the main reason for this is that they don't even understand what they're up against. Fortunately, those gluttonous guys seem to dislike bathing, so we can track them down by following the bloodstains... Now everyone light up your torches and illuminate your surroundings as much as possible to avoid accidents."

  "Wait a minute, Mr. Zhan!"

  Hearing this, Liam was shocked and hastily opened his mouth to speak.

  "I think we shouldn't be doing this, this light will only attract more monsters..."

  "Pick up that sun-baked pig brain of yours, Liam Knight."

  Just like before, Liam's words were cut off by Jen before he could finish.

  "You need to understand, this is a dark domain, the creatures here may not see sunlight from birth to death. Do you think there are any creatures that need to capture prey through their eyes in such an environment where it's pitch black? The vibrations and sounds produced by walking, the smells we emit, believe me, Lyra Knights, the monsters of the dark domain have plenty of ways to detect your presence. And all these methods are more accurate and farther away than relying on sight. So if you don't want to be surrounded by these beasts in the dark and become their next meal, it's best to light up torches and take a good look around."

  "But didn't those patrol teams, carrying torches, also suffer attacks from those underground monsters?"

  "That's their light isn't enough, what do you think a single torch can do? If there was a sun hanging above our heads, I guarantee no dark creatures would dare to come and bother us."

  "This..."

  Upon hearing this, Liam was also stunned. After all, Jan's theory was really too novel. People who survive in the wild know that they should minimize their chances of being discovered by others in the dark. So whether it's a holy knight or a mercenary going out, they try to be as quiet and stealthy as possible, even lighting dim lanterns. But I didn't expect Jan to do the opposite, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

  However, after witnessing Zhan's strength, Liam also felt that he shouldn't be bragging and finally nodded.

  "Alright, we can release the Holy Light spell to illuminate our surroundings, it's much brighter than a torch... no problem, right?"

  "Of course, no problem."

  Zhan En nodded in agreement, and Liam turned around to talk to the other two paladins. The two paladins also showed a strange expression after hearing Liam's words, glancing at Zhan En several times. Apparently, in their opinion, Zhan En's order was simply unbelievable and difficult to understand. However, they eventually agreed to release the holy light technique for illumination.

  The Holy Light is the most common low-level divine magic used by the Holy Knights, mainly for illumination, and to some extent, it can also restrain undead creatures. However, on Jan's side, Eris, as a perfect body, doesn't even fear sunlight, so she naturally doesn't care about this holy light either. Bikusu thinks the light is a bit dazzling, but doesn't think it's particularly painful, so there's no problem. After casting the Holy Light spell, everyone followed the bloodstains and walked deeper into the cave.

  The holy light cast by the three paladins was a trio of fist-sized orbs that emitted warm, soft and bright white light, dispelling the darkness before them. Compared to the dim torches, the holy light was more like a halogen lamp. With ease, it tore through the darkness, revealing everything in front of everyone.

  At first, except for Zhan En and the other three people, everyone else was being extremely cautious, afraid that they would be discovered by the monsters and attacked. But as they walked along, not even a shadow of the monsters could be seen. Occasionally, they would hear rustling sounds coming from the passageway ahead, but when they went over to take a look, there would be nothing there. It was clear that those monsters were afraid of the holy light released by the Holy Knights, so they quietly slipped away.

  It was unbelievable to both the mercenaries and the holy knights that there could be such a huge difference between the Dark Territory and the surface. If they had been so brazen on the surface, they would have likely been targeted long ago. But in the Dark Territory, this dazzling light actually helped them drive away threats, and the feeling of having their common sense overturned left them feeling incredibly novel, yet also somewhat awkward.

  While Eliam and the other three Holy Knights were also increasingly complicated, to know that the Holy Light technique is a spell that every Holy Knight will use, it's just that after coming to the Dark Territory, in order to avoid accidents, they are not allowed to use it. As a result, it backfired, if they had known earlier that the Holy Light technique actually had the effect of repelling monsters from the Dark Territory, they would not have lost so many people...

  At this moment, the gaze of the crowd towards Jian has become somewhat different. Although they were previously quite angry with him, it was because of his arrogant tone and attitude. However, the strength he has shown now, as well as his familiarity and understanding of the Dark Territory, is something that the crowd cannot help but feel inferior to. Reflecting on themselves, if they were in his shoes, they would absolutely not have thought of such an unorthodox plan. Only someone who understands the Dark Territory very deeply would come up with such an idea.

  At this time, Liam had secretly made up his mind that no matter whether the task was successful or not, he would recommend Jian to Lord Roxas when he returned, although he said that his personality was too arrogant, but the man was really capable!

  Even Ralph, the leader of the mercenary group, had lost his original anger at this moment. Whether on land or underground, strength was respected, and Zane's performance showed that he was superior to others, and his understanding of the dark territory was also very deep, naturally winning the respect of others. However...

  As he thought of this, Ralph cast a worried glance at the young nobleman not far from him, who was now pale-faced, with red eyes fixed intently on Jain's back, wondering what he was thinking. But looking at his appearance, Ralph had a bad premonition.

  I hope everything goes smoothly with this task.

  PS: Three Rivers tickets can be received every day, so I'm calling on everyone here... Tickets can't stop, tickets, Cheque Na!