Boom!
Boom!
A fierce battle shook this domain space!
Lin Hong swung his short sword, repelling the Shadow, and was about to give chase when a sudden suction force erupted beneath his feet, slowing his steps as if he had stepped into a quagmire!
He looked down to see a magic circle had silently formed underfoot, creating a vortex that emitted a powerful pulling force, trying to drag him into it!
“Prison of Binding, hold him for me!”
The old woman’s voice was low as she waved her wooden staff, scattering magical runes.
Simultaneously, the Shadow, slippery as an eel, slid back, its sharp blade stabbing toward Lin Hong’s back, its timing impeccable.
Lin Hong sneered.
He immediately tensed his muscles, unleashing the power of his physical body.
With a boom, fierce winds erupted, blasting away both the binding at his feet and the Shadow.
His combat awareness was exceptional.
He instantly made a judgment call, deciding not to fight head-on and let himself be surrounded.
He needed to keep the initiative in his own hands.
He immediately leaped, pushing his speed to the limit, shooting forward.
The ground shattered wherever he passed.
“Where do you think you’re going, you little bastard!”
“After him!”
The Bald Giant roared.
The ground beneath his feet exploded, leaving a deep crater with each step as he catapulted himself forward, chasing closely after Lin Hong!
The other two Quasi-Priests also moved, giving chase from other directions.
Whoosh….
Lin Hong was too fast.
In just a few breaths, he had covered hundreds of yards, instantly leaving the altar area and sprinting deeper into the courtyard domain!
“Nothing to do today, so I’m out walking the dog!”
Lin Hong mocked coldly, his figure flickering continuously in the air, covering dozens of yards with each flicker, leaving a string of afterimages behind.
His speed had reached an extreme.
Because his physical body was formidable and he was unaffected by the various influences of this domain, he could kite them freely.
“Fuck, how is this rat so fast?!”
The giant gnashed his teeth, chasing desperately, shaking the earth, but the distance between them kept increasing!
“Don’t panic! He’s just fast. How long can he keep it up? Can his fighting energy sustain it? He’ll run out of steam sooner or later!”
The Shadow analyzed calmly.
“Damn it, does that kid look like he’s using fighting energy? I haven’t seen him use it once from start to finish!”
“…”
The Shadow fell silent.
Meanwhile, the old woman kept casting spells—magic raining from the sky or magic circles appearing on the ground—trying to slow Lin Hong’s speed.
But it was useless!
Lin Hong was too slippery, always dodging by a hair’s breadth and leaving them far behind.
The entire courtyard domain was in an uproar, with flying sand and rolling stones, dust filling the sky!
Soon, he brazenly charged into the deepest part of this domain, and his view suddenly opened up.
On a relatively open plain, energy storms raged!
In the central area, nine figures stood back-to-back, forming a perfect circular defensive formation.
They were all wounded, their armor damaged, but their fighting spirit still boiled.
Their fighting energy glowed fiercely, interweaving into an impregnable barrier, blocking attacks from all directions.
This was the missing Royal Knight squad from outside the town.
All nine were fifth-tier, but their current situation was not optimistic.
Because this domain space was an extension of the Evil God’s power, containing the Evil God’s laws, it naturally suppressed ordinary orderly energies like fighting energy and magic.
The nine fifth-tier Royal Knights, after entering this place, had their strength forcibly suppressed by a full major tier, only able to exert fourth-tier level power.
At such a natural disadvantage, they faced a terrifying number of enemies and were in peril!
Among them, the three strongest were clearly true fifth-tiers, Priest-level Evil Believers, standing at three points around the battle circle.
One of them had a familiar aura—an old acquaintance whose two split souls Lin Hong had destroyed in the Imperial Capital that day.
The three Priest-level beings were the main force of the battle, constantly using Evil Clan magic and mental assaults to suppress and drain the knights.
This domain continuously provided them with aid while also suppressing the knights’ strength.
The advantage was absolute.
Moreover, besides the three Priest-level beings, there were over fifty ordinary Believer-level cultists prowling around the battle circle.
Like a pack of wolves, they constantly circled, doing their best to harass and distract the knights, ready to pounce at any moment for a mutual kill, to drain the knights’ precious fighting energy and stamina.
In fact, the four Quasi-Priests who had been chasing Lin Hong earlier were also part of the siege before Lin Hong barged in!
But even under such absolute disadvantage, the nine Royal Knights still showed no sign of defeat, having held out for a long time.
Though suppressed and at a disadvantage, their formation was not disordered in the slightest.
Their coordination was seamless, their offense and defense measured.
They were just trapped here, unable to break free.
Now, due to the intrusion of Lin Hong, this variable, the entire battle situation changed.
“Who is that guy?!”
“So fast!”
“How did he get in?!”
Both sides in the battle were startled, especially the Evil Believers.
Although they had learned of an intruder, they never expected this person could escape from four Quasi-Priests and then actively walk into the lion’s den!
The three true Priest-level believers instantly locked their gazes onto Lin Hong.
The Evil Priest in the dark red robe frowned.
For some reason, he felt a natural hatred toward this person, though he shouldn’t know him.
At the same time, he was shocked and furious.
Because the [Sanctuary] did not belong to the present world; it was a subspace.
Without being guided in or a specific key, one couldn’t enter.
How did this person get in?
And looking at him, he seemed completely unaffected by the [Sanctuary]’s suppression.
This was simply impossible!
Within the [Sanctuary], all beings were equal.
Any non-believer would be suppressed, even assimilated.
This was an iron law, not even exceptions for the God’s Favored!
Yet today, the iron law seemed to have been broken.
“Bastard, he’s killing our people!” another, the Fat Priest, roared.
At this moment, Lin Hong’s gaze was greedy, locked onto the weaker, lower-tier believers.
They were all walking Fate Points!
His speed was terrifying.
Like a wolf among sheep, he weaved continuously through the lower-tier believers on the outskirts of the battlefield!
Slice!
Slice!
Thud!
He stretched his body, clearly enjoying the slaughter, either swinging his short sword or using fists and palms, constantly killing Evil Clan believers.
“Bastard! Coward! Dare to fight me head-on?!”
The three distant Quasi-Priests were furious, chasing desperately.
“You’re just too incompetent, like you haven’t eaten. You might as well kill yourselves now.”
Lin Hong sneered.
His speed was simply too fast, like a death god reaping lives.
Every strike took a life.
In just over ten seconds, five more lower-tier believers died by his sword!
The mysterious panel kept chiming in his mind.
Fate Points were coming in!
“Damn it! Damn it! Shit!”
The Bald Giant completely flew into a rage.
Blood light blazed around his body, his speed surging again as he chased with all his might!
As for the Shadow and the old woman, they were even slower, not worth mentioning, unable to keep up with the giant’s speed.
“This person…”
At this moment, the nine Royal Knights were also astonished.
Originally, their expressions were grave.
The enemy had been well-prepared, timing it perfectly when they gathered to pull them all into this space.
The suppression was too strong!
Their original fifth-tier strength could only be exerted at fourth-tier level.
Moreover, when their internal fighting energy circulated, it was interfered with by a strange force, greatly reducing its power!
Meanwhile, their opponents were like fish in water, every attack carrying the domain’s enhancement, far exceeding ordinary fifth-tier power.
Not long ago, a huge explosion in the distance had drawn away the four Quasi-Priests participating in the siege, greatly reducing their pressure.
They wondered if teammates had also entered.
But clearly not.
“Who… is that?”
Among them, a young knight widened his eyes, his face full of shock.
“Don’t know… but he doesn’t seem to be an enemy!”
“I remember, four people left at first, but now there are only three. Could the other one have been killed by that gentleman?”
“Very likely!”
The middle-aged knight who seemed to be the captain flashed a hint of joy in his eyes, but then felt somewhat… speechless.
Because this young man felt a bit like a rogue!
He didn’t engage the three Quasi-Priests head-on at all.
He simply used his speed advantage, constantly kiting around the battlefield, specifically targeting the weaker lower-tier believers!
Whenever the three Quasi-Priests were about to catch him, he would accelerate and flee.
After creating distance, he would turn back and continue hunting!
Hit and run, run and hit again.
Completely disregarding martial virtue, with no trace of chivalric spirit!
“…Rogue or not, if I weren’t suppressed and could spread my fighting energy wings, I’d kill more fiercely than him. Why bother with chivalric spirit against these filthy things.”
They were not pedantic.
Because they were truly benefiting.
With the departure of those four Quasi-Priests and the slaughter of lower-tier believers, their pressure was greatly reduced.
The middle-aged knight shook his head, swung his greatsword to shatter an incoming attack spell, then spoke up, warning Lin Hong about the three Quasi-Priests’ methods, telling him to be careful.
“And! Sir, no need to push yourself! If you can’t beat them, run toward us! We’ll help hold them off!”
Hearing this, Lin Hong was slightly surprised.
He hadn’t expected these people, in such a perilous situation themselves, to still warn him like this.
However, he could see they were indeed much more at ease.
After all, though suppressed, they were genuine fifth-tiers.
They instantly seized this opportunity and began defending more actively.
Even more, with their rich experience, they occasionally launched powerful counterattacks, greatly increasing the pressure on the three Priest-level beings, forcing them to divert more attention.
Seeing this situation, Lin Hong was relieved.
His goal was achieved.
His figure flickered and disappeared again!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
From then on, the place completely descended into chaos!
Lin Hong constantly weaved through, killing lower-tier believers, reducing the enemy’s active forces.
The three incompetent Quasi-Priests chased relentlessly, pouring out various attacks wildly, blowing the battlefield to pieces.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Explosions rang out one after another.
The earth kept cracking, the entire space shaking violently!
The nine Royal Knights also fought back fiercely, successively killing several lower-tier believers.
In just a few minutes, the number of lower-tier cultists on the Evil Believers’ side plummeted from over fifty to less than twenty.
“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!”
The Fat Priest completely lost his temper.
He stomped his foot violently.
With a rumble, the entire domain trembled.
Originally, the plan was perfect.
Even though these Royal Knights’ strength far exceeded expectations, all being fifth-tier, they were not afraid.
Relying on the [Sanctuary]’s suppression and numerical advantage, they could wage a war of attrition and slowly grind these nine to death here.
After all, time flowed much slower inside the [Sanctuary] compared to the outside world.
They had plenty of time.
Furthermore, they had reinforcements on the way!
Nine fifth-tier powerhouses! Once defeated, used as nourishment, and after sacrificing all the lowly lives in Rock Town, gathering sufficient life and soul, they could make the Sacred God descend!
Then, everything would be different!
But now…
“Hateful! All our efforts wasted!”
“Enough! If this continues, our people will be wiped out by him!”
The Fat Priest gnashed his teeth, his face twisted with rage.
The dark red-robed Priest spoke.
His voice had also turned cold.
After all, this operation was initiated by him. It should have been a sure thing, but this person had interfered, causing this change.
“This person is bizarre, unaffected by the [Sanctuary]’s suppression. You two continue to hold off these knights. I will personally take action and kill him!”