211: I am the nightmare you have feared for four hundred years

Qin Yang noticed the wary look in John's eyes.

He understood it.

The kunlun mirror was named the “holy sacrifice divine mirror” by the Holy Light Sect.

It was a treasure used by successive Popes to communicate with Holy Light.

Without this mirror, there would be no Holy Light Sect.

Its preciousness was equivalent to the Imperial Seal.

Even the Pope could not privately possess it; it had to be hidden in a secret chamber at the top of the Holy Light Tower.

For Qin Yang to make such a request right away was like asking a stranger for their life savings.

However, Qin Yang did not intend to explain to John.

His Rank in the Knights Templar was not high, and he couldn't make such decisions.

Qin Yang looked up at the upper levels of the Holy Light Tower and said to John, “Take me to your Deputy Commander, there isn't much time left.”

...The Holy Light Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the Western World.

It has a history of over 400 years.

The entire building is constructed from ivory-white marble, making it sacred and pure.

The top floor of the tall tower is the secret chamber where the holy sacrifice divine mirror is stored.

The Holy Light shining over the entire city from the spire draws its energy from the holy sacrifice divine mirror.

Legend has it that the God of Holy Light sent Holy Light into this world through this divine mirror, and it is regarded as the source of power for Holy Light Professionals.

Such an important Divine Artifact is naturally tightly protected.

The second floor below the top floor of the Holy Light Tower is fortified with a powerful barrier.

This barrier almost divides the top floor and the second floor below it into two separate worlds; no force can forcefully Transmigration it.

Only the Commander and Deputy Commander of the Knights Templar can open the barrier.

That's right, not even the Pope.

“Thankfully, the barrier hasn't been destroyed.”

Below the top floor of the Holy Light Tower.

Tina looked at the intact barrier and breathed a sigh of relief.

She is the Deputy Commander of the Knights Templar.

A Level 145 Monarch Tier Professional, her profession is Holy Warrior.

This is the strongest combat profession among the Holy Light system professions.

It combines extraordinary combat intensity, extraordinary support intensity, and extraordinary amplification intensity.

The combination of these three created this epic profession.

Tina possesses a face with classical sculptural beauty.

Her features are Stereo, yet soft and harmonious, a standard Western female appearance.

It was as if the sculpture of the God of Holy Light was modeled after her.

Every gesture she made carried a hint of divine aura.

At this moment, she stood with five Holy Knights at the entrance leading to the top floor of the tall tower.

“Commander Brun, can you hear me?”

Tina approached the bronze door, engraved with an angel pattern, and transmitted her voice inside.

Brun, the fifth Commander of the Knights Templar, is a Level 150 Peak Monarch.

Recently, he has been attempting to Breakthrough to the Emperor Tier, meditating in the secret chamber, seeking the guidance of Holy Light.

Now that the Holy Light Tower was under attack by the Revenge Undead, Tina had to awaken this strongest knight to jointly guard Holy Light.

But Commander Brun did not respond to Tina's call.

This made Tina worried.

The Revenge Undead appeared directly inside the Holy Light Tower, and it was possible they could have spawned in the secret chamber.

Could it be that the Commander had already met with foul play?

Just as Tina was about to open the barrier to investigate, she suddenly felt an unusual sensation on her neck.

A black hand etched with magical symbols... more precisely, a shadow-like hand, silently reached for Tina's throat from behind.

The next second, the shadow hand tightened, clutching Tina's neck.

“Invincible Golden Body!”

Tina sensed something was wrong and immediately activated her skill.

Instantly, her body was enveloped in golden light, becoming an unselectable entity, narrowly avoiding a fatal sneak attack.

“Invincible Golden Body” is an advanced version of “Invincible.”

It can make oneself unselectable within 0.1 seconds, thereby avoiding any damage or control.

Like parrying, this skill heavily tests a Professional's combat experience.

If not used well, it's better to just use “Invincible” honestly.

Fortunately, Tina was a battle-hardened knight, so this maneuver was nothing to her.

However, the five knights behind her were far less skilled.

Crack, crack, crack!

Five crisp sounds of bones breaking rang out.

The five knights' necks snapped, and they slumped to the ground.

Tina spun around abruptly, and without thinking, she unleashed five skills.

“Mercy!”

“Mercy” is not a healing skill and is only effective on dying targets; this skill slows the target's life-loss rate, buying time for subsequent healing.

After doing all this, Tina finally felt fear.

These five knights were all initial King Rank.

Yet, their necks were twisted silently.

The opponent's strength was definitely at the Emperor Tier!

An Emperor Tier in strength, and capable of summoning Revenge Undead.

In Tina's memory, only one person possessed both of these traits.

But... wasn't she dead?

Just then, a magic circle rose in the circular hall.

Black-purple aura drifted out from it, condensing into a humanoid figure.

From its physical structure, it was a female.

Seeing this, Tina's heart sank, but she still asked, “Who... are you?”

“Are you asking the obvious?”

A magnetic female voice sounded, laughing, “I am the nightmare you have feared for four hundred years, Ice Heart Queen.”

...“Why doesn't this tower have an elevator?”

Inside the Holy Light Tower, Qin Yang and John rushed side by side.

They passed through corridors, halls, passageways, and stairs in sequence... each floor took a lot of time.

Qin Yang complained inwardly, but also made the most of this inconvenience.

At this moment, battles were happening everywhere inside the Holy Light Tower.

Deceased Holy Knights, as well as possessed Holy Knights, were seen everywhere.

Whenever Qin Yang encountered them, he would unleash an Imperial Grace.

He wasn't doing this to accumulate merit, but to successfully trick them into giving him the kunlun mirror.

His earlier statement about using the holy sacrifice divine mirror against the Pope was merely a ruse.

Qin Yang himself didn't know what specific abilities the kunlun mirror had.

But, 'all warfare is based on deception.'

Once he got his hands on the kunlun mirror, named “holy sacrifice divine mirror,” whether to advance or retreat would be easy to decide.

At this moment, John was right beside him, and Qin Yang needed to further build trust.

While treating these Holy Knights, he also remembered to raise his hand and summon some Imperial Guards.

Since the Holy Light Tower had no elevator, the Imperial Guards were all concentrated on the lower levels of the tall tower.

In the middle and upper levels, only occasional glimpses of Imperial Guards could be seen.

“Are these agile warriors really just summoned creatures?”

Watching the Imperial Guards carve through the Undead like cutting vegetables, John swallowed and asked Qin Yang.

He had only seen such deadly blade techniques and elusive footwork in battles between Hero Rank assassin Professionals.

John admitted that if he faced such enemies, he wouldn't be confident of victory.

If caught off guard, he might even be instantly killed by them.

Such powerful beings, yet Qin Yang claimed they were all his summoned creatures.

No... a Level 60 person, but his summoned creatures are above Level 90?

Can he control them?

John couldn't help but worry for Qin Yang.

It's common for summoned creature Ranks to be higher than the summoner's.

But usually, it wouldn't be more than 20 Ranks higher, much less cross Tiers.

If the Rank difference is too great, summoned creatures can easily lose control.

And a summoned creature that loses control will kill its summoner first.

Qin Yang did not answer John's question.

He had just heard the report from the Imperial Guards.

The Ice Heart Queen had appeared and was fighting the Deputy Commander of the Knights Templar.

Qin Yang frowned.

The barrier to the top-floor secret chamber could only be opened by the Commander and Deputy Commander.

The Commander was inside the secret chamber, so the one who could open the barrier was this Deputy Commander.

If the Ice Heart Queen shattered her head or crushed her heart, Imperial Grace wouldn't be able to save her.

Who would open the barrier then?

Thinking of this, Qin Yang asked John, “Is your tower's structure sturdy?”

John was startled, not knowing what Qin Yang meant, and replied, “This tower has a history of 400 years, every brick and stone is blessed with magical power, it should be the most stable building in the Western World.”

“That's good then.”

Qin Yang nodded.

Transmigration space would cause spatial distortion.

If performed indoors, it could easily cause the building to collapse.

Qin Yang's sword finger pinched, and a golden longsword immediately condensed in the air.

One side of the sword body was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, and the other with mountains, rivers, and plants, it was precisely the xuanyuan sword, which had the ability to tear space.

Qin Yang suddenly swung his arm downwards, and the phantom of the xuanyuan sword also followed his movement, slashing diagonally into the space ahead, opening a spatial rift!

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