Victory

"Holy Charge!!"

With a thunderous shout, the white horse Julius rode was suddenly enveloped in a layer of golden radiance.

That light then stretched backward like the tail of a falling star, instantly cloaking the entire heavy cavalry unit behind Luo Li.

When the demonized orcs were touched by this golden glow, their skin began to hiss and sizzle as if they had been doused in acid, and they erupted in agonizing screams.

In an instant, the speed of the entire unit surged once more, and Julius finally collided with the black tornado.

Without a doubt, Zuka's move was completely useless. Protected by the skill of Luo Li's Moon Banner, the knights were immune to the initial damage.

They pierced straight through the black tornado as the heavy cavalry unit, like a golden sword or a surging golden wave, slammed into the enemy's central command.

Though the demonized creatures here were all elite rank and generally above level ten, they were like a thin membrane easily punctured by the heavy cavalry led by a sacred knight.

Boom!

The heavy cavalry crushed everything in its path like an unstoppable torrent. Whether they were level forty or fifty commanders or level ten soldiers, none who stood before the charge survived.

A sacred knight, even when possessing the level fifty Hilda, wielded skills that could utterly overwhelm any existence below level seventy.

Wherever they passed, black blood sprayed into the air alongside countless severed limbs.

The black blood that could corrode ordinary humans was unable to cause the slightest harm to this golden flood, as the golden radiance annihilated the liquid before it could even touch the knights' bodies.

As expected, a top-tier powerhouse remained a powerhouse; even with their level suppressed, they could still crush everything.

Luo Li watched Julius at the very front. Though the skill would only last for ten minutes, that was more than enough.

Looking ahead, Zuka was less than a hundred meters away, a distance the heavy cavalry could cover in the blink of an eye.

Luo Li did not blink. The moment her eyes met Zuka's, she released her special Authority without hesitation.

Archangel Sariel, the guardian of the moon, protected the souls of the people while simultaneously passing judgment upon evil.

"Under the gaze of the holy moonlight, no sin shall escape judgment—Demon General Zuka, accept God's judgment!"

Eyes of Judgment—activate!

No existence could escape a special Authority.

The reason humans could stand tall on this continent and even suppress other races despite the massive power gap between them and the demon race was simple: special Authorities.

Instantly, even the level sixty Demon General Zuka lost his focus. His thoughts fell into a state of self-contradiction, and his entire body froze in place.

In the next second, a silver spiral lance pierced through Zuka's body without any resistance.

Golden light enveloped Zuka's frame.

"Aargh!"

He let out a shrill, piercing scream.

However, his body was not completely torn apart. He remained impaled on the spiral lance, his hands gripping the shaft tightly as he glared at Julius.

"Ugh... cough!"

He spat out a mouthful of black blood, which was instantly vaporized by the golden light.

"Very well, Saintess of the Moon... Luo Li Saint Sariel, I will remember you!"

Wings suddenly erupted from his back, and a three-meter-long blade appeared in his hand, which he swung down toward Julius.

Julius held the lance with his right hand but did not stop. He quickly drew the cross greatsword from his waist with his left.

The collision between the cross greatsword and the black blade produced a ringing sound like a massive bronze bell.

Dong!

With a loud crash, Zuka was pushed back by the counterforce. He spread his wings and took to the sky.

A massive hole remained in his chest as he glared down at Julius and Luo Li with venomous eyes.

At this moment, he realized the situation was beyond saving.

Even though he knew from the fiend Martha that the skill only lasted ten minutes, he was too heavily injured to hold out that long.

The thousand-strong heavy cavalry that had charged out of the West Gate had already crushed his vanguard and destroyed most of his central command.

Standing at the front of the carriage, Luo Li held the Moon Banner and looked up at Zuka in the sky.

In this moment, she was certain. She had won this war.

She had gambled everything and used every method she could conceive.

She had finally won!

Zuka locked eyes with Luo Li.

But then, Julius suddenly raised the silver spiral lance, adopting the posture of a javelin thrower. The tip of the lance pointed toward Zuka in the sky as he let out a furious roar.

"Demon general! How dare you look upon the Saintess?"

Swish!

The spiral lance streaked through the air like a beam of light, soaring toward the sky.

Zuka was still staring at Luo Li and was completely unprepared for this attack. He only reacted when the golden light was right in front of him.

He raised his arm to block.

Pfft!

The spiral lance, shimmering with golden light, instantly tore through his arm.

Zuka staggered, nearly falling from the sky. He barely managed to maintain his balance and dared not stay any longer. After one last hateful look at Julius, he turned and flew away.

"Demon army, hear my command—retreat!!"

Following Zuka's shout, the central command, which was already in chaos from the heavy cavalry charge, completely collapsed.

The scales of battle had tilted entirely in Luo Li's favor.

Watching this, the weight that had been pressing on Luo Li's heart finally lifted.

There was no longer any need for her to do anything. She simply stood at the front of the carriage, watching as the two forces merged and swept through everything.

The demon army was routed, and all the surviving demonized creatures fled frantically toward the northwest.

Just as Luo Li wanted to press her advantage to vent her fury and crush the retreating enemies, the time for Hero Creation reached its limit.

"Saintess, the outcome of the battle is decided. There is no need for you to continue risking yourself. Please return to the Temple; only there will you be safest."

Julius sensed that his time was up. He pulled the reins and retreated to the side of the carriage.

"No! I must see these demons wiped out with my own eyes!"

Luo Li was still not at ease.

However, the authority held by a sacred knight was no less than that of a Saintess, and in certain situations, they could even restrict her.

Even though Julius was a spirit who had been dead for many years, his commanding presence remained.

"Knight Yuna, I have read of your existence in Hilda's memories. Now, by my authority as a sacred knight, I command you! Escort the Saintess back to the Temple and mop up the remaining demon army!"

Yuna was stunned for a moment before nodding solemnly.

"Please rest assured. I will protect the Saintess even if it costs me my life!"