The title of Guardian Knight was a rank within the Holy Church, a mark of supreme honor.
The knightly ranks were divided into seven distinct levels.
Sacred Knight, Heavenly Punishment Knight, Guardian Knight, Brave Knight, Fidelity Knight, Hope Knight, and Diligent Knight.
From highest to lowest, each rank was separated by ten levels, with the lowest, the Diligent Knight, starting at level ten.
A Brave Knight was already a level forty powerhouse.
However, even at the same level, the strength of a low-level human and a demon differed significantly.
Martha had already turned into a demon, and as I recalled... her initial level was thirty.
In other words, within Brilliant City, it was essentially impossible to defeat Martha in a one-on-one fight unless one was one of the eight Guardian Knights or a Heavenly Punishment Knight.
This was exactly why I hadn't resisted earlier.
She was a level thirty boss!
Meanwhile, I was only level one!
I had no other choice now!
If I allowed Martha to take me out of the city, my fate would be nothing more than a censored, adult-rated nightmare.
Even death would be a luxury.
Now, I had to gamble everything!
If Martha won, I would just die here and be buried alongside Brilliant City!
Outside the carriage, Adam's brow furrowed, but since his back was to Sister Martha, she didn't notice the strange expression on his face.
"I see. It seems Her Highness the Saintess has her own difficulties."
Adam sighed and looked toward the city gates.
"The Saintess is here! Open the gates!"
Both the soldiers guarding the city and the farmers who had come to help showed confused expressions. A sudden change in orders seemed abnormal no matter how you looked at it.
But an order was an order, and it had to be followed.
The soldiers and farmers began to move the sandbags and debris blocking the city gates, preparing to make way for the Saint's Carriage.
At this moment, Luo Li's heart was in her throat.
Besides Martha, there was another knight who was a traitor, but when she played the game, all her attention had been on the Saintess.
The reason she remembered the traitor Martha was that the woman had come up with so many ways to 'discipline' the Saintess.
The innocent Saintess couldn't withstand them at all.
Her defenses were broken by the very first move.
It was all very detailed.
But if Adam Dressas was the spy, then I was truly finished.
The obstacles at the front gates were gradually being cleared.
Suddenly, Adam's lowered voice drifted in from outside the window. If Luo Li hadn't been intensely focused, she wouldn't have heard this whisper that was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"Your Highness, I will open the gates to escort the carriage shortly. I will strike the moment we pass Sister Martha! If Your Highness has the means, please escape immediately. If possible, I ask that Your Highness strikes at the same time."
Hearing this, Luo Li's heart finally settled, and she let out a long, involuntary sigh of relief.
Her scalp felt tingly, a sensation of sudden relaxation after extreme tension.
"Understood."
She took a stealthy peek. Martha was still in her human form and hadn't transformed into a demonized human yet, so her five senses were not much different from a normal person's.
When demons infiltrated human society, most would take human form, but their inherent abilities would be restricted.
This was the best chance to strike!
I had to be patient!
To be a successful hunter, one must first learn to hide!
Be as still as a mountain!
Steadying her mind, she slightly lifted the curtain, leaving only a tiny crack.
Target locked!
Through the gap in the curtain, her gaze fixed on Martha's back, staring intently.
Ready to strike!
She gripped the Sword of Fidelity in her hand, her palms already slick with cold sweat!
As swift as the wind!
The moment the carriage passed, she flung the curtain open!
"Martha!!"
Hearing her name, Martha instinctively turned around.
Skill, activate!
Though it felt a bit awkward, to ensure the skill activated perfectly, I could only shout that incredibly chuunibyou line!
"Under my eyes! No evil can escape judgment! Martha! Accept God's judgment!"
The moment the words left her mouth, Martha's expression shifted violently. She clearly realized something was wrong. A demonic aura instantly erupted from beneath her nun's habit, spreading outward like a shockwave!
However, even though Martha was a level thirty demonized human, the Eye of Judgment was a special class skill of the Saintess of the Moon. Even a max-level entity would be forced into a moment of self-contradiction and paralysis under the gaze of these eyes!
Furthermore, she was just a low-level demonized human who had recently been converted!
Before anyone else could react, a bright silver figure surpassed the limits of human dynamic vision, streaking through the air like a flash of silver light.
In that instant, even the sunlight seemed to dim!
Thud!
With a dull sound, the claymore pierced through the frozen Martha's chest with lightning speed. Black blood sprayed from her back, splattering onto the ground.
Under the sunlight, the blood actually made a sizzling sound!
A strange cry escaped Martha's throat.
"Gyaah!!"
Her body expanded rapidly like a balloon, growing to over two meters in height as a single horn sprouted from her head.
Even her face transformed into a younger version, and her chest grew to a size larger than my head!
'As expected of an eroge world, even an old lady can be this lewd!'
Luo Li's mind raced, but her movements didn't falter as she pulled the Moon Banner from the void.
She looked up at the angelic flag fluttering at the top of the pole, then raised it high and drove the sharp tip of the staff into the ground!
"By my Moon Banner, protect the Night of Brilliance—O Saint! Please protect me and my people!"
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