I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 327 New Mission, Dark Space

"There is no doubt that Athena has been abducted by the minions of the Dark Council, and they have taken her into that terrifying dark space." Archbishop Barnes came to this extremely bad conclusion after carefully analyzing the last information he received. His face became extremely solemn, his brows were furrowed, and his heart was filled with worry and uneasiness.

Everyone knew that once they entered the dark space, they would face unprecedented challenges and dangers in order to rescue Athena. This discovery not only plunged the entire church into deep worry, but also made all those who cared about Athena's fate feel unprecedented pressure.

"Why did they capture Lady Athena?" Alpha was very puzzled. After all, there were so many important figures present. Arthur and Julius were very powerful, but the two cardinals Barnes and Richard should be the target of the other side.

"Their target is the Pope's bloodline, and they want to find ways to deal with the Pope." Barnes knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately looked at Grand Knight Julius. After all, this was also their family affair.

"How could they appear here silently? There are indeed enemy spies in the city. I want to kill them all." Julius didn't care about Athena's life or death, but the Dark Council wanted to study ways to deal with the Pope's bloodline, which was directly related to him. However, the first thing Julius thought of was to massacre those who did not belong to the church in the city.

"Master Knight Julius, the most important thing for us now is to rescue Lady Athena." The thing Alpha was most worried about happened, and Master Knight Julius had to take up the butcher knife.

"It's none of your business. Just continue the holy war order and kill all non-church personnel in the city." How could Julius listen to the explanation and advice of a bronze knight?

"Athena is your direct superior. You must rescue her immediately, otherwise you will also be an accomplice." Grand Knight Julius did not care about the excuses, he was determined to eliminate dissidents.

"Lord Julius, we are very willing to rescue Lady Athena, but we are not strong enough. We are not willing to die, but we are afraid that we will not be able to rescue Lady Athena." How could Alpha dare to refute now, but the necessary reminder was still needed.

"This is your problem. If you can't save Athena, you will all be buried with her." After saying this, Julius turned his head and left, leaving a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment. Julius did not care about Athena's life or death at all.

"Gilliana, Strong, notify Graia and Barutus immediately and tell them to evacuate carefully. It's not safe here. By the way, wear my badge and don't let them find an excuse." Alpha immediately found Gilliana and others to arrange the task.

Although they had arranged for the evacuation of personnel three days ago, many people were unwilling to leave their homeland. It would be extremely difficult for them to leave now. Alpha could only help as much as possible.

"Lord Barnes, how can we step into that area shrouded in darkness?" There was an unquestionable determination in Alpha's voice, even though his heart was filled with fear and uneasiness about the unknown.

After all, Athena is not only his friend and boss, but also his woman, and the belief they both guard together. However, facing the upcoming challenge, Alpha has no intention of retreating - he knows that once he gives up the search, it means losing hope forever.

"According to the original plan, the reversal ceremony should have been launched tonight, and the entire city would have become the gateway to the dark world." Archbishop Barnes sighed, with a hint of helplessness and worry in his tone.

Originally, everything was ready, and they could just wait for nightfall to start the action. But the unexpected change made everything uncertain. Originally, the city formation would have automatically started three days ago due to the huge pressure, but when they learned that Master Richard had unexpectedly appeared, the situation seemed to have taken a turn for the better, so it was postponed until now. As an authority in formation research, Richard might be able to find a way to solve the current dilemma.

"Are you really determined to enter that unknown place?" Arthur looked at Alpha with a concerned and slightly worried look, as if trying to read the answer from his eyes. For this young warrior, every choice could be a matter of life and death.

"Yes," Alpha answered without hesitation, "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up any chance to save Athena." When he said this, his eyes were extremely firm, and it was obvious that this was not an impulsive act. Behind this courage lies a deep emotional bond and a strong sense of responsibility.

"Well, in that case, I will do my best to gain enough support for you." Arthur nodded to show his understanding and made a quick decision. "There is still about an hour before the scheduled time. During this time, I will immediately go to Julius to discuss countermeasures. At the same time, please ask Mr. Barnes to accompany me to ensure that everything goes well."

After saying this, Arthur turned and left the room, leaving Alpha standing there alone in deep thought. He knew that a difficult journey was waiting for him, but he would never give up easily. Because in this world, there are always things worth fighting for and sacrificing for...

"Lord Alpha, something bad has happened! There was a conflict between Gilliana, Strong and Odyssey, and they now want to take Gilliana and others away." Glaya ran over breathlessly, her face full of anxiety.

Hearing this news, Alpha frowned. He knew that in this troubled time, any small disturbance could lead to unpredictable consequences. Especially when it comes to a person like Odyssey, the situation is even more complicated and changeable.

As a loyal follower of Grand Knight Julius, Odysseus has always been one of their important chess pieces in the dark. Since Arthur no longer serves as the leader, and Athena has also been captured by the enemy, the entire Alpha team has almost lost all the power they can rely on. Faced with such a severe situation, Alpha feels unprecedented pressure and challenges.

But even so, Alpha could not retreat. After taking a deep breath, Alpha decided to go to the scene to deal with the crisis in person. "Come with me to meet Odyssey." Alpha said to his companions, his tone full of determination. Although the road ahead is unknown and full of dangers, in order to protect friends and uphold justice, no matter how great the difficulties are, we must move forward courageously.

"Hey, isn't this our Alpha Knight? Are you planning to come over and become my escort knight?" Odyssey immediately started to sneer when he saw Alpha's appearance. His tone was full of sarcasm and disdain, as if he was mocking Alpha's incompetence.

The Alpha Knight stood there silently, without responding to Odyssey's provocation. His face was as calm as water, his eyes were firm and deep, as if he was not shaken by the other party's ridicule.

Odysseus was even more proud of himself when he saw this. He continued, "Who do you think you are? A defeated knight, trying to show off in front of me? How ridiculous!"

Alpha had no one to rely on, so he could only use the rules to fight back. "Knight Odyssey, Gilliana is my knight escort. If you continue to embarrass my knights, it will be against the doctrine, and the Church will not allow you to do so." He said calmly.

"Yes, you are right. We agreed that whoever kills more enemies will be the winner, and the winner will get everything." Odysseus remembered it all clearly. He took away everything from Athena and Alpha.

For this moment, he gave all the kills of the whole group to himself and Augustine. Odyssey didn't believe that he couldn't win the game like this, so he made a lot of promises to his teammates.

Alpha just remembered this matter at this time, but Alpha's sword had been cut off long ago, and the new sword would only be used to kill in the last period of time. The competition mission might not represent all of Alpha.

"Take out your weapons, let's compare missions." Before Alpha could react, Odyssey had already snatched Alpha's spear and sword, and the next step was to calculate the mission.

"Hahaha, your kill count is less than half of Augustine's. You are a complete loser!" The mocking voice echoed in the air.

Just as Odyssey was about to announce the result of the competition, Gilliana suddenly came out with Alpha's broken sword, her eyes full of determination and indomitable spirit. "Wait, Lord Alpha's sword was cut off during the killing, so if we want to count the number of kills, we should count all of them." Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard throughout the venue.

Although the energy of the broken sword has disappeared, it is still convincing enough as evidence. After all, the weapons equipped by the Knights of the Holy See have the ability to count and have strict restrictions on their users.

In order to prevent the knights from cheating, these weapons have been specially processed. Not just anyone can count, only the person holding the weapon can count. If the user dies, the count will be reset to zero; and if another knight takes the weapon and uses it again, as long as the original user is not dead, the kills made by other people with this weapon will not be counted.

Facing Gilliana's argument, Odysseus sneered: "How can it count if you just pick up a random weapon?" He obviously did not intend to admit all this.

Gilliana did not back down: "This is a weapon of the Holy See. Lord Alpha will know whether it is true or not once he finds out." She knew that for Alpha's sake and for her own sake, she had to persevere to the end.

However, Odysseus put forward a condition that was almost impossible to fulfill: "This requires verification by a priest of light above the level of White Cardinal. You are just wasting time and undermining the stability of the battle line. I don't agree."

Just when the two sides were on the verge of a fight and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, a majestic voice rang out: "Stop it!" Lord Julius, Knight Commander Arthur and others arrived in time, and their appearance made the atmosphere on the scene instantly become solemn.

"Lord Julius, you have to make the decision for us! We had clearly agreed before that whoever kills the most enemies will be the other side's knight master. But now, these people don't acknowledge this fact." When Odysseus saw Julius appear, he immediately ran over to sow discord, trying to use his authority to gain benefits for himself.

Julius frowned, obviously dissatisfied with this frivolous competition. "Assholes! How dare you treat this competition so frivolously? This competition is not fair at all. Isn't this cheating? As long as you beat the enemy half to death and let the contestant kill him, you can easily win." He knew the limitations and unfairness of this method.

"Lord Julius, this was decided by Lord Arthur, and we have won according to the rules." Odysseus tried to shift the blame to Arthur, while also hinting that Julius and his men had already won.

At this time, Alpha stood up. He knew that this was a critical moment and he had to fight for his rights, not only for himself, but also for everyone's rights. "Lord Julius, we promised to have a contest, but we are the winners. My weapon broke during the fierce battle, and the kills from both weapons should be counted. However, the opponent did not recognize my other weapon, which is obviously unfair."

Barnes and Richard took Alpha's weapons, examined them carefully, and nodded in approval.

When Grand Knight Julius saw this, he glared at Odysseus after Richard nodded, and then declared the contest invalid. Obviously, Alpha's two weapons had killed more people than the other. In order to protect the freedom of his men, Julius directly overturned the promise of Knight Arthur.

“If you’re not convinced, you can come to the ring and compete now. Whoever wins the competition in front of everyone will be the real winner.” Julius seemed to have forgotten what happened before and said in a firm tone.

"Grand Knight Julius, we don't have much time now. If they compete, night will fall on us and we will be too late." Arthur looked at the sky. The afterglow of the setting sun was gradually disappearing. It would only take a dozen minutes before nightfall. By then, they must guard their positions strictly and not make any mistakes.

"Odysseus, are you willing to continue the competition, and then the winner will carry out a great and difficult task?" Julius knew that the opponent's strength was comparable to that of Alpha, and a battle like an eagle catching chickens would be a simple matter, but the winner must carry out the next task.

"Master Knight Julius, I am willing to accept the competition. What is the mission?" Odysseus agreed immediately, but what happened next made him regret it.

"Alpha Knight has accepted a mission to go to the dark space. If you continue the game now, the winner will take Alpha Knight with him to continue the mission." Julius explained. Odysseus hoped that Odysseus could complete the mission, so that all the credit would be his.

"Dark space?" Hearing this mission, Odysseus's whole body turned cold as if he was falling into the abyss. Isn't this suicide? Even when he was defending the city of Alman and narrowly escaped death, he was hiding at the back. How could he run to the enemy's base camp now?

"Lord Julius, I think our competition can be postponed. We should wait until the Alpha Knight successfully completes the mission and rests well before continuing the competition." Odyssey quickly declined the task.