Chapter 26: Who Exactly is He?

  "Old man, what are you up to now?"

  Stone gred at the old bishop, clearly displeased.

  "We're not going on a piic here. What's the point ing along a delicate young dy?"

  "What's the point?"

  Hearing Stone's peculiar phrasing, borrowed from Alex, the old bishop rolled his eyes helplessly.

  "The point is! Don't fet, there's a spatial restri there. Without this young dy's help, even if you find the person, how do you pn on ing back? Unless you want to run back a thousand miles from the Shadow yon, there's no other way without the Star Path."

  "Alright, if that's the case, I have no objes."

  Hearing the bishop's respoone was left speechless. He knew breaking out of the Shadow yon was impossible for him, and uhe spatial restri, no ordinary methods would allow them to leave.

  So, if they wao return safely, bringing along this delicate young dy was necessary.

  Stone wisely shut his mouth, stepped into the teleportation array with Alex, and the young girl followed.

  Perhaps Stone's stern face looked intimidating, or maybe it was because she had met Alex before, but the girl stayed closer to Alex, cautiously watg Stone.

  "Alright, it's up to you now, little girl."

  Stone didn't seem to mind this minor detail. He took a deep breath, his expression being serious.

  "Let's see where you send us."

  "Okay... I uand..."

  The girl responded weakly, then closed her eyes. Soon, Alex saw one blue light after another quietly appear around her, ected by straight lines, f a steltion-like pattern that encircled the three of them.

  "Is this the Star Path?"

  Alex watched the twinkling steltion chart with great i, feeling it resembled high-tech holographic projes from his previous life.

  He knew a bit about the Star Path; simply put, it was a natural phenomenon on this ti, simir to tides.

  He didn't fully uand the principle, but he k involved overpping oneself with a steltion proje and folding space to teleport—something akin to wormholes?

  Because the Star Path was a natural phenomenon, it wasn't restricted by space-blog spells.

  However, summoning the Star Path required immealent and powerful putational ability, making it rare. This soft-spoken girl was clearly not as simple as she seemed.

  "I've found it..."

  At that moment, the girl suddenly spoke, her eyes still closed, brow slightly furrowed.

  "A life star... is about to disappear... coordinates fixed... now!"

  As soon as the girl finished speaking, Alex saw a rge hole appear in the space above them as if it had been torn open. Before he could react, a powerful su force pulled him and Stone inside.

  It was a very peculiar experience.

  Upoering the hole, Alex first saw endless stars and the vast, boundless universe. He felt as if he were floating in space.

  But soon, it felt like he was sliding down an invisible slide in a specific dire at an incredible speed.

  His speed increased rapidly, and the sery ged swiftly, with stars stretg into long trails before merging into a pure white expanse...

  "Bang!!"

  The moment, Alex felt like he had reached the end of the slide and was thrown out, nding hard on the ground.

  "Ow..."

  The feeling of nding hard on his backside was unpleasant, but Alex didn't have time to dwell on it.

  As soon as he nded, he heard a low growl o his ear, followed by the sound of a on slig through the air behind him!

  "Oh, e on!"

  At this moment, the experience Alex had gained in the free quest finally came into py. Instinctively, he rolled on the ground, dodging the attack.

  He then reached for his waist, drew his Skybreaker Sword, and looked ahead, only to be stunned.

  In front of him were a dozeal soldiers wielding ons and tattered armor. Their eye sockets glowed with a bright red light, f a semicircle that surrounded Alex.

  Not far from him, a knight lying on the ground stared wide-eyed in shock at the young man who had appeared out of nowhere.

  "Who's There!!"

  It's no wohe knight had this question. Just moments ago, he repared to fight to the death against these undead creatures.

  But uedly, just as he was about to make his desperate stand, a fsh of light appeared, and this young man suddenly materialized before him.

  Since Alex was only an apprentice Guardian Knight and not an official member of the Temple, he wasn't wearing the standard armor of the Temple like Stone.

  Instead, he was still dressed in the ire he had worn when he arrived at Star-Moon City. Because of this, the knight did nnize Alex's affiliation.

  heless, seeing Alex draw his on and prepare to strike back against the undead, the knight couldn't help but warn him.

  "Be careful, these are undead..."

  However, before the knight could finish his sentence, Alex had already made his move.

  The holy light of the Skybreaker Sword erupted instantly. Stepping forward, Alex swung his bde, unleashing a dazzling golden sword beam that struck the undead soldiers.

  Golden cross patterns appeared and exploded on their bodies, sending them flying.

  Crusader Strike!

  Having successfully he blow, Alex seized the opportunity, pointing his sword forward. Three crimson giant swords erupted from the ground, shattering the skeletal archers at the rear.

  Then, a faint holy light appeared around Alex, and the moment, he gripped his sword with both hands and charged into the ranks of the undead like a fierce tiger.

  "Boom!"

  The leading undead warrior barely had time to lift its on before Alex decapitated it with a sirike.

  Raising his sword, Alex attracted streams of light that densed around him, f dozens of brilliant light swords.

  The swords then leveled, aiming at the encroag enemies, and spun outward, shredding the undead's bodies and souls like a merciless blender.

  Holy Storm!

  The severely injured knight was stunned. He had seen simir power before, but Alex's dazzling, special effects-den swordsmanship left him utterly shocked.

  Fortunately, amidst the holy light Alex wielded, the knight sensed no undead or evil aura, whiewhat reassured him—at least for now, it seemed Alex wasn't allied with the undead.

  Despite this, the knight couldn't help but gasp as he looked at Alex's young and handsome face. Previously, he hadn't seen Alex's face clearly, but now, he was astonished.

  As a knight directly uhe Temple's bishopric, he had entered many powerful individuals.

  But most were signifitly older, with the you already past middle age. Yet this young man... could he evewenty years old?

  Who exactly is he?

  Could he be a desdant of some hidden family? What is he doing here?

  As the knight pondered Alex's identity with a serious expression, he saw the young noblemahe his on and walk over, extending a hand.

  "You must be the Temple's knight. Looks like I wasn't too te..."

  "Uh... what?"

  Hearing this, the knight was momentarily stuhen he looked up at Alex.

  What is going on here?

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