"Heh, to have lasted this long under the demonized seed, Argyll, you're quite impressive," Wu Yan coldly stared at Argyll. "If you're willing to lead us to the exit of the trial cavern, we might spare your life."
"You're dreaming!" Argyll interrupted sharply. "None of you will escape! The will of God will purify you all completely."
Taking advantage of the conversation, the Holy Realm guards quickly rescued Fang Heng and retreated with him toward the back of the cavern.
"Forget it, no need to chase," Wu Yan glanced at Fang Heng, who had already been taken away by the Holy Court's guards, and waved his hand in a dismissive gesture.
The show was over.
Dismissed!
...
Two Holy Court guards supported Fang Heng as they entered the rear cavern.
A series of ga hints flashed quickly across his retina.
[Hint: The player has entered a special trial guardian area. In this area, most holy skills will gain a 50% bonus, and healing skills will earn a 200% bonus.]
Holy light had poured down from the rune marks above the grotto inside the cavern.
Argyll quickly escaped the pursuit of the demonic seed and returned to the guardian grotto.
"Thank you, otherwise I might have really died at the hands of those demons," Fang Heng expressed his gratitude to Argyll and the Holy Court Templar Knights.
"You're welco," Argyll replied, "As part of the Holy Court faction, we should help each other." He looked at Fang Heng and asked, "I am Argyll, the Templar Knight Captain sent by the Holy Realm to suppress and guard the Mist Temple."
"So you're the Knight Commander, Sir. I am Fang Bai."
"How did you end up here?"
"I'm a scholar of sacred studies," Fang Bai explained. "By accident, I obtained the Great Sage's advancent mission."
"The advancent mission requires to purify demons. I happened to hear that Amrit was under attack by the Dark Alliance, so I ca here to offer reinforcent, thinking I could also complete the Great Sage's mission along the way."
Fang Heng let out a bitter laugh, "I never expected the enemy to be this powerful. Looking back, I realize how naïve I was. If it weren't for your help, escaping this situation would have been nearly impossible."
Argyll's heart skipped a beat as he imdiately asked, "Are you talking about the Great Sage's advancent mission?"
"Yes."
No wonder.
Argyll suddenly understood.
To think he triggered the related advancent mission for the Great Sage's inheritor—such luck?
No wonder he had the audacity to co straight into the trial cavern so recklessly.
Truth be told, if it weren't for his bad luck running into the demonic seed, with the strength of the Great Sage's inheritor, dealing with these ordinary Shadow Alliance mbers wouldn't have been a big problem.
Argyll didn't have any doubts about Fang Heng's words.
After all, the God's Punishnt skill Fang Heng had used was too obvious.
He had almost died at the hands of the demonic seeds.
With preconceived notions in mind, several doubts were automatically filtered out by Argyll.
After all, who could have predicted that the demonic seed would possess the holy punishnt skills of the holy faction?
Fang Heng cautiously asked, "Sir Argyll, may I ask what the situation here is?"
"Not long ago, the Holy Realm underwent an anomaly and went into full lockdown. After that, several invaders launched a surprise attack on the Mist Temple. They broke through the passage leading to the Holy Realm when we were unprepared and forcibly entered," Argyll explained with a sigh.
"Afterward, the news of the Holy Realm's crisis spread. Although the Holy Realm quickly resealed the passage, another group from the Shadow Alliance erged. So, the Holy Realm called upon the Elental Clan for assistance in guarding the entrances to the Holy Realm."
"Invaders..." Fang Heng murmured as he listened to Argyll's explanation.
The invaders Argyll referred to were likely the demonic seeds that Jing Ge'er and his group had sent into the Holy Realm ahead of ti.
"They're not ordinary invaders, they're demonic seeds," Argyll's eyes filled with clear wariness as he spoke. "You shouldn't underestimate yourself. You're very strong, but the demonic seeds are a different matter. Each one of them is exceptionally powerful. Right now, I fear our abilities might not be enough to deal with them."
Fang Heng asked, "The demonic seeds have been appearing here frequently—are they trying to enter the Holy Realm? What exactly happened in the Holy Realm?"
"I don't know the exact details of what happened in the Holy Realm," Argyll's expression grew serious, and he shook his head. "From what I understand, the Holy Realm has entered a state of ergency. High-tier archbishops from various worlds have been recalled to the Holy Realm, but all news from the Holy Realm has been locked down. I was only given orders to guard the trial cavern."
Fang Heng felt a sense of disappointnt as he listened.
It seed that those from lower worlds didn't know exactly what trouble the Holy Realm was facing.
"Fang Bai, based on my judgnt, the group outside most likely ca from the Holy Realm passage in the Mist Temple. We need to quickly relay this information to the Holy Realm so they can prepare in advance."
"Understood."
Fang Heng nodded solemnly, "Sir Argyll, if there's anything I can do, I will do my best."
"Good."
Argyll cast a sowhat appreciative glance at Fang Heng before continuing, "Right now, a few demonic seeds are still hiding in the shadows. The trial cavern is protected by the Holy Court's guardian imprints, so for now, we don't need to worry about them breaking in. However, I'm afraid it won't hold for much longer."
He paused briefly, then spoke again, "There are two ways to escape from the grotto. The first is through a secret passage in the Mist Temple. The passage is extrely hidden, and unless soone shows you the way, it's impossible to find. Even if I tried to describe it to you, I wouldn't be able to do so."
Argyll hesitated for a mont, his expression growing serious, "Fang Bai, on my own, I can't break through their blockade. But with your help, we might have a slim chance of survival."
Fang Heng nodded, "Sir Knight, please give your orders."
"Good. I need you to go ahead and break out of the guardian cavern, and try to attract as much attention as you can from the demonic seeds. anwhile, I'll set off a full detonation of the cavern."
"While the demonic seeds are distracted by you and the explosion, I will lead my subordinates to escape and attempt to enter the Mist Temple for reinforcents."
Fang Heng's mind stirred as he listened.
What a surprise.
Argyll actually wanted him to be the bait?
Well, the Holy Court was rather straightforward about it.
The bait plan was laid out right on the table.
Argyll took a deep breath and continued, "Fang Bai, if I had any other choice, I wouldn't resort to such a strategy."
"Of course, I'm willing to take the risk. But I would still like to hear about the second option. If you guys are targeted and I manage to escape, how can I get into the Mist Temple?"
"If that happens," Argyll suggested, "I recomnd that you leave imdiately. Escape and don't worry about us."
Fang Heng responded firmly, "I still want to try."
Argyll continued, "The second way to leave is by using the trial passage to directly enter the Holy Realm."
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