The scorching heat exploded in an instant.

The magical fireball blasted through the fragile wooden wall, roaring and spreading out to the surrounding area. In the blink of an eye, the gates of Purple Flower Town were already plunged into a raging sea of flames. The flames, supported by magic, twisted forward like monsters, devouring everything they could see.

"It's hot, it's hot!!"

A blackened, burning figure ran out of the flames, rolling desperately on the snow, trying to extinguish the flames on his body, and the snow creaked at the edge of his body, and in a short time it completely melted and exploded into a puff of mist. The pitch-black figure lay motionless in the snow, unable to breathe.

The militia captain, who was swept out by the blast, raised his head and happened to see this miserable scene, the unlucky militiaman's face was already burned black, and even the bones inside were clearly visible, he just opened his eyes wide, stared ahead, his hands curled up in his chest like a baby, and his mouth was wide open, as if the whole person was frozen in the moment before the tragic death, shocking and terrifying.

"You bastards!!"

Seeing this, the militia captain only felt his anger suddenly surge, he roared, and then pounced on the snow, and took a spear not far away. Angry glaring ahead, while on the other side of the fire, the people of the Chasseurs let out a mocking laugh, laughing and raising their bows and arrows, aiming at those who were not yet dead, soon. Arrows flew out and mercilessly pierced into the bodies of those who were not yet dead. For a while, I saw screams one after another, echoing in the sky of this town.

This is blasphemy.

Stand on the hillside. Nadia gritted her teeth and clenched her fists angrily at the scene in front of her, and behind her, several other paladins also looked at the town that had fallen into the sea of fire with serious faces. They are also in the same mood as Nadia at the moment, if they are facing bandits, evil black mages, or even a group of goblins, a group of orcs. These paladins can attack them without hesitation to protect these villagers in crisis. Now, there was only one reason to stop them from doing so -- and that was that it was an army of legitimate nobles who were attacking the town in front of them. And the fact that they had come here under the banner of suppressing the rebellion was enough to stop the paladins from moving forward, and in any case, it was an iron law of the Templar Order that the paladins were forbidden to meddle in political disputes, and perhaps many of them disregarded it or even scoffed at it. But no matter what they think, this reality cannot be changed.

At least, that's exactly what it is for now.

But...............

Did we come all the way here to watch?

Press the hilt of the sword at your waist. Nadia asked herself, and the screams echoing in her ears weren't good. This wasn't the first time they'd heard screams, and Nadia had been involved in the goblins more than once. The quest to eliminate the bandits. Those people also beg for mercy, scream and scream in despair before they die. But at that time she would not have had any reaction to this. Because she firmly believes that what she is doing is right, and that those people who live in this world will only make more people suffer. And their death will make this world a better place. She uses her beliefs as a sharp blade and unswervingly implements righteous punishments.

Is the same true of these soldiers? At least on the surface, there was nothing wrong with what they did, they came here to suppress the riot on the orders of the ruler. And the reason why they came here was because the people of Khalkharan rose up against the rule of the aristocracy, and the cause of all this was the oppression and plundering of the commoners by the Soros family.

So, who's right? Who is at fault again?

Nadia gripped the hilt of her sword, then let go, then clenched it again. Finally, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

My Lord Thom humbly prays for your guidance here, that you will grant me the light of the path ahead, for I have fallen into a wilderness of confusion, where I have come to a standstill, and may even lose my faith. I don't know if I'm doing the right thing, but I've decided that I'm going to make a choice no matter what.

After whispering a prayer in her heart, Nadia opened her eyes, and she flipped on her horse.

"Your Excellency the Grand Knight!"

Seeing Nadia's movements, several other paladins were shocked. But before they could say anything more, Nadia turned her head, looked at them, and spoke.

"My colleague, I understand what you have to say, and in fact I will not hide it from you, I am going to make a decision that has a good chance of changing my future. But I decided to do it anyway, knowing it would go against the will of the Templar Order, but I didn't want to just stand here and watch evil run rampant. ”

Saying this, Nadia pulled out the long sword in her hand with a "swish".

"I am here to glorify my own soul, I am firm in my faith, and I have never forgotten the oath I took before the Nine Saints. Now, it's time for me to live up to my vows! Fighting evil, upholding justice, protecting the weak, we used to swear by this, and now, I will not be indifferent to the atrocities that are happening in front of our eyes!! ”

Hearing Nadia's words, several other paladins fell silent for a moment, they were not unaware of the scene in front of them, but for paladins, it was very difficult to make this decision after all. Although Jenn once reminded Nadia that faith is faith, and the order is to the order, but after all, the brainwashing power of the Templar Order over the years is still very strong, in the eyes of many clerics, the will of the Order is the will of the gods, the rules of the Order are the rules of the gods, and what the Order lets them do is what the gods let them do, and what the Order does not let them do is naturally what the gods do not allow them to do.

In fact, it was not without paladins who disobeyed the orders of the Order and intervened in disputes between nobles and commoners, but most of them did not end well. Some of them were taken away for investigation and trial, and then spent the rest of their lives in monasteries. There are also some who have directly degenerated into the Black Knights. This proves the significance of the Templar ban on another aspect.

And now, in the eyes of those paladins. If Nadia did do that, she would have gone from being a high-profile star in the True Eyes Church to a prisoner in prison, or ......... Accomplices of evil.

"Hah............ Phew..............."

Turning her head, Nadia took a deep breath, she felt her hand holding the sword trembling, and the deep uneasiness and panic in her heart hit her heart like a hammer. Even when Nadia first went to war, she wasn't so nervous. But it's no wonder, after all. This time her enemies weren't the thugs, nor the weak goblins, but herself—everything she believed in.

Once she makes the wrong choice, then, her life will be completely plunged into eternal darkness.

However, she has already made her decision.

Thinking of this, Nadia clenched her sword in both hands, placed it on her chest, and muttered to herself.

"Lord of the Truth. We walk in the depths of darkness for the little light ahead, and I call on your name and ask for your blessings. Let our weakness and fear in the face of evil be wiped out by the light of your holiness......... The Light is with me! ”

As she spoke, Nadia raised her sword aloft in her hand. The next moment, dazzling. Bright light erupted from above, forming a pure white dazzling flame. Followed by. Nadia scolded, and she raised her sword, and the men and horses rushed towards the plagued town below.

By this time, the members of the Chasseur team seemed to have lost much interest in this boring game, and they began to call to move closer to the burned gates of Purple Flower Town, and then everyone raised a torch, apparently intending to burn and destroy the town completely.

And at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves reached their ears, and when the soldiers turned their heads, all they saw was Nadia's face full of anger. And when they saw this female paladin, many people were even a little stunned for a while, no wonder they had such a reaction, after all, paladins generally rarely deal with them, and sometimes they even choose to back down when facing these members of the chasseur team. It wasn't that no one tried to stop them, but in the end it was to no avail. Because of this, the chasseurs didn't pay any attention to the paladins, which made them all stunned when they saw Nadia, and couldn't figure out why a paladin suddenly ran out - what did she want to do?

A flash of white light.

The sword light that erupted from Nadia's blade swept across the snow field in an instant, bringing up a snow wave that was five or six meters high, and rushed towards the soldiers of the chasseur team with a roar, and before they could even react to what was happening, they were completely impacted by the snow wave, screaming and falling backwards.

"Damn!!"

Seeing this scene, the mage standing not far away was also furious, and the other soldiers also reacted at this moment, although they didn't know why a paladin suddenly appeared here, but looking at the scene just now, they also knew that the other party was definitely coming at them. Therefore, the crowd no longer hesitated, and saw that the soldiers immediately raised their bows and crossbows and shot at Nadia. The black-clad mage raised his staff again and began to whisper a mysterious incantation. Soon, I saw thunder and lightning condense at the top of the staff, and then with a loud "boom", it flew forward and blasted towards the female paladin.

"Holy Light Barrier!!"

Facing the thunder coming from the pavement in front of her, Nadia also shouted angrily, and then saw the golden divine barrier suddenly appear in front of her, colliding with the sudden thunder and lightning. I saw that the thick lightning struck the outer shell of the barrier hard, and then gradually dissipated. At the same time, Nadia also shook her figure, and her face suddenly turned a little whiter. Although she was a god-favored knight, it was still a little difficult to resist a fourth-level spell head-on. But even so, Nadia gritted her teeth, turned over and dismounted, and then held a long sword in her hand to block the gate of Purple Flower Town.

And at this time, the surrounding soldiers finally surrounded them. (To be continued......)