With Su Li's command, the knights of the territory immediately launched a fierce assault on the alluring Sadistic Desire Demon.

Fastrick, being a Champion Knight, was the first to act, drawing three arrows from the Quiver of the Nameless and firing them swiftly.

Immediately, Shire's furious scream echoed: "Violet's faithless follower!"

Clearly, only Violet's followers among the knights wouldn't mind using bows and even crossbow cannons.

And these Sun Goddess followers happened to counteract Shire's power as the Desire Demon.

She was completely defenseless, holding only a battle lance, utterly helpless against the arrows.

Hence the saying "Gunners luck E" since ancient times wasn't without reason.

She screamed in pain as she was hit by three arrows, one each in the thigh, chest, and right arm.

If it weren't for her rapid charge, the Flying Horse Knight could have shot her through the throat.

However, such serious injuries did not hinder the Desire Demon's charge; she seemed insensitive to physical suffering, as the explosive arrows tore her thigh into a bloody mess, yet she still roared and charged at Su Li.

The lance in her hand, as fast as lightning, directly aimed at Su Li's face.

If it were Su Li alone, as an Apprentice Knight, he would have no way to confront such a fierce assault.

But he was the lord; unless he chose to take risks, the Enchanting Demon could not approach him.

Facing this fierce strike, Su Li pointed forward with his right hand, prompting a large group of knights to immediately charge out on horseback.

Sharp lances pierced the monster's body, Shire's lance blade was less than a meter from Su Li, yet it seemed like an insurmountable chasm.

Several lances impaled her, slamming her heavily away.

Clearly, a Sadistic Desire Demon is unable to physically combat so many powerful heavy-armored knights.

They are strong in the shadows of allure and bizarre abilities.

Soon, Hilude noticed the issue, looking at the demon surrounded in the battlefield's center, her voice seductive, gasping enchantingly, remarked, "Lord, her voice is peculiar! The more we attack, the more alluring her voice becomes; the knights are not in a proper condition."

"It's [Lustrous Hunger], a powerful magic of Sadism." Luna Deshan approached, explaining to Su Li, "This is Sadistic Desire's strong blessing given to followers, the demon craves intense sensory stimulation during combat, the more attacked she is, the stronger her charge ability becomes. She's amassing power, wanting to break through the siege."

During the fierce battle, Shire heard her plan was uncovered, immediately ceased hiding and launched a fierce onslaught. The demon's blessing activated! Her bizarre silhouette was faster than warhorses, like a purple lightning breaking through the siege, the sharp lance blade directly aimed at Su Li.

Hilude immediately raised the Glory Relic · Radiance of the Scorching Sun, this mighty golden shield, once activated, could rebound all attacks.

Shire screamed, instantly flying backward, her beautiful face pierced by divine power, a terrifying scene of decay.

Before she could recover from the intense pain, Luna Deshan pointed with her right hand, turning the entire lakeside lush and green, with the eruption of mighty life energy.

"Tal's Foot Binding Technique!"

On the green lawn, numerous vines emerged, swiftly binding the alluring demon tightly.

Under the powerful life energy near the lake, this foot binding technique was exceptionally strong.

The emerald vines grew rapidly as if alive, tightly wrapping Shire's smooth, rounded legs, then squeezing, binding her voluptuous body into her soft white flesh.

The more Shire struggled, the deeper the vines squeezed, climbing higher quickly from her legs to her waist and abdomen, tightly constraining all her movements.

This made Shire's voice exceptionally enchanting, her legs weakened, powerless to struggle, bound wildlife by Tal to the ground.

Su Li raised his eyebrow in surprise, why was Tal's Foot Binding Technique as wild as Tal himself?

This binding was too professional, too alluring.

Shire seemed bound by a medical stirrup, with no ability to resist.

The knights wielded battle lances, ready to pierce this evil alluring monster.

Shire's battle lance had already fallen, unable to resist further, but her urgent gasps, and high-pitched voice, like an elegy, stirred oppressive violence within listeners' chests.

"Desire's Elegy!" As her alluring voice echoed, a large number of charging knights simultaneously turned blood-red-eyed, four knights screamed, their weapons striking comrades.

Fastrick suddenly swooped down from the air, the four-meter lance piercing Shire's chest, forcefully interrupting her alluring voice.

She had miscalculated this powerful Flying Horse Knight; he wasn't merely an archer who shot from afar! Only those exceptionally tall and strong Champion Knights could become Flying Horse Knights, his airborne charged strike like a meteor descending!

Shire was bound, with no space to dodge, this strike directly tearing her entire chest and above, leaving her devoid of any beauty, like a split-mouthed woman, her lower half bound by Tal's Foot Binding Technique disappearing into the vines, with the upper half completely torn apart, unable to be sewn.

This powerful Desire Demon was ambushed by Su Li amidst the encirclement, humiliated and swiftly assassinated.

Her body began to dissipate like ashes, a sign that the demon had been expelled, but demons never truly die; she was merely banished from the mortal world.

Shire's enchanting voice echoed lastly by the lively lakeside: "Charming little one, I've set my sights on you and will surely turn you into my prey. We shall meet again!"

With the demon's disappearance, a burst of cheers immediately erupted by the lakeside!

Victory is the most inspiring thing for the Empire.

Especially since the demon was preemptively eradicated before causing any horrors, this was an unparalleled encouragement for the citizens of the Empire.

This instantly brought the festive atmosphere of the Summer Solstice to its peak.

Everyone involved in this event praised the divine grace of Tal and the Lord's wisdom.

This Summer Solstice made the populace particularly devout; everyone was smiling, believing Tal was protecting the territory and that the strong brilliance of the solstice helped drive the demon away.

With such strong light and divine grace as protection, the territory would become especially powerful and peaceful.

The citizens of Hesse heard of the battle at Lake Reiflin and joyfully came to pray and make runes.

Regrettably, the population of the territory is small, and no lucky child was born today.

Otherwise, this child would receive the blessing and attention of the entire territory, and everyone would believe they are destined for great achievements.

Fastrick picked up the Vibranium Battle Spear from Shire's hand, handed it to Su Li, and said, "This is actually a perfect-grade weapon. Lord, this is quite a harvest."

Having hunted a demon and revealed a perfect-grade weapon, Su Li felt particularly pleased.

He asked the eagerly watching Dwarf Rune Master Belos on the side, "What do you think of this weapon?"

Belos immediately replied, "How can a demon's weapon compare with us dwarves? This is simply a waste of a fine item; give it to me. After I make a lance, the remaining Vibranium can also be used to create a set of Vibranium Rune Armor for you!"

"We can reforge it to remove the demon's aura from the weapon, rest assured, there will be absolutely no problem using it."

Su Li then smiled and tossed the Demon Battle Lance over, saying, "Then it's up to you. If you can finish crafting quickly, I think there'll be a bottle of Giant Brew in my cellar with your name on it."

Belos, even disregarding the grand Summer Solstice festival, immediately replied excitedly, "Leave it to me, Lord. I promise to craft a set of perfect armor and weapons for you within a few days."

Once Belos left, Hilude, alongside Su Li, said, "Lord, the situation mentioned by Shire is rather strange. She spoke of a fortress, what does she mean?"

The most impregnable fortresses are always undermined from within.

Clearly, the Sadism Sect is scheming something dark, and they even know about the plots of those muscle-bound Red Crown brutes in the shadows.

Su Li furrowed his brow in thought for a moment and said, "It seems crises have appeared in both the eastern and western parts of the Empire, and the south is inevitably caught up as well."

"The demon is clearly scheming amidst the chaos. If it's an impregnable fortress she's referring to, it could only be the dwarven stronghold or the mighty Marle Castle."

Obviously, in the Border Prince's Territory, aside from these two directions, there's nothing elsewhere that could count as a formidable fortress.

Su Li felt the greater possibility was Marle Castle.

After all, the more prosperous a city, the easier luxuries, indulgence, arts, social gatherings, and revelries give rise to Sadism followers. The Association of Joy Seekers might have initially provided food and services, catering to the whims of the nobility;

But over time, the association would inevitably begin holding illegal meetings, growing increasingly dark and sinister in interests; then the content of the revelry parties would become stranger, exploring forbidden zones and contacting the weird and fantastical.

Thinking about these, Su Li suddenly felt that it might not be a bad thing at all.

After all, the more turmoil in Marle Castle, the better his chances of fishing in troubled waters.

Hoping for complete harmony and tranquility throughout the Border Prince's Territory is an unrealistic expectation!

Since there are bound to be dark schemes, it's better for them to occur in Marle Castle than near Hesse Territory. At least he knows beforehand and can make some preparations.

But he did not dwell on this for long, shifting his focus back to his own strength enhancement!

As he stepped into Lake Reiflin at high noon to cleanse his body with the clear water.

It was the first time he distinctly felt divine grace descend upon him; the divine power of Tal within the water was continually purifying his bloodline and wildly boosting his strength.

Today he truly pleased this Wilderness God, not only ensuring the sanctity of the Summer Solstice celebration and averting the demon's desecration but also personally wounding a powerful Desire Demon.

So the divine grace in the water was exceptionally strong, and after cleansing his body, Su Li felt his blood boil, his rank as a formal knight had broken through, and the door to the extraordinary world was officially opened to him!

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