Chapter 1258 - 114: Genetic Modification, Terror of the Ao’s Heart

Chapter 1258: Chapter 114: Genetic Modification, Terror of the Ao’s Heart

Khaled is atoning.

But Khaled doesn’t think he was wrong.

Until one day, the mentor at the monastery told him he no longer needed to confess for his past sins, his atonement ritual was over. Although he had not regained the power of the Paladin, he had acquired a new power.

Dark power.

Khaled embraced the darkness and did not repent; if given another chance, he would still kill all those scumbags, because the strict dogma followed by the Paladins could not punish those people.

Those who truly hold power.

Not all idealists can persevere to the end, just like Batman in Gotham who doesn’t kill. It’s an impossible thing. In this country, there is a profession called ’former Paladin,’ more numerous than Paladins. Most of them are idealists who violated the dogma; when reason became ineffective, they chose physical means to solve problems.

For a long time.

The church of the Three Gods of Justice has a large number of former Paladins. They need to atone to restore the power of the Paladins. Those who can persist without violating the dogma are quite rare.

Khaled once thought he could persist, but when he saw those people flaunting their power to absolve their sins, he completely lost control. He decided to physically eliminate these parasites.

He killed a group of nobles who claimed to be ’blue blood,’ but their blood was not blue.

Khaled thus fell, nearly facing judgment.

Some called them fallen dark heroes because they completed revenge for the commoners, but none of that mattered anymore. He was no longer the holy and noble Paladin, but a Dark Guard walking with shadows.

——Khaled the Black Blade (four-star gold).

He belongs to the Black Blade Iron Guard of the Dark Sanctuary Sect, considered a special force for secret missions. Khaled bid farewell to the straightforwardness of Paladins, learning surprise attacks and assassination, mastering a lot of Purgatory spells. But the one thing that hasn’t changed is perhaps his original self and the oath he once swore.

Many former Paladins fell entirely.

Those whose beliefs collapsed became accomplices of evil, even pledging allegiance to the church of the Three Gods of Death. But Khaled and those like him are different; they serve the Black King, using all means only to achieve their goals. Before dawn arrives, someone must walk in the darkness.

They are the blades in the shadows, deterring all wanton evil, because they are not bound by any moral constraints.

Khaled enjoys his current life.

Because he doesn’t need to consider this and that like the Paladins, just obey orders, and at crucial moments, he can decide for himself whether to kill or not. Sometimes killing is also an effective way to solve problems.

A hidden military outpost in Sambia.

Having just finished praying to the Black King, Khaled the Black Blade slowly opened his eyes. The church’s prayer ceremony is quite simple, without those extravagant praises. Members of the sect report their work to the Black King daily, sometimes sharing personal doubts and inner insights.

Usually, a Battle Priest listens to the prayers. If you feel uncomfortable, you can also directly pray to the Shen Kan. Sometimes you receive a faint answer, having heard the voice of the Otherworld Divine Envoy.

Khaled donned his armor and slowly exited the room.

The outpost is a simple fortress, with a training field at its center. Upon exiting, he saw a lean but powerful figure: Dan, the Martial Monk, the Holy Fist, previously serving in the Martyr Sect of the God of Suffering Ilmater, also a penitent pilgrim.

In the church of the Three Gods of Justice, the God of Suffering’s battle groups are the most numerous, with over a dozen famous Legendary battle groups alone.

Dan’s back bears an ornate crane tattoo, which prevents aging. His arms are tattooed with dragons and tigers, and his chest bears a phoenix pattern, enabling him to wield the power of flames.

His mentor is a Cloud Walking Monk reputed to have lived over three hundred years.

Members of the Dark Temple Battle Group are primarily former Paladins and former ascetics, including some Hermits who committed offenses and violated the dogma.

At this moment.

A series of heavy footsteps sounded.

When Khaled looked up, he saw the captain of the Black Blade, Mordred, whose calm gaze locked onto Khaled, slowly saying, "Your training is complete. Prepare for the ceremony."

Khaled showed a hint of joy, and upon looking up seemed to see the captain’s eyes, a pair akin to dragon-like vertical pupils.

Dragon Bloodline.

The Black King’s boon, awakening power through the divine blood ritual, resulting in mild dragon-like traits, a gift they call Dragon Descendant, reserved for evil dragons serving the Five-Colored Dragon Queen.

Khaled followed the captain’s footsteps into the underground chamber.

As he gazed at the captain’s neck, he saw a faint golden mark: dragon pattern, originating from a primary Material Plane called Oberon, supposedly hosting a powerful dragon-pattern family. Only the high ranks of the battle group undergo such modification, dragon patterns granting formidable natural armor, even negating conventional blades without wearing armor.

With the emergence of a Teleportation Spell’s spiritual light.

Khaled did not know where he had arrived. Before him stood a powerful Wizard in a black Magic Robe, wearing a human skin mask. All around were numerous clones and some experimental materials, everything resembling an evil wizard’s laboratory.