Chapter 539 - 296: Pure Love Warrior

Jill asked with a complicated expression, "Is it true? Anthony... Was he killed by you...? And you’re a Cultist of the Dragon Eater Association..."

"Shut up! Jill! Do you know what you’re saying!?" Elder Pence suddenly roared. "I am acting on behalf of the Inner Side’s Law Enforcers to eliminate Baron Constantin, the Lawbreaker who killed both Anthony and Roy!"

"This nonsense about Anthony and the Dragon Eater Association is all fake! Would you rather believe him, a Lawbreaker, than believe what I say!?"

"I..." Jill fell silent. He just stood there, stunned, as if he didn’t know how to argue back... or perhaps he simply didn’t want to.

Elder Pence sent a message via Spiritual Power, "Jill, you’ve been a Griffin Knight of the Light for long enough. Perhaps you should try to see true darkness, like your brother Roy did."

"Heh..." The Dragon Knight lying on the ground suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Elder Pence looked at him, perplexed. "What are you laughing at?"

He found the Dragon Knight’s smile unsettling and chilling, like a patient from a mental hospital laughing maniacally at you for no reason.

"I just find it interesting... Roy Hestia became your disposable pawn, and now you want to trick Jill into becoming your pawn, too... So the title of Young Master of the Hestia Family is nothing more than a cover for the Dragon Eater Association, is it?"

"You won’t even let Jill Hestia go. The way I see it, your Hestia Family has probably become the main stronghold of the Dragon Eater Association, hasn’t it? And I bet that so-called Hestia Family Head is the leader of the Dragon Eater Association, isn’t he?"

"Shut your mouth, you Lawbreaker! Do not slander the glory of a Knight Clan!" Elder Pence’s face contorted in fury. With a wave of his hand, the scene within his Domain instantly transformed into a golden grassland.

The moment the Lancelot Family Head and Freya saw the golden grassland, their expressions changed drastically. "This... This is my brother Anthony’s..."

The Celestial Horse Yisur murmured, "’The Golden Grassland.’ Elder Pence even stole this Authority from Anthony..."

’I really want to defy my orders and kill him, but I’m afraid of dirtying my own hands.’

"He can even use Lion-eyed Anthony’s core Authority... It seems this little stunt Pence Hestia pulled tonight has gotten a lot of the old fossils on the Inner Side, the ones with one foot in the grave, all stirred up."

Abraham took a drag from his cigarette. "For Pence Hestia to dare expose himself in front of me... even if he was caught off guard by that fool Baron Constantin, it must mean he made preparations for this beforehand."

"What, you noticed something’s wrong too?" Abraham saw Adam’s serious expression and thought the kid had finally wised up and learned to think deeply.

But to his surprise, Adam said, "Chairman Abraham, isn’t it a bit inappropriate for you to be calling Elder Pence a ’kid’?"

Abraham: "..."

He gave Adam a kick and snapped, "When I was getting started, Pence Hestia wasn’t even a goddamn twinkle in his old man’s eye! Forget ’kid,’ he wouldn’t dare talk back if I called him ’baby.’"

’Crude words, but sound reasoning,’ the surrounding Demon Hunters thought to themselves. ’Still, Chairman Abraham’s words are way too crude.’

"Wasn’t that transparent barrier the Domain? So what’s this Golden Grassland now?" Zick asked his cousin, Dewey.

Dewey explained.

Silver Rank Knights can already begin to mobilize the power of the Knight Law. A Domain is born from this foundation—a manifestation of their Promise that temporarily amplifies the Knight’s strength.

That was the transparent barrier which had isolated the Dragon Knight and Elder Pence at the start.

And that is the most basic form of a Domain.

Going a step further, as a Silver Knight becomes more proficient with the power of the Law and pursues the Golden Law, their Domain will birth entirely new powers based on the Contract Knight’s Authority and true nature.

"That is a Domain’s Release," the Celestial Horse Yisur explained to the Knight beside it.

For example, Elder Pence’s current "Golden Grassland" was originally Anthony’s Domain.

Within this Domain, all attacks that would damage a Silver Knight are converted into weapons for him to use.

At the same time, white Dragon Flame ignited around Elder Pence’s body.

He glared ferociously at Baron. "Do you know the most hopeless way to die?"

"It’s to be killed by yourself."

"A creature like you... just go to Hell!"

The moment he spoke, Elder Pence lunged, his hands wreathed in Dragon Flame, and grabbed the Dragon Knight’s neck. But just as he was about to snap it, he froze.

It wasn’t because the Dragon Knight had turned into a Paperman again.

It was because the Dragon Knight was holding a piece of paper—or, to be more precise, a photograph.

The photo’s subject was simple: a picture of the siblings, Anthony and Freya.

The boy was radiant; the girl, beautiful.

The moment he saw the photograph, Elder Pence’s face began to twitch. The face of "Anthony" appeared again, replacing Elder Pence’s, its eyes brimming with tears.

All the Law Enforcers present were stunned. Isolated by the Domain, they had no idea what was happening inside. All they could see was Elder Pence’s face suddenly changing, his eyes now brimming with tears.

’What... what’s happening...’ Elder Pence, now wearing "Anthony’s face," was astonished.

’He realized that in the instant he saw the photograph, he had lost control of his body. The souls hidden deep within him seemed to be stirring restlessly again... Was it the souls?’

’No, not necessarily.’ Elder Pence discovered it wasn’t just the souls. To his alarm, he realized he couldn’t even command his Spiritual Power. The Spiritual Power that flowed through every fiber of his being felt as if it had been blocked, rendered completely inert!