Those who know Erika Brantrilli know that she is the epitome of Milanese grace.
The daughter of the prestigious Brantrilli family, whose ancestors have been Milanese for generations, she is beautiful and noble. Raised with meticulous care, she is full of wit and talent, a girl as radiant as a rose.
The Knights Templar, who reigned over Europe in the Middle Ages, were both knights and children of God. The descendants of magicians who served the demon god Baphomet, this is the true nature of Erika and her kind. While there are many magical societies that inherit the Templar secrets, the "Bronze Black Cross" headquartered in Milan is one of the strongest.
Unstable events have been occurring in Sardinia, at the southern tip of Italy.
This report was delivered to the "Bronze Black Cross" two days ago, brought by a local member. This intelligence is probably unknown to few Italian native societies.
This is why Erika is here.
Arriving in Sardinia, she received the report and rushed to the port of Cagliari. As she confronted a suspicious figure to inquire about information related to the Uncanonical God, a giant beast descended.
As a knight, the girl wouldn't stand by and watch. So, she took her beloved sword and resolutely prepared to fight the giant beast.
"Come forth! Steel Lion, bearer of the Lion's Soul, steel imbued with the essence of struggle! Answer to my hand and my voice! You are called Lionheart...a hero who inherits the name of Richard the Lionheart!"
In the blink of an eye, a sword appeared in the girl's right hand, bathed in light.
"Knight Erika Brantrilli swears here, I shall answer your loyalty with my valor and chivalry!"
The sudden appearance of the long sword, its silvery blade slender and beautiful, bathed in the golden sunset, was a clear ray of light. The sharp, uninhibited edge of the blade declared it to be more than just beautiful.
The girl, even more magnificent in her transformed attire, charged towards the giant boar with her small frame!
While somewhat forced, it indeed drew the beast's attention, reducing the destruction and allowing the townspeople to escape.
Unlike those fleeing in panic, Luo Chen, moving against the flow, remained calm and composed.
Even as the disaster site turned into havoc, and with such intense flames burning beside him, he didn't break a sweat. In contrast to the passersby, dirty with sweat and ash, he still maintained his neat and handsome appearance.
He traversed the ruins, swatting away debris.
Luo Chen strolled through the sea of fire, not avoiding the burning flames. His curse power seemed to form an invisible armor, shielding him, until his path was blocked by collapsed building materials.
This area had been lined with materials piled as high as the roof, next to the warehouse.
But now it was just a mountain of ruins, and the roaring flames were devouring everything around it, making the obstacle ahead incredibly difficult.
Without using the appropriate equipment, he couldn't move forward.
Of course, was this a problem for Luo Chen?
But before he could continue, he saw, from a slightly farther distance on the other side, Cao Zhihu, arriving late, running into the ruins.
Being an ordinary human, he was somewhat struggling to navigate the terrain.
Luo Chen looked at the roaring flames and the giant boar wreaking havoc dozens of meters away. He seemed to melt into the flames. As Luo Chen stepped into the sea of fire, his curse power acted like an invisible hand, pushing away the flames, allowing him to directly pass through the ruins.
And soon, as the roaring sea of fire parted and closed again.
Luo Chen arrived in front of the town's cathedral, and only then did he finally stop.
A place where homage is paid to the holy and prayers are offered, a building filled with silence and piety. Beside it stood a giant beast, dozens of meters tall, a black boar as mountainous as the Tama Church.
Stout, almost obese, with a strong body, surprisingly small limbs, and terrifyingly large tusks.
A completely different creature from the boars Luo Chen knew.
No matter how angry a boar might be, it wouldn't be as fierce, as ferocious as this. The ferocity was like seeing a mythical beast, something he had never encountered before! Such fearsome power!
Just looking at it evoked an immense sense of awe and weight.
And this was just the beast, the Uncanonical God would be even more terrifying and powerful!
Also, compared to the stone cathedral, the giant boar seemed like the true divine presence. The God of Anger, the God of Destruction, the God of Darkness!
"Roar roar roar!"
With several roars that shook the earth and trembled the air, the giant boar smashed the cathedral to pieces, as if it were made of paper.
Countless fragments of stone, like hailstones, rained down from the sky, or swept in all directions like a barrage of bullets.
"Ah!"
In this chaos, a golden figure flew out amongst the debris. It was Erika, the girl who had asked for information earlier!
Yes, it wasn't the giant boar that made Luo Chen stop.
But the blonde girl who, at some point, had come here to fight the beast.
But the outcome was obvious. Though gifted and considered strong among humans, the girl was no match for the beast.
Even if it was only an incarnation of the Uncanonical God, it was not something ordinary humans could handle.
He glanced at the giant boar still wreaking havoc, and the girl in the air, flying back with the stone debris.
The next second, Luo Chen's figure instantly leaped, arriving beside the girl, and with a heroic rescue in the form of a princess carry, he caught her and held her in his arms.
"Ah?! You are..."