Iron Harvest: When Farming Becomes Conquest
Chapter 227 - 1: Holy Knight

Chapter 227: Chapter 1: Holy Knight

King of Divine Mystery, also known as King of the Fjords.

Divine Castle is the shorthand name for the capital of Divine Mysterious.

It is situated in a fjord, geographically superior, commercially developed, holding the fjord, it had acquired a massive wealth through trade.

The Church Court’s Holy City faces Divine Castle across the sea, acting as each other’s watchful protectors.

Holy City is the stronghold of the Church Court, backed by the Dusk Mountain Range, its status exceedingly lofty.

Constructed of white marble, tiered like a pyramid, with the largest base area growing progressively smaller upwards, this ladder-style city rises against the mountains.

The outermost perimeter is an encompassing circular wall made of marble, beautifully pristine.

Each successive wall of the city rises higher and thicker than the one before it, visibly stratifying the levels.

At the very top is the cathedral temple.

Loyal believers from across the Gods World, endure, with toil and blood, a crippling tithe to sustain this Holy City like a paradise on earth.

Ivies cover the marble walls, and vine-laden green corridors sprawl luxuriantly, ancient architecture cloaked in tendrils.

Man-made gardens adorn the hill city with statues, fountains, and marble columns, the walls filled with frescoes, imbued with sanctity and aesthetic...

...

In late autumn’s second month,

the night deepened,

stars and moons disappeared.

The enemies of the Holy City launched an attack.

Giant eagles, soaring in on the howling night wind.

On land, nuns disguised as choir members coming on pilgrimage collectively tore off their habits, donned witch black robes, and hastened to the upper regions of the Holy City.

Simultaneously, other witches disguised in various guises sprang into action.

They surged from the base of the Holy City, facing walls six meters high, leapt in the air, and vaulted over effortlessly.

Level by level, they stormed toward the uppermost part of the Holy City.

When encountering the Holy City Guards, the witches struck jointly, swiftly dispatching them.

Among them, a shadowy mist flickered in the darkness, moving unpredictably like a ghost.

Shasta’s movements were insanely fast; wherever the mist swept through, only corpses continuously fell, without even a chance to scream.

The horde of witches, unstoppable, killed their way to the middle layers of the Holy City.

By that time, the city’s defense forces responded.

The city officers were horrified.

The Holy City, standing for approximately three hundred years opposite the Divine Castle, had never been attacked, its residents devout believers.

Who would dare oppose the Gods?

"Wuu..." he immediately blew the Holy City’s horn.

The profound call echoed through the night sky, awakening all slumbering combat units.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Long towering towers emitted a blinding brightness, like daylight; a hundred fist-sized Luminous Pearls emitted strong light, illuminating the whole Holy City.

It also lit up all the witches sprinting towards the temple.

Even without this sudden brightness, their assault would have been impeded.

For higher they went, stronger became the Holy City Guards.

Third Rank, Fourth Rank Transcendents emerged endlessly.

Holy City Guards gripped Mountain Copper Greatswords, sensing the witches’ approach, they assumed combat positions ahead of their arrival.

It was hard for the witches to catch them by surprise.

"It’s the witches!" a senior Holy City Guard recognized the assailants, furious.

Shasta, incredibly agile, bent down to dodge the Mountain Copper Greatsword’s air-cleaving side swipe.

She coiled her legs like springs, squatted to the extreme, and sprang up suddenly.

As the two passed each other, Shasta cut through both the guard’s neck armor and flesh, blood and air spattering out together.

Other witches also dispatched their guards separately.

"Quick! No time to delay!"

Shasta leaped several times, stepping on city walls and stone steps, sweeping upwards like a swallow.

The other witches lagged slightly behind.

"Intercept them, stop the witches!" a severely wounded guard bellowed as he lay on the ground.

A squad of knights, clad in silver Armor, vividly white as snow, around a dozen, charged up the corridor from afar.

Their speed was as swift as the wind, no less than warhorses, closing the distance in the blink of an eye.

"Temple Knights!" Shasta warned.

"Don’t stop!" two identically dressed witches stepped forward.

The pair of twins stood side by side, fingers intertwined, each holding a Blue Gemstone in their free hands.

Together they shouted, "Yita’s Seal!"

Powerful Energy surged forth, transforming into a column of light, striking forward!

Boom!

The corridor instantly collapsed beneath them, blocking the Temple Knights’ approach.

More than a dozen Temple Knights did not hesitate, choosing alternate routes, streaming forth in single file, continuing their pursuit.

Both sides desperately chased!

Now, nothing more could be said.

For Temple Knights, above was the temple!

Either the invaders would die here, or they would.

To have witches reach the Church Court’s core!

It was a disgrace!

Their honor was tainted.

All Temple Knights held their breath, seething with rage!

Another squad of Temple Knights approached from another direction.

"Get out of the way!" the twin witches shouted in unison.

Together they cast a powerful Spell!

The leading Temple Knight tried to evade, but the area covered by the force was too massive. Half his body was hit, like being smashed by a battering ram head-on, knocking down two Temple Knights behind him.

But they quickly stood up again.

Their scaly armor bore some abrasions, but it was nothing serious.

However, the other unscathed seven Temple Knights, with fierce actions and swift Speed, charged like crossbows.

Spears, Heavy Swords, and light swords all stabbed at them simultaneously.