This Lich is a Better Landlord Chapter 65

Ambrose had truly never thought of assassinating these Paladins. He always felt the success rate wasn't high, and it would expose his true situation too early.

His estimation of Starlight's strength was quite accurate. Just one Paladin alone, he might not be able to take down. Winning or losing aside, just the equipment on Starlight multiplied his combat power tenfold. The difficulty of completely killing the opponent was extremely high.

With ten Paladins gathered together, if Ambrose left the castle to attack actively, it would be no different from seeking death.

Not to mention those bastards in the City of Alchemy were truly not helping at all, looking like they were watching a show. Who knew what they were planning?

Therefore, using the castle's geographical advantage for defense had always been Ambrose's plan.

Mages shouldn't leave their mage towers; that was the reasonable way.

As a result, a few days ago, Withered Rose sent him a message, telling Ambrose about Starlight recruiting mortals and reminding him that the Ryan Empire had a way to borrow the power of these mortals.

Ambrose didn't care about their training of mortals. No matter what power, ultimately, it would be a head-on collision with the castle's defense system. If it works, it works; if not, it doesn't. Nothing more to say.

But how would Withered Rose know what that group of Paladins was doing?

After a private chat, Ambrose discovered that Withered Rose actually had a way to monitor every move of these Paladins. Ambrose hurriedly asked about the details of these Paladins' actions over the past few days.

The result surprised him. This person, Starlight, actually dared to go drinking alone, and more than once.

It could only be said that young people are still too young.

This was the City of Alchemy, a place where alien races gathered. How dared you go to a bar alone?

It could only be said that these Paladins still lacked experience. Did they really think that just because Ambrose built a castle outside the city, he couldn't enter the city?

Starlight was too careless, thinking that the Alchemists' Council agreeing to let them save people themselves was equivalent to implicitly protecting their actions in the city.

In their eyes, the city's administrators should have a consistent stance with the people in the city. This was what made Starlight lower his guard.

However, he could be considered skilled and bold. If not for Ambrose having plenty of trump cards, this assassination would really have been meaningless.

But now that Gareth took action, the situation was completely different.

A giant four meters tall, with a set of equipment even more luxurious than Starlight's, and martial arts refined over hundreds of years, already reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world.

Gareth's first slash forced Starlight to kneel on both knees, the entire ground cracking into a spiderweb shape.

The power of a Legendary Headless Knight was not something Starlight could withstand. Just one slash shattered most of the protective spells on his body, and even the longsword in his hand showed cracks.

The long blade with sawtooth edges was tied to the hilt by a chain. When pulled back forcefully, it scraped large sparks against Starlight's sword, almost hooking his entire person away.

Starlight had to roll on the ground. Taking advantage of the opponent retracting the long blade, he poured two magic potions down his throat: a [Healing Potion] and a [Potion of Hill Giant Strength].

That slash just now almost shattered his internal organs. Drinking the [Healing Potion] made him feel slightly better. And the second bottle, the [Potion of Hill Giant Strength], was genuine high-grade goods. It could drastically enhance his strength, allowing him to withstand the opponent's attacks... right?

Starlight gripped the cracked longsword tightly, having little confidence in his heart.

That slash just now, what if it was just a probe?

Starlight simply didn't know how much strength this terrifying giant had.

Gareth retracted the long blade. The two-meter-long blade, when held in his hand, seemed petite instead, making him look like an agility-type warrior.

But when Gareth swung the chain, the huge boom generated by the rotating blade shattered the glass on both sides of the street. The blade scraped across the ground, leaving deep sparks flying, easier than cutting tofu.

Seeing this scene, Starlight hurriedly cast another [Bear's Strength] on himself. This monster was too terrifying; a Hill Giant absolutely didn't have as much strength as him.

A dark purple light flashed inside the pitch-black helmet. Gareth's long blade swung out again. This time, purple lightning was wrapped around the blade edge.

Lightning enchantment, plus terrifying immense strength. The blade edge exploded with a sonic boom as it sliced through the air, leaving a clear turbulent trail.

This was the power of a Legend. If a mortal encountered such a muscle man on the battlefield, just being grazed by the blade wind would tear them apart.

Starlight was under even greater pressure because this slash was coming for him.

At this moment, Starlight finally experienced what "thunderous force" meant. He had to condense the power of the Holy Light and unleash a [Divine Smite] against this purple lightning long blade.

Holy Light and flames wrapped around the longsword, exerting an even more brilliant radiance, surging upstream to collide with the purple lightning long blade, instantly exploding with a thunderous noise.

The violent shockwave shattered the houses on both sides.

Ambrose watched the battle from the side, also feeling emotional in his heart. Comparing himself, this "watered-down goods," with Gareth, the gap was vast. If this purple lightning long blade swung over, his castle, counting the defense system, wouldn't last long.

As expected of the muscle man who could become a pillar of shame for the Ryan Empire. This absolute power without any fancy tricks was truly scary.

Starlight couldn't block such an attack. After the second slash, his longsword completely shattered, and his body was smashed deep underground. If the armor on his body wasn't truly high-grade goods, this slash would have been enough to split him in half.

But the current Starlight was also heavily injured. Not only was the longsword shattered, but the armor on his body was also twisted and deformed. Who knew how many bones were broken?

Gareth retracted the long blade, saying somewhat unhappily, "I haven't even used force yet."

Ambrose thought to himself, *This big guy kills people, fine, but he also breaks their hearts. That's a bit excessive.* After all, it was a hostage, one that could be exchanged for money with the City of Alchemy. Necessary respect should be given to money.

Ambrose floated over, just about to grab Starlight, but suddenly saw dazzling Holy Light erupt from the deep pit.

Ambrose was so scared he hurriedly dodged, almost getting shone on by this Holy Light.

Starlight's heavily injured body slowly floated out of the large pit. The twisted armor was repaired in the Holy Light, even generating patterns more magnificent and complex than before. The fragmented enchantment arrays were reactivated, becoming even more powerful under the Holy Light's blessing.

Starlight's body was also rapidly repairing. In the blink of an eye, all injuries completely recovered, and even his eyes turned a platinum color, as if he had changed into a different person.

Seeing this scene, Ambrose was not surprised but said in a pitiful tone, "Young Paladin, you are seeking your own death. Burning your life to briefly break through to the Legend rank, how long can you sustain it? One minute? Or thirty seconds?!"

Starlight laughed loudly in the Holy Light. "I told them that to defeat evil, one can sacrifice one's life. And as a Paladin, something mortals can do, how could I fear it? It is merely death."

Starlight raised both hands high. A longsword forged entirely of Holy Light condensed in his hands.

"Holy Light, grant me the power to purify evil!"

Starlight shouted his declaration, using this life-burning power to swing a sword strike like a rainbow piercing the sun at Gareth.

This was a true Paladin. This was a true [Divine Smite]!

The dazzling Holy Light illuminated half of the City of Alchemy as if it were day, causing many people to think the sun had come out early.

Pushing open doors and windows, one could see that giant holy sword piercing straight into the firmament, chopping down fiercely with the might to split heaven and earth.

Holy Light fell like rain, completely covering Gareth's body.

The violent collision of light and darkness triggered a series of explosions. Countless clouds of dust spewed out, covering the long street.

The young lad who was originally in his twenties now had a head full of white hair, and his face was covered with wrinkles.

Starlight spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. The Holy Light on his body dimmed rapidly, and his whole person fell powerlessly to the ground.

That sword just now had almost burned out his life, but the condensed power had also transcended the mundane. Even if that giant was also a Legend, this sword was enough to kill him.

It was just a pity that the Lich ran too fast. Starlight couldn't perfectly control this Legend-rank power and simply couldn't lock onto the Lich, who had many tricks.

The dust gradually dispersed. The giant's figure still stood, but the part above his neck had vanished.

Starlight's full-power strike had finally beheaded this strong enemy. He believed that the massive Holy Light power had completely destroyed his body and purified his soul.

Wait, why was this giant still moving?!