Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 475 - 329 Oath: Dark Moon Sword

Chapter 475: Chapter 329 Oath: Dark Moon Sword

With a "thud!" the church’s doors were heavily shut.

People behind the door were gasping for breath, not even bothering to light a lamp to inspect the surroundings inside the church, their lungs burning fiercely.

Outside came the cries of a crowd of monsters, terrifying and eerie, like a scene of demons dancing wildly and spirits haunting at night. If these monsters went out together, they might flatten a small town.

Tusi of the Bone Stick Team sat on the ground gasping for air, with one thought occupying his mind:

Brothers, running away really works!

They were considered quite lucky; their target, the church, was plainly at the end of the west avenue; just a few steps up followed by a turn, and they could enter.

Moreover, with Matilda initiating Hell’s March to block the monsters, and Aleya planting trees as obstacles while running, they successfully escaped into the church.

Indeed, adventure requires a bit of skill and luck, neither of which can be lacking.

The big letters "Yurshika Church" appeared before everyone, and at the same time, Fingerley lit a bonfire in the center of the church.

The warm feeling enveloped everyone, and being near the bonfire, they felt incredibly at ease.

"Don’t make a sound yet, let me check outside."

Fingerley leaped high, clutching a small window at the top of the Yurshika Church to look outside.

With the lighting of the bonfire, the monsters lurking outside gradually dispersed, even the fiercest Pope Knight stopped a few steps from the church, reluctantly waved their weapon, and silently left.

"We’re safe, for now."

Fingerley noticed some monsters hadn’t left, just like the reluctant Pope Knights, they hid in the dark corners and shadows of buildings, waiting for the adventurers to come out.

This time, they seemed to have dug a pit for themselves.

Fingerley shook his head and turned to examine the surroundings.

Yurshika Church, who knows what significance the name holds, it sounds like a person’s name, but from what he sees so far, there’s only one impression:

Ruin.

The church lacked even a lighting tool, relying entirely on Yilushier’s pathetic moonlight, so dim it didn’t resemble a church, the floor littered with dust, the ceiling covered in who knows how many cobwebs.

"Abandoned church?"

Assuming the church was dedicated to "Yurshika", then the god must be very unfortunate, the church being this decrepit with no one to clean, where have the followers gone?

"I thought it would be dedicated to Gwyn."

But thinking again, it’s reasonable that the Sunlight King Gwyn and the style of Yilushier don’t match, so his absence makes sense.

In a corner of the church stood many statues, Fingerley examined them and found they were all images of young people holding swords, identical to the Little Puppets.

"So, all these statues are trainee knights?"

What he couldn’t figure out was, which faction these trainee knights belonged to, the Pope Knights? Or the Dark Moon Knight Order?

Since the Little Puppets were distributed by the Pope, does that mean these trainee knights belong to the Pope’s force?

Out of respect, Fingerley didn’t mess with these statues, but it’s foreseeable that as more adventurers enter Yilushier, these statues might become commodities in the market.

"Bro, there’s an altar here."

"I’m coming."

Fingerley took one last look at the statues and walked to the deepest part of the church, where an altar stood silently, with a peculiar symbol carved above it.

It was a ring pierced by a long sword, or in the shape of the moon, exuding a sense of killing and cold.

"I feel like I’ve seen this somewhere before..."

Fingerley pondered deeply, finally recalling that the frenzied wolfmen tied to wooden frames at Fran Fort bore this symbol, those frames modeled after this emblem.

Under the altar, a light point shimmered, and he grabbed it in one sweep.

"Wow!"

Fingerley was surprised upon seeing what he held, as it was a severed... ear?

[Proof of Contract]

[Evidence of the Dark Moon Knights hunting and combating divine enemies against the dark spirits]

[The earless corpse will evoke terror, revealing to people the fate of defying the gods, which will bring about the revenge of the Dark Moon Sword]

[This is also the mission of the Shadow Sun, founder of the Dark Moon Sword, to protect the dignity of the gods and maintain the transmission of fire]

Looking at the severed ear, Fingerley truly felt the consequences of opposing the gods, being dead yet having the ear cut off, what’s the difference from being scalped.

No one wants to hold a dead person’s ear with its peculiar texture, so he quickly tossed it to Tusi.

When he touched the altar, these magical words appeared before him.

[Do you wish to form the Dark Moon Sword Oath, becoming a Dark Moon Knight to avenge the god-defying thief enemy]

"A new oath?"

Fingerley’s eyes sparkled, he finally found a new discovery on the front line within the Sain Dungeon.

Currently known oaths are only the Sun Warrior, Soul-sucking Ghost, Fran Guard, and now Dark Moon Sword is to be added.

"Avenge the blasphemer? Sounds like a myth."

Fingerley signed the oath immediately without thinking twice, so quickly that only after he finished did Tusi express surprise.

"Bro, don’t you want to think about it a bit more!?"

This is an oath, how can it be signed so casually? Look at those Fran Guards; they only seek out the Ancient Wolf of Fran after making a big decision!

Fingerley didn’t hear his words, because when he decided to make the oath, another scene unfolded before his eyes.

He found himself seemingly inside a magnificent building, in front of a door shrouded in white mist, obscuring the view behind it.

His perspective was looking up at the Fog Gate... wait, is he kneeling on one knee?

A neutral voice came from behind the door, clear, cold, regal, exuding an aura of long-held authority.

"Follower of the Shadow Sun, it is rare and precious to have you here to hear my words."

"If you have the resolve to swear yourself as my sword, to hunt down the God-defying Thief Enemy, and become the shadow of my father Gwyn and my sister Gwen Ivia—the sword to crusade against the God-defying Thief Enemy."

"I shall protect you and help you defeat your enemies with the power of the Shadow Sun and the Dark Moon."

Fingerley adjusted his tone, preparing to deliver a passionate speech like a hero in a play, though he himself didn’t know what to say, as he knew very little about the Dark Moon Sword.

But the atmosphere was already there; he had to say something, right?

However, he wasn’t given a chance to speak; he heard himself say, "I am willing to become the Dark Moon Sword."

"Good. Since that’s the case, you are now the Dark Moon Sword."

"With the power of the Shadow Sun and the Dark Moon, hunt down all the God-defying Thief Enemies."

For some reason, after becoming the Dark Moon Sword, Fingerley found the voice extraordinarily friendly and couldn’t help but grow fond of it.

Following the affection was the thought of assisting the owner of the voice, the Shadow Sun Gwendolin, to defeat enemies!

The scene vanished swiftly before his eyes, and he returned to reality.

This time, however, a ring appeared on his left hand’s finger, and he clutched a deep blue orb.

[Dark Moon Oath Ring]

[Deep Blue Eye Orb]

Just one glance, and the usage methods of these two items flooded into Fingerley’s mind.

By wearing the Dark Moon Oath Ring, if someone is invaded in Yilushier or Yanor Londo, he will be summoned to slay the invader.

Using the Deep Blue Eye Orb, he can actively hunt down those who have [invaded others before], regardless of the area.

Upon victory, he can obtain the Proof of Contract, or ears, which can be exchanged for rewards from the gods at the Dark Moon Oath altar.

The Dark Moon Sword, founded by Gwendolin, is an oath to punish those who disrespect the gods, but if summoned according to the original rules of the Dark Moon Sword, the oath would be a mere formality until the adventurer opens Yanor Londo.

Thus, Gong Qiying modified the usage rules of the Deep Blue Eye Orb, allowing the Dark Moon Sword to invade anyone who has invaded others.

This highlights the divine love of the gods; the Dark Moon Oath Ring is suitable for narration, and the Deep Blue Eye Orb is suited for "play."

Just the right time to choose the Dark Moon Sword as an oath against invaders.

"It suddenly feels interesting."

Fingerley, a life-loving individual, chose to use the Deep Blue Eye Orb at the first opportunity, and blue light emanated from him.

This commotion drew the attention of others, and Matilda almost lost her temper knowing he instantly made the Dark Moon Sword oath, grabbing him by the collar and asking, "What are you thinking?"

Fingerley didn’t speak; he just stared at Tusi, or more accurately, at the Proof of Contract in Tusi’s hand.

"Ears..."

"Huh? You want this?" Tusi quickly handed over the Proof of Contract.

Unexpectedly, Fingerley took the ears as if holding a treasure, carefully placing them into his pouch.

For some reason, after signing the Dark Moon Sword oath, the ears suddenly seemed cute, and he desired more.

"I see; I crave to gain glory for the gods."

In the end, he knew little about the Shadow Sun; learning this was more to help him get into character, just as he imagined himself a follower at the Deep Church before.

"Relax, I can sense that this oath isn’t dangerous, and I won’t do anything to harm myself."

Fingerley reassured Matilda, and at this moment, the blue light on him kept flickering, and he actually found someone to invade!

"I’ll be back shortly; you take a rest here for now!"

Fingerley was instantly energized, and before anyone could say a word, he vanished, turning into the Dark Moon Sword to invade others.

Matilda couldn’t help but wonder:

Who could be present in Yilushier at this time and also meet the conditions to be invaded?

Elsewhere, Fingerley had transformed into a dark blue spiritual body, invading another world.

"Alright, alright, alright, let me see who once invaded innocent adventurers. The Dark Moon Sword is here!"

He wandered around Yilushier until he heard voices not far off, voices that seemed familiar, but he was too excited to care and suddenly leapt out, shouting:

"Hand over your ears!"

"Huh, Fingerley?"

Leon and his group blinked, staring blankly at the blue figure.

"..."

Fingerley also fell into silence.

Leon, you big-eyed brute, did you invade others too?

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