The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1565 447: The Unfathomable Demon King Finally Returns to His Loyal Great Graveyard

Outside Sparrow Wood Castle, the sound of hooves thundered along the forest dirt road leading to Wheat Field Village, as two swift horses galloped like lightning.

Following behind Rayden, who carried a large shield, Gunter rode on, keeping an eye on the surroundings, always feeling that a pair of eyes were watching them, yet unsure where the gaze came from.

How bizarre!

As he pondered this, the road ahead suddenly opened up, the urgent sound of hooves passing through the forest, breaking into a vast plain.

It was an endless field of wheat.

On the lush branches, heavy young yellows swayed with the waves under the southern breeze, like a vast ocean stretched out as far as the eye could see.

It was now June.

Perhaps in no more than two months, the farmers here would be busy, and joyfully busy.

After all, such a remarkable harvest is rare, even in the best years of the Rhode Kingdom.

Gunter was too amazed to speak.

Although he couldn't use magic, he knew a little about its principles.

Even with magic to accelerate plant growth, making the wheat field grow like this was improbable, and more likely it would turn sparse fields into thriving grasslands, decreasing yield instead.

Simply put, Extraordinary Power can answer people's wishes but not always perfectly.

Especially complex wishes often deviate from people's intentions and imagination...

Only the Divine can perfectly fulfill people's wishes.

Therefore, phenomena that cannot be explained even by "Extraordinary Power" are often dubbed as "miracles" by people!

It's noteworthy that while the surrounding Wheat Field Village also had rolling waves of wheat, they were clearly denser here.

Even theoretically speaking, the land near Rushing River, where Wheat Field Village is located, is much more fertile than around Sparrow Wood Castle.

It seems the intensity of the miracle is related to the distance from the "Holy Daughter."

Gunter's curiosity about the legendary "Holy Maiden Carian" grew even stronger...

Just as Gunter was too surprised to speak, a cheerful voice suddenly blew in from the front along with the noisy wind.

"Sparrow Wood Castle is just ahead! We're lucky we made it before dusk!"

It was Rayden's voice.

This knight carrying the "Holy Grail Shield" had a proud smile on his face at the moment.

Gunter suddenly remembered, long ago when he passed by Grey Stone Town, he had seen this sunlit and confident smile on many locals' faces too.

Before the Green Forest Army arrived there...

The two rode along the dirt road for a while and finally saw the human settlement hidden behind the wheat fields.

Towering windmills leisurely rotated their blades, the houses lined up like stones by the river, simple yet pleasing, making it hard to look away.

Perhaps because he had already seen it in Wheat Field Village, Gunter's face didn't show much surprise, but rather heartfelt satisfaction.

It's so wonderful...

If he had to describe his feelings at this moment in one sentence, this would probably be the most fitting.

Noticing the longing on Gunter's face, Rayden's lips curled up with an uncontainable sense of pride.

Throughout Twilight Province, the people of Sparrow Wood Territory might be the first to have full stomachs.

Certainly, there is Divine might involved, but as the Holy Daughter said, it is the people's yearning for a better life and their unity that truly conquered the famine...

At least that's how the Holy Daughter's Oracle described it.

Rayden had long discovered that he wasn't so concerned whether Saint Sis had a son or not.

...

The two galloped through the village in front of the castle, all the way to the edge of the moat.

Rayden dismounted first, handing over the half-dead horse to a nearby guard.

And it was at that moment, the commotion in the castle suddenly caught his attention.

"What's going on?"

Frowning, Gunter handed the reins to a nearby soldier and stepped forward.

He smelled the scent of Chaos.

And an unpleasant rat stench, along with a faint smell of blood...

The soldier swallowed his saliva, quickly glanced at Rayden, and seeing his somber nod, responded hastily.

"It's, it's the Ratmen… a group of Ratman Assassins sneaked into our castle, attempting to assassinate the Holy Daughter!"

Rayden felt his heart suddenly stop, hurriedly gripping the soldier's shoulder and shouting loudly.

"Ratman Assassins?! How could this be, how did they manage to infiltrate here! And what are you doing to even let them into the castle!"

The face that had moments ago shown ease now seemed as if the sky had fallen.

Even the Holy Grail Knight's shoulders have burdens too heavy to bear...

Faced with Rayden's spittle-laden rebuke, the soldier looked utterly ashamed and wanted to find a crack on the ground to crawl into.

"I… I failed in my duty, please punish me, officer!"

Gunter approached Rayden, placing his broad hand on the latter's shoulder, speaking in a deep voice.

"Don't be harsh on him. Even Dwarves, who deal with Ratmen all year round, can hardly catch those pervasive little creatures entirely... How is the Holy Daughter? Is she okay?"

The soldier nodded hurriedly and replied quickly.

"She's fine, not hurt!"

At this point, a faint sense of admiration appeared on the soldier's ashamed face.

Before Rayden could ask, he spoke as if a devout believer, his eyes shining brightly.