In Herag’s eyes, Kaleem was presently enveloped by a vast sea of Light Energy Particles, his entire being soaked in an ocean of Light Energy Particles.
The wounds on Kaleem’s body quickly healed, the injuries closing rapidly, leaving only traces of blood on the surface while he was actually completely restored.
Countless Light Energy Particles infused into Kaleem’s body, not only repairing him but continuously strengthening his flesh.
Kaleem slowly opened his eyes, feeling a warm sensation throughout his body.
His consciousness had just awoken from endless darkness, still a bit dazed, unaware of what had transpired.
His body, surrounded by voluminous Light Energy Particles, began to slowly descend from mid-air, eventually landing steadily on the ground.
Kaleem sat up with a puzzled expression, looking at his hands. The marks where his armor was pierced remained, and there was a hole in the armor at his chest where a wound had been.
He touched the wound, finding it completely healed with not even a scar remaining.
"Wasn’t I dead? Why is this happening..." Kaleem was utterly confused.
His expression suddenly showed a hint of surprise as he clenched his fist and exclaimed, "I’ve broken through to a Great Knight?!"
"Shenlan, check Kaleem’s body data," Herag said, intrigued by Kaleem’s resurrection and curious about his current strength.
"Kaleem: Power 5.1, Agility 4.2, Constitution 6.1, Spirit 2.7, containing unknown Light Energy within his body."
Herag was somewhat taken aback by these figures; they were already more powerful than those of an ordinary Great Knight, and Kaleem had just broken through.
Typically, the stats for an average Great Knight would be around 3 to 4, but Kaleem’s breakthrough stats soared directly to the 5 or 6 level.
"It should have something to do with those Light Energy Particles earlier; his body contains Light Energy, which is different from Magic Power and likely belongs to another power system."
Even Herag must now take Kaleem seriously, given his current body data and Light Energy; his true potential is unknown.
The most perplexing aspect for Herag was why so many Light Energy Particles automatically aided Kaleem.
"Handsome, strong, and yet foolish, able to resurrect and become even stronger—this guy must be the protagonist," Herag speculated.
He contemplated this seriously; if something like the World Will truly existed, then Kaleem could very well be favored by it.
Otherwise, it was hard to explain why the Light Energy Particles would automatically save Kaleem, implying that even if not favored by the World Will, Kaleem must have some connection to Light Element power.
"Captain Kaleem, are you alright?" Kaleem’s team members immediately rushed over, surrounding him.
They had been fiercely engaged, unable to split themselves to save Kaleem when he fell gravely injured.
The anomaly surrounding Kaleem caused a temporary halt in the battle, offering them a chance to regroup and solidify their formation.
Kaleem smiled and said, "Not only am I alright, but I’ve now become a Great Knight."
The other members of the Adventurer Group immediately cheered, fully aware of the implications.
Any adventuring group or team with a Great Knight instantly rises to the top tier in terms of strength rating.
After exchanging a few words with his team, Kaleem said, "Enough about that for now, there are still matters to resolve."
He stepped forward from the crowd, looking at Ives: "Ives, I never thought you’d go so far as to kill everyone to silence them."
Kaleem then looked around at the corpses scattered about, his face full of guilt: "It’s my fault, too impulsive, careless, leading to their deaths. Ives, I won’t kill you; after all, you are Duke Theodore’s Knight Commander. I will personally escort you back and have you face the gallows!"
With that, he pulled out the Giant Sword embedded nearby in the ground.
Ives laughed, "Send me to the gallows? You’ve just ascended to a Great Knight; I’ve been one for many years, you’re still too green."
Despite his words, Ives prepared for battle without delay, donning his helmet and unsheathing his Longsword, fully concentrating on Kaleem.
Kaleem gripped his Giant Sword with both hands, emitting a white glow from his body, even the Giant Sword was shrouded in white light.
"Light Knight! Impossible! You’re not with the Light Church..." Ives exclaimed, his face awash with shock.
"Light Knight?" It was Herag’s first time hearing the term, as his knowledge in this area was rather limited.
Ives’ expression turned grave, feeling immense pressure within.
Kaleem spoke in a deep voice, "So this is the power of a Light Knight? Strange..."
He charged at Ives, the Giant Sword in hand.
Ives reacted swiftly too, both hands gripping his Longsword as he lunged forward.
Kaleem’s move was simple, delivering a straightforward, unadorned vertical slash.
However, this strike shone with dazzling white light, dissipating the White Mist, while the sunlight made Kaleem’s entire being glimmer brightly.
In the next moment, a cold gleam flashed, leaving everyone but Herag unable to see precisely what occurred.
Ives’ Longsword shattered into several pieces, his right hand flying off and landing close by.
"Ah!" Only upon seeing his arm detach and hit the ground did Ives begin to scream in agony.
Kaleem promptly swung the Giant Sword to disable Ives’ left hand.
Ives’ left hand was grotesquely twisted, clearly with broken bones.
"I said I wouldn’t kill you, I’ll take you personally to the gallows to atone for those who have died!" Kaleem thrust his Giant Sword into the ground, speaking each word deliberately.
Ives gritted his teeth, looking up with spite and malice in his eyes as he glared at Kaleem.
Kaleem’s team quickly gathered around, borrowing chains from the caravan to bind Ives securely, also rendering his knees useless.
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He passively allowed them to tie him up and cage him within an iron cell.
This particular cell was specially made, exceptionally sturdy, sometimes used by caravans to contain Demons, leaving the current state of Ives with almost no chance of escape.
As Kaleem secured Ives, Ives’ soldiers, sensing the situation’s dire turn, fled in all directions.
Their escape routes suggested none would return to Storm City, probably turning into true bandits instead.
Kaleem did not assign anyone to pursue them; the number of soldiers was too many, and with the caravan’s heavy casualties, they were far too overwhelmed to chase them down.