[Returned Iron Cavalry]

Kaido immediately felt much more relaxed.

It cannot be said that the strength in Blood Strike is weak, but compared to a Campione, there's a certain difference.

The only thing he needed to pay attention to were some strange and rare Familiar abilities.

After all, based on his understanding of the original work, the power of some True Ancestor Familiars was indeed somewhat strange and tricky.

"Let's go, let's head out for a stroll first."

Once the world was confirmed, it was easy to handle. Although some details were forgotten, the major events that occurred were remembered very clearly.

The Night Banquet of the Flame Light, the Trembling Witch, the ever-changing Third True Ancestor, as well as Itogami Island and The Lion King Organization, which specialized in sending wives for a hundred years...

However, since he was in the Kingdom of Aldikia, Kaido felt it was necessary to greet La Folia, one of the heroines.

The palace guards were certainly very strict, but for a Godslayer, it was no different from his own backyard.

"Wait a moment..."

Just as Kaido was about to depart, Athena, who was inside him, suddenly called out.

"What's wrong?"

"Was the god you killed after leaving the previous world related to snakes?"

"The god Quetzalcoatl, as described in mythology, is a 'feathered serpent.' Speaking of which, that guy seems to be a relative of yours. You wouldn't throw a tantrum if I killed him, would you?"

Athena's essence was also a "feathered serpent," but the goddess's divinity was more complex than the Feathered Serpent God's, which concealed her true nature.

"Don't overthink it. There wasn't just one ancient Earth Mother Goddess. Besides, that Serpent Goddess's divinity was quite chaotic and had nothing to do with me."

From the goddess's words, her disdainful tone was clearly audible.

"Then what do you want to do?"

After a moment of silence, Athena began to speak slowly: "Because of Quetzalcoatl's complex divinity, his original authority also became chaotic. I sensed that after you usurped the Serpent God's authority, you didn't completely decompose his divine power, so..."

"So?"

Kaido did indeed feel a sense of unease.

After all, Quetzalcoatl was one of the supreme gods in Aztec and Mayan mythology, and it was a bit unreasonable to only obtain the "perverted" authority of the "Drunken God's Wine."

When he killed Typhon, he obtained three abilities at once.

"Quetzalcoatl has planted a curse in your body, intending to be reborn through it..."

"What the hell?"

Kaido was instantly surprised.

"What's so strange about it? Quetzalcoatl is both a feathered serpent and a god who returns from the outside world and prophecies. When you killed him, he must have activated a similar authority."

Although a god's curse sounded terrifying, Kaido knew that since Athena mentioned it, there had to be a solution.

Apparently perceiving his thoughts, Athena's voice came right on time: "I can indeed remove Quetzalcoatl's curse, but this requires your help."

After understanding the situation, Kaido leaned back on the bed, looked at the silver-haired loli goddess straddling his stomach, and said, "Be gentle."

Athena felt this sentence was a bit out of place, but she didn't pay attention to it. After chanting the Magic Word, the loli goddess slowly bent down.

The goddess's divine power surged through his body like a tide, flowing freely, and quickly found the "curse" that Quetzalcoatl had planted within Kaido.

The elimination process was somewhat rough and intense. Large amounts of sweat appeared on Athena's and Kaido's foreheads and bodies, and pure magical fluctuations broke through the barrier, spreading outwards.

---

The Kingdom of Aldikia is a constitutional monarchy located in Northern Europe.

Its territory isn't particularly extensive, and from a geographical standpoint, Aldikia's situation isn't very good.

Because its territory borders the Empress of Chaos, the "War King's Domain," established by the First True Ancestor, there are often small skirmishes on the border.

Speaking of which, it's necessary to mention what a "True Ancestor" is.

This term designates the most powerful rulers of vampires, the progenitors of all vampiric bloodlines. After accumulating "inherent accumulated time" over long periods, True Ancestors possess unparalleled power; they can even revive after being pierced through or shattered.

However, their greatest power isn't themselves, but the otherworldly Familiars residing in their blood.

Based on past conflicts between humans and bloodlines, even the weakest Familiar possesses strength that surpasses the most advanced tanks or airplanes.

And the Familiars contracted by True Ancestors can only be stronger.

However, later, humans and demons ceased hostilities and concluded the so-called "Sanctuary Treaty," and the world regained a rare peace.

Aldikia also gained a respite, and relying on experience gained in war, developed the world's most advanced anti-demon armaments with human wisdom.

This is why a small country was able to survive under the oppression of the War King's Domain.

And in the war, in addition to man-made weapons, the members of the Aldikian royal family also made important contributions.

Because the women of the royal family have been incredibly powerful mediums for generations.

That is, those who can communicate with spirits, gods, and ghosts, gaining corresponding knowledge by consulting certain entities.

However, abilities that were effective during wartime had little use in times of peace.

This is the royal palace located in the capital of the Kingdom of Aldikia.

In a quiet garden, various flowers bloomed competitively, and colorful butterflies danced among the blossoms.

"Sigh..."

A soft sigh, like a goddess's lament, made the beautiful garden lose its luster.

In a pavilion, not far from the flowerbed, sat a petite woman with a slender, fairy-like figure, snow-white hair, and blue eyes. Her skin was fairer than milk, and she appeared to be about thirteen or fourteen years old.

The girl possessed a noble temperament that ordinary people couldn't match, dressed in a white gown, with one hand resting on her face, slightly distorting her delicate, doll-like features.

It could be seen that the gently sighing girl was quite bored, but her eyes were fixed on the bees and butterflies fluttering among the flowers, showing curiosity.

She was the First Princess of the Kingdom of Aldikia, an intelligent princess, externally known as the "Silver Princess."

Whether in economics, politics, culture, or even military affairs, she possessed extraordinarily unique and outstanding talents, which is why she frequently appeared on the covers of numerous magazines at a young age.

There were virtually no negative news reports.

"Your Royal Highness is not in a good mood?"

Behind La Folia, a girl of similar age, also with silver hair, was combing the princess's beautiful silver locks.

Justina, an intercepting knight belonging to Aldikia's Illusionary Holy Knights, responsible for protecting La Folia.

"Hey, hey... Justina, let me ask you a question."

La Folia suddenly asked, looking at the nectar-gathering bees.

"What is it, Your Royal Highness?"

"I often read in books that flowers are paired with green leaves. Does that mean flowers and leaves are a couple?"

"Hmm, that's certainly one way to understand it."

Justina nodded.

"Because flowers need to rely on the photosynthesis of green leaves to grow more beautifully, similar to human habits."

"But... but... what are bees for?"

La Folia grew even more confused after hearing this.

"Bees?"

Justina asked, puzzled.

"Because bees need to collect nectar."

The Silver Princess asked, shifting her posture.

"Your Royal Highness, bees collect nectar to help their colony survive better, and the pollen on their fuzzy bodies can pollinate other petals when they fly to them."

Justina explained patiently.

"But... doesn't a bee stinging a flower mean the flower is cheating? And the leaves are all green, they're completely the harmed party, who's been NTR'd..."

La Folia said excitedly.

"Your Royal Highness, no... you can't think like that..."

Justina was stunned, but immediately reacted, her entire face turning red.

"Why? From a moral standpoint, the leaf is watching its wife being attacked by someone else..."

La Folia persisted.

"Your Royal Highness, that's enough..."

Justina was speechless. The Princess of the Kingdom of Aldikia appeared innocent and pure at first glance, but because her maids instilled various incorrect knowledge during her childhood, her thinking had gone astray.

Fortunately, apart from some issues with her way of thinking, the princess was otherwise quite normal.

Otherwise, the fun would have been much greater.

And just as Justina was trying to correct La Folia's misguided ideas, La Folia suddenly clutched her head in pain, her beautiful features contorted, and her body tensed.

"Your Royal Highness! What... what's wrong?"

Justina, who had never encountered such a situation, panicked. Just as she was about to call for help, she heard that familiar voice again.

"No need, I'm fine now."

"But, Your Royal Highness..."

As the most outstanding princess of the Kingdom of Aldikia, she absolutely could not get into trouble.

"It's alright, I just sensed something... Have you forgotten that I have a medium's constitution?"

La Folia took a deep breath, rubbed her temples, and then lifted her gaze, looking towards a certain spot outside the royal city.

---

On the other side, Athena had already removed the curse that Quetzalcoatl had buried within Kaido.

When that evil aura finally vanished, both man and god seemed to hear a voice screaming something.

"I feel a bit more relaxed."

After savoring the goddess, Kaido carefully assessed his own condition.

He was surprised to find that he had acquired another authority.

Curiously, he tried to activate this authority with his magical power.

"This is... the Sand Soldier Manifestation?"

Kaido showed a surprised expression as he looked at the two-meter tall humanoid creature that appeared in the room.

Looking at the humanoid figure formed from yellow sand rising from the ground, Kaido almost instinctively cried out, "[Returned Iron Cavalry]."

However, the name of this authority wasn't a certain game's Desert Emperor, but a name more in line with Quetzalcoatl's mythology: "[Returned Iron Cavalry]."

After the god Quetzalcoatl was exiled, the Aztec king Montezuma II was disturbed by reports from his grand minister.

A group of white-skinned, strangely dressed warriors appeared on the coast, riding strange animals (horses), holding long, strange tubes (guns), and the thunder they produced caused the Aztec Jaguar Warriors to abandon their armor and flee.

And the moment these knights entered the city was precisely on the "One Reed" day when Quetzalcoatl had promised to return, so the Aztecs at the time believed that the strange white man leading them was an incarnation of the Feathered Serpent God.

Standing over two meters tall, its face and almost its entire body were encased in iron armor, and only its exposed skin was a deadly pale color, and it firmly held a long bone spear in its hand.

Its gaze, visible through the iron armor, was empty and lifeless, and flames the same color as its skin seemed to burn in its eyes.

Due to space limitations, Kaido summoned a few more identical knights.

Naturally, he couldn't summon a thousand armies, but a few hundred were more than enough.

Furthermore, each Iron Cavalry possessed strength equivalent to that of a Great Knight among the Godslayers.

If it were a one-on-one, they certainly wouldn't win due to a lack of intelligence, but the army they formed was well-trained, as if they had gone through strict military training.

Compared to Kaido's other authorities, the "[Returned Iron Cavalry]" wasn't powerful, but it was very useful and consumed very little magical power; it could even be summoned without chanting a Magic Word.