The Golden Iron Triangle Reappears!

As that voice fell, the knights of the Heaven Dou Royal Knights Legion reacted instantly.

Warhorses neighed all around them, and countless hooves pounded the earth with thunderous thud-thuds, kicking up clouds of dust.

"What a quick response! As expected of the Heaven Dou Empire's most elite army!"

The group looked out through the carriage windows and could not help but marvel.

Under the command of the knights' captain, the legion formed small units and inserted themselves into the gaps between the luxurious carriages.

Through the windows, they could see curious eyes from the other academies watching outside as well.

In less than a minute, every carriage had been surrounded and protected by members of the Heaven Dou Empire's Royal Knights Legion. Their formation was tightly defended, without a single gap.

At that moment, a series of faint mechanical twangs suddenly rang out. The sound should have been very soft, but here it carried from afar to their ears. Without such overwhelming numbers, it would never have produced such an effect.

"Crossbows!"

Tang San, who was extremely proficient with hidden weapons, had a gleam flash through his eyes as he said with certainty.

The captain of the knights was highly experienced in battle and reacted quickly as well. He looked in one direction, his pupils suddenly contracting, and shouted, "Raise your shields!"

The Royal Knights Legion obeyed without hesitation, raising their shields in unison. Most of these shields had lightweight wood as their base, embedded with a centimeter-thick layer of forged iron and carved with ornate patterns.

Not only were these shields beautiful, but they were also highly effective.

A rain of arrows shot out from behind the hill to the left. The dense barrage blotted out the sky like a swarm of locusts, and the arrowheads gleaming with cold