Old King

At the same time.

In the Upper District of the castle, Blood Knight Lucius and his party had just used external aids to remove First Year the pollution from their bodies.

Just as they were about to activate the elevator to go to the Main Hall.

A Night Watcher disguised as a cheetah arrived at the scene.

"Didn't you hear the alarm? Evacuate the castle immediately..."

Night Watcher came in person to deliver the message, something extraordinary must have happened. Lucius and the others wouldn't be foolish enough to ask what was going on.

I have a vague feeling that this sudden incident is related to that Newcomer.

Lucius's squad immediately followed the Night Watcher in retreat.

They discovered that there were a large number of "Night Watcher" assisting in the evacuation in the Castle District. Moreover, these seasoned Night Watcher were currently in a panic, and the composure that belonged to Formal Knight had long since vanished.

"What exactly happened?"

Lucius paused for a moment as he stepped out of the castle.

A large amount of black energy overflowed from the ground, rising along the walls of the ancient castle and condensing into a rather terrifying Black Mist cloud in the sky... slowly forming some kind of mark.

"What on earth happened!?"

On the other side, at the town's evacuation point.

Because the Newcomer team leader is the eldest grandson of Commander Kaimon.

The carriages provided for Newcomer were also luxurious and extra-large, pulled by high-quality steam-powered horses, offering superior speed, safety, and stability.

A short while later.

Using his position, Abel summoned Sergeant Kenny.

"What is it? Speak quickly!"

Han Dong couldn't possibly admit that he Stealing the Deed, thus attracting the "old king." Instead, he subtly handed over a blank sheet of paper and used Mia as a shield to explain:

"When Mia from our team accidentally fell into the Mother Nest, she saw many of these markings on the walls of the nest's interior! It seems to be related to an unexpected event."

The piece of white paper handed to me had two capital letters written on it— [MO].

Kenny grabbed the white paper and earnestly instructed:

"Our Behemoth Knight Order will definitely escort you safely back to the Holy City! No matter what happens along the way, as long as the carriage is still moving, don't have any other thoughts, just stay in the carriage."

What is about to appear will be something you cannot even imagine.

That's all.

Kenny left the carriage and handed the intelligence to the Vice Commander.

Han Dong did this simply to remind the Knight Order that the "Old King" was coming soon and there was not much time to wait.

When necessary, some people must be sacrificed.

Boom!

The earthquake trembled.

The intense tremors caused the horses to become extremely panicked, and one of the knights in charge of Knight Order horses used a kind of animal language and his own abilities to calm them down.

"Everyone, get on your mounts!"

Vice Commander Hydra couldn't hold back any longer; waiting any longer wasn't a solution.

Some of the Knight-Errant who had ventured deep into the soundproofed areas couldn't hear the alarm at all... Even if the Night Watcher were sent to search, they might not be able to find it in a short time.

Boom!

This time, the tremor was even stronger.

This also caused a giant crack to appear in the "Graveyard District".

The crack runs horizontally across the entire hill where the castle is located.

The Black Mist gathering in the sky gradually condensed into the image of a "Withered Arm".

What happened next will be forever etched in the minds of everyone who participated in and was in charge of this training camp.

Between the cracks in the earth.

A gigantic arm, indescribable in words, suddenly stretched out.

This arm is exactly the same as the "Withered Arm" mark that Han Dong saw... This single hand completely covers the ancient castle where the Great Lord Stuart resides.

Hundreds of millions of dark green tentacles wriggled on the pitch-black palm.

Millions of skulls are embedded in the fleshy part of the palm.

As the hand belonging to the "Old King" extended from the ground, countless wails emanated from between the skulls.

Press your palm down.

Boom!

The castle, which would have taken several days for a large squad of Knight-Errant to explore in depth, was destroyed in an instant.

The few Knight-Errant were still in the castle or the surrounding area and were unable to escape in time had no chance of surviving such a 'disaster'.

Even if they weren't crushed to death.

They will also be instantly corrupted and their bodies decayed due to the advanced pollution from the palms of their hands.

However, this downward pressure was just a prelude... The "Old King," who had already descended from the ground, needed to slowly push his body out of the ground.

"Evacuate the entire force!!"

Hydra's voice resounded in the ears of every knight, freeing them from the Heavy Pressure influence of the giant hand.

After the last few members of the Knight Order and the Knight-Errant boarded the vehicle, everyone evacuated.

The luxurious carriages carrying the new students sped ahead of the procession.

The second sergeant of the Behemoth Knight Order, Vulture-Kenny, crouched atop the carriage, ensuring the safety of these important new recruits.

In such an emergency, it is imperative to ensure the safety of the regimental commander's beloved grandson...

"I never expected this thing to actually appear..."

Inside the train carriage.

Han Dong and his group also saw the terrifying sight of the giant hand appearing through the windows in the carriage, which acted as "goggles".

Apart from Demps glancing at Han Dong with a surprised look, the other members all showed some degree of astonishment. Even Mia gritted her teeth, no longer acting as usual.

She knew very well that all of this was related to Han Dong.

Mia pressed her mouth to Han Dong's ear, her face slightly contorted.

"Why did it turn out like this?! This operation wasn't led by Kaimon. This Vice Commander, Hydra, isn't good at group operations. If we get caught, we're all going to die!"

"I don't know either... It happened so suddenly, I hope we can escape back."

I hate you!

"We'll talk about it when we get back."

During his conversation with Mia, Han Dong's gaze never left the rear window for even a second... He kept a close eye on the situation in the direction of the Stuart Grand Manor.

One of them is the size of a castle.

Han Dong couldn't even imagine how enormous the "Old King," referred to as "Little Mo" by the Yellow Robe Man, would be.

Even if the speed of Steam Carriage could reach the speed of a car in the Previous World.

Pursued by such a behemoth, it would be virtually impossible to escape back to the Holy City from the manor 69 kilometers away.

When the old king has fully crawled out.

The black figure, whose movements were beyond words, had completely obscured the sky over the area.

It wasn't just Han Dong and his group.

The entire Gayn Forest will be plunged into the greatest calamity in ten years.

"Everyone transform into beasts!"

At this moment, Vice Commander Hydra gave the order.

The knights of the Behemoth Knight Order all transformed into the ferocious beasts corresponding to their bloodlines, joining the ranks of those pulling the carriages and increasing their Movement Speed.

At the same time.

quack...

A crow's cawing came from the woods.

Han Dong first captured a crow-man standing on the end of a tree branch not far away.

Following closely behind, tens of thousands of crow-men appeared, one after another, and all gathered in this area.

Upon seeing this, Han Dong couldn't help but smile, "This cowardly crow, it's actually quite useful after all..."