Although the City Lord had observed the Gu Ding Pirate Crew for some time, the guards had been too weak for Gu Ding and the others to reveal their full strength. This had misled the City Lord to some extent and caused her to make the wrong decision.
Seeing the City Lord speeding toward them with ten knights, Gu Ding thought Liliath had brought down the City Lord's Mansion and gave her a thumbs-up.
Liliath was also secretly delighted. She had not expected the City Lord, who had shown such strong restraint, to finally erupt after the City Lord's Mansion collapsed.
What she did not know was that the City Lord had launched this attack because Gu Ding's archery had intimidated her. Given the power of Gu Ding's archery, if she did not take the initiative now, she would have no chance of turning things around.
With his archery alone, Gu Ding could now contend against Saint King Level powerhouses. While it was difficult to kill a Saint King Level powerhouse with archery, killing Saint Lord Level opponents was easy.
The City Lord and her group of knights spotted Gu Ding holding his bow from afar. She turned and gave a signal to a Silver Armor Knight behind her to the left.
The Silver Armor Knight nodded, then began to emit short, sharp whistles. They were as crisp as birdcalls echoing from an empty drum, washing toward Gu Ding's group.
Upon hearing the whistles, Gu Ding's group frowned slightly. They did not know what they were, but anything coming from an enemy's mouth could not be good.
At that moment, the garrison troops within the city grew increasingly frenzied. One after another, they charged at Gu Ding's group with almost no fear of death, crashing in like ocean waves, assault