The ambush's decapitation strike had been cleaner and swifter than expected.
Lone Wolf Lisbon, already floating on cloud nine, had never imagined he would be ambushed tonight. He had not the slightest thought of caution.
Though he was a Great Ranger whose Battle Aura ran through all the body's major meridians, he was ultimately lacking by nature, with a somewhat weaker constitution. Moreover, he had been caught off guard by a Phantom Beast Knight whose primal aura covered his entire body. In that flash of lightning, death had already arrived.
"Urgh..." Clutching his throat, Lone Wolf Lisbon's expression could not be seen beneath the black cloth over his face, but his eyes beneath the moonlight were filled with terror and unwillingness.
Lone Wolf Lisbon had been taken down by a single surprise sword strike.
Eric followed with another sword aura, forcing back the panicked rangers around him. Then he shouted, "I am Phantom Beast Knight Eric! By order of Lord Russell, I am punishing Lone Wolf Lisbon for luring Snow Ghosts into Wuyou Snake Manor to cause havoc!"
"Drop your weapons! Those who resist will be killed!" Tom and the other four Knight Retainers charged out in heavy armor like four humanoid tanks.
The Wandering Souls who turned to flee could not withstand their hacking blows at all.
After several slashing strikes, several Wandering Souls fell to the ground, becoming true wandering souls—Wandering Souls were not even rangers, merely ordinary people who had developed Battle Qi Seeds.
"Only Lisbon will be killed tonight. All others who surrender will be spared!" Seeing that victory was assured, Charles no longer felt any fear and began yelling at the top of his lungs.
Russell, who emerged afterward, was somewhat displeased. Shouldn't words like that have been spoken personally by him, the lord?
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