{Thinking it over, I decided to add some fun and get everyone in the mood. The Xianzhou arc will come soon.}
"But what happened?"
March 7th asked innocently. The Cloud Knight gripped the hilt of his weapon and sighed.
"But not long after, the brothers and sisters in the squad suddenly started grinning viciously and slaughtering everyone around them without distinguishing friend from foe..."
"Countless Cloud Knights were shocked by the sudden scene and hurriedly defended themselves against their crazed comrades. They howled and laughed without stopping, then transformed into those monsters!"
The Cloud Knight roared furiously, drawing silent looks from the other Cloud Knights.
"They were Mara-struck Soldiers, weren't they?" Welt asked, looking at the enraged Cloud Knight.
"That's right! It's unforgivable! Those monsters from the Medicine Master's Legacy used some foul sorcery to make our brothers and sisters show symptoms of becoming Mara-struck Soldiers. They clearly still had centuries ahead of them. They were still young!"
"You must understand, Xianzhou people loathe revealing the Mara-struck Soldier state before others, because it means giving up on being human, losing to the abomination in one's bloodline, and defying the Reignbow Arbiter's teachings!"
"What the Medicine Master's Legacy has done is the most despicable act hated by every child of the Alliance!"
"I swear before the Reignbow Arbiter that I will avenge every brother and sister who died because of this!"
Amid the Cloud Knight's furious shout, everyone looked at his dejected state apologetically.
"But in your current mental state, you can no longer fight. If the Medicine Master's Legacy gives you the slightest push, you'll immediately become a Mara-struck Soldier. Do you believe that?"
A soft, sweet female voice sounded. The Cloud Knight froze, then quickly straightened and instinctively gave a Cloud Knight salute in the direction of the voice.