Hao Ren could not make sense of the complicated heraldic emblems of the Kingdom of Taros, nor could he figure out the connection between the cavalrymen's attire and their corresponding legions. He could only judge from the eagle insignia on the battle standards they carried that this force had come from the royal family. It seemed the massive disturbance caused by the Disintegration Ray had attracted the attention of the White City's guards. That made sense. A Disintegration Ray had erased land equivalent to half a small town; if that commotion still failed to attract White City's attention, the sentries would truly have been blind.
The knights had still arrived somewhat too quickly. From the moment they saw the explosion at Kand Manor, to the order for the knightly order to set out, and then from White City to the manor, a certain amount of time should have been needed. Hao Ren did not know the quality of Taros's army and naturally had no way to judge how long they needed to complete their assembly and mobilization. He only instinctively felt that the force had arrived very quickly.
It was as though they had long anticipated something happening at Kand Manor and had made preparations in advance.
Led by several royal knights, the cavalry reached the low hill in front of Kand Manor. They pointed and gestured at the manor, now reduced to half a ruin, each of them clearly dumbfounded. Then several cavalrymen broke away from the formation, charging toward the manor from both sides. The surviving servants of Kand Manor were fleeing along those paths, and it seemed the knightly order had no intention of letting anyone leave this place.
The main force, meanwhile, headed straight toward Hao Ren.
They probably still could not see Hao Ren, but