Almost at the same moment the female Knight shouted a warning, Lily sensed the rapidly approaching killing intent through her beastly instincts!
She let out a howl and leaped back more than a dozen meters, while the others retreated as well and raised their weapons. Kalasios instantly activated the Sacred Talisman hanging against his chest, and milky-white Order radiance swiftly enveloped the Black Raven Knight closest to the gate. The next second, the gate of Hogus Ruin was blasted open by a surge of dark magic. With a thunderous boom, the shattered door panels and corrosive Shadow Energy exploded outward!
Fragments of the blasted door clattered against the knights' shields. Shadow Energy seeped into the ground, sending clouds of black smoke billowing upward. Although Kalasios had activated Sacred Shield at the first opportunity, he had cast it in haste. Moreover, the people lying in ambush inside the ruin had clearly prepared this spell for a long time, and its power was extraordinary. Two careless knights were struck by a rain of shadow arrows and sent flying with agonized screams!
Several dark figures charged out of the ruin under cover of the explosion, plunging straight into the ranks of the knights and monks and launching frenzied, suicidal attacks. At first glance, Lily saw that the eyes of these black-clad men were bloodshot, their faces twisted as though they were suffering a drug fit.
"Annihilation Cultists!" The senior monk was enraged at the sight. He waved his hand to cast a spell while shouting, "There are heretics here!"
"Knights, defensive formation!" Cudith charged forward, wielding two Greatswords. "Don't let them escape!"
The Black Raven Knights and Sanctuary Warriors hated the Annihilation Cultists to the bone. The moment the two sides met, they plunged into a life-or-death Great War. The Alpha Wolf Royal