The two sides observed each other from a hundred meters away.
Ji Xinghuo recognized this five-man team at a glance.
Half a Star Realm month ago, when he had just left the City of Freedom, he had seen this team on the road. At the time, he had kept a safe distance, but they had slowed down ahead of him and moved closer, clearly harboring ill intent.
The leader was a White Knight, presumably the captain.
He wore a full suit of metal plate armor. The silver-gray armor was thick and heavy, with only narrow gaps at the eyes of the helmet. He was protected from head to toe, like a tin can.
He also held a two-handed cross greatsword, looking like a knight who had stepped out of the Middle Ages.
White Knights possessed healing abilities, great endurance, and rapid recovery, but they lacked offensive methods and defensive strength in the early stages, so they all wore specially made plate armor for protection.
The other four had also covered their faces or wrapped cloth around their heads.
However, their professions were still easy to identify.
One was a female Shadow Blade. The moment Ji Xinghuo appeared, her figure melted into the shadows, lying in wait in the darkness.
Beside the White Knight stood a tall, thin man. He wore armor as well, though it was not as heavy as the White Knight's. He held a bolt-action steam rifle, its barrel aimed at Ji Xinghuo.
He was a Mechanic.
Not far from them stood a man whose body was coated in frost. His pupils were ice-blue, and he held a transparent ice blade in each hand, revealing his profession as Ice Edge.
The last was a Tracker.
Like Ji Xinghuo, he used a Compound Hunting Bow, and beside him stood