Countless cavalrymen were encased head to toe in black armor, and the warhorses beneath them wore armor as well.
The broadswords gleaming with a sinister light, their cold, merciless gazes, and the orderly cavalry formation all showed that this was a well-trained cavalry force.
The cavalry swiftly surrounded the Earth Dragon Legion soldiers. At the slightest resistance, they drew their hand crossbows and fired directly at the Earth Dragon Legion soldiers' knees without a word of warning.
Xiulunte's expression changed drastically as a famous name from across the continent surfaced in his mind.
Grand Duke Claire of the Kingdom of Locke, clad in a crimson cape, entered the Old Castle with a grim expression, accompanied by two burly warriors.
"Uncle Kerlai!" Hathaway lowered her head in greeting like a meek young wife.
When Sakre saw Claire, he inexplicably felt a wave of dread.
The two ascetics stood protectively before Xiulunte, their heads lowered in silence.
"Move!" Claire impatiently shoved the two ascetics aside.
The two ascetics, both at least Magus-level, had no ability to resist at all and were nearly knocked to the ground by Claire.
Ascetics were different from ordinary mages. Most ordinary mages had weak bodies, but ascetics were practically practitioners of Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation.
Bolstered by divine arts, though they could not use Battle Aura, their physical strength was no weaker than that of second-stage Qi Warriors. Yet even so, faced with Claire's shove, they could not muster the slightest strength to resist.
Claire had a broad, square face and a thick beard that made him look exceptionally imposing. His crimson cape snapped loudly in the wind.
Standing before Xiulunte, Claire pressed his huge face close to Xiulunte's, until their faces were nearly touching.
"Where is my idiotic youngest son?" Kerlai asked expressionlessly, his voice hoarse yet