Ambush

Ten minutes after the ten Griffin Knights set out, another group of ten Griffin Knights also departed.

The first ten Griffin Knights urged their griffins to fly at full speed. They knew that Prince Horace had been attacked and that the teleportation array had been destroyed.

Griffin Knight 03 was the captain of this group. He knew all too well that the rescue operation was probably already too late. The destruction of the teleportation array meant that the Orcs had taken control of the castle. With only Grand Knight Commander Dunmore present, there was no way he could fully protect Prince Horace.

But he did not slow down in the slightest. His orders were to hurry to the castle and rescue Prince Horace. Even if there was no one left there, he still had to lead his squad there.

Just as Griffin Knight 03 was thinking this, he sensed an evil presence appear. A cloud of curses then materialized above the Griffin Knights, and a heavy rain of curses fell. A light of curses appeared above his head.

"It's a 'Fear' curse! Control your griffins—an Orc Priest has appeared!" Griffin Knight 03 roared.

Battle Qi flashed over his body, and a Battle Qi armor instantly enveloped him and the griffin beneath him. At the same time, he seized the bow and arrows carried by the griffin and nocked an arrow.

The four Grand Knight Commanders, including him, reacted at the same time. However, the other six Griffin Knights did not react in time. The "Fear" curse caused the unprotected griffins to instinctively become terrified.

Although the "Fear" curse was difficult to avoid, the Griffin Knights and griffins, as elite troops of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, had all undergone training to resist mental curses. If they immediately divided the power