Burial Place

"Sir, they aren't daring to pursue us anymore."

a ninth-level knight said.

A trace of mockery curled at the corner of his lips.

"What would they pursue us for? To throw their lives away?"

Another knight chimed in.

"This world is too peaceful, too beautiful. They never need to face the cruelty of vicious beasts or the coveting of other lords, so they can't grasp the truth that power is the root of everything! Without sufficient strength of their own, even the greatest authority is merely the moon reflected in a well or flowers reflected on water. We might not be able to withstand their opponents' armies, but we can end their lives with ease!"

Gu Ta said calmly.

"Knight Commander Gu Ta is right. I've already contacted my old subordinate. He'll provide support from the side, so we won't have to worry about encountering any more danger on the way to Xia Hai Province."

"Even if we encounter danger, it won't matter."

Gu Ta said, "In terms of battlefield lethality, the three squads under my command may not be as strong as a three-thousand-man army. But if you truly pit me against three thousand soldiers, the ones who'll be defeated in the end will definitely be those three thousand troops. As long as they're intelligent lifeforms, they'll feel fear. All we need to do is give them fear and bestow death upon them. Once death and fear spread to a certain extent, no matter how many enemies there are, they'll collapse completely and become a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, unable to offer the slightest resistance."

After saying this, he added heavily, "That is the meaning of the Knight Order on the battlefield!"

Jin Xiao nodded somewhat reverently.

What was truly frightening about the Knight Order on