The group ran toward what was clearly a winding mountain road. The black-armored figures seemed to sense Rhine and the others speeding up. They stopped waiting for their companions behind them and, amid a chorus of roars, suddenly charged toward Rhine's group.
There were over a thousand of them charging over.
Once the black-armored figures numbered in the thousands, they became a vast dark mass bearing down on Rhine and the others. Against the white snow, they looked even more terrifying.
Every black-armored figure was wrapped from head to toe in black armor, their faces impossible to see. Yet the visors of their helmets bore ghostly, monstrous patterns that made them look exceptionally frightening.
Moreover, every one of them held a black longsword. As they charged toward Rhine's group, they appeared even more savage and terrifying.
If Rhine and the others wanted to reach the winding mountain road, they would inevitably have to fight the black-armored figures. The black-armored figures had appeared directly in their path.
What they could not understand was how these black-armored figures had gotten here. Could there be some special passage between the outside and the inside of the Nine-story Tower that allowed them to come here?
Rhine and the others could not figure it out, but they had no choice. They could only steel themselves and prepare to fight the black-armored figures.
"Roar!"
Amid a series of roars, the countless black-armored figures raised their longswords as they ran.
"Defend! Defend!" Seeing over a thousand black-armored figures charging at them, Rhine and the others immediately organized their defenses and began preparing their abilities to attack once the enemy drew close.
This time, Rhine did not deploy a defensive barrier to protect everyone. Instead, he had all the Ability Users defend themselves with their own abilities.
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