At a time like this, everyone's struggles were futile. The moment Zhang Tie made his move, the outcome had already been decided.
Before Wen Haoyun's blood and brains could splatter onto the two Earth Knights who had just been laughing, something faster arrived—a sword and a saber.
When Zhang Tie entered, the sword and saber had hung on the room's walls. Their scabbards were set with all manner of gemstones, extravagantly magnificent. In this room aboard the flying vessel, they seemed to serve as mere decorations.
But even decorations hanging in this room were no ordinary items. At the very least, they were keen weapons capable of slicing through iron like mud.
Back when Zhang Tie was a Black Iron Knight, he had already been able to clash head-on with God's Dominator's power and kill a Devil Race baron. Much less now, when he had advanced to Earth Knight. Besides, this was a sudden attack, leaving his opponents without even the slightest chance to prepare.
The vast disparity in their abilities, along with the time and place Zhang Tie had chosen, determined that this strike would be like a lion hunting a rabbit—with all his strength poured into it, it was naturally a one-hit kill.
The precious sword and saber flew from the wall in an instant, like flood dragons bursting from water, like lightning surging forth. Where Zhang Tie's thoughts went, they went. In a flash, eight bloody blossoms bloomed simultaneously on the black-robed Earth Knight and that damned young master. Four arms and four legs were almost simultaneously severed from the two men.
Even then, the protective Battle Qi around them had not had time to erupt. They had not even felt the pain of their limbs leaving their bodies, much less had time to cry out. They