The black beetle Zhang Tie had transformed into had long since silently slipped out of the narrow winding passage amid the tremendous commotion created by Zhang Tie's clone hurling Flying Spears. It hid behind a cluster of rocks near the cave entrance...
After the eight Devil Race knights charged one after another into the winding cave passage, the beetle clone entered Castle of Black Iron. The very next second, Zhang Tie's true body appeared soundlessly near the entrance.
Looking at that deep, narrow cave mouth, Zhang Tie gave a cold smile. With a thought, Chaos Armor enveloped him from head to toe. From this moment on, hunter and prey were about to switch places...
At this moment, a fierce pursuit was underway within the winding passage.
Zhang Tie's clone was retreating at high speed, while the murderous Gao Tianzhao pursued closely behind. Behind Gao Tianzhao followed eight Devil Race knights. The three groups were each more than a thousand meters apart. Thanks to Gao Tianzhao's strength as a Phantom Knight, the distance between him and Zhang Tie kept shrinking, while the distance between him and the eight Devil Race knights behind him continued to widen.
Sssst... A sharp, condensed beam of Battle Qi, like Sword Qi, grazed the protective Battle Qi around Zhang Tie's body and shot into the rock wall of the passage, leaving behind a thumb-thick hole over twenty meters deep. The flying stone fragments struck Zhang Tie's protective Battle Qi and were easily neutralized.
This was Gao Tianzhao's attack from a thousand meters away, executed with a finger technique. In this rugged, winding cave, this stretch was one of the few relatively straight passages. The instant Zhang Tie entered Gao Tianzhao's line of sight in this section, Gao Tianzhao had attacked without hesitation.
"Haahaha, getting old? Has