The situation reversed too quickly. From Zhang Tie's appearance to the Winged Devil knights turning and fleeing, only the time of a few breaths had passed. But this was the battlefield of knights; this was the display of a powerhouse's majesty.
Aside from relying on their knights' chakras to fly, Winged Devil knights themselves possessed exceptional talent for flight and could harness the power of their wings while airborne. Thus, among those of the same rank, the Devil Race's Winged Devil knights were almost always a cut above human knights in aerial mobility. Moreover, the Devil Race knights had held the initiative until just now. Once they chose to retreat, most human knights were unable to intercept them.
Under such circumstances, the Winged Devil knights did not withdraw by collectively fleeing in one direction. Instead, like birds whose nest had been smashed apart, they scattered in the blink of an eye, flying off in the three directions other than east. This was the standard tactical retreat every knight would choose when encountering a high-ranking knight they could not contend against—if everyone fled together under the pursuit of a high-ranking knight, that would be collective suicide. If they scattered, then aside from a few unlucky ones, most would have hope of surviving.
But the human knights were no fools. Although no one yet knew exactly who Zhang Tie was, not a single knight would let the opportunity before them slip away. The Devil Race knights reacted quickly, but the Great Xia knights were no slower.
The three Great Xia Earth Knights did not pursue the fleeing Devil Race Earth Knights. Instead, each chased after the nearest Winged Devil Black Iron Knight. Although Winged Devil Black Iron Knights could surpass ordinary human Black Iron Knights in speed, they were still inferior to