The moment Zhang Tie moved, Elder Turing and Elder Gulas followed him into the sky.
The Holy Light Church's Scepter Grand Shepherd seemed to possess some secret flying technique, making him incredibly fast. The instant he took off, his whole body turned into a streak of light and shot four or five hundred meters away. An ordinary knight would have found it nearly impossible to catch him, but unfortunately for him, he had encountered Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie had already been watching his every move. The moment the man moved, Zhang Tie moved as well—and his speed was not the slightest bit slower.
Sword in hand, Zhang Tie chased closely after the Holy Light Church's Scepter Grand Shepherd. Sword Qi rose from his body like smoke signals piercing the sky, growing stronger and stronger. When he had closed to less than a hundred meters behind the man, Zhang Tie swung his sword. A razor-sharp Sword Qi split into dozens of keen sword-shaped streaks, crossing a hundred meters to bombard the Scepter Grand Shepherd's back while sealing off numerous directions before and behind him.
Sensing the might of the Sword Qi behind him, the rapidly fleeing Scepter Grand Shepherd had no choice but to change direction. That instant's delay was enough for the prepared Zhang Tie to catch up in one burst.
Without a word, Zhang Tie closed the distance the moment he attacked. The longsword in his hand bloomed with a radiance like the blazing sun, launching into a perilous and brutal close-quarters battle between knights.
The Holy Light Church's Scepter Grand Shepherd's face changed dramatically. He had never imagined Zhang Tie would come at him so fiercely from the very first move. For knights, close combat was like fighting with bayonets—pure head-on collision. It was a contest of a