"Where did these Dark Creatures come from? Why do they look different from before?"
"Yeah, look at those Death Knights. Their ranks are neat and their formations uniform—this is far too terrifying, isn't it?"
"It's not just the Death Knights. Look at those skeleton soldiers. They may not be as orderly as the Death Knights, but they actually know to distinguish between melee skeletons and Skeleton Archers. All the Skeleton Archers are positioned behind the melee skeletons."
"Quick, look! Aren't those skeletons with golden soul flames burning in their skulls just as Duke Miller described—wearing mage robes and carrying staffs?"
"Th-this... Dark Creatures have mages too? God of Glory above, am I sure this isn't a dream?"
As the details of the scene outside the city grew clearer, the allied nobles became increasingly stunned.
Although the Dark Creatures of the past had also made everyone treat them as formidable enemies, the nobles had always looked upon them as they would beasts.
But now, the scene outside the city told them plainly.
The Dark Creature forces outside were no longer a disorderly herd of beasts, but an army with discipline, just like the human race.
"Everyone, it seems we've been surrounded!"
While the nobles of the duchies were still reeling in shock, the powerhouses from the great empires and Theodore were more concerned about their current predicament.
The Dark Creatures outside the city had not merely changed their formations. Even from afar, they had keenly sensed that the auras emanating from these Dark Creatures had grown much more powerful.
For instance, ordinary melee skeleton soldiers had originally been no stronger than regular guards.
But now, they possessed the strength of early Bronze-tier warriors.
Third-tier Death Knights had originally been equivalent to high Bronze-tier human knights.
But now, they clearly possessed the