"Kill him!"
Melanie gave a low command.
The four traitorous knights charged out ahead of the others.
It wasn't just their resentment over Qin Ran's interference. They also wanted to prove themselves.
Qin Ran had forced several Hounds back earlier. If they could kill him, they would naturally earn the elders' favor.
Perhaps they would even recover the rewards that had been reduced.
As for the elders not being here to see it?
What a joke. Everyone in the Elders Council knew that the elders' eyes were everywhere.
Qin Ran picked up another meteor hammer and hurled it forward like a shot put.
Whoosh!
With a sound that made their scalps prickle, the meteor hammer flew straight at the four traitorous knights.
But they dodged it easily.
The sewer had been built after the Third War. Given the craftsmanship and technological standards, it clearly followed the traditional prewar design: narrow and cramped.
Still, it was wide enough for several people to walk abreast.
So it was easy for the four traitorous knights to dodge a meteor hammer the size of a millstone here.
In fact, when they saw the meteor hammer hurtling toward them, the four traitorous knights not only dodged it easily but also launched a counterattack.
Splitting into pairs, the traitorous knights rushed toward the walls on either side. Once the meteor hammer flew past, they kicked off the walls in perfect unison, accelerating toward Qin Ran's position.
"An attack this straightforward is no different from that idiot Karga's!"
"Just die-"
The traitorous knight's taunt stopped abruptly before he could finish.
Apart from an enormous sword case, they could see no sign of Qin Ran.
He had clearly been right here a moment ago!
Could he have...
The four traitorous knights froze, then instinctively realized something.
But it