The ruthless, shameless streak of the Fourth Catastrophe deep within Ma Lou was set ablaze!
"You won't take the nice approach, huh!"
Ma Lou reached straight behind his waist, ready to whip up a maximum-power Ashen Missile and blast these smug bastards in the face!
Seeing Ma Lou ready to fight, the two newbies behind him got fired up too, preparing to go all out against these Second-Tier Knights!
"Ma! Stop!"
At that critical instant!
A powerful hand clamped tightly around Ma Lou's wrist!
There wasn't a flicker of emotion on Jiahao's deathly pale face.
He pulled Ma Lou back with all his strength, lowered his voice, and warned him in an extremely stern tone:
"Are you insane!"
"These are four fully armed, regular Second-Tier Knights!"
"If we actually fight, how many seconds do you think the four of us will last?"
"Have you forgotten what we came here to do tonight? Do you want your impulsiveness to ruin the entire plan!"
Jiahao's words brought Ma Lou back to his senses a little.
He gritted his teeth and glared viciously at the knights on the steps.
If looks could kill, he would have sliced them into a thousand pieces already.
"But..." Ma Lou still wasn't willing to let it go.
Amid that explosive standoff.
"Viel..."
"Have you forgotten what I taught you?"
A quiet, cold snort suddenly came from the deepest part of the courtyard, seeming to strike straight into the soul.
It wasn't loud, nor did it carry even a trace of magical fluctuation.
Yet to everyone listening, it sounded like ancient ice shattering, making their hearts involuntarily skip a beat!
Then a terrifying scene unfolded!
Crack... crack...
Those Second-Tier Knights who had been so arrogant just moments before.
The instant they heard that cold snort.
A layer of