These knights were clad in dark red battle armor carved with flame patterns; their warhorses, massive creatures of a unique breed among horses, easily traversed a thousand li in a day.
"Clang clang clang!"
"Enemies are attacking! Enemies are attacking!"
On the city walls, the alert soldiers recovered from their shock, rang the large bell to send signals, and immediately a series of bell sounds broke out, echoing through the entirety of Diluo City.
The soldiers in Diluo City rapidly converged on the city walls to fend off the attackers.
The knights in dark red battle armor, however, did not advance to attack. Instead, the knight leading them issued an order, "Guard the east, south, west, and north gates and prevent anyone from leaving!"
These knights, forty thousand strong, were the elite Iron Riders from Great Flame City; their purpose here was to take over Diluo City.
