Crash!
After another crisp fracturing sound, a layer of red shattered in front of Gu Nan, revealing Red's pale face behind it.
Just as Gu Nan initially guessed, Red's peak power was probably around Tier 8 and had declined after being injured in her early years, falling between Tiers 7 and 8.
But after finally recovering a little through many years of recuperation, she had to fight off Zuo Zuo's invasion, which was like a leaky house suffering a night of nonstop rain.
And now, her realm was similar to Gu Nan's, although her power was far from enough to compete with the Evil God physique.
Star Realm's current weak state prevented Red from borrowing too much power to kill Gu Nan in one go, which meant she could only be worn down by him bit by bit.
Gu Nan stepped out fiercely, landing a punch on Red's left shoulder. The latter reacted extremely quickly, and a flash of red covered her shoulder, somewhat blocking the punch.
However, the terrifying force was still transmitted over, causing Red's body to tremble slightly as the bones in her shoulder fractured and broke.
In the next second, her figure instantly disappeared, leaving only a red shadow in its place.
"Can you escape?" Gu Nan laughed silently and soon vanished right after her.
...
On Indigo Mountain, the Dark Knight Cavalry under the leadership of Ren Dongzhan charged again and again, and the entire scene was filled with only the sounds of hoofbeats, screams, and cursing, but not a single sound could be heard from these knights.
They were like a group of ghosts whose sole reason for existence was to kill.
"What in the world are these things?" Ying Ge looked down with a heavy frown from the top of Indigo Mountain. The existence of the Dark Knights struck her as strange.
"They seem to be some sort of ghost or undead, like the thousand-year zombies that awaken in mass graves," Zi Dian held the hilt of his sword with one hand and answered in an uncertain tone.
The two of them only came to Indigo Mountain because of a coincidence, not realizing that they had stumbled right into the middle of the Dark Knight Cavalry's invasion.
"Let me try." Ying Ge drew a blood-red scimitar from her waist.
Ultimately, these two were not as shameless as Gu Nan and couldn't bring themselves to abandon a mountain full of Indigo Mound clansmen.
Despite the earlier gruesome deaths of the Indigo Mound elders, the two were not deterred. They could be considered highly skilled, and instead of feeling intimidated, they analyzed the enemy's weaknesses from that encounter.
"That idiot Di Wen, he actually used a spatial distancing technique on ghosts, allowing them to accelerate to their limits," Ying Ge sneered.
Zi Dian also nodded. "Those black-armored knights are only at Prodigious Realm. Let's cut in from their flank."
"Okay."
The instant she responded, the two figures disappeared simultaneously. Years of cooperation had given them a tacit understanding, and they appeared beside the Dark Knight Cavalry's left flank at the same time, each selecting a knight as their target.
Ying Ge's scimitar and Zi Dian's longsword hit their targets simultaneously, and one of the two knights had half of his body sliced off, while the other was impaled through the throat.
"They're indeed only at Prodigious Realm…" A trace of astonishment surfaced on Ying Ge's face. She still felt that these monsters weren't that simple.
"Watch out!"
Ying Ge shifted her body to the side without hesitation as soon as she heard Zi Dian's warning. Only then did she see the blood-red knight in the lead stabbing her original position with a spear.
'This is a Void Cutter…'
Before Ying Ge finished such a thought, she suddenly felt something clamp around her from behind, as if she was being tightly bound by steel, while Ren Dongzhan's lance aimed straight for her face.
She couldn't help turning around in surprise and saw that the Dark Knight whose body she cut in half was actually using his only remaining arm to hug her in a deadly embrace!
Clang!
Ren Dongzhan's lance was precisely deflected by Zi Dian before it could even hit Ying Ge. Zi Dian then chopped off the Dark Knight's arm with his sword and grabbed Ying Ge's arm as they flew back, retreating sharply.
Ren Dongzhan glanced at the two coldly but didn't order the knights to give chase. Having the Dark Knight Cavalry chase after two Tier 4 powerhouses was fine in terms of speed, but they were bound to change directions repeatedly, making it extremely difficult to catch up.
He was a well-known battlefield general before he became Gu Nan's apostle, so of course he wouldn't make such a mistake.
As for the two who escaped, it wasn't until they retreated all the way back to the top of the mountain before Ying Ge spoke with lingering fear, "Not even a General Rank zombie can move freely after its head is gone…"
"I'm afraid that those aren't living beings at all." Zi Dian's expression was slightly dark. He also didn't expect Ying Ge to be almost injured as soon as they exchanged blows.
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to meet… that one first and see what exactly happened?"
With these two's low levels, major events in the Myriad Heavens were a little too far removed from them, so they normally didn't pay much attention to the news. Naturally, they didn't know what just happened this time.
Ying Ge gritted her teeth, thought carefully for a while, and ultimately said in a low voice, "Let's try one more time."
...
"Ren Dongzhan."
A voice came from the back, causing the Blood Knight Commander to frown slightly and turn around.
Red Tail slowly walked over, holding the hand of a little girl from the Indigo Mound tribe. This little girl had messy hair and a dirty face. She hastily shrunk back as soon as she saw the Dark Knight Cavalry.
Red Tail gently patted her head, signaling that she didn't need to be afraid, before leisurely opening her mouth.
"My Lord ordered us to leave the young children of the Indigo Mound tribe alive."
Ren Dongzhan's gaze turned a little serious, and he said in a deep voice, "The order I received was… slaughter everything."
While speaking, he also glanced down slightly at the little girl, his icy gaze causing the latter's body to tremble slightly, almost crying out.
"The order has changed!" Red Tail suddenly raised her voice. She was the chief commander of this operation; even Ren Dongzhan's team was dispatched under her orders.
However, Ren Dongzhan only revealed a cold smile, not even sparing Red Tail another glance as he leapt onto his horse.
"Charge!"
As his command fell, the Dark Knight Cavalry once again charged upwards. They had already slaughtered their way through the entire Indigo Mountain and were now about to return to the mountaintop.
Even until the Dark Knights' figures disappeared, Ren Dongzhan didn't even look back for a second.
Red Tail crushed a talisman with a dark expression as she issued an order to a few other apostles, who were none other than the subordinates she originally recruited from White Mist.
"Immediately bring people over to Indigo Mountain!"
Just as Red Tail issued her order, a red light suddenly lit up at the top of Indigo Mountain. Ying Ge's scimitar had reappeared, this time pointing straight at Ren Dongzhan.
Ying Ge and Zi Dian had realized that gradually wearing down the enemy troops wasn't very realistic, so it was better to capture the leader first!
The same time the scimitar appeared, a purple sword energy also surrounded Ren Dongzhan's body, actually separating him from the surrounding Dark Knights.
The two of them had a clear division of labor, and they were also certain that Ren Dongzhan's strength was inferior to Ying Ge's, so even a single exchange would be enough to seriously injure him!
What they didn't expect, however, was this Blood Knight Commander's response.
"Charge! Charge!"
A sharp command rang out in the military formation, and the entire Dark Knight Cavalry once again picked up speed—Ren Dongzhan actually had no intention of retreating at all and instead chose to continue charging!