Emerging from the archway, they saw a long staircase leading downward. At the bottom of the staircase, the Cloud Knights of Xianzhou and the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were engaged in a fierce battle.
Pei Guang observed the situation. From what he could tell, the Cloud Knights had the upper hand, so he casually sat down on the stairs, calmly watching the battle unfold. Not only Pei Guang, but Stelle and March 7th also sat down, with Bailu poking her head out of the trash can, snacking on sunflower seeds while watching.
Pei Guang: "Give me some."
Bailu: "Here, take some. Stelle, March, do you want some?"
Stelle: "I've got popcorn."
March 7th: "Hehe~ I've got popcorn too~"
Welt: "…"
Welt watched for a while, then silently sat down. The two groups ahead were locked in a fierce battle, and now was certainly not the time to jump in. As for helping? It seemed unnecessary, as the Cloud Knights were winning decisively.
Under normal circumstances, the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus would never be able to defeat the Cloud Knights, but for some reason, these followers had managed to summon Mara-struck bodies among the Cloud Knights.
Simply put, it was like in Red Alert, where Yuri makes members of your team betray you, causing confusion within the ranks.
If this had been a day ago, the Cloud Knights would've suffered a massive drop in morale. They weren't afraid of death, but they absolutely wouldn't allow themselves to become Abominations of Abundance.
But now, the Cloud Knights had been given coffee brought by Pei Guang and medicine prepared by Bailu. These supplies had been brought from Exalting Sanctum to the front lines, along with Seele and the others, who had arrived at the Alchemy Department, bringing large amounts of resources to support the Cloud Knights.
The morale of the Cloud Knights was very high, and they didn't care about becoming Mara-struck. As long as they received timely treatment, they could recover from any unnatural transformation.
Even so, despite this, the knights fighting at the Alchemy Department had been scattered quite a bit. The followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus had released many abundant creatures, the mutated beasts that Xianzhou had once cultivated for combat. Now, the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were controlling these creatures to fight.
They were strong. A single follower of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, along with several wolf-shaped abundant creatures, was able to suppress the Cloud Knights. And there were many abundant creatures—nearly a hundred of them, with the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus numbering in the dozens.
Pei Guang looked on. Although the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were numerous, the Cloud Knights had the advantage with over fifty of them in their ranks. They relied on their superior formation to launch joint strikes against the followers and the abundant creatures.
Of course, that wasn't the main point. The main point was that, among this group of over fifty Cloud Knights, five of them were dancing in the middle of the battlefield...
Yes, while their comrades were fighting fiercely just ten meters away, these five were dancing. As for the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus? They were completely stunned by the sight.
And when a Cloud Knight stepped out of the dancing area, it became obvious that they were significantly weaker!
When they sent someone up to clean up, they suddenly noticed that the strength of the Cloud Knights had dramatically increased, with a tenth of all attributes boosted. It may sound like a small increase, but in battle, this increase in speed, strength, reaction, stamina, and recovery made a huge difference.
What were they dancing to?
That's right! They were dancing the Axe Gang dance that Pei Guang had done the day before when he went berserk as the "bad guy" Liangmu!
Since there was little time and a heavy task, the Cloud Knights didn't have time to learn any other dances, and they weren't sure if other dances would trigger the strange strength-boosting buff.
Cloud Knight dancing: "Brothers and sisters! Charge!!!"
Cloud Knight with a cleaver: "Bro, stop shouting! Just focus on the dance, we're counting on you to power us up!"
Dancing Cloud Knight: "I'm dancing already, damn it! I'm gonna die from exhaustion!"
Retreating Cloud Knight: "Bro, you've worked hard! After this, I'll treat you to the best restaurant in Xianzhou!"
Dancing Cloud Knight: "Sis! You're my sis, don't you remember the one thing you never say in the middle of a fight? Watch out!!"
It seemed that because she had gotten distracted or perhaps had jinxed herself by saying something she shouldn't, the female Cloud Knight who had just promised to treat everyone was suddenly ambushed by five abundant beasts, sacrificing herself to protect others. It looked like she was in serious trouble.
However, at that moment, a bone spear pierced through the head of the closest aberrant beast. The appearance of the bone spear made the beast pause, as it felt an overwhelming sense of resentment from it. This resentment, combined with the lingering power of abundance, caused the beasts that were about to attack to stop in their tracks.
Taking advantage of this moment, the Cloud Knight quickly swung her blade and struck the vital spot of a nearby beast.
At this point, the Cloud Knight breathed a sigh of relief. She looked in the direction where the bone spear had come from, ready to express her gratitude, but before she could speak, she instinctively blurted out: "Damn! Where did that Abomination of Abundance come from?"
As soon as she said this, both the Cloud Knights and the followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus looked over at her.
Followers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus: "Bro! Help us out! You've killed the wrong one!"
Cloud Knights: "Brothers, be careful! There's an Abomination of Abundance here too!"
At that moment, Pei Guang, who had casually thrown the bone spear to help clear the situation, was shocked: "What? An Abomination of Abundance? Where? Where?!"
Pei Guang knew very well about the hostile relationship between the Abominations of Abundance and Xianzhou, so if the Cloud Knights mentioned one, it meant there was an enemy nearby.
At this time, March 7th, who was sitting nearby, looked at Pei Guang's confused expression and remarked: "Ah Guang! Is it possible... that they're talking about you?"
Pei Guang was startled: "What? Me? Like an Abomination of Abundance?"
Stelle, who was beside him, glanced at Pei Guang's outfit. Aside from his face, Pei Guang was fully equipped in the Abundant Ebon Deer set—leather armor, pants, the helmet made from the head of the deer, and bone spear, bone shield, and bone sword.
"Even Abominations of Abundance aren't as messed up as this. Especially with this gear—it's almost like the resentment from the Abundant Ebon Deer has solidified," Stelle added.
Stelle: "Uh, Ah Guang, I think they really are talking about you. But honestly, calling you an Abomination of Abundance is a bit much—you're at most just an abomination!"
As soon as she finished, Pei Guang grabbed Stelle's face with both hands: "UH!? Who's an Abomination?!"
Stelle, laughing and pleading for mercy: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry~~"
At this moment, Bailu, who had been lying in the bucket behind Pei Guang, crawled out and sat on his neck: "Don't worry! With me here, they won't think you're an Abomination of Abundance."
However, the Cloud Knights below saw Bailu and immediately panicked: "Not good! The Abomination of Abundance has captured the Healer Lady! We need to rescue her!"
Pei Guang, who was being ridden by Bailu, looked up at her eyes: "This is what you meant by 'with me here'?"
Bailu scratched her head, her face showing an embarrassed expression: "Well… there's always a little gap between ideals and reality, right? Just a little gap…"
Pei Guang sighed: "This gap is huge, you know?! But it's fine. Bailu—let's team up for a bit!"
Upon hearing this, Bailu didn't even have time to say anything about cooperation before she saw Stelle and March 7th quickly equip the Abundant Ebon Deer accessories from their storage space: in the blink of an eye, both Stelle and March 7th had transformed into Ebon Deer heads!
Seeing this, Welt sighed and immediately switched to his backup glasses. The team, which had previously looked serious, now seemed to embody the very essence of the Abundant Ebon Deer.
Pei Guang, holding Bailu in his arms, shouted loudly to the Cloud Knights below: "Listen up, Cloud Knights! Clear a path right now, or I'll kill the midget!"
Bailu: "Help! Help!"
Stelle: "Shout all you want! No one's coming to save you, even if you scream your throat out."
March 7th: "Scream your throat out! Scream your throat out!"
Stelle: "?"
Bailu: "?"
March 7th grinned: "Tehehe~"
Pei Guang: "It's fine, the message got across."
Watching this exchange, Tingyun didn't know what to say. Even though she'd been to many worlds, she'd never seen such a carefree trio.
But… such interesting players. She was curious what they would do next.