"They’re here."

Under the dark moonlit sky, by the official road, Zhang Yuan, sitting on a stone, shifted his expression.

He looked toward the end of the road.

There, shrouded in darkness, the mountain wilderness lay silent and obscure, with the night wind bringing an unsettling sound.

Clip-clop, clip-clop, the sharp sound of galloping hooves!

Zhang Yuan’s gaze seemed to pierce through the darkness, seeing the enemies sweeping toward him!

He stood up unhurriedly, holding the Eagle-Shooting Bow in his hand.

The next moment, the Profound Longbow suddenly drew open, a Fine Iron Arrow securely placed on its string.

A glint of cold flashed through Zhang Yuan’s dark eyes.

Twang!

In an instant, the bowstring quivered loudly, and under an unstoppable force, the Iron Arrow shot out like lightning.

It immediately vanished into the darkness!

Thud!

Several hundred steps away, a Samurai galloping wildly suddenly flew backward.

A hole larger than a fist appeared in his chest, blood gushing out wildly.

The armor he wore was as thin as paper, providing no defense whatsoever.

The Samurai only had time to let out a heart-wrenching scream before he crashed into a horse behind him.

Instantly, chaos ensued!

"Scatter!"

On the right, Huo Zhennan shouted sternly, feeling an indescribable fear.

This time he came with a thirty-man elite team, including five Tier Four experts and twenty-five Tier Three cavalry, capable of taking down even a Tier Five strongman.

Not to mention the aid from the Hidden Guard in the castle!

But confident Huo Zhennan never imagined that before even seeing the target, he had already lost a major player.

The one just shot down was a Tier Four expert.

The enemy had a Divine Archer!

Huo Zhennan’s hairs stood on end, and for the first time, he felt intense regret.

Maybe coming back this time was a mistake.

However, the current situation left no room for this Huo Family Castle’s Military Guard Leader to retreat.

Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!

Arrow after arrow shot rapidly, knocking down one knight after another from their steeds.

Screams, wails, and the neighing of warhorses intertwined, painting the night with hues of blood!

Even though under Huo Zhennan’s command, the Huo Family Knights quickly dispersed.

The deadly arrows from the front, however, were like Life-taking Hooks swung by Soul Hookers, always able to precisely lock onto their targets, taking lives one by one.

In just a short moment, eight knights were shot dead on the spot.

Among them were two Tier Four experts!

Such sharp archery left not only the Huo Family Knights but even Huo Zhennan considering retreat.

Can they really handle such a powerful enemy?

At this moment, Huo Zhennan saw Zhang Yuan by the campfire on the rock.

The sight of him wielding a longbow made the Huo Family Castle Leader burn with fervor, drawing his longsword and roaring, "Kill!"

He was gambling.

Gambling that the elite Hidden Guard sent by Huo Donghua would eliminate the opponent.

Huo Zhennan knew well that at this point, there was no possibility of retreating for himself.

Otherwise, even if he didn’t die by Zhang Yuan’s sword, he’d face severe punishment from Huo Donghua back home as a warning to others.

So he could only fight for a chance of survival!

The Qi Blood within him surged, desperately urging his steed beneath him to charge forward.

Simultaneously, Huo Zhennan leaned down close to the horse’s back to reduce the chance of being hit by arrows.

Under his urging, the other knights yelled and shouted, swinging their swords as they launched their final charge!

These knights obviously saw Zhang Yuan too.

The gruesome casualties of their comrades fueled great ferocity in them, along with gnashing hatred for the culprit.

Each of them swore in their hearts to wash away the shame with their swords!

The distance between them rapidly shortened.

"Lin!"

At this time, a clear voice suddenly rose above all the noise.

It spread in all directions.

As if responding to this decree, a bright flare abruptly blossomed in the night sky.

Illuminating a large portion of the battlefield.

Meanwhile, threads of light emerged from the ground near Zhang Yuan, giving birth to spinning gusts around.

The Young Mage Mo Huai’an stood at the center of the Array, fingers forming the Magic Formula, staring sharply at the charging knights in front. His blue Daoist Robe flapped in the wind.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The next moment, crescent-shaped wind blades appeared out of nowhere, whistling through the air toward the Huo Family Knights.

These wind blades glimmered with a faint cyan glow, flying at arrow-like speeds, with unpredictable trajectories, going up, down, left, and right without any regularity.

Splatter! Splatter! Splatter!

With a spine-chilling series of cracks, galloping steeds collided as if against an invisible wall, instantly shattered to pieces.

The knights on their backs had little hope of escape!

For a moment, fragments of flesh and blood filled the air, drops of blood falling like rain, rendering the entire scene horrific.

Only a few knights reacted quickly enough, detecting the impending danger and immediately leaping high.

Yet, before they even landed, more wind blades came whistling in.

Combined with Zhang Yuan’s Fine Iron Arrows!

"Ah!"

Screams sounded once more.

Huo Zhennan tumbled to the ground.

The Huo Family Castle’s Military Guard Leader had never felt so helpless and desperate.

His steed had been torn apart by wind blades, his waist and left arm slashed open, blood gushing out, narrowly escaping death, yet his heart sank completely.

Killing Array!

Huo Zhennan never imagined choosing an enemy who was a flawless Divine Archer and a Mage who controlled a Killing Array.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the Jade Lion.

He only wanted to survive!

Huo Zhennan lay flat on the ground, pretending to be gravely injured and near death, while scanning his surroundings.

Where were the Hidden Guards?

Only with the intervention of the elite Hidden Guard did he stand a chance at survival.

It is said that when one obsesses over something, it will eventually come to pass, perhaps it was heaven hearing Huo Zhennan’s earnest plea, finally granting him a bit of mercy.

Around Zhang Yuan and Mo Huai’an, shadows flashed like Deceitful Charms.

They wore tight black clothing, faces shrouded in masks, revealing only cold, ruthless eyes.

These black-clad figures not only moved extremely swiftly but also formed a Battle Array within an instant.

In a flash, they rushed toward Zhang Yuan and Mo Huai’an!

"Bing!"

In the most dangerous situation, Mo Huai’an remained calm, casting another decree with the Magic Formula.

The Array he had laid out shone brilliantly, unleashing invisible Sword Qi, enveloping the incoming black-clad figures.

Crack!

At this moment, a Jade Pendant hanging at Mo Huai’an’s waist suddenly shattered.

A dazzling spiritual light burst forth from him.

The next moment, a figure flew backward like a severed kite!