69: The Knights

The bearded man immediately gave the order.

All members of the Knight Order, rear becomes front, retreat!

The members of the Knight Order knew the situation was urgent and immediately took off running.

While the Knight Order discovered the Abyss army, the Abyss also discovered them.

The Banshee's detection range in the sky was no smaller than the Knight Order scouts' falcons.

The Banshee immediately reported the enemy situation and numbers to Apollo.

Apollo did not go to intercept on his own but flew towards Cain with the Banshee.

After all, he was the commander of the army, and necessary respect had to be shown.

At this time, Cain was sitting on the back of the Desert Dragon, contemplating the next course of action.

Apollo landed directly on the broad back of the Desert Dragon with the Banshee, facing Cain directly.

Seeing Apollo arrive with the Banshee, Cain knew the situation had been discovered and quickly asked:

"What? Is there a situation?"

At Apollo's signal, the Banshee repeated the enemy situation to Cain.

Cain did not hesitate and immediately ordered Apollo to take the Banshee troops to intercept.

Currently, the Abyss army has not been exposed, and all kingdoms, including the Roman Empire, do not know that the Abyss has invaded the continent's heartland.

If they could catch them off guard, the victory of this war could be easily secured.

Apollo did not refuse.

Although he was not under Cain's command, their goals were consistent: achieving victory in the war.

So Apollo didn't mind providing convenience to Cain.

He immediately had the Banshee summon the army to follow and went ahead to intercept himself.

Apollo's speed was extremely fast, and in just a moment, he had arrived above the Knight Order.

Seeing several falcons circling in the air, Apollo immediately cast Fear Enslavement, gaining control of the falcons.

Afterward, he used the falcons as cover to conceal his figure and quietly accumulated energy directly above the Knight Order.

A small storm slowly condensed in his palm, rapidly rotating under Apollo's continuous energy supply.

The Knight Order below did not notice the abnormality above their heads and were still galloping on their horses at this time.

The warhorses of the Otherworld seemed to be crossbred with other species; they were not only tall and mighty but also had cyan scales on their bodies, running like streaks of cyan lightning.

Seeing that the storm in his palm had condensed into shape, Apollo no longer waited, pushing his hands forward abruptly, and the storm flew towards the Knight Order at high speed.

The bearded man, who was focused on the road, suddenly noticed the abnormal energy above his head, and his expression changed drastically.

"Not good! Scatter quickly!"

As soon as this command was given, a sharp wail exploded in everyone's ears.

The souls of all the knights, along with their warhorses, fell into a state of trembling and paralysis, involuntarily stopping their steps.

The galloping warhorses, struck by this attack, immediately fell into chaos.

Many warhorses lost control of their bodies during the charge, were carried by inertia and lost balance, crashing to the ground.

A paralysis effect lasting up to ten seconds was enough to plunge them into destruction.

Only the Earth Knights with firm willpower were less affected, recovering their senses before the storm arrived and narrowly avoiding this attack.

The other members were completely destroyed by this attack.

The few scattered Knight Order members who were lucky enough to be on the outskirts of the storm looked at the tragic scene and were filled with terror.

What kind of power is this?

Could it be that we are fighting against gods?

Traces of fear turned into black phantoms that appeared behind them, raising blackness and slashing towards them.

The unprepared knights were cut down from their horses by the phantoms.

When Cain led the Blood Bat army galloping behind the Banshees, what he saw was a bloody ground and Apollo chasing and fighting ten Earth Knights.

The Fourth Tier Earth Knights had not mastered the ability to fly and could only swing their long swords, unleashing streams of Fighting Aura Blade.

For the agile Apollo, they had no killing power.

Apollo, on the other hand, leisurely summoned tentacles, wrapping around the warhorses while continuously whipping these knights.

Seeing this, Cain breathed a sigh of relief, while also being more amazed by Apollo's strength.

A thousand Third Tier and ten Fourth Tier powerhouses were dealt with so easily; this was something even he would find difficult to do.

The accompanying Banshees saw their master fighting the enemy and quickly stepped forward to help.

A dense mass of Banshees flew above the knights, and wind blades poured down like a waterfall.

In the bearded man's despairing eyes, he was completely engulfed.

Looking at the Earth Knights who were cut into meat paste and the Great Knights who were ground into dust by the storm, Cain felt a twitch in his heart.

What a waste!

This is all excellent flesh and blood.

If it were all given to him, who knows how many Blood Clan members could be cultivated?

He quickly had the Blood Bats descend onto the battlefield and take deep breaths of the air.

Not even the meat paste on the ground was spared; he selected a few of the strongest Blood Bats to climb up and suck it dry.

Looking at this bloody land, Cain wished he could cut it up and juice it for them to drink.

Apollo and his Banshees watched the Blood Bats clean up the battlefield with disdain, patted their backsides, and ran back to the main army.

And the efforts of the Blood Bats were not in vain.

Five Blood Bats that had sucked the blood of the Earth Knights successfully broke through their limitations and rose to the Third Tier.

This scene made Cain overjoyed.

As for Apollo's look of disdain, he didn't pay attention.

Just starting out, nothing to be ashamed of.

Afterward, the reorganized Abyss army once again advanced towards the Roman imperial capital.

All witnesses along the way were killed by the Banshees, and their bodies were also sacrificed back to the Abyss.

They also passed through some cities along the way, which Cain naturally wouldn't let go of; after surrounding them, he let the army feast.

And in his team, more than a dozen Blood Clan members were added.

Since the physical characteristics of the people in the Otherworld are Western, the appearance displayed by these Blood Clan members after undergoing the Eternal Night Transformation is also that of Westerners.

These male Blood Clan members were all handsome and evil-looking, while the females were beautiful and alluring, each with extraordinary appearances.

It's just that their strength was much weaker.

Cain didn't mind and bestowed the "First Embrace" upon them one by one, strengthening their bloodlines.

Afterward, he arranged for them to be dispersed among the various Devil Race formations, serving as deputies to the centurions.

Hoping they could quickly learn and grow to become qualified leaders.

Just like this, the Abyss army marched along, slaughtering cities along the way, and the news still reached the Roman Empire.

Upon learning that evil creatures from the Otherworld were approaching the imperial capital, the Roman Emperor urgently summoned the Minister of Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures.

The ace Knight Order and Sky Knights sent out earlier were completely out of contact, likely having met with misfortune.

Now, with the Roman Empire's high-end strength sharply reduced, it is uncertain whether they can withstand this terrifying wave of monsters.

The Minister of Military Affairs' counsel resounded in his ears:

"Your Majesty, at this moment, only by uniting with the various kingdoms and having them send elite soldiers and powerful generals to jointly defend the imperial capital can we resist this world-destroying disaster!"

The Emperor naturally agreed, sending envoys on urgent missions to various countries, ensuring they brought back reinforcements.

Secondly, he summoned all the garrisons from other cities within the empire to concentrate in the imperial capital, defending it desperately.

After doing all this, the Emperor looked towards the north, his gaze seemingly piercing through the palace to see that black tide.

"I hope it's all in time."