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New Dust Realm, northern side.
Among the layer upon layer of mountains, there were three towering peaks.
And beside each peak, a hundred-member team of Holy Temple Knights stood by.
Leading them were not only the Knight Captain and Vice Knight Commander but also two subordinates from the Twelve Palaces.
Additionally, the barrier enfolded an area of several kilometers.
Even an ant crawling in would be immediately detected, making it extremely secure.
At this moment, under one of the peaks, a young Holy Temple Knight asked, “Knight Commander Robert, will people from Great Flame really come in?”
“Of course,” Robert gazed into the distance, “just as we would send people to the south, they will certainly send people here too. It’s just a matter of numbers.”
“Then when do you estimate they will appear?”
Robert brushed his short hair blown by the mountain wind, “Perhaps when the Star Vein extraction is nearly complete; or possibly, they are already approaching silently and observing us now.”
The young knight exclaimed in surprise, “How is that possible? We have set up a barrier. Even if we can’t stop them, we should at least detect them, right!”
Robert patted the young knight on the shoulder, “Bean, don’t underestimate the people of Great Flame. They are not weaker than our Qiguang, especially those Star Lords who are comparable to our Holy Temple Star Knights.”
The young knight replied thoughtfully, “I see…”
Robert nodded and glanced at the two subordinates standing idly on a rock nearby, frowning slightly.
In the central area of the three peaks, Scorpio Lube and Taurus Fafran stood facing each other.
Between them, a crystal pillar inserted into the ground was continuously extracting Earth Qi.
Several other subordinates were scattered around, with only one always standing by Fafran’s side, Noke, holding a sword. The others seemed rather casual.
Lube crossed his arms and pondered, “According to reason, the people of Great Flame should show up soon, right?”
Fafran said, “If they are betting on this Star Vein’s authenticity, then they should be here by now.”
A burly man cracked his knuckles and chuckled, “If they dare to come, we definitely won’t let them go back alive.”
The rest of the subordinates also smiled.
Previously, Aries had predicted that “the most Star Lords are in the south.”
Combining this with the number of Great Flame Star Lords, it was basically certain that there were no more than two people on the west and north sides.
Otherwise, allocating 331, there would not be the term “most.”
At this moment, two Star Envoys, many subordinates under various Star Envoys, and three knight corps were all guarding here.
If the enemy came, they would definitely not return!
A delicate young man beside them smiled, “I’d say the Star Lords who came might be hiding somewhere now, not knowing how to break through the barrier and the Knight Order’s defense.”
This remark made everyone around grin.
No one noticed that a few wisps of mountain wind quietly blew in.
The young delicate man was about to say something more when his expression suddenly froze.
“Chelsea, what’s wrong with you?”
The person beside noticed the delicate man pause and asked quickly.
The delicate man remained motionless, terror flashing in his eyes, and his body was suddenly covered with dense blood lines.
“What?”
“Boom!”
Blood and flesh splattered; the delicate man’s body seemed to be cut into dozens of pieces by countless blades, scattering all over the place!
Everyone at the scene widened their pupils.
While they were still in shock, two individuals immediately reacted.
Noke drew his Knight Sword and stood in front of Fafran. Lube looked up at the sky, seemingly locking onto something.
“Stop pretending, come out!”
Lube sneered, flipping his hand to draw out a Golden Spear and hurling it into the air. The strong force even made a sonic boom in the sky!
At that moment, a swirl of white breeze in the void twisted and shattered the spear from head to tail.
Then, more white breeze surged, parting like a sea current, revealing two figures in star robes.
It was Zhang Qianyi and Wu Qi!
“Star Lords!”
All subordinates’ faces changed drastically. Fafran’s expression also tensed. They hadn’t expected the enemies to infiltrate straight to their center!
“Scorpio and Taurus, huh?” Zhang Qianyi smiled as he stepped out from the white breeze, his eyes falling on the handsome knight by Fafran’s side, “Seems like there’s another expert here…”
Wu Qi followed Zhang Qianyi out of the white breeze, “Charging straight into enemy territory like this, isn’t it a bit too much?”
Zhang Qianyi said in surprise, “What, are you scared?”