In the dim and narrow tunnel, a group of people were stumbling forward.
They were drenched in sweat and their elegant demeanor was long gone. Their noble attire had long become dirty and full of dust.
But now, no one cared about it. They were desperately moving forward, forward, and forward.
Behind them, several Holy Knights were following closely behind.
"Hurry up! Don't stop!
Sir Bishop has bought us precious time. We must reach the teleportation ritual and leave this place before those terrifying monsters catch up to us! "
The leader was a tall man clad in black armor. As he sprinted forward, he turned around and yelled for the others to keep up.
Behind him, the nobles were already panting heavily. Some of them were pale and staggering as they walked. It seemed like they couldn't even walk anymore.
"I can't …!"
Suddenly, at this moment, a noble cried and knelt on the ground.
"I can't. So many people are talking in my head. They're crying and laughing. Hahahaha, it's so noisy. I can't take it anymore. I can't take it anymore …!"
While yelling, the noble smashed his head against the wall with all his might. Thud thud thud.
In an instant, his head was lacerated and his face was a bloody mess. Looking at this scene, the others screamed in shock. Shortly after, the two people closest to him rushed forward and tried to pull him away.
"Sir, please hang in there, Sir …!"
"Roar — — — —!"
But the noble didn't respond to their cries. Instead, he let out a beast-like snarl, turned around abruptly, raised his arms, and pounced on his followers.
Looking at this scene, the two followers shrieked in fear and pushed back hurriedly.
"Get out of my way!"
Just as the noble was about to pounce on one of his followers, a middle-aged man clad in black armor suddenly roared and strode forward. A cold glint flashed in his hand. At the next moment, a pitch-black sword penetrated the noble's heart and pinned him to the wall.
The filthy body shuddered a few times, before losing all signs of life.
It was only then that the soldier walked up to the corpse and stared at the bloody and ferocious face.
Then she let out an unnoticeable sigh and reached out to close his eyes.
Then, the middle-aged swordsman turned around and looked at the others.
"Hurry, we have to get out of here!"
No one said anything. Even the Holy Knights didn't say anything. They knew that their mission was very important and they didn't have time to waste here.
Therefore, everyone took a glance at the noble's corpse before moving on.
But even so, many of them revealed sorrowful expressions.
After all, no one wanted to see such a thing happen.
"Why must we suffer like this?"
The young man who was surrounded by the crowd mumbled to himself. He lowered his head and stared at the black iron box in his arms.
Could it be that all these disasters were caused by it?
He originally thought that the suffering his family had suffered should have ended here, but why did such a thing happen?
Could it be that everything related to the Dark Prophecy was unavoidable?
If that was the case, what was the point of everything they did?
At this moment, everyone arrived at the end of the tunnel. The man in the lead pushed open the dusty wooden door and dashed forward. He raised his sword and scanned the surroundings vigilantly.
The other private soldiers, including the Holy Knights, swarmed forward and formed a defensive formation, followed by the nobles and their followers.
They walked out of the tunnel in trepidation and looked around.
The entire room was dark and it was vaguely apparent that this should be a secret chamber. The surroundings were quiet and apart from the sound of everyone's breathing, nothing else could be heard.
A few followers raised their torches and peeked outside.
Under the illumination of the torches, the corridor was in a mess.
The artworks that were placed along the corridor had fallen to the ground and most of them had shattered into pieces.
Fresh blood smeared on the walls, revealing a dark red and pitch-black hue under the illumination of the torches.
It was like the smile of a devil, striking fear into one's heart.
"Walk through this corridor and turn into the main hall. You will reach the teleportation portal."
The Holy Knight standing beside the middle-aged man was apparently familiar with this place. He raised his sword and gestured to the left and right, quickly explaining their destination to everyone.
"The teleportation portal was personally set up by the city lord and can be activated by injecting mana.
Then, it will teleport you to Piste. Now, we can only hope that the city hasn't fallen. Other than that, we have no other choice. "
The Holy Knight said and shook his head helplessly.
After all, he was born and grew up in this city. Now that he saw the city falling into the abyss of death without any warning, he felt heartache.
As a matter of fact, everyone still didn't know why this happened, who attacked them, and why the world became like this. But now, they had no other choice.
There was no one in the city lord's mansion. Everyone's running footsteps echoed in the empty hall and corridor.
If it were any other day, they would be worried that this would attract those terrifying monsters.
But now, they couldn't care less. Gale City had fallen, and it was meaningless to hide their whereabouts.
The only thing they could do now was to seize every second to move forward. As long as they could reach the location of the teleportation portal and leave this place, there would still be hope.
Although this hope was very slim, at least it was better than nothing.
"It's right in front!"
Everyone turned the corner again and a half-closed door appeared in front of them.
This was the teleportation portal where the teleportation portal was located.
Seeing the door in front of them, everyone's eyes glowed with hope. As long as they entered the teleportation portal and activated the teleportation portal, they would be able to leave this place!
Boom!!
The two leading Holy Knights smashed open the half-closed door and quickly arrived at the side of the teleportation portal.
The other Holy Knights and Black Swordsmen quickly raised their swords and pointed to the door.
This was to prevent possible attacks from those monsters.
Then, the nobles hurried to the side of the Teleportation Portal under their escort.
Looking at the teleportation portal that was intact under the illumination of the flames, almost everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
"Master Locke, I'm counting on you."
At that moment, the young noble heaved a sigh of relief and said respectfully to the old man beside him.
Upon hearing his words, the old man nodded in agreement.
Then, he took out a staff from his robe and chanted in a low voice as he aimed it at the Teleportation Array. Soon, the radiance of Mana appeared at the edge of the Teleportation Array and soon, it connected into a pure radiance.
At that moment, almost everyone turned to look at the teleportation portal.
This was the only light in the darkness and also their only hope.
Under their gazes, the radiance of the teleportation portal became increasingly dazzling and bright.
But at that moment, the old mage's expression changed suddenly.
"How could this be? This isn't right. This … Be careful!
Dodge it! "
Before the old mage finished his sentence, they heard a loud boom. At the next moment, surging magical powers erupted and the crowd who couldn't dodge in time were instantly overturned by the blast waves.
The dazzling magical radiance scattered in all directions, illuminating the entire teleportation portal. But at that moment, everyone turned pale. They laid on the ground, gazing at the shattered teleportation portal before them. In an instant, they felt as though their hearts had turned to ashes.
It wasn't easy for them to get here. Could it be that this is the end?
At that moment, a voice sounded from the outside without any warning.
"How is it?
Everyone, is this the end of the drama that I've prepared? Are you all satisfied? "
Along with this voice, Jenn walked into the teleportation portal with a smile.
He narrowed his eyes and an ice-cold, cruel glint flashed in his eyes.
And behind Zayen, countless Chaos monsters were gradually emerging from the darkness.
"You … You …"
Upon witnessing Jenn's appearance, everyone's expression changed drastically.
They had witnessed how powerful this black-robed mage was.
But what they didn't expect was that the black-robed mage could see through their disguises and block their final escape route.
Now that the teleportation portal was completely destroyed, the only thing they could do was to surrender.
However, no one would stop here.
Shortly after, the warriors led by the Black Swordsman raised their weapons and stood in front of the rest.
They raised their swords and pointed them straight at Zayen in front of them.
This is interesting.
Looking at this scene, Jenn twitched his brows.
Their reactions deepened his suspicions. This was also the reason why Jenn put on this show.
If the black-robed mage was only trying to escape, they would definitely break down after witnessing their last hope being destroyed.
However, they didn't break down. Be it the warriors or the nobles and followers behind them, they looked determined as though they had a clear goal and belief and were willing to sacrifice themselves for it.
At this thought, Jenn let out a snort and shifted his gaze to the huge metal box in the young noble's arms.
Judging from its appearance, it looked more like a thick, heavy book.
But Jenn knew that this thing wasn't as simple as it seemed. If not, they wouldn't be clinging onto it even at the brink of death.
But Jenn didn't know what exactly it was. He tried to use the [Evil Eye], but couldn't sense anything.
This proved that there was a powerful seal on it that prevented all peeping effects.
What the hell is that?
But it was useless to think about it now. As long as he killed these guys, everything here would belong to him.
At this thought, Jenn sneered and snapped his fingers.
Shortly after, the Chaos Creatures let out frenzied roars and swarmed in.