Just as Count Engle, Thor, Reine, Anna, and Michael were making their move, over two hundred miles away from the valley, a group of disheveled figures burst out from a river. The Red Dragon Duke’s face was pale; among the three Sky Knight Peaks, one had lost an arm, one was almost being dragged by another, and the last one had a nearly pierced scapula.

The entire Knight Order suffered heavy losses. Originally numbering in the thousands, the Knight Order now had less than two hundred left, each and everyone was in a sorry state, their aura fluctuating tremendously.

"Damn it!"

"Why are there Star Wolf Beasts here?"

The Red Dragon Duke’s face looked grim, his gaze filled with lingering fear as he glanced into the distance.

Their previous experience had almost instilled a deep-seated terror within him.

After their retreat, they had encountered an attack from two Duke Families of Macedonia. Although he quickly defeated these two Duke Families with his strength, the battle had spread, and they had directly stepped into the territory of the Tier Five Magical Beast, the Star Wolf Beast.

Facing a Tier Five Magical Beast.

Even with their strength, they were completely unable to resist.

Within moments, the entire Knight Order incurred heavy losses.

In the end, it was thanks to him and the three Sky Knight Peaks, along with all the Sky Knights working together, that they barely managed to maintain an initial defense.

But it was only a preliminary defense.

Within a few hours.

Several Sky Knights had already perished.

Finally, gritting his teeth, the Red Dragon Duke, at the cost of most of the Sky Knights and the Knight Order, managed to escape.

But such an escape came at an extremely high price.

The originally immense Knight Order lost nearly ninety percent of its strength, leaving only two hundred knights from thousands, and merely three heavily injured Sky Knight Peaks and less than five Sky Knights.

"My lord!"

"We!"

A hoarse voice spoke; Croiss’s face was deathly pale, his aura extremely weak, with one arm missing. Yet his greatest worry now was the current state of the entire Knight Order.

Their previous strength would not have warranted any concerns.

But now, with such severe losses, encountering a powerful noble would lead to nearly unimaginable consequences.

"Let’s head to the West first, to see if we can join forces with the Red Dragon Duchy’s power."

The Red Dragon Duke took a deep breath, his expression carrying a hint of helplessness.

At this moment, he regretted suppressing the strength of the nobility in the Red Dragon Duchy over the past hundred years.

To the extent that now, even if he wanted to ask for assistance, he found nowhere to turn.

"Yes!"

Croiss nodded.

The group moved once more.

Yet Lady Luck seemed not to favor them.

"Roar!"

A deafening beastial roar erupted.

The faces of everyone, including the Red Dragon Duke, changed dramatically.

"Damn it, what is this?"

"Retreat quickly!"

In the midst of panic, they hurried to escape this forest, but it was too late.

"Boom!"

"Rumble!"

A massive roar shook the forest, followed by the mountains trembling violently.

Huge Earth-bound Dragons appeared all around them, enveloping their figures within.

The Earth-bound Dragons’ eyes sparkled with a vicious glint, their gaze tightly locked onto the Red Dragon Duke and his retinue.

Earlier, one Earth-bound Dragon had been injured by humans, but those humans had fled too swiftly, and they failed to catch up. Little did they expect that merely days later humans would venture in again.

"Roar!"

The resounding beastial roar echoed once more.

An Earth-bound Dragon raised its head, and in the next moment, a terrifying Dragon Breath swept over them.

"Damn it!"

The Red Dragon Duke cursed under his breath, and then a vast surge of Life Source Power burst forth. The strong aura spread instantly throughout the heavens and earth.

"Buzz!"

The Domain expanded. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Blocking the front in an instant.

"Boom!"

The Dragon Breath collided with the Domain’s power, producing a terrifying roar.

Then the entire forest shook violently again.

But this was not the end.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

Shrieks sounded one after another, followed by torrents of Dragon Breaths sweeping forward.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Deafening explosions rang out.

"Bang bang bang!"

The body of the Red Dragon Duke retreated continuously, blood began to seep from the corners of his mouth, while his face grew increasingly pale.

Yet this was still not over; with the Dragon Breaths’ sweep came the Earth-bound Dragons charging over, their massive skulls aimed squarely at the Red Dragon Duke’s Knight Order.

Battle ignited yet again in this instant.

The Red Dragon Duke’s Knight Order, still without respite, was forced into another intense conflict.

This time, though no match for that Tier Five Magical Beast, the Tier Four Earth-bound Dragons’ strength was anything but weak, notably with numerous Tier Four Peak Magical Beasts among them. Nearly in an instant, the Red Dragon Duke’s Knight Order began to crumble.

Casualties piled up swiftly.

"Sibel, Anor!"

"Daliru, Luke!"

The Red Dragon Duke called out, his gaze scanning the three before finally locking onto one figure among them.

"Guillaume Yanuo!"

Voiced aloud once more.

The figures whose names were spoken couldn’t help but heave a sigh before inevitably stepping forward.

Meanwhile, three Sky Knight Peaks had already moved to the forefront as a figure.

"Boom!"