Fiona...

Zhan Ning silently recited the name in his heart.

Some long-buried memories seemed to resurface once again.

"Fiona, so it was you!"

The captain of the Gray Mist Knight Order, Tier Eight Judgment Knight Fiona shook her head, "Stop pretending, you haven’t remembered me at all."

Zhan Ning scratched his head awkwardly, being exposed for his usual tactics.

It wasn’t out of fear, just being exposed for his past foolish deeds in front of so many people was a bit socially deadly.

However, thinking about the reckless things he’d done in the City of Extreme Evil, it didn’t seem so socially deadly after all.

"I’m the only female among the captains of the Four Great Knight Orders."

Seeing Zhan Ning remain silent, Fiona continued, "The empire is not friendly towards women."

"In the empire, women are more like tools for reproduction and desire fulfillment. Even if they receive the blessing of the Knight’s Code and become knights, they are just slightly nobler tools for reproduction and fulfillment, that’s all."

It’s because of such an environment in the empire that behavior like Zhan Ning’s became commonplace in the empire.

But only he managed to achieve what he did.

That’s why he was sent to the City of Extreme Evil.

Fiona’s voice continued: "But when I think of you, all my hesitation vanishes, and my only thought is to become stronger!"

"No matter how many people I’ve been through, my heart to become stronger will never change!"

For some reason, hearing Fiona say this even felt a bit inspiring.

"That’s why I climbed to my current position and formed the Gray Mist Knight Order, the empire’s third strongest knight order, no longer having to act according to the whims of the nobles!"

"Zhan Ning, do you know the founding principle of the Gray Mist Knight Order?"

Suddenly being asked this by Fiona, Zhan Ning was slightly stunned.

Somewhat confused, he spoke, "Could it be... related to me?"

"That’s right, at its founding, the Gray Mist Knight Order was just an unremarkable small knight order. No one wanted to join, so I added a recruitment condition."

"Priority goes to those with a deep-seated grudge against the scumbag Zhan Ning!"

Zhan Ning: "6"

No wonder so many people stood up to curse and accuse him as soon as he removed his helmet and mask.

He thought, was it just a coincidence that a bunch of people he’d deceived emotionally happened to be there? He never imagined it was intentional!

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian, who stood nearby, also removed her helmet, clicking her tongue in surprise at Zhan Ning’s past exploits.

Who would’ve thought he alone had catalyzed the formation of the empire’s third strongest knight order, and even more intriguingly, anyone from the Gray Mist Knight Order was his enemy!

It shouldn’t even be called the Gray Mist Knight Order, but rather Zhan Ning’s Avengers Alliance.

Thinking this, Yu Lian shook her head in her heart.

Thankfully, she didn’t have such intense hatred directed at her as Zhan Ning did.

"And this one? Must be your new love." At this moment, Fiona’s gaze fell on Yu Lian, her tone dropping by dozens of degrees.

"Indeed quite beautiful, it seems you still can’t resist your penchant for playing with women!"

Yu Lian: "???

No, hold on, this is definitely a misunderstanding.

"I’m not..."

Yu Lian was about to say he wasn’t a woman when Zhan Ning interrupted her.

"So you must have more than just catching up in mind with what you’re saying now, right?"

As expected, Fiona gave him a grim smile, her voice turning exceedingly cold and sinister.

"Of course, it’s to make sure you die knowing why!"

"Gray Mist Knight Order, charge, kill them all!"

"Kill!!!"

...

Inside the Cyan Dragon Array.

Listening to the deafening sounds of battle coming from the Black Tortoise Array, Shang Siteng and the others were somewhat surprised.

"The Black Tortoise Array focuses on depletion and delay, with the Profound Turtle Shell Shield increasing their survivability to the extreme."

"Logically, as long as the Imperial Knight Order isn’t foolish, they should hold their ground against Zhan Ning and the others. Why does it sound like the battle is even more intense than the other two main battlefields?"

"Shouldn’t be." Shang Siteng muttered to herself.

"Don’t worry about them for now, let’s focus on what we should do." Gongyang Jin said as he tightened his grip on the Xuanyuan Sword.

The last stronghold of the Yin Yang Four Symbols Array, the Cyan Dragon Array.

Responsible for defending here, besides Shang Siteng, Gongyang Jin, and Nuannuan, were Li Tugui, Chen Zui, Dong Dachui, Fan Chaohui, and the Spirit Contract Masters who left the City of Extreme Evil with them.

Logically speaking, the defensive power within the Cyan Dragon Array should be top-notch among the four.

Shang Siteng, Gongyang Jin, and Nuannuan, not to mention, are all Ancient Divine Soldiers, possessing powerful Divine Talent, not to be judged by ordinary standards.

Li Tugui, Chen Zui, Dong Dachui, Fan Chaohui, each one is a veteran powerhouse from the City of Extreme Evil.

Even more importantly, in terms of the number of Tier Eight realm individuals, it’s the first time Great Xia North County has had the upper hand.

They were facing the empire’s fourth-strongest Storm Knight Order.

The Storm Knight Order, including its captain Ma Jiqi, had a total of only five Tier Eight Knights and over a hundred Tier Seven Knights.

This level of strength paled compared to the other knight orders.

Coupled with the special augmentations of the Cyan Dragon Array, Great Xia’s forces should find it manageable to resist.

However, there are always exceptions.

"She wasn’t wrong."

"You really should be thinking about yourselves first."

Louis XVII’s voice resounded faintly within the array.

Nobody anticipated that a Tier Nine Imperial Knight, the Imperial Leader, would ultimately choose to enter the Cyan Dragon Array.

Shang Siteng anticipated it.

This was why Louis XVII was stalled inside the Cyan Dragon Array, unable to break through.

"You’re all Han Zhan’s women."

"The two I’ve seen aren’t among you, it seems even after heading north, he hasn’t been idle."

Listening to Louis XVII’s tone and speech, those unaware might think he was catching up with an old friend.

"The Zhan Ning who had an affair with your wife is just next door, why don’t you go after him first?" Shang Siteng said in a calm tone.

This was a retort to Louis XVII’s taunt of Han Zhan and also a goading move.

With the defensive prowess of the Black Tortoise Array, even a Tier Nine Imperial Knight would need some effort to break it.

That’s also why she placed Zhan Ning in the Black Tortoise Array as the second reason.

Unexpectedly, Louis XVII didn’t fall for it.

He maintained a lazy smile, "Such provocation won’t work on me. I won’t choose to attack that turtle shell first."

"So you’re choosing us? Why not pick the Vermilion Bird or White Tiger Array?"

Knowing this was a delay tactic by chatting, Louis XVII nonetheless provided his answer:

"Because, I have confidence in them."