“Or is the Blue Star World also perishing?” This was just a thought of his; no one had told him that the Blue Star World was being replaced by the Spirit World.
But seeing this scene, Bandak truly felt that everything had changed.
“Sir, there’s a subway station over there. I heard Sir Shen Mu mention before that there might be some Undead Monsters beneath the subway station.” At this moment, a Holy Tree Knight suddenly raised his hand, pointing to a dark, downward opening at the edge of the desert, and a concrete-like canopy of a subway station.
“Is that the subway station?” Bandak looked over. He had never encountered a subway station before; he had always been responsible for the defense of Deherim.
These Holy Tree Knights, however, had followed Shen Mu to the area beneath the subway station and had even gone with him to the subway parking lot.
They had even encountered tens of thousands of Hell Devil in that subway parking lot.
Including Undead Monsters.
At this time, these Holy Tree Knights also briefly relayed this information to Bandak, making sure he was aware.
“So that’s how it is.” Bandak frowned slightly, looking at the subway entrance, then shook the reins and rode his horse over.
As they drew closer, the faces of the Holy Tree Knights subtly changed, one by one, as they felt a slight warmth emanating from their armor.
“Lord Bandak, please be careful.” At this moment, a Holy Tree Knight spoke with a very serious tone: “There should be an evil force beneath this subway entrance because the Holy Tree Suit we are wearing has detected these evil forces and is heating up slightly.”
Although it was only a little warmth, it wasn't extremely hot.
But this already indicated that there was indeed danger within.
“Hmm, I know.” Bandak nodded. At this moment, because he wasn't wearing a Holy Tree Suit, he didn't understand what these Holy Tree Knights meant by evil ahead.
However, this didn't prevent him from also sensing the potential danger that might exist beneath the subway station entrance ahead.
After all, he had heard Shen Mu and others mention before that they had encountered Hell Devil beneath the Su Family Village Station.
And he also knew that Undead Monsters were hiding in the subway tunnel beneath the Su Family Village Station.
“There won’t be Undead Monsters here too, will there? If that’s really the case, it would be terrible. This place is really too close to the newly established New Uzhhorod.”
Bandak instinctively furrowed his brows at this moment.
He felt that things shouldn't be handled this way.
After all, if they came out of this subway station entrance, it would be only about 2 li away from that massive earthen mound.
Which is where New Uzhhorod, occupying about two-thirds of the area, was still being built.
And these two li are just a little over 1 kilometer.
If the enemy truly launched a surprise attack, then Uzhhorod would not have much time to react.
“Can you sense how many Undead Monsters are down there?” Bandak turned to the Holy Tree Knights at this moment.
“There should be many, and their quality should not be low.” The Holy Tree Knights replied at this moment, their faces all showing a solemn expression, as the Holy Tree Suit on their bodies, which contained mithril, had clearly answered Bandak’s question with its heat.
And at this moment, these Holy Tree Knights also tightly gripped their weapons and shields, which also had mithril from the Holy Tree Suit series added to them.
Looking in the direction of the subway station entrance, their eyes were filled with solemnity and seriousness.
They also understood that when Uzhhorod was established here, this subway station entrance would obviously become a weak point for the enemy to launch a surprise attack.
If enemies really emerged from here, they would have to deal with this subway station entrance first and foremost.
“It’s still bright outside. I want to go and see what the situation is.” Bandak looked up at the sky at this moment, realizing that although the sun was about to set, sunlight could still reach here.
After a moment of thought, Bandak took out the round shield from his back and also held out the spiked mace in his hand.
At this moment, he was wearing chainmail with extremely tight iron rings.
It could effectively defend against blows.
Moreover, Sir Shen Mu, who possessed healing abilities, was still in Uzhhorod behind them. If anything truly happened, Bandak could always have these Holy Tree Knights take him back to Uzhhorod to seek treatment from Sir Shen Mu.
Thinking of this, he made a decision, dismounted, and said in a deep voice to the ten Holy Tree Knights behind him: “Come, you follow me. We will now go inside the subway station entrance to see what is there.”
“Lord Bandak, this might be a bit dangerous.” The Holy Tree Knights wanted to stop him.
“Don’t stop me. This is the edge of New Uzhhorod, and I must know if there are truly enemies here that we need to be wary of.” Bandak waved his hand directly, speaking in a very serious tone: “Otherwise, if enemies appear from here when we are relaxed, it will be a huge blow to us.”
Bandak dared not take this risk, and these Holy Tree Knights also dared not take this risk, so they exchanged glances and nodded, leaping off their warhorses one after another, resting their long spears against the warhorses, and at the same time drawing their Holy Tree Knight Swords from their waists to stand behind Bandak, protecting him.
The group immediately walked quickly towards the subway station entrance.
The name of the subway station entrance was Diesel Company Station.
This was clearly a subway station specially set up for the former Diesel Company station.
Seeing this name, Bandak’s face also showed some solemnity and a hint of sarcasm: “The Diesel Company has already been annihilated by Sir Shen Mu. For it to still be called by this name here is truly ridiculous.”
Naturally, this did not hinder his swift steps into the subway station entrance.
The subway station entrance was also a sloping ramp, extending deep into the ground. At this time, as the sun was about to set, the darkness deep within the subway station entrance gradually advanced outward, and the gray mist permeating it spread like tentacles, seemingly reaching the surface of the Blue Star World.
It made the depths of this subway station entrance appear even more terrifying.
But for Bandak and these Holy Tree Knights, there was nothing to fear. They were all soldiers who had experienced battles like mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At this moment, they simply raised their shields in their left hands, silently cooperating as they walked deeper into the subway entrance.
At the same time, two Holy Tree Knights walked in front of Bandak, two Holy Tree Knights were on Bandak's flanks, and the remaining 6 Holy Tree Knights held their Knight Swords, ready to provide support forward or cover Bandak's retreat at any time.
Their tactical division of labor was excellent, which was also ample experience gained from their battles.
In terms of combat skills, these 10 Holy Tree Knights could be said to be stronger than Bandak, after all, they were all genuine knight-class individuals, and they were also top-tier 5th-tier Knights in the Pandora Continent.
Of course, their combat power was entirely reflected in their personal bravery.
As a general, Bandak possessed more experience in defending cities and commanding.
They cannot be confused.
“Be careful, stay vigilant.” At this moment, Bandak’s forward steps paused slightly; he seemed to have sensed something and looked into the darkness ahead.
The darkness ahead already had wisps of gray mist, which were now swirling around him. More accurately, they had entered an area enveloped by darkness and gray mist.
They were the outsiders who had stepped into the Undead domain.
“Stay alert.” The Holy Tree Knights also slowly spoke at this moment, reminding their comrades around them, because their Holy Tree Knight Suits were becoming increasingly hot.
But no sooner had they finished speaking than the two Holy Tree Knights at the very front seemed to sense something, instinctively raising their left arms and blocking themselves with their Holy Tree Knight Shields.
One by one, without a single error in the version!
Then, two thudding sounds immediately appeared on the shields, and at the same time, three or four feathered arrows suddenly appeared on the shields.
“Enemy! Immediately prepare!” Then the two Holy Tree Knights in front immediately drew their Holy Tree Knight Swords, pointing forward, and blocking themselves with their shields, shouting loudly to warn others.
“Enemy, enemy!” And the other Holy Tree Knights also spoke, their steps not disordered in the slightest, raising their shields in their respective directions, directly guarding Bandak in the very center.
At the same time, Bandak had already drawn the spiked mace in his hand, but looking at the Holy Tree Knights around him who had already drawn their shields and Knight Swords, he hesitated for a moment and still took out his heavy crossbow from his back.
Close-quarters combat was not Bandak’s strong suit; long-range shooting was his specialty.
And at this moment, the enemies they encountered were clearly archer-type enemies, so Bandak still spoke in a deep voice to make arrangements: “Everyone immediately form a shield wall, be careful, stand still and do not act on your own.”
“Understood.” These Holy Tree Knights did not hesitate in the slightest, immediately raising their shields and walking forward, instantly forming a human shield wall.
The shields of these Holy Tree Knights were not like the fan-shaped shields of the Holy Tree Cavalry.
Instead, they were round shields.
Although the defensive area seemed to be reduced, these round shields were entirely made of metal, belonging to the type of steel shields.
In terms of defensive effectiveness, it was a straight-line increase, just like the plate chainmail worn by these Holy Tree Knights, which was an absolutely excellent type of defensive armor.
Therefore, the feathered arrows that had just been shot over did not remain on the shields at all; instead, they directly shattered into fragments. Because they hit the shields, they naturally broke into pieces and scattered on the ground.
And during this time, a dozen more feathered arrows whizzed out from the darkness.
They struck the shields and bodies of the Holy Tree Knights who had already formed a shield wall in front of them.
Then, because their defensive effects were excellent, they directly shattered the feathered arrows, which then clattered to the ground, becoming a pile of useless waste.
“Wait, these arrowheads seem to be rotten arrowheads, and the feathered arrows are also of that rotten kind.” Bandak lowered his head at that time, looking at the shattered arrow shafts and arrowheads, his expression slightly changed: “If I remember correctly, these should be archers among the Undead Monsters.”
And he was no stranger to these archers among the Undead Monsters; their name should be Skeleton Archer. When Deherim was first established and still had an underground garage, he had fought against these Skeleton Archers.
Moreover, under his leadership, a group of Swadian Recruit and Militia were trained.
Finally, it took a great deal of effort to completely crush that underground garage, and only then was the taller Deherim established.
“Archers?” And at this moment, when the Holy Tree Knights in front of Bandak heard this term, smiles appeared on their lips: “Then, Lord Bandak, should we directly go forward and eliminate those archers?”
“No need, everyone calm down. This is someone else’s territory after all, it’s best for us to remain composed.” Bandak rejected their suggestion.
His eyes were thoughtful.
“Could this place be a station for the Skeleton Legion?” Bandak had encountered the Skeleton Legion at that time.
Although they looked terrifying, the Skeleton Legion used rotten weapons, or rotten feathered arrows.
Although there were many of them.
However, as long as their defenses were good, the Skeleton Legion simply could not pose any danger to them.
“Lord Bandak, what should we do then?” At this moment, the Holy Tree Knights also inquired in confusion.
Especially as the number of feathered arrows shooting at them increased, from the initial two or three to now over a dozen, even twenty or thirty.
And the number was still increasing.
They could indeed ignore the arrows hitting them, relying on the excellent defensive effects of their steel shields and plate chainmail.
But standing here and being shot at by those archers was not a good thing either.
“Let’s go. Perhaps we can rest assured here.” Bandak frowned at this moment, looking at the rotten feathered arrows that were still constantly shooting over, which had no effect on breaking through the Holy Tree Knight armor, and then spoke lightly: “These Skeleton Legion cannot pose much of an effective threat to us, though of course, if their numbers increase, they will still be quite threatening.”
“Is that so?” These Holy Tree Knights all frowned, somewhat puzzled by Bandak’s words.
“Exactly, but what I mean is, I’ve found a good place for Sir Shen Mu to let the Swadian Commoners, Swadian Recruit, and light infantry level up.” A smile appeared on Bandak’s lips.
The Skeleton Legion is truly a good leveling spot for the Swadian Commoners, Swadian Recruit, and Swadian Militia in the current New Uzhhorod.
