The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 586 - 458 The Black Knight Army Arrives

Chapter 586: Chapter 458 The Black Knight Army Arrives

Magic Land, southwest, Gravel Mountain Range.

The Beast Tide surged once more.

The various powers quickly assembled, having long prepared themselves for a hard fight, with no other choice but to resist unto death.

Behind them lay the Eternal Summer Nest, the defensive line for residents of the Gravel Mountain Range.

The village’s giant Blacksmith shouldered a large sword, his finger joints tensing on the handle. As the war dragged on, their deaths mounted, but so too did the number of giant beasts on the Gravel Mountain Range side. As one side diminished, the other grew; not just Blacksmiths, but even the Maids in taverns had no choice but to take up long spears and enter the battlefield.

Fear flickered in their eyes, along with a fervent battle will, their blood already beginning to boil.

A total of thirty thousand had gathered here, each with a strength of at least 1 ring. Such a force could easily overthrow any local power on another Material Plane, but here they were no more than flesh and blood bricks, using their very lives to withstand the onslaught, praying their deaths might delay the invaders’ advance.

"This is our most critical battle!"

The speaker was like a lion with bristling fur, clad in beast skin Battle Armor, heart-guarding palm hair exposed, his voice booming like a bell, "Behind us is the Eternal Summer Nest, our home. If it falls to the giant beasts this time... we have no place to retreat!"

He was the Lord of the Eternal Summer Nest, known as Golden Claw·Quik, said to have gained immense power by sacrificing his own heart in some Beast Banquet Church. Now a 5-ring powerhouse, he was unquestionably the strongest.

Stories about him could start from a long, long time ago; any success story could become part of the legend, even if it was just a child falling and standing up again. The world never lacked flatterers.

"We’re up against not only the large giant beasts but also those poison birds adept at spitting toxins. They’re fast, and though not very strong, their bodies emit deadly poison that can corrode the blood upon contact. And then there are the golems..." Mentioning the golems, Golden Claw·Quik struggled to control his emotions.

Those things had appeared not long ago, completely different from the giant beasts’ ecosystem, and they had no cooperative relationship. Perhaps the giant beasts realized that the golems were dangerous and saw no benefit in fighting them, so they left each other alone.

Now, both giant beasts and golems were charging toward the Gravel Mountain Range, the danger increasing.

"The golems are the product of some kind of Magic, massive in size with no apparent weaknesses. We once had an eight-person squad encounter them, but it was very difficult to breach their magical shell."

Even though he knew that it was not the time for demoralizing speech, Golden Claw·Quik couldn’t help the tragic tone that crept into his voice.

Invulnerable Magic Giant Statues, rampaging Beast Tide—they were like meat destined to be devoured.

"Everyone prepare! Defend our home!" Golden Claw·Quik raised his fist.

A roar followed in unison from the crowd.

"Defend our home!"

"Defend our home!"

Golden Claw·Quik turned to leave, other tasks awaited him after the rallying call, and they needed reinforcements.

"Have we made contact with Ska?" Golden Claw·Quik turned to the woman wielding the Beast Claw Hammer.

She was large and burly, with no trace of beauty.

Dressed in a suit of brightly colored armor, a scarf around her neck bloomed like flowers—it was crafted from the rainbow mist-exhaling tail feathers of a giant beast, leaving trails of colorful light in motion and disorienting the enemy.

The woman’s strength was but 2 rings, yet her brother was Ska. Mentioning Ska inevitably brought up that mysterious and powerful helper they had once sought...

Later, Ska successfully joined that warrior’s team. Wanting to retain goodwill, Golden Claw·Quik kept Ska’s sister by his side—they needed to amass all the strength they could gather.

"We’ve made contact. They said they’ll definitely arrive today." The woman nodded, then hesitated.

"What do you want to ask?" Golden Claw·Quik noticed her expression.

"That Black Knight... can he truly stand against the Beast Tide?" The woman’s voice was tinged with worry. "Even if he once drove back the Mountain King..."

Her brother served the Black Knight, revering him, but she couldn’t believe anyone could be so strong as to change the tide.

"You don’t understand." Golden Claw·Quik shook his head.

He was privy to more information: "To the Black Knight, the Beast Tide is not a problem. His strength is beyond imagination... but they are busy, they won’t stay in one place for long."

With Ska at his side, tidbits of news occasionally reached them, like the Black Knight lingering in treasure-rich areas or clashing with local Lords.

Golden Claw·Quik also heard news from other sources.

Looting, invasions, occasional mercenary work—the Black Knight Army might have been few in number but had become one of the most renowned forces from west to southwest in Magic Land.

It was said that a Beast King had once intended to strike at the Black Knight, but nothing came of it. No one knew what had happened, but from then on, his reputation soared, becoming an imposing force that could not be ignored on these lands.

A Beast King intervening on behalf of Gravel Mountain Range would easily solve the problem of the Beast Tide; by the same token, the Black Knight, equated with a Beast King, also deserved to be looked up to.