Baiyu, clad in golden armor, stood out noticeably among Grandmaster Long, Grandmaster Mu, Wulin, and Jiang Han.
In short,
it was just too eye-catching.
"Let's continue our operation." Baiyu's gaze was calm; after the initial embarrassment, he had fully adapted.
"Alright, let's begin."
Jiang Han didn't hesitate. Once he confirmed everyone was properly equipped, he gave the order and opened the exit of the Mechanical Fortress.
The five of them proceeded downwards, where a burnt meat smell filled the air, making it highly uncomfortable.
Baiyu glanced around.
Beyond the ruins, it was all desolation, with smoke billowing around, scattered with sporadic bloodstains.
The Mechanical Fortress was stationed outside the Blood Knight camp, standing still, constantly vigilant to prevent any Exotic Beasts or Demons from suddenly emerging.
"The pollution here is too severe; I think we shouldn't linger,"
said Grandmaster Long, his voice emanating from within the Mechanical Armor.
Grandmasters Long and Mu were extremely traditional Martial Artists.
What tradition, you ask?
Everything followed traditional customs and practices; even the process of accepting disciples adhered strictly to these customs.
Even their way of speaking
was in this semi-classical and somewhat literary style.
They had no knowledge of Extraordinary Powers, entirely unaware in these aspects.
This kind of traditional Martial Artist.
In recorded human history, the most formidable one was named Li Chunyang.
This elder brother.
Reached the Tier One Martial Artist level and then advanced to an even higher realm that no one had previously achieved.
Others weren't clear on what realm it was.
However, he once tore apart a Demon Monarch with his bare hands.
According to later confirmation,
the strength of that Demon Monarch should have reached the level of a Demigod.
Thus, this person who later integrated Martial Dao into his practice became legendary and was the goal for those who purely pursued Martial Dao.
Of course,
this Li Chunyang.
Ultimately disappeared into the depths of the Spirit Realm, never to be seen again.
These two Grandmasters, Long and Mu, evidently studied him.
At this moment,
after Grandmaster Long finished speaking, Grandmaster Mu said, "What Brother Long says is correct. I too think we should be cautious and return promptly."
This tone, coupled with their Mechanical Armament, was utterly incongruous.
"Let's go and see; I believe in our strength. As long as we don't encounter Demons on par with Tier Two Martial Artists, there won't be much danger. The only concerns are the pollution, mutations, and various Magical Items and Deformed Weapons."
Jiang Han was right.
Now, the combat power of the five could be considered unbeatable below Tier Two.
Proceeding cautiously would definitely not be a problem.
The five moved forward vigilantly, entering the Blood Knights' camp.
Once inside, behind an abandoned building, there were the scattered corpses of Exotic Beasts.
A uniform sight of Resounding Demonic Bulls.
All of them had been slain; not a single corpse was intact, and nearly every body looked like a pile of minced meat.
An unsettling smell of blood permeated the air.
Wulin walked up to these Resounding Demonic Bull corpses, looked at the bodies, and said, "They were all killed by the Blood Knights' unique Spirit Techniques, and this must have been a ferocious battle, occurring less than a day ago."
Jiang Han didn't doubt what Wulin said, as he was the Warband Leader of the Shadow Warriors, highly skilled in assassination, and the most authoritative in identifying wounds here.
"This is just one area of the camp, not expecting the battle to be so severe.
It seems,
the situation of the Blood Knight Order might not be good,"
Jiang Han said with a composed expression.
Everyone remained silent and continued moving towards the depths of the camp.
Along the way,
the corpses of Exotic Beasts were relentless, with rivers of blood accumulated on the ground, making it a live slaughterhouse.
Gradually,
Baiyu and the others began to see the corpses of Demons in their vision.
Despite them being incomplete, it could vaguely be seen from the severed limbs that these were remnants of Demons.
However, they should be lower-level Demons.
Soon,
after walking some distance, they discovered higher-level Demons.
However,
there also began to appear people from the Blood Knight Order here and there.
Corpses, shattered armor pieces…
Several frowned deeply, and their hopes of finding the Blood Knight Order reduced a bit.
"There's a survivor here."
At this moment, Grandmaster Long suddenly shouted.
They walked over, overturned the rubble and tiles, and uncovered a severely mangled body.
It seemed this person had been dead for a long time.
However,
after Grandmaster Long infused him with a large amount of Blood Qi, this person showed signs of breathing.
The group leveraged the situation urgently.
They promptly used an Emergency Elixir on him, then infused more Blood Qi too.
After ten minutes of such effort,
the person finally regained the basic ability to speak.
Seeing Baiyu and the others,
this Blood Knight, though excited, couldn't express his emotions, simply organizing his words at a rapid pace: "Demons are underground, building an altar, it must be dealt with quickly. Be careful, they seem to have a major conspiracy, and the Blood Knight Order is working hard to organize underground."
He panted heavily, struggling to express himself.
Not long after he finished speaking, he ran out of breath and fell silent.
He had sustained too much damage; even with the use of Emergency Elixirs and the Blood Qi from the two Grandmasters, it was still in vain.
"An underground altar… let's quickly go take a look,"
Wulin, being a man of action, didn't want to delay any further upon learning this critical information.
The other four agreed without objection.
Searching wasn't difficult; Grandmasters Long and Mu had extremely potent perception powers, relying solely on their Spiritual Perception.
And of course,
also their so-called Martial Artist's Sixth Sense.
The two quickly found the area with the most concentrated life force nearby.
It was a massive pit, uneven at the bottom, and abyssal in depth.
Occasional bursts of fire and explosions erupted from below.
It was evident,
fierce combat was happening below, clearly between the Demons and the Blood Knight Order.
The group didn't hesitate.
Their combat power was sufficient to dominate these Demons, even capable of dealing with Great Demons.
Attempting to use swarm tactics on them was impossible.
They had the capability to break through, and swarm tactics couldn't encircle them, rendering it useless.
Without hesitation, they jumped down together.
With strength comes decisiveness in action.
Yet.
Upon falling into the pit, Baiyu discovered it wasn't as simple as imagined.
Above the pit was a Protective Spirit Array, concealing the scene below completely.
Upon descending, they realized.
It was a plaza paved with black stone, torches burning around.
The walls bore the insignias of the Blood Knight Order.
Now,
this place, once a secret training base of the Blood Knight Order, had been transformed by the Demons into an altar!
