Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1426 - 1424: You Are Not

Xia Zuo swallowed hard and noticed that the newcomers were clad in Black Armor, with black masks on their faces, and their eyes framed by tea-brown glass—there wasn’t a single part of their bodies exposed to the air, wrapped up like a sealed Iron Can.

These people surrounded them without uttering a word, clearly not harboring any good intentions. Moreover, Xia Zuo also realized that none of the reconnaissance teams he had dispatched had returned to report, making him suspect that those teams might have been wiped out by these people.

This was definitely not good news.

At that moment, his soldiers, dragging their wounded bodies, gripped their weapons and looked warily at the Black Armored Cavalry.

Xia Zuo forced himself to stay calm and shouted loudly at the Black Armored Cavalry, "Who are you...? Are you from Shalin’s army? I’m from Reef Rock Castle, heading to your Atlantis. We suffered heavy losses due to a strange ambush, and may need your help for the journey ahead. What do you say?"

The Black-armored soldiers didn’t respond, making no sound at all.

The answer to Xia Zuo came in the form of weapons.

With a "swish," the Black Armored Cavalry drew their glistening Longswords, advancing menacingly towards Xia Zuo’s group, clearly uninterested in wasting any words.

The remaining Magic Knights under Xia Zuo’s command, roughly sixty in number, saw this and swiftly gathered together while the other soldiers instinctively protected them, encircling Xia Zuo in the center.

The Magic Knight captain gripped his heavy Cutting Sword, gritted his teeth, and ordered, "It seems they want all our lives. In that case, we have only one option left—when the time comes, all Magic Knights, charge with me at the front to pave the way; the rest follow and try to break through their formation to protect the lord’s escape. Understood?"

"Yes!" Xia Zuo’s Magic Knights and soldiers responded in unison.

"Kill!" yelled the Magic Knight captain at the sight of the Black Armored Cavalry approaching dangerously close, preparing to step forward and charge.

The moment he took that step, however, his legs suddenly gave way as if all the strength had been sapped from his body, and he fell to his knees with a "thud," his weapon slipping from his grasp.

"Whoa, whoa... ugh..."

Next, the Magic Knight captain supported himself on the ground with his hands, uncontrollably vomiting a stream of viscous, yellow-green liquid from his mouth. The liquid bubbled and churned upon hitting the ground, as if teeming with tiny creatures, sending shivers down the spine of anyone witnessing it.

This was not an isolated incident; following the Magic Knight captain, the other Magic Knights delayed by only a beat, also started vomiting, forming a nauseating scene.

"Ugh—ugh—"

Curiously, the ordinary soldiers remained unaffected, glancing at each other in confusion.

Yet the Black Armored Cavalry gave the ordinary soldiers little time to ponder, maneuvering their horses to charge in front of them, swinging their Longswords ruthlessly.

"Slash, slash, slash..."

The blades sliced through the air, heads flying, blood spattering.

This was a massacre.

The Black Armored Cavalry already had the advantage of numbers. Xia Zuo’s men were not only outnumbered but also severely weakened. The core Magic Knights mysteriously lost their combat power, rendering them powerless to resist, only to be slaughtered.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Heads rolled one by one onto the ground, and Xia Zuo’s team was massacred in no time, leaving only Xia Zuo alive.

But the surviving Xia Zuo felt no joy, suspecting the Black Armored Cavalry spared him only to interrogate him, probably killing him once they got the answers.

Still, regardless, at least he had a chance to survive.

So...

He frantically reached into his chest, and shouted at a Black Armored Cavalry member riding towards him, "You can’t kill me, really, you can’t! I am an Envoy from Shaya, and my team bears the Reef Rock Castle’s First Glory Group designation. Killing me would be treason, and you’d all be hanged!"

As he finished, Xia Zuo pulled out an item from his chest and unfurled it—it was a flag.

The flag was sky blue with blood-colored patterns, the standard design of the Alliance’s military flag. At its center, a golden goblet was embroidered, representing glory, marking this as the First Glory Group’s special military flag, awarded only to units with significant military achievements.

The golden goblet design at the center represented glory; this was the First Glory Group’s flag Xia Zuo spoke of. The First Glory Group was an elite under General Soron, having followed him since early days, serving as strong evidence of Soron’s storied undefeated record, almost synonymous with Suo Men’s face. As such, wherever this military flag appeared, it signified more than just a mere military unit.

"Oh?" Upon seeing the military flag, the Black Armored Cavalry marching towards Xia Zuo paused slightly, seemingly startled, and asked in a muffled voice from beneath the mask, "Are you really and Envoy from Shaya, and can your team truly represent Reef Rock Castle’s First Glory Group?"

"Yes, I am the Envoy; my team can represent the First Glory Group," Xia Zuo quickly replied, catching his breath and attempting to persuade, "What happened before, I could consider a misunderstanding, and I can understand. But now that you know my identity, attacking further would be treason; you’d better think twice."

"Ha." The Black Armored Cavalry chuckled coldly, their icy gaze peering at Xia Zuo through the tea-colored glass, then shook their head and spoke gravely, "No, you’re not an Envoy, nor can your team represent the First Glory Group.

Because you entered without official procedures, without submitting legitimate, complete entry documents, thus you are an armed group without an identity. Your numbers are large, your equipment excellent, and your training rigorous. Deliberately avoiding populated areas, heading continuously towards Atlantis with unclear intentions poses extreme danger."

After a pause, the Black Armored Cavalry decided while looking at Xia Zuo, "In any case, you claim to be an envoy, but in my eyes, you are merely a dangerous, unidentified armed group member."

"But this flag... can prove my identity..." Xia Zuo clung desperately to a corner of the flag, like a drowning man clutching at a straw.

The Black Armored Cavalry snorted, "Sorry, I don’t recognize this flag." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"You..."

"Slash!" With a sudden draw and swing of the sword from the Black Armored Cavalry, a cold gleam flashed, and Xia Zuo’s head flew off, rolling along the ground nine times before coming to a stop, shock frozen on his face, clearly not having expected the Black Armored Cavalry to actually take action against him.

"Hmph..."

The Black Armored Cavalry glanced at Xia Zuo’s fallen, headless corpse with slight disdain, then their expression turned serious as they looked towards the northwest. Bending slightly on the horse, they spoke respectfully through the sealed Armor, "Nora Wizard, I’ll leave the rest of the scene to you."

Having said that, the Black Armored Cavalry waved and departed with their followers at a speed faster than their arrival, vanishing without a trace in no time.

A few seconds later, the Nora Wizard, a nearly forty-year-old witch wearing a blue robe with faint crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes, appeared. She walked calmly to the scene, traversing the field littered with corpses.

Nora didn’t perform any visible actions, yet all the corpses began frothing as if encountering strong Acid Liquid, rapidly corroding. Even horses and weapons weren’t spared. In no time, everything remaining on the field dissolved into a shallow puddle of green liquid, seeping into the ground and disappearing.

After finishing, Nora glanced eastward with an enigmatic smile, lightly shook her head, and then flew gracefully away.

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