No health bar? You call this stunningly beautiful NPC sickly?

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..." The heavy, rhythmic sound of horses' hooves came from the ruins.

One by one, knights clad in blood-red heavy armor and wielding lances or greatswords rode tall warhorses covered in similar heavy armor, slowly emerging from the dust.

Their numbers, by sight, amounted to more than two hundred.

Each knight exudes a cold and powerful aura; the battle-hardened, ruthless killing intent is almost impossible to conceal, nor does it need to be hidden.

The players were completely dumbfounded.

In particular, the visual impact of seeing this heavy knight corps, all riding tall horses and lined up in perfect formation in the indoor workshop, was simply indescribable.

What... is going on?

Why would a regular army suddenly appear in a dungeon? And a heavy cavalry no less!!!

and……

Gu Wenzhou's pupils suddenly contracted.

These knights...why do they look so familiar? Especially the one in the lead!

The blood-red heavy armor, the chilling aura, and that unique and conspicuous sword...

The image of the knight who served tea and water to Miss Number One in the conference room flashed through his mind instantly!

It's him! It's them!

Not only Gu Wenzhou, but also some other sharp-eyed players recognized it.

Everyone seemed to have realized something, and they all stared in disbelief, stiffly turning their heads to look at the stunningly beautiful figure who was still standing at the very front, her expression completely unchanged.

Mu Zhixi didn't show any reaction; she was just covering her nose.

These temporary workers she created using her "fake-to-real" ability caused quite a stir, leaving the place covered in dust.

I'll have to figure out how to do the laundry later, what a hassle.

Just then, the knightly army moved.

The leading knight captain slowly raised his heavy sword, its tip pointing directly at the chaotic puppet army ahead, his expression cold and stern.

"Leave no one alive."

The next second, the first row of long-haired knights holding lances suddenly spurred their horses, and the warhorses let out a neigh and accelerated instantly!

The earth is trembling!

The route of the charge would pass right through the area where the players were located.

Seeing the heavy cavalry charging towards them like a torrent of steel, the players turned pale with fright.

However, just before the vanguard knights were about to collide with the crowd.

The lead warhorse suddenly reared up, and then its heavily armored hooves slammed into the ground, propelling its entire body, along with the rider on its back, into the air!

A whole row of knights, as if by telepathy, made the same move, leaping high over the players' heads, their lances pointing straight ahead.

"Pfft—!"

The spear, like a red-hot iron piercing into butter, easily strung the puppets together.

A knight, with a long lance, easily strung together three or four puppets.

The knights were like a group of experienced kebab chefs, treating these A-grade puppets, which were terrifying in the eyes of the players, as cheap ingredients.

The first row of lance-wielding knights, like a red-hot blade, instantly tore through the puppet army's formation with such terrifying force.

Immediately afterwards, the second row of knights wielding heavy swords followed on horseback without the slightest pause. They swung their heavy swords, creating streaks of bloody light, as if they were cutting grass.

"Snap! Snap!"

The sound of metal breaking was incessant.

Those puppets that were scattered by the spear knights or pinned to the spot were powerless against these heavy-sword knights.

Bizarre-shaped heads shot into the sky, and twisted metal arms flew everywhere.

The hundreds of puppet troops, which the players had initially viewed as a catastrophic disaster that filled them with despair, couldn't even withstand a single full charge from this Crimson Knights.

In just a few dozen seconds, the entire alchemy workshop was covered with the metal remains and fragments of the puppets.

The battle is over?

The players stood there dumbfounded, staring at the mess before them and the knights who were slowly pulling on their reins, their bodies spotless, their minds blank.

Is that... all there is to it?

Is this... the strength of a regular army?

They were just moments ago fired up for the upcoming bloody battle, but then...

A profound sense of absurdity and powerlessness washed over everyone.

The way they looked at the Crimson Knights was filled with shock, awe, and... deep fear.

The power before them was clearly beyond their comprehension.

Inside the alchemy workshop, the air was filled with the smell of burnt metal and dust. The players were still immersed in the immense shock of the battle that had just been described as a "massacre," and could not recover for a long time.

After clearing out all the puppets, the Crimson Knights slowly turned their horses around and marched in formation toward the players.

The players instinctively gripped their weapons tightly, their expressions extremely tense.

Is this army of unknown origin and terrifying strength friend or foe?

They had just witnessed the terrifying combat power of this army and knew very well that if the other side were the enemy, all of them combined wouldn't even be enough to fill the enemy's teeth.

All eyes involuntarily turned back to the figure standing at the very front.

Miss Number One.

She was the only person present who remained calm from beginning to end.

Mu Zhixi was indeed very calm.

She was just wondering if her passive skill of "turning the fake into the real" was a little too intelligent.

Not only did it automatically complete the background of the Knights, but it also came with such a magnificent entrance show.

It's a bit hard on the wall.

As the knights slowly approached, the players' hearts were in their throats.

Gu Wenzhou had even secretly kept an S+ grade space teleportation scroll in his hand, ready to take Cheng Xiaocheng and Mu Zhixi and run away at any time.

Then, the terrifying army stopped in perfect unison a few meters away from the group.

"Whoosh—"

The leading knight captain, along with the more than two hundred knights behind her, all dismounted.

The heavy armor fell to the ground with a dull thud.

Then, to everyone's astonishment...

Led by the company commander, all the knights faced Mu Zhixi, knelt on one knee, placed their right hand on their chest, and lowered their proud heads.

"..."

The players were completely dumbfounded.

My brain is no longer able to process this surreal information.

The werewolf trio's legs went weak, and they almost knelt down.

What's going on here?!

This invincible army that could easily crush them actually... actually knelt down before the number one boss?!

Just as everyone's minds went blank, the knight captain who was kneeling on one knee raised his head and looked at Mu Zhixi with an extremely humble and respectful gaze, and spoke in a deep voice.

"The 97th Army Group of the Imperial Central Army, belonging to the 7th Reserve Regiment, 4th Battalion, 1st Company of Her Highness the Princess's Guard, pays you its highest respect."