These words exploded in the courtyard like a bombshell. Hope shone in the eyes of the surrounding beast-eared slave girls.

To them, the Golden Griffin Knights are not just an army, but also the only ray of light in this empire where discrimination is rampant.

It is the only team that does not discriminate against the Beast-Eared People, and there are even members of the Beast-Eared People in the Knights.

Whenever the Beast-Ear Tribe suffers injustice, the Golden Griffin Knights always stand up.

Now that Zhang Luan said he wanted to avenge the Knights, the eyes of these bullied animal-eared girls were shining with admiration.

Their eyes were full of expectation when they looked at Zhang Luan, as if they saw the dawn before daybreak.

Some of the older beast-eared girls even had tears in their eyes. They had witnessed with their own eyes the heroic deeds of the Golden Griffin Knights in rescuing their compatriots.

"Master..." A flame of hope rekindled in Aisilia's eyes, and her hand gripped the hammer tightly, no longer shaking. She was not alone on the road to revenge.

"By the way, where is Kakaro!" Zhang Luan suddenly remembered this traitor.

"I didn't notice!" Aisilia shook her head.

"We don't know where he went after he entered the city!" The twin white tiger mothers Mia and Shirley answered in unison.

"Never seen it!" Others also expressed their ignorance.

Since entering the city, everyone's attention has been focused on the Lizard Tribe and Durant, and they actually neglected this traitor.

This mistake made Zhang Luan feel a little uneasy.

"His wife and daughter are here, but his adjutant and soldiers are all gone!" Mira emerged gracefully from the shadows, a solemn look flashing in her cat eyes.

Her tail stood up slightly, and she obviously realized the seriousness of the situation.

"This guy is probably up to something bad!" Zhang Luan said gritting his teeth.

He immediately took Aisilia, Mira and others and hurried to the city wall.

On the distant horizon, the lizardman army has appeared in full force.

Tens of thousands of armored troops flashed coldly in the sun, and countless flags fluttered in the wind.

Such a noise frightened the guards on the city wall out of their wits.

Many soldiers had already abandoned their weapons and armor and fled like stray dogs.

The rest of the people also looked pale, and the weapons in their hands were shaking.

Zhang Luan couldn't help but shake his head at this scene of lax military discipline.

"With such a team, no wonder the city lord is so useless!" Zhang Luan sighed.

The situation of this army perfectly explains why the city lord changes more frequently than the gate.

"Open the city gates and welcome the lizardman army into the city!" Zhang Luan's voice resounded through the city walls.

The remaining soldiers looked at him in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Zhang Luan took out a flag of the Lizard Empire from his arms and solemnly planted it on the city wall.

Then he took out the emblem of the Earl of the Lizard Empire and pinned it on his chest.

The golden emblem sparkled in the sun, showing its extraordinary status.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers actually breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that the city lord had already reached an agreement with the Lizard Empire. This way, not only would they not have to die, but they could also continue to serve.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the city wall changed from panic to relaxation.

The Lizardman army poured into the city like a tide, quickly and orderly taking over important strategic facilities such as the city walls and armories.

Their actions were clean and efficient, showing extremely high military proficiency, in stark contrast to the defenders who had fled from the battlefield before.

On the city wall, a unique figure caught everyone's attention. He was dressed in fine mail armor, a ferocious lizard mask and helmet, and clutched a magnificent sword in his mail gauntlet.

She was guarded by a group of tall and burly lizard elites, and was accompanied by Baron Sarathoth himself.

"Your Excellency the Duke," Saratos said flatteringly, "this is

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He is the Lord of Yellen City, also the Terminator of Cacubis, a Hero-level Warrior, and the only disciple of Morning Star Magician Alia, Earl Zhang Luan!

He listed all of Zhang Luan's prominent titles and names in one breath, his tone full of boasting.

This introduction not only demonstrated Zhang Luan's strength and status, but also hinted that Saratos had made a great contribution by persuading such an important figure to surrender. There was a smug gleam in his lizard eyes.

"Oh? It looks like he has an extraordinary appearance!" Unexpectedly, a clear and pleasant female voice came from under the hideous mask.

She slowly took off her helmet, and her fiery red hair fluttered in the wind.

She gently tossed her hair, revealing a stunning face. Her golden pupils seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and her red lips were slightly curled with a hint of pride.

The whole person has both the feminine beauty and the heroic spirit.

The most special thing about her eyes is that they are sharp but also have a hint of charm that makes people unable to look away.

"Count Zhang Luan, this is Duke Celia!" Saratos introduced respectfully with his head lowered, a hint of awe in his tone.

The moment Celia took off her helmet, all the lizard warriors immediately lowered their heads, as if avoiding some terrifying existence.

This uniform movement is obviously the result of rigorous training.

The human soldiers on the city wall were curious about the Duchess and looked up.

However, when their eyes accidentally met Celia's golden vertical pupils, they were instantly frozen in place as if cast under a spell, unable to move even a finger.

Zhang Luan also felt something unusual.

The moment his eyes met Celia's, he felt as if a heavy burden was weighing on him. Every movement he made became extremely slow, and even breathing became difficult.

Those golden vertical pupils seemed to contain some mysterious power, which was eroding his will bit by bit.

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"It's the Demon Eye!" Aisilia exclaimed and immediately stretched out her hand to block Zhang Luan's eyes.

The moment his vision was blocked, Zhang Luan felt the pressure on his body suddenly disappear, as if the heaviness just now was just an illusion.

But he knew that it was no illusion, but the real power of Celia's eyes.

"Hehe, little guy has quite a good eye. He actually recognizes my eyes!" Celia stretched out her snake-like tongue and licked her red lips, with a dangerous light flashing in her golden vertical pupils.

She squinted her eyes and studied Aisilia like a snake observing its prey.

"Only extremely powerful monsters can have such pupil power. How do you get it?" Aisilia remained alert, her eyes always looking into the distance, not daring to look him in the eye.

Her straight back shows the pride of a knight, and she remains neither humble nor arrogant even when facing a strong opponent.

"A slave, you're not qualified to ask me questions?" Celia snorted, her tone filled with condescending disdain. She gracefully put her helmet back on, and the suffocating feeling of oppression finally dissipated.

The soldiers on the wall gasped for breath as if reborn. Some of the weaker ones even nearly suffocated, their faces as pale as paper.

"Your Excellency the Duke, this is my Knight Commander, not a slave!" Zhang Luan's voice was resounding.

As he spoke, he reached out and untied the slave collar around Aisilia's neck.

With a click, the collar that symbolized bondage and shame fell to the ground, losing its magical glow.

"What? Master... Master?" Aisilia looked at Zhang Luan in disbelief, with all kinds of emotions surging in her heart: shock, gratitude, surprise, and that irrepressible love.

There was a gleam of light in those deep blue eyes, and his chest was heaving violently.

At this moment, she felt that she was no longer the poor person who had lost everything, but had been reborn.

Zhang Luan's action not only freed her from slavery, but also gave her dignity and trust.

"You're already the Knight Commander of the noble Golden Griffin Knights. You shouldn't be a slave!" Zhang Luan gently stroked Aisilia's golden ponytail. "I put a slave collar on you before because I knew you misunderstood me and was afraid you would harm me. Later, when the Golden Griffin Knights got into trouble, I was afraid you'd be captured, so I kept the collar on. Now the time has come, and I'm just doing what I should have done long ago."

"Don't you like calling me master? You don't have to call me master from now on. Just call me sir." Zhang Luan said softly.

"Master...you will always be my master!" Alicia could no longer control her emotions. Tears flashed in her blue eyes and she threw herself into Zhang Luan's arms.

After losing her sister and the Knights, Zhang Luan is her only support in this cruel world.

"I will always be your family!" Zhang Luan gently stroked her back, his tone full of tenderness.

At this moment, the boundary between master and servant was completely blurred, replaced by a deep friendship.

"Oh, what a touching scene." Celia's voice broke the warm atmosphere, with a hint of charm and teasing. "But Earl Zhang Luan, I didn't come here to watch your love drama. Where is Second Prince Stanzo?"

"He has been killed." Zhang Luan answered directly.

"What? Earl Zhang Luan, you told me last night..." Saratos's lizard eyes widened in shock, and his voice was full of anxiety.

"He was just killed, the blood may not have dried yet!" Zhang Luan said in a relaxed tone, as if it was a trivial matter.

"If that's the case," Celia's voice suddenly became dangerous, "then Earl Zhang Luan, we may have to re-evaluate your value." There was an obvious threat in her words.

Aisilia immediately withdrew from Zhang Luan's arms and stood beside him vigilantly, ready to deal with possible danger at any time.

"I think you really should re-evaluate my strength. It seems that you all have some misunderstandings about me!" Zhang Luan patted Aisilia's shoulder, signaling her not to be nervous, with a mysterious smile on his lips.

His eyes swept over the people on the city wall, and finally slowly pointed to the empty land on the side of the Lizardman army outside the city.

"What's wrong? Are there any special forces ambushed by Earl Zhang Luan there?" Celia chuckled, her tone full of disdain.

Her golden demonic eyes turned in the direction Zhang Luan pointed through the gap in the helmet.

It was a flat piece of yellow land with a few tufts of dry weeds growing here and there.

The Lizardmen army was lined up neatly nearby, and the shadows they cast made the open space look even more desolate.

In the morning light, you can even see some fine dust floating in the wind.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this is just an ordinary open space.

"No, it's something more interesting than an ambush!" Zhang Luan suddenly raised his hands, his expression focused and solemn.

The fingers traced unique trajectories in the air, the movements seemed mysterious and profound, and each gesture seemed to contain great power.

He whispered a strange spell, and everyone around him held their breath, shocked by this unprecedented way of casting spells.

"Explode!" He suddenly stopped and pointed his right index finger at the open space, with a certainty in his voice.

"Mystique!" Celia couldn't help but shake her head and sigh. As a battle-hardened duke, while she wasn't a top-tier magician, she had slain at least a few hundred, if not a thousand, and was well-versed in the most basic spell rules and formation construction.

Zhang Luan's seemingly sophisticated gestures were completely disorganized and did not conform to any basic principles of magic construction. He was just trying to be mysterious.

She slowly turned her head to look at Saratos. Although the exquisite mask concealed her expression, the condescending and contemptuous look still made Saratos tremble all over.

The lizard general felt like a huge joke at the moment. He was actually sent to persuade this

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Such a trickster.

Cold sweat continued to slide down his green scales, as if his entire back was covered with coldness.

Boom! Boom!

A deafening explosion suddenly erupted in the open field. In an instant, smoke and dust filled the sky, and a yellow-brown cloud of dust rose into the air like a giant dragon. The blast swept across the surrounding area, uprooting the dry weeds and sending rubble and debris flying everywhere.

The Lizardmen army instantly fell into panic. Those soldiers closest to the explosion dropped their spears and shields without even a moment's thought and stumbled into a distant escape.

Their armor clashed with each other in panic, emitting a series of sharp metallic clangs. The once neat military formation instantly collapsed, like a stone dropped into calm water, causing ripples to form.

Although the soldiers farther away were not directly affected by the explosion, the fear spread rapidly like a plague.

They looked at each other, their scales trembling with fear.

In this world that worships gods, any phenomenon beyond common sense is considered a manifestation of God. A thought arises in every soldier's mind: This is the wrath of the gods, punishing them for their actions!

The damage caused by the distant explosion itself is not fatal, but the fear that comes from the depths of the soul is enough to destroy the fighting will of any army.

Some soldiers even knelt on the ground and prayed for God's forgiveness.

The order of the army completely collapsed, and even the officers who tried to maintain order looked terrified, completely at a loss as to how to deal with the wrath of God.

Celia looked at the chaotic Lizardman army below through the gap in her helmet, her brows slightly furrowed.

The pair of golden demonic eyes unconsciously turned towards Zhang Luan, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Ever since she awakened the power of the Demon Eye, she has been like a queen standing on top of a mountain.

All men lowered their heads in front of her, trembling with fear, afraid that if they looked into her eyes, their souls would be sucked away by her golden pupils.

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