Then, under the watchful eyes of all, its imposing body dropped to one knee, lowering its ferocious head toward Chen Yu!
Its pitch-black gargoyle form rapidly degenerated like fading ink, sinking back to the ground and transforming into a monstrous shadow.
And the master of this monstrous shadow was, surprisingly, just a seemingly ordinary human Knight.
He knelt on one knee, his right hand placed over his chest. With a resolute face and a steady gaze, he spoke in a solemn and respectful tone, "Knight Yano, I greet Your Majesty."
"I hope... I haven't returned too late."
Yano's voice wasn't loud, yet it echoed clearly across the silent battlefield, stirring fear in the hearts of all the human Knights.
Vincent's eyes narrowed as he recalled a long-forgotten legend.
Once, decades ago in the Dark Land, the Stone Golem Army had also been led by a human.
