The Southern Knights were greatly flummoxed by the sudden recovery of the Ghosts.

“Guh…”

“Tommy!”

Tommy, who had been dealing with the leader of Ghost Group 5, had been hit so hard that his chest plate was in tatters and he spat out blood as he fell from his horse.

“You son of a b*tch!”

Seeing his friend seriously injured, Rick was furious as he rushed over. However, Ghost Group 4’s leader didn’t let him take his eyes off him so easily. He quickly reached out and grabbed Rick by the back of his neck. 

“Huh?”

He was confused, but soon, he was floating in the air. His opponent had grabbed him by the neck and thrown him onto the ground.

BANG!

“Ugh…”

Having knocked down both Rick and Tommy, Group 4’s leader went to finish them. However, Group 5’s leader stopped him.

“Our master is more important.”

“...mm.”

The two moved as if there was something more important to do than to finish off Rick and Tommy. They left to steal the two Destroyer horses that Rick and Tommy had been riding on. Group 4’s leader immediately got on top of one, while Group 5’s leader held the reins of another as he ran towards Siegfried. But before he left, Group 4’s leader turned to glance at Rick who had fallen to the ground.

“Know that you’re lucky.”

“Kughhh…”

Rick didn’t dare respond to that. No matter how strong Rick...