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"Three thousand kilometers to the southwest?" Chen Xuanfeng carefully recalled the terrain of the Mainland in his mind, and soon he had the answer. "Such an arrangement—not choosing the Saint Spirit Mountain or the Sacred Dragon Mountain, nor placing it in the wilderness, but instead setting up this most important array in the territory of human allies—if the alliance between humans and that side is truly solid, then that location is indeed an unexpectedly safe spot, the only city of the blood elves—Red Glory Royal City."

However, just as he was speaking, he suddenly felt a tremendous force erupting from the northwest, with its core rapidly moving towards this direction. Chen Xuanfeng's expression slightly changed, and he said, "They arrived swiftly." He grabbed Jin Luosha and fled southeast, simultaneously summoning the sixty-four "Eight Formation Glass Hearts" buried in the desert, which broke through the ground and flew into his hands.

Chen Xuanfeng's decision was undoubtedly wise, because shortly after their figures disappeared, another figure appeared on the ruins of the military town that had been turned into a wasteland.

The newcomer was none other than the "Hanyue Knight" Carol.

In fact, this place was only about a hundred kilometers away from the oasis of the Hanos Tribe. With Carol's far superior cultivation level compared to Hein, he could easily sense the other's movements within his perception range. However, such perception would inevitably be noticed by the other party, who was also a Sword Saint. Having just fought, Carol naturally did not want to provoke the other side again, so he restrained his spiritual senses. Unexpectedly, this gave Chen Xuanfeng an advantage. It wasn't until after Hein's death that Carol sensed something and immediately rushed over. However, the hundred-kilometer distance still cost him more than ten minutes, and by the time he arrived, Chen Xuanfeng had long since disappeared.

Carol stood on the flattened sandy ground, facing the slowly rising sun in the distance, but his heart was cold.

Hein was dead.

As a "Saint Crest Knight," he was well aware of this. Initially, to coordinate the combat power of the six "Knights," they had left sensing magic in each other's divine weapons. Once someone died, the other five would immediately sense it. This was one of the defensive measures to prevent them from being individually defeated by orc powerhouses. Therefore, not only him, but the other four "Saint Crest Knights" must have also received the news by now.

Carol had no personal fondness for Hein, even harboring deep disgust. However, when this irritable and uncontrollable individual died, Carol, as a human guardian, felt no joy. At this moment, many problems troubled him, each enough to chill his heart.

The first question was who killed Hein. Carol had not sensed any large-scale energy disturbances before, nor any signs of a Sword Saint summoning a "domain." Yet, Hein, a Sword Saint-level expert, had died so quietly without leaving a trace. If the killer had instantly resolved Hein without leaking a single bit of power, that would be truly terrifying. He wondered if even the "War Saint" Leimen or the "Ancestor of Sword Saints" Leinster, were they to be resurrected, could possess such strength. It wasn't that Carol hadn't considered the possibility of magic; he simply didn't know that there existed a "formation" that could merge with a tenth-level spatial magic, completely concealing magical fluctuations. Therefore, without detecting any residual magic, he subconsciously ruled out the possibility of mages' involvement. Otherwise, he might have thought of Chen Xuanfeng, who had just parted ways and possessed tenth-level magical abilities.

The second question was the vacancy left by Hein's death. In the "Star War," after Leimen's departure, the orcs had added two "Emperor Martial" level powerhouses to their ranks. Although in the eyes of top-tier experts, even if these two joined forces, they were not as fearsome as the "White-Haired Demon Lion King" Leimen, they were still formidable opponents comparable to the "Supreme Dragon Saint." Three years ago, if it weren't for the "Yellow Dragon Empire" and the "Tiele Empire," two powerful eastern nations, displaying their determination to launch a massive western expedition, and the southern nations expressing their resolve to use Forbidden Spells, it would have been extremely difficult to stop these two "Emperor Martial" powerhouses from sweeping through the human world's experts. Three years later, the "Yellow Dragon Empire" and the "Tiele Empire" were engaged in continuous battles, with internal undercurrents surging. The southern nations were also preoccupied with the restless elves, leaving them with little capacity to spare. On the human side, the six "Saint Crest Knights" had just formed and were not yet capable of rivaling such top-tier experts. The "Dragon Saint" could hold off one "Emperor Martial," while the remaining one required the six young "Saint Crest Knights" to join forces with the incomplete "Six Stars Demon-Slaying Formation" to deter. Therefore, the loss of any one of them was unacceptable. Recently, the emergency magical teleportation array set up in the "Mercenary Empire" had been destroyed, causing great concern among the decision-makers of various nations. They urgently ordered all "Saint Crest Knights" to tighten their battle lines and avoid taking risks, fearing any losses. Yet, just a month later, Hein had mysteriously died. Even if a new successor were immediately selected, it would likely take one or two years to develop combat strength. The uncertainties during this period were truly chilling.

The third question was Carol's own. Hein's death was known to all the "Knights," but how he died remained a mystery to everyone. If everyone thought this way, it would be fine. But if this were said: the night before, Hein had a fierce battle with him, the "Hanyue Knight" Carol, who had destroyed Hein's magical armor with his twin blades, causing Hein to flee injured. The next day, Hein died silently a hundred kilometers away from where Carol was staying, and Carol, being the closest, had not noticed anything and could not find the killer... Would others believe this? The only explanation would likely be someone pointing at his nose and saying, "There is only one truth: the killer is you."

After this, there were naturally various issues involving the interests of different nations troubling Carol. Born into a prestigious family, he had been familiar with various power struggles since childhood, completely unlike Hein, who was a political idiot. In a moment, he had thought of numerous problems. However, compared to those issues, there was an even more troubling question: what would the killer who killed Hein do next?

A few days later, representatives from various parties arrived in the desert to understand the cause and effect of the incident. As expected, Carol became Chen Xuanfeng's scapegoat, facing suspicion and accusations from all sides, especially from the "Mercenary Empire." Although Carol was not present that day, unfortunately, all potential witnesses were warriors from the tribal alliance, making their testimony hard to believe. Fortunately, he was a "Saint Crest Knight" himself. Even if others only suspected him, unless there was evidence proving he had betrayed humanity, no one could punish him. Thus, the matter ultimately remained unresolved.