Arthur looked into Aldrian's eyes—eyes that did not seem to care whether his actions would endanger the people around him. However, Arthur knew it was not that Aldrian was indifferent to those around him, but rather that he was confident in himself. He was certain that the creature emerging from the formation can't harm anyone nearby. That was the confidence of a cultivator whose strength could overwhelm everything in his path.
"Let's go evacuate Buran Village," Arthur said.
"Captain."
A fellow knight, whose cultivation was equal to Arthur's, wanted to voice his opinion, but Arthur signaled him to stop. He was the vice-captain of the Paladins, someone who had never been assigned the same mission as Arthur due to protocol.
Leaders and their deputies were not permitted to undertake the same mission. This was the only exception, because Aldrian had specifically chosen him.
