Chapter 32 The Snow Tastes Like Iron
The cavalrymen wearing breastplates and helmets took their positions at the end of the jungle in advance, ready to launch an attack at the command of their commander.
The black-armored Rhean rider leading the cavalry phalanx was a red-haired, middle-aged noble commander, Baron Burlat Meyer, one of the younger brothers of the current Marquis Meyer.
He came from a great noble family of the northern Rheans, the Meyer family, which was the most important family among the many noble forces in the country that rebelled against the king.
But the Meyer family is too large. Even if the family is defeated and negotiates, the king will never dare to kill all the Meyer family. It's just that the Meyer family will be in a slump for a long time from now on.
Maybe it will be a few years or decades, but a hundred years later, the Meyer family will definitely still be the top nobles in Rhea!
All members of the Meyer family firmly believe in the future of the family, and everyone is willing to sacrifice life, freedom, and dignity to fight for the glory of the entire family!
Unity is the motto of the Meyer family!
Cold air came out of the black helmet. Burlat tightly grasped the reins in his hands and looked at the two squire knights beside him.
"There's still time. Once we get that thing, we'll head north immediately."
There were two squires, one was burly and the other was thin. The burly one asked, "What about the infantry troops?"
“They can only stay within Syat.”
Burlat was silent for a while, then continued with regret: "The army of the Black Iron Duke of Syat, Hoston, is in Finn City. They will definitely come to intercept us."
"We are cavalry, so we still have a chance to escape, but it is basically impossible for the infantry team."
The name of the Duke of Dark Iron is well-known. That elderly man is the terrifying demon, butcher, and madman who has defeated the Rheans many times.
Whenever the people of Rhea think of such an old man, they always feel heavy in their hearts.
However, Burlat thought that if his brother, Marquis Mayer, had the opportunity to fight against the Duke of Black Iron on the battlefield in the future, he might have a chance to defeat the legend.
Hearing that the infantry team would be annihilated, the burly squire was quite shocked and couldn't help but ask loudly:
"Sir Burlat, we are about to lose so many Rhea warriors. Is it worth it?"
Burlat nodded without hesitation and said firmly:
"Their deaths are valuable and precious. Only by obtaining that thing can the Meyer family gloriously step onto the highest stage and become one of the most glorious royal families on this continent."
The two squire knights looked at each other. After all, they were loyal to the Meyer family. Since this move would benefit the family, they had no choice but to sacrifice those infantrymen.
Burlat lowered his head and felt the vibration of the fragments in the box on his body. Although he could sense the location of his "kind" in a range, he could not lock it more specifically.
I could just feel one of the fragments getting closer.
Of the five parts of the broken object, two were kept by his brother, one was with him, one was in the possession of the Syat people in the jungle, and the last one was in the far west of the continent.
In time, the Meyer family will definitely be able to collect them all!
"Bang!"
The sudden sound of gunfire instantly attracted everyone's attention!
A cavalryman slowly fell down among the crowd. The flintlock bullet just now penetrated the cavalryman's unprotected part at the extreme distance with great accuracy, causing death in an instant.
At the edge of the jungle stood a middle-aged man, holding a sword in one hand and a flintlock high in the other, wearing full body armor of silver.
When the wind blows, the snow particles look like flying glass fragments against the backdrop of the scorching sun, flashing charming brilliance, and the surroundings seem to be covered with a layer of dreamy light and shadow.
The bright light from the sky fell on the snow, reflecting a large amount of light that made the provocative middle-aged man look somewhat sacred and inviolable.
The next moment, he turned and ran into the jungle!
Burlat saw that the man's movement speed was quite fast, he was definitely a knight!
The probability of that thing being in the hands of an ordinary person is not high, which means that the man is very likely carrying fragments of that thing!
Burlat immediately gave a serious order, commanding his two squire knights, and shouted:
"I will stay here and lead the team to intercept the remaining people, and you go and lead the others to stop him!"
The two squires immediately led forty cavalrymen in pursuit, while Burlat and the rest of the men stayed here, waiting ruthlessly for the rest of the "lambs".
The infantry troops were moving towards this side as ordered, and the net would be closed in soon. Baron Burlat frowned seriously and took a deep breath of the cold air.
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"As expected, we were unable to lead all the people away. What a pity. We can only rely on them and the Lord of the Lost to find another solution."
As Lucius ran wildly through the white snowy jungle, he wondered whether Irene and Byrne understood his hints at night.
At that time, I actually hinted at one thing.
At the last moment, they could have abandoned everyone around them and escape with just Chris!
The core of the Fisher family and even the so-called Dawn Cult are merely those people who are connected by blood and share a common destiny!
It's just that it would be difficult to make such a decision.
He knew very well that Irene was determined to abandon outsiders at the critical moment, and the key problem was entirely on Byrne's side.
That guy is the biggest fool among them who values so-called "friendship" the most.
The snow was getting thicker and thicker. The snow was already difficult to walk on, and the cavalrymen were even more unable to move after entering the jungle. Soon, more than 40 cavalrymen were forced to dismount and search.
The two squire knights serving the Meyer family are both extraordinary beings who have "ascended from the origin". Their combat capabilities in a head-on single combat are not inferior to Lucius.
They were also well aware of the strength of the individual combat capabilities of a transcendent, so they ordered all soldiers not to leave the sight of the other two and to search the surrounding jungle as carefully as possible.
Gone.
Everyone soon became confused. The middle-aged man who had just run here disappeared, and no one could find any trace of him.
Where exactly is it?
Long before he rushed out to provoke, Lucius had dug a deep hole in the snow.
He immediately ran back to the cave and hid inside, quickly covering the surface with a large amount of snow, leaving only holes and cracks exposed, breathing softly inside.
Lucius calmly observed the situation outside, without moving at all. Even at the most dangerous moment, some soldiers had already walked to his side, and the crunching sound of their boots on the snow could be heard.
There were a total of two extraordinary people with knight heritage and forty dismounted cavalrymen equipped with flintlocks and sabers.
He waited calmly for his opportunity.
Breathe, meditate, breathe, meditate, breathe, meditate, breathe…
Until the thinner of the two knights slowly approached, every inch of muscle in Lucius' body trembled slowly, and finally all the strength was gathered and he suddenly burst out from the snow with all his strength!
In an instant, hostility from all directions led to the launch of "Quick Attack"!
Everything around became extremely slow, and the gradually falling snowflakes looked sacred and extremely beautiful in the light.
The sound seemed to disappear.
He saw that the two extraordinary people with the heritage of knights were staring at him in astonishment, and the rest of the soldiers subconsciously wanted to turn around, but they didn't have time to turn their heads.
The squire knight who was attacked had a calm and ruthless look under his helmet. He swung his saber in an instant and slashed at Lucius who suddenly appeared behind him.
Lucius used "Quick Attack" and launched "Sword Dance" without hesitation.
The speed of his upper body's hands instantly increased, and the sword in his hands gradually approached the squire knight, and finally fell into the gap in the enemy's armor neck.
The bright red blood splashed out slowly and in large quantities, dyeing the beautiful snowflakes in the sun red.
The squire suffered a fatal blow, and the swung saber deflected off Lucius's full body armor and failed to cause effective damage.
“Squeak…”
With reaction time dozens of times faster, all movements and sounds were extremely slow.
The sky was filled with snowflakes that gradually fell. Some people wanted to scream in fear, some people's eyes gradually widened with anger, and some people had already gritted their teeth and raised their flintlock rifles, ready to shoot.
Lucius suddenly rushed into the thick snow on the side, and at the last moment he used the repulsive power of the "protective rune".
Time flows normally.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!" Dense flintlock bullets were fired.
The knight's body slowly fell down, his eyes filled with shock. He subconsciously covered his neck to stop the bleeding, but soon he trembled and lost all signs of life.
"There! He is there!"
"Knight Kyle is under attack!"
“Disappeared again!”
Lucius frantically crawled through the thick snow with his strong physique, as fast as a swimmer.
The last round of shooting was completely blocked by the repulsive force of the protective rune, and the squire knight who was attacked was definitely dead.
His breathing gradually became louder, but he immediately tried to suppress the sound as much as possible. The weight of his armor and weapons was still a burden. Even with physical strength far beyond the limits of human beings, he still couldn't ignore them in extreme combat.
The number of enemies remaining was forty-one.
(End of this chapter)
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