The old knight was silent for a long time, seeming to be thinking about the girl's words. After a moment, he said, "You are right, we should leave here overnight."
"…………"
"Are you leaving Jordi and Trinidad, as well as all the people in their fiefs?" Miss Rabbit's eyes widened, "I patrol the territory to win over the people. If the enemy hasn't seen it, I will abandon it."
How can you win people's hearts if your own subjects escape first?
"And if this matter spreads out, I will lose all the face of the Arias family. We will be ridiculed by other families in the Western Region for hundreds of years."
"Then kill everyone who knows about it before escaping." Alfred didn't look like he was joking, causing the Purple Sparrow Knight beside him to break into a cold sweat.
Jude couldn't help but sigh, "This is why I would rather stay in the wild with Black Beauty than get along with humans, especially you nobles, you are so dark-hearted."
Fortunately, Ilea did not take this outrageous suggestion. She just said to her guardian knight, "If my father were here, he would definitely rescue Trinidad and Karl."
"Lord Russ is a great warrior, but you are not. I need to ensure your safety. No extra manpower can be used to rescue others."
"Then take me with you!" Miss Rabbit gritted her teeth.
"what did you say?"
"I said, then take me with you. Alfred, you are the most outstanding knight I have ever seen. This time we are taking the most elite warriors of the Arias family with us. Half of them are cavalry, wearing
With excellent armor and weapons, there is no reason for us to be afraid of those savage lizard people living in the swamp."
The girl paused and then continued, "Let me ask you, Alfred, if you lead a team, what are your chances of winning against sixty lizardmen?"
"There are only sixty lizardmen. I am fully confident that I will repel them all." The old knight said, "I have carefully selected the soldiers in this guard. Almost all of them are half-orcs with excellent martial arts.
As long as the number of those lizardmen does not exceed a hundred, we can easily win."
"Then why are we running away? We are the only ones within a few miles who can rescue Trinidad." Ilea said, "I know Alfred you don't want me to take any risks, but my father also
He said that fighting is very dangerous, but he will still fight, because there are always things in this world worth fighting for."
"So he was killed." After the old knight finished speaking, he also realized that something was wrong, so he added, "I am not accusing Lord Russ of acting recklessly."
"I know, but we need to support Trinidad and Karl and the others. This is an order, not a discussion." Ilea's voice was not loud, but firm.
Hearing this, the guardian knight stopped arguing and nodded, "If you insist, I'll gather the men right away, and we'll be able to set off soon."
Alfred did not lie. The guards he brought this time were all well-trained professional soldiers. They quickly put on their armor and completed the assembly. After that, the group quickly set off.
The Purple Sparrow Knight also accompanied him, and he also gathered ten more militiamen. After walking about two miles, the servant Jordi sent out to report the news also came back, and brought back good news.
He rushed to intercept Carl and others before they arrived at Trinidad's castle, and now those people were retreating.
The team marched forward for less than a mile. The Purple Bird Knight who was walking at the front saw his retinue of knights. After the two sides merged together, the team became much larger, and the number of people was exceeded.
Those lizard people.
Coupled with Trinidad and his people in the castle, Ilea now has the confidence to teach those bandits a profound lesson.
Seeing that the place where the beacon fire was lit was getting closer and closer, the old knight suddenly tightened the reins and stopped.
"What happened?"
the girl asked.
Alfred did not answer immediately, but listened for a while before speaking, "It's too quiet."
"Um?"
"We are already very close. If Trinidad and his people are still resisting, there should be signs of fighting." The old knight said, "But I didn't hear any shouts of killing."
Miss Rabbit also pricked up her ears and listened carefully for a while, and found that, as Alfred said, there was no message in the night wind.
She was about to say something else, when the horses in the team suddenly became restless, pawing the ground with their hooves, flicking their tails, and blowing hot breath from their noses.
Upon seeing this, the old knight drew his sword. Without waiting for his orders, the guards of the Arias family were ready for battle and were ready.
Infected by this tense atmosphere, the militiamen followed suit, formed a circle, and tightened their weapons.
Alfred then sent two cavalrymen to climb the small hill in front to explore the situation ahead.
As a result, the two of them only glanced at each other after they got up. As if they had seen something terrifying, they turned their horses' heads and ran back as fast as they could, gesturing to others as they ran.
However, soon a sharp arrow flew out from behind them and went straight to the neck of a rider!
At the critical moment, the chain armor he was covered with came into play, blocking the arrow. However, he didn't know whether it was because of the quality of his armor or because the power of the arrow was so terrifying that it actually penetrated him.
into his chain armor, and even stabbed into his neck!
There was a flash of pain in the rider's eyes, and then his body tilted and he fell down from the horse.
However, his other companion was lucky enough to escape, dodging the arrows that whizzed by behind him. Even if he occasionally hit, he was stopped by his chain armor, allowing him to escape safely.
.
"Lizardmen! So many lizardmen!!!" the surviving rider shouted, his voice full of fear.
"How many?" Alfred asked.
The rider did not answer, because he looked back behind him and froze.
And he was not the only one who was frozen at this moment. In fact, most people, including the old knight, were shocked because they saw lizardmen all over the mountains and plains, holding various crude weapons in their hands, coming from the hillside.
The other end rushed down.
Just a rough estimate showed that the number had exceeded six to seven hundred people. Looking at the dense darkness, and the lizardmen who were joining in continuously behind, it made one's scalp numb.
This is not a bandit at all, but an army!
Not to mention that they have so many people now, even if all the troops in the territory are gathered together, they may not be the opponents of these lizard people.
Not to mention that the opponent would never give them this opportunity.
The Arias family... is over!
At this moment, this thought inexplicably flashed through many people's minds.
The Purple Sparrow Knight was the first to turn around, without saying a word, he hit his horse and galloped, and soon his figure disappeared into the night.
With him taking the lead, the militiamen who had been frightened for a long time instantly collapsed, dropped their weapons, and fled in all directions, crying.
However, since they did not ride horses, they were afraid that it would be difficult to outrun the lizardmen. What awaited them would be the terrible fate of being slaughtered.
Alfred also ignored the headless militiamen and had no intention of gathering them again. In fact, the old knight also needed these people to help attract the attention of the lizard army on the opposite side.
As for himself, he picked up Miss Rabbit who was still in a daze on the ground.
The latter's whole body was trembling now, and he couldn't say a word. His heart was tightly grasped by fear!
Alfred put the girl on his horse, and then said to the other cavalry around him, "Follow me and protect Miss Ilea."
For those who have no horses, the old knight can do nothing to help them.
As for resistance, Alfred had never thought about such a thing. There were too many people on the other side, more than ten times their number. It would be a dead end to stay.
The fierce light in Jude's eyes also flickered. He watched Alfred and others keep leaving in front of him. When he reached the last rider, the black beauty suddenly jumped up and threw the man off the horse, and Jude
De hit the man's neck with an ax directly.
Then he put away the bloody ax as if nothing had happened, jumped on the unmanned horse, and followed Alfred and others to escape in the direction of Teacup Castle.
Because everyone is busy running for their lives at the moment, no one pays attention to the little incident here. Even if someone notices, there is no time to administer justice.
Everyone felt a strong death threat!
Although escaping to Teacup Castle may not necessarily make them completely safe, at least the strong fortress that has been run by the Arias family for generations can bring them hope and reliance at this time.
When they thought of this, everyone began to beat the sitting horses as hard as they could.
In such a chaotic situation, no one paid attention to the muffled thump coming from the grass nearby. Only Ilea, who was already stunned, seemed to think of something she had forgotten, and screamed, "Merlin! It's Merlin.
!Stop quickly and save people.”
However, no one paid any attention to her.
Miss Rabbit was so anxious that she shed tears. Seeing that no one listened to her orders, she was so worried that she wanted to jump off the horse. However, as soon as she made a move, she was pinned down by the old knight's arm.
on the back.
"Don't be willful. If you move again, I will have no choice but to knock you out, Miss Ilea." Alfred said, the old knight rarely used a non-negotiable tone.
Ilea struggled desperately, but to no avail. She could only watch helplessly as a large group of lizardmen behind her rushed towards the grass with strange screams.
The girl's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
She never thought that the farewell in life would come so suddenly.
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This chapter has been completed!