When his father fell, Harding Holden immediately panicked. He turned around to call for help, but saw the family knights who had returned with his father stopping him one by one with solemn expressions.
It was hard to tell when they first entered the city, but looking at it now, the knights who came back were all exhausted and in pain. Many of them straightened their bodies and walked into the hall of the city lord's palace, then staggered and had to rely on the support of their companions to lie down smoothly.
Less than half of the family knights in front of me are safe and sound. This is not a return from a great victory at all, it is clearly a disastrous defeat!
Wait..., not half.
Harding was even more heartbroken.
Yesterday I went out for more than 200, and today I came back for only 70 or 80. Where are the rest?
"Young City Lord, we must quickly find some priests." A returning family knight grabbed Harding's shoulders and shook him, "At the same time, the entire city is under martial law and all the family's forces are mobilized to strengthen defense."
The sudden change made Harding panic. He felt his heartbeat pounding, dizziness and tinnitus. He forced himself to calm down and sent someone to find the priest. At the same time, he ordered the city to enter a state of emergency, close the city gates, block the streets, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
Also..., keep an eye on the big nobles in the city who refused to send troops to rescue them last night. This is a lesson learned by the long-legged family of Cold Wind City at the price of blood. In extraordinary times, we must be highly vigilant about the possibility of civil strife.
There is the temple of Oluel in the city, and those ruthless guys will have to spend money to take action.
Fortunately, spending money is useful.
Most of the more than seventy knights who returned have been treated, which can be regarded as an important force of the Horton family.
Although the city lord was not awake, he could lie on the big bed in the bedroom and breathe calmly. The servant who dismantled his armor was so frightened that his hands and feet were weak, because when he opened the bloody clothes, he could see that the skin and flesh were torn between the chest and ribs, and the wounds were deep enough to show the bones.
A close servant of the city lord cried bitterly and told about the battle that took place last night.
"Monster Hugo's infantry suddenly appeared in the middle of the night. They stepped on the sea of fire and attacked us without fear of death.
The enemy's thin three-row formation looked like it would collapse in a single charge, but we charged many times, but they just refused to back down. Those untouchables are different from the past.
We are all professional knights who have been trained for many years. We have superb combat skills. We are obviously stronger, but every time we try to break down the infantry defense line of Cold Wind City, the enemy's light cavalry will come to fill the gap.
For some reason, they choose the timing of each attack very well. They can always hit us with a fatal blow at the most uncomfortable position. The exchange ratio on the battlefield is very scary."
Harding sat on his father's bedside, surrounded by many family knights who had experienced last night's battle. The latter were either silent, frowning, and some showed fear.
Fighting in the dark is inherently difficult, and it becomes even more difficult if the enemy can respond efficiently.
The trusted servant sighed repeatedly and continued beside the bed: "In order to break out of the encirclement, Your Excellency the City Lord led us to break through the gap of the enemy infantry.
But before we could be happy, the monster Hugo came up to fight in person. He chopped Hall to death with one sword. By the way, Sark had already died in the battle before that."
The sword light that cut through the night claimed the lives of many family members and left a deep impression on those who survived. No one could compete with that heavy sword, and any weapon or armor that faced it would be broken into pieces.
The trusted attendant cried out the names of many of his colleagues, and finally added, "The weapon in the hands of the monster Hugo is anything but ordinary. He kills everyone who opposes him."
What a monster it was, slashing in melee, casting spells in range, and immune to most of our attacks.
I saw with my own eyes that someone was clearly hit, but the monster Hugo was unharmed. Only a few wizards used arcane spells on him to finally cause some damage."
Enemies that can't be killed while running rampant are undoubtedly extremely frightening. By the time Broken Bridge City discovered that they had to use enchanted weapons and arcane magic to be effective, they had already lost a wave of people.
"We finally killed the monster Hugo's horse so that he could not continue to charge. I watched him fall from his horse and fell to the ground, and I thought he would not be able to get up.
But it's a pity that the monster is not easy to die. Not only did he get up, he also fired with full firepower. He held a heavy sword in one hand and cast spells in the other. He completely went against common sense."
When the trusted attendant said this, the fear brought by the memories made him tremble. He had to bend his body, slowly kneel on the ground for support, lowered his head and wiped away the tears from his eyes.
The family knights surrounding the bedroom showed miserable expressions, their morale dropped to zero, as if they had been ravaged a thousand times and had no confidence to face it again.
"When the monster Hugo fell off his horse, we cheered for a while. The Lord of the City even encouraged us and gathered a dozen people to kill the culprit.
But then, this monster suddenly broke into an unusual state. It seemed that it had been hiding its strength before, and only after being knocked off its horse would it reveal its second appearance.
He was casting spells, casting spells quickly. Arcane and divine spells came at random, fire, frost, lightning strikes, storms, one after another. The brilliance of spellcasting shone on the battlefield, and it also became extremely deadly.
The immobilization technique he releases can instantly freeze people. His crushing sound waves can ignore the protection of armor. His backlash curse can cause any attacker to suffer the same damage.
He is almost invincible. No matter who pounces on him, he can easily deal with it. Even the siege of more than a dozen people can't do anything to him. Even the Lord of the City..."
The trusted attendant raised his head with tears streaming down his face. Kyle Holden was lying on the velvet mattress, breathing weakly.
A frost priest had just frozen the wound under his chest and ribs with cold air to prevent further bleeding, and at the same time cast a spell to heal the wound and save his life.
"The Lord of the City used the family ring to release the 'Blade Storm', hoping to kill the evil and terrifying opponent.
But the monster Hugo is worthy of being the person who can stir up chaos in the entire Northland. He actually withstood the cutting of the high-speed knife wheel and launched a counterattack."
‘Blade Storm’ is a level 6 divine spell. It creates a circular blade wall, full of sharp whirling blades, which can cut any melee opponent.
This is a magic that combines offense and defense. Once you accidentally fall into it, it will be turned into pieces of meat or even minced meat by the crazy cutting of the whirling blade.
The patriarch of the Holden family owns a ring that seals the 'Blade Storm', which is specially used to defeat the enemy in times of crisis. But this time the family ring failed to work.
"The monster Hugo shot a very powerful shuttle, which penetrated the barrier formed by the blade storm. We later guessed that the shuttle should be made of adamantine. It penetrated the magic armor of the Lord of the City, and
He was severely injured.
But Hugo didn't fare well either. That guy was also injured in the Blade Storm, and I saw his blood spattering on the spinning blade with my own eyes. Although I couldn't kill him, he should at least be seriously injured."
The confidant's words of affirmation made Harding feel better. Facing such a powerful enemy, his father could hurt each other.
However, the family knights surrounding the bedroom were not happy and were still worried.
"What should we do now?"
Harding looked back at the people around him. He was still young and didn't know how to face the current situation. There were powerful enemies outside and hidden dangers inside. One mistake in dealing with it might lead to the second Cold Wind City.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and no one could tell. The battle last night had frightened everyone, and they were the first to refuse to agree to anyone who wanted to go out of the city to fight against the monster Hugo.
What everyone can think of is defending the city.
However, at this time, a message came from the city gate guards, saying that the knights who followed the city lord to the battle last night had returned. They asked to see the city lord immediately, and said they had brought a letter from Victor from Cold Wind City.