The town was in flames, residents were fleeing, and the Dark Word Castle was full of panicked people. Screams and the sound of flames devouring houses surrounded the surroundings. Talinnam stopped one resident after another and tried to ask them about Rhodes.
Whereabouts. But no one paid attention to him, everyone was focused on running for their lives. Some abandoned their wives and children, and some were stabbed to death on the spot by thugs who took advantage of the chaos and robbed them halfway. Others, because they ran away with their belongings
Unhappy, being caught up by ghouls and eating them...
"Tell me, have you seen a man wearing a manticore cloak?!"
Finally, Talinnam couldn't bear it anymore. He grabbed a young man who was running for his life, pressed him against the wall, and put a sword to his throat. The man answered with a trembling voice——
"I seem to have seen... him..."
"Where is he?!"
Talinnam roared. Sweat mixed with stinky blood flowed from his forehead. At first glance, he looked like a desperado.
"He went out of town along the main street...in a carriage...and got into a carriage..."
The man stammered.
As soon as Talinnam let him go, the man ran away. A frenzied wolf rushed out from the alley behind him. Talinnam twitched his sword without looking back, and stabbed him with the sword the moment the wolf rushed towards him.
Wear it.
However, more ghouls are rushing here, and there are also some hungry blood slaves. Talinnam knows that he can kill five or ten ghouls, but when facing the blood slaves,
, but there may not be a chance of winning. The situation is getting worse and worse, and he must escape from the city to find Rhodes.
He tried to find a horse or a donkey, but the stables were all empty. The packhorses had sensed the danger in advance and had already run out like crazy. Those who didn't run were also ridden away by rich people. Stay like this.
There were very few people coming down to fight. Talinnam could vaguely see the dozen or so Krem guards still fighting in the street, fighting to the death. But he didn't have time to care about so many. If Rhodes was still in the city,
Here, he might stay, but now that Rhodes is not here, he will be waiting to die if he stays.
Talinnam blended into the crowd and squeezed towards the city gate. A ghoul jumped down from the city gate and fell into the crowd. In an instant, the panicked crowd pushed and trampled each other, and children and women were trampled to the ground.
, suffered a bloody head. Even Talinnam was pushed out by the crowd.
Drifting with the tide, Talinnam was thinking about how to find Rhodes. However, there were many carriages leaving the city, and it was impossible to tell which carriage Rhodes was riding in.
He retreated to the woods beside the road, exhausted and mentally haggard. He recalled every scene before, winning the trust of the lord in Blackhammer Castle, becoming his right-hand man, and then following him in everything big and small. Now.
, these scenes are painful to recall. Rhodes must be found! Talinnam said to himself.
He got up with difficulty, but the hunting ghouls followed him... They came after them smelling the smell of blood and would not let a living creature go... Talinnam did not grab the horse or carriage, he just walked and trotted
, you will definitely not be able to outrun these monsters.
Under the pale moonlight, Talinnam pulled out the squire's sword he carried with him, which was his only weapon now. There were at least a dozen ghouls coming to hunt him. Talinam observed the situation,
Then I weighed my own strength and found that I could handle one or two ghouls, but it was impossible to deal with a dozen ghouls at the same time.
"Bear God Esun...I dedicate all my body and mind to you. May you give me light and strength in the darkness...save me...save me..."
Talinnam pulled out his long sword and silently recited a prayer. In front of him, the ghoul opened its bloody mouth and rushed forward. The sword of the attendant was in his hand, and Talinnam stabbed out in the air.
However, the sound of steel tearing flesh was not heard. Instead, there was the muffled sound of a blunt instrument hitting bones. A silver war hammer flew across the air and hit the nearest ghoul accurately on the head.
The flying ghoul's head exploded in mid-air, and its brains splattered everywhere.
Talinnam turned around and looked around, only to see war horses neighing in the misty woods. He originally thought it was a cavalry team, but after a moment, he heard clearly that it was just a war horse and only one knight!
Immediately after the silver hammer, there was the sound of rolling iron chain balls, but it was different from ordinary iron chain balls. This thick iron ball was covered with flames, and red tongues of fire were constantly spraying out from the center of the iron ball. Talinnam
Just as he was lost in thought, a bloodthirsty ghoul pounced on him from behind.
The squire's sword was thrown aside, and Talinnam could only fight the crazy ghoul with both hands. It was very powerful, and Talinam used all his strength to kick it away. The ghoul rolled aside.
Talinam rushed over to pick up the sword. When the ghoul rushed at him again, he held the sword in both hands and fell to his knees. The sword pierced the ghoul's abdomen. Black blood drenched him.
One face.
The other ghouls roared and rushed towards the knight.
I saw a knight in light armor swinging a hammer at the nearest ghoul. The flaming iron ball hit the running ghoul and set it ablaze. The knight jumped off the horse and pulled it out.
The knight's long sword came out from under the saddle and pierced the body of a ghoul. He grabbed the ghoul that was still alive, pulled out the long sword in his hand from the ghoul's body, and at the same time brandished the iron chain ball, the blazing chain ball.
A red arc was drawn in the air and strangled the other ghoul's neck. The knight roared and pulled the chain. The neck of the fallen ghoul was directly torn off, and the whole head flew up.
Bounced into the grass not far away.
"What are you still looking at? Get on your horse!" the knight yelled at Talinnam on the ground, "Do you want to be their food?"
Talinnam didn't even have time to ask the other party's name, so he got on his horse. At the same time, the experienced human knight stepped on the stirrups and flew on his horse. With his legs clamped hard, the war horse neighed and galloped away, knocking away the nearest foodie.
The ghoul, and stepped over it, leaving behind a pile of bloody meat paste...
"Thank you for saving me, friend, are you?"
After being far away from danger, Talinnam remembered to ask this hero's name. He was indeed a hero. He single-handedly killed the ghouls and rescued himself. Only his own lord could deal with such a ruthless character.
arrive.
Talinnam asked curiously, but the other party didn't seem to want to tell him too much.
"Knight, wandering knight."
He answered. Talinnam hadn't even seen his face clearly. The battle just now was too fast, and he fell to the ground again, unable to save himself. He didn't pay attention to the knight's face at all. Although he didn't even wear a helmet.
Talinnam just noticed that his war horse was not an ordinary war horse, but a strong horse similar to an elf war horse. It even knew how to assist its master in the battle just now. It seemed to be spiritual and cooperated with its master at any time.
Moreover, his weapon, the seemingly ordinary knight's long sword, was actually exquisitely made, and the blade was so sharp that it seemed painful just to look at it. There was a Pegasus pattern painted on the saddle.
Although the knight was unwilling to say more, Talinnam guessed that he was no ordinary wandering knight.
"You saved me, where are we going now?"
Sitting on the horse, Talinnam asked curiously.
"Escape from here so they can't find you."
The wandering knight returned with a deep voice.
"Well...but I still have one thing to do."
Tarynham said.
"What's up?"
"I want to find my lord, I am a squire."
Tarynham is back.
"Tell me where your lord is and I will take you to him."
The knight said cheerfully. However, Talinnam looked helpless.
"He... I don't know where he is... He was in the castle just now, but we separated after the battle started."
Talinnam was a little embarrassed. He sat in the back and still couldn't see the knight's face clearly. But the deep voice made him feel at ease. This was definitely an older man. But aren't wandering knights generally young people?
Talinnam knew that whether they were the noble knights of Kislev, the imperial knights, or the wandering knights of Bretonnia, they were all young people. They were in their twenties to thirties, and few were over forty.
Over 40 years old. Those over 40 years old are all very senior knights, and they all enjoy a certain status in the legion, or serve as basic officers. Basically, there are no people who are 40 years old and wander around, right? Talinnam thought to himself...
"You are really a qualified servant. You were separated from your lord as soon as the battle started, and you still can't find your lord. Haha..."
The wandering knight laughed loudly, as if mocking the young man on horseback.
"No, it's not what you think. We are facing a terrible battle. When the war started, there was a great disparity in strength. My lord asked me to find reinforcements..."
Talinnam struggled to explain.
"What about the reinforcements?"
The wandering knight asked back.
"All dead..."
Talinnam whispered back. He was a little embarrassed, but it was true...