At the far end of the battlefield the tail rear army’s formation could be seen. The Byzantine cavalry were furiously attacking, but they were tightly encircled by the Odin like a beast falling into a trap as it slowly bled to death. Roaring with its last breath, it fought with every strength it could muster, but it seemed that at the end it still got stuck in a dead end!
One cavalryman after another fell and the numbers for their formation was getting thinner and thinner. Despite the furious commands of the officers and furious thrusts of their battle ki covering lances which caused fresh blood to spray in the air with each thrust……
More and more Odins surrounded them and even through the wall of corpses was blocking their advance; Odins decided they must swallow the formation which was positioned at the very end. Axes as dense as a tree was in front of them and they were like an impregnable fortress, even while the cavalry hit them with everything they had, they still couldn’t open any gap!
As the last of his subordinate fell, countless blades and axes from the surrounding immediately hacked him to mess before he hit the ground! Fenatra was already dismounted and his warhorse dropped down with a sorrowful neigh. His leg was already being pierced by a lance that came from the surrounding. While dragging his dead leg, this centurion’s face remained indifferent!
With a lance in his one hand and a sword in other, his armor already had dozens of cracks and it was covered with so much blood that one couldn’t see its original color! However, he still didn’t fall!
Wielding his lance one last time, the battle ki crushed several Odin soldiers in front of him as it could no longer withstand this strength and finally broke down! The sword in his hand had its edge already bent and it was littered with tiny cracks!
The battle ki on Fenatra’s whole body condensed into one spot and a mass of bright light transformed into blades of light, before instantly ripping apart the Odins in front of him to pieces! Soon afterwards, his foot finally staggered and fell down……
A lance maliciously pierced his body. After using his sword to cut off the lance, it also finally broke. Gasping the lance which had pierced his waist, he looked at these fierce Odins who surrounded him.
This Byzantine who always looked indifferent, suddenly laughed……
When General Adrick gave him the order, he didn’t utter a single word.
When he led the rear into the battle, he didn’t utter a single word.
When his companions and men fell one after each other in battle, he didn’t utter a single word.
At this moment. He felt that his blood was already completely drained and his strength was disappearing. At this moment. Although, the surrounding was filled with shouts, he actually felt that it was so peaceful that he could even hear his own heartbeat!
A smiling face could be seen on this Byzantine military officer’s face. Then suddenly, he suddenly felt strong but didn’t know where the strength came from. With a last effort, he fiercely pulled out the lance which pierced his body! Hot blood sprayed out from the wound. With a lance in his hand which was carrying the last bit of spirit in him, he mercilessly stabbed forward…
With his last breath and strength, he roared a final scream!
“Advance!! Upon Deat……!!”
An axe cut down his neck, cutting off the last note of his last few words and his head shot up in the sky. A fountain of blood sprayed towards the sky as numerous spears stabbed into his body……
The mutilated corpse fell to the ground and joined thousands of corpses in the surrounding, indistinguishable to each other again……
More than 600 cavalry were furiously breaking out and the surrounding Odins stubbornly holding out, but they finally managed to open a gap.
More than 600 cavalry freed themselves from the encirclement, but they weren’t safe yet! Still there was still a big Odin camp in front of them!
Since 600 cavalrymen were unable to form a formation and chaotically stormed into the camp with panic. The camp was already a mess after it was broken through twice by Byzantine assaults and the six hundred cavalry on their horseback rode through it without encountering much danger. There were only a small resistance inside it.
Shaar was lagging behind riding the last horse within the formation and at this moment he was somewhat at his limit. Not mentioning that the injured Kevin was also with him, the caribou riders were still chasing after them, never giving up. The howling sound was getting closer and closer!
Exactly at this moment, a beastly roar could be heard, then a group of people wearing iron armor and riding on bears rushed over! These weren’t the ordinary Berserkers, since each of those black bears were even more vigorous and big compared to a normal bear. Their bodies were bulging with muscles and their bodies clad in a white superior steel armor! The Odin soldiers riding on the bears were all wielding two meter long triangular spears – the form of this spear, unexpectedly resembled the one that Hasting was using!
These white armored Berserkers came running towards them with an incredible speed! They quickly caught up to them! Although Shaar urged his horse to give everything it had, this warhorse already suffered a number of injuries after that long battle. The speed of the horse ran obviously slower than before!
Very soon, a white armored bear arrived next to them and brandished its giant bear paw, forcing Shaar to grab his fire pitchfork to block!!
With a loud bang, the bear’s paw was immediately cut apart, however Shaar’s whole body trembled! He immediately felt that his opponent’s strength was very strong and powerful. When the bear fell behind from the pain, the soldier leapt from its back at that moment and rushed over! The triangular spear swept in front of Shaar, forcing him to furiously ward it off!
After a dull thumping sound, Shaar felt a crazy vibration through his arm! Although the triangular spear broke, that powerful strength made Shaar felt as if his chest was being compressed! That Odin soldier fell to the ground and issued a mad roar……
A Beast spirit soldier!
Shaar’s mind immediately turned sharp!
As he was being hindered by this hinderance, two other white armored Berserkers immediately entangled with him. Shaar was furiously struggling to keep off those two triangular spears, but his fire pitchfork was too short after all and it couldn’t protect both front and back. As the long weapon of enemy swept over, he could only reluctantly use his body to block!
Bang! A dull thumping sound could be heard, as Shaar blocked the incoming attack with his shoulder and a cracking noise coming from his bones could be heard. His shoulder was bruised and it started to bleed. After taking this blow, Shaar immediately saw black in front of him, before using his fire pitchfork to cut off the spear of the opposite party. Finally, blood started to spurt out from his mouth once more! The crimson covered fire pitchfork stroke down and cut off an arm of that beast spirit warrior. Seeing his limb cut off and flying in the air, that fellow face didn’t show the slightest hint of pain. His eyes burst out an intense hostility and leapt towards them crazily. With a huge leap, he unexpectedly tried to bring down Shaar from his horse with his body!
Beast spirit warrior! A powerful beast spirit warrior!!
Shaar staggered from the impact, but his fire pitchfork passed through the head of his enemy, cutting it in half. However, he finally fell down from his horse!
After continuous rolling on the ground, before Shaar even had the time to get up, he already heard a piercing sound from behind. With a loud roar, both his eyes turned crimson and the fire pitchfork radiated a faint crimson glow. That crimson light drew a bright thin thread and cut everything in the surrounding apart!!
Several of the storm bears that rushed towards him were instantly dismembered.
The Beast Spirit Warriors fell to the ground and couldn’t continue their pursuit, but Shaar was already surrounded by other pursuing troops, and several powerful enemies were closing on him. His heart sank……
At this moment a neigh could be heard and Shaar saw his warhorse turn around. That bald fellow Kevin roared and pulled the reins reluctantly with one hand, before rushing in to forcefully grab Shaar by the hair! When Shaar turned towards the horse, a beast spirit warrior’s spear maliciously stabbed towards him. Using his fire pitchfork to block it, he then immediately kicked away the beast spirit warrior near his saddle.
The several beast spirit warriors behind him roared angrily, and started to run after them. However, without the bears their speeds quickly fell behind the horse, and got more and more left in the dust…
Shaar was the last to escape the enemy lines and when the horse left the battlefield, the stronghold wall could be seen in the distance. The hillbilly’s heart suddenly gave birth to the feeling of being a survivor of great disaster, and couldn’t help but start laughing wildly. With one hand on the reins, the other hugged the bald yellow, yelling: “We survived! Bald man! We survived!”
Kevin only managed to issue a weak humming sound and his body seemed to shiver gently.
The pursuing troops came closer and closer, but Shaar finally closed in on the camp gate, with a swarm of arrows blocking off the enemies at their tail. Just after Shaar’ horse dashed inside the front door, the camp gate immediately closed and countless wood planks were piled in front of the entrance, completely blocking it!!
Only after it continued a dozen steps, Shaar’ horse finally stopped. The hillbilly’s warhorse was so tired that it gasped for breath. Leaning against Kevin’s back, he stuck out his tongue and burst out laughing: “Uncle didn’t die! We made it back! HAHAHAHA!! Kevin, you owe me another life! HAHAHAHA……”
After laughing for a little while, Shaar suddenly felt that his arm was somewhat wet. Looking down, he suddenly noticed that the arm that held Kevin’s waist was covered in blood! The blood already completely soaked his pants until the legs, and Kevin’s body was even incapable to move on its own.
A pierce of a fractured spear had pierced the bald man’s waist from the gap at the edge of the armor! His blood had already soaked all of his clothes and it looked terrifying!!
Shaar’ mind suddenly went black and immediately dismounted while taking Kevin from the horse.
The bald man’s face was white as paper, and there were no hints of any expression at this moment in his eyes. The blood continued to flow from his waist, and a large pool of it quickly gathered on the ground as he lay on it. Shaar’ hand gently touched Kevin’s waist, but he didn’t dare to pull it out. He knew very well that once he pulled it out, the blood would start to spray like a fountain!
The bald man’s breath was weak as he laid there. Shaar lifted Kevin’s head up onto his thigh, and his heart suddenly gave birth to a twisting and tearing pain that couldn’t be described.
“Kevin! Fuck! You bastard! You can’t scare uncle like this! You still own this uncle a fucking life! You better continue to breath! Speak to me!!”
The bald man’s lips were completely white, and the fierce pain made the body of this dauntless man twitch in bursts as he reluctantly managed to move his lips. Pointing at the broken spear stuck in his waist, he forced out a laugh with his pale face.
“Bull…… bullshit…… owing you a life…… this uncle already repaid you……”
Shaar immediately remembered when he fell a moment ago; this bastard rushed back and pulled him out of crowd of enemies! This hillbilly suddenly roared and screamed while his spit even spurted on Kevin’s face.
“Who told you to repay me! Who told you to repay me! “Why did you repay me! You owe me a fucking life! I forbid you from paying me back now!!”
The corner of Kevin’s mouth lifted as he suddenly shook his head. That smiling face gradually dissolved and after taking a deep breath, with his finger he pointed at his chest: “Brother ……Help me……bring this ……bring this home……”
His voice slowly fell and Kevin’s eyes fell as he exhaled his last breath.
Soldiers who were starting to gather around saw how Shaar hugged Kevin. While watching them sitting on the ground as Kevin died, the nearby Byzantine soldiers stood still and slowly encircled them.
At this moment, no one moved closer and nobody knew what they should say or do.
Shaar sat there completely dumbfounded. Still stubbornly hugging Kevin, without saying a single word for a long time……
At this moment, nobody was cruel enough to disturb Shaar and all the eyes were on him.
After a long time, Shaar suddenly looked up and his face was so calm and gloomy that it was frightening.
After gently untying Kevin’s chest armor, he took out a piece of something from his bosom.
After opening it,……he saw that it was a piece of sheepskin which was already drenched in blood!!
Under the blood, he saw that there were a lot of vague sentences written on this sheepskin. These letters were written with a charcoal pencil, but the sheepskin was in itself badly-damaged and it was covered with scratch marks everywhere……
Shaar instantly knew that this was a letter – a letter that Kevin wrote home!
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“We who are soldiers don’t have the money to buy paper. Since paper is easily damaged, we use sheepskin to communicate with our family. If you write on it with charcoal after reading it, you can scrape the text off and use it again.”
“This is a letter from my wife, hehe! I am someone who has a wife, her name is Julia. She is a pure Rhodelian woman!”
“The steaks she grills are great. If there is the chance, I will invite you to my house to let you taste her cooking! You are a nice fellow and we can become good friends in the future.”
“I owe you a life!”
“bull, bullshit……Owning you a life ……this uncle, already repaid you.”
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While holding that sheepskin in his hand, Shaar cautiously folded it and put it in his own bosom. Each movement was extremely gentle, it was as if he feared to damage the sheepskin.
Finally, carefully placing it, he let go of Kevin’s corpse and stood up. Standing there, both of his arms started to tremble. His body was unable to suppress it, and finally a heaven piercing roar could be heard.
This roar was filled with infinite sadness and anger. It was just like a howl of a wild beast.