Chapter 8: Danger in the Woods (Part II)

Khufu had expected to encounter beastmen or werewolves in the woods, but he didn't expect them to outnumber the traveling party at Blackhammer. The Beastmen, both the Empire and Kislev, are very dangerous beings. Three or five beastmen, villages and castles around the country will sound the alarm, a dozen to twenty beastmen, the lords of all places will lock the city gates, waiting for the patrol to investigate, and more than fifty beastmen warbands, the Kingdom of Kislev needs to use regular troops to exterminate.

The number of beastmen besieging in front of him was apparently at least seven or eight, and Lawrence the Ranger had to abandon his bow and arrow, and draw his short knife to fight with them. The lord himself was also entangled by three or four beastmen, and another companion, the soldier Carrot, was knocked out directly at the beginning, and was planted on the trunk of a tree, bleeding profusely. Pastor White hid behind the rocks, shivering, reciting his useless scriptures.

As soon as Khufu grabbed his shield, he was smashed out with a hammer by a beastman, and at that moment, he felt half of his body go numb, and his arm trembled as if it had been shattered. The sturdy round shield had shattered and could no longer be used. However, the other party was still angry and furious.

He saw the other party's face clearly, it was a deformed beast, infected by chaotic energy, the beastman in front of him had lost all human characteristics, even the soles of his feet had turned into terrifying hooves, he held the hammer in both hands, and a pair of blood-red eyes were staring at the half-crippled Khufu who fell to the ground.

Soon, the beastman roared and rushed over, and in desperation, Khufu drew his short sword at his waist, but, just when he thought he was going to die, a sturdy figure appeared from the sky and pounced on the beastman in front of him!

A human who has the power to pounce on a beastman? Khufu couldn't believe his eyes, but when he looked closely, he realized that it was his lord.

Rhodes reached out nimbly, and the moment he pounced on the beastman, the Hidden Blade in his hand bounced out, stabbing him in the throat. Yes, the sword seals the throat...... Before the other party could struggle and roar, Rhodes withdrew his Hidden Blade and stabbed him in the neck again, stabbing the great artery that connected his head and heart to pieces, and the warm blood instantly stained his hands red.

The cold wind blew, and the Lord of Blackhammer Castle danced wildly with his broken hair. Like a mighty bear and an agile cheetah, he swirled between the burly beastmen, disemboweling them and bleeding them to death.

The warm breath spat out from Rod's mouth and nose, turning into bursts of white mist.

In the cold night, the bloodthirsty slaughter of the human lords did not stop the beastmen from fighting, on the contrary, the blood stimulated their nerves and made these rampaging beastmen fight even more frantically.

They pounced on Rhodes, the fire reflecting the terrifying shadows of these beastmen. Rod put away his Hidden Blade and held the ancestral cold iron sword in both hands. The blade of the sword was already stained with scarlet blood.

Bang dang!

There was a crisp clash of iron weapons, and in the moonlight, Rod's greatsword blocked the beastman's blade. This thunderous slash was easily blocked by a human lord. The priest White Wren, who was hiding behind the stones, was stunned, and the scene in front of him was a miracle for him.

However, the battle was not over yet, and beside the fire, the beastmen roared and raised their battle axes again, slashing wildly at the thin human in front of them. Although Rhodes was already quite large in the human population, he was still very thin in the eyes of the beastmen. However, it was this skinny human who once again blocked his blade.

The beastman did not hit Rhodes with all his might, but instead, at the moment when the tomahawk sank into the earth, Rhodes stepped on the rough axe, leveled his long sword with both hands, and stabbed it hard.

Blood flashed, and the beastman in front of him was impaled through the abdomen with a sword. When he drew the blade again, blood-stained intestines flowed out of the broken wound.

The enraged beastman let out a bison-like roar, and he abandoned his tomahawk and lunged straight at Rhodes. Trying to crush Rhodes with its stout body.

But Rod's steps were always lighter, and he dodged with a sideways step, grabbing the blade of his sword the moment the beastman pounced, and stabbed the beastman hard in the back.

The sound of bones shattering came from inside the beastman's body, and the bulky body lost its support and fell to the ground suddenly.

However, at this moment, the leader of the beastmen rushed forward, and in a furious roar, Rhodes, who had no time to defend, was knocked directly into the trunk of the tree.

Suddenly, Rod's eyes were dark, and he felt that the bones in his body were about to fall apart, but the process was very short, so short that it was almost only a few tenths of a second, and at the moment before the leader of the beastmen roared again, Rod woke up, the cold iron sword was in front of him, and he didn't have time to stand up, Rod grabbed the blood-stained greatsword, and a second before the beastman swung the hammer and smashed it, he held the sword with both hands and sent the big sword into the beastman's neck.

The sharp sword pierced through the muscles and skin, piercing the back of the beastman's neck, blood gushing out in an instant, and the stone hammer that had not had time to fall was suspended in mid-air, and in the beastman's stiff position, Rhodes easily pushed him down.

There are no flashy spell shows, no fancy tricks, everything is so bloody, a contest of strength and speed. In less than five minutes, the corpses of eight beastmen were strewn to the ground.

This scene stunned everyone, they knew that the lord had a martial art, but it didn't seem to be that powerful. And today, they met a great mortal warrior.

Panting, Rhodes didn't say anything, he knew that now was not the time to tell his subordinates, although these people were loyal to his subordinates, but as long as they were alive, they couldn't keep their mouths shut. Rhodes didn't want to reveal his background too early so as not to get into trouble. Therefore, in the face of the shocked expressions of his subordinates, the Lord of Blackhammer Castle just looked calm.

He drew his sword from the beastman, the blade stained with the disgusting blood and shattered entrails of his enemies.

"Ah, my lord, are you alright, let me heal your wounds. ”

After the bloody battle, the accompanying priest Wright stumbled out from behind the large rock, with a statue of the god that marked his faith around his neck, and he looked reverent.

However, before he could run over, Rhodes made a stop gesture.

"I'm fine, I'll treat Karot first and see how he's doing. Damn it!"

Rhodes said, gesturing at the soldier Karot, who was lying motionless under the tree. As soon as this cargo opened, it was knocked out by the beastmen with a hammer, and the whole process was hit with soy sauce, and blood flowed all over the ground. Rhodes was worried about whether the attack would cause casualties, whether there would be deaths, and it was not known for the time being, but injuries seemed inevitable, and even Lawrence, the best ranger, was seriously injured in the fight just now.