"Attack! Crush them."
Rogus grinned excitedly and waved his lone hand, ordering his subordinates to attack.
Upon receiving the order, the gnolls swung their flails and chain maces, roaring as they charged forward.
"Knight Squires, fall back and protect yourselves. The other six, follow me. Kill that one-armed gnoll."
Velin made his decision at once and issued the order before taking the lead.
Several Mid-Bronze Tier gnolls were cut in half, their scalding blood staining the armor red and marking the official start of the battle.
The next moment, even more frenzied gnolls swarmed forward, relentlessly attacking Velin and the other six Silver Knights as they advanced.
As more and more gnolls surged in, the seven of them were separated, and Velin gradually lost contact with the other six.
As the main target, Velin found himself surrounded by most of Rogus's High-Bronze Tier gnolls.
"Cut off one of this human's legs, and you'll be rewarded with twenty Gold Coins. One arm earns fifty Gold Coins."
Hearing their leader's words and stirred by the thick stench of blood, the surrounding gnolls gradually lost their minds.
Velin continuously swung his Knight Longsword. Nearly every strike killed a gnoll, but the number of gnolls around him only kept growing, with no sign of dwindling.
"This can't go on."
Feeling the Battle Qi within his body being steadily depleted, he knew he had to make a decision, or he would be worn to death here.
At that moment, the Legendary Mage in the rear awakened. Her icy gaze swept over the surroundings as she chanted a spell, and a massive beam of magical light began to gather.
In an instant, the surroundings were covered in ice and snow, and every gnoll was frozen solid.
Panting heavily, Velin stopped moving and shook the hardened Blood