In the Name of the Knight
In Friedrich's eyes, their movements were full of flaws and ridiculously slow!
With a swift movement, he cut into the middle of the three like a ghost, his longsword drawing two precise and sharp arcs!
Pfft! Pfft!
Two muffled sounds rang out almost simultaneously: a sharp blade slicing through leather armor and piercing flesh!
The two Sauron elite didn't even see what the other was doing before their throats were instantly slit, and they collapsed to the ground with expressions of disbelief.
The third man was terrified and was about to retreat when Friedrich's longsword shot out like a venomous snake, piercing his heart with pinpoint accuracy!
In the blink of an eye, all three of Sauron elite soldiers were dead!
But the crisis was far from over! More iron hooks were thrown onto the ramparts, and more and more Sauron elite were rapidly climbing up the ropes!
Friedrich kicked a corpse off the city wall, knocking down several enemies who were climbing it.
He roared at the terrified defenders, "Rolling stones! Battering Logs! Fire oil! Quickly! Move the stuff over here!"
However, where would the poorly armed Winterholm Fortress find such decent defensive supplies?
The warehouse was either completely empty or filled with rotten and broken garbage.
The soldiers were in a panic and couldn't find any effective means of retaliation!
Just then, something even worse happened!
The other side of the fortress, due to its weak defenses, was successfully scaled and captured by another group of Sauron raiders!
The defenders there were either easily killed in a brief resistance, or jumped off the city wall in a panic and fell to their deaths, or were so terrified that they dropped their weapons and fled in all directions!
In the blink of an eye, the entire fortress walls had almost fallen!
Only a handful of defenders remained to continue fighting, and they were separated and fighting independently.
Friedrich found himself in a desperate situation, attacked from both sides! But through his extraordinary martial prowess, he managed to hold onto a section of the city wall!
His longsword was like the scythe of death; every swing inevitably brought forth a shower of blood!
The Sauron soldiers who attempted to break through this section of the wall encountered an invisible fortress; their bodies quickly piled up at the crenellations. The subsequent enemy was momentarily intimidated by his ferocity and dared not advance easily.
However, individual bravery is ultimately insufficient to reverse the overall situation.
Sauron soldier had already rushed down the city walls, killed the remaining guards at the city gates, and struggled to open the heavy fortress gates!
"Boom!!!"
The doors were wide open!
The Sauron cavalry, who had been preparing in the darkness outside the city, surged into the fortress like a flood bursting its banks, letting out a deafening roar!
They launched a merciless attack, hacking and burning down the remaining, panicked defenders in the city.
Winterholm Fortress, a pass that was supposed to be defended, almost completely fell in less than an hour!
Flames soared into the sky, and screams filled the air.
Inside the fortress, only Friedrich and three last loyal soldiers remained, standing back to back on a narrow section of the city wall steps, making their final stand.
Beneath their feet lay layers upon layers of Sauron corpses.
Looking at the bloodthirsty Sauron soldier surging towards them like a tidal wave, and the enemy cavalry rampaging in the flames below.
A desperate rage burned fiercely in Friedrich's heart!
He gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes, and poured all his Battle Qi and will into his longsword, letting out a roar that shook the night sky:
" In the In the Name of the Knight!!! Second Wind!"
[Second Wind]!
Classic buff spells for Fourth-Order Knight!
In a very short time, it greatly stimulates life potential, rapidly restores physical strength and injuries, and grants the user greater strength, faster speed, and a more resilient will!
Buzz!!!
A visible, pale golden energy fluctuation instantly erupted from Friedrich's body, swirling around him like a whirlwind!
His wounds stopped bleeding and healed at an astonishing speed, his fatigue vanished, his eyes became sharp as an eagle's, and his aura instantly soared to its peak!
"Kill!" he roared, his speed increasing dramatically as he charged into the enemy ranks like a golden lightning bolt!
The longsword in his hand transformed into a real storm!
Where the sword flashed, Sauron soldier fell in droves like wheat being harvested!
Their weapons were no match for Friedrich's speed, and their defenses were utterly vulnerable to the swords imbued with Battle Qi!
He single-handedly wiped out the enemy on this section of the city wall! The ground was littered with severed limbs and groaning wounded soldiers.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, Friedrich leaped off the city wall, which was several meters high!
Bang!
He crashed to the ground like a meteorite, and the moment he landed, he rolled to dissipate the force, then thrust his longsword upwards with the momentum!
"Thud!" A Sauron Cavalry was riding past him had no time to react before the sword, which came from below, pierced his abdomen with precision. He screamed and fell off his horse!
Without pausing, Friedrich leaped onto the frightened warhorse.
"Herald!!!" The warhorse reared up and let out a long neigh, but was immediately brought under Friedrich's firm control.
He mounted his horse, pointed his longsword at the bewildered Sauron Cavalry around him, and roared, "For the Broomflower! Follow me and retake the city gate!"
His bravery and unparalleled fighting prowess were like a torch in the darkness, instantly igniting the almost extinguished courage in the hearts of the remaining defenders!
"For the sake of the Sir Knight!"
"Let's fight these barbarians!"
"Take back the city gate!"
Those defenders who had been hiding or struggling in despair seemed to have been infused with new souls, rushing out of their hiding places, grabbing any weapons they could find, and frantically attacking the Sauron infantry who were setting fires and looting!
Friedrich charged ahead like a golden war god towards the city gate!
Wherever he went, the Sauron fled in terror, and those who dared to block his way were instantly cut down from their horses!
With the help of several soldiers who fought desperately to follow them, they fought valiantly and killed the enemy occupying the city gate.
"Close the gate!" Friedrich roared, dismounting himself and bracing the heavy door with his shoulder.
The surviving soldiers mustered their last strength and worked together to push open the gate.
Boom!
The heavy, iron-clad wooden door was slammed shut again with difficulty! The bolt was quickly inserted!
"Cut the ropes! Quickly!" Friedrich continued to give the order.
The soldiers immediately swung their swords and cut all the climbing ropes still hanging on the ramparts!
For the time being, they kept the enemy out and regained control of the fortress gate!
However, inside the fortress, there were still a large number of Sauron soldier and cavalry who had already stormed in.
The battle shifted from a siege of the city walls to a more brutal and chaotic street fighting within the fortresses.
Friedrich and his remaining dozen or so warriors stood with their backs against the newly closed city gates, facing the enraged Sauron enemies surging in from all directions.