Crisis!
Sauron Camp, Central Military Region.
Like a burning golden meteor, Friedrich stormed into the heart of the Sauron camp with unstoppable momentum, sweeping all before him!
With each swing of his longsword, a dazzling Battle Qi qi flashed, cleaving any Sauron soldier who dared to stand in his way in two, armor and all! Blood and severed limbs paved a horrifying path behind him.
His objective was clear: the central command tent, where Harald was located! He wanted to capture the leader first, or at least create enough chaos to force Harald to send troops back to reinforce the area, thus securing a glimmer of hope for his brother Karl, who was struggling to hold out on the mountaintop!
However, his individual strength was ultimately too insignificant. With the obstruction of the Tiger Corps's elite troops and sorcerers, Friedrich's advance was quickly halted.
"In the name of the Lord of the Abyss, burn this blasphemous soul!" A sorcerer in a dark red robe was the first to attack. He made a gesture with his hands, and a ball of eerie green flame appeared out of thin air, shooting towards Friedrich with a whoosh!
At almost the same time, several other sorcerers also displayed their abilities.
Some summoned sharp ice crystal storms that swept away the intruders.
Some released arrows of corrosive acid.
Some even resorted to mental attacks, attempting to disrupt Friedrich's mind!
Elaine did not rush to launch a direct attack. Instead, she used her withered fingers to draw twisted runes in the air while chanting a low and blasphemous incantation.
As he chanted, an ominous, dark cloud rapidly gathered in the sky, centered on him!
Lightning bolts darted wildly through the dark clouds, but they were not natural thunder; instead, they were a dark red, cursed lightning that exuded an aura of death and decay!
Friedrich's intuition far surpassed that of ordinary people.
The moment the sorcerers made their move, he sensed intense magical fluctuations and a deadly threat coming from all directions!
The rapidly forming cursed cloud overhead, in particular, made him feel an unprecedented sense of dread!
Alarm bells were ringing in his mind!
Without hesitation, he pushed off the stirrups with both feet, flipped backward, and leaped into the air, narrowly escaping the saddle.
Almost at the moment he landed, the ghostly green hellfire struck the warhorse with pinpoint accuracy!
Before the warhorse could even neigh in despair, it was instantly engulfed by the eerie flames, right before everyone's horrified eyes!
The flesh melted away like wax, leaving only a charred and twisted skeleton in place!
This horrifying scene caused the surrounding Sauron soldier to turn pale with fright!
However, the danger is far from over!
Elaine's cursed cloud had completely locked onto him! A bolt of dark cursed lightning tore through the air, accompanied by a piercing shriek, and struck down directly at Friedrich, who had just landed!
"Iron Body!" Friedrich, unfazed by the danger, let out a deep, furious roar!
His surging golden Battle Qi instantly converged and condensed inward, forming an incredibly solid protective aura on his body surface!
This is a powerful defensive battle Battle Qi technique that only Fourth-Order Knight can master, maximizing the defensive power of Battle Qi!
Boom!
The cursed lightning struck the golden Battle Qi shield with a dull thud!
Dark red lightning clashed violently with golden Battle Qi!
Friedrich's body swayed violently with golden light, and he shook slightly, but he managed to withstand the strange attack.
The power of the curse was blocked by the extremely strong and yang Battle Qi, and failed to invade his body.
"They've blocked it!" Friedrich's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze instantly locked onto the group of sorcerers casting spells in the distance, especially Elaine, who posed the greatest threat to him!
We must take them down first!
However, while the idea was good, reality was incredibly cruel.
He fell from his horse while trying to dodge an attack and instantly lost his mobility.
By this time, the surrounding Sauron soldier had recovered from their initial shock!
Especially the Sauron Army and knights who possessed Battle Qi cultivation, seeing that Friedrich was alone, immediately surrounded him from all directions!
"Surround him! Don't let him get away!"
"He's fallen! Kill him!"
Swords, spears, Battle Axe... came raining down on Friedrich from all directions! Among them were many Sauron warriors strength had reached the second and third tiers!
Friedrich had to wield his longsword, devoting most of his energy to parrying physical attacks from all directions!
He attempted to charge towards the sorcerer, but with each step forward, he faced layers upon layers of obstruction and attacks, making his progress extremely difficult!
Worse still, the cursed cloud overhead did not dissipate, and Elaine's chanting never ceased!
One cursed lightning bolt after another relentlessly struck Friedrich's "Iron Body" shield!
Although he couldn't break through the defenses for the time being, each impact severely depleted his Battle Qi!
Meanwhile, the various ranged spells of other sorcerers constantly harassed them like flies.
Ice picks, acid, psychological shocks...
Although the power of a single attack was not enough to break through his defense, the combined effect forced him to distract himself, and the rate at which his Battle Qi was being consumed was astonishing!
Friedrich was facing an unprecedentedly difficult struggle!
He was like a lion trapped in a quagmire, possessing great strength but ensnared by countless hyenas!
With each swing of his sword, he could kill an enemy, but more would immediately take his place!
His Battle Qi was rapidly diminishing, and the golden protective aura around his body began to dim at a visible speed!
"This can't go on!" Friedrich was extremely anxious. He felt like a burning oil lamp whose oil was being rapidly depleted!
The safety of his younger brother on the mountaintop was burning in his heart like a raging fire!
Just as he parried a spear and slashed off the wrist of a Sauron soldier,
From his side and rear, a Sauron Third-Order Knight with an exceptionally burly build and a hideous scar on his face seized upon the slight opening where his old strength had been exhausted and his new strength had not yet been generated!
The knight roared, gripped a huge double-bladed Battle Axe tightly with both hands, and with all his might, slashed down at Friedrich's right shoulder!
This axe strike contained all of his peak third-tier Battle Qi, enough to split mountains and shatter rocks!
Friedrich had just completed a parry, his center of gravity shifted slightly, and by the time he realized the deadly attack coming from his blind spot, it was too late to completely dodge or parry!
He could only manage to lean his body slightly to the left, while simultaneously focusing his remaining Battle Qi as much as possible on the armor on his right shoulder!
Boom!
The giant axe slammed down hard on Friedrich's shoulder armor!
The deafening clang of metal clashing was deafening!
Click!
A sickening cracking sound rang out!
Friedrich's fine knight's plate armor shoulder armor was actually cleaved open with a deep crack by this ferocious axe blow!
The axe blade even got stuck in the armor! Although it ultimately failed to completely break through the defenses and injure the flesh, the terrifying impact it contained slammed into Friedrich's body like a heavy hammer!
"Ugh!" Friedrich let out a muffled groan, feeling his right side go numb instantly, and a metallic sweetness rising in his throat!
He could no longer maintain his balance, his right leg buckled, and he fell heavily to his knees!
He propped himself up with his longsword, barely managing not to fall completely.
At that moment, time seemed to slow down.
Friedrich knelt on one knee, a giant axe embedded in his shoulder armor, his golden Battle Qi shield dimmed to its lowest point, and his breathing was rapid and heavy.
He looked up and saw the ferocious, excited faces of the Sauron soldier around him, the cold, cruel eyes of the sorcerers in the distance, and even more enemies brandishing weapons and rushing towards him...
Despair, like an icy tide, instantly overwhelmed him.
Impulsive... far too impulsive... riding alone into the heart of an army of 100,000... that was tantamount to suicide...
"Karl ...I'm sorry...brother...I might...not be able to save you..." He felt an overwhelming sense of bitterness and regret.