Western Retreat

"No! Princess Catherine, please hear me out!"

Laimost panicked. He knew full well that the town was now filled with Kingdom Army soldiers.

A tremendous sense of terror clutched his heart, making his head swim in waves of dizziness.

Catherine let out a cold laugh.

"I can give you a chance to explain yourself, but you must lay down your weapons!"

Laimost actually hesitated.

The attendant beside him immediately shouted harshly, "If we lay down our weapons, it's all over! We'll cover the lord as he fights his way out. There might still be a sliver of hope!"

That was right! There might still be a chance!

Laimost immediately wheeled his horse around and charged out of the town, while his attendants surrounded him.

Whoosh! A series of sounds split the air as the Kingdom Army fired crossbow bolts. Several knights of the Bradley Family fell from their horses.

The crossbowmen avoided Laimost in the middle and targeted only the knights around him.

It was not until Laimost and his group crashed into the Kingdom cavalry sent to intercept them that the rain of crossbow bolts finally stopped.

The clash of iron armor, swords, and blades erupted with deafening noise. The townspeople who had been peeking out from the buildings hurriedly ducked back inside and slammed their windows shut.

The Bradley Family's knights fought desperately, hoping to cover their lord's escape from the town. But clad only in light armor and armed with swords, they were no match for the Kingdom knights equipped with heavy armor and lances, and soon fell into a disadvantageous position.

They were just about to break out of the town when, amid the fierce melee, a flying rope looped around Laimost. He was violently dragged from his horse and pulled along the ground in a