Akil roared once more, "Ready!"
After the first two volleys of arrows, the Blizzard Mercenaries naturally assumed Akil was about to order another barrage. They all raised their shields. As they had to avoid the swamps and ice crystals beneath their horses while preparing to evade the arrows, their speed dropped once again.
Yet, to their surprise, Akil did not shout, "Fire!" This time, he turned his horse around and roared, "Retreat with me!" The moment he finished shouting, Akil took the lead and galloped away. The Blizzard Mercenaries were thoroughly startled; they had never encountered an opponent like this before.
The Blizzard Mercenaries were dumbfounded, but their leader was furious enough to go mad. The enemy's actions felt like blatant mockery. He roared, "Follow me! Chase them down and kill every last one of them!"
With that roar, he spurred his horse forward, charging recklessly regardless of whether there were swamps or ice crystals beneath its hooves. Several of his personal guards behind him shouted, "Lord Xiang Ze! Don't act rashly!"
But Xiang Ze was in no mood to listen to anyone. He simply kept urging his horse onward, madly pursuing Li and the others.
In all his years, when had he ever been toyed with like this? He had already made up his mind to torment those little nobles properly and make them understand just how grave a mistake they had made.
Meanwhile, the others had already retreated to the edge of the forest. Seeing that their pursuers were nearly upon them, Li gave the order for the mercenaries to slow down and stop where they were. Since the enemy had been trying to catch up with Li's group, their formation had stretched out over a long distance. The few Blizzard Mercenaries at the front naturally did not