Killing

Once Harrot's plan was approved, he wasted no time. He immediately slowed down, turned his horse, and charged back towards the Centaurs. The others, whose horses were slower, lagged behind him.

Seeing their enemies, who had been constantly trampled, turn back to counterattack, the Centaurs immediately changed direction and retreated, firing arrows as they went to hinder Harrot's pursuit.

But it had little effect. Harrot and his mount were fully armored, and Harrot even had internal armor that provided "+40 Defense."

Ignoring the rain of arrows, Harrot quickly caught up to the Centaurs. The Centaur chieftain, seeing that only Harrot was fast, ordered a counterattack.

They wanted to eliminate Harrot before the other humans could catch up. The Centaur chieftain led the charge, attacking Harrot first.

The Centaur chieftain wielded a long axe, incredibly fast. With one cleave, Harrot could only block hastily, his arms numb from the impact and his hands bleeding from the shock.

When blocking the attack, his Power Strike skill was useless. His strength was far inferior to that of the Centaur chieftain; he conservatively estimated the opponent's strength to be around 60 points!

After a single exchange with the Centaur chieftain, Harrot brushed past him and charged into the other Centaurs, cleaving off the upper body of one nearby Centaur with a single sword stroke.

The other Centaurs thrust their spears. Harrot had no time to block or dodge; he was completely unaccustomed to mounted combat!

Fortunately, the armor forged by the Dwarves was effective. The attacks from ordinary Centaurs couldn't penetrate the armor, but the force still vibrated through the armor, injuring Harrot.

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His health began to drop continuously. The Magical Warhorse was also surrounded and couldn't break through. Centaurs weighed half a ton, and without a running start, even the Magical Warhorse couldn't ram them aside.

At this moment, the Centaur chieftain also caught up and swung his axe again. Instead of blocking, Harrot met the attack with his sword. With the high strength bonus from Power Strike, Harrot didn't lose ground this time, but he still felt the rebound force was unbearable, nearly knocking him off his horse.

The other Centaurs continued their attacks, making it difficult for Harrot, who only had two hands, to cope. Marcus and the rest of the party would take another dozen seconds to catch up and provide support.

Another spear thrust hit him in the chest. For a moment, Qi surged, and Harrot spat out a mouthful of blood, thinking, "I can't hold on. These Centaurs are much stronger than the ones I encountered before! Now that I'm surrounded, my horse can't move! Rather than being a target on horseback, I might as well dismount and fight on foot!"

With that thought, Harrot resolutely leaped off his horse, using the force of a thrusting spear to pull himself onto a Centaur's back.

The Centaur tried to jump and vigorously attacked Harrot behind him with both hands, trying to throw him off. Unfortunately, it was very ineffective. The Centaur's body structure made it difficult for them to attack enemies riding on their backs.

Harrot grabbed the Centaur's head and stabbed his sword through its back, having only dealt with two enemies so far!

Seeing Harrot brutally kill one of their kind in front of them, the other Centaurs howled ferociously, vowing to skewer Harrot like a hedgehog.

Harrot rolled off the Centaur's corpse and began fighting on foot.

Dismounting and fighting on foot activated the Running skill. While it made him much more agile, it also presented significant danger. He had to be wary of the Centaurs' stomps and charges.

A Centaur weighed half a ton, and the strength of its horse body was far greater than its human body. A full-force charge would definitely severely injure Harrot.

To cope with this situation, Harrot once again used the unique skill he had honed in the Gladiatorial Arena: rolling!

After unleashing this move, Harrot not only narrowly dodged the hooves and spear attacks but also dove under a Centaur, viciously attacking its horse belly. This area, unprotected by muscle and bone, was a vital point for Centaurs.

Marcus finally arrived with his soldiers as reinforcements. Seeing Harrot abandon his horse and roll around, Marcus believed the situation was critical. He leaped from his horse, transforming into a three-meter-tall Flame Demon, and furiously attacked the enemies.

The Bald Man also quickly engaged the formidable Centaur chieftain. This fellow seemed to have Fire Resistance; Marcus couldn't force him back.

The Bald Man was no match for the Centaur chieftain and was steadily pushed back, but he gritted his teeth and held on. Without the Centaur chieftain's support, the ordinary Centaurs were no match for Marcus.

Seeing his teammates arrive, Harrot stopped rolling and dodging on the ground. He stood up and unleashed a Dragon Slaying Sword Qi towards a Centaur in front of him. As the white sword energy flashed, it instantly killed the opponent.

After more than a month of training, he could now control the power of his sword Qi, not having to go all out with every attack and risk exhaustion, but he could only use it two or three times at most, so he still couldn't unleash it recklessly.

The Centaurs were utterly routed by Marcus, who had transformed into a Flame Demon and whipped them with fire. The other Knights and soldiers followed up, easily killing the remaining Centaurs.

However, the Centaur chieftain was truly formidable. The Bald Man was completely on the defensive, only able to rely on the agility of his Magical Warhorse to keep fighting.

The Bald Man took several heavy axe blows from the Centaur chieftain, and his arms were almost exhausted. Facing another fierce attack from the Centaur chieftain, his weapon was knocked from his grasp, and he himself was flung off his horse, tumbling several times on the ground.

The Centaur chieftain had been entangled by The Bald Man for a long time, and most of his subordinates were dead. He roared in anger and chased after The Bald Man, intending to dismember him as he lay on the ground.

"The Bald Man can't hold on!" Harrot saw The Bald Man defeated by the Centaur chieftain and, forgetting about slaughtering the ordinary Centaurs, rushed over to confront the enraged Centaur chieftain.

Muscle Burst activated! Strength +50%! There's only one enemy left, no need to worry about skill side effects. Eliminating him will end the battle!

Harrot was not on horseback but on foot, making it easier to exert force. With the various skill buffs, he had the strength to clash swords with the Centaur chieftain.

"Hah! Hah!" Harrot put all his strength into clashing his sword against the Centaur chieftain's swinging axe, blow for blow. He had to counter-attack to trigger Power Strike; he couldn't just passively block.

He ignored the intense pain of the rebound in his arms and hands. After activating Muscle Burst, his strength was 47 points, and with the passive skill bonuses, it exceeded 80 points. Even the Centaur chieftain was slightly inferior to him.

But the Centaur chieftain's strength wasn't his only powerful attribute. Harrot, after a Heavy Strike that pushed the Centaur chieftain back two steps, was about to press his attack when the Centaur chieftain raised himself up and delivered a kick with his hooves, sending Harrot stumbling backward.

The Centaur chieftain's agility was superior to Harrot's, and his strength was only slightly inferior. Harrot's attacks basically caused him no pressure.

After several rounds of combat with Harrot, he had figured out Harrot's weaknesses and knew how to deal with him.

The Centaur chieftain launched continuous fierce attacks. Harrot's speed was somewhat unable to keep up, and after deflecting one attack, the next attack was always dealt with very hastily.

Finally, there was an attack he couldn't react to in time, and the Centaur chieftain struck him with an axe.

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Harrot's health was already low, and this hit immediately reduced him to critical health.

The full plate armor forged by the Dwarves was also sliced open, blood gushing out, and his internal organs nearly spilling. But even so, Harrot did not retreat. His retreat would mean pushing The Bald Man to his death!

Harrot had the System's "Near-Death Revival" protection. Wearing heavy armor, he was unlikely to be cut in half by an axe, so even if he died, he could revive.

Marcus also noticed the critical situation. His Flame Demon transformation time had ended, and he had successfully regained his sanity. Taking advantage of the Centaur chieftain's focus on Harrot, Marcus leaped onto the Centaur, his right hand transforming into a flaming claw, and viciously plunged it into the Centaur's back.

At this moment, his right hand could even melt steel, let alone the Centaur's body; it easily pierced through the Centaur's body.

Then, Marcus fully unleashed his bloodline power, and flames erupted from the Centaur chieftain's chest, completely engulfing his body.

The Centaur chieftain howled miserably. With his toughness, even a large fireball wouldn't have severely injured him, but this internal burning was impossible to resist.

Marcus was flung away by the rampaging Centaur chieftain. The Centaur chieftain, completely engulfed in flames, ran wildly. The flames even seemed to be gradually extinguishing. This vitality was absurdly strong.

Finally, Harrot ended the battle with a full-power Dragon Slaying Sword Qi, decapitating the Centaur chieftain.

Although the Centaur chieftain was much stronger than a Troll, it didn't have the Regeneration ability. After its head was severed, its body thrashed for a few more seconds before finally collapsing completely.

Experience +2600, Level Up to lv10

Just from the experience points given by the System, it was clear this was no ordinary foe; regular Centaurs only gave a little over 200 experience points.

The Bald Man looked at Harrot with emotion and said, "Thank you, brother. Without you, I would have died here today! I will never forget this kindness!" In The Bald Man's eyes, Harrot had risked his life to desperately hold off the Centaur and save him.

"How can this guy be so strong? I'm no match for him at all!" The Bald Man thought of how the Centaur chieftain had crushed him and Harrot, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"He must be the chieftain of a medium-sized tribe. Even I would find it very difficult to defeat him alone! I hope there aren't many Centaurs of this strength!" Marcus was also startled by the Centaur chieftain's power.

"Let's retreat quickly. This is probably an elite of the Thunder Tribe. If we encounter another one, we're dead!" Harrot, being the most injured, suggested they withdraw.

The soldiers and Knights had only suffered some arrow wounds earlier. Marcus was a bit listless due to over-activating his bloodline power. Only The Bald Man and Harrot were severely wounded.

No one dared to linger; they quickly ran towards the allied forces' defensive position. Their objective was pretty much achieved. The Centaur chieftain they killed this time was definitely not an ordinary character, and it would surely ignite the Centaurs' fury, making them actively attack.

In the camp, several other unlucky Nobles had also encountered attacks from elite Centaur squads. They didn't have the strength of Marcus's team. Their regular soldiers were slaughtered by the Centaurs, and only the Knights and Nobles, riding their fast Magical Warhorses, managed to escape back.