The Centaur Commander fell under the combined assault of Cleon, Marcus, and Tiona. Having witnessed Harrot's death, they fought with bloodthirsty ferocity.
Tiona in particular roared as she spun, putting the full force of her body into swinging her greatsword. She cleaved straight through the Centaur Commander's torso, carving a massive gash through its center.
The Centaur Commander was cut in half at the waist by Tiona, dying just as miserably as Harrot had.
The battle outside the castle remained fierce. No matter how advantageous the terrain was, humans were still weaker than Centaurs in combat. The archers on the walls no longer had the strength to keep drawing their bows, while the Centaurs were still vigorously firing arrow after arrow.
Their powerful equine bodies could carry several quivers, giving the Centaurs ample ammunition. Most soldiers on the walls could now only huddle behind raised shields, protecting the few exceptionally strong archers who continued shooting.
More and more Centaurs poured in through the three breaches. Even the so-called elite troops were still ordinary humans. Without extraordinary power, they could not match Centaurs in individual strength, let alone stamina and endurance. After fighting the Centaurs for so long, they had begun to tire.
The nobles and Knights, however, were still in good spirits. They had overwhelmed and killed the Centaur Royal Guard through sheer numbers without much effort, and now they stepped up to the front lines to fight the Centaurs.
Marcus carried the Centaur Commander's head up onto the walls. Raising it high with both hands, he shouted in grief and fury, "I have slain the Legendary Centaur!"
His thunderous voice echoed both inside and outside the castle. The Centaur Commander's foremost head was enormous, clearly visible even from afar.
The Centaurs had already been demoralized by the seemingly impregnable