Chapter 494: A Sigh in the Imperial Study
Clang!
A long-handled axe smashed aside four spears thrusting toward it.
"Roar! Get back!"
Clang! Clang! Clang! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! ...
A burly man in white armor swung his two-handed axe again and again, warding off lethal attacks as he desperately tried to break through.
Wounds of every size covered his body, and his head was growing foggy.
"Hurry, follow me out! We have to expose those despicable bastards! God will protect us!"
He glanced behind him. Fewer than a hundred warriors still followed him. Battle cries rang out from the other areas too; there was no telling how many remained alive.
He was a powerful Awakened, relying on his individual strength to lead his comrades in repeated attempts to break through.
The weather was terrible. Beneath the dense clouds, visibility was extremely poor, especially down in this great rift. Yet the white armor of the Demon Hunter Legion remained conspicuous even here, unlike the armor worn by the Nolan City troops and the Empire Army.
This operation had never been a rescue. It was a trap-a trap set for the Demon Hunter Legion!
By the time they realized that, ranks of the legion's warriors had already fallen as their supposed "allies" turned on them in the midst of battle.
Several more weapons slashed toward him from the front. Just as he raised his long-handled axe to sweep them aside, a sharp, distinct twang reached his ears. With the sound of the bowstring, he felt a chill beneath his arm.
A long arrow slipped precisely through the gap beneath his right arm where his armor offered no protection, sinking deep into his flesh.
"Cough!"
It might have struck his lung. He immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his strength began