Still, although the Knight Captain had fought with incredible prowess and rescued the three Novice Knights,
the players had certainly not come away empty-handed!
During that brief melee, two of the five Novice Knights dragged off their horses had not even found a chance to fight back before dozens of players mobbed them and completely emptied their health bars.
Squelch!
The two Novice Knights collapsed into the mud with screams, never to make another sound.
[Ding! Congratulations to player [Seeing Through the Red Dust] for successfully killing a first-tier Novice Knight of Winterhold!] [Ding! Congratulations to player [Death-Wish Daredevil] for successfully killing a first-tier Novice Knight of Winterhold!]
Ding! Ding!
The two kill notifications instantly flashed before every player.
"Holy shit!!! I got it! The kill's mine!!"
"Once those twenty Ash Coins come in! Hahahaha! I'll be filthy rich!!"
In the crowd, the two players who had secured the kills let out excited roars that sounded positively primal.
What a rush that reward was!
They worked themselves to death fighting first-tier monsters for a measly few coins, but killing an isolated Novice Knight meant an instant windfall!
When they heard that someone had already secured kills,
the remaining players' eyes turned so red they looked ready to bleed!
"Don't let them get away! Surround them!"
"Leave the one with the ice lance up front to me! I'll hold him back even if it kills me!"
"Charge! Everyone, get in there!"
As though pumped full of adrenaline, the players completely ignored their teammates being flung away by the ice lance and surged forward again like a tide, one after another.
The other three Novice Knights had just gotten to their feet. Terrified, they hurriedly drew the longswords at their waists and huddled back-to-back around the Knight Captain's warhorse.
"Stay