Chapter 010: Injured

With a master like Carol leading the charge, the heavy cavalry behind them had it much easier. Closely following Carol, their direction was firmly set toward the place where Du Fan and the others were trapped!
Carol moved with incredible speed, yet his expression remained eerily calm. Amidst such fierce combat, he still managed to keep his mind serene—a mindset born from countless battles!
They had advanced over two thousand meters into the Icebound Alliance’s camp. They were now only a little over three thousand meters away from where Du Fan and the others were trapped!
“Brothers, rally your spirits! Let’s charge all at once to where the three young masters are trapped!” Carol shouted loudly.
“Kill!” Hearing Carol’s words, the heavy cavalry roared in response!
A torrent of iron surged toward the place where Du Fan and the others were besieged.
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Du Fan, who was trapped, had long heard the thunderous battles outside. Even within the confinement magic array, he could feel the ground trembling from the intense force.
“Bad! Carol must have seen we’re trapped and sent a large force to attack!” Du Fan grew anxious.
At this moment, George and Allen also became impatient.
Especially Allen—if not for his impulsive decision, George’s prudence would have prevented him from leaving the city alone to fight, and Du Fan wouldn’t have done such a thing either, out of fear of upsetting his brothers.
Allen and George exchanged glances before shouting loudly and charging at the six-legged monster with their spears!
“Elder brother, second brother! Don’t be reckless!” Seeing his brothers join the attack, Du Fan cried out immediately.
“Third brother, we’re both saints-level masters! We’re not easily hurt,” Allen said loudly, thrusting his spear deep into the monster.
“Elder brother, second brother! This monster’s defense is too strong. Your attacks probably won’t even affect it,” Du Fan replied after hearing Allen’s words.

Sure enough, as Allen’s spear pierced the scales of the six-legged monster, there was no reaction at all! It was as if he had stabbed into rigid metal; a clear sound was even heard when Allen’s spear made contact with the monster’s scales! Back then, when the current Dwarf King Basha reached the Saint level, he used an axe of divine artifact quality crafted by dwarf masters to fight an adult golden dragon, yet he could only cut off a few scales with each swing. This six-legged monster, formed by combining six different beasts, already included a golden dragon among them! It’s easy to imagine that its defense must be even greater than that of a dragon! Moreover, one of the beasts that made up this monster, the alligator-like creature, had even greater defense than a giant dragon! With Allen’s spear being far inferior to Basha’s divine artifact, the outcome of his attack on the monster was predictable. Allen’s spear caused no reaction at all on the monster’s scales, but the monster did react to Allen’s attack! Seeing that the human who had been hiding aside since entering dared to come and attack it with a weapon, the monster became extremely enraged! Fueled by the anger from being attacked by Du Fan, the monster let out a fierce roar and swung its claws at Allen! “Second brother, be careful!” Seeing the monster’s claws swinging toward Allen, Du Fan shouted. Alerted by Du Fan’s cry, Allen quickly stepped back! Just as he was retreating, the monster’s claws reached Du Fan’s face. At that critical moment, Du Fan’s punch finally hit the monster, sending it flying again! As the monster was flung away, its sweeping claws grazed Eileen’s chest. The four sharp claws passed through her armor as if it were paper, tearing it apart instantly! With that tear, Allen felt a chill in his chest. He quickly stepped back again and looked down—his chest armor was completely torn apart! His clothes inside were also ripped, but fortunately, the monster had been knocked back by Du Fan’s punch just as its claws passed over Allen’s armor, saving him from disaster!

Watching the bizarre monster get flung away, Allen finally realized just how formidable its strength and defense were! A thought suddenly arose in Allen’s mind: if he were to face this monster alone, how many attacks could he withstand? Considering the monster’s speed, strength, and defense, Allen disheartenedly concluded that it would be at most two attacks—first, the monster would knock his weapon away in one strike, and second, it would kill him! With this in mind, Allen had another strange thought: Was Du Fan still the same worthless guy he used to be? In such a short time, this worthless younger brother had grown to an extent Allen could hardly imagine! Du Fan was clearly having the upper hand in fighting the bizarre monster, and Allen thought that if he were to face Du Fan, it would also take just one or two attacks. Frustrated, Allen thought to himself. Seeing that Allen’s attacks were having no effect, George, who was about to move forward, quickly stopped as well. “Stay back! Don’t provoke this guy!” Du Fan hurriedly followed closely behind the monster, shouting loudly at his two brothers as he did so. Hearing Du Fan’s words this time, the two brothers obediently stepped aside. After what had happened with Allen, they both understood that attacking the monster would only cause trouble for Du Fan. “Elder brother, second brother, if you have nothing to do, keep attacking that restraint magic array!” Du Fan said to his two brothers while fighting the monster. Worried that his brothers might become discouraged and lose their composure under such circumstances, Du Fan asked them to keep attacking the restraint magic array. Hearing this, George and Allen immediately unleashed their full strength of Star Combat Qi, continuously attacking the magic array. Their choice of attack points was also very clever—the direction of their attacks coincided exactly with the spots Naixiu was constantly targeting. As Naixiu, George, and Allen kept attacking those fixed points, it became obvious that the restraint magic array’s strength was gradually becoming unstable.

As Carol’s heavy cavalry advanced further, the accumulated momentum was gradually depleted, and her pace of advancement slowed down! Once such heavy cavalry lost their momentum and their speed decreased, their advantages would slowly vanish. By this point, Carol had reached a location just 500 meters away from where Du Fan and the others were trapped. Even Carol began to feel a slight sense of exhaustion at this stage. As the northern army launched attacks, the troops of the Frozen Alliance were also mobilized. The northern legions were formidable, but even they couldn’t hold a clear advantage against the Frozen Alliance’s forces, which outnumbered them. Moreover, the soldiers of the Frozen Alliance were also known for their strength! They were only inferior to the northern legions in terms of teamwork, coordination, and equipment; however, in terms of combat spirit and individual combat skills, they were quite good—though not as strong as the northern legions, they were not far behind! Apart from being caught off guard by the northern legions’ heavy cavalry at first, as both sides gradually assembled their forces, the battle settled into a stalemate. To the northern legions’ disadvantage, as more troops from the Frozen Alliance surrounded them, they began to face the threat of being encircled. “Everyone, stay motivated! The three young masters are not far ahead of us!” Carol shouted loudly, rallying her forces and charging forward again. Seeing their leader fighting bravely, the heavy cavalry behind her also roared in unison, spurring their horses to charge into battle. Although their speed was no longer as fast as at the beginning, they continued to advance steadily toward where Du Fan and the others were trapped. Surrounding Moses and Li were not only six holy-grade experts but also hundreds of other skilled fighters—all of them at level six or above! Although the Frozen Alliance’s overall military quality wasn’t high, its individual soldiers were extremely strong, with a warrior-like culture that led to a large number of skilled fighters in their army. These surrounding experts were there to assist the several holy-grade experts in clearing the way. The greater the pressure Carol felt as she advanced deeper into the Frozen Alliance’s territory, the more this factor played a role—the more she fought inward, the more skilled fighters she encountered.

Just as Carol led her troops forward another 300 meters, only about 100 meters away from where Du Fan and the others were trapped, suddenly a thin but seemingly extremely strong warrior leaped out from among the group surrounding Moses! This warrior held a long spear and thrust it at Carol from above.
Seeing the spear aimed at her, Carol’s eyes flashed with determination. She raised her long sword, aligned its blade with the spear, and swung it with all her strength!
The blades and spear tips collided precisely. The skilled warrior, using the rebound force from the impact, was flung backward again, while already exhausted, Carol was pushed down by the fierce force of the spear, causing her to spew blood instantly!
The warrior who had attacked Carol was also a level 9 expert. With a powerful strike from above, he easily overwhelmed the already weakened Carol, killing her with just one spear thrust.
“Uncle Carol!” George and Allen cried out in unison upon seeing Carol bleeding. Having grown up frequently in the military camp—where Carol was then the commander of the Northern Legion—they naturally adored her greatly. They always treated her as an uncle. Seeing her injured while trying to save them, George and Allen were heartbroken!