Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

Chapter 125: Heroic Sacrifice

Just when he thought that he would meet his end, a hand pulled him out of the pit. ”Are you alright, my lord?”

Jared turned his gaze and realized that it was Ronan, the captain of Alvertonʼs town guards.

”W-Why did you come back?” He muttered with difficulty.

Ronan grinned at him. ”We canʼt let you die here, my lord.”

”Go and bring Lord Jared away from here! We will buy you some time!” Shouted a Knight who came with Jared.

Hearing this, Jared wanted to say something, but he couldnʼt utter a word as he spat a mouthful of blood.

Cough!

”Please take care, my lord! Letʼs drink and feast in the afterlife!” The Knight shouted his last words while laughing heroically.

”Noo!!”

Jared stumbled when he pushed Ronan away.

”Donʼt waste their sacrifice, my lord! You must survive!” Ronan grabbed him and carried him to his horse.

Hiya!

Ronan squeezed his legs and urged his horse to leave while holding Jared firmly to prevent the latter from falling off.

Jared watched his subordinates attack the Orc General. That was the last thing he saw before he lost consciousness.

After they left, the Orc General released its fury on the humans who took away its prey.

”Cowardly humans! Die!”

Whoosh!

With one swing of its battle axe, it slashed two warriors in half, killing them on the spot!

Seeing this, the Knight who came to rescue Jared was flustered. He stabbed the monsterʼs body with his spear, but it hardly did much damage.

The Orc General glared at the Knight and grabbed him, lifting him into the air. It then opened its huge mouth and crushed the Knightʼs body with its sharp teeth.

”Ahhh!!!”

The Knight didnʼt die immediately. He screamed while trying to pull out his body from the monsterʼs mouth, but with another bite, his body was ruthlessly torn apart!

Blood splashed all over its mouth, giving it a more cruel image.

The Orc General casually threw the lower half of the Knightʼs body into its mouth, swallowing everything in one large gulp.

”Human Knights taste the best.” The monster grinned as it eyed the remaining warriors who were now trembling with fear.

Seeing the cowering humans, it excitedly licked its lips before it shouted to the orc warriors.

”Kill them all and feast on their flesh!”

Upon hearing his command, the orc warriors eagerly rushed at the humans.

Soon, cries for help echoed as the human warriors were eaten alive by the orcs.

Meanwhile, Ronan had already regrouped with the remaining cavalrymen.

”Please bring Lord Jared inside the town to be treated.” He instructed as he handed the unconscious Elite Knight to a town guard.

”Yes, sir!” The town guard took the unconscious warrior and left with haste.

”What should we do now?” Someone asked Ronan.

With Jared incapacitated, Ronan had to lead the group as the next person in command.

Feeling everyoneʼs gazes on him, Ronan felt the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

He took a deep breath and scanned each warriorʼs face before he uttered. ”We will fight.”

Hearing his words, everyone tightly gripped their weapons.

”Many of our comrades died to protect the town. We will only waste their sacrifice if we retreat now.”

Seeing their hesitation, he added.

”I know that all of you donʼt want to die so I wonʼt force you to fight with me. To those who are prepared to die, follow me into battle! Letʼs kill as many orcs as we can!”

”Fuck! How dare you look down on us?! Do you think we will escape?! Iʼm not a coward!” Someone shouted with agitation.

”Thatʼs right! Who do you think you are?! I will follow you and kill five orcs before I die!”

More warriors spoke, expressing their determination to offer their lives for one final struggle.

Ronan smiled upon hearing their words. He raised his war hammer and shouted at the top of his lungs.

”For Alverton! Kill them all!”

”Kill them all!”

”Kill!”

Under Ronanʼs leadership, the remaining cavalrymen charged at the orc warriors.

Their morale was through the roof and this boost in confidence guided them into launching a fierce counterattack.

At this moment, Ronan lifted his war hammer and smashed the head of an orc warrior like watermelon.

Splat!

Blood and brain juices splattered all over his face and his armor.

With him at the forefront, they decimated dozens of orc warriors, leaving a trail of blood and corpses in their wake.

However, their ferocious charge soon came to an end when their exhaustion began to take over.

One cavalryman after another died after being surrounded by a group of furious orc warriors.

The situation quickly turned around with their stamina running low. Even Ronan was now gasping for breath as he forced his way out of the encirclement together with the remaining cavalry riders.

”Brothers, letʼs feast in Aruʼs kingdom!” A middle-aged Knight who had an axe deeply embedded into his chest shouted as he rushed forward, giving Ronan and the others enough room to maneuver using his body as a shield.

Seeing his selfless sacrifice, Ronan and the remaining warriors felt a wave of sorrow and grief.

Ronan applied more mana to his arms, momentarily giving him strength despite his exhaustion.

With a wave of his war hammer, multiple heads burst, exploding like hammered pumpkins.

More orc warriors blocked his path, forcing him to fight a large number of enemies simultaneously.

”I wonʼt die so easily!”

Ronanʼs mount had already fallen at some point and his left arm had been cut off.

Suddenly, a towering figure came into their view.

It was the Orc General that defeated the Elite Knight, Jared Paxley.

Ronan smiled bitterly at the sight of this massive beast.

It looks like this will be my end.

He mentally prepared himself.

However, something unexpected happened in the next moment.

A figure appeared in front of the Orc General.

It was an unfamiliar warrior holding a giant two-handed heavy sword.

With a casual swing of his massive weapon, he struck the Orc General, leaving a deep wound that opened up its chest!