Chapter 149: Rout
The explosions that sounded in the distance didn't concern Kim. She was focused on those who she was fighting in front of her. She was actually making some head way now that she had others to fight alongside her.
However, the explosions at least did distract her opponents. Which made it easy for Kim and her allies to cut down a couple more rows of enemies before they focused on Kim and her allies again.
They'd made it about ten feet from the door, though Kim didn't want to look to check. It was likely to take too long for her to even get an estimate and could easily be killed by those in front of her before she would be aware of it.
As such, she merely kept a mental estimate and hoped that those they were fighting wouldn't be getting reinforcements. Especially with how her allies weren't exactly wearing the best armor that they could have found. Though, it was the quickest they could put on. Which was pretty much either just a chain shirt or a breastplate.
While she felt she should have insisted on them wearing more armor, she was pretty sure this would be the best they'd be able to do anyway, even if they'd waited a couple hours first. Although, after they came out to assist her, she was able to take a moment to get the shield from the severed arm that had still been on the ground from when she'd amputated it.
Kim swung her sword, cutting through a seam in another opponent's armor, biting through a tendon that cause him from being able to move his left arm in any way, which made him freeze in shock and surprise, which then let Kim slash through his throat, cutting open his carotid artery as well as his jugular artery.
Even as she moved on to her next opponent, she knew that she was running out of stamina. If she fell out here, she was certain that she wouldn't survive. Even if her allies rallied to protect her, she didn't have faith that they'd succeed. There were still too many on their enemy's side for her to be confident that they'd be able to handle them without her.
She didn't discount the possibility that they'd somehow manage, but she didn't really think it likely. Though, it was possible that they would show some intelligence, she didn't hold out much hope of them using any of it.
However, suddenly their opponents disengaged from them, falling back towards the gates that the guests had entered through. The timing of that happening triggered alarms in Kim's mind. Somehow she knew they were in deep trouble, possibly worse.