Chapter 27 - 26
Lumberling stepped off the carriage. A bandit lunged at him with a sword, but he calmly parried the strike and decapitated the man in a single, fluid motion.
"Help!"
"Ahhh!"
"We’re getting overwhelmed! Where’s Captain George? If he doesn’t show up soon, we’re all dead!"
Chaos raged around the convoy. Over fifty bandits swarmed the merchant group, cutting down soldiers and civilians alike. The defenders barely numbered fifteen—they didn’t stand a chance.
Lumberling’s gaze locked onto a cluster of movement. Captain George was locked in combat with a towering bandit who moved with sharp, practiced precision. Nearby, another enemy—a Knight Page, judging by his aura—circled in, waiting to strike.
’The bandit leader... A Knight Apprentice? And there’s a Knight Page too? If they have more hidden in their ranks, this is going to be a massacre.’
He grabbed his spear from the carriage and launched into a sprint. He wove between the retreating soldiers and panicked merchants, a blur of movement that cut down bandits as he passed. His sudden appearance threw the enemy ranks into disarray.
One soldier, cornered and moments from death beneath three attackers, stared wide-eyed as Lumberling skewered all three in a single sweep.
"A K-Knight...?" the soldier stammered, stunned.
"Get up, soldier. Regroup with your comrades and protect the carriage."