Chapter 208: Practically Knights
Swords were ready at speeds Irene was unaware she possessed. It seemed that living in the face of impending battle at all times had benefited her as much as it hurt her.
While the mental wounds would likely be lifelong, she was getting physically stronger and more responsive.
If she could lie around and think about it, her ultimate goal was to still be the greatest knight, but there was seldom time to think about anything other than the present. She wasn’t getting better for personal gain, but so that the duchy wouldn’t fall to the army of monsters who had taken the tower.
Each monster left alive was a sign of the knighthood’s failure, and she could not live with that.
Surprisingly, she was even faster than Felix as she stood up first and threw off her sheath.
The goblins weren’t even headed in their direction, but their living at all was too much.
The teenager began to sprint with her arming sword in front of her. She didn’t look back once, knowing the others had her back. If they weren’t running already, they soon would be.
She threw herself into a group of goblins without hesitation, knowing that if she could act decisively, then she would have more of a chance of taking on as many as possible.
Downward slash to the neck of one. She cut downward until her blade was embedded someplace in their abdomen. It was enough for them to be done for good.