Chapter 821 - 832: The Final Challenge
"Nice look," Bruto said while running, turning his head to comment, "Reminds me of some kind of very aggressive poultry... What’s next?"
"Follow me." After catching up with his companions, Lancelot slowed down, and the wings on his back disappeared. "Little Isha said that the witch’s defenses have been thoroughly broken, and the area is teeming with undead armies. However, this encirclement isn’t tight. She’s scouting ahead, and we’re going to slip out while we can..."
As he spoke, the group had re-entered the forest. The ground was full of thick, twisted, malicious roots, making it easy to trip if they weren’t careful, forcing them to slow down. From the shadows of trees, the occasional sound of skeletons moving could be heard, but just as Lancelot said, no enemies appeared in their path. They felt like they were in a bar where a massive brawl was taking place, silently taking the best bottle from behind the counter (and giving the bar owner a kick on the butt), before slipping out under the noses of the fighting parties.
They trekked through the uneven forest for about half an hour. The surroundings became increasingly quiet, and Lancelot’s spirit perception only detected some shivering gray wolves hiding in tree holes. Little Isha rejoined the team just as they were about to leave the forest, remaining in her bat form and skillfully hanging onto Lancelot’s shoulder armor, chattering near the human knight’s ear.
"Anything unusual?"
Being a half-elf who grew up in the countryside, Tanya was at ease in such environments and was the first to notice Lancelot’s serious expression,
"There are a few enemies ahead. We can’t go around them." Lancelot slowly drew his longsword. "But this is the weakest point in the entire encirclement. If we take them down, we’ll be free."
"Enemies?" The word always excited Bruto. "Difficult ones?"
"Two undead knights, plus half a dozen skeleton soldiers with halberds," Lancelot shrugged. "Shouldn’t be too hard."
"Can I have one?" The dwarf looked expectantly at the adventure party’s commander. "From you, I’ve had quite a bit of experience fighting knights..."