Chapter 65: The True Enemy
The cavalry charge ran right through the remaining Hobgoblins, taking them by surprise as their allies turned on them.
The front rank of infantry fell to their lances before the cavalry dismounted and began to push forward, cutting down Cygnia reservists with brutal abandon.
The scar - faced mercenary Commander pointed in Dominic’s direction, and then hit the ground as an [Arcane Blast] came for his head.
The officer behind him died without ever knowing he was in danger, but Dominic didn’t stop. If he couldn’t get vengeance for his whole village, just a little bit on the man who had led the attack would be enough.
Five more blasts hit soldiers before one finally got through, crashing against the man’s defensive magic, and causing it to flicker out for a half second. Just long enough for a bullet from the wall to hit him in the forehead.
Behind Dominic, Bella smiled. That was one enemy Commander down.
An explosion below him threw Dominic into the air as his forge exploded, targeted by a spell from one of the enemy mages. He felt himself rolling, and then a solid metal boot stopped his progress.
He was about to cast again when he realized that Princess Alexis had her foot on his chest, stopping him from rolling into the still burning campfire in the centre of the Royal Guard’s formation.
It was just the dozen of them, against over a hundred enemy cavalry. But these soldiers weren’t wearing any nation’s livery. They looked more like mercenaries than anything, half feral and filthy.