Chapter 446 (2/2)
Bronzehill answered after a moment's hesitation, ”Only five Raven just took his last breath”
”And we probably won't see the sun tos of fear and panic, he then became numb It was this experience that helped him finally understand what his instructor had meant when he said, ”Only a real battle will quickly make you a man” However, this did not make the current situation any better Out of the three units, there were only five people left Even if the enemies didn't make it up the wall, they would likely die from starvation or exposure to cold ”Can we still surrender?”
”Surrender?” Bronzehill snorted ”Didn't you hear what they were yelling? 'Kill the rebels!' There's nothing but death ahead We'd better take down as many as possible while we can”
Ayt knew the unit leader was right Many captured soldiers from the Second Army were beheaded They were not nobles, and nobody would pay a ranso up here
The instructor had told them about how happy life in Border Toas and promised that once the Months of the Demons had passed, soldiers who did well in the Second Army would be transferred to the First Ar there There was plenty of food in Border Town, as well as running water and a heating systenition
He wanted to survive and see the as that his instructor had described
”Here they coer In the ure of the ene slowly up along the wall, holding up their shi+elds He even caught a glimpse of the terror in their eyes
The unit leader un in the right direction
He aiain
There was thea wooden shi+eld, and then a shriek, followed by the sound of a heavy object rolling down the stairs Realizing that they had been exposed, the rest of the eneling to reload his gun, but his frozen hands hindered the process, slowing hiroped frantically for his gunpowder sack His heart sank when he found it empty and he realized that he had already used it all
According to his training, noas the tiled to attach the knife to the front of his gun Clenching his teeth in frustration, he finally got it to attach and lifted it just in time as the ene, Bronzehill took the first man down, but there was a second close on his heels and this one ed to slide a sword into Bronzehill's chest
Ayt was stunned and his training took over Hethe eneround, disar to die here?
Looking up at the night sky in despair, he noticed a dark figure above hiainst the inky sky that night, but the shadoas close and rapidly getting closer still It pluht
Ayt's eyes bulged as the shadow becaiant beast!
This was a beast only found in nighter than a bull's, and giant wings that aliant beast descended right in front of Ayt, crushi+ng the ene
”Ow Ow!”
It released a thunderous growl that was loud enough to wake the dead!