Chapter 95 Anne Georgia’s Wavering (1/2)

The Giant Skeleton fell before Rhode.

Sereck stood up, relieved. With his strength, defeating a Giant Skeleton wasn't too difficult, but to kill it within the time limit was another story. If he was at Legendary, perhaps he would be able to disintegrate the Giant Skeleton with one wave of his sword.

Done!

Rhode confirmed its death when he received his EXP points. He once again appreciated the usefulness of the system prompt. As long as he had this, it was almost impossible for an enemy to fake its death before him. But he had no time to celebrate as...

Boom...boom boom...boom!

At that moment, a deep drumming sound came from afar and broke the silence.

War drums!?

Rhode was shocked.

He was really shocked.

What is Anne doing?! That wasn't in his plan!!

Many believed that duels could only be held between knights because they naturally associated them with honor and glory; but in fact, not only knights had those traits.

Because there was a class that could rival their prestige!

The Shield Warrior!

Swords and shields were always opposite each other, like how offense and defense were eternal nemeses.

The war drum was a signal that a Shield Warrior would declare when they requested a duel with a knight. Rhode remembered that he had seen a battle record a long time ago in the game. It was a brilliant battle between a large country and a small country. The former had a sizable cavalry while the latter had no horses and no weaponry. Out of desperation, the weaker country built a barricade layer after layer to buy time for their final confrontation. They had no weapons, but at least they could use this barricade to slow the invaders down.

The two armies finally collided; the larger country's army was spirited and overconfident as their heavy armor shook the battlefield. And as for the weaker country? They hid behind their construct, trembling in fear as they waited for the calvary to clash with their defenses.

Pale-faced and frightened, no one believed that they would survive.

But suddenly, out of nowhere, a drum sound echoed.

Boom, boom boom...

The low and deep sound reverberated around the battlefield, penetrating into the hearts of the frightened men. Those fearful souls who heard this sound suddenly felt calm and began to knock their shields according to the beat of the war drums. As time passed, they beat increasingly louder... and soon, without them realizing, their expressions turned from fear to confidence.

That fateful day, when the resounding beat of the war drum reached its peak, was the first time the invincible calvary felt overwhelmed. It was as though the tiny blockade in front of them transformed into a towering bulwark.

After that battle, the Shield Warrior became a selectable class in the game. The war drum became an iconic trait of the Shield Warrior and, at the same time, also the knight's humiliation.

There was no offense they could not stop once they displayed their shield on the battlefield! No matter if it was a Mage or a powerful Ranger, they could only rely on the sturdy fortress, aka the Shield Warrior, to defend their front.

Buuuut... no offense that could be stopped...eh? Right now it had completely turned into a joke.

Ever since then, the knights and the Shield Warriors had become eternal nemeses. The knights thought that Shield Warriors were wrongfully dishonoring them — and that was precisely why the Shield Warriors felt gleeful as they had broken the legend of the 'Undefeatable Knights.'

To put it nicely, the war drum behaved like a sort of taunt towards the knights as well as an indication of a duel.

But in the game, the inhabitants took it as...

”Hey you, knight brat. Your shield grandpa is here. Come and see if your huge toothpick can break through grandpa's shield?”

It's an intolerable insult to any knight.

Thus, when Rhode heard the drum war, he was surprised!

What was Anne trying to do? That was a direct declaration of war! He clearly instructed her to hold her ground against the Death Knight, but right now she was actually provoking him...

Damn it!

Rhode quickly gave Celia an order by telepathy. Then he quickly turned around to face the others.

”Kudla, lead your group to the exit immediately. Follow the direction I've told you previously. Move!”

He then shifted his gaze to Lize, beckoning her with his hand.

”Lize, come with me!”

Rhode no longer wasted any more time and threw out a black card. Soon, a centaur appeared out of thin air, causing the mercenaries to gasp in surprise as Rhode had never shown his summoning ability along the way.

Rhode ignore them as he had more important matters to attend to right now. In a swift motion, he mounted the centaur and pulled Lize behind him. Fortunately, the Centaur Knight's back was broad enough for two of them. Then, he patted the centaur's shoulder and signaled it to move at full speed.