Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 188: Breaking Out of the Woods

The bat monster attacked again, but was blocked by Carl again. The sound of metal collision echoed in the air. The opponent's strength was huge, but he was still able to take it. Amira's spell did work, but his martial arts skills were not high and his strength was not great, so it was a bit of a waste to use it on him.

He thrust his sword forward once more, pushing aside the opponent's claws, and shouted:

"Eleanor, keep casting holy light!"

Eleanor heard Carl's cry and immediately concentrated her mind and continued to chant the divine spell. Holy light once again bloomed from her hands, shining on the bat monster, causing it to scream in pain. Carl seized this opportunity and quickly leaped forward, the long sword in his hand flashing with lightning, and fiercely chopped at the bat monster.

The bat monster flapped its wings angrily, and the wind swept in again, but this time he was prepared. With the help of the power enhancement and acceleration given by Amira, he evaded flexibly, and at the same time jumped up and stabbed down with a sword. In an instant, the light of lightning burst, accompanied by a burning smell, and the long sword pierced the opponent's body.

The bat monster let out an even more shrill cry and swung its claws at him. However, Carl had already drawn his sword and quickly retreated, using the advantage of the acceleration spell to distance himself from the other party in just a moment.

He even had time to look at Amira while retreating, but he saw the female mage still chanting spells in the corner and casting them in his direction, as if she was constantly replenishing her status. Sweat was already oozing out of the mage's face, which showed that although these spells were powerful, they would not last long, and they had to be resolved quickly!

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard Eleanor shouting:

"Karl, now!"

Then she gathered all her strength, and the holy light in her hand gathered into a beam, which shot directly at the bat monster's head. The light pierced through the bat monster's head like a sharp sword, causing it to let out its final wail.

Seeing this, Carl rushed forward without hesitation, and the long sword in his hand gathered the power of thunder and lightning, and stabbed it into the heart of the bat monster. The lightning burst out instantly, completely destroying the heart of the bat monster. With a loud bang, the bat monster finally fell to the ground powerlessly, no longer moving.

The body gradually turned into ashes and disappeared. The musketeers looked at this scene in surprise, and then cheered loudly.

Amira also put away her spell at this time, and the lightning on the sword disappeared. Eleanor was even more exhausted, and the holy light in her hand gradually dimmed.

However, the zombies' attacks did not stop. There were more and more of them. Carl raised his head and looked forward anxiously. He saw a tongue of fire moving back and forth among the zombies, constantly burning the zombies into ashes. Needless to say, it was Alia, but even so, the enemy still showed no signs of decreasing. On the other hand, the knights of the Crusaders were exhausted one by one. Many of them were knocked down and torn to pieces. Aiden shouted and kept chopped down the approaching zombies. Blood oozed from his forehead and body.

Carl suddenly realized that the situation was not optimistic and they couldn't get out. Even if they killed the giant bat monster, they couldn't move forward at all facing the endless sea of ​​corpses and were all trapped here.

“Maybe we shouldn’t have come in here,” he hears Amira say nearby.

Carl couldn't help but frown. Aiden was important, and the Crusaders were also important... To be honest, he had no choice.

“At least you shouldn’t have come in,” Amira says.

But I heard Carl reply

"No, I have to come. We have a backup plan, but I'm not sure..."

As he was talking, Amira suddenly signaled him to stop talking. Then, in the chaos of the fight, Carl heard the sound of horse hooves. The sound seemed to come from the direction they came from, but it was getting closer and closer. He turned his head and looked at the battlefield in front of him. Gradually, he saw a cavalry team suddenly rushing out from behind the zombies and crashing into the zombies.

This cavalry was like a torrent of steel, howling and knocking countless zombies away. As the cavalry charged, a gap was torn open on the battlefield. Carl saw that the zombies were still trying to fill the gap, but they fell down one after another under the high-speed impact of the opponent. Some of them were trampled by the horses, and some were pierced by spears. For a while, they could not get close.

The leader of the cavalry was none other than Campbell. He seemed to be the only one who was not riding a horse. With only his two legs, he was able to keep up with the cavalry. At the same time, the impact of his huge body was even more terrifying. Carl saw with his own eyes that Campbell crashed into the zombies like a boulder, and countless zombies were knocked away. The huge impact force actually formed a no-man's land around him for a short time, which also allowed Carl to see the shocking scene more clearly:

Campbell was seen standing there, stepping on a zombie with one foot and holding another with the other hand. With a roar, he actually stomped on the head of the zombie under his feet and then grabbed the zombie in his hand and pulled it hard, tearing it into two pieces and throwing it on the ground.

Carl couldn't help but gasp at this scene. Is this guy the Hulk? This terrifying power is really similar to those orcs. He was thinking wildly, but he saw Campbell suddenly turned his head and looked at him. His fierce eyes gradually turned into a kind of coldness, and then he just said:

"You are crazy!"

"Didn't you say that we would only meet them outside the forest?" Carl asked with a smile.

Campbell did not answer but roared again and jumped into the group of zombies. Then Carl saw the bloodiest scene in his life. Those zombies were crushed by him like watermelons, accompanied by a large amount of blood splashing.

Then he heard Farand's voice again among the cavalry:

"Brothers of the Crusaders, I will clear the way for you. Let us fight our way out of the forest!"

With this shout, the originally exhausted warriors regained their spirits and shouted loudly. Then, the cavalry led the way and charged all the way, followed by the Crusaders and Carl's Musketeers, and Alia and Campbell were responsible for the rear guard. They fought all the way and ran for an unknown period of time until a ray of light came into everyone's sight. Looking around, they didn't know when they had run out of the woods. It was still afternoon, the sun was high above their heads, and the bright sunshine shone down, and Carl felt warm.

He turned around and continued to look towards the woods. Soon he saw Alia and Campbell finally running out. Alia put away her flaming sword and wiped the sweat from her head. Campbell was breathing heavily, his fists full of blood and broken body parts.

Carl nodded to Alia first, then walked towards him:

"Thank you very much. I will remember this kindness in my heart. If you need anything in the future, as long as I can do it, I will do my best to satisfy you."

Campbell raised his head at this time, looked at him, then looked at the musketeers behind him, and suddenly asked: "Are you willing to satisfy anything?"

"As long as I can do it." Carl replied.

But Campbell suddenly said:

"Your weapon is pretty good~"

"Uh, thank you..." Carl was stunned for a moment. Campbell actually wanted a musket, which was of course not surprising.

Then he heard Farand say:

"My Lord wants to buy this weapon from you, and you will definitely get more money."

"This... is not impossible... but..." He was not being stingy and afraid that others would be disadvantaged by this weapon, but he had an agreement with the dwarves not to let anyone take out the weapon.

"Then I'll take it that you agree." However, before he could finish, Farand laughed, and without waiting for him to continue speaking, he pulled Campbell away, leaving Carl standing there alone.

Grand Commander Aiden stood there, his face exhausted, his armor even more torn and stained with dirt and blood. He counted the Crusaders, and found that there were only a hundred people left. Aiden looked at the soldiers around him, his eyes full of pain and sorrow.

Then he walked towards Carl:

"Lord Karl, I sincerely thank you. If it weren't for you, my brothers and I might have been buried forever in that damn forest."

Aiden's voice was filled with a heavy burden. He looked down at the ground beneath his feet, with deep helplessness in his eyes:

"But now... there are only a hundred or so Crusaders left. My men have suffered heavy losses."

"I'm sorry about this, Grand Commander Aiden." Carl lowered his head to express his condolences.

But I heard Aiden say again:

"Although we have encountered such misfortune, the pace of the holy war cannot be stopped! However, I am no longer able to continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. From now on, this task will be handed over to you, Lord Karl!"

"Leave it to me?"

Carl was stunned again, but saw Aiden nodded firmly and continued:

"From now on, I declare that Viscount Karl Flandal will succeed me as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and all three armies will obey his orders!"

"This is a bit bad. In terms of status, His Majesty Philip..."

As soon as he said the word Philip, Aiden snorted contemptuously:

"Not sending your king to the stake is already the greatest courtesy the church can show!"

As he was speaking, he saw Farand coming over again:

"Lord Campbell and I have no objection. Anyway, His Majesty is afraid that he will not move forward. We can only rely on ourselves from now on."

After these words, Carl fell into deep thought. Farand was right. Now the Crusaders were almost annihilated. This was probably what His Majesty wanted to see the most. For him, as long as he was passive and lazy, this crusade would most likely end in vain. This even made Carl want to complain. Is a vampire so important to him? He even didn't hesitate to offend the church.

In short, His Majesty will basically no longer participate in the battle, and the Crusaders have lost their combat effectiveness. The situation has become a contest between him and Ford. However, he did not expect that Campbell would be surprisingly active in this matter and even risked his life to save him.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Captain Aiden ask:

"What should we do next, Lord Carl?"

"Next?" He muttered to himself, looking at the woods again, and then his eyes suddenly glanced to the side. He saw that the black knight Renette appeared in front of the team at some point. This guy was late, but he finally showed up.

After seeing the other party, he immediately said:

"Since they have hidden so many zombies in this forest, let's set it on fire!"