Chapter 12 – Breakthrough
“Captain, we’ve observed hostile targets appearing.”
Kite lowered his voice and said to Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng was responsible for monitoring the movements of the small squad of cavalry inside the church, while Kite was tasked with observing whether there were any additional ambushes outside the church.
Instead of spotting humans, Kite noticed a group of monsters surrounded by crimson **.
The monsters still had the appearance of wolves but were three times larger than ordinary forest wolves. Their standing height was equivalent to an average human male.
If an ordinary person encountered one of these monsters in the forest, even with a knife, they would likely end up torn to pieces.
The problem was that the giant wolves emerging from the forest were not just one or two; Lu Cheng could see at least eight of them within his line of sight.
As they stepped out of the forest, the once docile walking beasts outside were startled and made a noise similar to an otter’s.
“Prepare to engage. Wait for my signal.”
Lu Cheng didn’t believe that the giant wolves were just out for a stroll. They had clearly caught the scent of something alive inside the church.
Their targets were clearly this church…
Whether it was Lu Cheng, who was hidden on the second floor of the church, or the cavalry squad and refugees on the first floor, all were targets for the giant wolves.
“Targets within range.”
Kite used this way to remind Lu Cheng that he could now give the order to fire.
Beside them, the poster also looked at Lu Cheng with a puzzled expression, as if asking, ‘How long do we have to wait before firing?’
The giant wolves were less than eight hundred meters from the church. If they ran, they could reach the church in a matter of seconds.
As the wolf pack slowly approached the church, a sense of dread spread through the darkness…
Lu Cheng vaguely felt someone tugging at his clothes from behind and turned to find it was Noyes.
She was biting her lip, looking like she was about to cry, her small hands tightly clutching Lu Cheng’s clothes as if it was the only comfort she could find.
“Cover your ears.”
Lu Cheng pointed to his ears, reminding Noyes.
At this distance, the gunshots could cause ear damage, and Noyes’s frail body couldn’t withstand such loud noise.
Despite her fear, Noyes obediently covered her ears with her hands.
During this time, the leader of the cavalry squad inside the church had already led his men out to confront the giant wolves.
Of the seven cavalrymen, only four could walk out of the church with weapons. Whether they could take down even a single giant wolf was questionable, let alone face an entire pack.
For them, this battle was a fight to the death with no hope of victory.
But for Lu Cheng’s team, it was merely target practice.
…
“What are you still doing here!”
Hubert glanced back at the refugees inside the church. He had already told them to leave this dangerous place.
But the refugees had no intention of running. They all knelt amidst the ruins, continuously murmuring prayers.
“Haven’t you heard me?” Hubert shouted, grabbing the leader of the refugees by the collar.
“Thunder… the Thunder God will protect us… and…” the refugee leader, trembling, looked outside the church and said, “Where… can we run to?”
Where can we run to?
This question made Hubert release the refugee leader, who then clung tightly to his daughter and continued to pray softly.
In this situation, all they could do was pray to the gods. Trying to escape from the beasts was impossible.
But does praying to the gods help?
Hubert gripped his spear tightly and walked slowly out of the church, stepping through the ruins.
He could give a definite answer that it was useless!
If the gods really protected them, then his son, grandson, and wife would not have died.
Thus, Hubert didn’t believe in the gods.
Without saying a word, Hubert took out his sword and stepped outside the church. He didn’t even give orders to his soldiers.
Because at this point, no command mattered… Hubert was surprised to see that three more soldiers, including the seventeen-year-old princess, had followed him out to face the wolves.
But that was as far as it went.
Hubert gripped his sword tightly and stared at the approaching wolf pack.
“General, this is our last battle, right?” one of the soldiers beside Hubert asked quietly.
“Yes, it’s the last one.”
Hubert answered softly, and the soldier’s face showed an expression of near-relief.
“It’s not over yet! At least we are still alive now!”
Princess Elena’s voice rang out in the soldiers’ ears. As the only girl in the army, she rode her walking beast to the front of the line and then pulled down the visor on her helmet.
“General Hubert, give the order,” Princess Elena said.
How naive…
Hubert thought of this as he looked at the princess but soon shouted out his most frequent command.
“Soldiers! Raise your spears!”
Hubert mounted his walking beast tied outside. In this situation, hiding inside the building was utterly meaningless.
Moreover, as the former commander of the kingdom’s first cavalry regiment… dying in a building was an insult to him.
Hubert pulled down his helmet visor and aimed his spear at the giant wolves in the distance… using all his strength, his voice nearly tearing his throat, he gave his final order.
“Charge!”
Hubert suddenly whipped the reins, and the walking beast neighed loudly as it charged toward the giant wolves.
The three soldiers behind him also followed Hubert in charging at the wolves.
At this moment, Hubert’s thoughts were that it wasn’t so bad to die gloriously on the battlefield.
But heaven did not grant his wish. The walking beast suddenly panicked, stopping abruptly in its run and then rearing up its front hooves.
Hubert lost his balance and fell from the beast, landing in the mud…
The frightened walking beast ran in the opposite direction, and as Hubert lifted his head, he saw a giant wolf’s massive body blocking his view.
Damn gods, can’t even fulfill this wish to die gloriously as a knight?
Hubert looked at the giant wolf with its crimson ** fangs and, in despair, suddenly heard… a deafening sound.
Thunder?
The first thought that crossed Hubert’s mind was this, and the next moment… the giant wolf’s head in front of him exploded uncontrollably.
The crimson blood surrounding the wolf’s head splattered to the ground with the shattered head, some even landing on Hubert’s helmet, dripping through the gaps onto his face.
Thunder?
Hubert trembled as he stood up from the ground, replaced by the giant wolf, now dead, collapsing at his feet.
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