Unknown Knight

Soon, Mrs. Gangde was immersed in the tranquility of the valley. She emptied her mind and listened carefully to the rhythm of nature. Her consciousness slowly extended along with her hearing, until it reached the entire valley...

Suddenly, she heard some disorderly noises.

These noises first came from the edge of the valley, full of chaos and restlessness, somewhat similar to the sound produced by the friction between metal and leather. Although small, they carried a murderous aura and were rapidly approaching this place deep in the valley. This sound was definitely not something that could be produced naturally in the valley.

"Oh no! Something bad has happened! An outsider has broken into the valley!"

Mrs. Tsuna suddenly woke up and was horrified. She was proficient in martial arts and had been on the battlefield before, so she had a lot of experience in fighting. She immediately understood what was going on, calmed down, and then returned to the manor near the hot spring without making a sound, and woke up Sophia and the cavalry guards.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang."

A burst of intensive bowstring sounds marked the beginning of the battle. Since Gangde had discovered the enemy situation in advance, the cavalry guards camped in the manor had made preparations for battle in advance, catching the enemy who had just arrived outside the manor and were gathering together to discuss how to launch an attack by surprise. A single round of volleys knocked down more than a dozen leading enemies.

The cavalry guards protecting Madam Tsuna are all elite soldiers selected from the army. All of them are veterans who have fought on the battlefield, and their martial arts and combat experience are also first-class.

Since Aix's disappearance, assassination attempts against Mrs. Tundra have occurred frequently. The Cavalry Guards have developed a habit of being on high alert and armored when on missions outside, so after receiving Mrs. Tundra's reminder, they quickly prepared for battle, and were able to do it quietly without alerting the invading enemy at all. Their overall combat quality can be seen clearly.

After the successful attack, the cavalry guards, led by their captain, launched an attack on the enemy without any hesitation.

With just one encounter, he killed dozens of people in the lead like cutting melons and vegetables, and they fled in all directions. Upon seeing this, the cavalry captain immediately ordered his men to protect the two ladies and break out of the valley.

But as soon as the shouting and killing sounded, it was like poking a hole in horse manure. The enemy realized they were exposed and immediately lit torches everywhere in the valley. The flames extended to the outside of the valley. It was unknown how many enemies there were.

The five or six guards who were riding on horseback to lead the way were riding too fast and rushed headfirst into the enemy's pile of torches in a hurry. Without even a splash of water, they were killed by the enemy's swords.

Seeing this, Tsunayoshi felt bad. She knew that the enemy was well prepared. She had originally wanted to rely on the advantage of cavalry to rush out of the valley, but now it seemed that this plan was unlikely. Moreover, the visibility was unclear in the dark, which greatly increased the risk of cavalry breaking out. Once they fell off their horses, they would be either dead or injured. So she ordered everyone to abandon their horses and flee to the depths of the valley together.

This place used to be a den of snowfield bandits. On the surface, there was only one road in and out of the valley, but in fact, deep in the valley, there was a secret passage leading to the back mountain. However, the mountain road was too rugged to ride horses, so Mrs. Gangde had to let the cavalry abandon their horses and walk.

This secret passage was discovered as early as when the manor was being built. It should have been the retreat route reserved by the original snowfield bandits. Mrs. Tsuna, who was very security-conscious, had the secret passage repaired and maintained ever since. Unexpectedly, it came in handy at the critical moment, otherwise she would have been dead today after being blocked by the enemy in the valley.

However, the pursuing enemies were also quite powerful and soon caught up with them. The cavalry captain and Sophia led their troops to repel several waves of chasing enemies, but soon more enemies caught up with them and it seemed that they would fight to the death.

Looking at the torches that were like a long dragon on the secret passage behind her, Mrs. Gangde secretly groaned in her heart, regretting that she should not have drunk too much, because she was drunk and stayed overnight in the manor in the valley, which gave the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

It was too late for her to regret now. After careful consideration, she divided the remaining twenty-odd people into three teams, led by herself, Sophia, and the cavalry captain respectively. Taking advantage of the terrain on the mountain road, they took turns to set up ambushes at dangerous places along the way to block the enemy, and in this way they cross-covered their retreat to achieve the effect of blocking the enemy.

However, there were too many enemies who came to attack. After killing one group, another group came. By the time they climbed over the back mountain and came to the road leading to Kudan City, less than half of them were left. Including the two ladies, everyone was injured, gasping for breath, and looked extremely tired.

The enemy, however, was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, always following behind us and could not be shaken off.

Now that they were on flat ground, they were outnumbered and had nothing to rely on. If this continued, everyone would die here. Sophia gritted her teeth and said:

"Big sister, you should take the seriously injured soldiers and retreat first. I will stay behind to stop the enemy for you."

As a Nord, Lady Tundra was fearless. If she were to abandon the wounded and Sofia now, she would probably regret it for the rest of her life. When she heard Sofia's words, she replied without a second thought:

"No, we should all go together. If we die together, we will die together."

"Big sister! When the master is not here, this inheritance was earned with his life, and we have to protect it for him! The only thing I can contribute to the master is my strength, but you are different. The territory still needs a sister to take charge of the overall situation. The territory can do without a sister, but it cannot do without you, a sister. If you are gone, the master's inheritance will definitely not be preserved!"

Seeing that Tsuna was still saying this at this time, Sophia suddenly became anxious and spoke to her in a begging tone.

Ever since she used the treasures of the cave to establish the Holy Cave Mercenaries, her vision and abilities have slowly developed, and she now knows how important Lady Tanda is to the entire territory.

Now, among all the people on her side, she was probably the only one who still had the strength to fight because of her super endurance, so she decided to cover them herself to give Tsuna a chance of survival.

After hearing Sophia's words, Tsandr immediately restrained her impulsive emotions. She was not called the First Wise Woman of Nord for nothing. She knew exactly what Sophia meant, and she also understood the necessity of her doing so. She was not vague at the moment, and cried out to the sky with grief and indignation, and then said to Sophia:

"Sister, you have to hold on. I will go back to the city and bring soldiers to rescue you. You have to hold on!"

After saying this, he turned around, with only determination remaining on his tearful face, and walked towards the direction of Kudan City without looking back.

"Help me take good care of Fei'er."

Seeing that Mrs. Gangde listened to the advice, Sophia whispered that she knew that no matter what happened in the future, Gangde would treat her daughter like his own daughter, but she still couldn't help but say these words that Gangde couldn't hear, and her words were full of love and reluctance.

After saying this, Sophia turned to face the enemy, drew out the giant sword given to her by X, and rushed resolutely towards the enemy who was forming a formation.

Although she was born with supernatural powers, she was not a reckless person. She was very clear about the current situation. Her extraordinary strength and the top-level defensive armor on her body gave her the confidence to dare to leave. She was determined to fight for a chance of survival for her sister Tsuna, even at the cost of her life.