Chapter 85: Storming the Scorpion's Nest!

"Warriors of Stormhold! Kill!"

"Kill them!"

Before Catherine could react, the cries of battle reached them.

Then, from a corner dozens of meters away, a group of soldiers in leather armor charged out.

The soldiers rushed forward and, in mere moments, felled seven or eight bandits.

"Are you alright?"

A young figure approached, handing her a strip of linen cloth.

Dazed, she took the cloth, still not fully coming to her senses.

And this young face... she seemed to have seen it somewhere before.

"My Lord Viscount, I am Gervas, Lord of Stormhold!"

It was him?!

Instantly, Catherine remembered the handsome young face from the rooftop opening that day.

That's right!

It really was him!

To Gervas's astonishment, Catherine's eyes suddenly reddened, and she threw herself directly into his arms.

"Uh!"

Though caught off guard, hearing the Baroness's sobs, Gervas did not push her away like a straight man would; instead, he gently patted her back to comfort her.

"You are safe now!"

In times past, Catherine would never have thrown herself into a man's arms so casually.

Indeed, from childhood to adulthood, her contact with men had been few and far between.

This time, it was truly an emotional release after escaping terror.

Especially Gervas's appearance that night had given her hope for life.

These days of waiting had made Catherine more anxious than ever before.

She feared this hope would be dashed again, which would be tantamount to plunging her into nightmares twice.

"My Lord truly has good fortune!"

"Yes, that noble lady is too beautiful!"

"A hero saving a beauty; isn't that what all the bards say..."

At this moment, Knight Mi Gen and others, having confirmed all surrounding bandits were dealt with, began to chatter.

Each one secretly watched their Lord and the Baroness.

Although Catherine looked somewhat disheveled, her clothes were intact and exquisite.

Furthermore, she herself was a woman with a beautiful face and figure.

Seeing such a beautiful woman throw herself into his arms, these subordinates naturally found it highly amusing.

After her emotional release, Catherine's mood finally calmed considerably; hearing the whispers nearby, she immediately realized her behavior had been too impolite.

Blush spread to her ears, and she quickly let go of Gervas. "I... I apologize, My Lord!"

Gervas glared fiercely at Knight Mi Gen and the others before replying to Catherine: "It's nothing, My Lord Viscount. You are safe now!"

"However, the bandit gang has not yet been defeated, so I will first have someone escort you to a safe place!"

Immediately, Gervas handed the Baroness over to Evlan, asking her to send the Baroness down the mountain on a Magic Swift Eagle.

"Let's go, send the Scorpion Boss on his way!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Baron Mien, what should we do now? Our casualties exceed three hundred! Moreover, it seems they are preparing to take My Lord Viscount hostage!"

"It is all our incompetence!" Mien's face was full of helplessness, but thinking of the consequences of possibly losing their territory, he gritted his teeth. "For the sake of the territory and the family, we can wait no longer! We must lead the charge ourselves!"

"It can only be this way!"

Having reached a consensus, Baron Mien, along with two Knights, finally personally led the troops to begin the risky charge.

Normally, nobles cherished their lives and would absolutely never take such risks.

"Hmph, can the gap between us be bridged by merely three Title Knights?" The Scorpion Boss also immediately saw the actions of Mien and the others.

Yet he only sneered mockingly, then, together with Sike, personally lifted stones and began hurling them continuously at Mien and the others.

Mien and the others held shields, which could indeed deflect falling stones from ordinary soldiers.

But against the falling stones of the Scorpion Boss and Sike, they dared not resist directly and could only dodge.

Yet, one Knight, dodging a bit too slowly, was struck directly by a stone thrown by the Scorpion Boss.

Boom!

Not only did the Knight's shield shatter, but the man himself rolled several times, nearly falling off the mountain path.

"Knight Carson!"

"I am fine!" Knight Carson, pale-faced, though unharmed, felt a lingering fear at how close he had come to disaster.

Even as a Bronze Knight, falling dozens of meters down a cliff would likely mean death.

"Haha, you fellows, keep attacking! My boss and I are waiting! Hahaha!" Sike could not help but mock them.

"Damn it!" Mien and the others ground their teeth, but could only endure the humiliation and continue trying to advance.

"Kill!"

But just then, a fierce cry of battle came from above.

Shortly after, only to hear a chaotic shout from the city wall, the Scorpion Boss and the other bandits who had been standing on the wall immediately vanished from the ramparts.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, but it sounds like shouting and fighting inside the walls!"

"How is that possible? Could it be a trick?"

After Mien and the others noticed, they became uncertain and suspicious.

After all, this was too unbelievable.

Splash! Splash!

Just then, a white horse burst out of the city wall, silhouetted perfectly against the sunlight, causing Mien and the others to instinctively raise their hands to shield their eyes and look.

"What are you still staring at? Attack quickly! The Scorpion Bandit Gang has been drawn away by my men!"

"Baron Gervas?!"

Mien and the others widened their eyes and finally saw who had arrived.

Then, one by one, they stared at the man riding the flying horse, finding it as incredible as seeing a god.

However, they were not children; they certainly would not stand there stunned at such a moment.

They knew this was absolutely their last chance.

"Did you hear that? Warriors of the Mien family, our allies, the Storm Legion, have already breached the bandits' stronghold! Now, everyone, charge with me!"

"Kill!"

Immediately, Mien and the other two took the lead, bringing their subordinates to start climbing the city wall.

If they did not fight for their lives now, they deserved to lose their territory.

And when they rushed onto the wall, they indeed found that the Scorpion Bandit Gang was already fighting Gervas's Storm soldiers.

And due to the Storm Legion's numbers, they could only hold a defensive position at this moment!

Seeing this, how could Mien and the others dare to slack off?

This was their savior; how could they let him suffer harm?

"You brats of the Scorpion Bandit Gang, I, Mien, am here! Die!"

"Kill! Slaughter these bandits mercilessly for me! Charge!"

Mien and the two knights led the soldiers to charge fiercely at the Scorpion bandits.

"Damn it!" Seeing this, the Scorpion leader's face turned iron-green.

He knew it was impossible to turn the tide, so he did not choose to fight to the death but prepared to flee.

"Sike, let's go!"

Immediately, the two began to break away from the formation.

"Want to run? Do you think you can escape?"

But at this moment, Gervas and Knight-Captain Lei Meng blocked the path in front of the two.

"It's you, that damn knight from Storm Territory?" Sike immediately recognized Lei Meng.

"Storm Territory? You are that damn lord?" The Scorpion widened his eyes; he never expected that the one who caused his defeat would be the lord of Storm Territory.

He had thought it was the Kingdom's legion that had intervened!