“Damn it! This punk’s tougher than I thought. We’re in real trouble if this keeps up,” Connor said, swinging his twin blades relentlessly. Every strike was aimed at Axel’s vital points.

But Axel was quick. He weaved in and out of reach and avoided direct confrontation. It was obvious he was just stalling for time.

“Sir Prescott should be far enough by now. There’s no point dragging this out. Let’s fall back.”

Sensing the futility of their efforts, Dave considered retreating. He didn’t fear death, but he wasn’t about to waste his life for nothing.

Since Warrick had escaped, their interception mission was also completed.

“You guys hold him off. The rest of you, fall back with me.”

Connor was decisive. Realizing they weren’t making any progress, he quickly ordered a retreat and left a few decoys behind to buy time.

They had barely run a hundred yards when a wave of soldiers suddenly appeared at the alley’s entrance. Hundreds, maybe even thousands, filled the narrow space and completely blocked any chance of escape.

“Fall back!”

Connor and Dave exchanged a glance.

Without hesitation, they turned and bolted in the opposite direction. With fewer than a hundred men, charging into an enemy several times their size would be suicide.

The sound of perfectly synchronized footsteps echoed from ahead, and the ground beneath them started to shake.

Connor and Dave skidded to a halt. Their eyes widened in shock as they stared at the distance.

the road, a

were hidden behind menacing masks. They were tall, their eyes sharp, and radiated a deadly

“Draken Guardians?”

when they saw

Lucozia was already the most elite military force

the Draken Guardians were something else entirely. They were the cream of the crop, handpicked from thousands of Black Dragon Army soldiers. They

only a hundred or so, but each one was a master in their own

normal circumstances, the castle would never deploy such a force unless the situation was dire. Neither had expected the legendary

they appeared, Connor and Dave knew there

were facing thousands of soldiers, they were confident they could fight their way through. But against

with the reinforcements and was closing

were caught

nowhere to run or

a stop. A

swept over Connor and Dave before he

simple, but they carried

was Jaxon Steele, who achieved great feats during the castle’s

Dave-he two small fry-but Warrick, who was

enough to

“What should we do?”

his grip tightened around

a vow. They didn’t need to live on the same day, month, or year. Instead, they only promised

else can we

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