The Extra Wants To Live

Chapter 48: Reinforcement

The hilt of the sword naturally lowered along with Carl's lowered body. When the hilt of the sword is lowered while the sword is stuck and fixed, the wound opens wide and the sword is easily pulled out.

Rather than backing down, Carl pulled out his arm and pulled out his sword, then naturally thrust the sword standing in the middle with all his might.

Grrr…

It cleanly pierced the gnoll's neck, which was already filled with blood in its lungs. The sound of blood foam flowing from a neck wound is unpleasant.

"Whoa! Whoa! Sooooo… ! Phew!"

Carl steps back and catches his breath.

His mind was constantly repeating the linked movements taught by Catherine and Bilford, teaching him how to move.

Carl only learned the basic posture, and the linked movements are just movements derived from the basic posture.

However, as if to prove that basics are not basics for nothing, Carl was able to easily kill an axe-wielding gnoll.

It would have been more dangerous if the gnoll had rushed in with his bare hands.

The basic swordsmanship that Carl learned is for dealing with enemies wielding weapons. If Gnoll swings his ax clumsily like this, it's actually easier to deal with.

Clap!

Carl lunges at the gnoll again.

A squishy sound follows his steps.

'Before I knew it, the blood that had soaked the ground around me began to pool instead of soaking into the soil.'

It is difficult to walk because his feet are stuck in the mud created by a mixture of blood and dirt.

Because it sticks tightly and wraps around his feet, it puts a strain on his ankle and leg muscles.

The harsh environment of the battlefield made Carl, who was already very tired, even more tired. Not only that, it was painful for everyone else to fight on unstable ground.

It was the same with the gnolls, and as they tangled together, pushing and pulling, the mud made of blood stuck to their fur.

It's literally a mud fight.

There was no longer a trace of justification, honor, or authority for the subjects of the empire.

If there is a hell, a terrible war will most likely continue there without end.

Now there are no conscripts left, and a small shield wall made up of only 30 imperial soldiers is shaking wildly with spears raised like hedgehogs.

The initial firmness did not remain. The imperial soldiers were also stretched to their limits.

The shield is too heavy. Even though it was firmly fixed to his side, the tip of the spear kept dropping his head like a death row prisoner kneeling under a guillotine.

"Milton! Haa! Mana!"

To Carl's cries, who no longer have the strength to speak in sentences, Milton answers calmly, as if he has given up.

"We're all out."

After saying that, Milton picked up one of the conscript's crude spears that had fallen on the ground and began to attack the soldiers over their shoulders.

Naturally, the imperial doctor did not have the ability to learn martial arts, so the attack was just a little annoying to the rushing gnolls.

Still, it's better than nothing.

"Shit!"

Bilford falls to his knees. With his visor down, the inside of his helmet was already a mess of his own vomit and nosebleeds.

Now he's at a point where he don't even have anything to vomit, so all he feels is nausea.

Wooow! Wooow!

As Bilford falls, the gnolls turn their eyes and rush at him.

It is the nature of the wild not to miss the opportunity.

chin! chin!

"Ugh!"

In an instant, Bilford was surrounded by gnolls and held tightly to his limbs and head, trying to escape, but he did not even have the strength left to lift his sword.

"Catherine!"

Even though Carl's breathing completely collapsed, he screamed for Catherine.

However, Catherine turned her head to look at Carl, and after seeing the situation that Bilford was in, she shook her head just once heartlessly and focused on killing the gnoll and maintaining the line.

Bilford can no longer fight. If Catherine's hands are tied to protect him, the entire formation will collapse.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The gnolls mercilessly hit their axes at Bilford, who was captured and fell down. However, it was difficult to penetrate the sturdy armor made for the royal knight's squire.

After screeching a few times, the gnolls push their fingertips into the gaps in their armor. He can't even think about unlocking the armor and opening it.

"Kwaaah!"

Sharp claws dug into the gaps in the armor and cut through Bilford's body.

The gnolls get so excited by the scream that they push their fingertips into the gaps in the armor even more. They don't even notice that their hand is cut by the armor.

"Huh! "Huh!"

Carl was struggling to breathe as he heard Bilford's pain-filled screams coming from beyond the imperial soldiers.

Bilford is a valuable talent that cannot be lost here.

'I couldn't afford to lose a knight who was the most loyal hunting dog of Adrian, who became emperor, to a gnoll."

But if he runs out and dies, that's the end of everything.

Why was Bilford outside the wall built by the imperial soldiers until he ended up like that in the first place?

The moment he thought that, Carl realized that the gnolls' fierce attack on the formation had decreased significantly.

There are countless gnolls flocking to the fallen Bilford.

Bilford tried to buy a little more time by throwing himself, who could no longer fight, as bait.

"shit!"

Carl bit his lip and cursed.

But there is nothing more he can do. Now it is difficult to even stand, let alone swing a sword.

'I feel like I will be overcome by a terrible feeling of helplessness.

Is this the end?

Am I going to die like this without accomplishing anything here?'

HAAAAA—!

At that time, a loud roar that seemed to shatter the sky was heard from the other side of the gnoll.

Carl was startled by the sudden brightness of his surroundings, as if the sun had risen, and looked frantically at the sky, his vision strained by the visor.

Of course, there will be a few more hours before the sun rises.

"Support from Ax Sound Village has arrived! Hold on just a little longer!"

Only after hearing Catherine's confident voice was Carl able to understand the situation.

Although the formation of the punitive force is strong, it is far worse than the village of Stacked Log Village, which is holding out behind a wooden fence. Because of this, most of the gnolls flocked to the punitive force.

Meanwhile, the soldiers of Ax Sound Village, who had killed or driven out all the gnolls attacking the village, opened the door and came out running to save them!

"Catherine! Bilford!"

Carl shouts in a torn voice.

But before he could say anything, Catherine had already used her last remaining mana to jump into the group of gnolls flocking to Bilford.

"Victory is at hand! Hold on just a little longer!"

Carl's throat was so damaged that he couldn't even make a sound properly.

However, the imperial soldiers were able to clearly hear Carl's voice throughout the battle, which I don't know how long it lasted.

"Kaaaa!"

They didn't have the energy to respond as sharply as the first time, so they just roared with all their might like animals.