I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 233 Gap
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"Your Excellency, I am the messenger of Lord Rhodes Tulip, Lord of Blackpine Ridge."

The messenger bowed and presented the wax-sealed wooden tube with both hands.

"This is a letter from our lord to you. He said that as long as you have the courage, Black Pine Ridge will help you withstand this crisis!"

Camille took the letter, deftly unscrewed the cork, and quickly scanned the words on it.

After reading it, Camille nodded without hesitation.
"Very well, thank you for your generous assistance, Baron Rhodes."

A forced smile appeared on Camille's cold face.
"We will hold out to the end. Please wait a moment while I reply to Baron Rhodes."

Camille turned to his knight, "Have Cullen arrange a room for this messenger to rest."

The messenger quickly waved his hand and bowed.
"Thank you for your hospitality, but I must return to report to the lord as soon as possible!"

"The lord said that time is of the essence and there is no need for a letter. I will go back to report now."

Camille nodded. "Alright, Dorst, see this messenger off for me."

"Yes, Lord Lord."

The knight nodded and waved politely, signaling the messenger to leave.

Not long after, Dorst, who had escorted the messenger away, returned, his eyes filled with doubt.

"My lord, what request did Baron Rhodes make that he came all this way to help us?"

"He told us to hold on."

Camille paused. "No other requirements."

"Baron Rhodes only asked that these lizardmen remain in the wasteland forever!"

Dostoer frowned slightly and carefully began to speak:

"If he doesn't want anything... do you think the Baron's words are credible?"

Camille glanced coldly at Dorst, her leather armor taut as she turned, making her figure appear even more powerful.

"Do you think they sent us a letter just to deceive us?"

"Do you still think I'm stupid?"

Camille withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance. "What do we have here that we can deceive? The land?"

“If Baron Rhodes wanted to harm us, he wouldn’t have sent any information beforehand.”

“Once the lizardmen have trampled our town, won’t this land become theirs?”

Dorst lowered his head and hurriedly said, "You're right!"

"Baron Rhodes said something in his letter that really touched me."

Kami spoke slowly and thoughtfully, "If lips are gone, then teeth will also feel the biting cold winds of the Northern Wilderness."

Dorst's body jolted, and he immediately straightened his chest.

"I'll make the arrangements right away and speed up preparations!"

No sooner had Dorst finished speaking than the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from outside.

Camille sensed something was wrong and quickly walked to the entrance of the training ground, just in time to see a scout dismount and rush towards him, panting heavily.

"My lord! Something terrible has happened!"

His voice was urgent, and his eyes were filled with panic.

"The lizardman army has been mobilized and is heading this way!"

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The cold spring rain pierced down like needles, slapping against the corpse and emitting mournful cries.

The land was stained red with blood, and the severed limbs of reptilian men hung on the spiked fence.

The flickering firelight in Icebreath Town illuminated the bloodstains and corpses scattered everywhere, along with broken arrows and spears stuck in the ground.

Camille slumped on the sentry post, his silver hair disheveled, breathing heavily.

Compared to the others, Camille's face was relatively clean, thanks to the protection of the guards; there were only sweat stains, no bloodstains.

"Dawster!"

Camille's voice was deafening, and her knights rushed up.

In contrast, Dorst was covered in blood, his armor was covered in scratches, and there were remnants of scales in the gaps.

"My lord, I'm here!"

How many of us are left?

Without hesitation, Doster reported: "Twenty-nine militiamen, one hundred and nineteen farmers and slaves, and your guards are unharmed!"

Camille breathed a sigh of relief. "Where are the lizardmen?"

"Twenty-five enemy soldiers were killed, but we don't know how many died in the traps outside!"

Camille couldn't help but frown.

The lizardmen were more powerful than he had imagined.

They used the fence to resist their attack, and as a result, only twenty-five people were killed.

"Don't let your guard down. This is just the lizardmen's first probing attack. They will come again!"

"Understood, Lord!"

Dorst nodded emphatically, hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but speak.
"Sir, we may not be able to withstand the next wave of attacks. If the situation becomes unfavorable, please be sure to evacuate..."

"We'll talk if we can't stop them!"

Camille waved his hand vigorously, "Go check the fortifications!"

Dostoer nodded in salutation, then quickly left, his hand resting on the longsword at his waist.

Camille looked down through the crack.

Several militiamen, dragging their injured legs, slowly carried the body, their bodies utterly exhausted.

The farmer in the distance sat limply beside his companion's corpse, placing his lit pipe next to him.

"These damned beasts must all be slaughtered!"

Camille gritted his teeth, his heart filled with resentment.

She stood up and looked at the dejected crowd.
"you……"

Before Camille could finish speaking, a rapid horn sounded again from the distant shadows.

"The lizardmen are here again!"

"Rumble--"

Dark clouds rolled across the horizon, and thunder roared, like the prelude to a great battle.

The earth trembled slightly, and the dense array of dark figures made Camille's heart sink.

Sure enough, this time the lizardmen launched a full-scale attack!
"Prepare for battle!"

Camille did not back down, and roared loudly.

"Icebreath Town will never be allowed to be touched by these monsters!"

Seeing the approaching lizardmen, Camille immediately raised his bow and arrow, aiming at the lizardman in the lead!

call out!
The arrow pierced the air, leaving a cold flash, and instantly struck the lizardman's head!

"Roar!"

"Your Lordship is mighty!"

The militiamen immediately shouted excitedly and roared as they raised their bows and arrows and fired fiercely at the lizardmen!
Icebreath Town also has many hunters who, while perhaps not highly skilled with their bows, can still hit their targets accurately at a distance of thirty or forty meters.

The farmers raised stones and used the height to hurl them outwards, stopping the lizardmen from advancing.

Just then, spears flew through the air, instantly shooting the farmer who had poked his head out and pinning him to the ground!
Countless lizardmen, under the cover of spears, crossed the moat, jumped over the fence, and leaped directly into the town!

The heavy spiked club was swung up, and it smashed the farmer's head in one blow!
Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere, and the people around were instantly terrified!
The militia of Icebreath Town were fierce and undeterred by the bloodshed, but their crude weapons could not compensate for their lack of courage.

Unless the spear is thrust into a lizardman's vital points or into the gaps between his scales, it will be blocked by his hard scales!

However, the leather armor worn by the militiamen was no match for the claws of the lizardmen, and they were easily disemboweled if they were not careful!
Seeing this, Camille had no choice but to quickly draw his bow and shoot down the lizardmen who were slaughtering people in the town!
But more and more lizardmen scaled the fence, brandishing spiked clubs and claws, and began a frenzied slaughter of the town's inhabitants!

"Something's wrong, something's wrong!"

"That wasn't how it was just now!"

Camille panicked a little!

But as the lord, she could not back down; she could only grit her teeth and pull frantically with her arms!

Rainwater soaked her silver hair and stuck it to her face, but she didn't care at all!
Just then, the gatekeeper's head was smashed open, and the lizardmen pushed the gate open and flooded into the town like a flood!

All the townspeople panicked instantly, dropped their spears, and ran away!

"Run away!"

"Ahhh!"

"Help!"

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The militia's shouts of battle were quickly drowned out by cries and screams. Fear swept through the town like a cold wave, and even those holding the fortified fence panicked and began to turn and run away!

"hold onto!"

Camille roared angrily, his voice hoarse.
"Only by holding our ground can we survive!"

"The Blackpine Ridge Baron's reinforcements will arrive soon!"

At this point, shouts were of no use; the fleeing soldiers were like a raging torrent, and no sound could stop them.

Seeing this, Knight Dost disregarded the lizardmen before him and led his men directly to Camille.

"The town is finished, let's go!"

Camille looked distressed and wanted to explain, but the sight of the town's miserable state silenced her.

The lizardmen were far more powerful than he had imagined, and Icebreath Town had completely fallen.

Camille was initially full of confidence after the first round of battles.

But now it seems that what happened just now was really just a probe by the lizardmen's vanguard.

Icebreath Town was no match for the lizardmen's attack.

"Hurry, my lord! There are more and more lizardmen!" Doster roared again as he slashed down a charging lizardman.

"Alright, Dorst, let's retreat."

Camille's face contorted in pain, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
I'm sorry, Baron Rhodes, I cannot keep our promise.

Camille jumped off the sentry post in frustration.

The moment her boots hit the ground, the guard suddenly shouted.
"army!"

"It's the army!"

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"Boom, boom, boom..."

The earth trembled.

The orderly footsteps drowned out the thunder, and the roaring lizardmen who were charging forward couldn't help but stop and look back.

Hundreds of shields gleamed in the rain, moving slowly forward like a city wall.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

His steps were steady and powerful, each one landing squarely on the lizardman's heart.

A suffocating sense of oppression gradually enveloped the lizardmen like dark clouds, constantly stimulating their nerves.

"Damn humans!"

Finally, one of the lizardman captains could no longer bear such an imposing manner. He brandished his wolf-sheep club and roared...
"Smash their heads!"

"kill!"

Hundreds of lizardmen immediately turned around and charged towards the army!

"Archers, prepare for rapid fire!"

At Durant's command, the sound of bowstrings being pulled taut rang out in unison.

"put!"

In an instant, the arrow pierced through the spring rain like lightning and struck the lizardmen!
Blood bloomed like summer flowers in the mountains, and the lizardmen at the forefront fell to the ground in droves!

The archers of Frostleaf Town are all hand-picked, and with the added bonus of the Rhodes affix, each one is a reaper who can reap lives with unparalleled accuracy!
Half of the hundreds of lizardmen fell in the blink of an eye. Those who managed to reach the front fifty meters were met with even sharper weapons.

"Spear javelin throwers, prepare!"

"put!"

A hundred spears shot out with a sharp whistling sound, their sharp tips easily piercing through the scales and pinning the remaining lizardmen to the ground!

This scene left the lizardmen stunned in place.

Suddenly realizing something was wrong, the scarred lizardman Gaka, who was directing from the rear, leaped onto a rock and stared intently at the soldiers clad in chainmail and fully armed!

"Something's wrong!"

Gaka frowned and exclaimed in surprise, "It's the army from Black Pine Ridge!"

"Damn it!"

Gaka jumped off the rock and grabbed his deputy by the neck.

"Didn't I tell you to send scouts to keep an eye on the east?!"

"I...I sent..."

"What about the scouts' reports?"

"I don't know either..." the deputy's voice trembled.

"waste!"

Gaka threw his deputy on the ground!
Gaka was lost in thought, his eyes filled with primal ruthlessness and hatred.

Reason told him that it was time to retreat.

But the desire in his heart urged him to charge forward and tear all these people to pieces.

"retreat!"

In the end, reason prevailed over desire.

"Yes, yes, Chief!"

The deputy quickly picked up the bugle, and its deep sound echoed across the battlefield.

The lizardmen, who were still fighting in the town, paused, unsure of what had happened.

After hesitating for a moment, he abandoned the enemy in front of him and turned to flee out of town.

Compared to ordinary lizardman teams, the lizardman warriors of the Bloodscale Legion are of a certain standard.

At least they can control their brutal killing instincts and obediently follow orders.

"The lizardmen have retreated!"

Dorster shouted excitedly.

"My lord, look! The lizardmen are retreating!"

"I saw."

Camille's tone was calm, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Camille lowered his hand that was holding the longbow. "We owe Baron Rhodes a great favor."

Camille remained calm as he watched the lizardmen flee in disarray.

But my heart was already churning with shock.

In just two rounds, she witnessed hordes of lizardmen being harvested like leeks.

The once ferocious lizardmen instantly turned into cowardly rats, lacking even the courage to fight back, and fled immediately.

This not only demonstrates the strength of the lizardmen, but also the prestige of Baron Rhodes.

Camille continued to stare ahead, and spoke slowly.
"Dodster, do you still have doubts?"

"No, I was foolish before."

Without hesitation, Dorst declared, "Baron Rhodes' army, this is the true Imperial army!"

"Yes, it's even more powerful than I imagined."

Camille stared intently ahead. "I never imagined the Northern Wastelands could produce an army like this. Compared to them, the gap is just too vast..."

"If we had such an army, we wouldn't have to fear these lizardmen."

"That's what you said."

Dostowe gave a wry smile.

It's easier said than done.

These elite soldiers are too much for even a typical lord to afford.

And then there's the gleaming, brand-new armor they're wearing, not to mention the training they do all day...

"Baron Rhodes is chasing those lizardmen!"

Camille interrupted Dostoevsky's thoughts, pointing to the changing battle formation in the distance, his heart filled with shock!

The matter would have ended once the lizardmen were driven away, so she didn't order a pursuit.

But just now, from a distance, I saw that Baron Rhodes' army was still advancing, and a detachment broke out of the army and charged directly at the lizardmen!

At that moment, Camille suddenly remembered the letter Baron Rhodes had given him!

The goal there is to wipe out all the lizardmen!

Without any hesitation, Camille flipped and jumped off the watchtower. "Quick, let's follow!"

People came to save our town and help us out of our predicament, so how can we just sit idly by and do nothing?
Must keep up!

Even if my arms are sore and I'm exhausted, I still have to keep going!
"Everyone, follow me and kill!"

With a wave of his arm, Dorst followed Camille out of town!
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"Want to go?"

Rhodes watched the retreating lizardmen and waved his hand.

"Wolfhoof, it's up to you now."

"Yes, Holy Lord!"

The wolf's paw slammed against the giant wolf's neck.

"Wolf riders, charge!"

"Ouch!"

The wolf riders howled and swung their battle axes, piercing straight into the lizardmen like a black blade!

Before the lizardman could react, he was instantly sent flying by the impact of the giant wolf of the wasteland!
The sharp riding axes didn't need to be swung; they simply swept through the crowd, taking heads and limbs with them!
The foul-smelling blood splattered everywhere, and the lizardmen screamed in agony!
The lizardmen's scales were like new paper from Black Pine Ridge before the axe riders, easily sliced ​​into pieces!
The bloody massacre threw even the ferocious lizardmen into a panic, turning the once orderly retreat into complete chaos!

"Don't be greedy for battle!"

The wolf hooves howled loudly.

"Block their retreat! Don't let a single one escape!"

"If any of you run, I'll whip you!"

The sound of wolf hooves was like the judgment of death, and the wolf riders quickly spread out to encircle the lizardmen's rear.

Rhodes looked at their team and waved.
"Sao, lead the knight squad out to deal with those tough guys."

Each of the wolf riders is a treasure; Rhodes cannot afford to let them get hurt.

"Yes, Holy Lord!"

São yanked the reins hard, and the knight squad charged off!
"The whole army obeys the order!"

Rod's voice was loud.

"Exterminate the lizardmen army, leave no one alive!"

"kill!"

The infantry corps immediately launched a charge, surging towards the lizardmen like an iron torrent!

Just then, a series of angry roars suddenly came from the north side of the battlefield!

(End of this chapter)