Ainz Ooal Gown: Noble Knight

He raised his sword to parry, the loud clang of metal striking metal made his ears ring, and the sword trembled violently, almost slipping from his hand.

But he cannot fall down.

The girl was on his back.

With his last ounce of strength, Tachimi pushed aside the boar-man's massive club and then pierced its throat with his sword.

He already had several wounds on his body.

A piece of the nail plate on his left arm was torn off, revealing a purplish-blue bruise inside, and blood was also seeping from the gaps on his right arm.

The leg injury was the most severe; taking a single step felt like stepping on a knife's edge.

But the area behind him remained completely unharmed.

The girl was well protected by him.

Chapter 93 Fame

The stalemate on the battlefield has lasted for some time.

The boar-orc leader, Gazok, wielded his thick, massive club, clashing head-on with Rune.

His strength was terrifyingly powerful; his attacks could even shake the ground, and the wind generated by his giant club sounded like muffled thunder rolling across the sky.

Rune raised his sword to parry, the heavy impact making his hand go numb and the sword vibrate.

On the other side, the Lion-orc guard captain used his speed advantage to launch surprise attacks from the side from time to time.

His claws tore through the air at a tricky angle, heading straight for Rune's defensive opening.

Rune had to distract himself, parrying the massive club in front of him while dodging the deadly claw attacks to the side.

The two, one on the front and one on the side, worked in perfect harmony, keeping Rune tightly bound.

Just then, the lion-orc captain glanced at the distance.

There, a boy covered in blood was desperately protecting the little girl on his back.

The boy was covered in wounds, and his left leg was clearly weak, but he still gritted his teeth and stood in front of the orcs, not letting anyone hurt the small figure behind him.

The lion-orc captain's pupils narrowed slightly.

He turned his head to look at Gazok, and the boar-man was also looking at him. The two exchanged a glance, and a glint of light flashed in their beast eyes at the same time.

They came to a conclusion.

This little girl was so important that even a nobleman's private army of considerable strength risked their lives to protect her.

This should be the key to capturing the nobles of Aindora alive.

'Maybe she's this guy's illegitimate daughter.'

The lion-orc captain glanced at Rune with a strange look in his eyes, and Gazok also looked over, a hideous smile appearing on the boar's head.

Rune felt a little uneasy under their gaze.

He swung his sword to deflect a claw from the lion-orc captain, then dodged Gazok's massive club, his brow furrowing slightly.

'What are those two big oafs thinking?'

He couldn't understand the strange thought processes of these orcs, but he didn't have time to think about it right now.

However, in the next instant, something unexpected happened to Rune.

The lion-orc captain abruptly retracted his claws, his massive body abruptly disengaging from the battle, and turned to charge towards the other side of the camp.

His target was the blood-covered boy, Tapimit.

Rune's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Tachimi!"

Without a second thought, he lifted his foot to chase after him, but Gazok's giant boar-tooth club was already blocking his way.

"Want to get past me?" Gazok chuckled. "You'll have to get past me first."

The giant club swept across with a whooshing sound, forcing Rune to raise his sword to parry.

The heavy impact made his hands go numb; Gazok's strength was astonishing, and the blow forced him back two steps.

Rune gritted his teeth, trying to get around it, but Gazok's giant club blocked his way like a wall.

Although the boar-orc leader was bulky, he was experienced in combat and precisely blocked the direction Rune was trying to break through.

A hint of anxiety flashed in Rune's eyes.

He saw the lion-beastman captain had already charged towards Touch Me, his enormous claw raised high...

That's too late.

Rune suddenly turned to the side, no longer dodging Gazok's attack, but instead charging headlong into the giant club.

"boom!"

The heavy club slammed solidly into Rune's side and back. The force was enough to shatter the bones of an ordinary soldier.

Even Rune was knocked off balance by the blow, a metallic taste rising in his throat.

Using the force of the impact, he rushed a few steps toward Tapimy.

Gazok watched Rune's retreating figure as he braved the blow to get there, his smugness growing even stronger.

He turned to look at the lion-orc captain, who was also looking over at him.

The two orcs' eyes met in mid-air, and at the same time, a look of "I knew it" appeared on their faces.

This child is definitely Eindora's offspring.

Otherwise, how could a noble lord have come to this?

Gazok grinned, revealing two rows of uneven, yellow teeth, and followed, dragging his giant club along as well.

However, after rushing forward a few steps, Rune's pace gradually slowed down.

The lion-orc captain's actions once again surprised him.

The enormous claw didn't strike Tapchimi's head; instead, it withdrew its force just before contact and instead grabbed the little girl on the boy's back.

Rune's eyes flashed.

'You want to capture me alive?'

He understood instantly.

Rune quickly calculated in his mind, then felt relieved.

He stopped and turned around to face Gazok, who was following behind him.

On the other side.

Tapchimi felt he was about to collapse.

But he was still wielding his sword.

His arm grew heavier and heavier, and the speed at which the sword fell slowed down.

The wild boar beastmen seemed to have noticed his exhaustion and attacked even more fiercely.

Just then.

A huge black shadow lunged at us from the side.

Before Tapchimi could even react, a thick claw had already reached over his head and precisely grabbed the little girl on his back.

"No!"

Taqimi's eyes widened in fury as he swung his sword with all his might at the claw.

But when the blade landed on the lion-orc captain's claws, it only sent up a string of sparks, without altering its trajectory in the slightest.

The lion-orc captain didn't even glance at him a second time.

He easily pulled the little girl out of the blanket, held her in his hand, and then kicked Tapchimi in the chest.

"Get out of here."

The kick was powerful; Tapimy's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

The excruciating pain in his chest made it almost impossible for him to breathe, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

But he couldn't care less about that. He struggled to lift his head and stared intently at the small, thin figure in the lion-beastman captain's hand.

The little girl was being held in mid-air.

She didn't struggle or cry out; her messy golden hair fell down, obscuring her face.

Tapchimi couldn't see her expression, but his heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by something.

'don't want……'

He cried out silently in his heart.

'don't want!'

The lion-orc captain, carrying the girl, strode back to the center of the battlefield. He glanced at Rune, who had already distanced himself from Gazokra, and a cruel smile spread across his face.

“Human,” his gruff voice echoed through the camp, “lay down your weapons.”

He shook the girl in his arms.

"Otherwise, she would have lost her life."

Rune stopped wielding his sword.

He looked at the unusually quiet little girl in the lion-beastman captain's arms, then glanced at Tapimy, who was struggling to get up from the ground in the distance.

The boy's eyes were bloodshot, his lips were trembling, and he was covered in blood, yet he struggled to stand up.

Rune frowned slightly.

He couldn't understand why the lion-beastman thought he would surrender for the sake of this little girl.

Is it...

A bad feeling crept into Rune's mind.