12 Strength and Submission

Hearing a powerful roar from the Ice Spike Fur Bear, Reiter took the lead and rushed forward. A few seconds later, he approached the battlefield.

At this moment, in front of the Ice Spike Fur Bear, two knights were doing their best to resist.

One of them had a weak left arm and was obviously seriously injured. The other person was much better and did not have any obvious injuries.

The knight, who was not obviously injured, jumped up and raised his sword high, wanting to hit it in the head. However, the Ice Spike Fur Bear slapped the knight back to his original spot, and it hurriedly took a few steps back.

Roar!

The Ice Spike Fur Bear let out a roar that was several times more intense than before. It was mixed with the qi and blood power in its body, and it was deafening.

When Tucker and Rylei heard this, they couldn't help but cover their ears. The two knights who were fighting the Ice Spike Fur Bear at close range were even worse off. They both felt dizzy.

Although the stun only lasted for a moment, the Ice Spike Fur Bear was not stupid. It took the opportunity to advance forward and swing its thick bear paw, as if it wanted to smash everything into pieces.

"Crap, Kurts, get out of the way!" Tardell roared after he woke up. He brandished his sword and stabbed forward. Faint flames surrounded the tip of the sword, and his target was the bear paw.

At the same time, he tightened his grip on the talisman at his waist. If he really fell into a desperate situation, he would rely on it.

The smell of death permeated the air.

Kurts came back to his senses. In front of him was a huge bear paw. He felt an indescribable fear. Facing the incoming bear paw, he had no choice but to form a cross with his arms to block it, although he had a feeling that it would be very bad if he blocked this attack.

But it was too late to dodge.

"Stonefalling Art!" Reiter, who had just arrived, saw that the situation had taken a turn for the worse. He knew that he could not stand still and hurriedly helped. As he chanted, his mental power was rapidly depleted. A huge rock that was one meter wide fell from the sky. It carried a fierce power from the beginning.

"Ah!" Kurts was still roaring and cheering himself on.

But in the blink of an eye, the Ice Spike Fur Bear in front of it waved its bear paw. Just as it was about to touch the human in front of it, a khaki-colored rolling stone appeared out of thin air above its head. Be it the timing or the speed at which it fell, it was perfect.

It smashed down accurately, and the sound of the skull shattering was very clear. Then, the three-meter-tall Ice Spike Fur Bear was directly pressed into a two-meter-tall meat lump.

Especially its head, which was smashed into pieces.

Kurts' pupils constricted after escaping the calamity. He held his breath, not daring to breathe. He had just felt the power of the falling rocks and had seen with his own eyes how the Ice Spike Fur Bear had smashed to death with a single strike that both of them could not resist.

Only a Grade 2 mage could do this!

"We're all right!" Tardell laughed and clapped Kurts on the shoulder. Then he looked at the falling rock again, and fear flashed in his eyes.

The joy of surviving a calamity surged in their hearts. Then, they thought of something and looked to their left. Three figures gradually walked over. It was Reiter, Tucker, and Rylei. Reiter had a calm smile on his face. As he walked over, he took the lead and said, "Fortunately, we came in time and happened to see you being attacked. I've dealt with the Ice Spike Fur Bear. Are your injuries alright?"

Tardell and Kurts looked at each other with grave expressions. They put away their swords and walked forward respectfully.

Tardell replied, "Although there are some minor injuries, it's not important. It's all thanks to your help, my lord. Otherwise, we would have been on the verge of death tonight."

With that, Tardell bowed gratefully again, and Kurts quickly followed suit.

"That's right. It's all thanks to you, my lord, that we were able to easily deal with this Ice Spike Fur Bear." Kurts scratched his head and said, "We almost died under the Ice Spike Fur Bear's palm just now. Even if we didn't die, we would have been seriously injured."

Rylei's eyes flickered as he said considerately, "I see that both of you are injured, especially your left arm. It looks more serious. I think that if you need it, you can come to my father's territory to recuperate. Tonight is special. It's best not to spend the night outside. If you meet another magical beast…"

Thinking of the serious consequences, Tardell and Kurts shuddered. Fear crept in their hearts. At the same time, Rylei secretly glanced at his father from the corner of his eye. No one knew what he was thinking.

Tardell finally couldn't take it anymore and asked in embarrassment, "Is this convenient? The three of you saved us and we're already very grateful. Now, we have to disturb you."

"Haha, it's fine. I just retired from the front line not long ago. I brought back some healing medicines that are very effective for external injuries." Reiter smiled faintly, not showing much enthusiasm on the surface.

"So the new lord of Young Eagle Town is a Grade 2 Mage?" Tardell caught the message that Reiter had deliberately released, and his mind began to work.

Kurts' thoughts were similar to Tardell's. They had also heard of Young Eagle Town, but they only knew that there was a lack of a lord here.

In fact, the two of them were originally a pair of mercenaries. Because they were tired of the wandering life of mercenaries, they had the thought of joining a territory and relying on the nobles.

Recently, they had been inspecting a few territories, but they had not found a suitable target. Either the number of knights in the territory was enough, and there was no need for the newcomers to consume resources. Or the treatment was too poor, the lord's temperament was bad, and so on.

However, at this moment, the two of them had the same thought.

This is it!

A newly promoted aristocrat would definitely need knight power to join their territory. Moreover, the lord seemed to be a good person. Furthermore, he was a mage. He had an innate advantage over knights of the same level.

Was there a need to consider this?

At this moment, Tardell touched Kurts' elbow. The two of them understood each other, and the tacit understanding that they had worked with for many years caused them to kneel on one knee together.

A look of surprise flashed across Reiter's eyes, and he was overjoyed. From their actions, it was not difficult to guess what they were going to do next. However, he thought that it would take some time to communicate before he could achieve his goal.

It seemed to have achieved a better effect because of his initiative to attack? Thinking about how the simulator had previously shown that these two people had only wandered into the territory, they decided to join after asking.

And with this experience tonight, it was only natural to speed up this process.

Tardell and Kurts said in unison, "Please allow me to repay you for saving my life!"

A strange look flashed in Rylei's eyes, while Tucker's reaction was much more exaggerated. "Whoa, this is the first time a Grade 1 knight wants to join the territory. In the past, they had always ignored us. Hehe, this is all thanks to Father."

Reiter rolled his eyes at Tucker, thinking that he couldn't agree too readily. Would that make him seem premeditated or too casual?

"It's not too late to talk about this in detail when we get back to the territory. You guys can get up first." Reiter pretended to delay.

The ground was cold, but Tardell and Kurts looked determined as they stared hard at Reiter.

"Sir, please agree to our request. From now on, the two of us will definitely take it upon ourselves to protect your glory."

After a series of rejections and sincere exchanges,

Reiter seemed to be unable to resist their sincerity and was 'defeated' by their sincerity, so he 'reluctantly' agreed to their request. Therefore, on the way back, Reiter had two more followers guarding him seriously.

Although he did not really need it with his strength, he could not throw it away.