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#249 - Chapter 23: Red Wedding (Part 7)

This extremely fierce combat style had a strong infectiousness, causing fear in the surrounding Frey soldiers. Many began to flee in panic, trying to escape this terrifying battlefield. However, those Frey soldiers who had the courage to resist were all mercilessly struck down by the whip maces.

The remaining guards overturned the heavy long tables with force, forming a solid barrier to resist the crossbow bolts. The guards standing behind quickly retrieved weapons from wooden crates and threw them to the panicked guests.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, the guests, who had originally been immersed in the joyful atmosphere, also displayed surprising courage and decisiveness. The lords and knights of the North were clearly not just for show and were not pampered individuals.

Their combat abilities were also not to be underestimated. Upon realizing the danger, they immediately launched a tenacious resistance. Some used the wine jugs at hand as makeshift weapons, smashing them fiercely at the enemy. Others used their agility to deliver powerful kicks to the opponent's vital points. Still others went into battle empty-handed, using their hard fists and sharp teeth to engage in a life-and-death struggle with enemies wielding daggers who were attempting to launch sneak attacks.

Liu Yuan, on this trip to attend the wedding, not only brought twenty carefully selected guards but also specially arranged for twenty battle-hardened knights to accompany him. These knights were all prisoners from the 'Battle of the New King's Road.' Unable to pay the exorbitant ransom, they ultimately chose to pledge allegiance to Liu Yuan in exchange for their lives and freedom.

This wedding trip was an excellent opportunity for them to demonstrate their value. You could dislike them for being poor, but you definitely couldn't say they were incompetent. Their combat effectiveness was top-notch, and their years of living on the edge had honed their skills. At this moment, they were scattered among the many guests, and most of them were able to respond immediately, successfully dispersing the Frey family members' fierce offensive. Once they got weapons, the situation on the field immediately turned around.

Old Walder sat at the head of the table, looking down and taking in everything below. However, this sudden change of events caught him off guard, and he didn't even have time to react. He had thought that a bloody massacre would proceed smoothly according to plan, but he didn't expect the situation to completely spiral out of control, with the Frey family members who launched the sneak attack being repelled by those below. And those who had fallen in pools of blood and were being slaughtered were actually his own sons and grandsons!

Old Walder's eyes were sharp, and he immediately spotted Liu Yuan, who was closest to him. He saw him leaning leisurely against the table, with Catelyn held tightly in his arms. In an instant, a nameless fire surged into his heart. At the same time, Robb, holding a dagger, cleanly slit the throat of an enemy and slowly retreated back to Liu Yuan and Catelyn's side, dragging the corpse that wasn't quite dead yet.

Old Walder took a closer look, and his heart sank. It turned out that the dead man was his twelfth son, Roslin Frey, who had served as the castellan of the Twins for eleven years. Watching another child die tragically before his eyes, Old Walder was heartbroken. Anger made him lose his mind, and at this moment, he no longer cared about anything else. He pointed at Liu Yuan in exasperation and roared, "Shoot! What are you all standing there for! Shoot them all dead for me!"

As Old Walder's roar rang out, "嗖嗖嗖~!" A dozen sharp crossbow bolts rained down on Liu Yuan and Catelyn. At the critical moment, Robb didn't hesitate to raise Roslin's bloody corpse high, trying to use it to block the deadly crossbow bolts and protect Catelyn behind him.

However, Liu Yuan moved even faster, pushing Robb away with a slap and raising his left hand to flip over the wide, thick long table in front of him. There was a series of crisp sounds, and the wide tabletop successfully blocked all the incoming crossbow bolts.

"What are you blocking with such a disgusting corpse? Throw it away quickly! Watch carefully, teacher will teach you another trick now," Liu Yuan said to Robb with a look of disgust. As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the edge of the table with both hands and swung it violently. The nearly four-meter-long solid wood table flew towards the group of crossbowmen who had just fired their arrows at an astonishing speed, like a cannonball being fired.

This shocking move deeply shocked everyone. Not only did it leave everyone present dumbfounded, but it also stunned the crossbowmen, who even forgot to dodge!

There was a deafening "轰隆!!" sound, and the wooden table slammed into the crossbar of the window sill like a giant bomb, instantly shattering it. At the same time, the wooden table was also blown to pieces, turning into countless small fragments, like shrapnel from an exploding cannonball, showering down on the crowd.

The crossbowmen who didn't have time to dodge were caught off guard and hit by these sharp wooden shards. They were immediately covered in blood, looking like beehives. The second floor was already a river of blood, a tragic sight, and the ground was covered with broken arms and limbs, a complete mess. Those who were lucky enough to escape the disaster were frightened by such a bloody and terrifying scene, and they didn't dare to hesitate at all. They threw down the crossbows in their hands and ran away in a frenzy.

At this moment, Old Walder finally released the girl covered in blood who was blocking him. That was his young pregnant wife! This shameless old fellow reacted extremely quickly. When the long table slammed into the window sill on the second floor, he didn't hesitate to grab the girl next to him, pull her in front of him to act as a human shield, and curl up tightly behind her. As a result, the scattered rubble and wood chips mercilessly hit this poor innocent girl, who used her delicate body to bear all the damage...

In Old Walder's pig-slaughtering scream: "Come on! Everyone get on! Kill this bunch of bastards, leave none alive!" At this moment, he no longer cared about the original plan, because the heavy losses tonight far exceeded his expectations - just the family members he witnessed dying on the spot were at least thirty!

Then, another squad of soldiers poured in from the back hall like a tide, and they launched a thrilling and life-and-death battle with the lords of the North and their knights. However, Roose Bolton lived up to his reputation as a calm and collected person. Faced with such a chaotic situation, he keenly realized that something was wrong and seized the opportunity to slip away from a small door in the side hall.

In this melee, the Hound and Brienne also threw themselves into the battle without hesitation. The strength of the two can be described as extraordinary, far superior to ordinary knights. None of the Frey soldiers who dared to rush forward could be their opponents. Relying solely on the strength of the two, they successfully blocked one side of the exit, like playing a whack-a-mole game. Whenever a Frey soldier tried to break in, they would be immediately beheaded mercilessly. For a time, blood splattered everywhere, flowing like a river.