The ten knights had arrived in a mighty formation, ready to carry out a certain person's order. However, in the blink of an eye, they had been completely crushed by an entire cavalry regiment that had suddenly appeared. This had already happened three times in just two days.
For the assassin Sean, the scene in front of him made him feel a chill for no reason.
This guy, who was wearing leather armor and hiding in the woods outside the manor, was the assassin sent by Count Durante. In terms of strength, Sean, who had advanced to Level 5, was already considered to be absolutely powerful. So when he came here, he was confident that he would not be discovered by anyone, and had the confidence to complete all the orders given by the Count.
For a long time, Sean had always been cultivated by Count Durante as a "trump card". Although the nobles usually did not like to use "assassination" to get rid of their political enemies, but if the bottom line was really crossed or there was a sufficient reason, this method of physical destruction was definitely the most direct and effective way.
Therefore, Xiao En, who was quite talented, became Durant's trump card. Half of Durant's stability over the years was due to Xiao En.
But after witnessing the knights being surrounded and killed, Sean instinctively felt uneasy.
"Traitors must be dealt with."
"Treason …"
Sean, who was hiding in the bushes, looked at the troops that were regrouping in the distance, and muttered this word in a low voice. He knew better than anyone else that the purpose of his coming here was to help Count Durante erase the evidence of "treason"!
"Now it seems … it's too late."
Recalling that he had easily assassinated Viscount Tranka not long ago, Sean always felt that something was wrong … Tranka was too easy to kill. The guards were extremely lax, and they did not even have the consciousness of changing shifts. The unguarded Tranka was like a pig waiting to be slaughtered, and the assassination did not require any technique.
Sean clearly remembered that when he found the viscount, the viscount opened his eyes wide as if he wanted to say something, but Sean was never interested in listening to his target's nonsense. So when his dagger slashed the viscount's throat, the viscount only had time to say a name before he completely breathed his last.
"What did he say again? 'Roddy' or 'Roddy'? "
Sean did not care too much. After dealing with the viscount who might have leaked the secret, he came to the manor according to the address given by the Count. But before he could take action, the scene in front of him made him realize that he was a step too late!
These cunning fellows actually already knew that there were traitors in the kingdom, so they specifically used this manor as a "bait", waiting for the nobles who were eager to destroy the evidence to send people over, then they would catch turtles in a jar and eliminate them one by one …
"Waiting by a tree stump" sounded unrealistic at first, but with the atmosphere of public opinion created by Angmar and this unknown but deeply hidden team, the seemingly naive plan actually became feasible!
Teams rushed over like moths to a flame to die. If this continued, those teams would be sent to their deaths. If this continued, these teams of people would be like moths flying into a flame.
Thinking of this, Sean felt cold sweat appear on his forehead. He had to go back and report this information to Sir Lord before the other party discovered him!
With this thought in mind, Sean held his breath and turned around to leave. In the distance, Akasha raised her hand to release healing magic. The arrested knights had already been escorted to the back of the manor. The sound of the cavalry's hooves gradually dispersed, and not long after, there were only a few figures in front of the manor who were wiping the blood stains on the ground.
"They are not too strong, but they should be able to handle it … But these guys seem to be very disciplined."
Sean continued to retreat, simply assessing the combat power of the scouts in his mind. But just when he thought he was absolutely safe, the necklace on his chest suddenly emitted a faint magical fluctuation —
"Whoosh!"
Almost instinctively twisting his body to dodge, Sean dodged an arrow that flew past his cheek by a hair's breadth.
This necklace was passed down from his ancestors and had the function of warning of danger. It was precisely because of its help that Sean was able to leave behind the title of "Prophet" in his years of living on the edge of a knife … and allowed him to escape countless assassinations that would have killed him by instinct.
But this necklace could not give a warning every time, so after dodging the first arrow, Sean could only rely on his own ability to accelerate and dodge. But because his movement was a little slow, his shoulder was scratched by the second arrow. If not for the timely activation of "Sprint" and the tree in front of him for him to dodge, perhaps he would have been shot by the third arrow!
The effect of "Sprint" was to increase movement speed by 70% for 10 seconds. The skill's effect was slightly better than the Ranger's "Sprint". But even so, Sean, who was leaning against the tree trunk, still looked at his left shoulder with cold sweat dripping down his back …
How could there be … such a fast shooting speed?
He was horrified, and then his figure slowly disappeared into the forest. After activating "Sneak" and slightly calming his breath, Sean gradually recovered his confidence. He then confirmed the direction of the arrow, pulled out two daggers, and slowly moved over. Speaking of the ability of "Sneak", he was confident that no one could see through him in such an environment.
Sharpshooter? As long as he approached, Sean was also confident that he could kill the opponent in a short time with explosive power!
Xiao En had absolute confidence in his assassination skills. At least in the past eight years, he had never failed. Even in a head-on battle, he had never tasted defeat!
With such thoughts in mind, Sean clenched his daggers and walked dozens of steps in the shadows, but he stopped with some doubts — because he found that he could not find the target at all.
This brief moment of hesitation caused his movements to pause slightly. It was also in this moment of distraction that a shadow suddenly flashed between the tree trunks beside Sean!
Instinctively waving his daggers, Sean made an attack without even turning his head, but then he felt a heavy weight on his waist, and his whole body lost its center of gravity, and involuntarily stepped to the side …
When he looked back, he could only see a face that was exactly the same as the tree bark lines staring at him. The effect of the Invisibility Spell was wearing off, but the indifference in the eyes sent chills down Sean's spine. The bow and arrow in the opponent's hand had already been raised in half a second!
He steadied his body and raised his dagger to block at the same time — a trace of luck rose in his heart for no reason …
The opponent was still too inexperienced, using a short bow at such a distance, he was 90% sure that he could capture the trajectory of the attack and counterattack within a second!
With such confidence, he adjusted his center of gravity, but before he could use any skills, the opponent had already shot the arrow.
Sean's mouth revealed a trace of a sinister smile, but the next moment, he saw the incoming arrow nailed into his thigh …
The raised dagger was still two centimeters away from the arrow.
He also blocked the second and third arrows, but no matter what, he was still a step too late!
"This can't —"
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