Just when the assassin holding the scimitar was slightly distracted, Zhang Heng retracted the Persian sword that knocked away the arrow. After that, he drew a strange arc in the air. When the scimitar assassin saw Zhang Heng's sword again, he also saw the blood on the blade. Somehow, the sharp blade of the Persian sword had cut his neck and chin from the bottom up.
"It's not a good habit to be distracted during a battle," Zhang Heng said as he flashed behind the stone pillar. As Zhang Heng spoke, he had already moved behind the stone pillar. When he pressed his back against the pillar, the body of the Scimitar Assassin slowly fell to the ground.
Zhang Heng fought two enemies at once, and he managed to kill one of them even though the other party was well-prepared. However, he was not happy about it. That was because these assassins chose to attack him tonight, which meant that his identity had finally been exposed. To make matters worse, it also showed that the Balance Blade was likely to be defeated in the war against the Hounds and Altrus.
And unlike the group of cannon fodder assassins who died on the bridge, the assassins waiting for him in his domus tonight were obviously of a higher level, and they were better at fighting. If Zhang Heng was not mistaken, they were probably the core members of the Hounds.
In terms of individual strength, the Hounds' assassins were slightly inferior to the Balance Blade's assassins. However, they were still the best assassins in the world. Zhang Heng's assassination skills were not as good as these well-trained killing machines. However, he had Lv 4 swordsmanship. Once the assassins missed their first attack, they would most likely be no match for him in a head-on battle.
The bad news, however, was that the assassins did not intend to fight him one-on-one tonight.
Just as Zhang Heng killed the Scimitar Assassin, two more assassins sneaked out from behind the other two pillars. They looked at each other, and together, they made their way to the pillar where Zhang Heng was hiding.
Since there were archers on the second floor, Zhang Heng could not poke his head out to observe the situation outside. This also meant that he could not see the danger that was quietly approaching him. However, when the two assassins reached the pillar and swung the dagger in their hands, ready to deliver a fatal blow, they found that there was no one there.
Fortunately, the two reacted quickly. They immediately looked up and noticed the shadow under the eaves. It was just big enough for a person to crawl through without being noticed.
One of the assassins immediately warned, "Be careful, he's already left his original position. It's very likely that he's coming for you, God's Eye."
The archer named God's Eye on the second floor suddenly felt his heart tighten when he heard Zhang Heng's words. He had seen Zhang Heng's battle by the bridge before. Zhang Heng killed the three assassins without using a second move, and the scimitar assassin also died in Zhang Heng's hands. He could only say that the gladiatorial champion of the Amphitheatrum Flavium lived up to his name. As an assassin who was good at using a bow, unless he was tired of living, he would definitely not want to fight Zhang Heng in close combat.
Therefore, after hearing his companion's reminder, he did not hesitate and immediately began to focus on his surroundings. At the same time, he maintained a half-squatting posture and began to move quietly.
He knew that the previous two arrows had exposed his position, and it would be dangerous for him to stay where he was. His action had saved his life. Like a ghost, Zhang Heng quietly climbed up to the second floor. It was not until he landed where the archer assassin was crouching that the latter's companions noticed him.
At this time, the archer assassin had moved a certain distance away. When he heard Zhang Heng's words, he immediately turned around and pulled the bowstring.
His entire set of movements was completed in one go, and he did not waste a single second. Unfortunately, his opponent moved faster than him. The moment the archer released his fingers, Zhang Heng had already cut the wooden bow in his hand with a slash of his sword. And the arrow that was about to leave the bowstring lost most of its power. In the end, it fell diagonally to the ground.
However, Zhang Heng did not manage to take advantage of the situation. Another assassin rushed out from the room next to him and stopped him. Apparently, the latter was also waiting to ambush him here. However, he did not expect Zhang Heng to be wearing the Heart of Kreis. When he moved, he did not move at all. Hence, he lost the opportunity to attack Zhang Heng together with the archer assassin.
And Zhang Heng did not expect the Hounds to think so highly of him. In order to kill him, the Hounds sent at least five top assassins. And Zhang Heng did not know if there were others waiting to ambush him in his domus. Zhang Heng did not want to continue the fight. Although he failed to kill the archer assassin, he managed to destroy the latter's weapon.
The next moment, before the two assassins could climb up to the second floor, Zhang Heng used the Persian sword in his hand to force them to retreat. After that, he ran a few steps and rolled into the room where the slave girl lived. Fortunately, there were no Hounds assassins in the room.
Zhang Heng pried open a piece of the floor as fast as he could and took out the Pestilence Bone Bow and Paris Arrow that were hidden inside. By the time the assassin caught up with him, he saw that Zhang Heng was already holding the bow and arrows. His reflexes were quick, and he immediately retreated behind the door when he saw the assassin.
Under normal circumstances, he would be safe at this time. However, he did not expect the arrow that flew out of the room to make a turn in the air and hit him in the forehead. Zhang Heng's figure followed closely, pulling out the Paris Arrow from the corpse. Without stopping, he jumped onto the roof.
Just as Zhang Heng expected, the Hounds seemed to be determined to kill him. They had arranged men on the roof as well, forming an encirclement, basically blocking all his escape routes.
However, Zhang Heng did not panic. He looked at the enemies approaching from all directions and leaped into the air. Immediately after that, a pair of huge Shadow Wings spread out behind him. The pair of wings carried Zhang Heng, who was supposed to fall to the ground due to gravity, effortlessly over the heads of the stunned assassins and plunged into the distant darkness.
It was not until a long time later that the Hounds' assassins snapped out of their daze and realized that they had failed their mission. At this time, they were not thinking about how to report to their superiors. Instead, they were thinking about the mythical scene that they just witnessed.
Some of them had heard some rumors about the Eastern gladiator before, but no one took those ridiculous rumors to heart until they saw it with their own eyes.
Fortunately, the leading assassin said, "The Balance Blade is finished. It's not a big deal to let a core member like him go. Whether he is a human or something else … it's useless now. And by tomorrow, his wanted posters will be all over the streets. If he knows what's good for him, he should leave Rome tonight. Otherwise, he will not be able to find a place to stay in this city."
His words somewhat diluted the huge impact that the scene just now had on everyone's hearts. However, the assassins could still see the doubts and uneasiness in each other's eyes. Now that victory was in sight, most of them chose to suppress the doubts in their hearts and try to forget what just happened.
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