Li Ke immediately turned his gaze to the slowly opening gate. He saw a man with his face hidden under a hood stabbing a dagger into the neck of a young officer in front of him. But perhaps because of the sudden movement, the assassin's angle wasn't very good. Li Ke subconsciously wanted to throw the sword on his back at the assassin to stop him, but his arm was immediately restrained by Yatokus.
"Have you forgotten that you can't get rid of me?"
After stopping Li Ke, Yatokus immediately withdrew his control over Li Ke's body. In fact, the officer could still be saved. In Li Ke's eyes, as long as this person knew a little bit of martial arts and had a little bit of combat experience, his companions would be able to react in time to save him. But unfortunately, although the officer's armour was excellent, he stood rooted to the ground with his mouth wide open, wasting the time his companions bought for him. He used three seconds to watch the assassin rush up to him and plunge a dagger into his throat.
Blood splattered everywhere. Then, Li Ke saw the assassin throw a handful of small balls on the ground. A dazzling flash of light and a thick white smoke immediately erupted from where he stood. Except for the injured assassin who rushed out, the other soldiers responsible for opening the gate were all blinded by the strong light. And judging from the fainted soldiers, the smoke released by the assassin also had a strong anesthetic effect.
But of course, countless Demacian soldiers in silver armour and wielding spears and sharp swords rushed out together with the assassin. But compared to the assassin who shuttled among the few ordinary people and kept moving towards the forest, these Demacian soldiers were not very fast. Moreover, the Assassin was constantly throwing smoke grenades in front of him and hiding in the smoke. As a result, many of the pursuing soldiers started to feel dizzy after running for a while. Their speed slowed down visibly.
"Get out of the way!"
But to Li Ke's surprise, just as the assassin was about to run into the sparse forest, a group of mounted knights rushed out from the city gate. Not only did they barge out of the white smoke, but each of them also had superb horsemanship. Even though the frightened civilians couldn't dodge in time, none of them were injured by the silver-white knights. But what surprised Rhode was that the assassin also hid a horse in the forest.
"The security of Demacia …"
Li Ke glanced at the Assassin who was running away from the arrows and javelins of the knights, as well as the dozen or so Dragon Knights that suddenly rose into the sky. He no longer looked at the Assassin, because he definitely wouldn't be able to escape. Not to mention the knights stationed outside the city, the knights who chased after the assassin, or the flying dragon knights, would make it impossible for the assassin to escape.
That was why Rhode gently pinched the gem that Morgana gave him and took advantage of the chaos at the scene to advance through the city gate that had stopped opening. He also saw the young man who was still struggling on the ground.
But what surprised Li Ke was that although the young man could wear the armor of the Demacians, he was very skinny and didn't look like a warrior at all. A weeping officer took off his gloves, held his hand, and helped him open a pendant with a portrait of a girl. Li Ke also saw the sunny girl in the portrait and the calluses on the young man's hands.
But those calluses weren't from holding swords, but from holding pens. Li Ke was sure that the young man had also done cosmetic surgery on the calluses on his hands.
Clerk?
But to kill a clerk who was guarding the gate of the capital of Demacia in broad daylight? Was this revenge? And wasn't the mastermind crazy? Wasn't this a slap in the face to the Demacians?
In an instant, Li Ke felt that there was a conspiracy behind this because it was too unusual.
"So it's better to have one less thing to do."
Rhode didn't take another look at the dying man on the ground. With the help of the gem that Morgana gave him, Rhode walked through the long city gate made of forbidden magic stone and arrived at a huge square. The scenery was spectacular, especially the square. But because he had something to do here, he didn't take a closer look. But as soon as he walked through the square and crossed a street, he saw the target that he was looking for.
Karina.
Rhode immediately walked to the side and secretly observed Karina, as well as Garen and Lacus who were following her.
However, she was currently walking with Garen and Lacus on the streets of the city gate with a calm expression. She would even smile at Garen and Lacus, and she was holding a brand-new doll in her hand. Clearly, she was going to give it to her aunt, Lacus. And only when she looked at the city gate would a trace of helplessness and sadness appear on her face. This made Li Ke sigh. He thought that Karina was feeling sad because she was about to leave her hometown, and Karina's words confirmed his guess to a certain extent.
"When I return, I'll take you guys to play in the sky on Kaos again."
Karina's face was visibly haggard. After all, Li Ke had caused too much trouble. Half of the king's fortress was destroyed, and Li Ke was nowhere to be found. He only left behind a change of clothes, some maps, and food. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to his guarantor, Karina. Even the generous king couldn't speak for her. He could only let her and the other guards escort the three little ones back to the capital, and then set off to find achievements that could prove her loyalty.
That is, if she didn't die in the duel.
"Sister Karina …"
However, the young Lacus's face was filled with reluctance. This was because even though Karina looked as serious as her aunt, Lacus could tell from their recent interactions that this distant niece of hers was fond of her, as well as the passion that was hidden in her heart. She also didn't have much malice toward Li Ke who destroyed the fortress because for some reason, she felt very close to Li Ke as if Li Ke had done her a big favor.
"It's alright, Lacus. I won't die, and I won't bring shame to the Royal Guards."
Karina gently stroked Lacus's head. Ever since that bastard Li Ke did this action in front of her, she also liked it, but she wouldn't admit it. After all, it was because of this unreliable bastard that she had no choice but to face the hopeless fate of escaping. She had to kill her own fiancé with her own hands and leave with the glory of the Royal Guards amidst the praises of his family.
However, she didn't hold a grudge against Li Ke because even if Li Ke didn't cause trouble for her, she would still have to face this fate. It was only a matter of time.
"Because you know very well, Karina. You can't escape. Because … "
In fact, the king had no right to interfere with the conflicts between nobles.
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