Chapter 198: See Assassination Again
That night, after meeting up with Leonard, Vivien, and Lolita, the group held a grand celebration in the local tavern.
In addition to celebrating their success in solving the undead scourge in Vic, in fact, the party meant a reunion after a long absence.
Since they left on the water, they have gone their separate ways, some joining the Civil War, some going to the cold and lonely Far North of Steeu, and some going to the eerie and dangerous dark underground. A few years later, they met again, but they were no longer human.
The San Lorenzo Empire existed in name only, with civil wars in the empire and the peace and tranquility of the past. Charlotte's journey has been full of devastation, the empire is empty, careerists, conspirators, and war freaks are rampant, abyssal demons and immortal spirits are wreaking havoc on the earth, heroes and heroes are born, the empire is upside down, the heavens and the earth are overturned, and the peasants are uprooted from their homes and their children are eaten. What I saw along the way, his learning and painting scrolls are a hundred times more real.
"Cheers!"
Charlotte raised her glass. Only then did he want to leave all his troubles behind and only enjoy the joy of victory and reunion. In fact, in response to the undead scourge, this was their first official gathering.
They change their look and enjoy drinks in their private rooms in high-end taverns. Nowadays, alcohol is scarce, partly because of the decline in food production, and secondly, because of the increase in the number of people who use alcohol to paralyze themselves, and now there are only one or two high-end taverns in the town that still have a sufficient supply of fine wine.
They first talked about their experiences over the years.
Charlotte talks about his treacherous adventures in the dark underworld, Claire talks about his studies and intrigues in the Far North, and Elbert talks about the state of the empire in recent years, and how he rose and fallen.
The experiences of several people are wonderful, and every time one tells the story, the others are either silently listening, sighing, or exclaiming. It wasn't until halfway through the wine that Charlotte and Claire brought up the scourge of the dead.
Talking about the experience of the main battlefield and the core of the natural disaster, everyone sighed for Gloria. Although she was a mortal enemy, the pride and courage of that woman made those present awe-inspiring.
Even the young Leonard and the other three children couldn't help but stop their knives and forks, and admired Gloria's peerless elegance.
The atmosphere began to get dull, and it wasn't until Lolita rolled up her sleeves and burped and said, "Hiccup! I don't have the belly of hers, and if I fall in, none of you will want to live!"
Everyone suppressed the anxiety and anxiety in the troubled times, and laughed again to celebrate the rare peace.
But the tranquility was soon shattered!
Towards the end of the meal, Elbert left the table to go to the bathroom.
The entire tavern has three floors, and the guest rooms on the third floor are where the group stayed today. The restrooms of the tavern are located in the lobby on the first floor, and according to the structure of the tavern, Elbert had to go down from the box on the second floor through the open corridor to the side of the first floor of the tavern. In other words, restrooms are public areas.
Elbert had just left the table, and Charlotte, who had drunk a lot of alcohol, also felt comfortable. He greeted his friends, habitually raised his half-sword and followed him out of the bathroom.
He hummed the ballad of Erosa, sword in his left hand, and his right hand casually pressed towards the wooden door of the bathroom. However, a short exclamation from inside the door made his drunkenness disappear in an instant.
After years of adventure, Charlotte's vigilance was raised to the extreme, and he retracted his right hand and drew his half-sword with a thud, and at the same time flew up and kicked towards the wooden door.
Elbert is under siege!
The Assassin on the other side was very professional, while Elbert had drunk a lot of alcohol. He didn't have the same good melee abilities as Charlotte, and the sudden melee attack left him scrambled to a corner of the bathroom.
This toilet is more spacious and also has a cubicle. Elbert is in the southeast corner, and Charlotte stands at the southwest corner. Charlotte quickly judged the situation and found that in addition to Elbert and the Assassins, two other drinkers had been killed by the Pond Fish, one of whom had died before Charlotte could kick the door, and the other had seen Charlotte and had only run two steps before the Assassin stabbed her in the throat.
There were five Assassins, and they were much more specialized than the acting Assassin Brotherhood. The leader has the strength of a master at a glance, and he carries a poisonous dagger that is easy to fight in a narrow area, and his moves are not far from Elbert's vital point.
The latter had no chance to fight back at all, and if it weren't for the power of his protective spell, he would have been in a different place at this time. But scratching is so, and the protection of watching the aura fly away can't last long.
Elbert was completely drunk, and when he looked at Charlotte who came in, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Be careful!"
His subconscious shouts moved Charlotte, but to her surprise, the five Assassins just glanced at Charlotte and focused all their energy on Elbert. The leader of them let out a low shout of 'quick', as if urging his subordinates to speed up.
If they don't want to harm the pond fish, it must be nonsense, and the two unlucky eggs lying down in front of them are a lesson from the past. But the question is, why don't they do it to themselves?
Charlotte suppressed the doubts in her heart, and slashed at the nearest assassin with a half-sword in her hand.
The Assassin was alert and subconsciously rolled to the side to avoid Charlotte's attack. Charlotte pointed with his hand, and the shadow energy turned into a long whip to wrap around the assassin, and instead of continuing to deal with the man, he rushed to save Elbert with his sword.
But something even stranger happened.
It stands to reason that even if it's to grab time, but at this point, there will always be people fighting back at Charlotte. But the truth was quite the opposite, and the remaining group of assassins were afraid to avoid them as if they had encountered some demons and monsters. Charlotte slashed three swords, and actually forced the three elite assassins back effortlessly, they were like hiding from the plague, they didn't dare to confront Charlotte head-on, and they didn't even have a decent counterattack, one by one just dodged in embarrassment.
It wasn't until he fought the last Master Assassin that things changed. The assassin pressed his dagger to fend off Charlotte's attack. However, his movements were too casual, and he adopted a defensive posture with no intention of counterattacking at all.
Charlotte had already seen through his actions with her magic eyes, and with a twist of her wrist, Charlotte's half-sword changed the trajectory of the attack, and slashed at the Assassin leader at a tricky angle.
The man obviously didn't expect Charlotte to have such a skill, and although he reacted quickly to withdraw his wrist, he was still scratched by the blade of the sword.
Charlotte, who was still a little drunk, woke up completely at this moment, and his eyes widened in surprise, because his magic eye had observed an incredible scene during the attack just now.
Judging from the vague direction of the magical energy, the assassin leader had just subconsciously wanted to attack his chest and abdomen, and if he did, Charlotte would have to retreat his attack to prevent him from fighting for his life. However, for some reason, the demonic energy in the assassin leader's body suddenly changed, and he actually changed the policy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, and once again adopted passive defensive means.
The Assassin leader snorted, his eyes retreating.
Charlotte only felt incredible, and when she was hesitating because of the doubts in her heart, she saw Elbert, who had been forced into a corner, seize the opportunity to make a bold move.
"You ......"
Charlotte subconsciously shouted at the Assassin leader, but was a step too late.
A flash of green light pierced the unsuspecting Assassin Leader's vest. 8)