Chapter 55: The Secret of the Back Mountain
One by one, the female soldiers guarding Ipeya's side fell, and the crumbling line collapsed. Two Assassins rushed to Ipeia and slashed at the Empress of the Empire with their weapons raised......
At the last moment, there was a sudden scream that broke through the air, and a sharp arrow tore through the air, piercing the chest of the assassin in front of him, and then nailed into the body of the assassin in the back. In the corner that no one sees, there is a sharpshooter who is full of shots, and his amazing sniper skills easily resolve Ipeia's crisis.
"Give me a sniper point. At the daytime combat meeting, the riverside man said, "Although my wounds are not yet allowed to go to the front, it is still no problem to draw the bow." ”
In a sense, the root cause of the crisis at Fernandez Estate lies with the riverside people. If Fernandez Manor hadn't sheltered him, he wouldn't have been attacked by the Suneater. The people by the river also knew that it was he who dragged down those women who had no quarrel with the world. But he didn't find any "remorse" and "self-blame" in his resolute eyes, at least not on the surface. The riverside man is very determined, he is sure that every step he takes is the right one, even if he drags someone who doesn't matter to him, he will not waver towards his goal. Of course, he still felt in his heart that he owed the Fernandez family a favor, so he did not hesitate to use his limited strength to support this battle.
The fall of the two accomplices did not stop the Assassins. Another Assassin broke through and raised his bloody blade in front of Empress Ipeia, but he was no longer able to slash and had an extra arrow in his throat, causing the Assassin to convulse a few times and fall to the ground on his back.
One after another, the accomplices were sniped, causing the other Assassins to realize that a powerful archer lurked in the shadows. However, they also knew that this archer would only snipe the people who directly attacked Ipeiya, as long as the female magician was not moved, they would not become the target of the archer, they only needed to clear out the women who were holding spears and shields in front of them without knowing how to do it, and then they would be able to besiege Ipeia in all directions, even if the archer had three heads and six arms, they could not save it.
The plan was good, but their boss, the Assassin leader, who was fighting Julian, didn't think so. He was the only survivor of the last Assassin operation, and the only one of the Assassins to have seen the art of the Rivermen's bow. The leader of the Assassins could tell that the rocket that lit the oil in the trench was the work of the rivermen, but he could not deduce the location of the rivermen with a mere arrow. But now that the Rivermen had drawn their bows one after another, the sharp-eyed Assassin leader had guessed from the trajectory of the arrows where the Rivermen were hiding.
"Come here!" the leader of the Assassins shouted to his men who were fighting the Guardians.
Hearing the leader's order, the six Assassins immediately disengaged from the female soldiers and quickly approached the position where the Assassin leader and Julian were fighting. The female soldiers did not pursue, and they gathered around Ipeia.
The leader of the assassins shook his sword twice, took advantage of Julian's defense, jumped out of the battle circle, and hid behind six of his men. "Kill him!" the Assassin leader commanded, pointing at Julian.
"Hey!" six Assassins rushed up, encircling Julian in the circle. The leader of the Assassins turned away, his nimble footwork causing him to disappear into the night. Although killing witnesses and obstructors is the consistent style of the Suneater, the Riverside Talent is the primary target of their mission, and now that they have discovered the target, the Assassin leader will not let go of this opportunity.
Julian understood the reason why the Assassin leader had left on his own initiative, and he wanted to catch up with him to stop the Assassin leader from killing the Riverside, but now he had no skills, and he couldn't go anywhere until the six Assassins were eliminated.
The riverside people hid in a large tree between the warehouse and the canteen, and controlled the situation on the battlefield in time. Although the dense canopy gives him good concealment protection, this protection is also relative. Concealment is the most important for sniper tactics that kill enemies from a distance, and only a maximum of two shots can be fired at the same sniper point, and before the third shot must be moved to another sniper point so as not to be detected by the enemy. But now, because the people by the river have not recovered from serious injuries and are unable to move, it is impossible to change the sniper point at any time, so he simply fixed himself to the tree pole with a rope in exchange for more accurate shooting accuracy.
At this moment, the riverside saw a gray-black figure rushing in his direction, and he recognized it as the leader of the Assassins who had almost killed him seven days earlier, and immediately realized that his hiding place had been revealed, and no longer cared about anything, he drew a number of arrows from the quiver, and quickly snapped the bowstring. The Assassin leader seemed to be quite familiar with the art of archery, and was able to dodge even in the face of a rapid burst of cannonballs. The riverman quickly ran out of arrows, and was about to draw them from the quiver when he noticed that the leader of the Assassins had rushed to the bottom of the tree, and his feet leaped into the air!
"Impossible!" the riverside man looked at with a stunned expression. The place where he was was at least 5 or 6 meters above the ground was incredible, and it was incredible that the Assassin leader could jump to such heights with a single jump, without the help of external objects.
In an instant, the leader of the assassins had jumped to the same height as the rivermen, and their eyes were facing each other, and in the pupils of the rivermen, there were all the cold deadly blades!
There was a sudden shake at the top of the canopy, and a figure swooped out from the thick foliage. There is not just one, but two people lurking in this big tree. At the battle meeting, Julian's only task to his attendant Dante was to protect the lone riverside, and until just now, Dante had been waiting for the right moment. Even if he saw that his knight master was at a disadvantage in battle, he did not take it lightly, and did not know whether he had confidence in Julian or absolute obedience to orders. But it was precisely because he did not expose himself that he was able to save the lives of the people by the river.
With no way to dodge in mid-air, the Assassin leader had no choice but to give up throwing his knife at the rivermen, taking a defensive stance, holding his scimitars crossed in front of his forehead to withstand Dante's top-down slash.
The impact of the two men stacked on top of each other, crashing through the wooden walls of the barn next to them, cushioned by the soft thatch. Both stood up at the same time and turned around. Through the faint light, the leader of the assassins saw clearly that his opponent was actually the one-armed middle-aged squire, and he immediately showed a disdainful look and sneered: "Death to those who stand in my way." In his eyes, although Dante's swordsmanship is fast, it is completely incomparable to his own.
"If you have the ability, come. Dante stood sideways with his sword. The soul of a soldier revived in him at this time.
At this time, the core of the battlefield, Ipeia, finally used up all her magic power without any left.
The weak empress's eyes darkened, her body weakened, and she fainted directly, and the female soldiers behind her supported her. The "Sandstorm" that was sustained by the caster came to an abrupt halt. The sand and gravel flying all over the sky turned into a yellow earth element and returned to the earth. In the potato fields littered with corpses, the "corpses" lying on their stomachs shook the sand that buried them one after another, and then stood up. Although the Sandstorm claimed the lives of many Assassins, there were still many strong people who fought to overcome it.
The immortal assassin took out the healing potion he was carrying and drank it, and then rushed towards Ipeiya and the others at the same time. The female soldiers, who thought they could slow down a little because of the decrease in the number of opponents, will immediately face a more brutal battle before they have time to breathe!
However, the women did not escape. Although their faces were full of unconcealable horror, they did not abandon their duties and remained by Ipeya's side. But the reason why they are so determined is not simply because of their sense of duty, but because they know that although the Fernández family has been fighting until now, although they are tired, there is still a trump card that has not been played.
"Hey...... Ah......h
The surging horde of assassins was about to reach their eyes, getting closer and closer, 50 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters...... One by one, the female soldiers stood up with guns and shields, ready to resist the onslaught.
Just as the assassin who rushed to the front, his weapon about to touch the tip of the female soldier's spear, there was a strange sound in the night. Before the Assassin could figure out what was happening, he was enveloped by a net that fell from the sky, and then he saw the face of a cat turned upside down. It wasn't a cat, it was a giant spider with a cat-like head covered in black hair!
The cat-faced giant spider is the name of this terrifying-looking monster. It is used to draw spider silk with its tail facing up and its head down, and at the tail is a tiny, barely visible, but unusually strong silk thread that connects to the roof of the dormitory. The Hunter-Face Spider closed the six tentacles in front of him, clamping the entire Assassin who had fallen into its web, making him unable to move, and the last two tentacles quickly climbed up along the spider's silk, leading the Assassin to the roof of the building with the Assassin screaming from over-frightened, and in a place where everyone could not see, the Assassin let out a series of screams as his muscles melted.
The other assassins behind froze, and they couldn't help but stop in front of them. But when they were holding back, a pair of glowing eyes suddenly appeared behind the female soldier. A giant bear that stood more than three meters tall and had two horns on its head rushed out of the darkness and flew sideways through the crowd, the giant horns on its head became a sharp weapon for disemboweling, and its copper skin and iron bones completely ignored the sword cut on its body, and rushed the originally imposing assassin into crying and fleeing. The Earth Horned Bear is the second surprise to give to these assassins after the cat-faced giant spider!
The tragic fate of their companions in front of them did not spare the Assassins running behind, as they soon felt that their breathing was difficult and their senses were blurred, and they were surrounded by a pale green fog and smoke at some point. Many of the Assassins were skilled poisoners, and soon realized that they had been poisoned. Indeed, in a hidden corner of the potato field, there lies a toad larger than a wolfdog with colorful mushrooms on its back. The pathogenic toad, one of the most terrifying magical beasts on the three continents of Olopa, in addition to its disgusting appearance, it has a variety of poisonous mushrooms and plants on its back, although it moves slowly, but it can blow out a large number of highly poisonous spores with its mouth.
Several of the Assassins were so poisoned that they fell to the ground and convulsed a few times, and died of exhaustion. The victim's face was green, his eyes were protruding, his mouth was foaming at the mouth, and his death was quite horrific. Those who have not been poisoned or have not yet been poisoned quickly withdraw from the infection area of the highly toxic spores, and while escaping, they take out the water bag they carry with them, douse the mask cloth to cover their mouths and noses, or swallow anti-poison pills. The pathogenic toad moves very slowly, as long as it runs fast enough, it is safe for the time being.
Safety is just wishful thinking on the part of the desperate Assassins. While they focus on the monsters on the ground, they ignore the dangers from above. I saw a demonic beast with a pair of white feather wings and a body like a long snake descend from the sky and sweep an assassin into the sky. The Serpentwing, a magical beast that only appears in the Dwarven Kingdom of Tekino, is not only an aerial mount of the Dwarven army, but also quite respected by the Dwarven race. The largest and most powerful of the snake winged beasts, he is also known as the "Quetzalcoatl God" by the dwarves, and is believed to be the patron saint of the fire god stationed in the present world to protect the dwarves. If the dwarves know that the descendants of their "guardian gods" are captured by humans and forced to become war slaves, they are afraid that the entire dwarven kingdom will go crazy.
The monsters that appear are not only animals. The two running Assassins suddenly tripped over something, and their feet were inexplicably entangled in some vines hidden in the ground, dragging them all away. Where they had been dragged along, a strange plant appeared, a giant dark red flower with yellow spots, in a very delicate shape, the flower resembled a sun ring, reaching a diameter of 4 meters, its roots could be pulled out of the ground, and it relied on vines and roots to move slowly on the ground. The two assassins were dragged into the giant flower buds by the vines, and the powerful petals closed, locking the two people in it, and the giant secreted the corrosive digestive juices from the body, and it would not be long before the two unlucky eggs would turn into white bones and be "spit out". The Man-Eating Flower, a ferocious plant-type monster, was recognized as extinct centuries ago.
This is followed by the swift and venomous Blood Wolf, the Giant Lungfish that moves freely on land on four legs, the Bloodthirsty Demon Rabbit that looks cute but is actually ferocious, and the steel-backed porcupine that shoots a stinger on its back for long-range attacks...... More and more different kinds of demonic beasts emerged from the darkness, each showing their might and slaughtering the assassins who escaped the Sandstorm.
More than a dozen aunts came to the back of the female soldiers who had just experienced a bloody battle, led by Aunt Connor, who is now the housekeeper of the Fernandez family. On the bodies of these aunts, different magic crests appeared. The Fernandez family's animal trainers are not only the three Nanokai sisters, these aunts are all beast trainers, and the group of monsters that chase and torture the assassins are their subordinate beasts. This trump card, which has been hidden for a long time, has finally been played......
It was some time after this incident that Julian realized the secret of the mountain behind the manor where he was grounded. It turned out that the inside of that black rock mountain had been hollowed out, and inside was an unprecedentedly huge Warcraft breeding ground and training ground.
Milk, wool, potatoes, flowers, these seemingly normal products actually make up a tiny fraction of the Fernández family's income, and their wealth comes mainly from the smuggling and selling of monsters - an illegal business that brings huge profits, even if the entire estate is destroyed that night, it is only a drop in the bucket of their long-term wealth.
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