Chapter 326: Dark Alley

The mage is very fast. It stands to reason that you shouldn't run so fast in places where there is not such a large distance between such buildings, because the narrow and winding road is likely to force the runner to stop or run against a wall or trip over something near his feet. In other words, those who can fly through the alleys have different skills than running on flat ground, and when they walk through the streets, they need not only the explosive power of the leg muscles and the support of the cardiopulmonary system, but also how to overcome obstacles while running.

Of course, this is not to say that Si has this kind of technique, he has always been bad at this kind of behavior that requires hand-brain coordination in long-term exercise, which will inevitably compress his ability to think, and there is nothing more resistant to him for a mage. Therefore, Cheese, who has completed a series of high-speed turns and lightly crossed obstacles, is not improvising, as early as when he followed Lady Teresa to the Night Market, he had already imprinted the details of this road in his mind, this short-term memory could not last long, but it was enough to deal with the situation in front of him.

Following the map in their minds, the group quickly walked through the alleys, and the Assassins from the shadows may have already mounted their bowstrings, but they were unable to find the opportunity to strike due to their frequent turns. Until, when the team got into a narrow alley and never rushed out, the assassins hesitated for a moment and slowly gathered together. However, it was clear that the team's entry into the alley was not improvised, as the buildings on either side of the alley had wide, staggered eaves that were blocked by these two bulges, making it impossible to shoot down from a height. This is the haven chosen by Cheese, and without the threat of arrows, the problem is much simpler.

"Be careful, these people don't retreat so easily. The mage leaned his back against the wall, breathing a little heavily. The stamina he had exhausted while carrying out the pre-set plan was working, and although Cheese's stamina had increased somewhat after the journey through the grasslands, the spells he had used to fend off the arrows had also consumed his stamina. However, the next thing really didn't need his help.

"Don't worry, if they don't retreat, we'll help them retreat. Kenqi used an iron rod to knock down the empty wooden boxes in the alley, making the scattered wooden boxes into a rudimentary barrier. Then, with a twist of his hands, the long iron rod became two short iron rods and he held it in his hand. In this kind of street fighting, it is inevitable that too long weapons will not be used or may accidentally injure the companion, and light and swift are the ways to win.

"Beware of the arrows, they can shoot at us from the ground even though they have eaves. As he spoke, Kelas flew up and kicked the large plank that stood against the wall. It can be seen that this place should be used as a warehouse or a place to put things on hold, and a lot of wooden objects are here, but I don't know how the owner of this place will feel when he sees this scene tomorrow morning.

Atta didn't join in the one-man and one-cat obstacle and bunker arrangement, her eyes looking warily to the sides of the alley. There are no street lights in the alley, making it difficult to see inside from the outside, but because of this, her night vision can be more useful here. Like a habit she developed during her travels, she is now tasked with serving as a sentry for the team, forewarning of the arrival of the enemy.

Time passes very slowly during the confrontation. The men with weapons on the front don't know when the attackers outside will attack, and it's a battle of patience. Every moment can be the moment for the next round of battle, as if a full bowstring could be released at any moment. Cold sweat flows down the hair to the cheeks, and then conforms to the contours of the cheeks and converges to the chin. At the moment when the beads of sweat were about to fall from his chin, two bodies suddenly poked out from the eaves at both ends of the alley, and it was someone hanging upside down with a crossbow arrow. Atta immediately saw this scene and whispered in his mouth, "Arrow!"

Two arrows shot from the crossbow, but it was clear that the accuracy of the shot in the dark was worrying, and the members of the squad didn't even have the strength to block it before they staggered and fell to the ground. The cat fairy sneered, trying to provoke the enemy with a taunt, but before he could open his mouth, he saw that the two shooters did not choose to leave after the defeat, but still maintained the shooting posture.

Atta and Kailas both realized something, but this time they didn't have time to guess why. Because in the next second, the two lines of fire burned along the trajectory of the previous arrows! They were not arrows shot to hurt people at all, and the back of the two arrows carried strings that could continue to burn, and they were stained with lamp oil, which had been ignited at this time, and the originally dim alley was immediately as bright as day!

"Oh no! be careful!" Ken Qi immediately understood where things were going, his eyes couldn't immediately adjust to the rapid changes in light and darkness, but the short stick in his hand had already thrown a wooden plank in front of him forward.

"Poof!poof!" The plank was pierced by a flying arrow while it was in the air, and after illuminating the target, a salvo followed. Fortunately, the members of the squad had laid some cover before, and they quickly ducked behind the cover, and they were able to avoid the round of fire. But this was not the way, the enemy blocked the two ends of the alley, directly cut off their retreat, and several people were already in a dilemma at this time.

"What are we going to do? we're going to make people shoot into hedgehogs!" shouted Kailas, he had nothing to do, and now he would definitely be a target if he was going to hit one side harder, and no number of lives would be enough.

"We wait. Cheese leaned against the wall and said. From the moment he started, his fingers tapped lightly against the stone wall, as if following a certain rhythm. But none of this was seen by his companions, and waiting for this command could not convince them. If the purpose of the round of shooting just now was to suppress them and not be able to break through, then the next round of shooting will definitely be more lethal after they have time to aim. Planks of wood can't stop the crossbow arrows, they are terrifying weapons that even iron armor can penetrate at short distances, and their poor bunkers are more of a shield from the line of sight, not enough to withstand the impact.

"Wait, wait to be shot into a sieve?" said the cat fairy a little impatiently. He looked up to see if he could find a bulge that could be easily climbed, and if he could climb to the roof and take down the enemies above, then they might still be able to escape. It's just that he overlooked one thing, since this place was brought to them by Cheese, how could he not expect to be surrounded by people?

"Whoosh!" The second round of shooting came, and more and more tricky arrows poured down on the desperate squad, Jian Qi and Atta dodged left and right, and it was inevitable that a few of them would be lost. Fortunately, they had tried their best to avoid the vital point, and they would not be killed immediately. The question is, when the next round of shooting begins, will they still be able to survive like this?

"Alright. At this critical moment, the mage suddenly said something inexplicable, and then reached out and grabbed Atta's arm, dragging her into the shadows behind her. I don't know when, behind the wall where Cheese leaned, there was an extra door! Now we shouldn't be entangled in how the door appeared, and the sword-seeker and the cat fairy hurriedly jumped into the door. Immediately afterwards, the dark void turned back into a shadow-covered wall, and where was the door?