The army was defeated, and seeing his men slaughtered, the Black Tiger King was furious. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info whenever he tried to rescue, he would be stopped by Albert.

"Die!"

The Black Tiger King roared and began to concentrate on the enemy. He frantically swung his axe and gun and unleashed a stormy onslaught at Albert, his eyes full of madness.

Albert gritted his teeth, and it became more and more difficult to resist. Under the fierce onslaught, his magic power was quickly consumed. I don't know how many weapons have been broken, and if it weren't for the timely delivery of a replacement weapon by his teammates next to him, he would probably be dead.

Due to his impatience, the Black Tiger King's attack was flawed.

Albert seized the opportunity, and taking advantage of the short interval between the two attacks, the long sword ignited and stabbed diagonally into the abdomen of the Black Tiger King.

"Ahh His eyes were blood-red, and he grasped the flaming sword in one hand, and slashed it with an axe and spear in the other.

Seeing this, Albert gave up the long sword that had been pinned down by the Black Tiger King.

In the face of the oncoming axe gun, he did not retreat but advanced, flashed sideways to the front of the Black Tiger King, and held the barrel of the gun tightly.

"Get out!" the Black Tiger King shouted, raising his knee and striking Albert in the chest, knocking him flying.

There was a cracking sound, and Albert's sternum shattered, unable to breathe. As he flew upside down, his arm was cut by the blade of the axe behind him with a three-inch-long wound that was deep enough to see the bone. The badly injured arm and half of the body were numb and unconscious. After flying backwards for several meters, he slammed into the cave wall, hitting his lumbar spine right on the protruding rock. Albert then fell from the cave wall to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

He held the ground with one hand and tried to stand up, but was unsuccessful.

Albert bit the tip of his tongue, leaning on the pain to ward off the dizziness that hit him like a tidal wave. His teeth were stained with the blood that had spilled from his tongue, but he continued to exert his strength. He is well aware that once he closes his eyes, he will be abandoned by this world.

Albert stared at the Black Tiger King who came with a smirk, and smiled bitterly, he was still too conceited to think that he could compete with a six-star martial artist.

The Black Tiger King raised his foot and stepped on Albert's chest, laughing uncontrollably. However, when he looked back, the laughter stopped abruptly. He has already suffered nearly 100 casualties in his back, including many elites.

Looking at the culprit of all this, the Black Tiger King's eyes were split, and he roared, "I want you to die without a whole body!"

With that, he swung his axe and slashed at Albert.

At the last moment, two delicate scimitars with sharp edges resisted the axe gun.

Catherine turned her body to defuse the force, and then with a coquettish shout, she swung the axe and gun away. The beautiful movements are like elegant dances, but everyone knows that this dance of death has ended the lives of nearly 50 robbers. Immediately afterward, she sprang to her feet and threw a seemingly gentle kick that knocked the Black Tiger King, who weighed more than 200 pounds, back several meters away.

When the Black Tiger King fell to the ground, Catherine helped Albert up. When she found out that Albert still had a heartbeat, she was much more relieved.

"Let's go!" Catherine snorted, putting Albert on the back of the Shadow Leopard and breaking out first. Although she has the ability to kill the Black Tiger King, the most important thing for now is to leave safely with her employer and complete this bounty mission.

The others also stopped fighting, and picked up their badly injured teammates and followed in Catherine's footsteps.

The four mercenaries who could still run lined up on either side, forming an arrow formation with the leader Catherine. After a while, the mercenaries rushed out of the cave, but still did not dare to slack off. The robbers gave chase, and the Black Tiger King, who bore the brunt of the attack, roared again and again. His 30 archers tried to stop the mercenaries with arrows, but most of them missed due to the darkness and fast running. Most of the arrows that missed were blocked by the dense trees, and only a few arrows passed through the natural barrier formed by the trees, but they were all blocked by Barrit, the queen of the palace.

Catherine also turned around and shot from time to time, she didn't use arrows, and in fact, she didn't need them.

Whenever Catherine pulls the bowstring, 1-3 magic arrows will be automatically formed, which are master enchantments - 'magic arrows'. Compared to the bandits, Catherine's shooting skills are countless times higher, and the magic arrows seem to have eyes, and each one can accurately hit the target.

The wails and whistling that came from time to time in the silent night were terrifying.

Gradually, the bandits' footsteps slowed down, and if it weren't for the Black Tiger King's might, the robbers would have fled long ago.

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The sky was white.

After a night of fleeing, there was no trace of the pursuers, but unfortunately, the mercenaries were also scattered.

After making sure there was no danger, Catherine stopped and sat down beside an oak tree.

Seeing this, the Shadow Leopard couldn't wait to throw Albert on his back to the ground and lay meekly at Catherine's feet. It narrowed its eyes and rubbed its head against Catherine's calf, eager to be caressed by its master.

Catherine wiped the sweat stains from her body while massaging her sore calves. Her eyes and thoughts lingered on the unconscious Albert, not noticing the Shadow Leopard's movements. Catherine's eyebrows frowned slightly, and although Albert looked miserable and covered in blood at this time, the wound had healed on its own, which made her very confused. Eventually, she gave up her conjecture and gently stroked the Shadow Leopard's chin, "Good work, my dear Bella. ”

"Roar!" the Shadow Panther let out a low growl, as if in response.

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As the scorching sun rose from the sky, Albert's eyes moved.

"You're finally awake. ”

Catherine's voice reached her ears, and Albert nodded slightly, opened his eyes, and struggled to sit up. He looked at Catherine, who was leaning against the tree, and then at the shadow leopard, who was sleeping on Catherine's lap. "What's it called?" he asked her.

"Bella, my friend. Catherine corrected Albert's words: "It's her, not it." ”

"I'm sorry, it's her. Albert nodded.

"How did you do that? Catherine asked.

"I don't know. Albert said without hesitation, and when he woke up, he had already figured out how to answer: "I'm also very strange, but I haven't been able to find the right answer." ”

"Looks like I waited in vain. Catherine said with a little disappointment, patting the sleeping Shadow Leopard, "Good girl, it's time for us to go." ”

With that, she pulled out her thigh, which had been crushed by the Shadow Leopard.

Feeling reluctant, Bella turned around and covered her eyes and ears with her forepaws.

"Wake up. Catherine was a little helpless.

"She looked tired. Albert said.

"Of course. Catherine gave Albert a blank look and told him, "You've been on Bella's back all night." She said coldly, "You should thank her, I wanted to leave you more than once." ”

"Thank you. Albert nodded: "It's good that you arrived in time." ”

"That's my mission. Catherine smiled politely, then stood up and dragged Bella, who was pretending to be asleep, to her feet.

"Take care. Catherine said.

"Wait. Albert called out to Catherine, who had turned away, "Where are we now?" ”

"To the east," Catherine told him, "if you're going back to Blackwater Castle." ”

"Thank you. Albert smiled.

Catherine's back faded away, and Albert withdrew his gaze.

He stood up and looked up at the glare of the sun, stunned. Although he was safe for the time being, Albert was even more uneasy. The robber is a beast without a sense of morality, and he doesn't know what else the Black Tiger King will come up with to get revenge. Luckily Edith was sent to Kyle's house, he thought to himself.

"Gotta kill him. Albert muttered to himself. And Howard, whose gaze turned cold, if Howard had instructed it.

Albert felt the surging power in his body, and his heart felt a little more confident. The battle of life and death stimulated the awakening power in his body, making his body break through the limit again, although it was not as good as a five-star martial artist, but it was not much worse. With the complementarity of flames and body, it is enough to easily defeat a five-star martial artist. It's just that this strength is still a little difficult to deal with the Black Tiger King, so I have to think of some other way.

He thought of expensive enchanted equipment, which was the fastest way to increase his strength.

Albert took out the savings crystal card in his pocket, and the 200 gold coins in it were supposed to be left for Edith's school tuition, but it was impossible at the moment. Luckily, the little girl didn't like to read, otherwise she would have cried again, Albert thought to herself, trying to make herself feel better.

He opened the map, and instead of heading east back to Blackwater Castle, he chose to head south, which showed a small city-state 150 kilometers to the north.

If he returns to Blackwater Castle, the Black Tiger King will definitely find out, and then he will lose the opportunity again. Albert planned to disappear for a while, wait until the Black Tiger King let down his vigilance, and then deliver the fatal blow.

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The afterglow turns the sky red, with a touch of poignancy. After five days, Albert finally saw the shadow of the city-state.

The town is about the same size as Blackwater Fort, but the prosperity is far from the same.

The town's buildings are quite old, and the earthy yellow walls that have fallen into disrepair look so fragile that you can poke a hole with your fingers. On the potholed streets, there are tired figures after a long day's work. Most of the shops are closed, but thankfully the Mage Guild Bank is not.

Albert took out the 200 gold coins from the savings crystal card, searched for it for a while, and came to a magic supply store. He wasn't going to buy the finished product, because the price of enchanted equipment was too high, even for the beginner ones. After haggling for an hour, the exhausted shopkeeper finally gave in and gave Albert a ninety-fifty discount. But even so, a dozen enchantment materials still used up 130 gold coins.

Looking at the deflated wallet, Albert sighed.

He went to the jewelry store again, but this time he returned empty-handed, with nothing to gain.

The items in the jewelry shop are too expensive, and most of them are made of gold, and there is no way to make enchanted equipment. In addition to the gorgeous appearance, it can be called useless.