Chapter 120: Ambushed
Elesbog forest.
It was a relative large woodland that was shared by three nations- two of them being Aurgoth and Darkshore. There was nothing noteworthy about this forest except the Tistan River that flowed past it.
Tistan was one of the largest rivers in the continent- flowing through all of the four major nations of the Confederation.
An erald green carriage embroidered with wreaths and waving the insignia of the Royal family of Nemphis was wheeling through the bumpy roads of the forest.
The old coachman had his brows furrowed. He had been ordered by the Royal Advisor to drive through the rutted and hazardous forest roads when there was a grand highway that connected Aurgoth to its next destination- Darkshore.
Moreover, the young sir of his also advised to main utmost caution. Though, as the ‘bodyguard’ assigned by the High King- he was always cautious of his surroundings, he decided to take the warning of Adrian seriously.
He peaked his senses, his eyes darted all around. He was already circulating his magical energy, ready to react at the slightest movent or energy fluctuations.
But nothing out of the ordinary happened throughout the day.
Nightti.
Clouds covered the sky again- preventing the moonlight from lighting up the dark world below.
*Howl* *Howl*
The sound of wolves’ and foxes’ howling echoed throughout the forest. But what was omnipresent unlike the occasional sound of the animals were the whistling of breeze and the rustling of leaves.
But the carriage was still running, not showing any signs of a stoppage.
Adrian was relaxing in the coach with his eyes closed, gently caressing the sword he had on his lap.
The old man, on the other hand, did not let his guard down; if anything, he beca even more cautious. He had experienced countless battles before- against n and beast alike. His instinct was telling him that sothing was not right. A foreboding dawned on his heart.
*Rustle! Rustle!*
Soon, he heard a rustling noise, different from the dancing of the leaves he had been listening for the past few hours. Here it ca.
“Hyah!”
The carriage sped up. So did the rapidity of the rustling leaves.
“Tsk.” The old man clicked his tongue as he brought out a battle hamr from under his seat. It would co to a fight sooner or later.
“Young sir.” The old man turned back and looked through the small window.
Adrian’s eyes were still closed while one of his hands gently stroked the cold steel he had on his lap.
“There will be a battle soon.” The old man’s voice was devoid of any nervousness. “Please stick with and follow my instructions.”
“Two.” Adrian’s lips parted.
“Pardon?” The old man knitted his brows.
“There are two level 8 circlers among them; one of them is an archer while the other is an assassin?”
“Archer?!” His face grimaced. “Shit!”
It was not that he was weak against archers- definitely not. He had killed dozens of Imperial archers before.
The reason he was so exasperated was because of the fact that archers were the worst types of enemies when it ca to protecting soone. And he had only one mission during the entire trip- to protect the young man who was the valuable Royal Advisor of the country.
He began to think of viable plans- effective procedures to protect the youth. But his senses were still locked on the two ‘lurkers’ keeping up with the speeding coach.
“Old man.” An elegant but confident voice ca from behind, prompting him to turn back.
“Yes?” The old man asked.
Adrian finally opened his eyes and looked straight into the old and brown eyes of his bodyguard. His lips arched to a smile.
“I have a plan.”
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For ten whole minutes, the newcors only chased the charging carriage without making any other moves.
Soon the carriage slowed down as it entered into a muddy road. Neither the horses could use their full strength, nor the wheels could turn freely in the quagmire.
*Whistle*
An arrow darted at extre speed towards the old man. The whirling winds could barely do anything to change its trajectory.
The old man did not bat an eye, he was still sitting on the coachman’s seat like the good ‘coachman’ he was. His muscular right arm which was wielding the battle hamr moved fast- so fast that it looked as it were just a blur.
*Ting.*
The arrow- was deflected. The old man was sitting at the sa place with that sa indifferent expression. Even his right arm ‘apparently’ did not move an inch from its original spot. He opened his mouth.
“WHO HAS THE AUDACITY TO LAY THEIR HANDS UPON AN ENVOY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF NEMPHIS?!” His thunderous voice echoed through the entire forest. “CO OUT!”
The old man jumped up high from the carriage and brandished his eloquent war hamr at the peak and a mont later, he began to fall back to the earth.
*BOOM!*
He slamd the hamr on the ground with full force.
*Rumble!*
The ground began to shake. Walls of earth akin to mountain raised up from the ground, surrounding himself with the others in a 60 ters radius. Dust covered the atmosphere.
*Whistle!*
Another arrow shot towards him. But alas, it shared the sa fate as that of it’s predecessor. It was ricocheted off the tal hamr.
But soon-
*Whoosh.*
Soone, wearing all black that lded him with the dark of the night, appeared right behind the old man wielding two daggers with his hands. He struck both of them to the old man’s vitals.
But before the daggers could go even halfway through their trajectory, the assassin called back the attack and retreated with utmost speed, even using a bit of life force to give his speed a boost.
*Boom*
The mighty hamr passed through right where he was just at with supersonic speed, clashing with the air- making an explosive sound. If he did not dodge in ti and use his life force, pieces of his body would have been lying scattered across the ground.
But this sudden retreat was not a defeat on the assassin’s part by any ans. This jump led him directly before the carriage doors.
He broke through the door while another whistling arrow distracted the guardian.
The assassin’s eyes underneath his black hoods widened.
The carriage- was empty.
All there was a smoothly cut out hole below on the marble carriage floor.
Adrian Darkheart- their target- was missing.
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