Chapter 9 - Zim! (2/2)

Zimm! Another arrow was fired, but from the low noise, this one was not in the direction of the half-wolf. The Bull, who had previously been engaged and seemed unruly, was grazed by the wrong arrow, whose target was probably one of the coachmen.

Luke briefly tried to carefully count the number of heartbeats in the forest, but the bull's bellowing, the rustling of the trees, and the despair of the coachmen were too loud.

Balthazar, the leader of the Revengers, who were a group of gypsy thieves, had left everything prepared for this late afternoon robbery. The stretch between Oukiwa and Vasconcelos was newly built, so it was the perfect route for a robbery.

Aiming for a high reward with no casualties, Balthazar even bought a bull to serve as a distraction. 'I can't take a loss, I can't take a loss.' That's what he thought.

However, the old thief Balthazar, whose bounty on his head was already over five gold coins, felt such a chill down his spine that he was forced to use his 'Safe Haven' skill.

Even at the end of the woods, while he was just commanding the assault, thanks to his skill he could feel the enormous murderous intent emanating from that half-beast servant.

Zeld, who had shot two arrows simultaneously, was in shock when he saw the half-beast deflect the first one, and even more when he missed the second target.

The half-beast was close, and the arrow was fast and accurate. It was not to be possible to block it, much less dodge it. Zeld's knees gave way when he realized that he had missed something he had been training for so long.

And he was sure he would die when he saw a gray shadow leave the carriage and come towards him, in steps so fast that he could barely hear.

Other quick arrows were fired in Luke's direction, by three other archers standing in the trees.

Luke, once he identified at least four archers, decided to eliminate them first, and then take care of the thieves, who were the fastest and most worrying. However, he changed his mind when he heard someone, who seemed to be desperate, distancing himself at the end of the woods.

With light movements, the half-wolf was running as a quadruped so that it could propel itself ever more strongly.

When Zeld saw the shadow pass beside him, first he felt terror, then he almost pissed himself. In the end, he felt only relief that he was spared, that is, before he saw three of his friends fall from the trees, all dead with small knives in their necks.

Luke killed almost all the archers in a matter of moments. For him. it was somewhat easier than expected, considering that some of them had skills he envied, yet they made the mistake of staying together.

When the half-wolf attacked with his group, the whole plan was well-thought-out and if the execution wasn't perfect, it wouldn't be worth the effort.

Ignoring the thieves, Luke ran as fast as he could to the archer, who was getting farther and farther away.

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