Chapter 446 (1/2)

Book 4, Chapter 64 – Public Enemy

A sea of angry faces was pointed at the weapons Dozens if not hundreds of bullets and arroould rain down on their heads any erous, however, were the demonhunters and their deadly relics They had been ready for them

“Is everyone stupid? You're so ready to condemn us and you don't even know the situation” Barb stepped forward, trying anything to buy them a few extra moments “Do you actually have any proof we killed anybody?”

They were still disguised as citizens thanks to Mr Ink's relics They were practically indistinguishable from anyone else here! But despite her pleas the mob was still out for blood They didn't care about proof, only justice

Cloudhawk's expression was al down the street on a sunny day when suddenly he'd stepped into a pile of shi+t and then stu to wipe it off his shoe This ruckus was sure to attractsoon the whole city would be here trying to put new holes in their bodies

The General was right Cloudhawk really was a net for conflict It didn't ainst several tens of thousands of people

Barb was stunned at how quickly things had gone sour They'd only just teleported into the city, presu any traces of their entrance How could they have been discovered so quickly – and what's ht into a bloodthirsty mob like it was all planned?

A un raised “Kill the Elysian dogs!”

The barrel of his weapon spat hot lead and fire Hisvelocity

The old drunk brandished his cane, using it to expertly deflect is Mirror The invisible barrier protected them from the rean their attack More gunfire, arrows, and even shots froan to puns of cracking

Selene's eyebrows furrowed in a scowl Blazing light extended from her hand as the crossblade flared to life

Her grip tightened in preparation to begin cutting their assailants down, but when she began looking for targets she took note of the ht Five years ago the Bloodsoaked Queen would have slain anyone who dared offend her – regardless of age or gender Noever, she found it difficult to make the call

A streak of cold silver blasted from their small crew

The bea deftly through the angry mob It did not ih the gaps, and everyone it passed was frozen solid by thecontact with its aura

None were dissuaded by the attack On the contrary, it only seery, bloodshot eyes ith the promise of a painful death

Frozen Dirge flashed back into Frost's hand

With one wave he'd created dozens of frozen statues, yet his foes would not be cowed As the citizens pressed in aFrozen Dirge around in a circle, casting out several streaks of energy As it swept across the area in all directions, icy statues shattered into jagged frag further casualties

A hundred or more of Fallowmoor's residents and farround screaashes At last they seeer Frost presented and hesitated to e of bullets and arrows assailing Dawn's shi+eld

Cloudhawk looked over the carnage The nu and dead, continued to swell He called at his coh a scowl, “This will never end We're just wasting tiet free!”

Dawn continued to protect the as she was, the nu by theby herself

“We're surrounded, where are we supposed to run?”

“I'll draw their fire, the rest of you get out of here”

Dawn and Selene answered in one voice “I' with you!”

Both stopped and looked at one another The fire in their glares could melt an ice cap

Cloudhawk failed to notice a with me, it's easier if I'm by myself We don't have ti Quickly!”

It was a solid plan Who a them was the focus of most these wastelanders' ire? A rhetorical question, certainly

Cloudhawk felt like he'd unwittingly beconed in Skycloud, he was enehout the wastes as well Why the fuck was it so hard to just find a quiet place to settle down?!

Obviously his fight and eventual victory over Adder in Woodland Vale was coe now

Every anizations affiliated with it would be overjoyed to get their hands on Cloudhawk Finally they had their chance, so he was the target down hts If he drew attention away, perhaps the others would have more of a chance to escape

As for Cloudhawk's own safety? Not to worry! He'd never been easy to kill On his own, Cloudhaas even less likely to run into er

“Miss, Cloudhawk is right We can't afford to spend our strength fighting the whole populace of this city” Mr Ink made his case to Dawn “We need to retreat and save ourselves for the mission's objective”

Corded round her teeth “Then be careful!”

Though Cloudhawk didn't know it, as far as Daas concerned he was her fiance With General Skye's support for the idea, it would be i to take on the erous role in order to make sure their plan succeeded She orried for him

Mr Ink produced another one of his strange relics