Chapter 14 (1/2)

Chapter 14: Preparing to Breakout

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Annie and the other Assassins looked dumbfounded at Link’s question about their plans.

They had no plans. The outpost only had five Assassins left. With so many Dark Elf Assassins surrounding them, and having lost the ground floor, the room on the second floor was the only other place they could go to.

Honestly, they were just waiting for their deaths.

They couldn’t even hope for reinforcements. As the foremost intelligence agency in the Norton Kingdom, no one knew the situation in and around Gladstone better than they did.

The Dark Elves had planned their ambush for a very long time. From what they knew, Gladstone’s defenses had all collapsed.

The powers that were within the city were doing their best just to save themselves. Frankly, even that would be a blessing. There was no way they’d spare the time to save others.

The room was silent for some time. Then, Annie, blushing slightly, shook her head. “Mr. Link. We want to break out of here. But as you know, there are too many enemies out there.”

They hadn’t thought of another plan other than to fight to their deaths.

But Link had come here just to save them. There were many Dark Elf Assassins out there, but he was confident that he could help the human Assassins out with his magic.

He pushed on, “If we managed to escape, what would you do next?”

Annie paused, pondering the question. “If we manage to get out of here, then I’d go to the city guard’s barracks. There are more than 1,500 soldiers stationed there. If we have the city guard on our side, then we’ll be able to suppress the Dark Elf Army!”

The commander of the city guard was called Carlos. He was a powerful Level-4 Warrior. However, he had passed away after a brief battle with an illness last night. Considering tonight’s events, it was more than likely that he’d been poisoned by the Dark Elves. The city guard, merely a disordered pack of armed men without their leader, were completely incapable of maintaining the law and order of the city. Annie believed that as the daughter of the Iron Duke, so long as she managed to reach the barracks, she would be able to seize control of the city guard!

Link nodded. Instantly, new notifications appeared.

Part One of Rescuing the Legendary Assassin: Find the Legendary Assassin—completed.

Game Player receives 10 Omni Points

Begin Part Two of Mission: Breakthrough!

Mission Details: Break through the siege of Dark Elf Assassins!

The 10 Omni Points had come at just the right time. Link, who had been left with 15 Omni Points, now had 25 Omni Points. He now had more resources to fall back on.

He also had 65 Mana Points. Of the Assassins around him, two were heavily injured while another two had suffered only minor wounds. He walked over to the heavily wounded Assassins. “Don’t move. I’ll heal you.”

Annie was apprehensive. She had never heard of Magicians performing healing magic before. At a glance from her, Ardivan explained, “Mr. Link’s healing magic is very effective.”

Annie relaxed.

Link then cast the spells. There were two flashes of light as he cast Elemental Healing on each of the heavily wounded Assassins. For that, he used 12 Mana Points.

Upon the completion of the spell, the Assassins’ breathing slowed and steadied as some color returned to their ashen faces. The changes she saw made Annie sigh in relief.

“They should be able to move in half an hour’s time,” Link said quietly. Just then, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. Something wasn’t right! Right away, he lifted his wand and pointed it squarely at the door.

“Who is it!”

A shadowy figure appeared on the wooden stairs right outside the door. At the sight of Link’s wand, it flitted to the side, blending into the darkness.

“Who’s there?” Link was somewhat shaken up. Such quick movements most likely meant that the Dark Elf Assassin was powerful. He might have even mastered Battle Aura.

For a Magician, an Assassin who has mastered Battle Aura was a huge threat, ten times more so than a Warrior of the same skill level. This was because they were too fast, too agile for Magicians to predict what they would do next. Magicians needed to predict their opponents’ movements because spellcasting took time. Even Link was unable to cast a spell instantaneously. A Level-0 Spell needed 0.1 seconds, a Level-1 Spell needed 0.3 seconds, and a Level-2 Spell needed a full second. If the Magician was unable to predict his opponents’ movements accurately, he would have to rely on sheer luck.

But you lived only once. How could one rely on just luck?

Annie turned and shielded Link from what lay beyond the door. Her expression was serious. “It’s the Dark Elf Assassin Leader. He’s Level-3!”

A Level-3 fighter who had already mastered Battle Aura. He was formidable indeed.

Because Annie stood right in front of him, Link easily saw her information.

Annie Abel

Level-3 Elite Assassin

Battle Arts: The Shadow Form

Battle Skills: Speed Burst, Dagger Storm, Shadow Dance, Strangle.

After reviewing her information, Link felt slightly more at peace. As a Legendary Assassin to be, Annie Abel was probably just as strong, if not stronger than the Dark Elf Assassin Leader. Otherwise, the MI3 wouldn’t have been able to keep the large number of Dark Elf Assassins at bay.