Chapter 16 (1/2)

Chapter 16: Let’s Do It!

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

The Dark Elf Assassins were shocked at the sight of the icy storm appearing at the door of the MI3 outpost.

“What the hell is that?”

“It’s magic!”

“Where is the leader? Where is he!?”

The Dark Elf Assassins couldn’t see their leader from where they stood. They couldn’t see anything through the spinning shards of ice either; there was no way their leader was in there.

Their leader had probably died.

The obvious conclusion threw the Dark Elf Assassins into a panicked chaos. Some hesitated, others attacked, and some yelled in confusion. It was a mess.

Link brought the MI3 Assassins out of the metal gate and into the fountain square.

Fwoosh! Arrows shot towards them.

“Shoot, shoot! They’re inside! Shoot them to death!” a Dark Elf cried.

More arrows came at them, but to no avail. The hailstorm not only blew away their arrows, but also blocked the elves from even seeing their targets. The human Assassins within it were quite safe. All they needed to do was to stay on the alert and cast away any stray arrows that might have made their way in.

The hailstorm continued moving forward. In that moment the Dark Elf Assassins knew that their arrows had been utterly useless.

“Charge! Kill them!”

“The hailstorm is too dangerous. It’s full of ice shards. Charge into that?”

“Are you scared? You coward!”

All sorts of arguments broke forth. Without a leader to guide them, the large crowd of Dark Elf Assassins was just like headless geese.

But there were still hot-blooded, reckless fellows among them.

More than ten Dark Elf Assassins charged at the icy whirlwind, masked and leaning forward as they ran. They went in head-on.

But they regretted it the moment they stepped foot into the hailstorm.

The icy winds were sharp, and there were countless dagger-like shards within them. The attacks that rained on them couldn’t be fended off with just techniques alone.

The Lesser Hailstorm spanned slightly more than 15 feet with a concentrated radius of less than ten feet. The true zone where it took effect was just a little more than three feet wide. It was in this zone where one would be torn to shreds.

Once they charged in, the Dark Elf Assassins were attacked from all directions.

Some immediately sustained critical injuries and fell to the ground. Others were luckier to have made their way into the center, but even so, they shivered with cold, and they were bruised all over. What waited for them was no welcome ceremony, but the blades of the human Assassins!

The first wave of Assassins was crushed within five seconds.

When the hailstorm moved away, their mutilated corpses were left on the ground, leaving the others speechless.

The remaining Dark Elf Assassins became silent. Their bravery fled. No one else dared to charge at it.

After that, a small group of the Dark Elf Assassins followed the hailstorm from afar, another group of them shot arrows towards it every now and then, while yet another group just stood around, not knowing what to do.

“The leader’s over here. He’s dead!” a Dark Elf cried out from the first floor of the MI3 outpost.

Link successfully brought Annie and the other human Assassins out of the fountain square. Three minutes later, they found themselves in a small alley.

It was narrow, making it difficult for arrows to ambush them and significantly reducing the amount of danger they faced.

“Continue. Go to the hotel, it has a secret passage!” Annie said suddenly. The secret passage there was privy to only core members. It probably hadn’t been found since it was in a such an inconspicuous location. Link immediately turned towards the hotel.

There were Dark Elf Assassins at the bar inside, but after witnessing the damage the hailstorm could do, they bolted when it started moving towards them.

The hotel was small and cramped. Seeing no trace of the Dark Elf Assassins, Link canceled the spell.

Annie waved a hand. “Follow me.”

She led the way to the kitchen in the back of the hotel. Several corpses laid on the kitchen floor—the chef and some workers. The entrance to the hotel’s cellar stood in a corner of the kitchen.

Annie took a deep breath, opened the cellar door, dragged the chef’s corpse over and threw it in. The corpse landed with a thump. It looked as if there weren’t any Dark Elf Assassins in there.

“Safe!” Annie gestured before entering the cellar. Link followed closely behind her, and the other human Assassins walked behind him.

Annie explained the situation to Link as they walked deeper into the cellar. “The passage is in the deepest part of the cellar. It’s a real maze, with only one correct path which leads to a house about 650 feet away. It should be far enough for us to shake the Dark Elf Assassins off our trail!”

Link nodded. They would probably be safe by that point.

Actually, the game server had already given him a new notification about that.

Rescuing the Legendary Assassin completed.

Game player receives 15 Omni Points.