Chapter 253 (2/2)

Romilson no longer took the lead arrogantly. He ran beside Link as they charged together towards their target.

“Link, that guy is chasing us again,” Romilson said.

“I know. Let him do it. We have two people. He is merely irritating us.” Link had a clear view of the situation.

Romilson still could not help but look behind and gasp.

“How can he be so fast? He should have been injured from the previous attack. He looks completely unscathed.”

Link then observed his surroundings, and after making sure it was safe, he explained to Romilson.

“That Assassin is pretty strong. He should be around Level-6 in strength even before he was strengthened. Now that he has received the blessings of the Dark Serpent, he should be at the peak of Level-7. This grants him extreme vitality. The small injuries that I dealt previously probably healed in around a few seconds’ time. In order to deal with these creatures, you have to completely destroy their bodies. Even crushing their hearts would not kill them off immediately. They can still maintain a few seconds of combat following that fatal wound.”

“Then what is his weapon? Do you recognize it?” Romilson asked again. His attitude towards Link had already changed for the better. He probably didn’t realize it himself.

“I don’t recognize it. However, for an Assassin to be using such a conspicuous weapon, he is either an idiot or that the weapon is extremely strong. If we really end up in a direct battle, we need to be careful.”

In fact, Link recognized those two daggers. He had seen them in the game before.

A crimson body and a fiery red aura—this pair was an extremely famous epic-quality weapon called the Reaper’s Gaze. He remembered that this pair of daggers had an extremely powerful special effect. If they were forcefully brought into a battle against this Assassin, Link should be able to deal with it. However, if Romilson was careless, he might be killed easily by his opponent.

Upon this thought, Link added, “After we find the princess, I predict that this person will try to intercept us. Do not try to attack him then, just protect yourself.”

This was Link’s good intentions and him trying to be kind. However, it sounded pretty insulting. One should know that by the ranking of strength, Romilson was a Level-7 Magician while Link was only Level-6. To be warned by a Magician lower in rank was humiliating for Romilson. He thus sneered, “You don’t have to care about me.”

Link simply glanced at him and smiled faintly.

Romilson could not take it anymore and shouted, “What kind of glance is that? Contempt? Disdain? Let me tell you, while I might not be as strong as you yet, I am still able to take on one Assassin by myself.”

“Let’s hope so,” Link shook his head as he spoke. He had exchanged a few strikes with this High Elf just now and already had a basic understanding of his skills. Link could only say that this young High Elf was truly overestimating his abilities and had clearly not gained enough battle experience.

“Heh, are the both of you really afraid of me?” The Assassin’s voice sounded from behind again. He sounded really provocative.

Romilson then stared at Link and saw that he was unmoved. He hence also kept his rebuttals to himself.

The voice then sounded yet again, “I say, are the both of you cowards? Haha, the Flame Controller that has his name known throughout Firuman is actually keeping silent in front of me.”

Link pretended not to hear those words while he calculated Milda’s exact location in his head.

Romilson, on the other hand, could not stand it anymore and growled, “You cowardly mouse! Take one shot of my magic if you dare!”

“Oh, do you really think I am dumb? If you can hit me then come at me.” As he spoke, this Assassin swiftly ducked behind a huge rock, only revealing his head.

Romilson gritted his teeth as he finally saw through the intentions of this guy. He hence started learning from Link to ignore and not reply to his provocations.

After two more minutes, Link suddenly spoke, “Prepare!”

“What? What do I do?” Romilson could not react in time.

Link did not explain and merely surged his Mana through his body and cast the Dimensional Jump spell.

In a blinding white brilliance, Link and Romilson disappeared from their current location, and in an instant, they were transported to a place a mile away.

The moment they landed, Link asked, “Is the princess nearby…Never mind, I already see her.”

Just 60 feet away between two boulders, Princess Milda lay on the ground drenched in blood. Her face was turning blue, and her breathing was faint. A crossbow arrow had pierced deeply into her right abdomen.

Link then quickly walked over, and after some observations, he said, “The arrow did not hurt any key organs. However, there is fatal poison smeared on the arrow!”

As he said those words, he did not hesitate to pull the arrow out from the wound. Blood then gushed out from the wound, and the half-conscious Milda whimpered in pain.

Romilson was heartbroken by this scene and growled, “What are you doing? Are you trying to kill Her Highness?”

“Shut up! I am trying to save her!” Link pressed his hands on the wound and cast the Blizzard spell to concentrate water elements, encasing the wound in ice. It was completed within three seconds.

Although this would not cure Milda’s injuries, it could greatly slow the spread of the toxins through her body.

Link spent less than five seconds accomplishing all these. He then cast a floatation spell on Milda and turned to Romilson and said, “You bring the princess along; we will head back to Scorched Ridge immediately!”

“Ah, oh okay!” Romilson summoned the unicorn and used the Magician’s Hand to place Princess Milda on the back of the unicorn. He then charged straight in the direction of the Scorched Ridge.

Link similarly summoned his Wind Fenrir and stayed by Romilson’s side the entire time, keeping his sensors on high alert.

On the other side of the forest, the Assassin stared at the empty plot of land where Link and Romilson once stood dumbfounded. It took him several seconds before he recollected himself and slapped his thighs in agony. Link you truly got me, I still fell for your trick!

Needless to say, the first direction which the High Elf proceeded with was the correct one. The change in direction was definitely something planned by Link. He deliberately chose a twenty-degree turn from the original to give the illusion that they were merely adjusting their direction of travel.

He had gotten information from the Dark Elves that Link’s transportation spell had a maximum distance of a mile. It had been four miles since they made a change in direction. As they merely made a slight adjustment of running twenty degrees away from their original trajectory, their displacement would then be only a mile away from their original destination. After a few adjustments in the spell, it would become a perfect distance for Link to cast his Dimensional Jump spell.

Link had managed to use his group transportation spell to once again create a huge time advantage for himself.

“Damn it! I hate this guy!” The Assassin recalled Link’s behavior all this while and realized that Link had completely seen through his tactics. This was truly humiliating.

At this moment, he saw his own underlings in front of him. He immediately bellowed, “Follow me; let’s intercept them!”

Link had already used the group transportation spell once. He did not believe that Link could cast it again! Even if he could, they would merely be a mile ahead. They could still catch up if they went at top speed.

He was interested in seeing how much Mana Points Link still possessed after the huge battle at Scorched Ridge!