694 The Crown Prince’s Operation (1/2)

It was, in essence, a dictum to kill issued by Yutang's crown prince. Was this – was this a jest?

For a moment, the two leaders were baffled.

It quickly became apparent that this was not a joke, as there were loud sounds of movement from their surroundings right after the order. With a quick glance, countless Deicide Bow archers could be seen perched at every corner – on the ground, the collapsed walls, the tall walls, the trees, taller buildings – they lined the space tightly, and could be seen almost everywhere.

Everyone wore black military uniforms which sported emblems that belonged specifically to the crown prince's personal armed forces. These were the crown prince's troops! They were the military elite that was directly under His Highness' command. It was apparent just by the look of the uniform.

What neat movements, what majestic military discipline!

There had to be at least over ten thousandDeicide archers in the vicinity, pointing the chilling tip of their arrows right at the sixty-odd assassins who had just made their arduous escape. The archers had drawn their bows as far as it could allow, the crescents turning into full moons; their gazes were icy, the thousands of arrows waiting to leap with a single command.

Hen Bieli roared in fury and his steps faltered as he bellowed, ”Your Royal Highness! What is the meaning of this?”

Their initial goal in coming to Tiantang City was because they had been commissioned by the crown prince's men. Why had they turned around and threatened them instead? Did the crown prince desire the dragon hide treasure map as well?

Unfortunately, before Hen Bieli could figure it all out or pose the question plainly, he heard a deafening shout, ”Shoot!”

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…

Hen Bieli felt his vision darkening immediately. Without a doubt, it was due to the simultaneous release of inky arrows from the Deicide Bows that had obscured the sky's illumination.

”Ah!”

Hen Bieli shrieked in rage and reacted spontaneously. With a flip, he rolled away, staying close to the ground. As he did so, he grabbed onto the corpses on the ground and used them to shield himself from the Deicide Bows' force.

As a top-tiered assassin, he knew full well the Deicide Bow's power. It was simply too easy to skewer a person with the arrow; it was not even a challenge to penetrate five to six people that stood in a single file!

Therefore, his first thought was to gather more cover – the more the better!

Watching Hen Bielie's swift response, Hong Zhan and the other assassins, being experienced experts as well, quickly found shelter to hide behind.

In spite of this, only a small number of approximately twenty people up front had managed to cleanly avoid the storm of arrows. A large portion of the assassins at the back was weaker in their abilities and most of them were still clouded by the haze of the violent collision just now. If Hen Bieli and others had successfully broken free, they would have advanced, following suit. However, they were less than capable when faced with such a shower of arrows – they could not even react in time.

By the time they realized how disastrous the situation was, it was too late to take any preventative measures. They could only grit their teeth and clench their jaws, blocking the attack with the weapons they had in their hands.

The sounds of weapons clanking and targets being penetrated rang incessantly… Then, a series of shrieks and cries followed.

The shower of arrows had effectively halved the ranks of pinnacle assassins, which had originally numbered over sixty men!

Each one of these people was a top-notch expert – a remarkable killer. Under normal circumstances, every one of them would have been equipped with the ability to perfectly avoid the Deicide Bow's attack. With enough opportunity and space provided, it was only a matter of time for these sixty people to counter the attack and wipe out the ten thousand Deicide Bow archers instead.

Now, however, under such specific circumstances where these killers were fatigued and the Deicide Bow archers had suddenly appeared to ambush them, it effectively turned the place into the assassins' hell! They did not even have the opportunity to seek cover.

One ace-ranked assassin had reacted incredibly swiftly, but he had only managed to collect three or four corpses to block the arrows. In the end, a round of shooting had turned both him and his shield into a porcupine. In all likelihood, he had used up all his luck in the previous battles!

Hen Bieli's voice boomed in the air, seething with anger, ”What a great crown prince of Yutang! What a great crown prince of Yutang! Hahaha… Your father has finally seen past your façade!”