Chapter 21 - Ambush (1/2)

While Shad laid on the grassy ground, he alertly looked behind him where the arrow came from. Unfortunately, he couldn't find the perpetrator. the tall grass blocked his vision and he also did not dare to lift his head as he afraid of it being nailed to the ground by an arrow.

As he was flattened onto the ground, he felt as though the area around him became so quiet. So terrifyingly quiet.

he couldn't hear anything at all.

Because he could not hear and see anything with the naked eyes, Shad released his spiritual force to scan the area around him. Earlier, he was so concentrated fighting the One-horned wolf that he did not release his spiritual force to scan the area which is why that person was able to sneak attack him.

Shad's spiritual force was so strong that everything within the five hundred meter radius came into his view.

The towering trees, grasses, and brambles, as well as magical beasts, all appeared within Shad's sight with incredible clarity, and under his spiritual force, these objects and creatures did not do anything out of ordinary either.

As he continued to scan the area around him, Shad discovered a person on top of the huge towering tree looking down at his direction with a longbow on his hand.

” Shit.” he murmured to himself.

From the trajectory of the first arrow, shad had concluded that the person trying to kill him was on the ground, maybe behind one of those damn bushes. However, as soon as Shad dodged the first arrow by flattened himself on the ground, the person must have climbed the tree to have a better view at him as the tall grass had blocked his vision as well, which made things more difficult for Shad.

The person on top of the tree was dressed completely in black, with only his eyes exposed as he wore a mask. this was the simple attire of Chronos Assassin while on a mission. there had never been a person who had seen the face of someone from Chronos and no one knew the origins or hideout of the Chronos either.

” Those damn assassins are truly persistent,” whispered Shad. after he saw the attire of the person on top of the tree, Shad had already figured out what organization he was working for as he was one of them.

While Shad was trying to figure a way to get out of this situation, the assassin took out something from his magic pouch or dimensional pocket, and instantly a faint tidal wave of fire burst forth it. Within the Assassin's palm, there was a fiery arrow.

Feeling the fiery power emitted by that arrow, Shad's face darkened a little. All true powerful Archers had custom-made arrows, and the price of each was prodigious.

” Damn.”

With the appearance of the flaming arrow came a powerful might. Shad's found himself in a tight situation. if he channeled the lightning within his body to boost his speed, he still might not make it in time where the assassin was, plus he would be exposing himself as well which will make it easier for the assassin.

Not only that, based on that fellow's prowess, if he gets within sixty to fifty meters from him, even if he was able to dodge, he will still suffer a severe injury.

He was thinking about using the mana shield while making his escape. however, just by looking at that arrow, Shad knew that his mana shield would not hold off. Shad's mana shield could stop the attack of a 4th class peak mage or warrior if he tries to use it to stop the attack of 5th class warrior or mage and above, it will break as though it was a glass.

Furthermore, he did want to attract the assassin in the outskirt of the dark forest where the students were taking the monster hunt exam. additionally, he also did want the run deeper into the dark forest due to the High-level monsters dwelling within. his only option was to deal with the assassin one way or another.

Shad might be invincible when it comes to the expert of the 4th class but against 5th class and above powerhouse, he had to be very careful or he might lose his life. Also, From the aura emitting from that person and the power of his arrow, Shad knew that he must have at least reached the 5th class.

~Fwoosh~

While Shad was contemplating about his next move, The assassin had already shot the fiery arrow towards Shad's direction.

The fiery arrow instantly transformed into a streak of flaming red light and shot towards Shad at incredible speed. The fiery arrow was like a meteor as it was descending upon Shad with a supersonic speed. the formless and calm air and space around the fiery arrow seemed to ripple as it was making its way towards Shad.

Right, when the assassin thought that Shad would be hit by the fiery arrow which was one of his trump cards, he suddenly saw a crackling of lightning around the area where the target had laid down.

Like a serpentine dragon leaving its lair, Shad Shad leaped out from the grass, dodging the incoming arrow at a high speed.

~ Bang~

In less than half of second, with a huge bang sound, the fiery arrow hit the place where Shad was previously and explode, leaving behind a deep crater. Specks of dust and green grasses scattered everywhere.

Seeing the huge hole left behind by the fiery arrow, Drops of cold sweat instantly soaked Shad's clothes.

' I have to get close to this damn assassin, at least forty meters so I can attack him otherwise he truly will nail me to the ground with this damn arrows of his.' thought Shad before he channeled the lightning power within every fiber of his body, which gave him some sort of speed force power that triple his speed.