Chapter 343: Assassination (1/2)
All the NPCs had lost their courage. Clearly, they weren’t powerful enough to assassinate Lord Arthas.
The Windchaser said gloomily, “Your Highness, please don’t be overhasty. As you know, Arthas had recruited a lot of experts in recent years. Thunder Axe is a somewhat famous general on the continent, and we know nothing about Dren the Law Controller except that he has the power of a great magician. They cannot be underestimated…”
Karinshan sucked in a deep breath before ordering, “Summon Stark, Ziyan and Lintus to me!”
The assassin Tina looked slightly surprised. “Your Highness, are you sending legion commanders to assassinate Arthas?”
The princess smiled. “What else could I do? I can’t possibly assassinate Arthas myself, can I? Hmph, it would dirty my hands to kill that trash!”
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It was now or never. I walked up to Karinshan with the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf by my side and said, “If you believe in my strength, then I implore you to leave this task to me, princess. I swear I’ll bring Arthas’s head back to you!”
“Oh?”
Karinshan broke into a smile. “That would be great! I’m sure that the protege of the Wind Singer will return with good news…”
I raised my eyebrows. “Er, I’m not the Wind Singer’s—”
“Heh, sure.” Karinshan chuckled before resting a pale white palm on my shoulder and staring at me with her black eyes. She whispered, “Anyone who wishes to return to Floating Ice City from here must pass through a valley called Wild Pheasant Ridge, so you should carry out your ambush there. It’ll be nighttime when you carry out your assassination, so no one will notice until it’s too late. But be careful, Arthas is guarded by many powerful men, and among them, Thunder Axe and Dren the Law Controller are especially powerful. You may have to pay a heavy price to claim his head!”
I nodded. “Don’t worry, Your Highness. I will drag him down his high horse even if I have to suffer a thousand cuts in the process!”
Karinshan: “...”
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have accepted the quest [The Assassination of Lord Arthas]! (Current Quest Rank: S+)
Description: Head to Wild Pheasant Ridge and wait for Lord Arthas to pass by. There, you will attempt to assassinate him. But be careful, no one must notice the assassination attempt, and you can only complete it by yourself. You will not receive any quest rewards if the quest is shared with other players!
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Fuck, these quest requirements were no joke. My plan to share this quest with a couple of helpers was foiled before it even began!
I sucked in a deep breath and shot a question. “How many people will be accompanying Arthas tonight?”
“I’m not sure, but it can’t be few…”
The temperature in her eyes dropped suddenly. “Then I will order the five Dragon Knights to kill him at the edge of Frost Forest! Our army cannot fall into that immoderate, licentious trash’s hands no matter what!”
“Mn!”
I nodded and went out of the tent. None of the NPC adventurers had chosen to accompany me, those ungrateful bastards. Whatever. One way or another, it looked like I must accomplish this quest alone.
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I brought up the world map and gave it a look. Lord Arthas’ return path was already outlined by the quest system. Checking the sky and noting that it was about to turn dark, I decided to scout out my target first before doing anything else!
The Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf and I slipped into a nearby forest and peeked at Arthas’s tent from behind cover. It wasn’t long before I saw a group of soldiers exiting the camp and travelling toward Floating Ice City!
I had to stifle my exclamation of surprise after taking just one look. Shit, there sure are a lot of soldiers. The fat Arthas was clad in huge metal armor and riding a fierce-looking warhorse at the center of the troop formation. He was surrounded by almost a hundred elite knights, and they were all Level 105 elite mobs on average. It wouldn’t be easy to kill them.
A powerful-looking dwarf was standing at the forefront. He was only half as tall as a normal human, but the battle axe in his hand was crawling with thunderous energy. He was none other than the legendary Thunder Axe, a Level 110 Dark Gold Rank boss. Riding at the rearmost and carrying a staff was Dren the Law Controller, a magician. His eyes were closed as if he was in meditation.
Finally, the main bulk of the escort was made up by 500 sword-wielding grunts or so. The guards were all Level 100 elite mobs, meaning that they were probably the elite soldiers of Arthas’ troops. It looked like the fat lord had mobilized some of his best soldiers to escort him safely back to Floating Ice City.
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“My lord, should we make haste or travel at a normal speed?” Thunder Axe turned around and asked in a loud voice.
Arthas shook his head and said, “I’ve already sent an early letter to Viscount Trey and ordered him to prepare his daughters before I arrive, but it would be prudent to travel slowly just in case they needed more time. Once we arrive at the Viscount’s mansion, you are free to relieve yourselves from your duties and have a nice drink at the bar. I look forward to the ‘chat’ I’m going to have with the two beauties, hehehe…”
A vulgar smile spread across Arthas’s face when he said this. Thunder Axe didn’t give a response, but he obeyed his lord’s command and slowed down his footsteps.
Even so, I only had less than two hours before my time was up. I must kill Arthas during this time!