Chapter 191 Massacre (1/2)

When the curtain of darkness fell, it didn't cause the veteran mercenaries to panic. All of them had rich battle experiences, and such situations weren't uncommon. Other than the instinct to pause for a moment to gather their bearings, these mercenaries didn't stop their advancement and continued on the same path. They were clear of their positions and knew that they had the numerical superiority over their enemies, which bolstered their confidence. They lit their torches quickly without hesitation and charged forward, desiring nothing more but to rip apart the duo and retrieve their target.

Clang clang clang!

Multiple swords were clashing against each other in the darkness. And when the Diamond Mercenary Group's mercenaries lit their torches, the darkness finally parted as a flickering orange glow filled the room. However, what they discovered next gave them a terrible shock. Although these mercenaries believed much in their own abilities, they still couldn't believe what they saw.

Rhode stood in front of Anne. His sword was on his right hand, and his foot was resting on a pile of corpses. Anne had her golden shield raised at the rear, the blood below her seemed to have formed a river mixed with seven to eight corpses. From this, it was easy to deduce who killed the men. The corpses that still somewhat resembled as humans were undoubtedly slaughtered by Rhode, while those who appeared as 'half-split scarecrows' with their heads completely squashed, was clearly done in by Anne. Shield Warriors weren't an exclusively defensive class, they had their offensive skills as well, which could be equally lethal.

But this wasn't the true shocker.

Instead, it was Celia and the Centaur Knight.

The angel held a magnificent silver sword in her hand; her white feathered wings slowly spanned out as she stared straight at her enemies. On the right, the Centaur Knight poised majestically with its shield and spear on the ready. The red gleam between the gaps in its heavily armored helmet grew brighter as each second passed.

Angel?!

Carmen opened his eyes wide. That wasn't all, the other mercenaries also glanced at each other, not knowing what to do.

They didn't even have the mood to guess where the angel came from, because this angel had already left them speechless!

In the region under the Light Dragon Soul, the angels had a very high rank. Not only due to their race and bloodline, but because of their peerless battle strength and political powers. Of course, in Country of Light, due to the existence of a parliament system, the angels' political power was slightly weakened. But in the Munn Kingdom, the angels were unquestionably ranked the highest within the hierarchy.

It wasn't only because the Munn Kingdom's King belonged to one of the 3 Archangels, but the angel race themselves had a strong influence. They loved peace; they were also kind and passionate. Although sometimes arrogant, they never crossed the line of evil. On top of that, the angels were mostly born beautiful, which could easily gain the likes of most people. Thus, the angel race symbolized justice and kindness. Therefore no matter who, as long as one dared to go against an angel, they would be treated as a heretic.

Just like Lydia, although the Munn Kingdom's King sat the throne and killed many people after that, no one felt that she was in the wrong. Before she killed a person, she would list their offenses. And because Lydia's identity wasn't human, but an Archangel, it gave her justifications for her judgment. At least with her status as an Archangel, most of the people wouldn't suspect her.

Of course, this was only because it happened in the Munn Kingdom where the angels' reputation had already rooted deeply in the hearts of the citizens. If it was the Country of Light, then the angels wouldn't possess such strong influence.

That was the reason why the mercenaries started to waver. It was an open secret that they work for money as a professional occupation, and not as bandits who would do anything for money. Some of the mercenaries even started to worry that the angel would punish them… Although Rhode had provoked them from the start, but with an angel by his side, it was no wonder that the mercenaries entertained such a thought of: 'Actually we were the ones at fault.'.

Carmen's hesitation was also related to this.

Although he had guts, even if he gave a command for his men to kill this angel, it was certain that these guys would never dare to do it. Even himself included.

However, Carmen didn't hesitate for too long because Rhode had 'nonchalantly' freed him from his indecisiveness.

”Go.”

He gave a simple command and followed up with his sword. At the same time, the Centaur Knight, Celia, and Anne also charged towards their enemies.

Rhode's sudden decisiveness threw the mercenaries' thoughts into disarray. But now they needn't consider whether to battle with the angel or not because Rhode and his men had come to them instead!

No one would choose to die without a fight. Since the enemies were attacking, then we should also fight! As for the repercussions of killing an angel? What should we do? This matter will be left for later!