Crack, crack, whoosh, whoosh .

In the mountainous forest, one man and one woman flew by, one after another .

It was Kanorse and Annie who had just left the fortress . They'd already run more than ten miles and were panting for breath, but they didn't dare slow down .

"Hurry, Annie . They're catching up!" Kanorse urged from the front . He was a Level-9 Warrior and was much stronger than Annie, a Level-7 a.s.sa.s.sin . He was in better shape .

However, he was totally out of breath too . When they faced those scouts from the MI3 earlier, he'd blocked almost all of the arrows . At the last moment, he even activated Battle Aura to escape with Annie . This used up a lot of his energy .

Annie didn't speak . She maintained her breathing pattern and sped up slightly .

She was in bad shape . Her leather armor had split open, revealing many injuries . The deepest wound was at her waist . She'd been sliced by a dagger, and the blade had dug in half a centimeter . Every step sent pain flaring up her side .

After sprinting for half an hour, they burst free from the forest and returned to the main road . There were no soldiers here . They began sprinting again .

Tut-tut, tut-tut . Clattering of hooves sounded before them . Shaken, the two hid behind a tree and listened closely .

They heard voices .

"It's so tragic . The epidemic appeared in Gladstone too . "

"They're done . The b.l.o.o.d.y Butcher is coming for a ma.s.sacre again . "

"Ah, the world is becoming messier and messier . How are we supposed to live?"

"Let's not care about all that . We'll go south after getting our reward . I heard that Ferde is good right now . There's a Legendary Magician protecting the place too . I bet it's safe . "

"That's right . "

The voices got closer . "They're mercenaries for hunting demons," Kanorse whispered . "Two of them . Judging from the sounds, their horses are good . Rest here, and I'll go steal their horses . "

Annie nodded . She really couldn't keep running . It would be better with a horse .

Kanorse ran out . After a while, Annie heard some m.u.f.fled sounds and then a whistle . She walked out and saw Kanorse leading two horses over . Not too far from him, the two bruised mercenaries rolled on the ground in pain .

"Get on," Kanorse called . He gave Annie a black horse that was more muscular of the two .

They mounted the horses . When they pa.s.sed the mercenaries, Annie tossed down some gold coins . "Don't go north . It's not safe . Take the money and hurry to the South!"

The two mercenaries had thought that they had the worst luck and were about to cry . Seeing the money, their bruised eyes brightened . They immediately flipped over and fought for the coins .

After that, Kanorse and Annie urged their horses forward and galloped southward on the road . They only slowed down after half an hour when the horses were tired and changed to a trot .

By now, the strong tonic Annie had drunk earlier went into effect . Her side wound had closed and was both numb and itchy . It didn't hurt anymore .

"Why would the general try to catch us?" Kanorse asked the question that had been bothering him .

Annie was drinking water . Hearing this, she answered coldly, "He went mad… I can feel that it's not my father inside that sh.e.l.l . It's a demon!"

"Your Highness, are you sure?" Kanorse was in disbelief . He thought Annie was just saying things out of anger .

Annie sighed . "It's what I suspect . Earlier, he gave me a letter to send to the South . He specifically said that even if he sends someone to take it back, I should ignore it . He seemed conflicted when he said that as if there was another soul inside him . "

Kanorse was terrified at this . The venom of the Dark Serpent had invaded him before so he could relate to this feeling . At that time, there was another consciousness fighting for control of his body . When he lost control, it would be like he was asleep . He wouldn't know what he did at all .

But when he had been controlled, he emitted strong dark energy . The general didn't . The priest in the fortress said he was very normal .

So what was going on? Kanorse didn't understand .

The two were quiet after that . They both had heavy thoughts .

After around half an hour, they reached a boulevard with trees on both sides . Here, Kanorse's ears suddenly twitched . He pulled the reins immediately . "Stop . "

"What's wrong?" Annie already had a crossbow in her hands . She looked cautious .

Kanorse also grabbed his lightning magic sword . "This road isn't normal," he whispered . "I think I hear something odd . "

The two looked around cautiously .

Cuckoo, cuckoo . A bird sang loudly in the forest, and a few birds flew into the sky .

Scritch, scratch . A few squirrels jumped around on branches and fought with each other . They looked normal .

After a while, Annie shook her head slightly . She didn't find anything wrong .

Kanorse also looked unsure . He really had felt something weird, but he couldn't pinpoint it . Giving up, he kept up his guard while saying, "Maybe I heard wrongly . Let's go . "

Annie grasped her automatic crossbow too . This crossbow was custom-made and very powerful . Link had personally modified it for her too . It had Level-8 strength . She kept looking left and right, fully alert .

After a few hundred feet, nearly solid, white fog suddenly appeared before them . It was evening now, and the temperature was dropping . It was quite normal for fog to appear in a northern forest . However, they were being chased, and the fog would obstruct their vision . It was quite scary to walk in like this .

"What do we do?" Annie asked .

As soon as she spoke, there were short consecutive sounds . She could see something moving around in the trees .

Annie was on high alert . Hearing the noises, she raised her crossbow and pressed the trigger . Bang, bang, bang . Arrows shot forward .

Argh! There was a sharp cry, and a wild boar ran out . Its stomach had a gaping hole, but it was still alive and ran away crazily .

Seeing this, Kanorse sighed in relief . "Oh, it's just a wild boar… careful!"

He saw a black shadow suddenly appear behind Annie's horse . They'd found a great location—it was Annie's blind spot!

Seeing that the man was about to attack, Kanorse unsheathed his sword with a clang . Power surged into it, and there was a loud crack . A bolt of lightning struck towards the shadow .

He was now at Level-9 and could instantaneously cast Level-9 lightning attacks . As long as the opponent was below Level-9, they would all be defeated with one bolt of lightning .

But this shadow wasn't!

Dark red light glowed around him . When the lightning struck, the white light enveloped him like a silver web . It looked beautiful but was stopped outside the red glow . The man wasn't hurt or obstructed at all .

However, Kanorse's attack reminded Annie . She didn't know where the enemy was, so she didn't attack . Instead, she activated an a.s.sa.s.sin's Battle Technique: Instant Step .

Gray mist flashed around her, and she teleported 30 feet, appearing behind a big tree . Then she reached out and located the enemy according to sound . She shot arrows continuously at the black shadow .

The enemy's red glow was highly effective against pure magic attacks, such as lightning, flames, and wind knives . However, it was nothing against solid attacks like these arrows . These attacks could only be defended with battle armor or specific spells . He didn't have any of these .

Faced with the powerful arrows, the black shadow dodged quickly . This was the best time for an attack .

Kanorse jumped down from his horse and pounced towards the shadow . But when he was in mid-air, he heard the triggers of a crossbow and whistles in his ear .

"Another a.s.sa.s.sin!" Shocked, Kanorse waved his lightning sword, blocking the arrows . He blocked nine in one second and landed on the ground .

Once he landed, he charged towards the shadow that attacked Annie . At the same time, he yelled, "Your Highness, be careful! There are two of them!"

Behind the tree, Annie had already emptied a quiver . She took out a new one and reached out, shooting towards the other shooter without hesitation .

Kanorse was dealing with the black shadow . Annie was sure that, if one-on-one, Kanorse could definitely defeat him . She just had to create this situation for him—if only for one second .

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh . Arrows flew through the forest and then Annie heard crisp clangs . The enemy had blocked her arrows . Judging from the sounds, they did so easily .

So powerful and fast! Annie was shocked at this . Her arrows were Level-8 and could pa.s.s through Level-8 material . If the enemy was so casual, they must be at Level-9 .

The shadow had blocked Kanorse's lightning bolt earlier . He must be at Level-9 too .

These two Level-9 fighters had popped up out of nowhere and even had automatic crossbows that were solely for the army . Who were they? Where they her father's lackeys?

These thoughts flashed past her mind . At the same time, she emptied another quiver and pulled back to refill it . Then she heard Kanorse yell, "Your Highness, move!"

What accompanied his voice was a wild whistling sound . Annie knew immediately that it was a Level-9 attack!

In danger, she activated the Instant Step again, jumping away from the tree . Almost at the same time, the tree she had hidden behind was shot through with a glowing red spear .

The spear was extremely powerful . It didn't hit Annie, but while pa.s.sing through the tree, the air current and wooden shards crashed into Annie . Her body shook in the air as if something dug into her back . She lost balance and crashed onto the ground .

Boom! She fell around 60 feet away into some bushes . Then she got up to hide behind another tree . As soon as she got up, her legs lost power, and she lost control, falling to the ground .

Now, she felt extreme pain from her back . She reached behind and discovered her armor had been ripped apart . It was warm and wet, covered in blood . She seemed to feel some b.l.o.o.d.y holes too .

Then she realized she couldn't move at all . Her entire body seemed to be broken .

"Your Highness!" Kanorse exclaimed . He grabbed his sword and fought with all his might . One second later, he was stabbed in the side, but he beheaded the enemy .

Yanking out the spear in his waist, he threw it towards the other a.s.sa.s.sin without thinking . Without looking at the result, he sprinted into the forest and grabbed the heavily wounded Princess Annie . He activated the Battle Aura and ran into the dense forest .

He could feel blood flowing down his waist and his energy disappearing . Princess Annie's breathing was weakening too . After a while, he heard noises behind him . The a.s.sa.s.sin had caught up .

They seemed to have come to a dead end .

Chapter 471 Are We at a Dead End Already Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioCrack, crack, whoosh, whoosh . In the mountainous forest, one man and one woman flew by, one after another . It was Kanorse and Annie who had just left the fortress . They d already run more than ten miles and were panting for breath, but they didn t dare slow down . Hurry, Annie . They re catching up Kanorse urged from the front . He was a Level 9 Warrior and was much stronger than Annie, a Level 7 a.s.sa.s.sin . He was in better shape . However, he was totally out of breath too . When they faced those scouts from the MI3 earlier, he d blocked almost all of the arrows . At the last moment, he even activated Battle Aura to escape with Annie . This used up a lot of his energy . Annie didn t speak . She maintained her breathing pattern and sped up slightly . She was in bad shape . Her leather armor had split open, revealing many injuries . The deepest wound was at her waist . She d been sliced by a dagger, and the blade had dug in half a centimeter . Every step sent pain flaring up her side . After sprinting for half an hour, they burst free from the forest and returned to the main road . There were no soldiers here . They began sprinting again . Tut tut, tut tut . Clattering of hooves sounded before them . Shaken, the two hid behind a tree and listened closely . They heard voices . It s so tragic . The epidemic appeared in Gladstone too . They re done . The b.l.o.o.d.y Butcher is coming for a ma.s.sacre again . Ah, the world is becoming messier and messier . How are we supposed to live Let s not care about all that . We ll go south after getting our reward . I heard that Ferde is good right now . There s a Legendary Magician protecting the place too . I bet it s safe . That s right . The voices got closer . They re mercenaries for hunting demons, Kanorse whispered . Two of them . Judging from the sounds, their horses are good . Rest here, and I ll go steal their horses . Annie nodded . She really couldn t keep running . It would be better with a horse . Kanorse ran out . After a while, Annie heard some m.u.f.fled sounds and then a whistle . She walked out and saw Kanorse leading two horses over . Not too far from him, the two bruised mercenaries rolled on the ground in pain . Get on, Kanorse called . He gave Annie a black horse that was more muscular of the two . They mounted the horses . When they pa.s.sed the mercenaries, Annie tossed down some gold coins . Don t go north . It s not safe . Take the money and hurry to the South The two mercenaries had thought that they had the worst luck and were about to cry . Seeing the money, their bruised eyes brightened . They immediately flipped over and fought for the coins . After that, Kanorse and Annie urged their horses forward and galloped southward on the road . They only slowed down after half an hour when the horses were tired and changed to a trot . By now, the strong tonic Annie had drunk earlier went into effect . Her side wound had closed and was both numb and itchy . It didn t hurt anymore . Why would the general try to catch us Kanorse asked the question that had been bothering him . Annie was drinking water . Hearing this, she answered coldly, He went mad I can feel that it s not my father inside that sh.e.l.l . It s a demon Your Highness, are you sure Kanorse was in disbelief . He thought Annie was just saying things out of anger . Annie sighed . It s what I suspect . Earlier, he gave me a letter to send to the South . He specifically said that even if he sends someone to take it back, I should ignore it . He seemed conflicted when he said that as if there was another soul inside him . Kanorse was terrified at this . The venom of the Dark Serpent had invaded him before so he could relate to this feeling . At that time, there was another consciousness fighting for control of his body . When he lost control, it would be like he was asleep . He wouldn t know what he did at all . But when he had been controlled, he emitted strong dark energy . The general didn t . The priest in the fortress said he was very normal . So what was going on Kanorse didn t understand . The two were quiet after that . They both had heavy thoughts . After around half an hour, they reached a boulevard with trees on both sides . Here, Kanorse s ears suddenly twitched . He pulled the reins immediately . Stop . What s wrong Annie already had a crossbow in her hands . She looked cautious . Kanorse also grabbed his lightning magic sword . This road isn t normal, he whispered . I think I hear something odd . The two looked around cautiously . Cuckoo, cuckoo . A bird sang loudly in the forest, and a few birds flew into the sky . Scritch, scratch . A few squirrels jumped around on branches and fought with each other . They looked normal . After a while, Annie shook her head slightly . She didn t find anything wrong . Kanorse also looked unsure . He really had felt something weird, but he couldn t pinpoint it . Giving up, he kept up his guard while saying, Maybe I heard wrongly . Let s go . Annie grasped her automatic crossbow too . This crossbow was custom made and very powerful . Link had personally modified it for her too . It had Level 8 strength . She kept looking left and right, fully alert . After a few hundred feet, nearly solid, white fog suddenly appeared before them . It was evening now, and the temperature was dropping . It was quite normal for fog to appear in a northern forest . However, they were being chased, and the fog would obstruct their vision . It was quite scary to walk in like this . What do we do Annie asked . As soon as she spoke, there were short consecutive sounds . She could see something moving around in the trees . Annie was on high alert . Hearing the noises, she raised her crossbow and pressed the trigger . Bang, bang, bang . Arrows shot forward . Argh There was a sharp cry, and a wild boar ran out . Its stomach had a gaping hole, but it was still alive and ran away crazily . Seeing this, Kanorse sighed in relief . Oh, it s just a wild boar careful He saw a black shadow suddenly appear behind Annie s horse . They d found a great location it was Annie s blind spot Seeing that the man was about to attack, Kanorse unsheathed his sword with a clang . Power surged into it, and there was a loud crack . A bolt of lightning struck towards the shadow . He was now at Level 9 and could instantaneously cast Level 9 lightning attacks . As long as the opponent was below Level 9, they would all be defeated with one bolt of lightning . But this shadow wasn t Dark red light glowed around him . When the lightning struck, the white light enveloped him like a silver web . It looked beautiful but was stopped outside the red glow . The man wasn t hurt or obstructed at all . However, Kanorse s attack reminded Annie . She didn t know where the enemy was, so she didn t attack . Instead, she activated an a.s.sa.s.sin s Battle Technique Instant Step . Gray mist flashed around her, and she teleported 30 feet, appearing behind a big tree . Then she reached out and located the enemy according to sound . She shot arrows continuously at the black shadow . The enemy s red glow was highly effective against pure magic attacks, such as lightning, flames, and wind knives . However, it was nothing against solid attacks like these arrows . These attacks could only be defended with battle armor or specific spells . He didn t have any of these . Faced with the powerful arrows, the black shadow dodged quickly . This was the best time for an attack . Kanorse jumped down from his horse and pounced towards the shadow . But when he was in mid air, he heard the triggers of a crossbow and whistles in his ear . Another a.s.sa.s.sin Shocked, Kanorse waved his lightning sword, blocking the arrows . He blocked nine in one second and landed on the ground . Once he landed, he charged towards the shadow that attacked Annie . At the same time, he yelled, Your Highness, be careful There are two of them Behind the tree, Annie had already emptied a quiver . She took out a new one and reached out, shooting towards the other shooter without hesitation . Kanorse was dealing with the black shadow . Annie was sure that, if one on one, Kanorse could definitely defeat him . She just had to create this situation for him if only for one second . Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh . Arrows flew through the forest and then Annie heard crisp clangs . The enemy had blocked her arrows . Judging from the sounds, they did so easily . So powerful and fast Annie was shocked at this . Her arrows were Level 8 and could pa.s.s through Level 8 material . If the enemy was so casual, they must be at Level 9 . The shadow had blocked Kanorse s lightning bolt earlier . He must be at Level 9 too . These two Level 9 fighters had popped up out of nowhere and even had automatic crossbows that were solely for the army . Who were they Where they her father s lackeys These thoughts flashed past her mind . At the same time, she emptied another quiver and pulled back to refill it . Then she heard Kanorse yell, Your Highness, move What accompanied his voice was a wild whistling sound . Annie knew immediately that it was a Level 9 attack In danger, she activated the Instant Step again, jumping away from the tree . Almost at the same time, the tree she had hidden behind was shot through with a glowing red spear . The spear was extremely powerful . It didn t hit Annie, but while pa.s.sing through the tree, the air current and wooden shards crashed into Annie . Her body shook in the air as if something dug into her back . She lost balance and crashed onto the ground . Boom She fell around 60 feet away into some bushes . Then she got up to hide behind another tree . As soon as she got up, her legs lost power, and she lost control, falling to the ground . Now, she felt extreme pain from her back . She reached behind and discovered her armor had been ripped apart . It was warm and wet, covered in blood . She seemed to feel some b.l.o.o.d.y holes too . Then she realized she couldn t move at all . Her entire body seemed to be broken . Your Highness Kanorse exclaimed . He grabbed his sword and fought with all his might . One second later, he was stabbed in the side, but he beheaded the enemy . Yanking out the spear in his waist, he threw it towards the other a.s.sa.s.sin without thinking . Without looking at the result, he sprinted into the forest and grabbed the heavily wounded Princess Annie . He activated the Battle Aura and ran into the dense forest . He could feel blood flowing down his waist and his energy disappearing . Princess Annie s breathing was weakening too . After a while, he heard noises behind him . The a.s.sa.s.sin had caught up . They seemed to have come to a dead end .