Few minutes later...

-pshew-

Allen slashed the neck of an a.s.sa.s.sin. The enemy grasped his neck while looking at the kid with surprise and horror, a few moments later, the a.s.sa.s.sin collapsed dead.

"Fast? They're not even fast!", Drake shouted in contempt as he swiftly killed an a.s.sa.s.sin.

"The leader is probably the one who is fast. Now stop complaining!", Kate shouted.

"How much did you kill? I killed five of them!", Drake boasted.

"Six.", Kate answered while killing an another a.s.sa.s.sin. "Whoops, seven now." The girl smirked at Drake.

"Hmph!", Drake rushed to an another enemy who was about to go down the wall.

Allen couldn't help but ponder, 'Aren't there too many a.s.sa.s.sins?'

However, he wasn't given more time to think, because another wave of a.s.sa.s.sins climbed up the wall.

"Where do all these people come from?", Allen as he dodged a friendly fire from an arrow turret.

"I don't know!", Kate shouted back.

Three black clothed men lunged at Allen at the same time, the kid was caught of guard and a dagger from one of the three slashed at his face.

-pshew-

Luckily, Allen dodged in time, but was still lightly wounded. Now, he was being attacked by three people.

The pressure on his defenses increased time by time until he accidentaly let go of his dagger.

"Kill him!", one of the three said and all of them rushed at the same time at Allen.

'Firm Fists.', Allen redirected a small yet right amount of energy of the body towards his arms and fists.

While doing so, he carefully dodged each and every attacks of the three enemies, if his enemies weren't normal a.s.sa.s.sins and could use the energy of the body, Allen might've probably been wounded.

-whoosh-

The kid almost fell from the wall after dodging a sword attack, however, he was met by a two daggers stabbing towards his body.

"Die!"

The daggers. .h.i.t Allen! However, it didn't go through the clothes.

"W... what? Enchanted clothes?!", the attacker was surprised, and greed arose from his feelings. Even though he won't fit in those clothes, he could still sell it for an exorbitant amount of money.

His other two companions also figured out that what Allen was wearing were enchanted clothes. Their greediness arose too and rushed at the kid.

"It's mine!"

"No!"

"Stop that's mine!"

A fight occurred between the three of them, letting Allen have a single second of breathing s.p.a.ce, afterwards he joined the fray by punching one of the three with his fist.

-crack-

A cracking sound could be heard as the enemy that Allen punched bled from his nose and mouth, afterwards, he tripped onto something and fell from the wall.

"W... what?!"

The two other a.s.sa.s.sins were surprised, as they were about to get themselves into a defensive position, Allen's movement was a bit step faster and punched at one of them.

-crack-

Another cracking sound could be heard as the enemy that Allen punched also bled from his nose and mouth, after which was knocked out.

"You bas****!", the last enemy who was holding a sword boldly charged, aiming for Allen's head.

Allen was caught off guard, but before the sword has. .h.i.t him, an arrow came from an arrow turret and pierced the enemy's neck.

Due to the momentum of the arrow, the a.s.sa.s.sin fell from the walls.

The kid looked at the top of the arrow turret from where the arrow came from, there he saw an armored crossbowman who was looking back at him.

Suddenly, he saw an a.s.sa.s.sin who climbed up the arrow turret and lunged from behind the man where there was a small opening on his armor.

Before Allen got to warn the crossbowman, the latter sidestepped, dodging the a.s.sa.s.sin's surprise attack, then he hit the enemy with the b.u.t.t of the crossbow.

-bam-

The a.s.sa.s.sin was caught off guard, he was about to prepare to escape when the crossbowman switched his weapon with a dagger and slashed at his back.

-pshew-

The a.s.sa.s.sin cried in pain as a large wound appeared.

However, the crossbowman's actions didn't stop, and switched the dagger back with the crossbow, he aimed at the back of the head of the enemy and shot the arrow.

The arrow pierced through the skull and the a.s.sa.s.sin fell from the tall arrow turret.

It may take some time to describe, but only two seconds had pa.s.sed from the a.s.sa.s.sin's sneak attack towards the crossbowman.

Allen felt a chill at the back of his skull, the crossbowman's actions were very, very fast in his eyes.

'I should thank him later for saving me.', Allen thought.

...

The crossbowman took out a communication amulet, turned it on and said, "There are three friendly a.s.sa.s.sins, judging from their height, they must be kids."

...

Allen looked over at Kate's and Drake's situation. The both of them were taking on five enemies at the same time while not being at a disadvantage.

"I have a long way to go before I'll become like them.", Allen muttered.

...

Several minutes later, the last enemy was killed and peace was regained.

A lot of corpses were on the castle walls, making the air in the area smell nauseous.

Allen, Drake and Kate regrouped by the castle gates...

Not really regrouped but was surrounded by the guards, aiming their spears, crossbows, and swords at them while being tied by ropes.

"Fun's over, I guess.", Kate sighed.

"How many did you kill?", Drake asked to Kate.

"Fifteen.", Kate answered. "You?"

"Fifteen too.", Drake said.

"You, Allen?", Kate asked.

"About six or seven.", Allen awkwardly answered, and inwardly said. 'Come on, you know I'm new, don't embara.s.s me in front of these people.'

The guards couldn't help but feel something's weird. These children only talked about how many they killed, wasn't that unbelievable?!

Suddenly, the guards made way and an armored figure came towards them, Allen recognized that it was the crossbowman that saved him.

"Looks like we're going to get interrogated.", Drake casually said, as if he always experienced this kind of situation.

"Mhm.", meanwhile, Kate nodded in response.

The crossbowman took off his helmet, however, rather than seeing a manly, brutish face, the trio only saw a beautiful woman with long, healthy hair. Her fluttering eyelashes could only be defined as perfect! While the composition of her face was extremely intricate, like a perfected sculpture.

The three kids couldn't help but drop their jaws, specially Allen. 'Was this the one who killed the a.s.sa.s.sin that was about to pounce earlier?!'

Actually, 'killed' was probably the wrong term to describe what happened, 'mercilessly slaughtered' would be more accurate.

Meanwhile, Kate thought, 'How did she wear the helmet while having her hair inside it?'

On the other hand, Drake thought, 'I thought she was a man!'

"And where did you three children come from?", the lady asked, breakinng their line of thoughts.

As Allen was about to say something, he saw Drake's and Kate's glare at him. Those eyes only had one obvious meaning. Don't say anything and keep your composure!!!

Allen didn't answer in the end and just looked at the lady.

"Not going to say anything, are you?", the lady narrowed her eyes.

The trio didn't say anything, the silence indicating the answer was yes.

"Alright then... how about I'll kill this friend of yours?", the woman aimed her crossbow towards Drake.

Allen tried to keep his composure, however, Kate suddenly said, "Yes, kill him!"

Drake couldn't help but make an angry glare at Kate. Allen, on the other hand, just smiled while looking towards the both of them.

The lady sighed and thought, 'I guess making fake threats doesn't work on these kids.'

"Alright, what's going on here?", a voice said.

The guards looked towards the origin of the voice, and they saw that it was from a handsome middle aged man wearing casual clothes.

"Mi'lord.", all the guards kneeled, while the lady bowed down.

"Lord Levine, we caught these kids, they helped us when those group of a.s.sa.s.sins attacked, but I suspect they want something.", the lady said.

"You can let them go, now, please untie them.", Lord Levine suddenly said.

The lady felt there was something she doesn't know, however, the lord's commands always come first for her, and she untied the trio.

"What a boring interrogation.", Drake yawned.

"Follow me. Your master is waiting for the three of you.", Lord Levine signaled the trio. 

After a pause, Lord Levine added, "Alright, all guards back to their posts now!"

"Melissa, you can come with us.", the feudal lord added.

The lady bowed and followed from behind Allen, Kate and Drake.