Chapter 17 - The Chasers

Chapter 17 – The Chasers

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Ed recovered arrows and dagger from the assassin. It would have been nice to have artifact-class equipment, but he could only get a luxury arrow and dagger. After changing all the daggers he had into a luxury dagger, Ed looked back at Esther. She looks calm even though she almost died a while ago.

“This guy was a guard, too. So, who the hell are you?” “I’m Ed.”

To be exact, he is a new Crow Ranger. Now he’s stronger than before because of his status and skills.

“Are you sure you’re staying?” “I think so. Can you go without a torch?” “Of course.” “Then I’ll go back now.”

Esther really only said that and turned around and left. Watching her, Ed laughed in vain and walked opposite her. If he couldn’t get out of the preface, he was going to get out of the south gate. In fact, he was confident that he would survive any situation. General-level knights and opponents are tricky because ordinary soldiers are no match for each other anyway. However, thanks to Esther, it was easy to solve that problem. Experience values and equipment were also upgraded on the way. He thought the assassin’s arrow was painted black, but the metal itself was black. It’s a luxury arrow with a precious metal called ‘Hyuncheol’. There were plenty of arrows, so the inside of the barrel was now full of Hyuncheol’. It got heavier, but he felt proud. In addition, the arrow was somehow invisible, and it was also a luxury dagger. He had a good experience and good equipment. Ed walked out to the end of the secret aisle. It was a royal graveyard or a large area, and when he came out, he saw a faraway royal castle. Seeing that the flames were still out of control, the flames seemed to spread bigger than he thought. Ed looked at the fire and left the cemetery. There was still work to be done.

The main road of Akalan, capital of the Dalian kingdom. Sona let out a long sigh in the safe house, which she hadn’t even told Ed.

“Missed him?” “Yes.”

Sona frowned when she heard the Akalan members answer.

“Etrian’s dead, and the assassin, Denesh, is gone?” “Yes.”

It was unusual for Sona to double-check what she heard. The report was shocking to that extent. Even though he successfully completed his mission to kill the prince who devoted his soul to the demon, Ed did not die, leaving them with reluctance. In fact, it would be best if he died, but there was nothing to be desired if he had escaped alive. The kingdom of Travia had a justification for suppressing the kingdom of Dalia because the assassin was wearing a Crow uniform. He could have sent a replacement for Prince Cliff. His mission as an Akalan has been overachieved.

“There’s nothing I can do about it. Inform the surviving guard of the information. They’ll wrap it up for you.”

Ed’s strength is known by her own experience. It would be better to deal with him herself for a clean finish, but she had to take too much damage to do so. He caught Etrian, a general-class knight, and killed Prince Cliff, who devoted his soul to the demon. So Akalan had to be prepared. Above all, the number of Akalan agents in the Kingdom of Dalia was too small.

“And now get ready for withdrawal.” “Yes.”

Sona, who was watching the agent go outside, put her hand on her forehead. This tedious mission is finally over. Sona threw the documents she was looking at into the next brazier. As she incinerated the documents, Sona picked up the glass next to her. After the mission, destroying the evidence, shaking off all the hard work with a drink. It was her hobby. By the time the glass was emptied, the door had opened. Sona frowned and threw the dagger she had left on the table. The dagger, which was thrown to scare the Akalan agent, was stuck in the door, but the person who opened the door did not raise an eyebrow. A man who appeared with an arrow hanging from a bow in his left hand in a leather coat. Sona’s eyes widened when she saw him.

“Ed?”

Ed lifted his bow silently and aimed her in the middle of the forehead.

“Now, wait a minute!”

Ed spoke down to her.

“I told you, if you use me one more time, I’ll put an arrow to your head.”

Sona laughed awkwardly and threw a glass. The moment she betrayed him, she knew he wouldn’t let her get away with it. As expected, she is a woman. Ed hit the glass flying with the arrow and another arrow between her eyes. Sona was not good enough to avoid Ed’s arrow at this close range. Sona collapsed on the desk with an arrow between her eyes. Ed walked in front of Sona and looked at the documents. From the beginning, he could see why he was recruited. Ed picked up a piece of firewood from a brazier and lit it everywhere. Ed left when the fire broke out everywhere and wound around the safe house. It wasn’t hard to find her safe house. Perhaps because of the fire at the palace, the people of Dalia were burning their hearts. It was not difficult to find a place where only the Travian kingdom could use, seeing the Crow uniforms. He found this place after visiting just three sites.

The man who was ripping off the entire front leg like a pig opened his mouth.

“So the prince and Etrian are dead, and Denesh is missing? That silent friend isn’t a friend who just disappears.

An old knight replied, fiddling with the burnt chair.

“I think they’re all dead.” “But apparently, the assassin disappeared in the middle, right? Did he find the secret passageway?” “That’s possible.”

A man swallowed the chewing front leg asked a woman standing by a window.

“Silvia, what would you do?”

A woman wearing a blue robe answered, touching the window.

“Etrian was my friend. I’m going to make him pay the price for her death.”

The man’s gaze turned to the old knight.

“Have you figured out who it is?” Somehow, Akalan contacted me. The opponent was a creature called the Devil Hunter.” “Didn’t the prince tell you to be wary of Akalan?” “That’s why we’re cross-verifying it, and I think it’s true.”

The man, who ate all the pig’s forelegs in just a few bites, got up after wiping the oil off his pants.

“Since I’ve received the gold, I’ll have to avenge you, my prince.” “Are you going to move?” “You should. Silvia, let’s go together.”

The woman who was touching the window turned around. Her gaze turned to the old knight.

“What are you going to do, Marlot?”

Marlot, an older knight, thought of the two questions. Prince Cliff’s friends have been through adversity together. Greg the savage warrior and Silvia, the mystic warrior. Even though they moved to avenge the prince, they could not move. It doesn’t matter who the assassin is. It’s important who sent the assassin. The prince was suspicious of the king. Therefore, he did not return to the kingdom, and there is only one suspect since such a prince died. We had to see how the Kingdom of Travia would move. That way, the prince won’t give up the kingdom of Dalia, which he risked his life to achieve his dream.

“I intend to announce his death to the tribe of Denesh.”

Greg opened his eyes wide.

“You’re gonna let them know?” “I should, and I think I’m going to protect this place. Come back when revenge is over. I can’t keep it to myself.”

Greg grinned at the words and wore the Battle Axe on his back.

“I’ll think about it then.”

Silvia nodded to Marlot.

“I’ll be back because I have to keep the prince alive.”

Marlot, watching the barbarian warrior and mystic of the guard left, sat across his hips in the burned chair. The prince disappeared, and now he sat on his chair. Marlot stroked the chair with a smile around his mouth.

He thought the main quest would be held in the kingdom of Travia on his way to return to the kingdom. Ed was on his way there again, but he didn’t mean to go back as recklessly as he did before. Ed also had to wrap himself up in a traveler’s cape because the news of Prince Cliff’s death was reported. If it turns out a Crow killed him, Ed will be a target for the rebels. Whenever he had a chance on his way back, Ed was now practicing archery again. He started practicing archery again in the forest without stopping by the village often because there are people who avoid his bows and approach him these days. He can tell after dealing with intermediate demons or general-level knights. His archery was not working for these men. In the future, faster and stronger archery skills were needed to deal with higher-level demons and even great demons. He could see how much he lacked the idea that he just needed to upgrade the equipment. Due to this request, the weapons were somewhat equipped. There is an ice bow at long distances, and at medium distances, there is a sword of dagger and Ethran. There is even a Salamander’s sword if there is a close match, so the equipment is almost ready regardless of distance. But he had to be stronger. He also learned how to handle Etrian’s sword in archery training. It was harder than he thought because it consumed more mana, but he had to get used to how to handle it, considering that she easily caught an assassin with this. He just needs to realize exactly how much mana he can use. Ed’s agility was so high that the speed of wielding the sword itself was enough to make even the pleasure test cry. When rumors spread on the way back to the Kingdom of Travia, he also hunted demons. He was not officially caught because it’s not known to others. It was all experience, the foundation for growth. As a result, it took a long time to return to the Kingdom of Travia. When he came, he just rested at the place Akalan prepared for him and ran straight to check for demons because it was a mountainous place. A new demon is always welcomed. The first demon he caught had additional experience. On the way back, his level went up. After raising a few levels, he gained some confidence. It was only two weeks, but his level had definitely widened when he came to the Kingdom of Dalia. He felt like a proper archer now that he had two levels up. The Kingdom of Travia is not far away. Ed, who was driving a horse on the boulevard, tugged on the horse’s lead rope. And he listened quietly. He couldn’t hear the sound of bugs or birds. Ed got off the horse and pulled out his bow. Then he prepared an arrow on the bow and flew it toward the left forest. The speed of the arrow flying was different from before due to the effect of the training. When the arrow hit the tree, he thought the tree was bleeding, and a human figure appeared there and fell to the floor. An indistinguishable level of hiding.

Ed could tell he was there. At first, it is the hiding technique of an assassin who even deceived his eyes by looking at his own space. But is it because he has already experienced it once? Now he could feel them hiding. Even though they were completely deceived by the gap, the unnaturalness enabled him to locate them. When Ed hit another assassin with an arrow on the bow again, assassins appeared everywhere. At a glance, there were over 30 of them hiding. The incoming experience was lower than the assassins he met in the maze, but he could see that they were formidable. Ed looked at them and roughly calculated and grinned.

“If I do a good job here, I might be able to level up.”