Mist Lord

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Seeing his own army suffer heavy losses one after another, Nakamura Teppei's eyes went blank, as if he had lost his soul.

"My lord, we haven't lost yet; the Shadows haven't even made their move."

The third-tier guard whispered a reminder.

"Yes, Shadow, and more Shadow!!!"

Upon hearing this, Nakamura Teppei instantly perked up, his eyes filled with deep-seated hatred and madness. "The bat army has already stormed into the city. The enemy would never dream that the Shadow is hiding somewhere."

If Shadow succeeds, he will be the ultimate winner.

It pained him to see his army of bone-winged bats suffer heavy losses, but given some time, he could rebuild an army of the same size, or even more.

As long as we win this battle for revenge, then all the costs will be worthwhile.

.........

Blackstone Altar.

Even under layers of protection, Xia Yuan was also pondering a question—

Where is the Shadow Assassin?

The bone-winged bat was severely injured, which was to be expected and there was nothing to celebrate.

The key issue now is to find the Shadow Assassin's hiding place and drag this rat lurking in the shadows out; otherwise, victory is far from assured.

"Where could it be hidden?"

Xia Yuan's gaze unconsciously fell upon the bone-winged bat that was still hovering in mid-air.

"Master, look at that bone-winged bat. It seems to be charging forward, but it hasn't actually participated in the attack at all. The other bone-winged bats are even intentionally or unintentionally protecting it as it charges forward."

Satir, however, had a keen eye and quickly noticed the anomaly.

"So you're saying the Shadow Assassin was hiding beneath the Bone-Winged Bat?"

"Most likely."

"Then let's give it a try."

Xia Yuan patted the silly dog's head. "Son, it's your turn to shine."

"Woof woof~~~"

The silly boy nodded proudly, indicating that it was no problem at all and that he would just watch its performance.

"Ready, fire!"

Just as the remaining bone-winged bats swooped down to destroy the ballistae on the ground, the skeleton warriors guarding the outer perimeter of the Black Stone Altar, acting as the last line of defense, finally unleashed their power.

Under the command of the black-armored man, he threw the javelin in his hand with all his might.

These javelins were not the simple logs carved out of the past; the spearheads had all been modified and replaced with refined iron spearheads, making them virtually indistinguishable from spears.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

At such close range, and with the skeleton warriors being known for their immense strength, each javelin was like a giant crossbow bolt, instantly piercing through the flesh and blood of the bone-winged bats.

Meanwhile, the half-elf archers guarding the arrow towers had regained their footing under Elua's organization and turned to fire armor-piercing arrows at the bone-winged bats once again.

The seemingly invincible bone-winged bats were suddenly caught in a dangerous situation, surrounded from both sides.

It was only a matter of time before the entire army was wiped out.

"brush!"

Xia Yuan also promptly summoned his healing scroll and cast a group healing spell on the sword-and-shield dogs that were under heavy attack, in order to minimize his own losses as much as possible.

The healing scroll's spell has a limited range, making it somewhat ineffective against the distant half-elf.

Skeleton warriors cannot be healed.

"Crunch~ Crunch~~"

The bone-winged bats, having suffered another heavy blow, seemed to receive some kind of command. They suddenly abandoned their ballistae and charged towards the Black Stone Altar without regard for anything else.

"Ready, fire!"

The skeleton warriors were brave, forcing out another round of attacks. However, the bone-winged bats were simply too fast, quickly flying over their heads and closing in on the Blackstone Altar.

"Woof woof~~~"

At the crucial moment, Hanbao stepped forward, his fur standing on end, and roared at the bone-winged bat. The enormous sound wave transformed into an invisible attack, heading straight for the top of its head.

"Gah!! Cough!!"

Bats rely on echolocation for navigation, so a sudden, loud sonic boom is like a bomb being dropped into their brains, leaving them completely disoriented.

Some of those who were already injured fell straight down.

"Got you!"

Satir, who was completely focused, had already locked onto the most suspicious bone-winged bat. Her eagle eyes keenly detected a slight abnormal fluctuation, and she immediately shot an arrow.

"Whoosh!!"

The wind-elemental-enhanced whirlwind arrow pierced the bone-winged bat's abdomen instantly, but that was all; there was no shadow assassin, only a distraction rune.

"not good!"

Satie, realizing what was happening, suddenly changed her expression.

"brush!"

The next instant, a flash of light appeared behind Xia Yuan, aiming straight for his most vulnerable neck.

It's a Shadow Assassin!

The suspicious-looking bone-winged bat was actually a decoy set up by the Shadow Assassin; it was actually hiding under another bone-winged bat.

And the moment the bone-winged bat landed injured, it had already quietly disappeared into the shadows, circled around, and suddenly appeared behind Xia Yuan, launching a long-planned fatal attack.

"Buzz!!!"

At the critical moment, the protective talisman attached to Xia Yuan was instantly activated, forming a golden shield that barely blocked the fatal blow.

"Snap!"

The golden light shattered, and Xia Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.

"??!!!"

The Shadow Assassin was clearly surprised that Xia Yuan had such a life-saving method, and was about to launch another attack.

Unfortunately, the opportunity is gone.

Satir and the two experts in black armor, who were protecting him on either side, locked onto the Shadow Assassin almost simultaneously.

"Bang!"

The black-armored warrior first delivered a fierce shield bash, sending the shadow assassin flying and prioritizing his lord's safety. Then, wielding a greatsword of white bones, he charged towards the shadow assassin.

"Whoosh!!!"

Satie was furious at being tricked. She had almost put her master in danger because of her misjudgment.

This is absolutely unforgivable.

With Windwalk and Eagle Eye combined, even at such close range, a swift arrow could still be fired, piercing the Shadow Assassin's abdomen, from which blood flowed freely.

To facilitate assassinations, shadow assassins wear only the lightest leather armor, and if their first strike fails, they immediately fall into a disadvantageous position.

"Wow!!"

After being struck twice by the black-armored shield, his internal organs trembled violently, he coughed up blood, and was hit by a whirlwind arrow. Finally, he could no longer hold on.

"Don't kill them yet!"

Xia Yuan spoke up in time to stop the black-armored assassin's final attack. After all, he was a fourth-tier expert, and an extremely rare shadow assassin at that. If he could be recruited, he would definitely be a great asset.

From now on, there will be no need to worry about being assassinated like this, since there is only one amulet.

Satir personally guarded the Shadow Assassin.

Black Armor rode a skeleton warhorse, leading two newly converted skeleton knights out of the city at high speed, tasked with pursuing Nakamura Teppei, who was still hiding in the misty area, to eliminate any future trouble.

.........

"Did it work?"

As the number of bone-winged bats still flying in the air dwindled until none could be seen, Nakamura Teppei grew increasingly anxious, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan.

Then three skeleton knights charged out of the city gate and headed straight for the misty area.

"It's over!"

Nakamura Teppei was utterly desperate.

If the lord were truly assassinated, these skeleton knights would be completely bewildered and would never launch such an organized attack, and he had not received any notification from the gray fog.

There's only one truth: the assassination attempt failed.

"Shadow, you're such a piece of trash!"

Nakamura Teppei uttered the most vicious curse as he turned and fled into the depths of the gray fog with his third-tier guards. If the Revenge Scroll failed, it would be impossible to teleport back to the territory.

To survive, they had no choice but to risk venturing into the fog zone and gamble on a sliver of hope.

"Damn it!"

Thinking of the reactions of the alliance lords upon receiving news of the failed revenge, and the possible slander and abuse, Nakamura Teppei wished he could commit seppuku on the spot.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the courage to plunge headlong into the depths of the fog.