Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 332 Van Cleef's Sneak Attack

"I am preparing to head to Stormwind, Captain Gengset."

"Where is your next destination? Is the road safe?"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Wayne casually mentioned his destination.

He realized that the guards seemed to be escorting a shipment of supplies, including a lot of armor and weapons as well as some medical supplies, which were probably not destined for Stormwind.

Since the two sides are likely to have different destinations, it's best to clarify this beforehand to avoid misunderstandings.

Upon hearing this, Captain Geng Sait said with considerable regret:

"What a pity, Mr. Wayne."

"We are escorting a shipment of military supplies to Sentinel Point to support the guards there."

"It would certainly be much safer if we could invite a powerful adventurer like yourself to travel with us."

"Currently, the guards of the Western Wilderness are engaged in fierce battles with the Defias bandits. However, due to the large number of Defias bandits, the number of guards is far from sufficient, and they can only retreat to the Sentinel Territory to protect the people there."

"What's most infuriating is that the supplies from the Noble Council are delayed, and the poorly equipped guards are finding it difficult to resist the attacks of the Defias bandits."

"The military supplies we are escorting now were urgently transferred from other units by Field Marshal Reginald Windsor, and they must be delivered to the guards."

At this point, a shadow crossed Captain Gengsette's face.

Few people probably knew they were escorting these supplies, and they hadn't chosen a common trade route. They had only just entered the Western Wilderness when they were ambushed by the Defias Brotherhood bandits. This was clearly not a coincidence, and it was hard not to be suspicious.

If they hadn't encountered a master like Wayne to help them, even if these soldiers had won, they would probably have suffered heavy losses.

"It's getting late, Mr. Wayne. It's not good to travel at night. Why don't we wait until we've cleaned up the battlefield and then camp around here tonight?"

"I brought some homemade red wine, and I would like to invite you to taste it with me."

Wayne was about to refuse when he heard this. With his strength, what was traveling at night? Even if there were monsters all along the way, he could just fight his way through and reach the place he wanted to go. Why waste time here?

However, just as he was about to speak, a cold wind suddenly came from behind him, and he felt a chill on his neck. A sharp dagger had silently approached him from less than a meter away and launched a sneak attack.

Startled by this, Wayne immediately activated his Blink ability to avoid the attack, appearing seven or eight meters behind him in the air, where the figure that attacked him came into view.

This is a middle-aged man with a burly build, wearing a black mask and a tight-fitting leather wallet.

He held a sharp short sword in each hand, moved with a slightly hunched posture, and his dark leather armor blended almost seamlessly into the environment. Even though he had already approached the crowd, none of the guards around Wayne noticed his presence.

This is a powerful assassin who can also use the ability to conceal his body.

Having made this judgment in his mind, Wayne immediately reached into his ring and took out Excalibur from his ring. At the same time, he used the crossbow in his left hand to fire an arrow at the man's back.

The power of the adamantite crossbow is astonishing; it can cover a distance of seven or eight meters in an instant.

However, the middle-aged man who assassinated Wayne was also quite formidable. After realizing that his sneak attack had failed and his target had vanished instantly, he seemed to have no thought whatsoever. His body immediately turned into a blur, and he left his original position at an extremely fast speed, directly avoiding the crossbow bolts that Wayne had fired.

But now that his trail has been discovered, how could Wayne let him escape?

Upon landing, he immediately pulled out a North Wind bomb and threw it in the direction the assassin had left, blocking his escape route. Then, he pushed off with both feet and charged forward.

With a loud bang, the North Wind Bomb instantly froze an area, but the middle-aged assassin was quite cautious and had already escaped before the freezing air got close to him.

However, Wayne was faster than him. While he was delayed by the North Wind Bomb, Wayne had already caught up with him and brought down his more than one-meter-long two-handed greatsword. After the assassin dodged it, it directly cleaved a huge gash in the ground.

Although the assassin was quite skilled, adept at dodging and counterattacking, he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position against Wayne's overwhelming strength.

Even though he was at a disadvantage, the assassin did not show any signs of defeat. He seemed to be very wary of Wayne's strength, and his short sword never clashed head-on with Wayne's two-handed sword. His burly body moved like a juggler, turning and dodging, always managing to avoid Wayne's attacks perfectly. His fighting power should not be underestimated.

While the two were fighting, the soldiers, including Gengsette, reacted and quickly surrounded the area where the two were fighting, blocking the assassin's escape route.

Upon seeing the assassin's attire, Captain Gengsette exclaimed in surprise:

"Edwin Van Cleef, it's him?!"

"Mr. Wayne, he is the leader of the Defias Brotherhood and is currently a notorious bandit wanted by Stormwind."

Wayne, who was fighting the assassin, was slightly surprised to hear this. He did not expect to encounter a well-known figure from the World of Warcraft so soon.

Edwin VanCleef is the leader of the Defias Brotherhood and the final boss of the Deadmines dungeon, making him somewhat well-known among gamers.

According to the story in the game, this bandit leader is not actually a bad guy. He was originally the president of the Stormwind Stonemasons Guild. During the reconstruction of Stormwind, he led the stubborn Brotherhood craftsmen to help the nobles build the magnificent Stormwind.

However, under the scheme of the countess disguised as the Black Dragon Princess, the Stonemasons Brotherhood became the party owed wages. They had worked for free for years but could not get the wages they were entitled to from the nobles, and they all became impoverished.

Even worse, the Black Dragon Countess kept stirring up trouble within both camps, which soon provoked the Stonemasons Brotherhood workers to join in, leading to a conflict with the official guards, triggering a popular uprising, and in the conflict, she killed Queen Tiffin, King Varian's wife.

This made all the members of the Stonemasons Brotherhood wanted criminals, forcing them to flee to the Western Wilderness, where they became the Defias Brotherhood.

The former leader of the Stonemasons Brotherhood became Edwin VanCleef, the current bandit leader.

However, such stories were commonplace for Wayne; there were far worse things in the wizarding world, and they did not evoke any sympathy in him.

Moreover, over the years, the Defias Brotherhood has transformed from honest craftsmen into outright bandits, harboring a large number of thugs and committing countless atrocities in the Wild West, which is already a fitting punishment.

Perfect timing! This guy is now a notorious wanted criminal in Stormwind, and what Wayne needs right now is a stepping stone.

If he captures this notorious bandit, he can quickly go from an unknown adventurer to a somewhat well-known figure in Stormwind, and perhaps gain many advantages in future operations.

With that in mind, Wayne stopped holding back. Taking advantage of Van Cleef's moment of dodging his attack, he took out a North Wind bomb test tube and crushed it.

A white, freezing aura instantly enveloped the Witcher, enveloping Wayne and VanCleef, forming a thin layer of ice on their bodies.

Then, almost at the same time, the ice on Wayne's body shattered. His strong body was basically immune to this level of frostbite. Although he was still in considerable discomfort, it did not affect his agility at all.

The enormous fist swung out swiftly, slamming hard into Van Cleef's chest, instantly freezing his body in place. He then crashed to the ground with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Unlike Wayne, a warrior with superhuman physical strength, Van Cleef, while physically strong, focuses more on agility and explosiveness than defense.

The frostbite from the North Wind bomb and Wayne's powerful punch had rendered the man incapable of fighting.

If the Witcher hadn't been attacking with less than full force, that punch that struck VanCleef squarely in the chest might have pierced through the already frozen chest and killed him.

Even so, the damage was quite severe. The leader of the Defias Brotherhood, the renowned master assassin, was knocked to the ground, his eyes wide open, staring intently at Wayne.

His lips twitched a few times, but he couldn't utter a word. Instead, he spat out another mouthful of cold blood and fainted.

(End of this chapter)