Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 182

Chapter 182
"Are you alright?" Anfey asked, holding out his hand .


"Y-Yes," Ozzic said . His voice was shaking and he was trying to calm himself down . There was nothing wrong with Anfey’s warm, bright smile, but it set Ozzic on edge .
"Alright . Everyone please be quiet . Let’s…" Anfey’s eyes turned to the young man called Ye, and stopped . Even though he was still keeping up the act with Ozzic, there was an uneasiness in his expression, as if he was uncomfortable . As he killed, he was fast and determined . As Anfey and Ozzic talked, he had already killed half of the mercenaries who were injured by the zombies . Even though the mercenaries did not resist, his ability of killing his former companions without hesitation shocked Anfey .
"It seems you do not have any experience dealing with necromancers," Anfey said, walking over to him .
"Thank god I do not," Ye said, "or else I would not be here, talking to you . " He was talking to Anfey, but he did not stop slashing at the mercenaries . Another wounded man slumped to the ground .
"This won’t stop them from turning into zombies," Anfey said . He glanced around and found that all the mercenaries had sword wounds . One could kill a man this way, but could not stop them from turning into zombies .
"How do you propose we do this?"
"Find some mages . Only fire can stop them from changing," Anfey said . He raised his voice and said, "Everyone, listen to me . The necromancers have escaped, and trust me when I say they will return with even more zombies . We have to leave immediately . "
"Leave? No . We cannot let our brothers die in vain!" one of the mercenary leaders called out .
"You do what you want," Anfey said . "I am leaving . " He glanced at Suzanna, who walked over slowly .
"Coward," the mercenary leader spat .
"Be quiet!" Ozzic bellowed . "If it wasn’t for Anfey and Suzanna, we would all be dead . " It was unclear what Ozzic thought of Anfey, but no matter what, he had his own moral standards he needed to follow . For a leader of a group of mercenaries and the person who forged a major mercenary coalition, he had to have some good qualities, or else no one would work for him, and he would not survive in the world .
"Are we just going to run, then? What of our fallen brothers?" the mercenary leader asked .
"There are thousands of zombies back there," Anfey said, pointing in the distance, "and at least a dozen necromancers, one among who is a senior necromancer . This isn’t the time for revenge . What we should do is prevent the number of zombies from increasing . "
The mages Ye had fetched released fire magic, and turned the middle of the grassy clearing into a fiery inferno . The sun shone bright overhead . It didn’t matter whether those mercenaries would turn into zombies or not . They would never be able to leave the place .
The mercenary leaders glanced at each other . There was no possible way the mercenaries could defeat thousands of zombies and a dozen necromancers .
"We just have to wait three more days for the arrival of the Priests of Light . They are more experienced dealing with dark creatures like zombies," Anfey said slowly .
"Priests of Light? Why would they come to Country of Mercenaries?" Ozzic asked .
"I sent my man back to White Mountain City to contact the Church when we found the zombies . All we need to do is wait for backup . " Anfey paused . He glanced at the mercenaries and added, "I think we all know what the right choice is . "
"Alright . We depart immediately," Ozzic said . "Are you leaving with us?"


"No, I need to return to my men," Anfey said, shaking his head .
"You saved our lives today . We are in your debt," Ozzic said . "We will be on our way . Farewell . "

"Goodbye," Anfey said .
Mercenaries were not like real soldiers, but their movement was still very fast . Seeing the mercenaries disappearing into the forest, Anfey smiled . "Debt?" he murmured and shook his head . It was all for show . The mercenaries had just called him a coward, and it was clear what the mercenaries thought of him .
"Anfey, let's go," Suzanna said quietly .
"Wait . " Anfey walked over to the side slowly . The large butterfly that led the mercenaries to the middle of the magic array was lying on the ground, half hidden under the dirt . It was not glowing like it had been moments ago, and was no different from usual butterflies except for its enormous size . The situation was too chaotic and intense, and the butterfly stopped moving after it fell to the ground . The mercenaries must have forgotten about it .
Anfey reached out with his foot and flipped the butterfly over . Somethings could only be observed from the distance, like this butterfly . Its large black eyes were unblinking and ferocious, its body was covered by short, sharp hairs . The two antennae were blood red and dangling, like the guts of a butchered animal . The legs were the size of a child’s forearm, and the hairs on it reflected cold light . It did not look like the divine being it did a few minutes ago . Instead, it looked like a demon that just escaped hell .
No matter how far a man travels from his homeland, its effects would be hard to wear off . For someone from the far east, butterflies were beautiful and delicate . Anfey was interested in the butterfly because he thought he had encountered a butterfly spirit that could morph into humans . He was sorely disappointed .
"What is this?" Suzanna walked over and asked .


"I don’t know . "
"I’ve never seen anything like this," Suzanna frowned and said . "Never heard of one, either . It’s dead now . It’s been dead for a long time . "
Anfey held out his right hand and summoned his fire sword . He stabbed the butterfly with the sword at the point where there was a piece of gold chained to the butterfly’s body with silver chains .
Anfey did not try to pick it up with his hands . He summoned a ball of water, and enveloped the golden fragment in the water . He turned the water ball into a ball of ice, and placed it into a box made with antimagic crystal .
"We should bring the butterfly back to show Hui Wei and Hagan," Anfey said, shaking his head . "Riska, destroy it . " His dimensional ring was made by Saul himself and was very powerful, but it still had a limit . There were already too many things in the ring . Anfey didn’t trust anyone with his crystals, scrolls, books, and weapons . Those were the life collection of Saul, and he knew he had to keep it safe . There was no place for the large butterfly .
Riska whispered a spell and waved his hand . A wave of flame swept towards the butterfly, and the creature was swallowed by flame .
"What’s that smell?" Suzanna frowned, sniffing . "Do you smell that? It smells good . "
Anfey smelled the pleasant aroma as well . He glanced around, and realized the aroma was coming from the burning butterfly . He lowered himself to observe the creature . He could control the elements, and it did not bother him . He was so close his face was almost in the fire, but he could not feel any burning sensation . Of course, Anfey was only strong enough to control flame that was not controlled by other mages . If he was standing in the way when Riska released the flame, he would surely burn .
Something was oozing out of the butterfly, then the liquid solidified and turned into stones . The pleasant aroma was coming from the stones .
"Something’s wrong," Riska suddenly said . "I think the necromancers are coming back . "
Anfey glanced towards the distance and shook his head . "Don’t worry . They aren't fast enough . " He released a dozen small fireballs that grouped together and formed a large hand . The hand reached into the flame and grabbed the stones, then it returned and dropped the stones in front of Anfey .
"It’s not magic crystal, is it?"
"I don’t think so," Riska said, looking over his shoulder .
"What is it then?"
Suzanna and Riska glanced at each other and shook their heads . Suzanna reached over to grab a stone and observe it up close . Anfey stopped her and said hurriedly, "Wait . We don’t know what it is . I don’t want you getting hurt . "
Suzanna smiled and let her hand fall back to her side . Riska thought it was a normal response, but Suzanna knew that was how Anfey cared for her .
Anfey found another box and placed the rocks inside . "Let’s go," he said .
"Where?"
"Nowhere," Anfey said, grinning . "Let's play hide and seek with the necromancers . "