Chapter 196
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Before the Shansa soldiers could surround him, Anfey jumped out of the circle and chased the group of seven mercenaries . The soldiers were never his targets . His target was the seven mercenaries .
Anfey did not try to focus on details and forget his goal . His enemy was an entire empire, and if he killed ten soldiers today, there would be a hundred soldiers sent after them tomorrow . It was impossible to frighten a country, at least not yet . Even if he fought the soldiers now and left all of them in the forest forever, nothing would change .
Anfey did not know why the seven mercenaries would choose to work with the Shansa soldiers, considering the anti-Shansa sentiment common among mercenaries at that time . Maybe it was because they were not from the area, or maybe it was because they needed the money . Anfey didn’t want to know why, he just needed a result . He saw how Suzanna was effected by his decision to leave, and he wanted to do something to lift her spirits .
A lot of people imagined themselves to be the undetected hunter that followed their prey’s every move . They would calculate and plan, but never expect there would be someone else observing them as well .
Anfey followed the seven mercenaries, waiting for his opportunity . Unlike the soldiers, the mercenaries made Suzanna feel uneasy . Clearly they were powerful enough to be a threat . One or two of them may even be senior swordsmasters . Anfey could not get the information from Suzanna, however, because Suzanna was very brilliant, despite being inexperienced . She would figure out exactly what he wanted to do as soon as he asked the question .
Anfey’s personality might change, but the way he worked and acted would not change . Those were the things he figured out after countless encounters with death, and he was still used to facing his enemies by himself, no matter how powerful his enemies were .
There was a small hill up ahead . The seven mercenaries did not notice Anfey . They were too focused on the two sides and in front of them . Seeing the mercenaries disappearing behind the hill, Anfey retrieved an arrow from his Dimensional ring .
Anfey was very good at learning from his mistakes . The male mage immediately noticed something was wrong when he was trying to make an element arrow . This time, he would not make the same mistake . Even though he was far enough from the mercenaries, he still wanted to be careful .
As the last man made his way up the hill, Anfey’s arrow was already aimed at his back . Suddenly, the man turned around and scanned the forest behind him . Two other figures joined him, and all three men looked very nervous .
Anfey knew he had made a mistake . He closed his eyes and tried to make his mind peaceful and happy . In the past, his instinct had saved him multiple times . Sometimes he could not see or hear the danger, but he would realize something was wrong . Since Anfey could detect danger, other people must be able to detect it as well . Even if he could not explain it, Anfey knew that enmity could sometimes be felt .
The three figures on the hill did not see anything . After a few moments, the three of them turned to walk down the hill .
As soon as the figures turned away, Anfey released the arrow .
The arrow flew towards the figure . Before the arrow could hit, the man sensed the danger and turned around . However, it was too late . The arrow pierced through his body and exited beneath his right rib . The man's body stumbled and fell to the ground .
The forest suddenly grew very quiet, as if the murder did not happen . However, Anfey knew the six remaining mercenaries had spread out around the hill .
They looked angry and sad, which was logical . Their friend had just been murdered, and anyone would be upset . However, they did not do anything meaningless . They did not even turn to look at the man’s corpse . It was as if looking at their dead friend would be a distraction .
Anfey frowned . It was as if he wasn’t fighting mercenaries in a world of magic, but instead fighting ruthless modern mercenaries . The mercenaries’ reactions took him by surprise .
The rest of the mercenaries made a mistake . After they entered the forest, they split up and searched through the forest silently . This was perhaps because they trusted their companions too much, perhaps because there were only six of them .
For Anfey, this forest was his domain as long as he had the leaf . He could see everyone’s movements clearly . Anfey slid down the tree and disappeared into the forest .
One of the mercenaries stalked through the forest . This mercenary was very cautious, and would stop every three or four steps . A pair of pointed ears indicated her identity as an elf .
She held a dull longsword in her hand . The sword looked unsharpened, but it was sharp enough to shear a leaf in half .
She had advanced a few hundred feet, but already took a good amount of time . She did not appear irritated by how slow she was going .
Anfey reached down from a tree’s crown and flicked a small rock on a tree about a hundred feet away . The rock hit the tree trunk with a faint thud and landed on the ground .
This was a forest, and it was filled with the sound of insects and birds and the howling of wind . The sound of the rock hitting the tree was very faint . However, the elf's ears flicked and she clearly heard the sound .
Anfey slipped out of the tree and dove towards the ground . He tried to control his speed, because if he was going faster, his body could cause wind . It could alert the elf to his presence .
When he was about ten feet away from the elf, she suddenly sensed something . She whipped around and swung her sword upwards . The sword bursted into light and met Anfey’s dagger .
Metal clanged against metal . Even though Anfey was very practiced at close combat, he was in the air and his movements were limited . His hand was numbed from the clash, and his body stopped moving forward .
Anfey lunged forward at the elf’s face .
His attack changed too quickly and the elf had no time to block it . She took a step back, but Anfey’s knee caught her in the chin . The elf grunted in pain and jumped back . Anfey landed on the ground and launched himself forward . His right hand raised into the air and aimed his dagger at the elf’s throat .
Anfey’s movement was very fast, but the elf wasn’t slow, either . Even though she was injured, she could still fight . She lashed out with her sword, and caught Anfey’s dagger, which was only half a foot away from her throat .
Anfey’s right arm flew back and he lashed out with his left, his fist aiming at the elf’s face . Even though the elf was not trained for close combat, she was still very fast . Her left arm reached out to block Anfey’s attack . Pain tore through her left arm and she groaned in pain .
Anfey jumped towards her . Even though both of his attacks were blocked, he was still very fast . He threw his head back and hit her with his head . The elf did not expect such a bizarre attack . Usually, the head would be protected and not used as a weapon . She was dazed by the attack and stumbled in pain . However, she did not forget she was in combat . She raised her leg and kicked towards Anfey .
Anfey did not expect that she could still attack after her injures . He was also exhausted by the fight . He quickly summoned fire elements and hoped to shield himself . However, the elf's attack was much faster than the shield’s formation . The elements were dispersed by the elf’s kick before it could form . Anfey felt a sharp pain on his chest, and his body flew upwards .
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