Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 388

Chapter 388: Beginning

Anfey kept running at an incredible speed . In his previous world, he would never dream of reaching such a speed because of physically limitations . Here, however, he was aided by his newly-developed magical power .

Because of the Heart of Nature, he was able to see everything before him and find a path very easily . The Heart of Nature allowed him to concentrate much better and helped him see the elements that made up everything . Because of this ability granted to him by the Heart of Nature, he found it very easy to avoid any obstacles that might have been in his way .

Ahead was a wide river . Anfey did not stop or slow down . Instead, he waved his hand and concentrated on the river . A small piece of ice appeared in the middle of the river . He jumped and landed on the ice . He jumped again and landed on the opposite bank . The piece of ice bobbed in the river a few times, then slowly sank into the water, disappearing as the element dispersed .

A few minutes after Anfey crossed the river, he came upon a very large group of at least a few hundred zombies . The group was moving very slowly, but the sheer number of zombies was very terrifying . However, Anfey did not waver or change his path . As he approached the group of zombies, he jumped up into the air . He waved his hand and summoned an earth spike . The spike burst out of the earth . The zombies moved around the spike as if they did not even see it . Anfey landed on the spike and pushed off of it . He summoned another one, landed on it, then jumped off, landing beyond the group of zombies . He didn’t know where the zombies were headed and did not want to just leave the zombies alone, but he knew that he did not have time to take care of them . He could find them again after he finished taking care of what he needed to do .

He kept pressing on, passing the zombies before most could react to him .

After he passed the zombies, he kept on moving for a few minutes and came upon a group of soldiers .

The group of soldiers was bigger than the group of zombies and were in uniform . They marched in formation, surrounding a few dozen carriages . Clearly, this was a group of soldiers that was protecting supplies . The general sensed the surge of magic and saw Anfey moving towards them . He was sure that whoever was coming towards them wasn’t a necromancer, but he still wanted to keep up his guard .

He waved his hand at his men and drew his sword . The archers readied their bows and the soldiers drew their weapons . Before the general could bark another order, Anfey had already dashed past them .

The general narrowed his eyes as he watched Anfey disappear into the distance . Clearly, the person that had just brushed past them was very powerful, but he wasn’t interested in the things they were protecting .

Anfey did not stop until almost noon . He was running very fast, but his expression did not change and his breathing was still very smooth . Normally, he would be careful not to use all of his strength, but he was alone and did not worry about any enemies .

Soon, he was spotted by an elf standing in the crown of a tree . He was already approaching Transverse Mountains, but he was still too far for anyone to make out who he was . "Is that an Earth Dragon?" the elf asked curiously .

"There are no Earth Dragons living in the area," a nearby druid said, frowning . A few other people joined the elf in the tree, trying to figure out what was heading towards them . They were a search party and were searching for their missing friends and enemies . They did not find who they were looking for, but instead they found a strange creature .

The trees suddenly began shaking, and a figure appeared through the trees .

"Is that a person?" one of the druids asked, confused .

"Do you know who he is?" another druid asked . The others all shook their heads .

A few moments later, Anfey landed on a branch not far from their tree . He glanced at the elves and the druids and asked, "Who are you working for?"

"Pardon?"

"Who are you working for?" Anfey asked again . "Bruzuryano? Mauso? Or Manstuly?"

"We are with Lord Manstuly," one of the druids said . They were surprised by Anfey’s young age and were even more shocked by the fact that he was referring to Bruzuryano by his name . If he could refer to Burzuryano, Mauso, and Manstuly by their names only, this man might be very powerful as well .

"Manstuly?" Anfey repeated, frowning . He sighed and jumped towards the druid, kicking the man in the stomach .

The druid, caught off guard, was thrown from the tall tree . He landed on the ground with a thud and did not move again . The nearby elf cried out in surprised . She spun around and tried to kick him, but Anfey caught her leg in his hand and threw her away . She crashed into a nearby tree and fell to the ground .

Another elf jumped away from the tree, a longbow appearing in her hand . She nocked an arrow, but before she could release the arrow, Anfey jumped in front of her and kicked her in the stomach . The elf dropped the bow and doubled over . Then he kicked her off of the tree, sending her crashing to the ground like her companions .

The remaining druid turned and tried to flee, but he reacted too late . Anfey jumped toward him, punching him hard in the back . The druid gasped in pain and his body dropped to the ground .

The only one that successfully landed on the ground was an elf . She did not try to do anything and only turned to flee . Anfey summoned a longbow and nocked it, aiming at the fleeing elf .

The arrow pierced the elf and she stumbled, falling to the ground . She struggled for a few seconds, then fell still .

Anfey landed on the ground and found a dagger . He walked over to a nearby tree and carved, "This is only the beginning . "

He knew that Manstuly was hell-bent on killing him and his friends . He could not let that happen, and he wanted to send a message that he was ready for whatever Manstuly would throw at him . He may not be as powerful as Manstuly, but he was working very hard to change that fact .