Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Anger

"Are there any changes?" Anfey asked as he walked up to Suzanna .

"What are you doing here?" Suzanna asked, turning around . "You should be getting some rest . " Suzanna frowned when she saw Anfey’s bloodshot eyes . He had been very busy for the past few days and only had slept for a few hours that morning . She knew he had to get some rest or else he could get sick .

"I’m worried," Anfey said quietly .

"You’re always worried," Suzanna said . "You need to worry more about yourself . " She sighed and smoothed out some wrinkles on his shirt . There were still mercenaries around and she did not want to do anything that may be deemed inappropriate .

Anfey shook his head . "I’ll be fine," he said .

"You sure?"

"Absolutely . "

Suzanna sighed and shook her head . She knew there was no use trying to convince him to do anything he did not want to do .

"Let’s go take a walk," Anfey said, pointing down the wall . "I’m sure the necromancers will attack again at some point . They need to take us out before Fernando arrives, or else it would be almost impossible for them to wipe us out . "

"The attack never stopped," Suzanna said with a frown . "But that’s different, isn’t it? They’re just trying to figure out how much manpower we have . "

Anfey nodded . "This coming fight…it’s going to be worse than all these small skirmishes added together . They’re serious about taking us out . "

Suzanna opened her mouth a few times but only sighed and did not say anything .

"What is it?" Anfey asked .

"Never mind," Suzanna said . "It’s nothing . "

"It’s never nothing," Anfey said . "What are you keeping from me?"

Suzanna shook her head .

"We promised each other we’d never keep secrets, remember?" Anfey said . "You can talk to me about anything . Plus, you’re never this hesitant . "

Suzanna grabbed Anfey’s arm and moved closer to him . They walked in silence for a few minutes . Anfey knew that it was no use pushing her, but she eventually would talk to him . She always talked to him because he talked to her . They rarely keep secrets from each other .

"Tell me, Suzanna," Anfey said .

"Have you…have you planned for the worst?" Suzanna asked quietly . "I know you’re not the kind to prepare for that, but…"

Suzanna knew that it was a difficult thing to think about . No one wanted to think about the worst possible situation when planning for a battle . Even one as meticulous as Anfey might not have a backup plan when the worst happened .

To Suzanna, there were certain people she wanted to protect and there were people she wanted to protect but could not . Riska and Blavi were her friends; and Ozzic, Shinbella, and the mercenaries were loyal followers . She wanted to protect all of them, but she knew that even as a top level power she could not protect everyone . If worse came to worst and the zombies broke into the city, she would need to make sacrifices .

Suzanna knew she was not a hero and could not sacrifice herself for others . Anfey wanted glory and fame, but she just wanted a peaceful life . She could do anything to protect those who were important to her, but not the ones she deemed irrelevant to her life .

Ye was hurrying over and caught what Suzanna said . He paused, unsure what to do . Ye knew what Suzanna was talking about, but this was a private conversation and not one he should intrude into . Whatever Anfey and Suzanna talked about was their business . He should stay away .

Anfey spotted Ye and waved him over . Suzanna pursed her lips when she saw Ye .

Ye hesitated, then hurried over . "Lord Blavi told me to look for you, sir," he said .

"You heard what we were saying, didn’t you?"

"Yes," Ye said with a nod .

"That is the issue I wanted to talk to you about," Anfey said . "If the worst happens, we need a plan . "

Ye nodded . "I’ll follow your every order, sir," Ye said, "no matter what happens . " Ye knew Anfey and knew that as long as there was a glimmer of hope, Anfey would not abandon his men . If it really came down to it, it would not be Anfey’s or Suzanna’s fault . A few survivors would still be better than no survivors .

"Don’t be so pessimistic," Anfey said with a grin . "Don’t forget about Warner and the Book of Life . "

"You mean…"

"I’ve talked with Warner a few times," Anfey said . "He said that it is hard to activate the Book of Life . As long as we can keep the zombies and the necromancers away from him, he can hold out for a long time . I think that is more than enough . But in order for Warner to use the Book of Life, we need to take out the priests . I can’t call Ozzic back, so you need to be the one to do it . "

"But sir, if we take out those priests…"

"Warner and the Book of Life will be our last resort," Anfey said . "As long as there is hope, I won’t use him . You know how powerful that book is . If we have that book, we won’t need those priests . "

Ye nodded, looked at Suzanna, and turned to leave . Before he could get far, he stumbled . He glanced outside of the city and his heard grew cold . Several dozen specters were floating just outside the wall . They would attack the wall quickly and soundlessly before hurrying away . They made no noise, but the ones they attacked could hear loud screams . A few mercenaries were stumbling already . The priests that were present hurried to cleanse them .

Suzanna frowned . She turned to Anfey and saw that his entire body was tense and he was shaking as if enduring great pain . "Anfey?" she asked quietly .

"I’m fine," Anfey said through clenched teeth as the specters retreated . "Let’s get out of here . " The specters had an unpleasant effect on him, and their magic made him strangely angry . He knew that the specters shouldn’t affect him, but he could not block them out . It wasn’t pain or discomfort he had just experienced . The specters had awaken the part of him that wanted to fight .

"You said that we don’t keep secrets," Suzanna said . "But you are keeping things from me . Now that Ye heard what I just said, he must be thinking that I’m a horrible person . "

"Ye’s not that kind of person, you know that," Anfey said . "He understands there are choices we must make . "

Suzanna wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by a sudden howl . Thousands of zombies surged towards the wall from the forest like moving water, howling and clawing, ready to kill any living thing in front of them .