Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 409

Chapter 409

As the griffin suddenly made a high pitched scream in the air, the shadow changed at the same time . If someone had been watching the flying pattern of griffins, it was not hard to notice the griffin was flying around an oval track .

Griffins had wide vision . Their ability to observer was right below the druids’ enormous eagle, but far less intelligent . The druid’s enormous eagle was transformed from druids with transformation magic . They only changed their appearance, but their intelligence was not affected . If they were smart druids, they would still be smart eagles . If they were stupid as druids, they would be stupid as eagles . However, even the dumbest druid would be much more intelligent than griffins .

With strict training, griffins mastered two common patterns . If they found people, but only a few of them, they would fly around in an oval pattern . If they discovered many people, they would fly in a figure eight pattern . Griffins would not know how to estimate the number of people . They relied on the griffin rider to see and make an estimate .

The general in Shansa Empire underneath the griffin saw the signals from the griffin, but he did not think it was a big deal, since the griffin thought there were not many in that group . Whether they were friends or enemies, they would not be able to pose any threat to them .

Before long, two black spots appeared in the sky . When they flew closer, the soldiers and mercenaries who just had eaten could not help cheering for them . It was a girl and a guy . The guy looked handsome, with clear sharp eyes . The girl had long hair . She looked like she just walked out of a painting . She looked so feminine and so adorable . What a couple! The horses they rode were beautiful as well . They were pure white . The knights from Shansa Empire were amazed by the horses’ build and muscles . They were rare breeds, which made them think of the special horses in Knights of Light mercenary . They were called "Snow Beasts" .

"How are you?" The general in the front stepped forward . He greeted Anfey and Suzanna with welcome laughs . He wanted to make friends with the two of them . It was not hard to believe they had amazing skills, since they dared to pass the area full of death spirits with just two people . "You guys are…"

"My name is Anfey . This is Suzanna . " Anfey said with a smile .

"Anfey? The earl in Maho Empire?" The general was shocked .

"Yes, that’s me," Anfey said, smiling . "I have been dealing with necromancers and death spirits for many days . I’m very happy to finally see humans . Judging from your equipment, you are probably not mercenaries . "

"We are soldiers of Shansa Empire . " The general glanced at his own flag . He knew he could not lie about it .

"When did Shansa Empire send its military over?" Anfey asked in surprise .

"Master Anfey, I know we have had some conflicts before, but death spirits are our common enemies since the War against the Dead broke out . " The general smiled . "You should not have asked us when we came down . You should have said we came too late . "

Anfey was shocked for a second, then smiled and said, "You are right . If all the military people could be as upright as you, I think we definitely would win in this War against the Dead . "

"Thank you for your compliment," the general said . "Master Anfey, Master Suzanna, where are you going?"

"We do not have a destination . We fled all the way here . We will go anywhere there are fewer death spirits," Anfey said .

"It looks like you guys had a tough time," the general said .

"Not just a tough time, it was miserable," Anfey said with a bitter smile .

That general looked up at the sky to check the time . "It is time to set up camp . I know you are very experienced and knowledgeable . If you do not mind our simple camping conditions, you can stay with us for a day . Please tell us your adventures . Soldiers will open their eyes after they hear your stories . "

"Do you have wine?" Anfey licked his lips .

"Master, don’t worry . We have plenty of wine . " The general laughed . "I have enough for you to take a bath in the wine . "

"Wonderful!" Anfey looked very pleased .

The general waved his hand to signal the knights in front to make a path . Anfey and Suzanna directed their horses forward . At that moment, something weird happened . After Anfey passed through those knights, they gathered together again . It did not looked like they were welcoming guests . Instead, they surrounded Anfey . Some knights even looked hostile towards him .

"What are you doing?" Anfey was not blind . He became alert immediately .

"Fight!" the general yelled . At the same time, he pulled the reigns so his horse would move to the back, not because he was scared, but because he was too close to Anfey and Suzanna . A strategy in the war was to seize the ringleader before catching all the followers . To avoid it that, the general moved back .

Knights had been waiting for this order for a while . Over twenty knight spears were tossed at Anfey and Suzanna together . The combat powers were everywhere, while spears came at Suzanna and Anfey from all angles .

The horse Suzanna rode screamed in pain and then fell on the ground . The next second, Suzanna’s feet touched the ground . She shoot up so fast that she looked like a shoot of light . She jumped over the heads of knights . Anfey’s moves seemed to be against common sense . Without seeing him getting ready or jumping on anything, Anfey was able to fly up . Eight knight spears pierced through the horse in a second . The knights all liked this handsome horse, but they could care less about it right now .

Anfey dodged away . He stepped on a knight’s head . A bone cracking sound was heard . That knight’s body jerked immediately . Anfey borrowed the momentum to jump into the air and dodge the attacks from knights .

When Suzanna landed, she could not help falling on her knees . This girl had gotten so much better with practice . Anfey could not help giving her compliments in his head . He landed next to Suzanna . He held her up and yelled immediately, "You go first . I will take care of this situation . " He winked at Suzanna .

Suzanna, rolled her eyes at him . Without saying a word, she started to run back in the direction she had come .

Seeing the sudden change, a griffin rider suddenly lower its altitude and yelled, "What happened? Why did you attack mercenaries?" Obviously, they were in charge of safety and scouting . They were in a different unit and did not take orders from each other . Otherwise he not would ask this way .

"He is Anfey," the general yelled in acute pain . The best approach would have been to invite Anfey to his camp and try to kill him when Anfey was relaxed after the meal and drinks . He would have had a much better chance to kill him when Anfey was not alert . He was able to keep a straight face . Unfortunately, his followers could not and showed their hostility on their faces too early . Lies helped him bond with Anfey, but he could not explain where the hostility was from . Anfey had led his legion and wiped out Griffin Aerial Unit . He knew it was not that easy to deceive Anfey . He had fought Anfey earlier, but it gave Anfey a chance to escape .

"Anfey?" The griffin circled in the air . The griffin rider yelled, "Is he really Anfey?"

"It is him," the general said .

The griffin rider took a deep breath as the griffin paused for a second before flying after the fleeing Anfey . Another griffin knight lowered his altitude and followed that griffin rider after they saw what had happened .

The general turned around to look at the stunned mercenaries . He hesitated before he yelled, "Cavalry units one, two and three, stay . The rest of you follow me . Get Anfey for me!" The generals in charge of logistics could only earn rewards by working very hard . They rarely had the chance to accomplish heroic deeds in battle . Seeing Anfey and Suzanna flee, he was not willing to simply give up this chance to the griffin riders . In addition, he could tell Suzanna was hurt . He had to take advantage of it to kill Anfey . He felt blessed to have this opportunity to seize Anfey and accomplish a heroic deed in the war .

The soldiers from Shansa Empire rushed toward Anfey as he fled . Some flew, some rode horses, while others ran . They had many different types of soldiers . Anfey dared not be in the fight too long after he had killed a few knights with his element spear . He left the battle as fast as possible . He was so fast that he looked like he flew everywhere with lightning speed . However, he was weighed down . Suzanna’s was fast at times, but slow at other times . The combat power was strong sometimes but very weak other times . Obviously, she did not have good control over her combat powers .

As soldiers got closer to them, Anfey had to run back to swing his sword to protect Suzanna . He was able to escape each time before he was caught by the soldiers .

Neither griffin riders nor regular soldiers from Shansa Empire knew Suzanna had advanced to be a master swordswoman . If they had known, they would not have chased her . They would not have had the courage to fight her .

The griffin riders in the sky seemed to be the toughest enemies . To soldiers in Shansa Empire, it was easy for them to be knights, but the army was very selective in choosing griffin rider . Most griffin riders were the best of the best . Without knowing why, they were constantly shooting magic spells at Anfey, and did not seem to notice Suzanna was different . It might have been that they were too proud to do so, or tried to keep the Knight’s principles .

The general from Shansa Empire acted really weird . Whenever Anfey was attacked by crossbow, he would look worried . He looked like he was worried Anfey would get killed by the crossbow . Whenever Anfey dodged those attacks or knock away a crossbow, he had a smile on his face . Luckily, those griffin riders had all their attention on Anfey and did not notice the change to his face; otherwise they would think he was a traitor .

Anfey fled while soldiers from Shansa Empire chased him . Without knowing how long he had run, he noticed it was getting dark . Griffin riders appeared to have forgotten one thing: griffins lost their vision when they tried to attack only a dozen yards above the ground . The general from Shansa Empire also forgot that knights could chase Suzanna and Anfey on horses, but cavalry in armor could not keep pace with them . In fact, the general’s management skills and intelligence seemed to be very limited; otherwise he would be a general on the front lines instead of in charge of supplies and logistics .