Radiant Era - Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Bloody Escape

The middle-aged man was a peak Earth Knight, so although he had lost both arms in addition to the huge hole in his stomach, he still hung on. He pathetically laid on the ground and lifted his head with difficulty, vomiting blood while howling, “Mistresses, run!”

With such a big hole on his stomach and serious injuries on his lungs, the middle-aged man who was gasping for breath finally could only vomit bloody pink foam.  In a few short breaths of time, his voice disappeared as his head fell heavily on the ground.

Ten tall figures carrying a huge machete ax each rapidly approached the carriage.

Ten residences on the side of the coastal avenue lit up, but their windows were quickly smashed by rocks as the lights inside the buildings immediately went out. Yet many disorderly barking noises that soon became one unified bark could be heard. In addition to the sound of swords being unsheathed and the shouting of several men, was apparent that some people were coming outside to see the commotion.

Due to Dunerk’s proximity to the North Sea, it was often invaded during the century Land Island War by the different tribes of the Five Dalian Island. As a result, the folks here were extremely valiant. Moreover, Dunerk was located on the northern part of the continent where various kinds of vicious beasts were extremely numerous, causing the people here to be as tall and sturdy as the local beasts in addition to their vitality being far stronger than that of people from other places.

So although they had received a warning from the thugs that Lin Qi had hired, these fearless people still ordered the servants in their houses to ready the swords, bows and arrows and other weapons that every household in Dunerk had prepared. To ignite the torches, pull the vicious hunting dogs, and majestically go out to get to the bottom of the matter.

Those who wanted to see the commotion had just stepped out of their front doors when they were met with figures possessing ghost-like movements. Met with these people, the house-owners could only grumble in a low voice, loudly berate their hunting dogs to shut them up, sheathe their swords, and loosen the bowstrings of their bows. These curious house-owners took their servants to return to their warm bedrooms to sleep.

The ten figures didn’t heed the activities around them and quickly closed in to within ten meters of the carriage.

Lin Qi stood on the platform of a fishing boat, sneered, and said to Baltic, “Uncle Baltic,  that group of merchants, Vias, are truly wealthy. Two delicate young mistresses were unexpectedly protected by a peak Earth Knight; one who could break through to Heaven Knight any time! How much do you think his annual salary was?”

Baltic laughed sinisterly like before. This question is truly not easy to answer.

Even in the empire, Heaven Knights generally had the status of the head of the first-class imperial guard corps. Granted that they didn’t have any real power to gather the army, but they had such absolute status they could intimidate others with it. Furthermore, any Heaven Knight in the empire could receive an honorary Earl position. Once their contributions were recognized by the empire, their honorary Earl position could immediately turn into a hereditary Earl position. From this, it was obvious that Heaven Knights were precious.

The two young mistresses of a big family in Vias unexpectedly had the protection of an expert who could breakthrough to become a Heaven Knight at any time, this was truly out of Baltic’s expectations. After narrowing his eyes and pondering for awhile, Baltic turned into a shadow as he exited the lookout tower, flitting pass one boat after another like a ghost and rushing towards the destroyed carriage.

Since these two girls had the protection of such an expert, they truly had important identities. After all, even imperial princesses, if they weren’t particularly favored, wouldn’t have such an expert by their side. These two girls had to die as soon as possible.Any trace of the deed that may implicate Lin Qi needed to be erased.

The Black Tiger Family wasn’t afraid of trouble, but there was no need for unnecessary troubles, was there?

Especially during this crucial moment when boss Blackbeard was running for mayor, who would hope to see the majestic future mayor of Dunerk carrying a huge sword on the streets and cutting people down?

Lin Qi had also mulled over the complicated karma involved in this incident. He wrinkled his brows, then pulled out the whistle made of the sea snail and started to blow it again. He blew the family’s second-grade warning signal and simultaneously requested the ancestral residence for the support of an expert. No matter what, they had to make Ya and Ling stay.

Baltic should be enough to handle the two girls, yet the reason that Lin Qi summoned more   assistance was to prevent others from disturbing them – for instance, the ‘elder brother’ that he wished he could kill with one sword stab. Lin Qi truly didn’t wish to see him at this moment.

Baltic who swept across the sky, quickly rushed along the seawall and arrived at the coastal avenue. He shouted in a stern voice, “No survivors, kill!”

Once commanded, the ten figures who were approaching the carriage rapidly retreated. They put down the weapon in their hands one after another, then pulled out double-edged axes from their belts. A shout could be heard and the ten pure steel double-edged axes that weighed five kilograms each, whizzed out, bringing with them a tyrannical whirlwind towards the overthrown carriage.

This was a move the Black Tiger Family learned from the beastmen of Five Dalian Islands. Those tall and sturdy beastmen could use this kind of small double-edged ax to effortlessly kill a heavy-armored infantry within one hundred paces! Although the strength of these thugs hired by the Black Tiger Family couldn’t compare with that of those beastmen, they still possessed terrifying destructive power within thirty paces.

Seeing the ten axes going to hack into the carriage, two sweet and tender voices that didn’t have the slightest difference could be heard.

“God said, all evil shall be destroyed, let God’s glory govern the world and all living things in it!”

A lump of frightening raging flames erupted from inside the carriage, momentarily burning it to green smoke. Ya and Ling floated one meter from the ground side by side, their eyes spitting palpitating fury. There were bizarre flickering flames between their eyebrows. Within the flickering flames, a golden inscription could occasionally be seen flashing past.

The ten axes rapidly drew near the two people, yet the axes’ flying speed quickly slowed down. When they were around one meter from the girls, the axes’ flying power was completely counteracted by an invisible force and they fell uselessly on the ground.

The pure steel axes were already burned red. After falling on the ground, they burned the floor tiles of the coastal avenue with ‘ka-ka’ sound.

“You sinners, how dare you kill God’s servant! You have to suffer God’s punishment for your sin!”

Ya and Ling simultaneously lifter their right hands. They reached out and rapidly formed a bizarre inscription in the air. In the blink of an eye, a red inscription as big as two human heads was completed.

Baltic whistled clearly. He pulled the long sickle he carried on his back. His figure instantly gave rise to dozens of savage shadows that flitted towards the two girls like a nightmare. The huge sickle ruthlessly chopped at the air behind the two girls. Only a crisp sound could be heard, a layer of red light curtain suddenly shattered less than one meter behind the two girls.

The sickle dragged across the two girls’ backs, making blood splatter everywhere. The two girls’ backs were split open with a wretched cut so deep, their bones were visible.

The two girls howled miserably in unison. Their faces showed panic-stricken expressions as they turned into two lumps of flame that fled towards a distant place.