Time froze at this moment.
Pan Xi angrily looked in the direction of the voice that interrupted him, but when he saw the arrow flying straight at him, his expression changed from anger to shock. Behind him, the hooded guard suddenly rose and thrust his sword forward. His target was Pan Xi's back!
Many figures suddenly appeared beside Pan Xi, wielding their daggers in an attempt to block the sword. The black mist stirred up by the shadowy footsteps had yet to disperse.
Clang!
Pan Xi felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down in confusion, only to see the tip of a sword poking out of his left chest.
Then, the tip of the sword suddenly disappeared. Pan Xi felt the strength in his body fading away with the blood gushing out of his chest. He fell to his knees with a thud and stopped breathing.
Many daggers failed to block the sword that came straight at him. Pan Xi's block with all his strength only slightly changed the trajectory of the sword's attack, but he did not make it miss at all!
This was enough to show how powerful the blow was!
Pan Xi's purlicue was torn because he blocked the sword. Blood flowed out and dyed his sleeves red. In an instant, many people realized the identity of the hooded guard!
When they looked up, their eyes were gray and lifeless, like a graveyard filled with fog, without a trace of life.
It was the Undead Assassin!
Great waves were set off in many people's hearts. He really didn't expect to meet such a strong opponent here!
There was an arrow stuck in Henry's shoulder. It was shot by Noda the moment he attacked Pan Xi. But Henry was determined to end Pan Xi's life at the risk of being shot!
Ruthless and decisive!
He didn't care about the many people in front of him. He raised his hand and threw away the long sword. Expressionlessly, he quickly pulled out the arrow that was stuck in his shoulder. Without hesitation, he turned around and disappeared in a cloud of gray smoke!
"Vanish"!
This was a skill that only high-ranking assassins could use. After it was released, the user would instantly enter a stealth state!
Many people recovered from the shock, only to see Henry disappear in front of their eyes, and their hearts immediately became abnormally angry — they actually fell into a disadvantageous position in the confrontation with him once again!
Unless a High Mage used a scouting spell, they wouldn't be able to find traces of an Assassin that could use Vanish proficiently. They helplessly gave up on the idea of continuing their attack and turned to look at Pan Xi, who was already lying in a pool of blood.
As the six guards had their backs to the castellan, they had yet to react to what had happened. When they turned around to look at the castellan, they only saw a stranger beside the castellan, and the castellan was lying in a pool of blood!
By the time the guards reached Pan Xi, he was already gasping for air. His glamorous suit had been dyed red by the blood that was gushing out. Blood was foaming at the corner of his mouth, and his pupils were starting to lose focus.
"City Lord!"
The guards were shocked to see this, but Pan Xi's injuries were so severe that even the Goddess of Nature would not be able to save him. Pan Xi, who was hanging on to his last breath, rolled his eyelids, and suddenly extended his finger to point at many people. His mouth wriggled as he said, "You … I … Why … Why …"
Before he could finish his words, his finger, which had been pointing at many people, dropped to his side, and he breathed his last.
Many people who were standing beside him looked up at Noda, who was still waiting to shoot an arrow. They nodded, and were about to turn around when they saw six swords pointing at them.
"Assassin!"
One of the guards roared, and the people below the stage finally realized that something big had happened!
The crowd was immediately in a mess. Like a flock of startled birds, they scattered in all directions!
Panic quickly spread among the crowd, and people kept shouting, "Run! Hurry up!
The castellan has been killed! "
From time to time, civilians who were running away tripped and fell to the ground, and were then trampled to death by the panicked crowd.
Many people looked at the six guards who were on high alert, and knew that it was useless to defend themselves. The castellan had been killed in front of everyone, and there must be an explanation for such a terrible thing!
Did they want to capture Henry?
The City Defense Force was not even fit to carry Henry's shoes, and Pan Xi's death, which had become an unsolved case, had to be explained. Many people were not slow, and they knew very well that they were likely to be the one to answer for it.
In a few seconds, many people made up their minds — run!
Many people sheathed their daggers, turned around, and jumped off the stage. They swiftly dodged two guards who came to surround them, and with a palm strike, they sent a guard who was blocking their way flying. In the blink of an eye, they rushed out of the encirclement, dived into the fleeing crowd, and disappeared in the vast sea of people.
Noda put away his bow with a serious expression, but did not say anything. He turned around and started to maintain the order of the caravan with the remaining mercenaries. He did not even look in the direction in which the caravan had fled, as if what had just happened had nothing to do with him.
Three hours after the incident, a large scale riot broke out in Karo City, and was immediately suppressed by the temporary acting castellan. In the evening, the acting castellan issued a restriction order, and the east gate of Karo City was opened under the protection of nearly a hundred city guards. All humans were allowed to leave Karo City after paying a certain fee.
At the same time, a bounty of 300 gold coins was issued to the entire city of Karo, with a bounty of 300 gold coins. The bounty would last forever.
If many people saw this, they would definitely sigh at how worthless they were.
At midnight, Noda and the other mercenaries escorted the caravan, and after going through a series of checks, they left Karo City and started their journey to the Empire of Saint Reims.
"Noda, is it true that Many killed Castellan Pansy?" Elena asked Noda softly as she sat in the carriage.
The assassin Henry completely demonstrated what it meant to kill in one strike and flee a thousand miles away. When he completed the assassination and escaped, not many people realized who the real killer was. Elena, who was sitting in the carriage, could not understand what happened at that time.
Noda scanned the pitch-black forest around him, keeping his guard up against all possible dangers. He replied without batting an eyelid, "It's the undead assassin from last time. He escaped after he killed the castellan."
Elena widened her eyes in horror. It was obvious that she was still fearful of the powerful assassin because his subordinates had almost killed her. And now, as the leader of the assassins, he had actually killed the castellan of Karo City without a sound!
Thinking of this, Elena felt a chill down her spine.
No matter how knowledgeable Elena was, she was still a girl who had never experienced a real battle. The business operations that she was familiar with were useless on a real battlefield. After encountering such incidents time and time again, Elena was obviously a little scared.
"That's terrifying. He actually killed the castellan in broad daylight in front of so many people … That's too scary …" Elena's voice became softer as though she was thinking about something.
What Noda didn't notice was that Elena didn't raise any objections to his answer and chose to believe him without reservation.
"Will we be in danger again?
Will Many be caught by them? "Elena asked apprehensively.
Noda remained silent for a while before replying, "I don't know. Let's wait for Many to find us first."
Noda trusted Many's abilities unconditionally.
On the other side of the Dark Moon Forest, in the former campsite of the Bloodhand Bandits.
Henry was slowly writing on a piece of parchment.
"I have completed the mission in Karo City. Castellan Pansy is dead, and the rest of the mission will be completed in three days." His words were forceful and bold, but his words had the typical style of a noble of the Rondor Empire.
The Rondor Empire was a powerful empire that was destroyed 300 years ago, and it was the predecessor of the Empire of Saint Reims.
When the white and lifeless eyes signed the name "Henry Myers", a glint flashed through them. The face hidden under the linen bandages faintly revealed a trace of struggle, but it disappeared in a flash.
After placing the letter into a small rune tube engraved with a secret magic array, Henry inserted a magic crystal into it and activated the magic array. He then firmly tied the letter to the leg of a black crow.
This crow was completely black, but its eyes were a strange blood-red color. Its body was twice the size of an ordinary crow, and it faintly exuded the aura of the dark element. It was obviously the product of necromancy alchemy.
"Syldor, you have completed the mission of spreading rumors well."
Henry watched the crow fly away and turned around to speak to his subordinates. He then left without looking back.
The guy called Syldor immediately bowed his head in acknowledgment. It was this inconspicuous guy who disguised himself and entered the Mercenary Union of Karo City. He used several pieces of "material evidence" and miserable "testimonies" to spread the news of the undead invasion, which led to the chaos in Karo City.