OBS Chapter 176 Assassin (2)
Chapter 176 Assassin (2)
As time went by, the sun sank below the horizon, replaced by the slowly rising waning moon. Except for the rustling sound of the grassland in the breeze, the world seemed completely quiet.
On this land shrouded in darkness, there are dots of light on the fortresses standing here. Those are the soldiers holding torches on their routine patrols on the city walls. The fortresses are like lighthouses, reminding passers-by in the black ocean not to get lost, and warning those who try to invade the territory not to break in by force.
Since the main ethnic group in Nilan Territory is the Yoda people, in order to prevent some people with ulterior motives in the territory from colluding with the Yoda army, patrols with torches are constantly patrolling the plains even at night. These patrols usually have about 20 people.
Although this number of patrols may make it difficult to cope with some emergencies, some of the soldiers who are responsible for lookout on the forts will specifically observe the patrols between the forts. If they are discovered to be attacked in their field of vision, the soldiers in the forts will immediately come to support them.
At this time, a patrol was marching on the dark plain along the designated route. The soldiers were holding torches in their hands, and from a distance they looked like a fire snake.
The leading patrol captain rode on his horse while looking at the hills in the distance that belonged to Yoda's territory. Those hills that looked the same during the day were like monsters waiting for an opportunity to strike in the dark, as if they would rush towards him if he was not careful.
"It's been several months, why is there no movement from the Yoda people?" The patrol captain has been fighting with the Yoda people for several years and has never seen such peace. A few months ago, this place was still the land of the Yoda people, but a few months later, he was patrolling on this land. The thought was incredible.
"Something is wrong. It's very wrong." After a brief thought, the patrol captain, based on his experience fighting the Yoda people over the past few years, suddenly came up with an idea that shocked him:
The Yodas are likely to gather a larger army to attack here.
The patrol captain shook his head. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed to be the case. Earl John had occupied such a large piece of Yoda land. Normally, the Yoda people would have sent troops to attack immediately. However, except for the first few small forces, the Yoda people did not send any troops afterwards. This was different from the previous combat style of the Yoda army.
Worry surged into the patrolman's heart like a tide. The more he tried to break free from it, the deeper he sank into it, so much so that he didn't even hear the soldiers behind him calling out to him.
"Captain? Captain, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Seeing that the captain could not be called out no matter how hard he shouted, a soldier hurried forward, stopped his horse, and then pulled the patrol captain on top.
The patrol leader was pulled by the soldier and realized that he was on patrol. He asked the soldier next to him:
"What happened?"
"It's nothing serious, just a few soldiers want to go to the bathroom." The soldier replied quickly after seeing the patrol leader regain consciousness.
"Oh, then let's go together. Don't go too far. Just go nearby." The patrol captain instructed.
After getting permission, several soldiers rushed to a large tree not far away. One of the soldiers with a musket patrolled the area first, waiting for the other soldiers to finish before going to relieve themselves.
While relieving himself, a soldier asked:
"Tell me, why did this Yoda attack us?"
"Why do you care so much? You're not coming today anyway." The soldier next to him responded first, then turned around and said to himself:
"The Yodas haven't launched an attack for such a long time. Either they are scared, or there are more important wars waiting for them to deal with. In short, one more day of rest will allow Niland's defense system to be repaired for one more day. If the Yodas want to attack Niland again, it will be as difficult as attacking Franche-Comté."
His view was shared by other soldiers. In their opinion, it might really be possible that their future military life would be spent on patrol, or that Midlan and Yoda would cease fire halfway, and they could go home to marry, have children, and live a life like ordinary people.
Suddenly, a soldier felt as if he was dazzled by a flash of light. He looked left and right but didn't find anyone using any reflective equipment. When he was about to leave, another flash of light suddenly swept across his cheek. He looked up and found several black shadows wrapped in the densely covered tree trunks. Through the gaps between the branches, the soldier discovered with horror that the flash was caused by the reflection of the sword under the moonlight!
"You are……"
Before the soldiers could finish their words, several shadows on the tree suddenly jumped down, and before the soldiers could react, they stabbed their heads from top to bottom with daggers. Blood spurted out of the soldiers' eyes and noses, and then they fell heavily to the ground.
"Enemy attack!"
The soldier who was resting nearby after relieving himself was caught off guard by the sudden attack. The moment he discovered that his former compatriot had been killed by a group of men in black robes, he was about to run back to tell the patrol captain.
However, just as he shouted, a dagger flew out from the robe of one of the men in black robe and hit the other's throat at an extremely fast speed. Blood spurted out from the wound for a moment. In fear and unwillingness, the soldier sobbed and collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that all the soldiers were knocked down, the man in black robe did not relax. He immediately carried the soldiers' bodies to a secret place to prevent them from being discovered by other patrolling soldiers.
The leader of the black-robed men was still on the tree at this time. Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, he jumped down from the tree and landed steadily on the ground. Immediately, a black-robed man walked up to him and reported:
"Chief, everything has been resolved."
"It's good that it's solved. Hurry up and clean up. The patrol will definitely send someone to look for the soldier after it's been so long. After we clean up, we'll move to another place." The leader gave the next order to the black-robed people. As a leader of the Bakiraka tribe, he knew that everything could be abandoned, but strength and vigilance could not be abandoned. This is the real foundation of an assassin.
Suddenly, the leader sensed a dangerous aura, and his keen sixth sense made him look around quickly. Although the surroundings were shrouded in darkness, he discovered with his sharp eyes that a pipe mouth was pointing in their direction.
After looking at the mouth of the pipe, the leader immediately felt a threat of death, and he realized that if he did not dodge, the scythe of the god of death would take his soul away. Thinking of this, he kicked the ground and dodged to the side.
At the same time, with the sound of gunfire, a puff of white smoke immediately emerged from the darkness, and the lead bullet rubbed the leader's cloak and hit a black-robed man behind him. The bullet hit his chest, and a blood flower appeared. The black-robed man covered his chest, looked at the position where the lead bullet was fired, pointed at it, and fell down with blood spitting out of his mouth.
After determining the target, the leader immediately took out a loaded small crossbow from his cloak, aimed at the location where the white smoke had not yet dissipated and shot an arrow. With a plop, the musketeer fell into the bushes.
The patrol team not far away was still waiting for the soldiers to return. The patrol leader waited and waited but the soldiers still didn't come back, so he wanted to take people to investigate. Suddenly, a shout broke the silence on the plain. When everyone was at a loss, another loud gunshot was heard.
If the shouting just now was just an accident, then the gunshots that followed proved that the soldiers had met with an accident. The patrol leader immediately took action, took out his horn, and blew it with all his strength.
The sound of the horn was immediately transmitted to the fortress in the distance, and the lookout who heard the sound hurriedly reported to the officer on duty. As the assembly bell rang, the soldiers hurriedly ran out of the barracks, quickly gathered in the parade ground, opened the city gate and ran to the scene of the incident.
The sound of the bell quickly spread to the two surrounding fortresses and continued to spread like this. Within half an hour, bells were ringing all over the border. More and more soldiers were conducting a carpet search of the vast plains in the form of a square formation, as if they were determined to find those Yoda assassins even if they had to dig three feet into the ground.
Not only the border was in turmoil due to the Yoda assassins, but John, who was working in the Count's Castle in Franche-Comté, suddenly received a system notification:
"Boom! Assassin sighting: Nilan Territory. The soldiers guarding this place spotted a Yoda assassin trying to cross the border."