Green Monster Epic

Chapter 319: Seeking Help

In Allen's brief adventuring career, he once had a trusted companion, an Orc rogue named Saru.

Unfortunately, their first cooperative adventure turned out to be Saru's last. In the end, Allen didn't even have the chance to recover his body, and he doesn't know where the Orc's corpse now lies in that labyrinth.

If it hadn't been for Saru, Allen might have been buried in the labyrinth long ago, and there wouldn't have been these past dozen or so years of good times. Although Allen had guessed that Saru might have died at the hands of a legendary powerhouse, Allen didn't seem to have much grief at the time. But in reality, Allen didn't gradually forget that experience and feeling as time passed.

In Allen's decades of life, there weren't many people and things that he could truly accept. But as long as he remembered someone, that feeling and experience would never fade, whether it was an enemy or a friend.

Richard might just be a fleeting passerby in Allen's life, but this time he invited Allen to accompany him on a task, and in the end, because of Allen's poor adventuring knowledge and experience, Richard was put in his current situation. This couldn't help but make Allen recall that adventure with Saru.

Because he thought of Saru, Allen felt a little guilt and shame, which made him extremely unwilling to watch the dying Richard die in front of him. Allen had already decided in his heart that he would not abandon his companion unless absolutely necessary, and would not let that scene from the labyrinth reappear before him.

After quickly bandaging Richard's wound and pouring a bottle of advanced healing potion into his mouth, Allen helped Richard up again, carried him on his back, and began to run wildly in the direction of Mansa City.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

The suddenly shot dark arrows were cleverly dodged by Allen as they approached him. The arrows finally pierced the ground, and the feathers on their tails vibrated continuously.

While dodging the arrows, Allen dragged the Bone Cleaver and pounced in the direction from which the arrows were shot. Behind him, Richard's swaying body caused him great inconvenience.

Allen no longer remembered how many attacks this was. The enemies hiding in the dark could always find the direction in which Allen and Richard were traveling, and set up killing formations in crucial places to assassinate them. The most dangerous time was when Richard behind Allen was almost hit by a suddenly shot spear, which would have skewered both him and Allen together like a kebab.

Fortunately, Allen avoided it in time, only breaking a rib, but it allowed Richard to avoid this sure-hit shot.

Before Allen arrived, a fierce Rage Slash flew ahead of him, heading towards the path where the two archer figures were retreating, forcing them to stop and block the two Rage Slashes flying from afar. As soon as one slash was released, two more Rage Slashes followed closely behind. Allen was carrying Richard on his back and chasing two agile archers, and the biggest problem was still catching up with their pace.

Therefore, in order to stop them, Allen didn't save any of the rage in his body. Although several Rage Slashes helped him delay the archers' escape time, it also caused him to consume a full third of his abundant rage in a short period of time, which had a significant impact on the upcoming battle.

Just as Allen was about to approach one of the archers, the road he was running on suddenly cracked open, and a figure sprang up from the ground like a poisonous snake, aiming directly at Allen's lower body.

"Hmph!"

Allen didn't panic and stomped his foot on the ground, causing his entire body to fly into the air, just brushing past his opponent from underground.

The crisis came when Allen was in the air.

The two archers who had pretended to flee suddenly reversed their previous escape posture. They drew their strong bows into full moons, and a guided arrow shot out, directly towards Allen, who had no leverage in mid-air.

At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared from the bushes on Allen's left, with a faint magical glow in his hand. A fourth-tier Lightning Arrow spell flew towards Allen even faster than an arrow. As soon as the Lightning Arrow was released, the human mage began to prepare for the next spell. Accompanied by the rising and falling tones, another Earth Spike spell was taking shape, with the target being the place where Allen was about to land.

The assassin lurking underground missed his strike. He landed heavily on the ground, only one breath behind Allen, and closely followed Allen's figure.

In an instant, Allen was attacked from all directions, front, back, left, and right. He seemed to be trapped in a dead end.

Allen ignored everything else and had already prepared his countermeasures while in mid-air. He twisted his waist forcefully and his whole body spun at the same time. This was the first time Allen had used the Cyclone Sword in mid-air without any leverage.

The Cyclone Sword, which was originally a powerful killing move, was also aggrieved when it fell into Allen's hands. Most of the time, it was used as a powerful defensive move, bringing the wide and sturdy blade of the Bone Cleaver to its extreme. At the same time, the rotating movement could also draw away the huge power from the opponent's sword moves.

An attraction arrow and a precise sniper shot, only a moment later than the Lightning Arrow, hit Allen, who was protected by the Cyclone Sword. Two crisp metallic collision sounds declared that the two archers' killing moves had failed.

Allen himself also trembled for a while. The Lightning Arrow was attracted by the Bone Cleaver in his hand, and most of the magical power followed the Bone Cleaver's hilt and was absorbed by Allen's pair of furry hands. The electric current spread throughout his body, causing bursts of numbness.

Although he wasn't directly hit by the spell, for Allen, who had no magic resistance, being able to maintain the sword move without deforming was something he could only accomplish after temporarily activating his mechanized mind and exhausting all his energy.

Puff!

The assassin's arms touched Allen and retracted immediately, leaving two deep wounds on Allen's shoulder blades. A burst of stinging pain came from the wounds, as the poison smeared on the assassin's daggers began to invade his body.

Allen's Cyclone Sword finally ended. When he landed, he had already closed the distance to less than ten meters from the two archers. At the moment of landing, he suddenly activated his Rage skill, and a Rage Slash turned into a cross star, flying directly towards the two archers standing apart.

As the Rage Slash flew out, Allen's body also followed closely. In the Rage state, his speed suddenly increased sharply, exceeding the archers' judgment, and also drawing out a long phantom, directly kicking off the earth spikes that stretched out under his feet with his legs.

"Boom!!"

The Bone Cleaver collided with the back of the strong bow in the hand of an archer, and the archer flew out several meters. While in mid-air, he nocked an arrow on the strong bow and shot directly at Allen's face, not giving Allen a chance to pursue.

However, the opponent clearly underestimated Allen's determination to pursue. After finally rushing in front of the archer, he would definitely not easily let him go. Surrounded by several people, it was impossible for him to fight a protracted war with these assassins. Eliminating one person in a short time was the only effective method.

Allen suddenly released the sword hilt with his left hand, and turned his fist into a palm, directly fanning towards the flying arrow. The expertise in deflecting flying arrows that he had developed over the years finally showed a wonderful moment today. Allen's sharp eyes judged the trajectory of the arrow, and his powerful nerve reaction turned into action, allowing his left palm to grab the arrow shaft. The arrow rubbed forward a few inches in Allen's furry palm, and finally stopped at the center of Allen's eyebrows, with no more forward momentum.

Casually throwing out the arrow and smashing it towards the other archer who wanted to respond to his companion, Allen suddenly felt a burst of pain in his body. It was because the archer next to him had seized the opportunity and left an arrow that had penetrated several inches into his body. But Allen also seized this last opportunity, and with a roar, he slashed a Rage Heavy Slash fiercely at the archer assassin who had just landed in mid-air and was a little staggered.

Despair flashed in the eyes of the archer that Allen regarded as his target, but the trapped beast反而激起了他 的 决死 之心, and instead激起了他 的 决死 之心, and instead of retreating, he shot an arrow directly on the strong bow, wanting to exchange his life for Allen's.

Allen's eyes were firm, not intimidated by the opponent's gradually completed drawing action. The Rage Heavy Slash was unleashed without any regrets.

"Clang!!"

"Puff!!"

Another arrow vibrated continuously in front of Allen's chest, and the opponent who was regarded as the target by Allen, was cut off his strong bow by Allen's sword, and at the same time, the Bone Cleaver pierced through his chest, and he could not die anymore.

The Bone Cleaver was retracted, and just as the archer's corpse was about to fall to the ground, Allen's left palm grabbed the chain armor on his chest, and at the same time, he spread his momentum and threw the corpse out as a flying stone, directly hitting a ball of raging flames.

"Boom!!"

The masked mage's Tier 4 Fireball spell had just been completed, when it was broken by Allen using his companion's corpse. When the mage looked forward again, Allen had already killed the remaining archer who had distanced himself in the distance.

"Swoosh!!"

It was really a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. Allen pulled out two arrows from his body and used them as hidden weapons to shoot at the archer in front with his powerful palms. Allen, who originally did not have much hope for this, never thought that one of these two arrows would happen to be inserted into the archer's left leg joint, and he rolled on the ground in pain on the spot.

By the time the opponent climbed up from the ground in a panic, Allen had already chased back the distance that had been opened before, and at the same time, there were three more Rage Slashes, almost simultaneously blocking all three dodging positions of the archer, just to delay the opponent for one or two more breaths.

The archer bit the bullet and turned back to draw his bow, no longer retreating. A precise sniper shot that had been charged for a long time directly stabbed at Allen's vital points.

"Open it for me!!"

The Bone Cleaver was placed in front of him, and under the assistance of the powerful dynamic vision, the blade actually collided with the tip of the arrow. While sparking a spark, the arrow with the precise sniper shot was ultimately no match for Allen's naturally powerful power, and then bounced into the air and disappeared.

"Die!!"

Allen roared, and his spirit was poured into the blade of the Bone Cleaver. The whole person was one with the Bone Cleaver, and rushed towards the opponent without hesitation.

The Bone Cleaver was unimpeded and slashed at the archer's fragile flesh. Half of the opponent's torso slowly slid down from the Bone Cleaver, and at the same time, the strong bow in his hand also fell.

At this moment, two fierce killing moves also stabbed from behind Allen, completely ignoring Allen's life and death in killing his companion.

The Rank 5 Lightning Spear spell arrived in an instant, about to pierce directly through Richard and Allen behind Allen. Following closely behind was the masked assassin's shadow kill, ready to add two more strikes to the opponent's vital points after the Lightning Spear hit, completely ending the target's life.

"Bang!!"

Suddenly, a magic shield shimmering with warm light appeared behind Allen, directly blocking the edge of the Rank 5 spell Lightning Spear. Electric sparks crackled on the Rank 6 spell Radiant Shield, then gradually faded into silence.

At this moment, the assassin, seeing that the situation was not good, directly created a phantom image, wanting to bypass the shield and deliver a fatal blow to the target behind it. However, the shield seemed to have autonomous judgment, quickly adjusting its posture with the assassin's movements, firmly protecting the position behind Allen where he was completely exposed.

"…"

Allen looked back, watching the shield flying around him, without a trace of surprise, only staring intently and sternly at the assassin's figure jumping around him. Taking advantage of the fact that his Fury skill was still in effect, he turned around and charged out again, not caring about the wounds on his body that were oozing blood.

"Go!!"

In the distance, after the masked mage saw the magic shield appear on Allen's body, he no longer hesitated. After casting a Fly spell on himself, he shouted loudly and quickly retreated along the ground without looking back.

Seeing this, the masked assassin naturally wouldn't stay. A Shadow Step directly widened the distance between him and Allen, and then he and the mage fled in opposite directions.

Allen wanted to pursue, but unfortunately, he was carrying a heavy burden on his back. In the end, he could only stop regretfully, turn around and look at Richard, who had cast a Radiant Shield spell at the critical moment to protect him, and asked with a hint of concern: "Are you awake? Are you injured?"

Richard was wrapped around Allen's back with a piece of animal skin. Fortunately, Allen, as a hobgoblin, had a broad frame. Although his size was not as sturdy as other hobgoblins, carrying Richard on his back didn't affect Allen's combat much, except for some trouble with speed and agility.

Fortunately, Allen's greatest strength was his extraordinary power. Therefore, except when chasing the archer, which made him a little strenuous, he temporarily abandoned the more agile tactics during combat and instead relied more on brute force to win.

"It's okay, nothing serious."

Richard said lightly, but the poison on his body had not been completely removed until now, which caused him to spend most of the time on the road unconscious. If the masked mage's Lightning Bolt hadn't passed through Allen's body and transmitted into Richard's body, stimulating a similar electric shock effect, Richard probably wouldn't have woken up.

It was also after Richard woke up that he whispered something in Allen's ear, allowing him to let go and kill the archer without worrying about attacks from behind. Otherwise, Allen would still be entangled with the surviving archer and his two companions at this time.

Richard's severe poison, he has not been able to identify its ingredients and antidote until now. The only thing he can do is to stop his body's functions, reducing the damage of the poison to the body. And what Allen has to do is to bring Richard back to Mansa City as soon as possible and find clergy above the high priest of the temple to cast divine spells to detoxify Richard.

"Hold on, we shouldn't be far from Mansa City!"

Allen relied on his physical advantage and ran wildly all the way, with a daily journey of no less than 300 miles, so that the journey that originally took the two of them more than a month was finally shortened to only ten days in Allen's mad rush, arriving within the range of Mansa City.

"I'm afraid the next journey will be the most dangerous time for both of us."

Richard was still very calm and sober. The poison smeared on the opponent's dagger had caused a great burden on his body and spirit, and even casting spells had become very difficult.

He knew that the target of this group of assassins was obviously himself. Then, knowing that he was now suffering from a strange poison, he would inevitably return to Mansa City for treatment. Then, this group of people would definitely set up a killing trap around Mansa City to complete the assassination mission.

"There's no point in avoiding the trade route now. I think Allen, you should go along the trade route and see if there's a chance to encounter a passing caravan. We can pay a price to mix into the caravan."

Previously, in order to avoid pursuers and hide his tracks, and because he needed to hurry, Allen had always been traversing those uninhabited areas. At this time, after receiving Richard's reminder, Allen also realized that the other party would definitely arrange manpower around Mansa City, which might be the most dangerous, or perhaps the last, assassination for the two of them.

"Okay, why don't we find a place to rest for the night first."

Allen nodded, expressing his agreement. The exhaustion period after the Fury burst, coupled with the injuries on his body, made Allen no longer have the vitality he had before. He braced his body to clean up the surrounding battlefield, uncovered the masks of the two archers, and they were two ordinary-looking guys that Allen had never seen before, an elf and a human.

"These people should be members of the Assassin's Guild. Presumably, someone issued a mission to the Assassin's Guild to assassinate me."

Richard looked at the dead equally carefully, and also gained nothing, except for the two badges hidden within their clothes: a pattern of a viper entwined around the blade of a dagger.

Richard cast an Air Bubble spell on Allen and himself, hiding their auras, and at the same time cast a Lightweight spell on Allen, his spirit returned to a state of decline, drowsy.

Allen hurried away, disappearing into the vast wilderness, leaving behind only two naked corpses and a messy killing scene.

Two days later, Allen finally waited for a caravan with a scale of more than 50 vehicles on the bustling trade road of Mansa, The vehicle at the head of the caravan was hung with a flag in the shape of a standing gorilla, opening its arms and roaring to the sky, indicating their identity.

"The people in front, clear the road, otherwise it will be regarded as a threat to our caravan!!"

Allen blocked in front of the caravan. This caravan, which used an animal image similar to a gorilla but more rugged and powerful as the guild's pattern, belonged to the powerful Beamon Guild of the Beastman Empire. And that pattern similar to a gorilla is actually the most revered powerful alien beast in the ancient totems of the Beastman Empire - Beamon, a powerful existence that dares to wrestle with dragons and stands at the top of the food chain.

In the caravan, most of the members were beastmen with dark yellow skin, long fangs protruding from the corners of their mouths, and rugged appearances. At this time, when the caravan's path was blocked, they unceremoniously issued a threat to Allen on the spot.

"Sorry, respected caravan masters, my partner and I were attacked by bandits, and my partner was seriously injured, so we want to seek the protection of the caravan masters and go to Mansa City together. Please help us!"

Allen brazenly tried to make his face look kind. Beside him, the unconscious Richard was lying on the ground like a corpse, only the slightly undulating chest was proving that he was still alive.

"Get out!!"

The beastman buddy was unmoved, and a javelin was shot directly on the ground in front of Allen's feet.

"If you don't leave, we'll do it!!"

"Master, I am willing to offer 10 gems as a reward for seeking protection."

Seeing that the other party had no mercy, Allen stopped probing and quickly said his last bargaining chip.

Anyway, Allen didn't have to pay this money, so he didn't feel any regret when he said this number, but his face was already carrying a sincere request.

"…"

"You wait, I'll discuss it with the supervisor!!"

The middle-aged beastman buddy at the head was a little moved when he heard the price given by Allen.

At this time, they were already within the sphere of influence of Mansa City. Even if these two outsiders had any malice, they probably wouldn't have any chance to cause trouble. Moreover, 10 gems converted into gold coins would allow everyone in the caravan to share more than one gold coin, this extra income was too easy to earn.

"Lyka, why did you stop suddenly?"

Just as Allen was dealing with the caravan buddies, a lazy inquiry came from a tent in the middle of the caravan hanging with a light black veil.

Hearing the person inside call his name, the middle-aged beastman named Lyka quickly walked to the carriage and reported in a low voice: "Miss, it seems that there are wild people blocking the road ahead, hitching a ride on our caravan to Mansa City."

"Help if you can, it's not easy to survive in the wilderness these days!"

The voice in the tent was gentle and soft, like a spring breeze blowing through the heart, and it seemed like there was an invisible red thread, hooking people's minds little by little.

"Okay, miss."

Lyka didn't dare to neglect after receiving the order, and trotted a few steps forward, shouting as he walked: "The guy blocking the road ahead, my lady is kind, and allows you to follow the caravan."

"However, if you want to follow our caravan into the city, there is no problem, but you have to stay in the cargo carriage at the back of the caravan, don't cause us any trouble."

"Okay, thank you!! Thank you!!"

Allen was overjoyed, and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the middle-aged beastman supervisor in front of him, and then picked up the unconscious Richard and cleared the road for the caravan in front of him.

"You come with me."

Lyka stayed with Allen in place, and only after most of the caravan had passed did he call out the last few carriages and arrange Allen and Richard in one of the carriages.

There was no one else in the carriage, it should be the place where the caravan usually stored food. When Allen took Richard in, what came to his face was a musty smell of grain. However, Allen didn't have too many requirements at this time, being accepted by the Beamon Guild was already a blessing.

With such a large group of people around, the assassins of the Assassin's Guild would have a few scruples if they wanted to assassinate again. Moreover, seeing that there were only one or two days left to Mansa City, the other party might not be able to find Allen and their whereabouts.

Happy weekend, everyone!!