Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Chapter 180 Assassin (6)

The assassin's brain froze for a moment because of John's sudden entry and the curse that followed. Then he suddenly realized that the man in front of him was the target of his mission, so he took out a dagger and rushed towards John.

When preparing to rush towards John, the assassin had already thought of a way to retreat. Although the assassin could use a hidden weapon to kill John from a distance, John's scream would definitely attract soldiers, and even if he killed John, he would not be able to cut off his head.

"As long as I rush to him, hold him hostage with a dagger to deal with the soldiers behind him, and slowly retreat to the window, I can immediately cut off his head and jump out of the window."

The assassin rushed towards John while thinking in his mind. In the eyes of the assassin, John was full of flaws at this time. He did not choose to run to the door, and he did not carry any weapons. He was like a sheep being stared at by a wolf. As long as he made a strong attack and launched a sneak attack when the opponent was not prepared, he could easily succeed.

John, who was sitting opposite him, was extremely angry at this moment. First of all, the fact that these assassins entered the castle without anyone noticing showed that there were still flaws in the castle's defense.

Secondly, the assassin tore his pillow. Since John bought this pillow, its comfort level was much higher than the pillows John had used before. Whenever John had a headache, he would sleep on this pillow and the headache would be relieved the next day. Now the assassin not only tore the pillow, but also scattered the duck down in the pillow everywhere. It can be said that the assassin had successfully annoyed John twice.

Seeing that the assassin did not choose to escape but rushed towards him, John, whose anger had reached a critical point, immediately took out a loaded pistol from his waist, aimed at the oncoming assassin and pulled the trigger.

"I'll go to you!"

Along with John's roar and sparks from the muzzle, a lead bullet shot out from the smoke and hit the assassin opposite directly in the chest. With the assassin's scream, blood spurted out from the bullet hole and splashed on the carpet and the floor.

This was not the end. The assassin still had the strength to fight. Looking at the figure running hurriedly outside the door, the assassin knew that if he did not act quickly, he would not be able to escape, nor would he be able to kill John. Thinking of this, the assassin used up his last bit of strength and threw a flying knife at John, hoping to divert John's attention and launch a fatal sneak attack on him.

Seeing the knife flying from the darkness with a cold light, John immediately dodged sideways, causing the knife to hit the wall. At this moment, John also noticed the assassin's small movements. When the two sides came into contact, John immediately grabbed the assassin's wrist holding the dagger with one hand, and took advantage of the situation to grab the opponent's arm with the other hand. After being strengthened by four Behelet, John used all his strength and threw the assassin upwards while the opponent was not prepared, giving him a shoulder throw.

The assassin was hit hard on the stone floor by a huge force. Under the influence of external force and internal injuries, the assassin could no longer hold on. He spit out a few mouthfuls of blood and then died. At the same time, the soldiers rushed in from outside. When they saw the assassin lying on the ground and the angry John, they immediately surrounded the assassin's body and took John away from the bedroom.

Even so, John's anger did not disappear. After all, the assassin was dead, but his house was in a mess and was obviously uninhabitable. Just as John was about to choose which room to live in, the little man representing the assassin had not disappeared on the system map.

"Anything else?" John opened the system map and found that the assassin was still in the castle. Since the assassin in the bedroom had been killed, there must be another assassin hiding in the castle.

"Notify everyone to search all the dark places in the castle!" John said to a soldier. After a while, John's order was conveyed to the entire castle. All the rooms, big and small, in the castle were opened and searched by the soldiers. On the eaves, the Cyriel assassins were also waiting in the dark for the Yoda assassins to fall into their trap. For a moment, the whole castle became lively.

As the soldiers continued to search, the assassin kept changing his hiding place, but he would eventually be discovered. After the soldiers outside entered the castle, the search intensity gradually increased.

John also wore armor and led a patrol in the corridor to encourage his soldiers.

"catch him!"

However, at this moment, there was a noise from across the corridor, followed by a dark shadow rushing towards John, with a group of soldiers chasing after it.

Seeing this, the White Wolf Knights beside John immediately stepped forward to form a shield wall, ready to block the assassins on the opposite side.

Just as the White Wolf Knights held their breath and prepared to meet the assassin's attack, the assassin on the opposite side used his speed to leap up from a distance away from them, spun in the air, and landed behind the White Wolf Knights.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

After landing, the assassin did not stop, but threw throwing knives at the soldiers near John. The knives accurately inserted into the gaps in the soldiers' armor, resulting in all the soldiers around John being killed.

"Damn it!"

John was about to draw his pistol, but suddenly remembered that he had already shot an assassin and there was no lead bullet in his pistol, so he could only draw his sword and aim at the assassin. However, although John was very strong, he was still inferior to Yoda's assassin in terms of agility. Suddenly, the assassin moved to John's side and put the dagger against John's neck before John could block.

"grown ups!"

Upon seeing their lord being captured, the soldiers immediately surrounded the two men, with countless swords, bows and crossbows pointed at the center in an attempt to intimidate the other side.

"Order your men to lay down their weapons and clear a way out of the castle." Seeing that he was surrounded, the assassin did not seem to be in a hurry. He just used a commanding tone to let John disperse the surrounding soldiers.

"I have a question. We have no connection at all. How did you Bakiraka people come to my territory from the land across Yoda?" However, at this time, John raised a question that left everyone confused.

Seeing that his identity was exposed, the assassin did not say much, but moved closer to John with the dagger and threatened:

"Let your people leave immediately."

"Okay, okay, soldiers, make way." Seeing this, John could only order the soldiers to make way and slowly walked towards the door under the pressure of the assassin.

As the two walked towards the castle gate one after the other, John turned his back to the assassin and said:

"You Bakiraka people are really something. You have lost so many of your people just for a fake agreement. It is really heartbreaking."

"Since you were expelled by the Kusha Emperor, you have been traveling around the world. Isn't your purpose to find a land where you can live and work in peace and contentment?"

"The successive Yoda emperors value this about you and use it to make use of you to do things for them."

"But think about it. How much have you assisted Emperor Yoda? During this period, how many kings and ministers of other countries have you killed for him? It can be said that your contributions and efforts account for a large part of the Yoda Empire's ability to reach such a vast territory today."

"But what did they give you? Some money and a false promise. I guess this money can only allow your tribe to live a normal life. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so poor that you can't even afford a breastplate."

At this time, the two had already walked to the gate of the castle. In the square outside the gate, thousands of soldiers were standing ready in the wind and rain, vowing to destroy all invaders in the castle.

Looking at the soldiers in the distance, John asked:

"What are you going to do next? There are so many people here. Even if you only have my head, you will be chopped into pieces by the angry soldiers in such an open place."

Then John said sharply:

"So, the probability of your success in this mission is zero. Since you entered the castle, you have no chance of winning."

Although the assassin remained silent at this time, a corner of his heart had been opened by John's words, because what he said was true. Emperor Yoda had no intention of keeping the agreement, and the mission at this moment could not be completed by one person.

Just as the assassin was hesitating, John changed the subject and said in a gentle tone:

"However, I am different. As a border noble of Midland, I have vast lands and countless wealth. Although it is nothing compared to the Yoda Empire, it is still enough to settle a small tribe. I will prepare a fertile land for you to build a country on and live a carefree life."

"And the price for the above conditions is just to keep your dagger away from me. I promise in the name of the Lord that as long as you are willing to let go of the dagger, I can give you and your people a piece of land that belongs to you!"

Along with John's high-pitched voice, the assassin's arm holding the dagger was shaking constantly. Although the assassin knew that John would most likely not fulfill his promise, his anger towards Yoda and his yearning for the life described by John were intertwined. The idea of ​​letting John go suddenly appeared in the assassin's mind. As the two emotions became more and more intense, that idea was infinitely magnified, causing the assassin's arm to tremble even more violently.

Feeling the dagger against his neck loosen, John glanced at the assassin out of the corner of his eye. Although he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, John still felt that the other person was distracted.

At this moment, John suddenly grabbed the opponent's arm and threw the assassin out with force. The assassin did not react in time and was thrown out by John's huge force.

Seeing their master escape, the soldiers in the distance immediately rushed forward to try to capture the assassin. At this time, the assassin realized that he had been deceived after a trance, and immediately rushed towards John. As long as he could hold John hostage, he would be safe.

Although the soldiers tried their best to run towards the assassin, the armored soldiers could not catch up with the assassin's speed. Within a few breaths, the assassin rushed to John's side. At this time, John's sword had been thrown away by the assassin, and now he could not resist the assassin's attack at all.

"boom!"

At this critical moment, a loud gunshot rang out from the crowd. In the assassin's sight, a lead bullet hit his head straight. The assassin's eyes went black, and the body with the headshot fell straight down next to John.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden scene. Looking in the direction of the sound, they found that not far from John, a black-haired woman was pointing a gun at the assassin's position. White smoke was coming out of the muzzle of her gun, proving that the gunshot was caused by her.

"It's Miss Matilda!"

Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, the soldiers cheered loudly and did not forget to thank Matilda for saving their masters.

Matilda felt embarrassed to be praised by so many people all of a sudden, and quickly waved her hand to signal the soldiers to stop praising her.

John looked at the assassin's body on the ground, then looked at Matilda who was still holding a gun opposite him. After smiling and giving Matilda a thumbs up, he returned to the spare bedroom with the help of the soldiers to rest.

And in a place where no one noticed, the leader was watching everything here silently. After the matter was over, he disappeared.