Chapter 29 A fast-changing battle

"Ah my, I didn't expect three little mice to sneak in without me noticing."

A frivolous voice that made people frown was heard, and an archer appeared in the darkness, shaking a longbow that looked very precious in his hand.

In a flash, he appeared in front of the guard.

The guard knelt on one knee, raised his head, and barely saw the appearance of the person coming.

He has a handsome face like a gentleman, his whole body is covered with chic light armor, and a long sword hangs at his waist. If it weren't for the longbow in his hand and the quiver on his back, it would be easy to mistake him for a warrior.

The shining golden epaulette on his left shoulder indicated his status.

This person is none other than Einbert, a member of the 'Glorious Knights', a gold-level adventurer.

"Thank you for your hard work. Have a good rest. Leave the rest to me."

No one knew why this famous adventurer in the Kendinia Empire suddenly appeared here, but although his words were still frivolous, they were unusually reassuring at this moment. The guards could tell that he was not an enemy.

Adventurers of this level would not bother to lie.

"Sorry to trouble you..." The guard seemed to have used up his last bit of strength when saying this. He closed his eyes and fainted.

"Is that Einbert of the Glorious Knights?" The man in black robe clenched the dagger in his hand. The 'Wind-piercing Archer' is a strong enemy.

"Even the rats hiding in the sewers have heard of our team's reputation. It seems we are doing pretty well."

Einbert muttered to himself, but even his frivolous voice could not conceal the deep anger hidden within.

"you wanna die!"

The man in black seemed to be angered by Einbert's continuous provocative words. As a strong man of the same level as Einbert, he was not afraid of a lone archer. With murderous intent bursting out, the man in black disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"Shadow Thrust!"

This was the powerful fighting skill that the man in black robe had just used to defeat the guard. The guard, who had the strength of a silver-level adventurer, had no power to fight back at all under this attack from the man in black robe.

"Tsk tsk, that's amazing, but this fighting skill won't work on me."

Einbert closed his slender, feminine eyes, pretending to listen attentively while taking an arrow from the quiver and nocking it on his longbow.

He tilted his body slightly, exerted a little force with his arms, and pulled the longbow into a full moon shape.

"Spirit Arrow Chasing the Wind!" Einbert used his best fighting skills.

The arrow flew out from the bowstring with a "swish" sound and disappeared without a trace.

"Puff puff!"…

A sharp sound like nails scratching on glass came from different places.

That was the sound of Einbert's arrow colliding with the black-robed man's dagger.

The strange thing is that in the vast space, there is only a continuous piercing sound, and neither people nor arrows can be seen with the naked eye.

"Shadow can't escape the ubiquitous wind." Einbert said with a confident smile on his face.

Even if the man in black robe hides in the shadow, as long as he moves, he will generate air currents, and Einbert's arrows can follow them. It is no exaggeration to say that this move is the nemesis of the man in black robe.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed man who had disappeared into the darkness suddenly appeared in everyone's sight, and at the same time, the arrow that had just been shot also appeared.

The tip of the black-robed man's dagger was right at the arrow, azure light was emanating from it, and a sharp sound was heard. "Bang!"

The man in black robe deflected Einbert's arrow, but his own black robe was cut by the sharp arrow, revealing his face.

No, it cannot be said to be his real appearance, because his face was covered with a mask that looked like an evil spirit, with only one eye exposed.

It was impossible to see his true face.

"As expected, they are all guys who hide their heads and show their tails." Einbert seemed to feel quite regretful that he could not reveal the true identity of the man in black robe at once.

But the next moment, his expression changed and he looked towards the warehouse.

The four guards guarding in front of the warehouse had their attention mostly drawn to the sudden appearance of Einbert, and they unconsciously lowered their vigilance. At this moment, two men in black robes dressed in the same way were rushing towards them like poisonous snakes in the shadows.

Faced with two powerful opponents with gold-level strength, the four guards were simply unable to compete in a hurry.

"Stop it!"

Einbert put two arrows on his bow again and aimed them at the backs of the two men in black robes, trying to stop them.

Just as his hand was about to let go of the bowstring, Einbert's vision suddenly became blurred, as if layers of dark clouds blocked his eyes, and even his head became a little dizzy.

Elementary Mental Magic: Shadow Curtain

Knowing that he had been ambushed, Einbert bit the tip of his tongue. The pain stimulated his nerves. As an archer, he absolutely could not allow external things to affect his spirit.

However, the magic of the man in black robe was indeed very powerful. Even a top archer with a strong will like Einbert was affected by it for a second or two.

One or two seconds may seem short, but in the eyes of a truly strong person, it is enough to determine the outcome of a battle.

It's just that the man in black robe also needs to concentrate when using magic, so he can't attack the distracted Einbert. But his purpose is not to defeat Einbert, but to create obstacles for him, to restrain him and prevent him from interfering with the other two.

Since the beginning of their invasion of Starlight, they have been keeping an eye out for members of the 'Glorious Knights' who might appear at any time.

Therefore, they chose to take a cautious approach by sending only one person to fight with the warehouse guards, while the other two lay in wait, instead of choosing the most efficient method of rushing forward and quickly dealing with the five guards.

Facing the third-brightest gold-level adventure team "Glorious Knights" on the Kendinia Empire list, there is no room for carelessness.

Although Einbert was able to detect their presence with his keen intuition about the wind, he was unable to deal with three strong men of the same level at the same time.

"Tsk, are you being tricked?"

Einbert finally started to act seriously. Looking at the guards of Starlight Trading Company who had all been knocked down, he clenched the bow in his hand, and his tone became extremely serious.

"It seems that you came prepared."

"However, you'd better not underestimate the adventurers."

A bad feeling passed through the black-robed man's heart, and he quickly turned his eyes to the other two.

A huge mass of black mud surged forward from the feet of the two black-robed men who were originally planning to destroy the warehouse door. In front of the two men, the mass of black mud kept squirming, dispersing, reorganizing, dispersing again, and reorganizing again...

After a few seconds, the black mud turned into a rock giant nearly three meters tall. The giant held a rough short axe in each hand. He opened his arms, and the two axes blocked the two men in black robes.

Intermediate Magic: Earth Rock Golem
In magic, it should belong to the earth category, and is an earth puppet with strong and sustained combat power.

(End of this chapter)