Assassin's Chronicle Chapter 512

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Scarlet finally reached the mouth of the valley with her army . Unfortunately, Saul had already laid out his trap .

If Scarlet were a coward who was frightened by Baery's madness, or if she lost confidence after learning she had lost the mouth of the valley and fled, she would have survived . The magic array Saul set up had a time limit and Miorich's men would not have been able to defeat her if she were to flee .

However, Scarlet was not a coward . On the contrary, she was a defiant and proud woman . Even though she knew she was walking into a trap, she was still very calm and collected . Scarlet always liked a good challenge . Even now, she was still governing her army with discipline . She was hoping to preserve as many fighters as possible and take them back to the Shansa Empire .

Both Scarlet and her soldiers thought she was right . Except for the first battle's chaos, no one could defeat Scarlet or mess up her strategy .

AdvertisementWhat she did not know was that the longer she remained in the mountains, the more danger she was in . The sky was off limits to her because of Mauso and his druids . No griffin knights could have reached her .

One of the griffin knights' squad leaders suspected something and tried to reach her . He took some of his best men and flew around the druids and approached the valley from behind . Even Miorich did not foresee this . The druids tried to take out all the griffins, but even though the druids had an advantage, some of the griffin knights were still able to get away . However, because of their approach, the griffin knights did not find out that Saul had set up a trap .

Scarlet had an alternate plan . She could have separated her forces and attacked the mouth of the valley with half of her men . However, she was taught from a young age that she should not depend on anyone but herself . She couldn't trust anyone's ability except for herself . If she led the attack on the mouth of the valley, she was afraid that Baery's people would have attacked her from behind . If she stayed behind, she worried that the other army wouldn't be able to take on Miorich's men .

It was truly sad and unfortunate that a coward survived but a brilliant soldier like Scarlet lost .

Saul activated the magic array as the Shansa knights approached the mouth of the valley . Anfey watched the magic array carefully . He had been waiting for this moment for a long time . Even though the magic array did not look like it was doing much, every time Anfey tried to probe it with his mind, he felt an acute pain . He was surprised and wasn't sure what was causing it .

When the first knight stepped into the magic array, his body was instantly cut into pieces . The broken pieces of his body floated around in it and disappeared . After over two hundred knights disappeared in the magic array, the knights that came later tried to ride around it to avoid it . However, its range was very large . Even if they tried to ride on the cliffside, they were still within it .

Two mages appeared behind the knights . One released a large fireball and the other summoned a bolt of lightning . The lightning struck the magic array and, like the knights, was sliced into tiny chunks . The fireball was sliced up as well, and the remnants of the two spells floated within it, then disappeared .

The two mages and the remaining knights watched this for a few moments then turned to head the other way . They were just scouts that were sent to investigate the magic surges . Saul watched them leave without doing anything .

Saul was waiting for Scarlet's reaction and Scarlet was discussing what to do with her officers . A few moments later, a fiery arrow appeared . It streaked through the air and crashed into the magic array .

The magic arrow was very powerful, but it was still no match for a magic array made with dimensional magic . Like the fireball and the lightning bolt, the magic arrow was sliced into tiny pieces and disappeared into it .

After a few seconds of silence, dark shadows appeared above the Shansa army . About a dozen griffin knights flew before the main body of the army . These were the scouts sent out to test the limit of the magic array .

The griffin knights soon reached the magic array . Having seen that they flew by without a problem, the main body of griffin knights picked up their speed and followed . However, they weren't eager to attack .

Saul turned to Anfey and nodded . Anfey nodded in return . He used a levitation spell and rose into the air, streaking towards the griffin knights .

Mauso was speaking with Suzanna . Suzanna already knew that Mauso fought with her that day because he wanted to help her and she was very thankful . Seeing Anfey rise into the air, she turned her gaze away from Mauso and watched him . Mauso stepped forward and rose into the air, transforming into a large eagle . He flapped his wings and approached Anfey .

Dozens of magic arrows rose from the Shansa camp . The arrows flew over the magic array and towards Saul's camp .

Mauso lowered himself . "Be careful," he croaked . Anfey landed on Mauso's back . He took a deep breath and nodded .

Golman was a very powerful alchemist . Luckily, Jacob knew Golman well and Anfey reached the general who was responsible for setting off the bomb in time . Otherwise, Scarlet's attack would have done a great deal of damage .

The griffin knights clearly knew Anfey and Mauso's intentions . They flew towards the two, sending dozens of arrows flying togethers them .

"Scarlet must have already depleted Golman's supplies," Mauso said with a laugh . He dodged the incoming arrows easily .

"I have a bad feeling," Anfey said with a frown . He had trained with Mauso many times and could remain standing on Mauso's back without any problems .

"What is it?" Mauso asked .

Chapter end