Dagger

The owner of this gambling den was somebody named Louis. He was the leader of the local criminal organization. As for why there were no raids going onto his establishments, it"s not because he"s influencial or powerful, but because he knew how to hide his tracks from the authority.

He was also the same man that Marco talked with earlier before he left.

The gambling den was one of his many establishments, but this was where he was frequently staying.

Inside the private room...

Louis was enjoying drinking a wine beside a beautiful lady. Of course, the lady was a prost.i.tute.

Louis suddenly called out towards the door, "Francisco, is the Punisher Squad back yet?"

Somebody replied back from outside the door, "Not yet, sir."

After which, he sunk into contemplation and muttered, "Not back yet?"

After a pause, he said to the lady beside him, "Well then... make me happy."

"Sir!", Francisco called out from behind the door.

"What is it?!", Louis angrily asked.

"Somebody"s attacking the gambling den!", Francisco said.

"What?! Is it the town guards?", Louis asked and inwardly said. "Have they already found out about me?"

"No sir!"

"Then who is attacking?"

"I got a report that it"s just one person. He has already bypa.s.sed Front Zone 2!"

The gambling den was split into five sections. The first one was the lounge. The second was the Three Front Zones. The third was the Gambling Hall. The fourth was the Private Front Zone. The fifth was the Private Room where Louis was.

"Tell the guards to get ready!", Louis was a cautious man. That"s also the reason why his activity was still not noticed by the local government. Even though it"s just one person, he"ll still be alarmed.

***

Meanwhile at the Front Zone 3...

Allen was behind a pillar, hiding himself from the crossbow shots of the enemies.

"So much for sneaking.", Allen sighed. He was trying to sneak by taking advantage of the dim lights. He easily pa.s.sed the lounge, however, after he pa.s.sed the door of Front Zone 1 towards the Front Zone 2, an alarm was activated and the guards of the Three Front Zones rushed towards him.

He easily bypa.s.sed the Front Zone 2, but got stuck at Front Zone 3.

A lot of crossbows where pointed at his location. Even though he was wearing the enchanted a.s.sa.s.sin clothes, he wasn"t rash to directly attack the crossbowmen, as they might hit his head, which wasn"t fully protected by the clothes.

However, that doesn"t mean he can"t do something.

"Look came out! Fire!", the command was given, and they all shot towards Allen, but they didn"t know that the kid has special abilities!

Seeing the arrow rain, Allen wasn"t fl.u.s.tered but was calm. He already fought a dragon with the help of the (Erchian Dagger), he wasn"t using the said weapon right now, but he got enough experience when it comes to these kinds of situation.

Executing the (Shadow Steps), he swiftly avoided the arrow rain by running up the nearby wall.

Yes, running up the nearby wall. He only got to do it in an instant, but it was enough, because he sent out (Dagger Flash)es towards the enemies.

The (Dagger Flash)"s former range was at ten meters, but after battling for many times and with the small permanent boost of the (Erchian Dagger), it almost doubled.

-sou- -sou- -sou-

The crossbowmen were stupefied by what they saw, and they only got to recompose themselves when the (Dagger Flash)es were upon them.

-pshew- -pshew- -pshew-

The (Dagger Flash)es penetrated the body of the crossbowmen and went to the their other comrades behind them.

The (Dagger Flash)es didn"t stop until more than half of them were killed. Corpses were now lying down the ground with puddles of blood appearing under them.

The other people who were still alive were frightened by the scene and ran away. In their eyes, it was as if Allen was the grim reaper.

When all the survivors left, Allen saw the mess he had made and was even disgusted of it. He had to do it, or else his father would be in big trouble and he himself would lose ten years of lifespan.

The kid continued forward and saw the open door towards the Gambling Hall. However, he didn"t enter it, because he knew that there would be a lot of guards pointing their crossbows at the entrance.

Even if he executed (Shadow Steps) ran towards the walls of the Gambling Hall, he would only have a 15% to 20% chance of living. However, he suddenly got an idea.

***

In the Gambling Hall...

Numerous crossbowmen were in position aiming at the entrance, there were even some guards wielding spears.

Surprisingly, they"re much more well-equipped than the town guards! After which, they saw a silhouette coming out the entrance.

"Fire!"

As soon as the order was given out, all the crossbowmen started to shoot and a arrow rain more than twice the size of the one in the Front Zone 3 rained down.

When they clearly saw the silhouette, they saw that it was carrying the severed upper part of two of their comrades. Blood was still dripping down their torso.

"Fire when you"re ready!"

***

Allen rushed towards a stone piller and went behind it to cover himself from the incoming arrows. Afterwards, he discared the upper bodies of the two dead people he was carrying. He only used them to cover his head, some arrows did hit the kid"s feet and legs, but didn"t pierce through his clothes.

He took an instant peek towards the enemies, and determined the distance was beyond the range of the (Dagger Flash). In addition, there were spearmen in front of the crossbowmen, their formation might seem neat, but in truth, it was disorganized.

Some crossbowmen aren"t in line, while spearmen weren"t that vigilant and even talked to the people beside them.

"What to do?", Allen pondered. Time was running out, he can"t afford to stay here for too long. The town guards might notice that there was chaos in this place, or the enemy leader might escape, or there might be reinforcements coming from outside that would force him in a corner.
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There were many uncertain factors, but he didn"t come in here unprepared. Before he went towards the gambling den, he went back to the house and took some things from the satchel.

He took out a small orb from his sleeves and activated (Firm Fists). After using the said skill under the influence of the (Erchian Dagger), Allen saw it"s potential and concluded it wasn"t just for last resort.

The kid then threw the orb towards the enemies. With the boost of (Firm Fists), it reached the guards at a fast speed. All the guards then saw the orb and sticked their eyes on it to check if it was a threat. However, what they just did was stupid.

-boom-

The orb exploded and blinding light came out from it.

"Ahhh... my eyes!"

"Help, I can"t see!"

"It hurts, it hurts!"

The orb was given by Lord Levine, if it was activated, one would get permanent blindness if one sticked their eyes onto it at a close distance. He was planning to use it later on, but he has no choice but to use it now.

Allen wondered at that time why would the Holy Priest even gave that dangerous object to him.

Luckily there were no guests this night because they all left after the mayor temporarily lifted the curfew, which made them worry that there was something fishy going on.

The kid easily pa.s.sed the shouting blind guards, and couldn"t help but feel pity. However, he tightened his resolve and closed the large steel door behind them.

Allen then walked in the corridor towards the next room. As soon as the kid entered the Private Front Zone. He saw a man wearing a tail coat while holding a staff, who was blocking the way towards the next corridor.

The man was surprised when he saw Allen"s height and inwardly said, "It"s only a kid?" Actually, the kid could already be considered a bit taller than other children a year older his current age.

When Allen saw a blue gem on the man"s wooden staff, he immediately thought, "A mage?" He was caught off guard, why would there be a mage in a small, local criminal organization?

Afterwards, he grasped his dagger even harder. He knew he had met a difficult enemy.