Chapter 138: Castle · Treasury Battle (Middle)

Snap!

The arrow that shot over was directly chopped apart by the swing of the opponent’s longsword, and finally, it fell power lessly onto the ground.

After hearing Dean’s voice, the Grand Knight subordinate of Marquis Vauban inside the Treasury immediately seized this opportunity to rush outside; however, he had clearly underestimated the fearlessness of the ‘Brotherhood’.

The life-and-death attacks by two Knight-rank subordinates of the ‘Brotherhood’ forced the Grand Knight subordinate of Marquis Vauban back once again.

Of course, it was not entirely without gain.

At least, of the two ‘Brotherhood’ members blocking him, one was dead and one was injured—clearly, the gap in Strength was difficult to make up for, even with the advantage of the terrain.

“Kill that guy!”

The leading Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ said this, then turned around directly to block the entrance of the Treasury, while the surrounding members of the ‘Brotherhood’ gathered around Dean.

Undoubtedly, this Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ had a very good grasp of the big picture and knew what he should do; or perhaps… he was confident that his subordinates could kill Dean!

After all, he was just the Regiment Commander of a local Knight Order!

At most, he had the Strength of a Knight, while most of the subordinates around him had Strength close to that level, and the remaining few were simply Knights.

With several opponents of equal Strength and a dozen opponents with similar Strength, this Grand Knight did not think his subordinates would fail to deal with the sudden appearance of a certain local Regiment Commander.

In his view, this was something that could be resolved in an instant.

Similarly, the two Grand Knights of Marquis Vauban who were blocked in the Treasury also felt their hearts sink—they seemed to have already seen the fate of their only reinforcement dying.

Naturally, this made the Grand Knight tasked with breaking through the obstacle even more anxious.

He began to attack crazily, but the ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight blocking the entrance was like a dam, stubbornly intercepting the opponent.

“It’s useless! You can’t do anything!”

The Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ laughed viciously in a loud voice.

Hearing these words, inside the Treasury, the attacking Grand Knight among the two subordinates of Marquis Vauban became even crazier, while the other Grand Knight, who excelled in Agility but could not display his Strength at all in this narrow terrain, remained silent.

Because he knew very well that the enemy was not wrong.

After all, both sides currently fighting were Knights excelling in Strength, and their Strength was also similar. Coupled with the surrounding terrain, unless they fought until they were exhausted.

Otherwise, there was no possibility of determining a winner.

And for Grand Knights to fight until exhausted was definitely not something that could be achieved in a short time.

By that time, the young man who came to support would probably have been dead for a long time.

“I heard he is a young man who came here to prove the honor of his Ancestor… he should have had a bright future!”

The silent Grand Knight thought silently, then reached out and placed his clenched fist over his heart.

He was seeing off that brave young man in the manner of a Knight.

No matter what the other party had achieved, appearing here made him worthy of admiration.

The surrounding Guards watched the Grand Knight’s movement and silently lowered their heads, both mourning Dean’s impending death and worrying about their own uncertain future.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the Treasury became even more solemn.

“You bunch of hypocrites, don’t worry, I will cut off that kid’s head and send it to you!”

The Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ clearly saw everything in the Treasury through his opponent’s attacks, and could not help but laugh out loud.

One side was low-spirited, the other rampant.

Amidst the silence, only the clashing of weapons between the two Grand Knights remained.

However, the next scene instantly reversed the situation—

Facing the ‘Brotherhood’ members rushing over, Dean ran towards the other side of the Treasury without the slightest hesitation. In this relatively open area, being surrounded by a group of guys with Strength close to a Knight, or who were Knights themselves, and carrying Hand Crossbows, unless Dean was a true Grand Knight, there was absolutely no chance of survival.

But fortunately, Dean did have a chance to survive, and even… a chance to counterattack!

The exterior of Marquis Vauban’s private Treasury was shaped like a clock tower; not only did it have height, but at the very top, there was also a hollow pavilion with a large bell hanging inside.

In fact, it was because of this large bell that the entire Treasury looked like a clock tower.

And Dean’s target was naturally here.

It had height, was narrow, had no stairs, and required climbing; apart from the Treasury entrance, what other place was better for facing a large number of enemies?

Of course, one thing was necessary: Dean had to reach the pavilion at the top faster than the ‘Brotherhood’ members.

In fact, Dean had started earlier than these ‘Brotherhood’ members, and his [Agility] was far superior to theirs.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

When Dean had climbed halfway, the ‘Brotherhood’ members who caught up did not hesitate to take out their Hand Crossbows and fire a volley. Dean, who was prepared, suddenly relaxed his hands and feet, making his whole body look as if he had slipped, but he clung tightly to the wall, sliding down the clock tower, and then, the next moment, his hands and feet grabbed tight again.

Ding, ding, ding!

The sound of arrows nailing into the outer wall of the clock tower appeared above Dean’s head, and then Dean climbed upwards at a speed faster than before—in fact, only after avoiding the danger of these arrows did Dean dare to truly climb with all his might; after all, when in a high place, if not handled well, one became a target.

As for Repeating Hand Crossbows?

That was definitely not something cheap.

In fact, for every member of the ‘Brotherhood’ to have a Hand Crossbow was already lavish enough.

Weapons like Repeating Hand Crossbows were mostly regarded as Magic Weapons, and coupled with the complex manufacturing process, the price was naturally staggering.

Phew!

Dean’s hand grasped the railing of the pavilion, and after exhaling a breath of stale air with force from his abdomen, his whole body flipped over.

When Dean stood inside the pavilion, at the top of the clock tower, his counterattack began—

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Arrows were released one after another, just like the volley from the ‘Brotherhood’ before.

However, compared to the previous volley of the ‘Brotherhood’ which completely missed, every arrow Dean shot hit its mark.

It was still the same saying: when in a high place, if not handled well, one becomes a target!

And now, these members of the ‘Brotherhood’ became excellent targets—

[Attack judgment in progress…]

[Obtained Indomitable Lv1 bonus…]

[Opponent Agility judgment failed, dodge failed…]

[Opponent is in a special environment…]

[Agility exceeds opponent by 200%, forming secondary piercing damage (75% True Damage)]

Screams rose one after another; arrows seemed to carry immense force as they fell from overhead, shooting straight into the bodies of these ‘Brotherhood’ members.

Whether shot in from the top of the head or stabbed into the chest, or even just grazing past a shoulder, these ‘Brotherhood’ members found it hard to escape death.

After all, this Treasury with the appearance of a clock tower was a full forty feet high.

Falling from it, unless one reached the Grand Knight level or had special skills, was definitely fatal.

Of course, there were some who tried to imitate Dean’s previous actions.

But clearly, they forgot that they were shooting arrows from bottom to top before, while now Dean was shooting arrows from top to bottom. The difference in angle decided the ultimate fate of these ‘Brotherhood’ members imitating Dean.

The screams coming from not far away stunned the leading Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’. Standing at the entrance of the Treasury, he could not see the situation around the corner, but this did not mean he could not recognize whose dying screams were coming from there, especially as the screams rose one after another, as if all his subordinates were being killed.

“Come back! I’ll deal with him!”

The Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ shouted loudly.

He had to do this; after all, once all his subordinates were dead, he would inevitably fall into the most disadvantageous situation: needing to both block the evenly matched opponent in front of him and dodge arrows that might be shot at any time.

Under such a pincer attack, this Grand Knight did not think he could last long.

“Don’t think about leaving!”

Different from the crazy assault state before, this Grand Knight subordinate of Marquis Vauban who excelled in Strength was now like sticky candy, stubbornly entangling his opponent and refusing to let go.

He could also hear the screams outside clearly.

Although he didn’t know what happened, he knew that as long as he entangled his opponent, he could get rid of the current predicament and achieve victory!

“Hmph!”

Facing the opponent who stubbornly entangled him, the Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ let out a cold snort. Suddenly, his body swelled up as if being inflated, instantly filling the originally somewhat loose armor.

As his body grew larger, his Strength also became more than double as powerful!

Boom!

Amidst the whistling sound like a giant stone pressing down from above, the Grand Knight of Marquis Vauban who had been entangling him was blown away like a paper doll in the collision.

“Strength Multiplication?!”

Inside the Treasury, the other Grand Knight exclaimed in shock and uncertainty.

But that Grand Knight of the ‘Brotherhood’ paid no attention to such exclamations. After the remaining six subordinates ran back and blocked the entrance of the Treasury, he charged towards the other side of the Treasury like a Fierce Tiger out of its cage.

And almost immediately after turning the corner, this Grand Knight saw Dean at the pavilion, on top of the clock tower.