Chapter 54
Chapter 54: Dog eat dog
Because of Felix’s words, the originally smoothly cooperating warriors and mages, that were defending against the orc wolf riders, abruptly sank into panic. People started becoming distracted from defense and instead frantically contemplated their means of escape.
In the span of a moment, an impregnable defense collapsed. Apart from the warriors in the front, who were fighting as they retreated, the mages and the archers panicked and escaped in all directions.
Han Shuo had grabbed Fanny and Lisa’s wrists and was forcefully hauling the two with great haste to where the battlesteeds were stabled. Behind Han Shuo, Gene directed the other necromancy major students to follow closely behind him.
After a few rounds of life and death battles, Han Shuo was no longer naive nor terror stricken when faced with danger. He quietly thought of what actions he should take next as he calmly sped forward.
Also retreating with Han Shuo and the others, like tidewaters, were a few other mages and archers. If these people blocked Han Shuo’s forward movement, they would’ve been shoved to the side without a moment’s hesitation.
The archers and mages were hard pressed to increase their speed in the chaos of the crowd. Somehow, with Han Shuo as a meat shield, they managed to rush to the front after a moment’s work.
After fifteen minutes, Han Shuo had finally hauled Fanny and Lisa to where the battlesteeds were stabled, with Gene and the others following far behind. The master of the place had also gone to the southern streets to observe the earlier events and had only left a servant inside to watch over the horses. Han Shuo directly broke down the door and pulled Fanny and Lisa in the direction of the stables in the back.
“What are you doing? Just what are you doing?” The elderly servant immediately stood up in a panic when he saw Han Shuo break down the door and rush towards the stables. He yelled angrily at them.
“The orc wolf riders have already fought their way here. If you continue to stay, you’ll face only death. We’re here to pick up the battlesteeds that we’ve stabled here. If you want to live, then hurry, choose a battlesteed, and flee!” Han Shuo explained calmly as he rushed towards the stables.
As soon as he’d started his calm deliberations, Han Shuo immediately realized that his thoughts were very clear. After a brief consideration, he immediately led battlesteeds with Fanny and the others racing to the northern street.
With the convenience of battlesteeds, Han Shuo and co. moved exceedingly fast. Han Shuo met two swift wolf riders, who’d come to the northern street, along the way. The bags on their giant wolves were bulging. They ignored Han Shuo’s crew and were about to rush into another store to loot.
Snorting coldly, Han Shuo lifted the reins and directed the battlesteed beneath him to change its direction, charging towards the two wolf riders, who were raising their longswords with no abandon.
The two wolf riders started. It seemed that they hadn’t thought that someone would dare to take the offensive towards them. They withdrew the longswords that they’ve planned on slashing down on the shop’s merchant and turned their bodies, abruptly splitting up. They waved the longswords in their hands and chopped towards the quickly approaching Han Shuo.
“Bryan, are you crazy?! Run!” Lisa, off in the distance, saw that Han Shuo’s battlesteed had suddenly changed direction and was rushing towards the two wolf riders. She screamed out in panic and drew the attention of the necromancy students and teachers. They all involuntarily turned their heads and looked in Han Shuo’s direction
Wielding a dagger in his hand as his horse charged, Han Shuo quietly chanted a magical spell, and a bone arrow abruptly materialized in midair, whistling as it flew towards one of the wolf riders. As the wolf rider waved his longsword to defend himself, the dagger in Han Shuo’s hand was already rushing towards the other wolf rider.
The dagger drew a cold arc of light as it slashed the air and sank into bone with a soft sound. The dagger had passed through the longsword’s defenses and pierced a bloody hole in the wolf rider’s chest. At this moment, Han Shuo’s battlesteed had arrived in due haste. He clawed at the reins and the horse abruptly halted in the midst of violent whinnies.
Han Shuo’s left arm reached out and yanked up, suddenly dislodging the longsword from the orc, who was already dead. Wielding the longsword, Han Shuo’s right hand sank down and a bloody hole suddenly opened in the head of the agitated giant wolf. The rioting giant wolf suddenly ragdolled as it fell to the ground.
With a flick of the sword, the large pocket hanging on the giant wolf suddenly shot out from the fallen wolf, landing directly on Han Shuo’s battlesteed. Afterwards, Han Shuo’s battlesteed changed direction and he charged with a face of cold cruelty at the other wolf rider, who had just pulverized the bone arrow.
“Oh my word, did I see incorrectly? Bryan just cast the bone arrow magic. What the hell is going on?” Gene pulled tightly on his battlesteed’s reins and called out in with shock. The other students also bore a dumbfounded expression like similar to Gene’s, looking dully at Han Shuo like it was the first time they were meeting him.
“Damnit, what is Bryan doing?” Fanny had known that Han Shuo could cast bone arrow magic and thus wasn’t too surprised. What she was surprised about was that Han Shuo’s current actions were robbing the wolf riders after they had looted the stores.