0p0 Chapter 248 Xiuman is a little mantis
Chapter 248 Xiuman is a little mantis
When Percy, with his burning middle school soul, arrived at the explosion site, the scene in front of him was already in chaos.
Lord Xiuman fell to the ground.
Although there were no obvious injuries on his body, the beautiful aristocratic dress had become tattered.
Not far from Xiuman, was lying Ivan, his whole body glowing with metallic luster.
It seemed that a slightly smaller explosion had occurred where the two men were, and there was an obvious hole on the ground.
Further out, there were several figures lying in a disorderly manner.
There were guards from the City Lord's Mansion, the tall black shadow from the orphanage, and Xiling and his group who had always been following Ivan.
"How is this going?"
Percy asked confused.
Isa, who arrived at the scene first, had already walked around the area to check it out.
"There should have been a fireball explosion near Xiuman and Mr. Ivan, and there are scattered magical scents in the air;
But this is not the main source of the explosion, that is over there——"
Following the arm that stretched out from the black mist, Percy looked in the direction close to Xiling.
A large hole had been blown out of the neatly trimmed lawn beside the high wall of the City Lord's Mansion, with flying soil and plant stems and leaves scattered everywhere.
There was some wood or something burning at the bottom of the pit.
The half-ling Annie must have used some life-saving skills. She was closest to the center of the explosion, but her iconic maid outfit was not damaged at all.
Beside her lay Revo and Sammy.
It seemed that because Annie was standing in the front, the two men only had some minor scratches.
The half-elf, who had been wearing a hood, showed no signs of injury. He was probably just knocked unconscious by the shock wave from the explosion.
The swirling mist passed through the flames in the explosion crater and stopped in front of a piece of wood that was flaming.
“Is this… a wooden barrel?
Damn it! Someone blew up a dwarven powder keg in here!"
"Yes, I buried at least ten barrels of gunpowder here!"
A voice suddenly sounded in the night sky, and to Percy, this voice was so familiar.
Following the direction from which the sound came, seven or eight figures approached the gate of the City Lord's Mansion one after another. Except for the one in the lead, the other figures were surprisingly short.
"How is it possible... I-Butler Ide?"
……
Several figures wearing light leather armor stood in a row, holding sharp weapons such as daggers in their hands.
Percy recognized their identities from those young faces - servants in the house of the old butler Ead.
The elderly Ede was still wearing his butler's dress uniform, with the white hair on his forehead fluttering gently in the evening breeze.
"Butler Ide? You did this?"
Percy stood up, raised his shield, and stood in front of Shuman.
"Percy, you were originally the one I favored the most.
He has a sense of responsibility, ideals, a quick mind, and the blood of the old city lord..."
"what?!"
"What? This is impossible!"
Percy and Isa exclaimed in unison, and the scarlet pupils in the black mist flickered again, as if expressing their surprise.
"Wow! A bastard plot! Lian will definitely be very excited here—
But what does this have to do with you planting bombs here and ambushing us?"
A rather unserious voice sounded, and behind Percy, Ivan, who had just been unconscious, slowly crawled up.
"Ambush you?
No, no!
I just need a plausible excuse for Shuman's death.
I was originally planning to arrange a few servants to attack Xiuman, but your unexpected appearance saved me the trouble.
After all, I don’t want these kids to die in vain…”
"Then should these people behind you and the guards at the door die in vain?"
A figure stood up, and Curly-haired Percy's expression relaxed.
"Xuman...you are so lucky..."
As if he had not expected this result, Old Ide's eyebrows were squeezed together.
At this time, Xiling and the others who were originally around the explosion crater also slowly climbed up.
Long before Alvin faced the mad Xiuman, Xiling had prepared the healing belt in advance according to Alvin's instructions.
And under Xiling's suggestion, Annie was always ready to activate her defensive spell.
Although they didn't know where the attack would come from, Xiling and Yani reacted immediately when the powder keg exploded.
[Protection from Ranged Damage] turns Annie into a half-person-high shelter, blocking most of the explosion damage;
Xiling continued to release the magic in her healing belt to everyone on the field, allowing the injured to recover quickly.
Including Xuman, he also received a [Heal Moderate Injuries] from Ivan hidden behind the fireball.
It seemed that Ide was a little disappointed because the arranged powder keg failed to achieve the expected results.
"I'm sorry, Alvin. Although I don't understand what you meant when you said I was a praying mantis, thank you for the healing spell you cast on me at the end."
Standing next to Ivan, Xiuman said to his old friend with some surprise.
"Mantis? Oh, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
Looking back and seeing that Xiling and the others were safe and sound, Alvin turned his head and stared at Ide and the young servant beside him.
These young servants, who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, moved swiftly, with the sharp blades in their hands glowing dangerously.
“Shuman, your political skills are really weak.
Do you think that by building a group of troops that can only lurk in the shadows, and adding the group of alien races you recently recruited, you can defeat these rotten maggots in Huiyao City? "
Ide angrily took off his white gloves and threw them on the ground.
“When the old city lord was here, these maggots were extremely quiet, not because the old city lord didn’t have the strength to overthrow them, but because of checks and balances!
Do you understand checks and balances?
Have you ever thought about who will provide taxes to the city if those merchants are overthrown?
After driving away those nobles from the royal capital, how should we deal with the counterattack from the royal capital?
Running a city depends on brains, not force!
Moreover, the way you train assassins is really too backward..."
Waving his hand, signaling the servants of the trial to get ready, Old Ide continued.
"A beast that does not feed on blood can only be a domesticated dog.
Kill them!"
As soon as Old Ide finished speaking, seven servants rushed over at a speed that was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.
"what is this!"
Before she could ask, a cut was made in Isa's black mist by the sharp blade.
A cloud of fog that no longer rolled was cut apart and slowly dissipated into the air.
"Isa!"
Percy came back to his senses and quickly activated his racial talent. The light of [Advanced Swiftness] shone, greatly increasing the warrior's speed.
Under the effect of the swiftness spell, he was finally able to see the enemy's movement trajectory.
The speed of this group of servants is almost exactly the same as his current state.
"Be careful! They are all Abyssborn!"
Percy warned loudly.