Chapter 156 The Uninvited Guest
The two groups of people on Martin Street kept moving back and forth around the town hall and the shelter during the day. Hal, the former leader of the thieves' gang, knew what these people were trying to do without having to use his brain.
There is no need to worry about the town hall. Hal just needs to take care of the shelter.
So... the three brothers squatted on the roof and spent a long time drinking the cold wind with those guys who obviously had no experience in night operations in the city.
"Forget it, let's give them a hand." Hal waved his hand at Pansy with veins on his forehead.
Pansy understood and slid down the roof nimbly, disappearing into the darkness.
There was no curfew when Westram had a red-light district. When the undead came and the red-light district was closed, no one mentioned a curfew - after all, the undead never looked at the time when they appeared, and no one had the ability to prohibit the undead from moving around at night.
At the beginning, people were afraid of encountering ghosts at night (at least during the day, people could give them courage), so no one dared to go out after dark, and the taverns on Martin Street were closed.
After a long time, the locals confirmed that the undead, apart from their scary appearance and strange behaviors, would not hurt anyone... The taverns that had been closed for a long time began to open one after another.
Pansy walked through the alley to Martin Street, found a tavern that was open for business, pushed the door open, and saw that it was full of people...
This tavern, which serves locals rather than pleasure seekers, is very different from the taverns in the city - there are no waiters or waitresses, and it only sells the cheapest corn rum and wheat beer. Even the side dishes are only fried beans, roasted corn and lightly fried potato chips.
After the emergence of the Undead Delicatessen, the quality of the side dishes in the tavern has also improved with the times... The grilled corn and fried potato chips are spread with a layer of fragrant spicy sauce, and tofu dishes such as fried tofu and grilled tofu have been added - after all, tofu is one of the cheapest ingredients in Westram.
Pansy was the most low-key of the three brothers, but he was also a "Tarantan" after all, and he was very recognizable in the town; several security guards who were off duty recognized Pansy at a glance and immediately stood up nervously to greet him: "Good night, Mr. Pansy, are you here for a drink too?"
Pansy glanced at the people at the table, vaguely remembering their faces, and waved unceremoniously: "You guys, come and cooperate with me."
Ten minutes later, the security guards poured beer on themselves and pretended to be drunk, then ran to the main street in the town, not far from the shelter, and started a fight...
"Why don't you guys who are on duty go home and rest, but come here to cause trouble for us?"
The security officer on duty ran over to separate the fight, looking angrily.
The few security guards on duty who received the order pretended to be more excited the more they were persuaded, and shouted loudly, "I'm going to teach this bastard a lesson today," "I've tolerated you for a long time, bastard," and dragged their companions who came to persuade them into the melee...
With such a big commotion, Walton and others who had been hiding in the shadow of the building for a long time finally moved. They sneaked along the wall to the outside of the shelter, and swiftly built human ladders and climbed over the wall to get in.
Hal waited patiently for all the men to climb over the wall before he shouted, "Go!"
Tuttle Joe, who had already taken out his bow, expressionlessly shot the flare on the bowstring right above the place where Walton and others climbed over the wall.
Walton and the scouts, who had just stood firm, realized something was wrong when they heard the whoosh sound of the flares.
Flares and fireworks exploded, and Walton and the scouts, who were subconsciously running towards the shelter building complex and trying to hide, were shocked to find that... more than 20 strong men rushed out of the shelter building they were trying to run to, all of them holding nets and long sticks, and rushed towards them aggressively.
They were just ordinary strong men, so Walton and his scouts were not afraid of them... For example, the security guards outside the shelter, no matter how many of them came, they could not stop them.
But in the light provided by the flares, Walton clearly saw that the group of people who were lying in ambush in the yard waiting for them were all soldiers who were forced to retire by the Innadri City Defense Force!
"We've been fooled! Retreat!" Walton shouted in shock and anger.
The six scouts were all elite soldiers. Without saying a word, they formed a temporary battle formation to cover Walton's retreat.
However...there are also commanders among the ambushers!
A man who was about the same height and build as Walton, looked older and looked like an officer. Without saying a word, he just waved his arm sideways, and the original city defense soldiers spread out to both sides as if directed by his arm, and threw the large net in his hand from the flank, in the direction of Walton and others' retreat.
This net used to cover the cargo was quite strong. Even if it could be split, the elite scouts would still be entangled for a while, so they had to give up advancing backwards and forwards.
The officer-like man among the ambushers shouted "Kill" loudly, shook the long stick in his hand, and swung it horizontally and downward at the scouts who were forced to advance.
Walton's pupils shrank slightly - this was an offensive tactic only used by heavy cavalry!
The identity of this officer-looking man is obvious - Lieutenant Wagner Pitt!
"You really betrayed Innadri!" Walton was shocked and angry.
Wagner, who was highly focused, did not hear clearly what Walton was shouting. Although he was better at cavalry warfare, he was actually not very good at infantry combat. He used the long stick as a lance and swept the thigh of the scout in front of him on the right side at a tricky angle. Wagner wisely retreated and kept a distance from the enemy - in close combat, he would be easily taken down by those who were good at fighting.
The soldiers on both sides skillfully coordinated to fill in the gaps, and thrust their long sticks at me like cavalrymen swinging their spears...
The elite scouts of the Church of the Lieyang were not as "biased" as the heavy cavalry. They were very good at both cavalry and infantry combat. However, the two sides had a three-fold difference in numbers, and the other side would not let them get close at all, so they had no energy left but to fight back.
The two sides were deadlocked for a few seconds, and Walton knew that there was no benefit in dragging it out, so he decisively gave up his defensive position and took the initiative to attack Wagner behind the soldiers - as long as Lieutenant Pete could be captured, there would still be a chance to break the deadlock!
The elite scouts instantly understood the commander's idea and immediately dispersed to both wings of Walton and pounced on the soldiers who were wielding their long sticks vigorously, clearing the obstacles for Walton.
Wagner's expression remained unchanged. He turned his arms and swept the long stick at Walton who was rushing towards him.
This long stick, which was collected from the public by the Logistics Department and used to carry brooms for the Environmental Sanitation Bureau, is not a qualified long-handled weapon. As soon as they came into contact, the long stick in Wagner's hand was chopped off by the aggressive Walton.
But...Walton couldn't go any further.
An enchanted dagger that was emitting a faint red light and that the players had once coveted but had never been able to get was placed across his neck.
Hal "Razor" Maxwell, who had been waiting secretly after following into the yard, took advantage of the opportunity when Walton automatically left the protection of the elite scouts and took action.
"Visiting ladies' houses late at night with weapons, are old perverts so unrefined nowadays?"
Hal held out the dagger from behind and gave Walton an evil smile.
Walton: “…”
The scout covering Walton's left wing had red eyes and the weapon in his hand slightly deviated in direction.
"It's better not to move." Pansy, who was lurking behind Hal, quietly appeared and raised her chin upwards behind the scouts, "Look at what that is?"
Walton maintained his offensive action with his upper body stretched to the right. By turning his eyes, he could see the direction Pansy indicated for them to look.
Seeing that location clearly... Walton not only felt his neck getting cold, but also his scalp at the back of his head...
There was a ranger half-crouching on the wall, holding a longbow steadily and aiming at his head at a straight-line distance of less than fifteen meters away.
At such a close distance, not to mention the rangers, even the ordinary archers in the army would not miss.
Walton closed his eyes and relaxed, slowly lowering the sword that was pointed at Lieutenant Pitt.
It was indeed... a trick.
At the same time, in the town hall.
In the brightly lit reception hall on the first floor, Master Parker Chapman Odysseus and his good friend Master Gray Medi McCarthy sat side by side on the sofa, seemingly listening obediently to the black magician's nonsense across the coffee table.
"This is a win-win situation, Master Parker." Yang Qiu said with a smile, "Our friend Rex and the Odysseus family can both benefit from this. You also said that Rex's biological father already had a friendship with the Odysseus family, and Rex is naturally the closest ally of the Odysseus family. If the two of you do not cooperate, it will be completely unreasonable ."
Master Parker & Master Gray looked at him numbly.
That’s right, there is really no harm in cooperating with Charlie from the Rex family...but with a wanted criminal from the mainland with heinous crimes like you standing in the way, who the hell would dare to let him know?
Yang Qiu seemed to understand their thoughts very well, and said sympathetically: "Of course, I know Master Parker will have some concerns. After all, Rex's foothold is unstable, and his supporter, myself, has indeed been misunderstood by many people. This will indeed make it difficult for us to cooperate——"
Master Parker and Master Gray's faces were frozen.
What kind of misunderstanding could lead to more than 20 countries jointly arresting you, with the accumulated bounty even reaching 90,000 gold coins? !
This amount of money is enough to fight a territory war!!
Master Parker was ranting madly in his heart when suddenly a chaotic burst of screams came from outside: "Ah!", "Ahhhh!", "Damn it, ah!"
The two young masters tried hard to control their facial muscles and not to look too ugly, but they couldn't help but look towards the window.
These chaotic screams seemed to alarm Rex and Ji Tang who were busy next door, and the headlights in the courtyard came on.
The two young masters sitting in the reception room, along with the butler of the Odysseus family, Master Parker's personal valet and other guests, clearly saw...
In the courtyard that was very ordinary during the day, there appeared many huge, thick and hideous bone needles protruding from the ground.
Hanging on these bone needles were a dozen unfortunate souls, dying.
Master Parker and Master Gray turned pale and began to tremble slightly...
There were footsteps outside the reception room, and Rex opened the door and poked his head in: "Yang, someone has triggered your magic trap."
"I saw it." Yang Qiu put down the teacup, "You and Ji Tang go and rescue him first, and then interrogate him tomorrow."
"Okay." Rex closed the door and walked out.
"Don't let those uninvited visitors disturb such a beautiful night. Let's continue." Yang Qiu smiled at the two young masters as if nothing had happened.
Master Parker & Master Gray: "..."
