Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 126 Waiting for Dawn
After the shock wave roared, the dust settled. In the square, people with different opinions stood in different positions. No one spoke, and no one moved.
Beyond this, the war continued, and fires could be seen on all sides, lighting up the night.
The ice and floor tiles in the square were almost all shattered. A pile of rubble bulged up, and a man crawled out from it.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Caesar, who was covered in dust, kept coughing because of choking. He shook off the dust and bricks on his body, and then stared at the scene in front of him.
He had seen these bounty hunters around Senator Virgil and had also seen their criminal records.
They are all difficult guys to deal with.
"Qing..." Xi Ze wanted to speak, but was forced to shut up by the cold gaze of the elf. He could feel that the elf Qingkong at this moment was more powerful than the one he had seen before.
That kind of pressure makes it impossible to resist.
The ice surface unfolded again, and the snow continued to fall, with a layer of snowflakes accumulating on everyone's body.
Luke, in the state of divine assistance, confronted these bounty hunters, holding the ancient rock machete, with white holy light bursting out from her right arm. Her eyes were ice crystals, and the pattern on her cheeks had flowing colors.
In the vision of the Ice Crystal Eye, an octopus flew up from the roof of a house as if it were in the sea. He was spewing black smoke, hiding himself against the background of the night sky.
The disproportionately large eyes on his head stared closely at the people in the square. When he found that the elf saw him, he waved his tentacles to show friendliness.
Evil Eye Tas.
He was the gatekeeper of the Assassin's Tavern in Fury City. His arrival... meant that all the Assassin's Tavern staff had been dispatched. Not only were there the amateur assassins that Luke had seen in the Assassin's Tavern, but also the blades of the Blade Brotherhood.
In order to bring down Senator Virgil tomorrow, Viscount Iscolan has deployed all his assets this time.
Then I will cooperate with you.
"Xi...Xi Ze, is your name Xi Ze? Sheriff!"
Seeing that the bounty hunters were wary of each other and no one dared to attack, Luke took out a cardboard box from his space backpack and placed it on the ground.
Caesar responded immediately: "My name is Priestley Caesar, Miss Clear Sky."
"Would you do me a favor?"
"I am happy to serve you. Thank you for saving me just now. I owe you my life."
Luke kicked the cardboard box at his feet towards Caesar.
"I see that you can use magic, so you should be able to set up a magic circle. The box contains all the mysterious props needed for a secret technique. You can follow my instructions and set up the words of the secret technique."
"Okay, okay." Caesar looked at the bounty hunters around him alertly, then quickly opened the carton and asked, "What should I do?"
"The formation is the 42nd diagram of the Maha Horoscope, with six star positions... Aries, water. The order is bear, earth; monkey, fire; eagle, air; dagger, blood; cloak, shadow.
..."
Caesar followed Luke's instructions and drew a battle formation on the ground with his sword.
This action made the surrounding bounty hunters nervous.
The elf Qingkong used the secret technique to destroy the Thunder Tower, and now she is actually setting up the secret technique words in the siege. Once she completes it, it will be even more difficult to capture her.
There are seven bounty hunters who arrived at Botu Square, divided into three hunter teams.
One of them, who was completely covered in a smock, spoke first: "One billion Reichsmarks is 200,000 gold certificates. I think it's enough for us to share..."
On the other side, a burly man wearing full body armor with steam coming out of the armor snorted, "If you hadn't killed the Secret Hunter, these 200,000 gold coupons would be enough for us to share. But... you misjudged the strength of the Elf Clear Sky and wanted to snatch the money from the Crazy Poaching Group.
"Dry Bones, now you're talking about splitting the money. Have you necromancers seen too many brainless skeletons and think that humans are brainless?"
“It is true that I made a mistake in killing the secret hunter. But the current situation… once the elf Qingkong completes the secret language, she will most likely escape from here.
This is two hundred thousand gold coupons!
Not every city can offer such a high reward. Even the City of Raging Waves might just be a temporary impulse. They could cancel the reward at any time, maybe tomorrow.
We teamed up to capture Qingkong and split the reward."
The leader of another group of bounty hunters was a woman with a pair of black bird wings behind her, bird claws on her feet, and a whip in her hand.
It's an eagle claw banshee.
"I want the Book of Disasters. You can share the gold vouchers."
The armored man couldn't help but laugh: "I think the value of the Book of Disaster is more than 200,000 gold tickets, but there is only one Book of Disaster.
There is no point in staying here. No matter how much money you have, you need to live to spend it.
I quit...you continue."
Faced with the temptation of the Book of Disaster and 200,000 gold coupons, the armored man chose to retreat. He led his men slowly out of the square and disappeared into the night.
The Eagle Claw Banshee said to the skeleton: "You are a necromancer, and the magic of death is enough for you to study until you die. Give me the Book of Disaster, and the 200,000 gold coupons are yours..."
On the other side, Xi Ze had already drawn the formation diagram. When he saw that there were only two teams of bounty hunters left, he asked anxiously, "Ms. Qingkong, how should the secret words be arranged?"
"The compass is the subject, placed on the four positions above the main star. The other three positions in the same direction as the other stars are... the telescope, pencil, rabbit leg, resin, and crystal flower."
Luke spoke the secret language while looking at the Evil Eye Tess in the sky.
His body swelled up like a balloon, and his tentacles danced to convey information. Although Luke couldn't understand everything Tas was saying, he was sure that the assassins around him were in place and were about to launch an attack.
The Banshee Eagle Claw and the Undead Mage Skeleton are still negotiating, and it is obvious that Skeleton is unwilling to give up the fight for the Book of Disaster.
Seeing that the words of the secret arts were about to be deployed, the Eagle Claw Banshee cursed: "Greedy Bones, you fool! Are you going to watch the two hundred thousand gold coupons and the Book of Disaster run away?"
Ku Gu also became anxious: "We can work together to capture Qing Kong first, and then discuss how to divide the bounty and the Book of Disaster."
"Damn it! Steel Henry is right, staying here will lead to nothing. Fairy Clear Sky is yours, I want to see how you catch her!
..."
Just when the Eagle Claw Banshee decided to give up the capture operation, a man fell from the shadows on a statue behind her.
It was a thief from the bounty hunting group who was in hiding, and someone ambushed him.
Then, countless threads shot out from all directions of the square. The silver light reflected by these threads was as sharp as a blade when stretched straight.
Then, more than a dozen assassins rushed out from their hiding places, their target: the bounty hunter.
The siege begins.
After Luke saw Caesar complete the secret words, he teleported to the center of the formation.
Secret word: Escape.
(Emergency escape, randomly teleported to a place with a lower risk factor.)
A huge virtual image of a compass appeared above Luke and Caesar's heads, with the needle on it spinning and finally stopping at one direction.
Then a curtain of light rose above the entire formation. When the curtain of light fell, Luke and Caesar disappeared inside it.
When I reappeared, I was on a quiet street.
The fighting in the Cape District did not spread here, but there were roadblocks set up by sheriffs at both ends of the street to block the city.
The sudden appearance of two people aroused the vigilance of the sheriffs.
Luke summoned a steam locomotive, turned over and sat on it, and said to Caesar: "The deployment of the secret language was completed very timely. Goodbye... I hope you can live until dawn."
After saying this, Luke started the motorcycle and accelerated suddenly. After skillfully breaking through the roadblock, he drove away leaving a trail of white smoke.
Only Caesar was left standing there blankly.
The sheriffs blew their whistles, and the appearance of the elf Clear Sky caused quite a bit of panic.
But it was only a brief panic.
The battle in the Cape area continued. Although the sheriffs had the advantage in manpower, they had few options for dealing with the unfamiliar street fighting.
The Cape District Secret Service didn't have much to do with street fighting, but most of the agents were gang members who were familiar with the terrain and were good at throwing black bricks. The home advantage allowed them to calmly choose to attack and transfer, beating the sheriffs into a daze.
The battle situation is optimistic.
After Luke felt that he had nothing to do here, he found a secluded place and exited the Clear Sky role.
Just then, news of the fighting in the Cape region also reached Councillor Ibel’s home.
The imperial spies who were on heightened alert and defense woke up Senator Ibul. After comforting his family, he went to the lobby on the first floor and saw that it was full of spies.
Inspector Meteorite was listening to a report from a secret agent.
"What happened?"
Senator Ibel asked, noticing the tense atmosphere.
Sitting on the sofa, drinking a cup of refreshing coffee, Luke answered, "Virgil has mobilized the best sheriffs in the city to attack the Cape District. It seems that he has also sensed the crisis and is trying to make a last-ditch effort."
Councillor Ibel realised the seriousness of the matter.
The foundation of the Cape District Secret Service cannot withstand investigation. Once Virgil takes over the Cape District, not only will he eliminate the troops he needs to overthrow him, but he will also be able to obtain evidence that is unfavorable to Inspector Meteorite.
"What should we do? Where can we find some people to support the Cape District?"
Luke, who had been to the Cape District and had just learned about the battle situation in the Cape District from the messenger, said to Councillor Ibel in a relaxed manner: "No one will support us at this time. It is the best situation that other secret agencies did not follow Virgil.
Don't worry, my people have sent news that the Cape area can be defended.
We must now prepare for daybreak."
The confidence shown by Luke helped Ibul calm down.
Now has come the most critical moment. Whether he will become a prisoner and die, or defeat Virgil and resolve this crisis, depends on how the situation changes in the next few hours.
"What do you need me to do?"
"Send someone to notify the other members of the parliament to convene an emergency parliament at dawn..."
Before Luke could finish his words, a spy came in to report.
"Viscount Iscolan is here."
Arrived just in time!
