Physics The Greatest Magic

Chapter 71 - 19: Assassination Attempt

"You two, stay here with Eleanor," John commanded.

"Huh? What are you talking about? We're coming with you." Said Serena.

"Serena's right John, You won't be able to take them all alone," Said Ariel.

"Haha, I wouldn't dare, Alfred's coming with me." John replied.

"You want the guy who was recently poisoned and only just woke up to help you?" Asked Serena.

The assassins, or whatever they were, slowly approached the carriage.

"Look, their objective is Eleanor, If she's near you two, she'll be fine, you can also help me from the inside of the carriage." John spoke.

After John said that, he got off the carriage, Alfred who had heard their conversation, put faith in their abilities and got off with him.

"Young man..." Muttered Alfred.

"Yes?" John asked.

"I cannot thank you enough... Be careful," He advised.

"of course" John replied with a smile.

After that, they swapped sides; Alfred went to the back of the carriage and John went to the front. 

'He'll be able to protect Eleanor and will be closer to her that way.' John thought.

"EVERYONE THERE'S AN ASSASSIN! STAY AWAY AND CALL FOR HELP!" John shouted out.

They were in the middle of the road, and even though it was night, there were still many people around.

"Did that boy just say assassin?"

"Those guys in cloaks, Aren't they from the dark guild?"

"Are there any adventures nearby!?"

It looked like it worked. Random people were looking as they watched, some even called for help.

One of the 5 guys who saw this and began to chant something. He had his staff stretched out towards the spectators.

The people who were watching noticed this and ran away, but at the very least it caused enough of a commotion. Now they just needed to hold these guys off until help arrived.

'The man stopped chanting, Looks like it was just a bluff.' John realised.

"Shadow Lance"

Shadow lances were formed and propelled straight at the people who hadn't left.

"!?"

Right before it hit them, an ice wall was formed in the path the ice lance was heading.

It slowed down the lance but wasn't able to completely stop it. The lance penetrated through the wall.

The man hastily looked around to see who formed the Ice wall, but John acted like he was surprised to see it.

The people took the opportunity when the ice wall was formed to run away.

"Oi, instead of looking for the one who did that, why don't we have a fight?" John asked.

The men who surrounded the carriage instantly rushed at them. There were 2 on John and 2 on Alfred, while the magician just watched. Their faces were covered by the cloaks and John couldn't see them. Not that it mattered.

'Alfred should be fine with Serena and Eleanor there, but…' John thought.

As he thought that, the two who were on him, simultaneously leapt at John with daggers in hand.

John barely avoided the first swing, which was diagonal by tilting his body and parrying the second swing with his left dagger. John swung his dagger at him and he leapt back.

'Good, I'm stronger and faster... Beating them shouldn't be a problem…' John thought to himself.

As John thought that, the second assassin who he had thought was going for him, went straight past him instead.

"What?!" John unintentionally let out.

'Damn it, he's going straight for them, I don't have a choice.' John cursed.

Right before he reached the horses, John formed an Ice wall in front of him.

"Oh, goddess of ice, form an ice wall and make this seem like a chant," John whispered.

The assassin who had ignored John, stopped and turned around.

'Did I fool him? I whispered a few words and made them sound like a chant. Was it believable..?' John wondered.

"If you want to get to them, you'll have to go past me." John spoke.

As he said that, John began to whisper a few random words again to make it seem like a chant to them. After that, John propelled himself straight at him with Velox.

He leapt to the side to dodge it, but right after he did, John cast velox Duplici and used wind to change his direction to the direction he jumped to.

"!?"

John stretched out his dagger and pierced his leg. While blood began to slowly flow out, he swung his dagger at John to get him to let go. John instead cast Glacio through the dagger and leapt back.

'The glacio will freeze the wound, he won't die from it.' John reckoned.

The other assassin just watched his teammate slowly freeze up as John began to whisper random words from a distance.

"Oi... What's wrong with that kid's magic..? He started chanting after and yet he's already freezing up..?" Muttered the assassin which John had ignored.

"I-it won't stop spreading, H-Hel-" Said the assassin which John had hit with glacio as he tried breaking off the ice.

Before the guy could finish, John propelled a glacies at his head and froze it.

"Yikes, that's gotta hurt... You're next, right?" John asked as he looked towards the first assassin that had attacked him.

"How old are you, kid?" Asked the assassin.

"..."

"Not going to talk, I see... Guess I'll just make you." The Assassin taunted.

"Big words." John said.

"The guy you beat was still a noobie, don't let it get to you." Said the assassin.

Right after he said that, he began to chant something.

John could interrupt it by chanting faster, but that might seem unusual to him.

'Screw it, let's see what he has in store.' John thought.

"Ventus agilitas" Translation: Wind Agility The assassin chanted.

Nothing happened, but John could feel wind being gathered on him. 

'What's he planning..?' John questioned.

As he thought that the assassin leapt at him,

"Wha-" John unintentionally let out once he saw how fast he moved.

The man went straight at John, and swung his blade midair, making a strand of his hair cut off.

'His speed increased... He closed the 10m gap between us in a single second..?' John analysed.

As John was about to leap away from him, he swung his dagger at him again.

He dodged it by tilting his body and he swung his other dagger, which John parried. He continued to attack him nonstop and John was being pushed back, even with body reinforcement on its highest.

Cuts began to appear all over John's hands as they continued this exchange.

'Crap... I won't be able to hold out for much longer... And he's not giving me any time to fake chant…' John realised.

'Should I just use chantless magic? I'm going to lose at this rate... Damn it!' John cursed.

The exchange was constantly draining John's energy.

"It's over." Said the man as he parried both of his daggers.

John loosened grip caused both of his daggers to get flung away.

'I won't be able to avoid it, do I use it..? No time to think, I have no choice.' John decided.

"Well done kid, but your luck ends here," Said the man as he raised his blade.

'Looks like I have no choice....' John spoke to himself.

The man vertically swung his blade downwards aim straight at John and at the same moment he said "Scutum Glacies"

Ice was starting to form, but there wasn't enough time.

'I was too careless..!' John thought in regret.

Right before his dagger sliced through little ice that been formed, he stopped.

John looked up to see what had happened and was shocked.

In front of him stood a black shadow and it was shaped like a person.