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Chapter 346: Escape Plan
Chapter 346: Escape Plan
Chapter 346: Escape Plan
When the enemy commander withdrew to the mountains, Finn who had been ordered to pursue him, launched an attack at the most guarded place in their formation.
The area with the most escort soldiers.
However, Finn noticed something.
Nova!
While capturing Henrick in his sight, Finn pulled Novas reins and flew up to the sky.
A knife flew past the place Finn and Nova were at earlier.
There are assassins among Henricks escorts.
Henrick has inherited about 30 percent of Zandras faction and some among them were assassins.
Leading them was an elite assassin and Zandras close aide, Gunther.
At the rebellion in the capital, Gunther was fatally wounded by Sebas but he succeeded in escaping the Imperial Capital after receiving some medical treatment.
And right now he is here to serve Henrick.
Your Highness, please run.
Gunther! I leave this to you.
With an expression of relief, Henrick keeps running away with his other escorts.
Finn tried to chase them but the moment he approached Henrick-
A magically created knife flew at him from behind.
Finn managed to avoid it at the last second but he had to give up chasing after Henrick.
Against other assassins, he might not have done that but he judged that if he turned his back against this person, he would die.
He can escape to the sky and give chase again but they would only be repeating this again.
Whats wrong? Dont you want to run off to the sky?
Im not the only one chasing himIwill stop you here.
The one who does the stopping here is me. No one is as troublesome as you after all. White Dragon Knight.
A person that can freely fly in the sky and attack from a long distance.
Running away safely from such a person is impossible.
He is someone that they need to stall in order to escape but there were only a few on Gordons side that can forcibly stop Finn and Nova.
All they can do right now is to draw his attention away and make the person himself choose to stop his pursuit.
The plan was successful.
The only thing left is to earn time for Henrick to getaway.
Lets go!
Gunther threw several knives at Finn.
Finn moved sideways to avoid it but the knives kept homing at him.
Finn parried them off with his magic wand and fired off a lightning strike.
However, Gunthers figure disappeared when he lightly jumped up into a tree.
His figure is nowhere to be seen but there is no doubt that he is still around.
Nova. Im counting on you.
Kyuu!
Finn is a first-rate Dragon Knight but his skill set is not very useful when fighting on the ground.
He is plenty stronger than your average soldier. As long as he can use his magic wand, he is no different from a fast-moving mage. However, when he has to face a strong opponent, he will be forced into a difficult spot.
The firepower of the magic wand is certainly powerful but it is not extraordinary.
Gunther also has many experiences fighting against mages. Compared to them, Finns firepower is not that much different. The troublesome part for Gunther here is that Finn is capable of rapid-fire.
However, if he disappears, his opponent would not have any target to hit.
a surprise attack is an assassins specialty.
Gunther who has drawn Finn into his area of expertise threw knives at Finn from his blind spot.
He threw two knives at Finn. One is a real knife while the other is a magical one following behind the first.
Even if Finn can parry the first, the second one will hit its target.
It was Gunthers favorite tactic.
However, Finn avoided that without even turning around.
To be accurate, it was not Finn who did that but Nova instead.
Nova immediately flew off and flipped in midair.
Gunther may be able to hide his presence from other humans and perform a surprise attack.
However, against a Flying Dragon, that is not enough.
Gunther opened his eyes in surprise while Finn fired off a lightning strike at him.
He jumped off the tree in a hurry but the lightning struck his right shoulder in midair.
UGH!!
The pain caused his movement to slow for a moment.
And Finn does not miss that.
Nova accelerated and brandished its sharp claws at Gunther.
He managed to avoid it but he couldnt escape Novas momentum.
Gunther was blown away and hit the ground, unable to move.
However, a smile was spreading on Gunthers face.
Whats so funny?
It is funny.I never thought that it would go so well you see.
Go well?
I didnt think that His Highness Henrick..could win from the start.After all, his subordinates were only borrowed.no one would choose to die for him.thats why we came up with an escape plan
The moment Gunther said that.
Assassins who had been lying in wait appeared around Gunther.
At the same time, a wall of flame was created between Gunther and Finn.
Ugh!
Seeing the rising wall of flame, Finn took a distance in a hurry.
The firewall is not a big deal in itself but they are currently inside a mountain.
The forest will burn if flame magic is used.
However, Finn soon noticed an abnormal development.
It was not only this place that is burning.
No way!?
Hurry up and go back to your alliesthey might get burned to death you know.?
Are you sane!? You wont be able to escape too right!?
Finn can escape to the sky any time he wants but Gunther and his men have no choice but to travel on land.
Depending on the direction of the flame, he wont be able to survive this.
However, Gunther roared at him.
What good does holding on to our lives have..our master has already passed away. Why do we have to hesitate to cross over to the other side!
Damn it!
Those eyes werent joking.
Its not a bluff.
Even if they couldnt escape themselves, they will not allow anyone to chase after Henrick.
Finn saw that and immediately abandoned the battle.
Leos troops are already in the mountains.
If they do not withdraw as soon as possible, they will be swallowed by the forest fire. Moreover, most of the enemy army still remains.
He might be able to chase after Henrick but that will not guarantee the end of the battle.
However, if Leo is killed the battle will be over.
Finn went up to the sky and looked for Leos unit.
After seeing him left, Gunther began to retreat into the mountains with his assassins.
Depending on the situation, they wont be able to escape with their lives but Henrick still needs their help.
Now that Zandra has died, Gunthers only master is Henrick.
Lets go..with this much obstacle, they should give up their pursuit.
Gunther began to retreat while dragging his aching body.
Leos troops in the mountain quickly withdrew and regrouped. They then plan a route to bypass the mountains.
By that time, Henricks army had already begun to retreat with the individual general scatteringly leading their own unit back to the rear.
That is a natural decision given that they will only be exposed to attacks if they choose to remain in their position.
The number of deserting soldiers is increasing and many soldiers chose to stay because they couldnt fight anymore.
Thus Henricks army disappeared from the castle frontline.