708: Chapter 18, All are Family_4 708: Chapter 18, All are Family_4 Even the Dalton Family, who discreetly provided assistance to them, would give them a kick when they’re down to show that they had not conspired with the Clergy.
In the world of the nobility, such is the plain reality.
It doesn’t matter whether there was a conspiracy with the Clergy or not, as long as they were active in attacking the Clergy, it proved that there was no conspiracy between the two parties.
The truth is a concern of children, the eyes of adults only see gain and loss.
With the enemy forces continually closing in, a joyful smile appeared on Kevin’s face.
“My lord, the situation is not good, all of the enemies seem fully armored, I fear we have been spotted…”
Before the sentence could be finished, a rain of arrows came attacking from above.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
A few unfortunate ones who failed to take cover in time were struck by arrows and let out horrendous screams.
Now, without anybody reminding him, Kevin realized that his team had been exposed.
He didn’t know where the problem had occurred, but he knew the revelation of their tracks was surely not a good sign.
Upon Kevin’s command, the assassins hidden in the woods immediately burst out of their cover.
Pioneering the charge was Kevin himself, an Earth Knight, but his target was not the enemy army, but the officials responsible for the migration.
The number of enemies slaughtered did not matter, the main objective of this mission was disruption.
After successively killing three people, Kevin suddenly couldn’t continue.
The familiar face in front of him seemed to be a spy he had personally trained.
Previously, in order to monitor the Mountain Domain, they had planted a considerable number of spies there.
Judging from their attire, it seemed they were quite well off now.
The death of an ordinary intelligence officer was a trivial matter, but an intelligence officer of this rank, who had climbed to a certain position, could not be easily discarded.
Turning back to look at the three deceased, two of them seemed somewhat familiar, as if he’d seen them somewhere before.
Upon realizing he had killed the wrong people, Kevin was filled with regret.
However, even though he recognized the other party, they did not recognize him disguised.
They fought back ruthlessly.
Caught off guard, he was hit by their miniature magic crossbow.
Had he not reacted quickly enough to divert the fatal hit, he would almost have been sent to meet the Lord of the Dawn.
Wounded by his own people, Kevin wanted to weep but had no tears.
Not lingering for a moment on the battlefield, he hurriedly fled with his injury.
As he ran, he didn’t forget to order:
“The enemy is prepared, retreat quickly!”
The sudden order left the assassins who had joined the ambush bewildered.
They had just engaged the enemy, and the call for a retreat seemed irrational.
However, seeing their leader fleeing with injuries, the assassins could no longer continue the battle and used their skills to escape.
In the blink of an eye, those who participated in the attack had vanished from sight.
While inspecting his team and counting the casualties, Luke was utterly confused, pondering over this unexpected attack.
During the recent combat, the enemy had a chance to make a move against him but hesitated.
Could he be one of us?
If that’s the case, it would be catastrophic if the sneak attack with the magic crossbow was actually an accidental transgression.
No matter which department of the organization, if anyone could infiltrate, their position must not be low.
Immediately, he dismissed this terrifying thought.
He had not had contact with the organization in the recent half-year.
If they were planning such a big operation, there was no reason not to notify him!
If he, as the person responsible for the migration, had coordinated with them, their inside-out pincer attack today could have completely annihilated this troop.
Even if he was an intelligence officer, who would be willing to hide and lead a precarious life outside, when they could return home?!
These years on an undercover assignment in the Mountain Domain, Luke had aged more than ten years.
On the surface, it was due to excessive exhaustion, but in reality, he was mostly scared.
“My Lord, the recent enemy attack resulted in 78 casualties, with 26 dying and 52 wounded.
Given the enemy’s high evel of skills, we did not dare to send soldiers in pursuit, hence, we have only managed a poor tally of 63 kills.”