Chapter 786: Manhunt
"..—.Ah!"
As a scream echoed in the alley, the guard standing in front of Art fell off his horse. When the torch in his hand hit the ground, a burst of sparks flew up, causing the other horses to panic and spin around in circles.
While everyone was panicking, another armor-piercing heavy arrow was shot out from the gap in the ruined courtyard wall again~
"Sir, be careful!"
In the panic, the guard in front suddenly discovered the arrow flying from the darkness. Seeing that he had no time to draw his sword, he decisively waved his arm and knocked the hidden arrow flying towards Art to the ground.
"There is an assassin, protect me!" Ron reacted and immediately rushed to Art, stretching out his arms to protect him behind him. "The arrows were shot from behind that wall, hurry up, don't let them escape!"
In an instant, the four guards dismounted and rushed towards the dark wall at the end of the alley - "No! Escape!"
Inside the courtyard, seeing that the assassination mission had failed, several guards had already rushed towards the location of the two of them. After one of the assassins shouted, he turned around and ran towards the front yard. Although the other assassin was reluctant, he had to follow in order to save his life.
When a few guards climbed over the courtyard wall and entered inside, there was a sound of the door slamming in the front yard.
Upon seeing this, the two guards immediately chased after him. When they came to the street, the assassin had already blended into the crowd and disappeared.
After the initial panic in the alley, Art got off his horse, pushed aside the guards surrounding him, and walked straight towards the dark wall.
Ron took the torch handed by a guard and followed closely behind Art.
When the light of the torch illuminated the entire courtyard wall, two inconspicuous gaps caught Art's attention. He bent down and took a closer look, and saw two guards walking towards him holding torches.
"What a danger!"
After speaking, Art stood up slowly and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
At this time, the two guards chasing the assassin had climbed over the courtyard wall and came to the alley again.
"Where are the people?" Seeing the guard returning empty-handed, Ron asked sharply.
Replying to your lord, the front door is close to the street. When we chased out, there was no trace of the assassin.
Ron was about to curse at the guard when he saw this, but Art stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Okay! This You can't blame them, it's the assassins who are too cunning! Send an order, the whole city is under martial law, and the assassins are being hunted down! "
"Yes!"
Art sighed deeply, then turned around and walked to the guard who was shot through the neck with an arrow, squatted down, and gently closed his open eyes.
"If this guy hadn't blocked an arrow for me, I would have been the one lying here~
"You two, bring his body back to me. The rest of you, get on your horses and follow me to the north city gate!"
Ron was about to step forward to stop him, but Art had already jumped on his horse. -
After a while, the originally peaceful city of Tira was filled with patrolling soldiers looking for assassins. Pedestrians on the street saw this scene and fled one after another.
When Wall, the captain of the Tyniec County soldier company who was on duty tonight, learned the news, he was shocked. At the same time, Wall, as the chief officer on duty tonight, also felt deeply guilty. After all, this incident happened right under his nose. Fortunately, Art didn't make any mistakes, otherwise he, the company captain, would have to bear the blame.
With deep guilt and full of anger, Wall personally led two teams to launch a frantic search based on the clues provided by the Earl Guard.
Late night, two panicked figures avoided the guards patrolling the street and came to an abandoned horse in the west of the city.
"Hurry, hide the things!"
After making sure that no one was around, the two of them hurriedly took out the special crossbow hidden inside from under the wide coarse linen clothes, and hurriedly buried it in the haystack under the horse.
"Damn it, if the guards hadn't stood in front of that count, we would have succeeded!" The man who spoke wiped the sweat that was dripping from his forehead, feeling unwilling to do so.
The other person accompanying him sat down on the haystack next to him, breathing heavily. Recalling the thrilling escape a moment ago, he was frightened for a moment·
When the two men's actions were discovered, the two guards who caught up almost saw their backs. If they hadn't dove into the crowds of people on the street and tried their best to restrain their fear, they might have been spotted by the guards who chased them outside.
Then, the two of them left the shop in a hurry and headed towards the west of the city.
However, the other party's search operation was faster than they expected. Not long after, patrolling soldiers were everywhere in the city, beginning to conduct inspections and interrogations of passers-by. Since the two of them had assassination crossbows hidden on their bodies, once they were caught, there was only one way to die.
With no choice but to do so, the two of them plunged into a remote alley away from the main street, and came to this abandoned horse in the west of the city. They planned to temporarily hide the crossbow here to avoid being hunted.
Just when the two thought they had escaped, the sound of horse hooves not far away made them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them ran away.
However, this time they were not so lucky. The cavalry who had just reached the alley noticed the panicked two men and immediately chased after them, waving their whips.
"Catch them!"
As soon as the words fell, seven or eight cavalrymen immediately turned their reins, pulled out the long swords at their waists, and chased them all the way down the alley.
Just a moment ago, a group of cavalry patrolling nearby saw the two men acting secretly and followed them quietly. Unexpectedly, as soon as they showed their heads, the two guys ran away.
The matter was so important that the leading cavalry squadron shouted loudly and was the first to rush out.
Hands are no match for four legs. Seeing the cavalry behind him chasing after him, the guy running in front was very anxious. Just as he was about to run out of the alley, his feet suddenly slipped and he fell to the ground. The companion who was following him had no time to react and was tripped to the ground.
Ignoring the pain on their bodies, the two quickly got up from the ground and continued to run for their lives.
How could the cavalry squad leader who was in hot pursuit miss this opportunity. He raised the long sword in his hand, shot it out like a sword, and inserted it into the thigh of the guy running behind.
After a few rolls, the unlucky guy kept rolling on the ground and screaming, calling for his companion to save his life. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed, and in order to save his life, his companion rushed towards the exit of the alley without looking back. Just when he thought he was about to escape and ascend to heaven, fate played a big joke on him.
At this time, Wall, the captain of the county soldier company who was looking for the assassin's whereabouts, was passing by with two squads of soldiers. He felt quite disappointed because there had been no news about the assassin.
However, the moment he raised his head, a figure suddenly jumped out of the alley and crashed into the horse beneath him. The huge impact caused the opponent to fall to the ground instantly.
Wal, who was confused, glanced down at this guy, then turned to look at the cavalry rushing towards him, and then he realized what he was doing. Then he got off his horse and kicked the guy on the ground who was trying to get up, knocking him unconscious.
"Lord Wall!" The cavalrymen who came over quickly dismounted and walked towards Wall.
Wal took a mouthful of thick phlegm towards the guy lying motionless on the ground, rubbed his feet again, and cursed a few times, "You bastard, I let you run!"
"What's going on?" Wall asked.
"These two guys ran away when they saw our people coming. I suspect that they are the murderers of your Excellency!" The cavalry squad leader immediately turned around and ordered the guy who had been stabbed in the leg to be brought over.
Wal stepped forward and looked carefully around this unattractive guy. Then he locked his chin and asked loudly: "Tell me, who sent you here?"
Seeing that the matter was exposed, the assassin stared at Wall fiercely and suddenly spit on his face.
Wall calmly pointed at the dirt on his face and wiped it all over the assassin. Then, taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, he suddenly slapped him in the face~
bang!
"You bastard, you dare to speak harshly when you are about to die! Hit me!"
Immediately afterwards, dense fists rained down on the assassin. After a while, his face was beaten beyond recognition, with bruises and bruises.
It didn’t take long for the group to find the two crossbows used in the assassination in an abandoned horse nearby.
Immediately afterwards, Wall ordered his men to tie up the two men and send them to the North City Gate -
From the time when Art was assassinated to the time when the two were captured, it took less than an hour. The noisy manhunt finally ended in the early hours of the morning.
At the north city gate, Art and his bodyguards have been waiting here for news of the assassin.
After learning that Art had been assassinated, many high-ranking officers of the legion rushed here one after another.
"Sir, I think you should go back first. Leave the assassins to us. Don't worry, we will definitely catch these bastards." Odo leaned over and said in Art's ear.
Att leaned against the city gate and sat on a wooden chair. He held the stainless steel knight's sword in his left hand and raised his right hand to indicate that he declined Odo's proposal.
"Pass the order, I will go back when they catch the assassin~"
Just when Odo and others were in a dilemma, the captain of the county soldier company, Wall, had already appeared in everyone's sight.
"Sir, they are back!" Angus standing aside suddenly shouted.
I saw Wall riding a war horse, holding the reins in one hand and the hemp rope in the other, followed by two guys with walking mites, walking swaggering towards Art and others, "Kneel down!"
When several soldiers escorted the assassin to Art, Wall kicked the two assassins hard on the knees, causing them to kneel to the ground instantly.
Matt just glanced at the two guys casually, then turned to wink at Ron who was standing aside.