13 The Fight on the Walls

-pshew-

Allen slashed the neck of an assassin. The enemy grasped his neck while looking at the child in front of him with surprise and horror; a few moments later, the assassin collapsed dead.

"Fast? They're not even fast!", Drake shouted in contempt as he swiftly killed an assassin.

"The leader is probably the one who is fast. Now stop complaining!", Kate shouted.

"How much did you kill? I killed five of them!", Drake boasted.

"Six.", Kate answered while killing an another assassin. "Whoops, seven now." The girl smirked at Drake.

"Hmph!", Drake rushed to an another enemy who was about to go down the wall.

Allen couldn't help but ponder, 'Aren't there too many assassins?'

However, he wasn't given more time to think, because another wave of assassins climbed up the wall.

"Where do all these people come from?", Allen as he dodged a friendly fire from an arrow turret.

"I don't know!", Kate shouted back.

Three black clothed men lunged at Allen at the same time, the kid was alarmed and a dagger from one of the three slashed at his face.

-pshew-

Luckily, Allen dodged in time, but he was still lightly wounded. But he wasn't given any time for breathing room as the three assassins assaulted him.

The pressure on his defenses increased time by time until he accidentaly let go of his dagger.

"Kill him!", one of the three said and all of them rushed at the same time at Allen.

'Firm Fists.', Allen initiated the said combat technique.

Firm Fists wasn't just about supplying the hand and arms with energy of the body, but was a combat technique.

While initiating Firm Fists, he carefully dodged each and every attacks of the three enemies, if his enemies weren't normal assassins and could use the energy of the body, Allen might've probably been wounded again.

-whoosh-

The kid almost fell from the wall after dodging a sword attack, however, he was met by a two daggers stabbing towards his body.

"Die!"

The daggers hit Allen! However, it didn't go through the clothes.

"W... what? Enchanted clothes?!", the attacker was surprised, "I must have them!" But greed arose from the attacker's feelings. Even though he won't fit in those clothes, he could still sell it for an exorbitant amount of money.

His other two companions also figured out that what Allen was wearing were enchanted clothes. Avarice leaked out from their hearts too and rushed at the kid.

"It's mine!"

"No!"

"Stop that's mine!"

A fight occurred between the three of them, letting Allen have a few seconds of breathing space, afterwards he joined the fray by punching one of the three with his fist.

-crack-

A cracking sound could be heard as the enemy that Allen punched bled from his nose and mouth, afterwards, he tripped onto something and fell from the wall.

"W-what?!"

The two other assassins were surprised, as they were about to get themselves into a defensive position, but Allen's movement was a bit step faster and punched one of them swiftly they could even react.

-crack-

Another cracking sound could be heard as the enemy that Allen punched also bled from his nose and mouth, after which, he tumbled to the ground out cold.

"You bas****!", the last enemy who was holding a sword boldly charged, aiming for Allen's head.

Allen didn't expect such a bold move from the last person, but before the sword hit him, an arrow came from an arrow turret and pierced the enemy's neck.

Due to the strength of the arrow, the assassin also fell from the wall.

The kid looked at the top of the arrow turret from where the arrow came from, there he saw an armored crossbowman who was looking back at him.

Suddenly, he saw an assassin who climbed up the arrow turret and lunged from behind the soldier where there was a small opening on his armor.

Before Allen got to warn the crossbowman, the latter sidestepped, dodging the assassin's surprise attack, then he hit the enemy with the butt of the crossbow.

-bam-

The assassin stumbled back and held his face in pain, he was about to prepare to escape when the crossbowman switched his weapon with a dagger and slashed at his back.

-pshew-

The assassin cried in pain as a large long wound appeared on his back.

However, the crossbowman's actions didn't stop, and switched the dagger back with the crossbow, he aimed at the back of the head of the enemy and shot the arrow.

The arrow pierced through the skull and due to the momentum of the arrow, the assassin fell from the tall turret.

It may take some time to describe, but only a few seconds had passed from the assassin's sneak attack towards the crossbowman.

Allen felt a chill at the back of his skull, the crossbowman's actions were very swift in his eyes. If he was the assassin facing that soldier, even with the energy of the body, the kid felt he might not even win.

'I should thank him later for saving me.', Allen thought.

...

The crossbowman took out a communication amulet, turned it on and said, "There are three friendly assassins, judging from their height, they must be kids."

...

Allen looked over at Kate's and Drake's situation. The both of them were taking on five enemies at the same time while not being at a disadvantage.

"I have a long way to go before I will become like them.", Allen muttered.

...

Several minutes later, the last enemy was killed and peace was regained.

Following the battle, numerous bloody corpses of both sides were left on the castle walls, making the air in the area have a pungent iron smell.

Allen, Drake and Kate then regrouped by the castle gates...

Not really regrouped but was surrounded by the guards, aiming their spears, crossbows, and swords at them while being tied by ropes.

"Fun's over, I guess.", Kate shrugged.

"How many did you kill?", Drake asked to Kate.

"Fifteen.", Kate answered. "You?"

"Fifteen too.", Drake said.

"You, Allen?", Kate asked.

"About six or seven.", Allen awkwardly answered, and inwardly said. 'Come on, you know I'm new, don't embarass me in front of these people.'

The guards couldn't help but feel something was weird. These young children only talked about how many they killed, wasn't that unbelievable?

Suddenly, the guards made way and an armored figure came towards them, Allen recognized that it was the crossbowman that saved him.

"Looks like we're going to get interrogated.", Drake casually said, as if he always experienced this kind of situation.

"Mhm.", meanwhile, Kate nodded in response.

The crossbowman took off his helmet, however, rather than seeing a manly, brutish face, the trio only saw a beautiful woman with long, healthy hair. Her fluttering eyelashes could only be defined as perfect! While the composition of her face was extremely intricate, like a perfected sculpture.

The three kids couldn't help but drop their jaws, specially Allen. 'Was this the one who killed the assassin that pounced at that armored soldier earlier?!'

Actually, 'killed' was probably the wrong term to describe what happened, 'mercilessly slaughtered' would be more accurate.

Meanwhile, Kate thought, 'How did she wear the helmet while having her hair inside it?'

On the other hand, Drake thought, 'I thought she was a man!'

"May I ask, where did you three children come from?", the lady asked, breaking their line of thoughts.

As Allen was about to say something, he spotted Drake's and Kate's glarimg at him. Those eyes only had one obvious meaning: Don't say anything and keep your composure!!!

Allen didn't answer in the end and just looked at the lady with a bright innocent smile.

"Not going to say anything, are you?", the lady narrowed her eyes.

The trio didn't say anything, the silence indicating the answer was yes.

"Alright then... how about I'll kill this friend of yours?", the woman aimed her crossbow towards Drake.

Allen became worried but still tried to keep his composure; however, Kate suddenly shouted, "Yes, kill him!"

Drake couldn't help but make an angry gaze at Kate. Allen, on the other hand, just smiled while looking towards the both of them.

The lady sighed and thought, 'I guess making fake threats doesn't work on these kids.'

"Alright, what's going on here?", a voice from the back of the soldiers could be heard.

The guards looked towards the origin of the voice, and they saw that it was from a handsome middle aged man wearing casual clothes of a commoner.

"Mi'lord.", all the guards kneeled, while the lady bowed down.

"Lord Levine, we captured these kids, they helped us when that group of assassins attacked, but I suspect they want something else from us.", the lady said.

"Oh? Don't worry, they are not a threat, now please untie them." Although he was their superior, he didn't show any overbearing qualities of a feudal lord.

The lady felt there was something she doesn't know about, however, the lord's commands would always be first for her; and by his command, she untied the trio.

"What a boring interrogation.", Drake yawned out of mockery. But the lady nor even the guards didn't seem to care about it.

"Follow me. Your master is waiting for the three of you.", Lord Levine beckoned the trio to follow.

After a pause, Lord Levine added, "Alright, all guards back to their posts now!"

"Melissa, you can come with us.", the feudal lord glanced at the lady.

The lady bowed and followed behind Allen, Kate and Drake.