Your quality seems rather lacking, doesn’t it?
Henry was surrounded and protected by the Royal Knights.
In the eyes of these Royal Knights, the hidden assassin was Henry’s accomplice!
That person had intercepted and rescued Henry while they were transporting him!
The leader looked at the corpse on the ground, his expression grave.
“Everyone, be careful! This person uses poison, and their methods are extremely stealthy!”
The surroundings fell into dead silence, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
But they had indeed lost a companion.
“Tsk tsk tsk, that was fast. I thought he’d be waiting for me somewhere else.”
Henry shook his head helplessly.
He crouched down to examine the corpse on the ground.
Although he hadn’t seen the bodies of the two men in suits, from Jessica’s description…
He could roughly guess that one of them had died in a similar manner.
But what kind of dagger did the opponent use that made this Royal Knight vomit green blood?
This wasn’t some 404 censorship situation; there was no need to change the blood color to green.
Seeing Henry still looking so calm, one of the Royal Knights grew furious.
It was all because of this man that they had lost a companion!
In his view, they should have executed Henry back in the cell!
Thinking this, he recklessly dispelled the barrier, raising his greatsword to chop at Henry’s head.
Seeing this, the leader shouted urgently.
“Don’t drop the barrier!”
His words had no effect.
The moment the barrier was dispelled, a dagger inexplicably appeared in the man’s head.
He fell to the ground, dead without even understanding how!
The leader gritted his teeth, his face filled with rage.
If the enemy dared show themselves, he would definitely kill them!
But the other party remained hidden in the shadows, with no intention of revealing themselves.
It seemed they intended to kill everyone here!
“Another one dead. So eager to silence everyone?”
Henry’s words caught the leader’s attention.
He didn’t understand what Henry meant. Wasn’t that person here to rescue him?
Seemingly sensing his gaze, Henry turned to look at him and kindly explained.
“Haven’t you figured it out yet? Uses poison, specializes in assassination, with extremely ruthless and swift methods. Doesn’t the state of your comrades’ deaths remind you of the two dead men in suits?”
Hearing this, the leader’s expression changed drastically.
Only after Henry’s reminder did they recall the murder case associated with Henry.
So, did that mean Henry wasn’t actually the one who did it?
But if it wasn’t him, why were these people here killing them?
Wouldn’t framing Henry for the murder and letting him receive the death penalty suffice?
This series of illogical events left the leader bewildered.
But his most important task now was to preserve their lives.
“Do you know this person?”
The leader asked Henry, trying to find hope through him.
If Henry truly wasn’t the murderer but was being framed, then they should be on the same side.
“If I knew this person, I would have had him arrested long ago. Would I still need to spend days eating prison food?”
“Then our goals should align! As long as we uncover the mastermind behind this, we can prove your innocence!” The Royal Knights maintained their magic barrier, but that didn’t mean they could sustain it indefinitely.
Their magic wasn’t infinite; it would eventually run out.
And the enemy was still lurking in the shadows, watching them, ready to strike at any moment.
So they had to take the initiative; otherwise, they would all die here!
“No, their target is only to kill you all.”
“Huh?”
Someone couldn’t help but exclaim strangely, not understanding what Henry meant.
“What I mean is, they just want to pin your deaths on me, but at the same time, they don’t want me dead.”
Henry showed a professional fake smile, but to the Royal Knights, such a smile seemed somewhat sinister.
If what Henry said was true, did that mean they were doomed to die here today?
Thinking this, a few Royal Knights showed expressions of despair.
But Henry ignored their expressions, silently picking up the two greatswords from the ground.
“However, I think my innocence is still quite important, so I hope you all do your best to survive and testify for me.”
With that, he shouldered the two greatswords and walked out of the barrier.
Someone watched this scene, murmuring in surprise, “How can his slender frame carry two greatswords like that?”
Dusk dyed the forest a thick, ink-like green. Henry stood openly in a clearing and shouted, “You’ve been scheming against me for so long, yet you don’t dare show your face? Seems you’re not much different from sewer rats.”
No one responded to Henry’s words; the quiet forest echoed only with his own voice.
But Henry paid no mind to the other’s reaction and continued on his own.
“Speaking of which, it’s rather boring. You don’t dare kill me, but you want me to drop out of Saint Nad Magic Academy. For someone like you who kills people as easily as eating meals, such a task must be quite troublesome, right?”
“Kill someone, drop a business card on the ground, and claim I did it. If no one is protecting you, I doubt your brain could come up with a better plan.”
“But I’ve always been tolerant of others. At least after all you’ve done, I don’t hold much of a grudge. After all, even dogs need to eat meat. If your master feeds you meat…”
“You’ve got to do something in return, right?”
As soon as he finished speaking, several daggers suddenly shot out from the shadows.
The daggers cut through the night sky, flashing with a chilling cold light.
But Henry calmly raised his hand.
The greatsword in his hand drew a perfect arc in the air, blocking all the daggers.
“See, you’re getting impatient again. I was just stating a fact, and you’re already throwing daggers at me.”
“If you kill me, the person behind you won’t let you off.”
Henry looked somewhat regretful, as if he held the assassin’s abilities in contempt.
The several Royal Knights watched this scene in astonishment.
They hadn’t expected Henry to so easily block these attacks.
After all, in this forest, it was impossible to see the trajectory of the weapons.
“Alright, the farce is over. Next, you’d better hide further away, or you might get hurt.” Henry kindly reminded them, then looked at the several Royal Knights. “And you, keep your shields up, or if you get hurt by mistake, I won’t take responsibility.”
The greatsword in Henry’s hand suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden light, the runes on the blade twisting like living creatures. Wherever it passed, the air emitted a piercing screech.
The next moment, the golden sword light tore through the twilight, illuminating the dark forest!
Ancient trees within a ten-zhang radius were cut in half as if by an invisible giant hand, smoke rising from the severed ends.
The several Royal Knights pushed their magic shields to maximum power.
But as the sword light swept past, their shields held for only a few breaths before shattering into countless specks of starlight.
Their bodies were sent flying, blood spurting from their mouths!
At the same time, a black figure flashed through the forest.
The opponent clearly hadn’t expected Henry to use such a large-scale lethal technique!
“He’s completely insane!”
Scorpion cursed under his breath!
“Calling people names the first time we meet—your quality seems rather lacking, doesn’t it?” A voice sounded behind him.
Scorpion whirled around to see Henry smiling at him.
“Or is it that no one taught you any better?”