Chapter 84

Chapter 57 Ambush

“Senior Payilo, will you be okay by yourself?”

Ali raised her little head to look at me, her eyes filled with a bit of worry.

She had suffered since childhood and probably understood that the poorer the place, the more dangerous it was. Perhaps in her heart, I was still seen as an innocent young lady?

I smiled and patted her head.

“It’s fine, I’m very capable.”

The soft and warm sensation from my hand traveled through my palm. Watching Ali’s little head gently sway with my actions, I found it quite amusing.

Maybe I could get addicted to this if I did it a few more times… Could this be why Carlos liked to pat my head? Was he treating me like a child?

I would beat him up.

“That’s right. I almost forgot that senior is very capable… If we encounter bad people, we should fly away like last time! Whoosh!”

I came here precisely to find bad people… I couldn’t let a little girl know about such things, so I nodded lightly.

“Mm.”

“Then I’ll go back, senior.” Ali took two steps back and suddenly turned around: “Senior, can we meet again?”

“We will. I will also go to the royal city soon.”

When she heard this, she immediately became excited. Her little face slightly flushed.

“Really! You’re not lying to me?”

“Mm, I’m not lying.”

“Hehe.” Ali showed me her white little teeth, “Then when you reach the royal city, you must come to Katarama to play with me. I’ll wait for you!”

“I will.”

She waved her little hand.

“See you in the royal city!”

“See you in the royal city.”

The silhouette of the little girl was pretty, bouncing and running away gradually.

I silently watched her for a while before turning and stepping onto the old street.

The entire street was desolate and quiet, filled with a pungent stench that made me wrinkle my nose. The houses on both sides were dilapidated, many only having wooden frames and unable to provide basic shelter. There wasn’t a single living person in sight.

I roughly understood why Edward chose this place. Whether for hiding or killing, it was perfect.

After walking a few steps, I stopped in front of a house on the right. This was likely the only three-story house on the street, with a plain and unadorned horned carriage parked at the entrance.

The carriage was empty, and even the driver was missing. Only a pure white horned horse, which neighed softly as I approached.

In this world, the price of horned horses was exorbitant; a healthy adult horned horse usually cost hundreds of gold coins. Those who could own one were either noble knights or famous families. It was unusual to see one here, as if it was deliberately reminding me.

I lowered my head to read the sign. Sure enough, despite the worn-out characters, I could still make out the words “Powell Street 1”.

This must be the place.

I sighed quietly, raising my alertness as I pushed open the door.

The door was slightly ajar and opened easily. The light inside was dim, and tiny dust particles were visible in the air.

“Cough, cough, phew!”

I quickly covered my mouth and nose, scanning the room. The walls were cracked and peeling, the tables and floors in the hall were covered with thick layers of dust, looking uninhabited.

Creak—creak—

The sound of boots on the floor was loud and couldn’t be hidden. So I shouted loudly, “Edward! I’m here. Where’s La Fayette?”

After waiting for a while, there was no response.

“…Edward?”

The entire house was silent, except for my footsteps and breathing. Climbing up the rotting stairs to the third floor, I didn’t see anyone.

“Where is everyone?”

What’s going on? What trick is that damn Edward playing?

…Or did I come to the wrong place? No, the sign outside says Powell Street 1… Could it be that Winter City has more than one Powell Street?

“Achoo! Sniff—”

No, I can’t stand it anymore.

The air here is too dirty; even covering my nose doesn’t help with the choking dust. I furrowed my brows and quickly descended to the first floor, urgently pushing open the door and stepping out, taking a deep breath. It felt much better.

Although the air outside had a smell, at least it wasn’t suffocating.

Just as I turned to close the door—

Bang, bang, bang.

Three faint sounds of bowstrings reverberated from three different directions, and my heart tightened.

Immediately after, the sound of arrows cutting through the air.

Surely, they are here!

My body flashed, agilely dodging the incoming arrows, then a faint blue glow appeared in my palm.

Broken ice crystals sliced through the air, rapidly converging above my head. Three slender ice spears, as thick as a little finger, had formed.

The ice spears were a light blue color, smooth on the surface. Their tips shimmered under the sunlight, reflecting a dazzling cold light, like indestructible steel needles. They were completely different from ordinary ice spears, their power and speed were on another level.

I estimated the position and swung my hand backward.

Whoosh—

The ice spears shot forward at a speed almost impossible to track, aiming straight for the arrows.

Swooping in that direction.

In the next moment, there was a commotion overhead.

There was no time to think; I condensed an ice dagger at the fastest speed and met the wind sound by moving upward.

Clang!

I blocked the attack. Feeling the force transmitted through my hand, I raised my head and saw the bizarre meat cleaver connecting with the ice dagger, as well as the face behind the cleaver, masked with a strange mask.

It seemed somewhat familiar… Where have I seen it before…

Suddenly, a light sound came from the blade of the meat cleaver.

Ding.

Instinctively, I turned my head aside, and a sharp blade shot out from the meat cleaver, cutting off several strands of hair.

At the same moment, I clenched my left fist, about to strike when I caught sight of the black spherical object in the other hand of the masked man, which was about to be thrown at me.

My intuition told me this thing wasn’t good.

Moon Step!

The scenery in front rapidly receded. In the next instant, my body had already moved ten meters away.

The clash lasted only an instant, fleeting. It was not until I withdrew from the battle that the masked man’s body just managed to land.

Suddenly, I remembered who he was.

“Valar!”

Wasn’t this guy supposed to be caught and beaten by the Duke? How did he end up here?

How did he escape!?

“Long time no see, little Pepé!”

Swish—

Valar didn’t give me time to think, stepping close on Moon Step, holding the meat cleaver tightly, raising it high.

…Are you looking for death!

Anger rose in my heart, my eyes glowing blue.

Bang!

An ice column shot up from Valar’s feet, the immense force propelling him directly upward, flipping into the air for seven or eight meters.

“F*ck!”

Hearing his curse, I moved to jump up and finish him off, but a sudden noise came from behind.

I immediately turned and swung my leg backward, striking the attacker’s face squarely, sending him flying backward, crashing into an abandoned house, breaking a wooden frame.

Crash—

The house collapsed, dust scattering everywhere. More figures appeared from all directions on the street, silently charging at me.

Each face wore a strange mask.

…Are these assassins all Edward’s men?!

Finding some minor players to deal with me, do they think it’s enough, or do they just want to cause me trouble?

You guys are really annoying.

My eyes glowed again with faint blue light.

Freezing mist spread from my feet, quickly expanding. The three closest masked figures had their legs instantly frozen, losing balance and falling to the ground.

“Aah!”

“My leg—”

The remaining masked figures were stunned, standing far away, too afraid to approach.

I leaped onto the ice column, looking down at Valar slowly descending.

Taking a deep breath, I suppressed my anger.

“Let Edward come out.”

“Heh, little slut, quite spirited. Have you improved quite a bit compared to two months ago? Old Scarlatti must have put a lot of effort into you, huh?”

This bastard, what a mouth. I really want to kill him right now.

My arm lifted. The temperature suddenly dropped, ice crystals floating in the air.

Creaking sounds—

In the next moment, countless sharp and slender light blue ice needles hung above, densely covering half the sky, all pointing at Valar.

“…You. Want to say something else?”

Valar instinctively stepped back, then perhaps feeling ashamed of this action, he mocked again: “Hehe. Threats coming from your immature throat aren’t very scary, my lovely lady?”

Whoosh—

The ice needles, like bullets, pierced through Valar’s shoulder, embedding themselves into the ground behind him.

Blood gushed out.

“Aah!! F*ck!!”

“Hmm… Did I miss?”

“I want you dead! I want to kill you!!”

An injured dog’s bark isn’t pleasant; there’s no need to pay attention.

“Where is Edward?”

Valar held his shoulder with one hand; the mask obscured his facial expression.

“Little slut… I admit, you’re pretty impressive. But, hehe. Are you willing to kill?”

“Let’s see.”

Whoosh—

Another ice needle shot towards his chest. This time, Valar was prepared, dodging sideways just in time.

“Again.”

Whoosh whoosh—

Valar’s evasive moves became even more awkward. Seeing this, a smile appeared on my lips.

“Your speed is fast. But how many can you dodge?”

He didn’t speak again.

“Tell me. Where is Edward? Where is La Fayette?”

“Hehe.”

I frowned.

“What are you laughing at?”

Suddenly, dizziness overcame me. My body suddenly sank, my legs felt weak, and I staggered, almost falling off the ice column. I quickly steadied myself.

The ice needles fell, my vision blurred.

“It finally worked.” A voice came from nearby, “Pepé, I missed you so much. Have you missed me?”