Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 180

Chapter 180

The zombies were powerful warriors who did not know pain or death . They ran towards Suzanna . There was no rank or order to their charge, but facing the stone-like gray skin and the red eyes of the zombies, Suzanna still felt anxious . She danced away from the zombies and tried to pick one of the zombies as her first target .

Suzanna’s sword rippled and lit up, then she slashed at the neck of the zombie . Suzanna struck out at her highest possible speed, because she just saw a zombie taking an arrow . She knew she had to kill the zombie with one blow .

The zombie did not try to block the blow . It held up its sharp, dagger-like fingers, and reached for Suzanna’s chest . The zombie might have been a swordsman once, but its soul had already fallen, and what was left was only a senseless body . The knowledge and the fight skills it had accumulated over the years disappeared as well . The attack was purely instinctual . There were no tricks to it .

Suzanna had the advantage of speed and of attacking first . When the zombie was only a few feet away from her, her sword was already slashing at its neck . Even for the most powerful people in the world, a blow to the neck by a senior swordsmaster would be deadly . Suzanna’s sword sheared through the zombie’s neck, and the head flew backwards . The stench was almost suffocating . However, the zombie’s movement did not stop, and its sharp fingers continued reaching out towards Suzanna .

Suzanna was shocked, but she was experienced in battle, and had fast reflexes . She kicked the zombie in the abdomen, and jumped backwards to avoid the attack . The zombie did not fall until Suzanna was at least twenty feet away .

The zombie that was wounded by Anfey’s arrow had a large hole in its chest, the shrubs behind it were clearly visible through the hole . Because of the wound, its movement was slowed and it lagged behind the other zombies . Suzanna moved out of the main horde’s way and jumped towards the rear of the group . She landed not far from the wounded zombie, who lunged at her, waving its arms frantically . Its own blood spraying onto the ground .

The rotting organs and the foul scent of the zombie’s blood made Suzanna very nauseous . The zombies began to surround her, and Suzanna was forced to jump into a nearby tree .

The zombies swarmed the tree, clawing at it . The trunk became very fragile under the sharp nails of the zombies, and it didn’t take long for them to hollow out the trunk . However, Suzanna jumped onto a nearby branch, and they were not able to realize their hope of killing Suzanna .

A pale light struck one of the zombies as they prepared to follow Suzanna . The light left a wound the size of a small bowl on the zombie, but the zombie did not fall to the ground . Instead, it stood where it was, shaking its head, as if it was trying to wake up from a dream .

It was in a zombie’s nature to hunt . Attacks and its companion’s death did not distract the zombies . They stood under the tree, clawing at its trunk with their nails .

"Their heads!" Riska called as he circled around .

"I know," Anfey said and notched another arrow .

The zombies had not yet finished clawing at the tree when Anfey attacked them again . The arrow took a zombie’s head off . Dark smoke rose from where the neck broke, and its large head was only hanging on its neck by bits of skin .

The zombie’s arms reached back and grabbed its head, then it slowly placed the head back onto the broken neck . Before Anfey could react, the zombie shook and fell to the ground . Zombies were much stronger than a normal person, but a wound like that would still be fatal .

This attack could not distract the zombies, either . They kept on roaring at Suzanna and clawing at the tree . Suzanna noticed the zombies’ problem as well . She returned her sword to the sheath, and jumped onto another tree . She broke off a branch and waved at the zombies, hoping to attract their attention .

"Why aren’t they attacking us?" Riska frowned and asked .

"Maybe because zombies love beautiful things as well," Anfey said, grinning .

"Quit joking around," Riska said and rolled his eyes .

Three other necromancers headed towards Suzanna . Anfey had been waiting for the necromancers . The zombies wouldn’t do much . Before all nearby trees were destroyed, the zombies were only lumberjacks . There were plenty of trees, and Suzanna shouldn’t be in danger .

One of the necromancers waved his hand and released a dark ball of energy . Unlike the magic Anfey had seen a few days ago, the black ball was much larger, and looked as if there was a face in it, surging .

White light appeared and shot through the black ball . The arrows Anfey used were materialized element arrows . Compared to normal weapons, an element arrow was much more powerful against magic . The repelling nature of elements maximized the destruction . The black ball first deflated like a balloon, then it exploded, turning into countless black strings that floated through the air .

The necromancer screamed in agony, his right arm destroyed in the explosion . Another arrow hit the necromancer’s body, and he fell to the ground . For a zombie, wounds like this could not even hinder their movements . For a human, however, it was fatal .

The two other necromancers stared at their companion in shock, then they turned and fled . "It’s elves!" one of them called . Usually, only the elves could use element arrows . It was not surprising that they had come to this conclusion .

Anfey turned to the zombies . Now, it was less of a battle and more of a game . The zombies fell one by one, but the others were distracted by Suzanna, who was throwing branches at them . Their one track mind did not allow them to focus on anything other than the thing right in front of them .

The remaining necromancers disappeared into the bushes, and did not return . Anfey continue to aim his arrows at the zombies . Before he could take out the last zombie, Suzanna jumped down from the tree crown and slashed at the zombie . After a flash of white light, the zombie slumped to the ground with only half of its head .

Suzanna turned and grinned at Anfey, then she began walking towards the magic array in the clearing .

Anfey returned the bow to his dimensional ring . He had thought this would be a difficult battle, and didn't expect the zombies to be such easy targets . If he had known this, he would have stayed hidden and taken the zombies out . That way the battle would have ended much faster .

"Riska, do you know what kind of magic array that is?"

"No," Riska said, shaking his head . "I don't know what it is, but I think it should be easy to destroy . I’ll go check it out . " He levitated into the air and chased passed Suzanna .

The entire clearing was concealed by a magic array, and people on the outside could not see what was going on inside . However, they could see shadows of movements on the inside, and hear the sound of fighting and cursing .

"I thought there were only a dozen zombies left," Anfey said, frowning . "How did they turn into so many people? Riska, can you destroy it?"

"It’s easy," Riska said . He pointed to a nearby bush, and nodded at Suzanna .

Suzanna walked over to the bush and struck the bush with her sword . The earth split open and revealed a black stone tablet with strange runes carved onto it . Riska brushed off the soil and looked at the tablet . He nodded at Suzanna again, who pressed her sword against it . With a flash of white light, the tablet shattered into a dozen pieces .

The kekkai over the clearing began shaking, and cracks as fine as spider webs began spreading all over it . "This is it," Riska said with a relieved sigh . "Creation is hard, but destruction is easy . It seems like the necromancers had been here for a while . Neither the kekkai nor the magic array are things you can set up overnight . "

Anfey frowned and turned to the clearing . The magic array was destroyed, and what was happening inside the kekkai became apparent for those outside of it . When the people saw the blue sky appear above them again, they all sighed with relief . In the middle of the clearing, there was still chaos . Suddenly, a shrill scream ripped through the air, "My god, it’s zombies! Zombies!"