After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Objectively speaking, Rufus did not underestimate the enemy and even made very thorough preparations.

Around the carriage she was leaning against, the battle magicians had already formed their formation and gathered their magic power.

At the slightest sign of trouble, they would immediately activate their defensive spells. Even the move that had killed the Knights in one blow before would not work again.

It's not just defense.

His own familiars were already patrolling the sky, and no matter where the attack came from, it would be discovered immediately.

As long as the opponent dares to make the first move, the following torrential rain of offensive spells will pour directly onto the opponent's head, turning the opponent into powder.

Isn’t Aize’s only trump card the unidentified witch?

With this configuration, even if the great witch Villian herself comes, she won’t be able to do anything.

It's even a bit boring when you think about it.

The guard beside him took the opportunity to ask:

"Lord Rufus, I don't think that woman has any intention of helping us anymore. How about we take action first and chop off the hero's head?"

The butler yawned and shook his head:

"Forget it. The master ordered twenty minutes, and that's it. I don't want to cause trouble later. Besides, that monster talks nicely, but she doesn't really want to die. Who knows if she'll get carried away and kill Aize before the deadline is up?"

Then she thought for a moment and asked again:

"Rather than that, how are our people? Are they all in place? Don't let them down when we start the operation."

"Don't worry, judging by the time, it must be in place."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise from the bushes nearby.

"who!?"

The guard, concentrating on his duties, drew his sword almost immediately and pointed it in the direction of the sound.

Each of these guards is a super elite in the Duke's army. They are powerful, experienced, and extremely loyal. Moreover, all of them are equipped with expensive and rare enchanted armor.

Even among Brian's army of tens of thousands, there were only a few dozen of them.

Under the guards' vigilance, a figure in guard armor staggered out of the bushes.

He was covered in blood, with a horrific cut on his abdomen. Before he could even walk, his legs gave way and he fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the guards rushed forward and helped him up.

"Hey, what's going on? What happened?"

"Our...our team was attacked, and everyone except me...died...uh-"

As the guard spoke, he spat out a mouthful of blood, then his head tilted and he lost consciousness.

Chapter 120 I caught you

The guards were horrified.

"Hey, wake up! Speak clearly! Where are you from? Which team? Who attacked you? Hey!"

However, no matter how hard they shook him, the severely injured guard didn't open his eyes again. The helpless guard could only put him on the ground and looked at Rufus:

"Lord Rufus, this..."

"Don't panic! This might be an attack by the mixed-blood group in the village. Hurry up and take people to check it out!"

"Yes!"

The guards and a few others hurriedly walked into the dark forest, and Rufus' heart twitched as he watched them leave.

The term "half-blood attack" was just used to deceive people and appease the military.

She knew very well that those half-bloods who were armed with broken weapons and could only make a living by farming and hunting would never be able to kill a team of guards quietly without causing any commotion.

Does Aize have any hidden cards?

She looked at the surveillance formation again and happened to see Aize being pinned to the ground by Alicia.

The two of them were close enough, and if the collar was detonated in this situation, Aize might be killed.

A bad premonition quickly spread in my heart.

The mission must be completed before something terrible happens.

Thinking of this, Rufus raised his hand.

Swah——

There was a crisp snapping sound, and Rufus looked in surprise as his raised arm separated from the drive, flew out in a splatter of blood, and fell to the ground.

Then, there was the excruciating pain.

“Hands! My hands ahhhhhhhhhhhhh—”

Not knowing what had happened, Rufus covered his broken arm, wailed, and turned his head in horror.

But he found that the soldier who was covered in blood had actually crawled up from the ground, and the broadsword in his hand was dripping with blood.

“Who are you?!”

"What? Mr. Butler... no, Miss Butler, you don't recognize me anymore? We just met not long ago... Tsk, I'm really not used to this thing."

The "guard" complained as he took off his helmet and threw it aside, revealing some familiar grey hair.

He casually wiped his face again, wiping away the blood, and his expressionless features were suddenly revealed.

Rufus' eyes widened.

"You are... Constantine Wilkes? Brave Azer's adjutant? Why are you here!?"

The knight I met before when I went to Anlin Plain to deliver supplies.

He was very wary of him at that time, but Rufus didn't care much because as long as he could deal with Leia, it would be fine.

Why is it here?

Constantine shook the blood off his sword and said expressionlessly:

"Why are you here? That's my question. Didn't you say you were going to aid Lady Leah's expedition? Why are you moving your troops to a place like this instead of the Anlin Plains?"

Constantine-style sarcasm - the mercenaries held a grudge against Leah for tricking her into messing with them.

Rufus broke out in a cold sweat.

Constantine Wilkes, a former mercenary, is the best knight under Aize except for the brave ones. He is an expert in swordsmanship and extremely good at stealth.

In terms of combat power alone, he may be stronger than the brave Aize.

Rufus endured the severe pain and roared:

"What are you still standing there for? Kill him quickly!!"

The remaining guards around surrounded Constantine as soon as his sneak attack succeeded.

Otherwise, given the ruthless and taciturn nature of Constantine, he would have to chase him and stab him twice instead of just standing here talking.

The guards who received the order raised their guns and swords and advanced step by step.

Then--

"Ahhhhhhh-"

A black shadow flashed by, and a magician on standby suddenly screamed, covered his neck with blood gushing out, and fell down.

Then came the second, the third...

A black shadow, whose outline could not even be seen, shuttled through the night at an unimaginable speed.

The sword blade, shining with a golden halo, danced again and again, accurately cutting off Ye and the magician's neck.

Before Rufus could react, five magicians had already been chopped to the ground.

Under her horrified gaze, the figure finally stopped moving, turned over and jumped onto the roof of the carriage, looking down at everyone as if in protest.

Black hair, silver armor, a holy sword shining with golden light, and just a glance at each other were enough to scare the most ferocious monsters into submission.

Uriel Lineford, captain of the brave team Silver Star, is undoubtedly the strongest chosen hero.

This was one of the reasons why Constantine's first sneak attack only cut off Rufus's arm to prevent the remote control instead of directly stabbing him to death.

In order to protect Rufus, the Duke's guards and other soldiers who stayed behind had to move closer to him.

This created a flaw in the security zone. After dealing with the small team that went to check the situation, Uriel was able to tear through the enemy's anti-magic defense in an instant.

Rufus didn't even have time to think about why Uriel was here.

Now there are only two words in her mind - it's over.

And after that——

boom!!!

A huge fireball fell from the sky, and the spell that had previously annihilated the Knights appeared again, hitting the hiding place of a part of the Duke's army.

The flames shot up into the sky, and the debris of earth, rocks and trees kicked up by the explosion were even blown hundreds of meters away.

The witch finally showed up.

According to the original plan, as long as she dared to use the first attack spell, her position would be immediately locked and counterattacked.

But now, half of the magicians responsible for the counterattack had been cut down in an instant, and Rufus, who was responsible for searching the enemy, fell into extreme panic because of Uriel's appearance.

Fight back?

nonexistent.

Facing this group of Brian's lackeys, Uriel was filled with resentment.

He intended to assassinate Aize and used himself to frame someone else.

The crime is unforgivable.

"Go to hell!"

The black-haired hero leaped from the carriage roof, brandishing his holy sword and charging towards the remaining magicians.

The few remaining Duke's guards reacted quickly, immediately abandoning Constantine, a less threatening target, and turned to rush towards Uriel.

After Uriel knocked another magician to the ground, they finally stopped the opponent.

Then, the swords clashed.

The Duke's guards were indeed very powerful. Relying on their numerical advantage, excellent coordination, and outstanding swordsmanship, they even managed to draw with Uriel for a short period of time.

But it was only for a short time.

In just a few seconds, Uriel seized the opponent's weakness.

When the opponent's sword fell to the maximum distance, he suddenly dodged, and while the opponent was unbalanced due to the big move, he turned around and chopped him into two pieces with a sword.

At the same time, power poured into the holy sword in his hand.

The sword blade, which was already shining with a faint golden light, suddenly burst out with a dazzling light like the sun.

Accompanied by a terrifying buzzing sound, the abundant energy burst out at the moment of the next sword collision, directly shattering the enchanted broadswords in the hands of the two guards into pieces.

The two were then killed by Uriel.

It was impossible to stop this monster—Rufus came to this conclusion.

At this point, she no longer cared about the mission. While the remaining guards and bodyguards were still delaying the two of them, she gritted her teeth, picked up her broken arm, turned around and ran into the dark forest.

Above her head, huge fireballs streaked across the sky and then fell into the forest, exploding and burning.

Each blow meant that a team of guards or knights were blown to pieces.

Having lost their magic team, they were now completely unable to fight back.

Knowing that their plan had failed, the guards no longer cared much and began to flee in all directions.

"Well……"