Make a loud noise.
"Ouch."
Make a loud noise.
"Oh! What the hell!"
I opened the sarcophagus and jumped out angrily. I'm in the carriage. It is currently traveling at full speed on a bumpy road. Why do they do this...
boom!
Ah, of course.
I opened a small slit so that the coach in front could see.
"Uncle? I don't think the negotiation was successful?
"Ah, Ali. We can't seem to get rid of them. Can you think of anything?"
"Miss Delaney, it's not safe here. You should stay inside while we deal with those thugs!"
"Let's see what I can do!"
I jumped up and reached a hatch in the ceiling of the carriage. I quickly opened the door and looked outside.
All around us, dense pine forest skirted a path that was too small for our wheels. Behind us, a dozen men on horseback followed us with sabers and pistols, brandishing them menacingly. As I watched, one of them tried to catch up to the carriage and was hit by a bullet.
I turned around and met a robber crawling forward. When he saw me, his surprise turned into a vicious smile.
Could it be...the one delivering breakfast? How considerate!
I entertained him with my wicked smile, and when he began to scream, I grabbed him by the shoulders and dragged him face forward into the darkness below. I was about to bite when Loth screamed.
"Hurry up, girl, Asni won't last long!"
Well, yuck, they interrupted my moment. I hit him in the neck, knocked him unconscious, and then decided how to fix the problem. prey. prey. Weak. Maggots. Wait for your turn, blood bag. Climb, hatch. over there. Chasing me! Let them know.
"ROOOAAAAAAAR"
The horse panicked and fell. The man tried to control himself, but failed. The pursuer stopped.
good.
Now, back to…
"Wow...what is that sound?!"
Ah, oh?
I grabbed something off the floor and opened the crack, and a pair of curious eyes saw it.
"Uncle, it worked! Your phlogiston noisemaker scared them away!" I yelled, waving what was essentially a fuel tank with a gauge and three connectors inside.
"Amazing!" replied the right eye. "This invention is a godsend!"
"Yes, niece, I congratulate you...for your quick thinking." replied the frowning eyes on the left.
I nodded happily and carefully pushed the robber's body under a tarp in case Bingle's eyes started to wander.
"Unfortunately, we are not safe yet. They will definitely continue to chase Asni, and Asni's strength has reached its limit. We have to find a place to hide and stop them."
"How about crossing the river, Loth?" There is a small cliff on the edge. We would be protected and have a commanding view of the passage. "
"very good."
I put the stitches on. We didn't have much time! I drank the bandit quickly and barely enjoyed the experience. I opened the hatch and let the body fall onto the road. over there. Ariana, Queen of Rapid Evidence Processing.
A few minutes later we crossed a small river, which I noticed was not big enough to stop the more determined riders from going down the river. The carriage stopped some distance away, and the men took up arms and prepared to leave.
"I'm going to stay here and give Asney water. Uncle, please be careful! And you too, Mr. Binger."
"Ha, I say, those lowlifes will regret the day they meet Cecil Rutherford Bingle! For it will be their last." The man played the trumpet.
"Mr. Binger, I don't care about the lives of those people. I just hope that you both can return to me safely."
"Of course, Ms. Delaney," he replied, his voice trembling, "we will return safely. I promise you!"
I watched them disappear into the darkness. It was darkness to them, I could see clearly in the moonlight.
I got out a huge bucket and started rolling liter after liter onto the poor overheated Asni. A few minutes later I heard the sound of a rifle being fired.
Loth was only wearing a safety jacket, but I knew he had a night vision monocle. Those fools are dead.
That said, there is an obvious way to bypass their blockade.
I closed my eyes and concentrated. Yes, I heard the sound of horse hooves on the other side.
I followed them quietly. Two hundred yards downstream, three men on horseback emerged from the vegetation and began to cautiously cross the river.
I let them walk past me. One, two. anytime.
The horse caught my scent and neighed nervously.
"What's wrong with these..."
Taking advantage of the distraction, I jumped on the last rider, stabbing him through the spine and pulling him backwards.
"Some kind of beast?" Smith, did you see... Smith?"
I slapped the panicked horse on the butt, and the frightened horse immediately started to gallop. The other two cursed and tried to control their mounts, and I knocked the second one down in the same manner.
The last man took the hint and urged his horse to run away.
In vain.
my move. I grabbed him and took a deep bite. Once again, I had to hurry up and not have fun. Cursed, but there are some unexpected aspects to this trip, namely, vampire travel rationing.
I dropped the third body, and after making sure the horses had left the crossing, I quickly ran back. There, the crisis is averted and there is total silence! Ariana, Queen of Efficacy.
I made sure Asni calmed down, settled down and waited. The pair soon returned unscathed. I stepped out from behind the carriage, my apparent concern turning to apparent relief.
"Oh, thank God... Well, thank God you're back! Are you both safe?"
"Yes, Miss Delaney! Don't be afraid, we did give them the comeuppance they deserved!"
Loth silently pointed at my cheek. oh.
I turned my face away and pretended to wipe away my tears while I tried my best to clean up the robber's blood.
"Oh, Miss Delaney..." Bingle said excitedly.
Loth gave me a bear hug and patted me on the back.
"Okay, okay, it's all over, we're safe."
Then more quiet.
"how many?"
I escaped the hug and turned to face him, my eyes filled with tears.
"The wait is killing my nerves! I know it's short, but it feels like three hours!"
Nodding reluctantly.
"We taught them a lesson, one that the survivors won't soon forget. However, we should hide now and regain our strength. Let's go, niece."
We found a small alcove in a wooded valley, big enough for everything. While I was collecting firewood, a hole was quickly dug. They built a fire indoors and when it started burning, the light was blocked by the dirt. Loth even used some kind of grill to prevent smoke and floating embers from rising into the night sky. I failed to mention that anyone with one eye and half a brain could follow our tracks.
I proposed the first shift, and Bingle only protested twice, a testament to how exhausted he was.
Three hours later, Lose woke up and came to the edge of the pit with me.
"what's the result?"
They deny seeing Flora. Binger successfully searched their leader's hideout while I distracted the other warriors with the latest Skragg repeater. Reminds me of my first wife Gurda distracting a group of people with the proper way to skin a rabbit while I was robbing their granary. anyway. He stole a diary and another notebook, but they were discovered. We escaped before the situation escalated into a firefight. "
Loth was quiet. After our six-month friendship, I got to know him well enough that I could tell he wasn't over it yet.
"That guy Bingle is a little weird, a little bit magical."
"He's a mage?"
"What? No. No, it's different. All our timing was too perfect, too dramatic. His infiltration shouldn't have worked, but it did, and his exit shouldn't have been detected. It's like... … Somehow the world revolves around him. To make things more exciting and to keep him alive at the same time, events are changed.”
"Are we in danger?"
"Good question. I don't think so. He wouldn't intentionally endanger us, you know. Just...consider his story."
"That doesn't make sense."
"Welcome to the world of wild magic, Ali."
"…I guess I shouldn't complain when it comes to magical assistance. Vampires aren't exactly at a disadvantage either."
"Heh. Speaking of vampires, how do you feel?"
"It's just after midnight. I could talk for a few more hours. Why?"
"I was hoping you could retrace our steps. See if we're being followed. The leader of the Warriors, Crow, as he calls himself, is a little off track."
"you mean……"
"Yeah, crazy as a March hare, missing a few cards, hanging with the fairies, crazy, crazy, fell off his damn cart. You know."
"I'm leaving. If I don't see him within an hour, I'll rush back."
"Be careful."
I strapped on the knife but left the rifle on. I'm not going to shoot anyone if I can help it. We have to be careful.
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