Work Prophet
Chapter 346 - 104 Leaving the City

Chapter 346: Chapter 104 Leaving the City

Tom gazed at the retreating figures of the Black Armored Cavalry in a daze, then his expression slightly changed, and he hurriedly pulled open the door of the carriage, seeing the little maid on the back seat with her eyes tightly closed, motionless.

The Guard Captain of the Black Hound Guards placed a finger under the little maid’s nose until he felt her steady breathing, and only then did his heart relax.

After that, a wave of fatigue hit him, and Tom just sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

As the smoke cleared further, others gathered around, and Tom also saw Golden Eyes and another Black Hound Guard warrior that he had left behind at the other end of the street.

Both were unscathed, Golden Eyes’ body was covered in bloodstains, but they all seemed to be from the enemy.

Truth be told, the battle on that side ended much faster than Tom had anticipated.

Initially, Tom thought the disturbance caused by those left behind had been effective, but upon asking, he learned that the Lizardman Warrior hadn’t even had the chance to take action.

In terms of cunning, Golden Eyes was even better than Tom, shouting about a fair one-on-one battle, but starting off by throwing a handful of lime.

If Li Yu were here, he would definitely have to ask whether Golden Eyes was trained by some Lord Wei.

The poor Butcher had greatly improved his martial arts and wanted to compete with Golden Eyes, but he was blinded by the lime as the fight began.

In a competition between masters, victory or defeat is often determined by a hair’s breadth, let alone while suffering such a significant debuff, and after cheating the Butcher, Golden Eyes felt no remorse.

Taking advantage of the opponent’s angry roars and flailing weapons, Golden Eyes had quietly moved from his previous position, circled to the Butcher’s side, and with a gentle thrust of his sword, accurately pierced the opponent’s throat.

The entire fight concluded swiftly, in the span of just a few breaths, Golden Eyes had already eliminated the greatest threat they faced.

The much-anticipated grand battle between dragons and tigers had never occurred.

After hearing this, Tom also secretly felt relieved, glad that they had taken down Golden Eyes with a surprise attack in the past, as a direct fight would have resulted in many casualties on his side to this man’s tricks.

Although they had found Clara, the group from the Double Rest Sect did not celebrate extensively.

Their current situation was still not secure, and they needed to leave Duolin City before daybreak.

The Passage Orders were definitely useless at this time, and that group of Black Armored Cavalry had run towards the city gate, perhaps already informing the guards at the gate of their whereabouts.

Therefore, after only a brief rest, Tom organized the group, preparing to break through and rush out of the city before the opposition could respond.

Everyone was ready for another big fight, Tom still had four smoke bombs on him, and the Three-eyed Divine Bird could distract the guards if necessary.

But upon reaching the city gate, the scene in front of them confused everyone.

Because a battle had already broken out here, one side was the new army’s plainclothes men, while the other, though fewer in number, was clearly better equipped and more well-trained.

They had already gained the upper hand, continuously pressing down on those plainclothes men.

At first, Tom thought it was Matina’s vanguard force that had entered the city early and was now seizing the gate, but then Golden Eyes recognized the identity of the other group.

"They are the guards of the Raimondi family. It seems that the City Lord isn’t as weak and incompetent as people say," he remarked.

Upon hearing this, Tom’s thoughts raced, and at that moment, the two clashing groups nearby also noticed them.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat eerie.

Clearly, both groups were also unclear about their origins, but compared to the nearly collapsing new army, the guards of the Raimondi family obviously had plenty of room to maneuver.

They even had a squad on guard against the followers of the Double Rest Sect.

Golden Eyes lowered his voice and warned, "Whether you’re preparing to fight or flee, you’d better make a decision soon. Otherwise, once those people deal with the new army’s scum, it will be our turn next."

Upon hearing this, Tom took a deep breath, then voluntarily sheathed his sword, stepped forward two paces, and began to speak, "We are mercenaries from the One-eyed Giant Tavern, tasked by the sheriff’s son, Constantino, to arrest the criminals causing chaos in the city."

A middle-aged man dressed as a knight also stepped out from the crowd. Hearing this, his expression relaxed slightly as he scrutinized Tom, "You’re Ashuraf’s men?"

"To be precise, we only accepted his son’s commission," added Golden Eyes from the side.

"And what about the girl, what’s her story? Is she also a mercenary?"

The knight pointed at Clara on the back of a Lizardman Warrior.

"No, she’s just an innocent civilian we rescued from a group of villains on the road," they replied.

"I didn’t realize that mercenaries as profit-driven as you also possessed the spirit of chivalry," snorted the knight. "If that’s the case, then join us in killing all these heretics misled by Hirodod."

"I refuse," said Tom.

The knight’s expression immediately darkened upon hearing this, "By evading the issue like this, it seems you are in league with them?"

"You’ve misunderstood us. It’s not that we’re unwilling to serve you, it’s just that we’ve already taken the money from Lord Constantino," Tom replied calmly.

"Based on Lord Constantino’s investigations during this period, the riots in the city tonight were incited by a group of villains dressed in Black Armor. We were in pursuit of them just now. Only by catching them can we get the remaining half of the reward."

The Raimondi family, having chosen to send troops to seize the city gates at this time, had clearly decided to betray Hirodod and side with Matina.

Given this, unless those Black Armored Cavalry were foolish, they wouldn’t possibly reveal their identities. The corpses at the city gate were the best evidence.

Tom had already spotted several corpses of the Raimondi family guards, and also two corpses of the Black Armored Cavalry.

If nothing unexpected happened, the two sides had just clashed.

This was also why Tom dared to fabricate such a lie.

As expected, after hearing Tom’s words, the knight mused for a moment and, surprisingly, did not press them to join in attacking the remaining new army. Instead, he gestured with a wave of his hand.

"Those people you’re after have run outside the city. If you want to catch them, go chase them yourself. If you can catch them, I can add a sum of reward money for you."

"Thank you, my lord."

Before Tom could even rejoice, the knight pointed at Clara with his riding crop and said, "Leave that girl behind."

Seeing that the followers of the Double Rest Sect didn’t move, he grew impatient and said, "What, are you planning to take her with you to chase after them? Leave her with me. Once I’ve dealt with those heretics, someone will naturally send her home to her parents."

Tom exchanged a glance with Golden Eyes, then sighed and said, "Then we must trouble you to do so."