Chapter 892: Outsmarted by His Own Cleverness
Zhang Heng dealt with the male priest who had come out to relieve himself as quickly as possible, then went to the temple door and glanced inside.
Unlike the pitch-black Temple of Jupiter, the Temple of Juno was brightly lit.
Zhang Heng saw two attendants helping a male priest sort through something, likely valuable information they had obtained from the children earlier.
The three were some distance from the entrance. After estimating the distance, Zhang Heng realized it would be difficult to get close before they noticed him, so he took the Plague Bone Bow from his back.
The first arrow struck one attendant squarely in the throat. He did not even have time to cry out before his body slid down the marble pillar behind him. The other attendant beside him was startled awake by the sound of the arrow entering flesh. He drew his weapon and opened his mouth to raise the alarm, only to follow in his companion's footsteps. The second arrow came far faster than he had expected, piercing straight through his heart.
To eliminate the two attendants in the shortest possible time, Zhang Heng had used an ordinary arrow for the first shot, but the Arrow of Paris for the second. He had merely aimed casually before releasing the string. The next moment, the Arrow of Paris's automatic vital-point targeting took effect, correcting its own flight path.
By the time both attendants had fallen, the priest bent over the papyrus had finally realized something was wrong and looked up, only to find Zhang Heng's Persian Swords already at his throat.
"Where is Autrus?" Zhang Heng asked in a low voice.
"Who?" The priest looked panicked. "I don't know any Autrus. This is the temple of Juno, Queen of