Assassin's Creed

Boom!

With a dull roar, the boulder rolled down the mountain ridge, and the large, dark brown horse that was running at the front on the narrow path was unable to dodge in time. It was hit squarely, its brains splattered, and its hooves buckled.

The remaining two warhorses, startled, neighed and stomped backward, forcing Mercedes' carriage to a stop.

A group of bandits, shouting excitedly, descended from the hilltop and surrounded the wagon trapped between the hills on both sides. Stone weights and javelins were thrown down along the way, hitting the stationary target repeatedly.

Mountain bandits, they deserve to die!

Sitting in front of the carriage, a tall, elegant woman with long, dark brown hair, her expression changed slightly. She cursed under her breath, struggled to rein in the horses, and forcefully pulled them back from their erratic pace. Then, she lifted her skirt, knelt down, and decisively drew her sword and shield from inside the carriage.

Pfft!

A flash of cold light appeared, and the bald bandit at the front coughed up blood. The man dropped his weapon in terror, clutched his wound, and gasped for breath, but he still couldn't stop the blood spurting from his neck.

As blood flowed, the bald bandit collapsed to the ground in no time, his face deathly pale as he stopped convulsing.

Meanwhile, the woman with long, dark brown hair wielded her short sword with incredible skill, slashing and killing the bandits who were trying to grab the spoils.

A strong stench of blood filled the air. The hundred or so bandits who arrived later froze upon seeing the fierce woman in front of the carriage, slowing their pace and looking quite wary.

"Spartans! Boss, this woman is Spartans!"

"Golden deer, cypress, and the emblem of the Temple of Themis on the carriage!"

As they drew closer, the intricate patterns on the shield caused several knowledgeable members of the bandit group to gasp in surprise.

Judging from the carriage's decorations and the fact that it was driven by a woman, they assumed it was a trap, catching a weak lamb. Little did they know that the one trapped was a formidable She-wolf.

"It's good that you know! I am Gogo, the Queen of Spartans, wife of King Leonidas!"

Gogo shouted coldly, while pulling off the pouch at his waist and throwing it at the feet of the bandits, offering a combination of kindness and force.

"If you want to take your money, take it all. If you don't want to die, move the stones away now. I will forgive your offense in the presence of Goddess of Oaths Styx. Otherwise, I swear that when I return to the city, I will gather the men of Sparta and kill you all without exception!"

With a tinkling sound, pieces of Zeus Gold rolled around, producing a melodious and alluring ringing sound.

Glug...

The bandits, who hadn't even managed to gather enough armor and weapons, swallowed hard, their eyes gleaming with greed.

"That woman makes it sound so nice. If we let her go, will we even survive?"

"Boss, they're Spartans..."

"The Spartans themselves are barely able to protect themselves, otherwise, would they have allowed their queen to leave the city alone?"

"That..."

"Don't be afraid! She's all alone, and Sparta is far away! Once we catch this woman, the brothers can also experience what it's like to King."

The bandit leader, his eyes gleaming, uttered a word that awakened his companions' fear. He grinned maliciously and incited them, his eyes sweeping over Guo Ge with lewd intent, almost tearing off Guo Ge's clothes on the spot, his mouth full of foul language.

"Once we've had our fill, I'll take you all to join the Persians! With her around, we'll never be short of rewards! We'll even become King and officials ourselves, and shit on those noble lords' heads!"

The crude and simple provocation made the bandits' eyes light up, and they excitedly surrounded them from all sides.

Her husband was fighting on the front lines for the fate of all Greece, surrounded by enemies, while these scoundrels in the rear were thinking of capturing her for a reward, thus degenerating and defecting to the enemy.

Spartan Queen Gogo of Sparta, filled with bitterness and resentment, gritted her teeth and glanced at the bandits behind her. In the instant she turned back, her eyes flashed with chilling killing intent. She immediately strode forward, her short sword pointed at the bandit leader who had been stirring up trouble.

However, despite the red and black ether vibrating, the air exploding, and the wind raging, the bandit leader who raised his fist to clash remained unmoved. Instead, the Spartan Queen staggered back several steps, her arm aching and numb.

Divine Blood Warrior!

Has the situation in the surrounding cities of Athens deteriorated to such an extent?

Queen Gogo's lower back slammed against the side of the carriage. She struggled to steady herself, but the churning blood in her chest made her heart sink to the bottom.

Even more deadly was that, with a sinister wave of his hand, the bandit leader pulled out a Soul Eater Beast with messy, purplish-black hair and bound by chains, and released from its restraining curse. It then advanced from behind, forming a pincer attack with the scoundrel Divine Blood Warrior.

A purplish-black light and shadow rushed in swiftly. The Spartan Queen raised her round shield to block the beast's charge, but due to the disparity in strength, she staggered backward, causing the carriage to creak.

The short sword that had been raised was about to be thrust out when the Soul Eater Beast raised its claws and violently slapped it away.

It's over!

As the stench swept over her, Guoge closed her eyes in sorrow.

At the critical moment, a sharp sound rang out as a Middle Eastern-style throwing dagger pierced through the skull of the Soul Eater Beast with lightning speed, shattering its demonic core.

The tall and mighty monster crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then lay completely still, becoming a corpse that was gradually losing its warmth.

"Who dares to kill my pet! Get out here right now! I'll chop you into pieces and feed you..."

The bandit leader's eyes twitched, and he barked a fierce but cowardly taunt at those around him.

Puff puff puff puff!

However, before he could finish speaking, several loud popping sounds came from nearby. One by one, the bandits surrounding the carriage clutched their bleeding throats and collapsed to the ground in terror.

At the same time, the surrounding vegetation rustled, and a blurry white figure moved swiftly through the bandits at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. Wherever the silvery, cold light passed, the bandits along the way were all beheaded.

Even though blood splattered like red rain, the blurry figure walking among the bandits remained spotless, like a white ghost wielding the scythe of God of Death.

"Monster! Monster! No... don't come any closer!"

In the blink of an eye, after seeing more than half of his hundred men slaughtered, the bandit leader, his eyes bloodshot and his defenses crumbling, bypassed the wounded King Gogo and screamed as he rushed toward the carriage, intending to seize the carriage and escape this hellish place that had become a slaughterhouse.

But the white demon arrived in an instant, and a broadsword pinned his fingers and hands to the rafters.

"Did I tell you to move? Are you in such a hurry to be reborn?"

"No, no, I... don't kill me! There's gold on the mountain, you can have it all! If that's not enough, there are the women I stole from my hometown, all of them..."

The bandit leader, pale-faced, knelt on the ground, weeping and begging for mercy in fear.

A flash of blood appeared as the bandit leader's trachea was instantly cut open. He could not die immediately, but could only endure the painful suffocation of blood filling his alveoli and the agony of his life force slipping away.

At this moment, death was a luxury for him.

Finally, the bandit leader's bloodshot eyes gradually dilated, and he was finally free.

Seeing the white-robed assassin suddenly appear before her, and the suspicious West Asian face under the hood, the Spartan Queen quietly picked up her sword and stood guard in front of the carriage.

"Gogo, don't treat the kind person who helped us like this. He meant no harm. I have a feeling that I'm being guided by a divine oracle."

That voice... it sounds familiar.

After taking down another bandit, Samael turned around in surprise.

At this moment, the curtain was gently lifted by a slender, marble-sculpted hand, revealing a face that was both charming and elegant, stunningly beautiful, beneath a laurel crown that held back her long, flowing golden hair. The eyes of the ancient snake reflected this face.

Damn, what a coincidence!

The blonde beauty extended her fingers, nodded, and smiled, subtly expressing goodwill.

"Hello, stranger. My name is Helen, the high priestess of the Temple of Luna in Sparta..."