Chapter 122: It Turns Out We’re Going to Fight After All
Chapter 122: It Turns Out We’re Going to Fight After All
The wall is high enough that I, Lily, or Stevie could easily jump over it without a ladder. We’re not wearing armor, and the thieves certainly aren’t either."With the mansion guards on this side apparently defeated, they still have the luxury of ladders," Lily said. That makes sense. If the mansion side was the one being attacked and trying to escape, they wouldn’t have the time to set up ladders.
Wait... is the presence on the other side of the wall spreading? They’re scattering from the ladder?
"Lord Robby! Behind us!!"
I turned and got into stance. Two thieves had leaped over the wall and landed right in front of us, immediately drawing their swords.
Thieves had also landed in front of the security team. "Uwaah!" and "What the—?!" voices rose from there. Is the ladder being used as a diversion or to carry supplies?
One more thief jumped down behind the two in front of us. That made it three on three. I thought it would be difficult for Lily and Stevie to protect me while fighting. I also had to handle one of them. From the thieves’ perspective, two girls and one boy (or one girl and two boys) would probably look like weak opponents. I didn’t know if Stevie looked more like a girl or a boy, but either way I thought they’d see us as weaker than the security team. They were probably planning to finish us off quickly and then sandwich the security team from behind.
Lily and Stevie stood in front of me, protecting me. The three thieves who had jumped over the wall were slender and didn’t look muscular. They were holding swords with relaxed, casual postures. I thought they’d be underestimating us more, but when I saw Lily and Stevie’s stances, they didn’t seem to be letting their guard down. Still, the fact that they were standing in front of me instead of attacking directly told me they were planning to make my job harder.
The three thieves spread out into a right-angled isosceles triangle, with each thief at a vertex. As they widened their stance, Lily and Stevie had to be careful not to be pulled toward the ends.
The thieves slowly approached. On the left and right, two of them suddenly spread wide and attacked Lily and Stevie. Their sword tips were fast. Lily and Stevie were barely dodging. If I wasn’t here, they would have cut them down easily. The moment Lily and Stevie were drawn toward the ends, the third thief dashed straight at me.
"Lord Robby?!"
Lily and Stevie shouted. The third thief swung his large sword down. I can see it even in the dark. This was probably a benefit of having raised Sword Skill. I took half a step back and slashed at the tip of the sword as it passed my nose. I could see the thief’s face. As the sword dropped, his eyes changed expression. When the sword was fully lowered, I stepped forward. The sword I had pulled back slowly advanced with my movement and slid right into the thief’s neck like it was being sucked in. It felt almost too smooth.