Time to Kick Some Ass...assins

[Ceobe POV]

After several minutes of running through the forest, me and the others finally found the location of the distress call.

"Hey, you two. Get down"

Eris prompted us to crouch and hide behind a bush. Then we peek our head in order to assess the situation on a certain clearing.

"You bastards, do you know who you're messing with?!"

From what I can observe, a blue armored knight is currently being surrounded by group of dark hooded-people while protecting a small girl with blonde hair and pink dress.

"Of course, we know"

"Then why you're doing this?!"

"Do we even have to tell you?"

"Hold on, are you from the Pope faction?"

Judging from the conversation of the two sides, I could guess that the shady men were planning to assassinate the knight and the girl. Moreover, the men were holding bloody daggers on their hands.

"So, what's the plan, guys?"

I asked my party members on what should be our course of action in order to deal with this bad situation.

"We fight them, of course"

Eris confidently replied to my question while preparing herself to pull her sword. So, I grabbed my spear in response to her readiness.

"Hold on, you two"

However, before we could jump into action, Cliff suddenly stopped us from going. We look at the boy in confusion and asked.

"What's wrong, Cliff?"

"Do you two have any idea what you're getting into?"

"Well, no. Why?"

"That knight over there is from the Order of the Temple, and the girl is the God's child who said to be the candidate to be the next pope"

Cliff informed us about the identity of the two people on the distressed side. However, I was curious about the hooded men on the other side.

"Then how about those shady looking men, who are they?"

"Well, they must be an assassin group that belongs to the Milis Pope and they were highly skilled"

"I see...."

From what I can understand from Cliff's information, the assassins look quite dangerous. However, comparing to the bandits I dealt with in the past, they seem to be a piece of cake.

"Don't worry buddy. I fought humans far worse than them" I confidently told Cliff who was perplexed by my statement.

"Huh? I don't understand"

"I know, but we need to go. So, let's talk later, okay?"

"Hold on, wait! What do you mean by-"

Without waiting for Cliff to finish his sentence, Eris and I quickly spring into action to deal with the assassins.

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[Third POV]

After jumping out of the bush, Ceobe and Eris both head towards the group of assassins with their weapons ready to strike. The assassins noticed their presence and turn their attention to the two warriors.

The first assassin lunged forward with a dagger on his hand. Eris quickly reacted and she swings her sword at the assassin's abdomen, slicing his through his body like butter.

"Too slow!" Eris taunted the fallen assassin while wiping the blood from her sword.

The second assassin sneakily tries to surprise attack Eris from behind, but Ceobe covered her back and parried the assault.

She then followed it with powerful spear thrust, striking the assassin to the chest and sending him tumbling to the ground.

"I got your back, Eris!"

"Thanks!"

As the battle rages on, the assassins continued to fall one by one, unable to match the skills and determination of the two female warriors.

Eris stabbed an assassin through the stomach, but he tried to persist and hold the sword in place while another one tried to attack her from the rear.

"Be careful! They have poison on their dagger!" The knight yelled, warning the swordswoman about the danger approaching.

Fortunately, Ceobe came to the rescue and chop off the assassin's arms with her Leviathan Axe, causing the dagger to fall to the ground along with the severed limbs.

"GYAAAAAAH!!"

The assassin screamed in agony, which agitates the beast girl, so she decapitated his head to shut him up.

"Phew, now it is peace and quiet. Just kidding~"

Ceobe jokingly said while wiping the blood from her axe. The knight was dumbfounded by the beast girl's childish demeanor and was eerily creep out because of it.

On the other hand, the last two assassins were infuriated by the lost they received. So, the first one told his comrade to retreat while he charged towards Eris, brandishing a pair of daggers.

The assassin hurled one of his daggers, causing Eris to parry the attack and bypassing her. After that, he swiftly lunges forward, targeting the little blonde girl.

Luckily, the knight moves ahead just in time and blocked the attack, causing their helmet to fall off in the process.

At the same time, Eris stabbed the assassin from behind while Ceobe penetrated her spear at his side.

They both twist their weapon at the same time, leading to the demise of the assassin and he falls to the ground, concluding the battle.

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Once the fight was over, both Eris and Ceobe survey the area for remaining assassins just in case there were lurking nearby.

But when they confirmed that there were no more enemies, they turn their attention to the knight who was checking on the little blonde girl.

"We're sorry, one of them got away"

"Yeah, I should've thrown a knife at the escaping assassin"

"It's fine, there's no need for unnecessary action, but thank you for your assistance anyway"

The knight said as they confronted the two warriors and was revealed to be a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Well, if you say so, then we're glad you two were safe"

"Indeed, it's a good thing we made it in time"

Eris and Ceobe comment at the knight's gratitude, which she nodded understandingly. After that, the knight approaches the two warriors and spoke.

"My name is Therese Latreia from the Order of the Temple. I believe that you two were adventurers. So, may I ask for your names?"

The knight inquires for the identities of the two, wanting to know they are. Eris and Ceobe complied and replied to the question.

"I am Ceobe Adoldia, nice to meet you~"

"And I am Ruijerd of Dead End. I'm actually a Superd"

"Eh?"

When Eris introduced herself with a false identity, both the knight and Ceobe were surprised by her answer. The beast girl then moves her head closely to Eris's ear and whispered.

"Hey Eris. why did you use Ruijerd's name like that?"

"Because it is part of the plan"

"Ah, I see"

Ceobe nodded understandingly and turn her attention to the knight who was looking at her suspiciously. Moreover, she is looking at Ceobe's weapons.

"That axe, could it be..."

"Hmm? Do you mean this?"

Ceobe grabbed the Leviathan axe from her back and showed it to the knight. She reaches out to the weapon and inspected it.

"How could this be?! This is... the weapon of the Legendary Ghost of War!" Therese anxiously said while shakingly holding the axe on her hand.

"The what now?"

"Hey miss Ceobe, tell me. Where did you find this weapon?!"

"Well, my mother gave it to me. She said it belongs to my deceased father"

When Ceobe answered the knight's question, she widens her eyes and sweat dripped down from her forehead.

"I understand. That made a lot of sense...."

However, Therese endured the sudden revelation that Ceobe told her and gave the axe back to the beast girl.

"Hey, are you two done talking?"

Eris asked as she approaches Ceobe and Therese. The two turn their attention to the swordswoman and nodded.

"Yup, we're done here"

"Good, let's go back. Also, I want this knight to help us return to the city"

"Eh? Aren't we going to hunt more goblins?"

"I change my mind, I'm exhausted"

Eris told Ceobe her reason to leave and she complied immediately. The beast turns her attention to Therese and request help from her.

The knight obliged and whistled with her finger, in which a horse appeared behind the trees. After that, the blonde girl mounted the horse and Therese put back her helmet.

"Alright, shall we go now?"

"Yes~"

After confirming Therese question, the horse begins to move along with the knight. Eris and Ceobe were about to follow them, when suddenly a bush rustle, which startles the two.

"Please, wait. I'm going too!"

Fortunately, it is only just Cliff who's approaching and was wearing a helmet, which confuses the two girls.

"Hey, buddy. What's that you're wearing on your head?"

"Ah, this? Don't worry about it"

"Is that so? Let's keep going then"

"Okay!"

Cliff complied to Ceobe's instruction and he followed the two women and caught up with Therese and the blonde girl.

Meanwhile, a certain assassin was playing dead saw the people leaving and was baffled by what he heard.

"Master Cliff? The Ghost of War? Why are they siding with the Order of the Temple?"