Gray-Robed Woman, Renners Appears
Imina gripped the Twin Blades at her waist, sweat beading in her palms, her usually cold face etched with unprecedented gravity.
The atmosphere grew heavy.
"Are you sure you want to take on four by yourself?" Tang Zheng's calm voice came from behind.
"If you're not planning to run, then naturally, that's for the best." Imina's eyelid twitched. If the situation weren't so dire, she'd be cursing him out with the foulest language she knew.
Although Tang Zheng had given her a sense of danger last time, Imina never believed that an Alchemist with such talent in Alchemy would waste his energy on combat.
She wasn't skilled in close combat, and the guy behind her was a Magic Caster, equally unsuited for it.
Therefore, the current situation was extremely dangerous.
Tang Zheng glanced at Imina with some surprise. Their relationship was more like an employment agreement, and a verbal one at that.
Faced with this situation, Imina hadn't run away on her own, which was quite unlike her style.
"What are you spacing out for? Use all the buffing magic you have on me."
Imina lowered her voice, her left Short Sword held across her chest, her right Short Sword at her waist, her entire upper body lowered, like a cheetah about to pounce.
As a Half-Elf, she wasn't considered one of their own, whether in the eyes of the Elves or the Humans.
Even though the Bahharuth Empire wasn't a country particularly xenophobic towards Demi-humans, there was no shortage of those disgusted, alienating gazes.
Of course, she hated those people just as much.
Only the guy behind her, from the first time they met, hadn't looked at her with strange eyes.
"Sorry, I don't know any magic like that." Tang Zheng spread his hands.
Imina's eye twitched a couple of times.
"Hey, hey, are you done chatting?" One of the three masked intruders in the distance, the one in front, said with a grin.
The man held an arm-length Silver Short Sword, its cold gleam shining in the moonlight.
"We don't mean any harm, we just want to invite the Alchemist to come with us."
The Short Sword man spread his arms, speaking in a very relaxed tone.
According to the information he'd received from his employer, the only troublesome things about this Alchemist were the Small Evil Spirit Dog and that Half-Elf woman.
"Seriously, a mutt like you shouldn't be here being an eyesore. Do you even know how disgusting you look? No chest, no ass, I almost thought you were a man."
Another of the three men, the one holding a Chain, hung it around his neck and looked at Imina with a sneer.
The veins on Imina's fair, slender neck bulged, but her face remained unchanged, still in a defensive stance.
"This prey is ours, so please leave, okay?" The Short Sword man turned his head to look at the figure shrouded in a gray robe, standing at the gate, and coldly reminded her.
The Gray-Robed Woman didn't pay attention to the three intruders, but instead made a pleasant, crisp sound: "It seems you've run into some trouble."
"Need any help? No reward necessary."
When she said the word "reward," the Gray-Robed Woman's pleasant voice clearly held a hint of laughter.
A woman?
Imina's eyes widened for a moment, then a look of displeasure appeared on her face.
The word "reward" was clearly directed at her.
"Bastard!" The man holding the Chain among the three cursed loudly, clearly hearing the Gray-Robed Woman's disdain for them in her voice.
"You're courting death!"
The Short Sword man raised a hand and waved, "You two, go deal with that Half-Elf first, I'll take care of this one."
As the Short Sword man's voice fell.
"Accelerate!"
The Short Sword man's whole body flashed, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot, pouncing towards the Gray-Robed Woman.
But the next moment! The Gray-Robed Woman appeared in front of the Short Sword man at an even faster speed, and before he could react, she landed a fierce punch on his chest.
Crack! The sound of ribs breaking echoed through the courtyard, not waiting for the short sword man to let out a miserable scream.
The Gray-Robed Woman crossed her hands, clamped the short sword man's neck, and twisted with force, the scream abruptly stopping.
"Big Brother!"
"Big Brother!"
The other two revealed incredulous expressions on their faces, just thinking of making a move.
The Gray-Robed Woman had already grabbed the short sword man's corpse with one hand, smashing it towards the Chain man, while simultaneously pushing off the ground, pouncing towards the other intruder.
When the Chain man moved away the corpse that had smashed onto him, he saw the corpse of another companion being held in the Gray-Robed Woman's hand.
"You, you..."
The Chain man trembled all over, fearfully waving the iron Chain in his hand, smashing it towards the Gray-Robed Woman.
"Fortress."
The Gray-Robed Woman threw away the corpse in her hand, then drew the other's long sword, casually blocking in front of her.
A streak of green light flashed on the long sword.
The force of the Chain whipping over was easily nullified.
Whoosh! The Gray-Robed Woman's wrist flipped, throwing the long sword in her hand, emitting a rapid sound of air being torn, and inserted it into the Chain man's chest.
The entire battle process took less than half a minute, and could be completely described as a crushing victory!
Imina, seeing this scene, already had beads of sweat on her forehead.
So strong!
The Gray-Robed Woman's fighting could be completely described as ruthless and precise, this was a skill that could only be honed through long-term combat.
"Still has a breath left."
The Gray-Robed Woman picked up the Chain man who hadn't completely died, and walked towards Tang Zheng and Imina, her clear voice ringing out again,
"Do you need to ask who commissioned these three Workers?"
Imina looked warily at the slender figure hidden in the gray robe, but the Twin Blades in her hand lowered slightly.
The Chain man that the other party was carrying in her hand was precisely the one who had insulted her earlier.
Clearly, this Gray-Robed Woman was showing goodwill to her, indicating that she had no hostility.
Imina didn't speak, but turned to look at Tang Zheng behind her.
"No need." Tang Zheng shook his head.
The Gray-Robed Woman paused in her action of carrying the Chain man: "Is that so."
Crack!
The Chain man's neck was directly snapped, and he was thrown on the ground.
As the Gray-Robed Woman approached.
Whether it was Tang Zheng or Imina, they both smelled a somewhat strong fragrance.
This fragrance was perhaps too strong, causing the Small Evil Spirit Dog, whose sense of smell was already sensitive, to shake its head several times.
Tang Zheng looked at the Gray-Robed Woman, especially smelling this fragrance that was obviously meant to conceal something, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
Finally, she has come to my door?
Whoosh! The gray hood was lifted.
A woman with long, light-golden hair, the golden hair at the back casually tied up, fair and upright features, pink lips, and deep blue eyes, appeared in front of the two.
The other party looked only about 20 years old, the right side of her face completely covered by the hanging golden hair, only revealing half of her face.
And as the gray robe was lifted, the fragrance on her body became even stronger, causing Imina to frown involuntarily.
"Sorry for the late-night visit."
The golden-haired woman lowered her head slightly, with a respectful tone, said: "I am Renners, there is something I need to ask of the Alchemist."
As she said this, Renners glanced at Imina.
Not saying the full name, huh.
Tang Zheng had been waiting for her, but now that she was in front of him, he wasn't as excited as he'd imagined. He said in a calm and gentle tone, "Thank you, Miss Renners, for your help."
"Imina, dispose of the body first."
Huh? Imina blinked, her vigilance not diminishing in the slightest, and looked at Tang Zheng in surprise.
Dispose of the body? This was clearly an attempt to send her away.
"Okay."
Imina was silent for a moment, then sheathed her Twin Blades, walked over, grabbed the Chain man's corpse, and left towards the far end of the courtyard.
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