Chapter 28: Undercurrents Surge

  The scene suddenly became somewhat chaotic.

  The proverb says it well: what you fear is not an opponent as strong as a god, but a teammate as useless as a pig.

  For Rode, the strength of these ambushers was not very strong, even if it was one against four, he had enough confidence to win. However, Ben and his guards obviously had no experience in dealing with sudden attacks, and when facing these black-clothed men who rushed out from the grass, their performance was even less calm than Lijie's. The two guards shouted and waved their long swords, entangling themselves with the black-clothed men, which made Rode somewhat hesitant to make a move.

  But for Rode, it was not a difficult task at all.

  "Hiss!"

  A gleaming blade sliced through the night sky, Rod's figure flashed and transformed into a virtual shadow that dodged a black-clad man's attack. Then he flipped his long sword and slashed down at an angle, accompanied by a burst of blood blooming on the black-clad man's neck. The black-clad man's body paused for a moment before falling to the ground, never making another sound again.

  As the opponent fell to the ground, Rod had already withdrawn and stretched out his left hand. A green card instantly appeared in his palm, and in the next moment, Rod grasped the card with a backhand grip.

  “———！！！”

  As the card shattered in Luo De's hand, the clear and melodious bird cry resounded once again. The soul bird, enveloped by the wind element, flew through the night sky with a bright green glow. It transformed into a brilliant light that shot forward. A howling gust of wind followed closely behind the soul bird, sweeping towards the people who were still entangled in battle.

  Neither the book nor those black-clad ambushers had expected Rode to so readily turn against his own kind, and when that hint of green transformed into a straight line flying past their sides, almost everyone was subconsciously stunned for a moment. However, before they could even react, a fierce storm swept in with the guiding signal, engulfing every single one of them.

  "Wow!!"

  "Oh no!"

  The four people who were struggling let out various screams and stumbled away to both sides, and at this moment, Luo De had already turned into a shadow and took advantage of the opportunity to sneak in.

  Although he was not as skilled in stealth as professional thieves, spies and scouts, it was more than enough to deal with enemies of this level. As for others, they didn't even understand what had happened, only knowing that a gust of wind suddenly blew by, and then the three black-clad men who were entangled with them fell to the ground, silent. Before the three could confirm, Rode's figure appeared from beside them.

  "Don't waste time, go protect the horse carriage."

  "Ah, yes!!"

  At Rode's reminder, Ben suddenly came to his senses and remembered his mission. He hastily picked up his long sword and waved his hand to signal his subordinates to turn around and run towards the carriage. Just then, Rode sensed that the figure lurking in front had finally made a move.

  This is the best opportunity for Orland.

  After dispatching his subordinates to entangle the enemy, Orlande was already prepared to launch a surprise attack at any moment. However, he did not expect that Rode's strength would be so formidable, and four level-10 swordsmen could not withstand his attacks. Fortunately, they still managed to play their due role, and now it was time for him to take action!

  At the same time that Lord killed those three black-clad men, Orland had already flown out of the bushes and rushed towards the carriage. From the previous battle, he had already figured out the opponent's strength, except for the young man's super strong strength, the other three guards were as incompetent as he imagined. The spirit master looked decent in strength, but this profession has always been unrelated to combat, can be ignored, as long as the speed is fast enough, it will be possible to catch Miss Helen before the young man returns, and then use her as a shield, so that he can easily succeed.

  "What a person!"

  As a thief who had already reached the edge of advancement, Orland's speed was not to be underestimated. Among the people present, only Rode and Lijie reacted in time. As a spirit master, she subconsciously quickly released a protective shield for herself and retreated backwards. However, Orland apparently did not intend to attack her, he simply brushed past Lijie and rushed into the carriage.

  "Oh no!!!!!!"

  Soon, Helen's scream came from inside.

  As the battle began, Helen was already awake. She didn't know what had happened, but Lijie reminded her to close the car door and hide carefully. So the young lady could only crouch in the corner, listening intently to the sounds of clashing weapons, screams, and angry shouts outside. All this made the noblewoman tremble with fear. She had never experienced anything like this before, which left Helen completely bewildered and panicked, not knowing what to do. Just then, a figure rushed into the carriage, causing Helen to subconsciously scream, but before she could react further, the person covered her mouth and hugged her from the other side, jumping off the horse-drawn vehicle.

  But at this time, Luo De had already led others to surround the two of them.

  "Don't come over here!"

  Orland held a dagger to Helen's throat with one hand and tightly grasped her waist with the other, warily watching Rod standing on his right side while growling in a low voice. And Helen was apparently also frightened by this sudden scene, she stood there stiffly, without any reaction.

  "Let go of the young lady!!"

  Seeing Helen being hijacked, Ben and his two subordinates also changed their faces. They also knew that they had made a big mistake just now. If they hadn't rushed forward in confusion, how would the eldest miss be hijacked? Now it's good, the other side's dagger is on the eldest miss's neck, slightly moving may take her life, what should he do?

  "Hmm."

  As the crowd stopped, Orlando's heart also skipped a beat. Next, according to plan, he only needed to hold Helen hostage and retreat back into the forest, then he could easily shake off these guys. But...

  What the...! This dead fat woman is so heavy, how many pounds does she have?! Aren't those rich family young ladies supposed to be slender and delicate, weak and light?! Just like that Ling Shi**, why is this woman as heavy as a pig's head, can't even drag her around! Is she really the young lady of the Kailuo family?!

  Orland exerted a bit of force and pulled several times, but his heart, which had originally been put at ease, was raised again. He hadn't expected this woman to be so heavy. When he first heard that the target was the eldest daughter of the Kellar family, he didn't think much of it, subconsciously assuming she would be no different from those weak and fragile rich girls he usually saw. But now that he had taken action, he realized things weren't as simple as he thought. In fact, from the moment he captured Helen and rushed out of the carriage, Orland felt something was off - what he was holding in his arms wasn't a person at all, but a complete stone!

  "Help! Save me!! You damned fool, what are you standing there for? Come and save me quickly!"

  At this moment, Helen also seemed to react and started shouting for help, but her words had only reached halfway when the blade pressed against her neck was pressed down hard.

  "Shut up, you fat bitch! Otherwise I'll take your life!!"

  The menacing warning that came from beside her frightened Helen into closing her mouth, and her round face squeezed out a half-crying, half-laughing expression, which actually looked rather interesting.

  "Sir, respected sir!"

  Seeing his master being hijacked, Ben was also extremely nervous. He came to Rod's side and asked in a low voice.

  "Please, please help me, rescue my mistress from the clutches of this villain. Miss Helen is the only heir of the Keller family, if she dies..."

  What he was going to say next didn't need to be heard to know, so Rode also didn't plan on listening.

  Just as Ben was still trying to think of a way out and begging for mercy, he saw Rod's right hand suddenly swing forward.

  Orland wasn't sure what Rod's actions meant, but in the next moment, a blue light flashed before his eyes.

  Terrible!

  Orland barely had time to think of this, and the next moment, he felt as if Helen's body in front of him was hit by an invisible fist, crying out in pain and bending down heavily.

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  Under Rode's manipulation, the Soul Bird struck Helen squarely, a blow that was neither too heavy nor too light. As a rich young lady, Helen had never suffered such pain before, and in her agony, she even glanced at the knife at her own neck, immediately bending down unconsciously.

  As for her action, Orland was also stunned. After all, he didn't really intend to kill this young lady, the order was to capture her alive. However, the young man's unorthodox and ruthless actions still shocked Orland, who hadn't expected him to be so merciless, seemingly without any concern about actually killing the woman. Faced with Helen's instinctive action of putting herself in harm's way, Orland could only subconsciously move his dagger away, then gritted his teeth and struck down at Helen with a reverse grip on the knife handle.

  But he was unable to achieve his goal.

  A faint, golden barrier emerged from thin air, abruptly blocking Orland's attack.

  Shield of Protection!？

  Orlando looked up in surprise and then saw the girl standing beside him, her hands raised in front of her, her face solemn and covered in sweat.

  Just then, Rod moved.

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