As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

Halfway through his words, Red's expression suddenly changed, becoming serious, and he cast a questioning look at the Sword Ghost.

Roy nodded slightly.

"Jack, wake up the brothers! And ask a few people to go to a higher place to take a look..."

"No. You guard the camp."

Roy interrupted Red's order and looked towards the commanding heights in the north, a cold glint in his eyes.

That's the direction towards Nia.

"In the north, I am enough."

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The north side of the castle ruins is still relatively intact, with a half-collapsed tower.

From here, you can have a panoramic view of most of the castle ruins. Adventurers have arranged people to stand guard here to prevent monsters or robbers from attacking at night.

However, this time the opponent is far from being a monster with low IQ, nor is it a robber who can only swing a machete randomly.

The Draven brothers who were in charge of defense, and the other two adventurers who came to relieve the guard, were now all killed and thrown aside like garbage.

Everyone in the thieves group is an expert at infiltration, and the deputy leader Angus is the best among them.

Nighttime is when humans are most tired and prone to neglect. Even the girl with a powerful ability to detect enemies had apparently fallen asleep.

This is the moment the band of thieves were watching for.

Angus's mission was to take a few elite soldiers, bypass the adventurers' guards, sneak attack the camp from the north, distract the adventurers' attention, and then the team leader Andy would lead the main force to launch the main attack from the south.

This mission requires a low profile, leaving no one alive, and using a two-sided trap to annihilate all the adventurers.

However, before the mission officially begins, Angus has his own personal matters to attend to.

He looked around with binoculars, and soon found the tent in the corner.

Apparently, the adventurers placed the two little ghosts deep inside the castle ruins in order to protect them.

But for Angus, this was an opportunity.

"Bitch, I found you!"

The curly-haired thief licked his lips excitedly.

Just thinking of that innocent face and the beautiful figure hidden under the robe, Angus felt a surge of evil fire in his lower abdomen, but there was no longer anything that a man should have there, only endless emptiness and faint phantom pain, which made Angus' hatred almost surge to his head.

He must make that damn bitch pay!

Another thief reminded him uneasily, "Deputy Captain, didn't the Captain tell us to complete the mission first and then deal with that bitch?"

"What are you afraid of?! It doesn't matter if we kill that bitch first. These adventurers are as stupid as pigs anyway. They won't even notice if a knife is put to their throats!" Angus glanced at the corpses in the corner with disdain.

"Besides, if you kill that bitch in the chaos of the fight, you won't be able to have fun!"

Recalling Nia's appearance and figure, the thieves swallowed hard and laughed obscenely.

Seeing everyone's interested faces, Angus also became happy, and then looked at the tent in the distance again for a final confirmation.

"Wait a minute, go over there and cripple her boyfriend first. Shield her mouth, and fuck her right in front of her boyfriend! When you've had enough fun, I'm going to sell her to the red-light district and let everyone fuck her!"

"Haha, this top-quality stuff can be sold for a lot of money! It's enough for me to find a magician to connect a new one! Until then, please take good care of her for me..."

Angus suddenly shut his mouth because the lewd laughter around him had disappeared and the air was eerily quiet.

As a Sequence 9 Beyonder and a seasoned thief with over a decade of experience, Angus instinctively felt a chill running down his spine.

He pulled out the dagger like lightning, turned around and stabbed, but was grabbed tightly by a hand like an iron clamp, and could not move forward.

Accompanied by a strong smell of blood, Angus finally saw what had happened.

It was a figure with a face covered in black mist, like an evil ghost!

Chapter 73: Sneak Attack! Ambush?!

It was a figure with a face covered in black mist, like an evil ghost!

The brothers who were chatting and laughing with Angus just now either had their necks broken or their cheeks smashed, and fell at his feet one by one!

He finally knew where the smell of blood in the air came from.

"You're probably no match for Nia, but her adventures don't require a disgusting fellow like you."

Angus opened his mouth, not sure whether he wanted to beg for mercy or roar.

Unfortunately, Roy wasn't interested.

He slashed with his hand, and with a flash of cold light, the head with eyes wide open in horror flew away.

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In the darkness, the slender ear tips trembled, and a pair of emerald green eyes suddenly opened without warning.

The wind was stirring, touching Nia's sensitive nerves.

This doesn't bode well.

Nia hurriedly put on her clothes, grabbed her dagger, and crawled out of the tent.

"Roy, did you hear..."

However, there was only a quietly burning bonfire outside, but no familiar figure of the young man was seen.

Nia became even more uneasy.

She pricked up her ears and activated her ability to [Listen to the Wind] to confirm that there was no suspicious presence nearby, but a subtle commotion could be heard in the distance.

Then a figure ran out of the woods. Being alert, Nia subconsciously reached for the dagger at her waist, and only stopped when she saw clearly that the other person was an adventurer under Red's command.

The adventurer lost his usual easygoing demeanor and said seriously, "Miss Nia, something's wrong!"

"Wait, where's Roy?"

The adventurer was also taken aback by the question: "Isn't that boy with you?"

Just as the two were arguing, a dazzling flash of lightning erupted from the south.

That was Red's extraordinary ability.

"That guy is very calm and knows what to do. Let's go to the boss to help!" The adventurer said and took a step forward.

Enemy attack?

Nia had no time to ask and could only follow the other party towards the south.

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A little earlier.

According to the plan, the deputy commander should have already led his men in a feint attack from the north. However, the ruins of the ancient castle in the distance were completely silent, as serene as a peaceful dream.

The thieves lurking in the bushes became restless.

The tall and thin man standing on the tree with his hands in his pockets frowned slightly in impatience.

something wrong.

He knows his younger brother very well.

Angus will never give up on any flaw and is very unruly. He will most likely not honestly prioritize the mission, but will go and deal with the bitch who hurt him. However, he will never completely abandon the mission.

But considering the time he spent dealing with that bitch, he should have taken action now.

Was there an accident?

Thinking of the existence called "Sword Ghost", Andy suddenly felt a deep sense of unease in his heart.

"Change of plan, just do it."

The thieves did not have as many thoughts as Andy [Black Claw]. They were like bloodthirsty hyenas that had finally been freed from their shackles. After receiving the order from their leader, they impatiently moved towards the ruins of the castle.

Every thief, even if he is not a super-human, is a good stealth expert.

They had previously surveyed the terrain.

The thieves easily passed through the bushes with poor visibility and went deep into the ruins of the castle with daggers and short swords in hand.

It wasn't difficult to kill a group of unsuspecting adventurers, even those who were asleep. After all, even extraordinary beings were no different from ordinary people when they were asleep, and had no power to fight back.

But when they really got near the tent, everyone stopped.

"Something's not right."

"That's right, why isn't there a single guard?"

"It's like burying..."

There was a 'whoosh' sound.

Before the leading thief could utter a second word, a blinding flash of lightning streaked through the night sky. Immediately afterwards, the violent lightning exploded among the thieves like a punctured balloon.

The thieves wearing light armor or even just cloth were easily blown to pieces by the lightning, and their wails filled the air.

After the lightning, fireballs, boulders, and arrows came one after another, smashing down on the thieves' heads. This caused heavy losses to the hyenas, forcing them to retreat in disgrace.

Reid, holding a lightning spear, finally emerged from the darkness with a group of adventurers.

Glancing at these thieves with vicious eyes, Red showed undisguised contempt.

"Only a bunch of greedy hyenas like you would resort to such disgusting tactics as sneak attacks in the dark!"

"But unfortunately, this trick won't work today!"

Although he said it with disdain, Red felt a little scared in his heart.

If it weren't for the reminder from that Sword Ghost, I would have really fallen into the hands of these thieves this time if I had only relied on my usual precautions!

There are seven major underground forces in the academic city, each of which is independent and not subject to state supervision.

One of the worst among them is the bandit group led by Black Claw!

The thieves' group does more than just stealing; they also cheat, rob, and murder, committing all sorts of evil. In particular, they often target adventurers, taking advantage of their missions and taking advantage of them to rest outside, making them deeply detested by all adventurers.

But thanks to the Sword Ghost, the identities of the prey and the hunter were successfully exchanged, and in a head-on confrontation, Red was no match for a bunch of scumbags who only knew how to use dirty tricks!

Just at this moment, Nia and another adventurer also rushed over.

"Who are these guys?" Nia stared at the thieves, full of confusion.

"Just a bunch of bastards who don't deserve to die."

"By the way, where did that kid go?" Seeing that Roy was not there, Red couldn't help but feel worried.

After hearing that Roy had disappeared, Red could only comfort him, "He's probably in the north. He's being looked after by Brother Sword Ghost there, so he should be fine."

"For now, let's deal with these bastards."

Upon hearing this, Nia also turned her attention to the enemies opposite her, hoping to deal with them as soon as possible so that she could free up her hands to look for Roy.

After the initial blow, the thieves went from being frightened to being furious.

"Stop looking down on people!"

"Kill all these damn adventurers!"

"Today is your death day!"

Red laughed disdainfully: "Try it if you have the guts!"

The two groups of people showed their fierce blades to each other, glared with bloodshot eyes, and rushed forward fiercely.

The number of thieves in the group is almost twice that of adventurers, while the number of extraordinary people is almost the same, which is also the confidence of the thieves.

However, once the fight started, the thieves lost their initial fighting spirit.

The thieves may have killed countless people and are more insidious and cunning, but when it comes to head-on confrontations and life-and-death battles that test courage and bloodiness, the adventurers who are accustomed to dancing with death are more superior.

Especially since the adventurers have two Sequence 8s supporting them.

Reid took the lead, his lightning spear was powerful and unstoppable, and he stabbed out three thieves with one strike.

Seeing that [Thunder Gun] was as his name suggested and was obviously not someone to be trifled with, a few clever thieves bypassed him and targeted the girl on the other side.

It is a tradition for thieves to pick on the weak, especially since this girl has a personal grudge against their deputy leader. It would be a big achievement to capture her.

"Oh, how disgusting! So many people bullying a girl!"