The moment Sam's group and the Baron entered the first floor, the lights were switched off, making the room turned dark all of a sudden.
Whoosh! Clangs!
The person who was trying to use the darkness as a cover to strike the group, this person mainly aimed at the weakest of the group, it was to say, Clemens. Unfortunately, Sam was faster; he had seen through the enemy ploy, so he moved and blocked the strike.
''Hihihi! Yer not half bad. Let's see if yer can protect him after I use my special attack.''
The assassin laughed and threw a smoke bomb against the ground before his presence vanished; after entrusting the Baron to Mio, Sam vanished as well.
''What?"
And when he reappeared, he was behind that assassin who thought that his special homemade bomb plus the dark would have perfectly obstructed Sam's sights until he strikes.
''W-Wait!"
Before the assassin could finish pleading for his life as Sam appeared behind him, the latter had already executed a knife skill.
[Blade Dance: Second Form: Disabling!]
Swoosh! Swoosh!
In two attacks, Sam disabled the man's arms, turning them limp.
The light came back, the Baron and his men saw a face against the ground, arms limping and butt raised to the sky.
''Let's go!"
Sam ignored the fallen assassin as he ordered that the group continue.
Quickly they appeared on the second floor; Elsa moved and took care of the hidden enemies before they could attack the group.
Finally, they arrived at their destination, a dancehall on the third floor.
''Beyond this door is the main force. Time to end this.''
[Flying Slash]
Immediately after Sam said those words, Mio attacked, slicing the door in two. The cleaved door fell apart, giving access to what was on the other side.
The two guards stood around their lord to protect him from any sneak attack.
Whoosh!
Before the group could even advance, they were attacked by two fireballs the size of a volleyball.
This time it was Elsa who moved; she sent two vertical lightning slashes that cut apart the fireballs.
The Mage who fired the fireballs widened her eyes; however, her reaction was quick she immediately falls back, to let place at the others to come forward with their shields, from the gaps of the defensive formation crossbow could be seen, unlike regular bow, crossbow possesses strong penetrative force, so Sam didn't dare to take them lightly.
Thwack! Thwack!!!
More than five arrows were shot toward Sam, and before he could move, he heard Mio's voice coming from behind.
''Leave it to me.'' Before moving in front of Sam; she lowered her upper body, one leg placed ahead of the other, one hand holding the sheat while the other was on the blade, then she mumbled.
[Amaterasu]
With a QuickDraw, Mio unleashed a forward slash that destroyed the incoming arrows before crashing into the defensive formation. The shields cracked, and the people behind it were sent flying, crashing the wall behind them; some immediately fainted while some had a few broken arms and ribs.
''Ugh!"
''Ahhh!"
Ignoring these crying men, Sam's group finally entered the Hall; from dozen of men previously present inside the Hall, only three remain standing, one man with a potbelly, chubby face.
When Sam saw the man instantly he knew he was Clemens brother, he was holding a young maid in his arms; the latter seemed to have fainted, her maid outfit was ripped apart, blood stained her white gaiter blood, the moment Sam saw the girl's condition his expression turned dark, unconsciously he started emitting killing intent.
'This must be the hostage Randall took. What scum.' Sam (Alex) thought.
''You should behave, little boy.''
The last man, the one standing behind Clemen's brother, said, was a large man holding a halberd; he was the strongest of the bunches Sam's group had fought thus far.
Ignoring everything else, the Baron's eyes turned bloodshot after he saw the maid's condition.
''Randall, you beast, what have you done?" Clemens shouted, face full of rage. If it weren't for the guards holding the Baron back, he would have jumped on the man and tear him apart with his teeth.
''Hihihi~ Why are such a furious brother over a measly maid?" Randall laughed; he seemed to not care about the situation in front of him, as if he still has a trump card he has yet to use.
''You- you- Puff!"
The Baron was so angry that he vomited blood and staggered back.
''My lord.''
One of the guards was faster; he moved and caught the falling Baron.
Sam frowned; judging by the excessive reaction shown by the Baron, his relationship with this maid mustn't be simple at all. The girl looks to be in her nineteen.
''Hihihi~ Brother, I know that you cherish this slut, and I must say she is quite delicious. Who would have thought she was still a virgin. I really enjoyed myself. Quickly hand over your plate, and I will let her live.'' Randall licked his lips like a starving beast that saw something delicious.
''Scum.''
''Worst than a beast.''
As one would expect, the girl's reaction was not favorable, not in the slightest. They were emitting a murderous aura; their desire to kill was really strong.
Once again, Randall ignored Sam's group; his attention was solely focused on Clemens, whose face had lost all colors.
''By the way, you better hurry, brother. The more time you take to surrender, the less chance this lovely maid has to feel. I fed her a poison that's slowly eating away her life force. It's the thousand death's poison. Hand over the plate, and I will feed her the remedy.'' Randall announced before bursting into a peal of maniacal laughter.
The Baron's legs gave up; he almost fainted from shock; he vomited twice.
'I understand now; no wonder her face was pale white.' Sam thought as he studied the unconscious maid.
Elsa tightened her sword when she heard about this poison; although the name of the poison was a bit exaggerated, it is still a deadly poison; once taken, one would experience pain worse than death until one dies by exploding.
''Y-you beast, she is not my concubine but my daughter, your niece,'' Clemens shouted.