Chapter 335: VanCleef's Ambush

"I am preparing to head to Stormwind City, Captain Genset."

"What is your next destination? Is the road still safe?"

After simple pleasantries, Wayne took the opportunity to state his destination.

He could see that this team of guards seemed to be escorting a batch of supplies, with many armors, weapons, and some medical supplies, which should not be destined for Stormwind City.

Since the destinations of both sides were likely different, it was better to state it in advance to avoid misunderstandings.

Captain Genset heard this and said with some regret:

"What a pity, Mr. Wayne."

"We are escorting a batch of military supplies to Sentinel Hill to support the guards there."

"If we could invite a powerful adventurer like you to travel with us, it would certainly be much safer."

"Currently, the guards in Westfall are in fierce confrontation with the Defias bandits, but because the number of Defias bandits is large and the number of guards is far from sufficient, they can only huddle within the range of Sentinel Hill to protect the people there."

"The most hateful thing is that the supplies from the House of Nobles are long overdue, and the guards lacking equipment really find it difficult to resist the attacks of the Defias bandits."

"The military supplies we are escorting now were urgently transferred from other units by Marshal Reginald Windsor and must be delivered to those guards."

Speaking of this, a shadow flashed across Captain Genset's face.

Very few people should have known about their escorting of these supplies, and they did not choose the commonly used trade route. Now, having just entered Westfall not long ago, they were ambushed by the Defias Brotherhood bandits. This was clearly not a coincidence, and it was hard not to suspect something.

If they hadn't encountered an expert like Wayne to help this time, even if they could win, they would likely have suffered heavy losses.

"It is already very late, Mr. Wayne. It is not easy to travel at night. Why don't we camp nearby tonight after we finish cleaning up the battlefield?"

"I brought some red wine I brewed myself; I would like to invite you to taste it."

Wayne was about to refuse upon hearing this. With his strength, what did traveling at night count for? Even if the road was full of monsters, he could kill his way through to where he wanted to go; why waste time here?

However, just as he was about to speak, a cold wind suddenly came from behind, and he felt a chill on his neck. A sharp dagger had silently approached to within less than a meter behind his back, and it was launching a sneak attack on him.

Faced with this situation, Wayne was startled. To be cautious, he immediately activated his Blink ability, avoiding the attack. His body appeared in the high air seven or eight meters behind, and the figure who attacked him was also reflected in his eyes.

This was a middle-aged man wearing a black mask, tight leather armor, and a burly figure.

He held a sharp short sword in each hand and moved with his body slightly hunched. The dark leather armor almost blended into the environment. Even though he had already arrived near the crowd, the few guards around Wayne had not noticed this person's tracks.

This was a powerful assassin, and one who could use the ability to hide his body.

After making such a judgment in his heart, Wayne immediately reached out and took out the Oathkeeper from his ring, while using the arm crossbow on his left hand to fire an arrow at the man's back.

The power of the Adamantine Arm Crossbow was quite astonishing, covering the seven or eight meters in an instant.

However, the middle-aged man who assassinated Wayne was also quite terrifying. After discovering that the sneak attack missed and the target disappeared instantly, he seemed not to have thought at all. His body immediately turned into an afterimage, leaving his original position at a very fast speed, directly avoiding the crossbow bolt Wayne fired.

But since his tracks had been discovered, how could Wayne let him escape?

After landing, he immediately took out a North Wind Bomb and threw it in the direction the assassin left. After blocking his escape route, he pushed off with his feet, and his body followed.

With a bang, the North Wind Bomb instantly froze an area, but the middle-aged assassin was quite cautious and had already fled before the freezing air approached him. However, Wayne's speed was faster than his. When he was delayed by the North Wind Bomb, Wayne had already caught up to his side, and the meter-long greatsword in his hand slashed down heavily. After being dodged by the assassin, it directly split a huge gap in the ground.

Although this assassin's skills were quite remarkable, good at dodging and counterattacking, he quickly fell into a disadvantage when facing Wayne's powerful strength.

However, even in a disadvantage, this assassin did not show signs of defeat. He seemed very wary of Wayne's strength, and the short sword in his hand did not collide with Wayne's greatsword at all. His burly body was like juggling, turning and moving, always avoiding Wayne's attacks just right. His combat power was not to be underestimated.

And just as the two of them were fighting, the soldiers, including Genset, also reacted, quickly surrounding the space where the two were fighting, blocking the assassin's retreat.

After seeing the assassin's attire clearly, the guard captain Genset exclaimed in surprise: "Edwin VanCleef, it's actually him?"

"Mr. Wayne, he is the leader of the Defias Brotherhood and a big bandit currently wanted by Stormwind City."

Wayne, who was fighting the assassin, was slightly surprised to hear this; he did not expect to encounter a famous figure in the World of Warcraft so soon.

Edwin VanCleef was the leader of the Defias Brotherhood and also the final boss of the Deadmines dungeon, and he was quite famous among game players.

According to the story in the game, this bandit leader could not actually be considered a bad person. He was originally the president of the Stonemason Guild of Stormwind City. During the reconstruction of Stormwind City, he led the Stonemason Guild's craftsmen to help the nobles build the magnificent Stormwind City.

However, under the planning of the Countess disguised by the Black Dragon Princess, the Stonemason Guild became the party that was owed wages. They worked for nothing for several years but could not get the wages they deserved from the nobles, and all became impoverished.

Even worse, this Black Dragon Countess constantly fanned the flames in both camps, quickly causing the Stonemason Guild workers to respond, triggering a conflict with the official guards, which led to a civil riot, and in the conflict, caused the death of King Varian's Queen Tiffin.

With this, all members of the Stonemason Guild became wanted criminals and had to flee to Westfall, becoming the current Defias Brotherhood.

And the original president of the Stonemason Guild became the current bandit leader, Edwin VanCleef.

However, such a story could only be considered ordinary to Wayne. Things much more miserable than this were everywhere in the Wizard World, and it could not arouse sympathy in his heart.

Moreover, over the years, the Defias Brotherhood had changed from the original honest craftsmen to the current real bandits, taking in a bunch of hooligans and doing all kinds of evil in Westfall, which was already deserved.

Just right, this guy was now a famous wanted criminal in Stormwind City, and what Wayne lacked now was a stepping stone.

If he caught this big bandit, he could quickly change from an unknown adventurer to a well-known figure with some reputation in Stormwind City, and perhaps some subsequent actions would gain a lot of convenience.

Thinking of this, Wayne stopped holding back. Taking advantage of the moment VanCleef dodged his attack, he directly took out a test tube of North Wind Bomb and crushed it.

White frost instantly enveloped the area around the witcher, wrapping both Wayne and VanCleef inside and forming a thin layer of ice on the surfaces of their bodies.

Then, almost at the same time, the ice on Wayne's body shattered with a bang. His strong body was basically able to immune to this degree of frostbite. Although it was still quite uncomfortable, it did not affect his agile skills at all.

A huge fist swung out quickly, slamming heavily into VanCleef's chest, directly knocking his body out of the frozen state, and then he hit the ground with a bang, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

Unlike a warrior like Wayne whose physical strength could be called superhuman, although VanCleef had a strong body, he focused more on agility and explosive power compared to defense.

The frostbite from the North Wind Bomb and Wayne's heavy punch had already caused this man to lose his combat ability.

If it weren't for the fact that the Witcher was not attacking with full force, perhaps that punch right in the chest could have directly pierced through the chest of the already frozen VanCleef and taken his dog life.

However, even so, such damage was already quite serious. This leader of the Defias Brotherhood, the famous assassin master, was knocked to the ground, his eyes wide open, staring fixedly at Wayne.

His lips moved a few times, but he did not speak, instead spitting out another mouthful of blood mixed with cold air, and fainted.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 336 =====