The Cursed Gamer, Book 3

357: The War (3)

Chapter 357: The War (3)

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The Holy City of Camelot was entirely surrounded by the worn and torn city of Jerusalem. This war that was about to start, would reach the people there for sure, and that'd cause thousands of lives.

"Sisty, deploy."

So Neji ordered Sisty to deploy herself in the form of a thousand wood-clones. As Neji rained down towards the white and blue city, Sisty spread from his back and rushed towards the civilians in the outer city of Jerusalem.

"We are entering."

Neji muttered softly, but the voice was heard in everyone's heads. Merlin, the mage, had cast a spell that worked like an earpiece walkie-talkie for all here.

The Camelot city was protected by tall walls circling it, but from above it didn't have any protection. Countless houses, workshops, restaurants, and so many more were present in the city. They were all empty, though, and only the castle that was high up in the middle was occupied by people.

From above, the castle appeared to be a clear path. But then...

– Thud!

Neji's face hit an invisible wall, and the impact caused a blue bubble to become visible around the castle.

– Thud! Thud! Thud!

One by one, others also hit the barrier, and only the very last ones managed to hold their flight and avoid a crash.

"Ugh..."

Neji stood back up, and his telekinesis gently wrapped around his soldiers to hold them safe in the air.

Not all could fly, and they were flying until now thanks to Merlin's spells. But it seemed the barrier was anti-magic, so their flight spell was broken.

"Bothersome."

"They saw our attack coming."

"It seems that way. The... third party is actually inside the castle, right now."

The third party. Neji's Jōgan activated and he saw that the Eastern Mountain Village people were inside the castle. But it's not that they were captured or anything of that sort.

They were scattered around the huge area that the castle was made over, large enough to house multiple football fields. Scattered in a formation that said they were expecting an enemy attack.

"They have already teamed up with the Lion King."

Of course, it would be weird if they had attacked Camelot city at the exact same moment as Neji did. Neji would also not want that to happen, since fighting in that state would be a mess.

From the looks of it, they attacked the place a day or two ago. Now, they were ready to fight against Neji and his team.

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The Hassans.

Hassan-i-Sabbah was a title shared by nineteen assassins who were the best in their class. Amongst them, five Hassans were currently present in this timeline, including the strongest—

The First Hassan.

The true Old Man of the Mountain.

Under his leadership, the other four Hassans –and their teams– came to attack Camelot a day ago.

They were - Hassan of the Cursed Arm, Hassan of Intoxicated Smoke, Hassan of the Hundred Faces, and finally, Hassan of Serenity.

The First Hassan, a being of monstrous aptitude, was a grand servant. He was the only Grand in his class of assassins. That was why he could kill Ozymandias without her even noticing him.