Elf Tensei Kara no Cheat Kenkoku-ki

Book 2: Chapter 10-1: (Physical) Negotiations

Book 2: Chapter 10-1: (Physical) Negotiations

I could see all of the hidden archers fire their bows from all directionsrather I could sense it.

From the beginning of our negotiations I had Perception Expansion and Program activated. Because of that I already knew about those hidden archers and even the people that had been slowly approaching from other directions.

The speed of arrows were at best 180 km/h.

With over 20 meters of distance separating us it would take 0.4 seconds for the arrows to reach me.

Even that much time was plenty.

At the same time the archers released their arrows the angles, speed, and force of them were all told to me by the wind. With that much data my Program spell automatically chose the optimum course of action and moved my body.

I stepped forward once, ducked down, and twisted.

With those simple movements all the arrows barely missed my body. From calculation to implementation it was 0.1 seconds and the time it took for my body to complete those actions was 0.2 seconds. I was able to evade with 0.1 seconds of leeway.

I could see the faces of the nobles and soldiers in front of me warp with shock.

Of course they would since I had been shot at from five different directions by soldiers who had erased their presence while hiding amongst the trees. Furthermore it was from a close distance of around 20 meters. It was furthermore enhanced by the assumption most people made that no one would use bows against an elf. In fact if another elf had been here in my place they would have certainly died.

Despite how incredible Elves were with bows, blocking arrows required a certain distance and even then it was limited to simple long distance attacks. In close distance they wouldnt have enough time to use wind to influence the arrows too much. Furthermore if it was from multiple directions we would be unable to use the wind to deflect all the arrows.

It wasnt as if there werent elves capable of creating a wind storm around themselves, but it was hard to control and those elves who could do it, could not do it instantly.

The bowmen also had good skills. They were all at different distances, but all the arrows arrived nearly at the same time. If I hadnt moved then they would have all hit. If that wasnt enough, then the directions they fired from made it so that there was practically nowhere to run.

The bowmen were surely shocked that I had dodged, but even still they did not freeze up and were ready to send out another barrage.

Its a shame for them to die in vain.

I honestly praised them. Even amongst elves there were few who were as well trained as these bowmen.

On Baron Lurvishs orders 7 armored knights came charging towards me.

I see, though it was a fearsome weapon this bow wasnt suited to close quarters fights. He must have also thought that I had no other methods, other than using this bow, to pierce their armor.

As I thought that my hand finished moving and my arrow shot out and killed the third archer.

However, there was no time to fire a fourth. The Knights were already before my eyes.

Without panicking I pulled my knife from the scabbard at my waist. The moment the black blade of the knife emerged I poured my magic inside it and a sharp buzzing sound echoed out.

Though I called it a knife the length of the blade was 50 cm it was closer to being a hatchet.

I then purposefully attacked with a wide swing.

Oi damn elf, I can see it.

The knight I swung at position his sword to receive my knife blow.

He had plenty of leeway and said I can see it with a leisurely smirk.

He probably thought that he could easily block my knife then cut me in two. Even if I dodged that I would be surrounded and his allies would finish me off.

Shi!

I put in more strength into my blow as I swung.

Then my bladecut through the sword, armor, flesh, and bone of the knight without any resistance.

I had created this knife for Lucy using all my skills in science, alchemy, and magic. I had made it so that it could slice through iron like paper.

Wha?

He couldnt understand it. He died and collapsed to the ground as blood shot out with a foolish look on his face.