The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 153

Chapter 153

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The bandits from Onyxgrave Bastion had indeed disrupted Black Flag's formation Just as chans broke out, Gilbert sent a few more assassins to keep Nolan occupied, then made a beeline for the carriage. He reached our, aiming to rescue Sophie

But the moment he got close, with a sharp clang a sword came slicing down, nearly taking his head clean off

Gilbert barely managed to deflect the blow with one of his scimitars. Instinctively, he swung the other blade in retaliation, aiming to decapitate whoever had attacked him.

But Tina moved faster. With one swift kick, she sent Gilbert flying off the carriage and landed lightly on the roof, staring down at him from above.

Gilbert looked up at the dark figure cloaked in shadows. He had not expected to run into such a formidable opponent here. especially not one who had stayed completely hidden until now.

Judging by the way this person fought, he or she was likely a professionally trained shadow guard. And in Gilbert's estimation, only one person in that carriage would have someone like that protecting her, the Holy Lady of Walden.

Gilbert earlier, she had kept the

was clear Gilbert had not been prepared for someone this skilled to be standing in his

shot at rescuing me, she wondered. Sophie's heart raced as she struggled against her restraints on top of

just as quietly toward Eliza. She sat perfectly still, listening to the noise outside, her left hand gripping a vial of poison, her right holding a sharp dagger. If anyone tried to break in, she was

no wider than a finger. It had slipped through a tiny crack in the carriage wall Silent and undetected, it had already

pale, but her reaction was immediate. She twisted her dagger and

to her fabric. The dagger missed, striking the wooden carriage

Before she could

the carriage, the centipede was about to sink its jaws into Eliza's leg. She had no way of knowing if it was venomous, and she was not about to take that risk. Without hesitation, she reached down, and the moment her fingers brushed its

moment, Gilbert, still locked in combat with Tina, stumbled back

his face turning deathly pale. Blood sprayed from

seized the opportunity and ran him through

But before vanishing, he cast one last stunned glance toward the