The Villain's Ending is Only Death Chapter 77
Bang, Twang! Bang! Bangâ!
After that, I kept firing the crossbow while being protected by the Crown Prince, without a moment to spare.
The agile assassins were different from the large, slow-moving monsters.
However, the power of the game system meant that every shot from the crossbow hit its mark.
As the 20 beads I had loaded steadily decreased, so did the number of assassins.
"Princess. How many are left?"
The Crown Prince suddenly asked.
I was catching my breath after just hitting another one.
"About three, I think... Why?"
At that moment, the horse that had been galloping non-stop came to an abrupt stop.
Looking around, I saw that we were at the end of a narrow cliff. The width was too small to turn the horse around.
"Since they can't shoot arrows at us from close range, it's better to get off and deal with the rest."
The Crown Prince muttered this as he lifted me off the horse.
Then he jumped down himself.
With no assassins in sight, the body that had been controlled by the system relaxed for a moment.
However, since three were still left, I raised the crossbow and kept watch in all directions.
"Stay back, it's dangerous."
The Crown Prince blocked me, saying something unexpectedly princely.
But this quest was none other than [Protect the Crown Prince from Assassins].
Therefore, I stood beside him on equal footing.
"It's fine. I'll take care of myself, so Your Highness should focus on protecting yourself."
He glanced at me with an expression that seemed to say, 'What strange things you say.'
"Since they're only targeting me, it's quite reassuring to have you here."
I felt a bit uncomfortable and just ignored him, looking towards the forest.
Apart from the sound of the rain that had weakened, there was no other sign of movement.
I pulled the wet strands of hair from my face and glared at the floating white text.
I wanted to quickly finish off the remaining three and end this tedious quest.
Several throwing knives flew towards the Crown Prince from the bushes right in front of the cliff.
Clang, Clangâ! The Crown Prince easily deflected them.
However, it seemed to be a distraction, as two of them suddenly jumped out from the bushes at the same time.
The ones with daggers in hand ran straight towards the Crown Prince, who had narrowly deflected all the knives.
Before I could even shout in surprise, my body, controlled by the system, moved first.
One of them, hit by a bead, fell and convulsed.
Clangâ! But the other's knife clashed with the Crown Prince's sword.
I was about to aim and shoot the remaining one.
However, in the heat of the sudden clash, I had overlooked the fact that one more was still left.
Perhaps intentionally timed, as soon as one fell, the last assassin, who had been hiding in the bushes, jumped out with a long sword.
But the one he was targeting was not the Crown Prince, but me.
The system wasn't optimized for all variables.
My body, which had been aiming at the one fighting the Crown Prince, turned towards the attacker a beat too late.
But it was already too late.
"Damn! Get out of the way, Princess!"
At the same time as I heard the Crown Prince's shout,
Click, Bangâ! I pulled the trigger.
The moment the bead was fired, the assassin's sword also came within an inch of me.
He would definitely fall when hit by the bead I fired, but the distance was too close.
Even though I had experienced it once before, the system only executed the action of firing the crossbow, regardless of whether I lived or died.
Therefore, I couldn't avoid the sharp blade that was closing in on me.
My eyes involuntarily squeezed shut.
But at that moment, something large and solid wrapped around me.
Just as I was being pushed back roughly by the strong force and heavy weight,
A chilling sound and a low groan were heard.
I opened my tightly shut eyes.
I saw wet blond hair flying.
It was the Crown Prince's, who had thrown the one he was fighting and rushed to wrap me in his arms.
The knife embedded in his back and the assassin who fell after being hit by my crossbow.
Then, the sight of another one running to finish it all off appeared in sequence.
All these processes seemed to unfold in slow motion.
I couldn't support the Crown Prince's body, which had rushed to protect me without controlling its strength.
My body was pushed helplessly towards the edge of the cliff.
The Crown Prince, who had tightly embraced my waist with both hands, whispered softly in my ear.
"It seems we're about to fall."
The moment I felt the emptiness behind me, a dizzying sensation overwhelmed my body.
Even as we fell off the cliff, my hand holding the crossbow moved automatically, aiming beyond the Crown Prince's shoulder.
Just as I finished off the last one.
ăSYSTEMă ~Main Quest: Try Being the Queen of the Hunt~
[Second. Protect the Crown Prince from Assassins] Quest successful!
ăSYSTEMă As a reward, you have obtained [Assassin's Emblem], [Calisto's Affinity +10%], [Fame +50].
Against a backdrop of white text instead of the sky, the Crown Prince and I began to plummet rapidly into the deep abyss.
The sound of burning firewood came from somewhere.
I opened my eyes groggily. In my blurry vision, the first thing I saw was flickering flames.
Behind them, unfamiliar cliffs.
I pushed myself up with my arms, struggling to sit up from my lying position.
Swishâ As the cloth covering me slipped off, I felt a chill on my skin.
I was startled and opened my eyes wide at the exposed shoulder.
Checking inside the cloth hurriedly, I found myself in a state of undress, wearing only my undergarments.
Moreover, the cloth covering me was the Crown Prince's red cloak.
"What... What is this...?"
At that moment, a deep, resonant voice echoed from the other side.
Turning my head reflexively, I opened my mouth wide in shock.
A solid chest with scars all over, prominent abs.
Indeed, the Crown Prince was walking over confidently, completely bare from the waist up.
"Ah! What, what are you doing?!"
I hastily covered my eyes with both hands.
"Why are you walking around completely naked?!"
He dropped the firewood he had brought over next to the burning campfire.
Then, he sat down in front of it, responding nonchalantly.
"Should I continue walking around in wet clothes? I don't want to, what can I do?"
He glanced at me with a smirk and added.
"And, aren't you also completely undressed?"
"Someone who spreads their fingers to look shouldn't say that. Why don't you just look openly?"
I cleared my throat loudly and subtly lowered my hands.
He sent me a mocking look.
'Just in case you had any evil intentions while I had my eyes covered!'
It was absolutely not because I wanted to see his upper body. Absolutely not.
I tightened the Crown Prince's cloak and looked at him with a wary gaze.
"Then, did Your Highness...?"
He shrugged, confirming it.
"Thanks to you, we've seen everything now."
"Please stop saying such terrifying things."
I shuddered at his response.
The Crown Prince looked at me as if I were absurd.
"Isn't that a bit harsh to someone who went through so much trouble to save you?"
"Then why did you touch a lady's body without permission?"
"Should I have just left you to die from hypothermia?"
"You should have just left me alone and maintained your gentlemanly conduct. Or you could have woken me up."
The Crown Prince chuckled at my bold answer and then spat out.
"Even if you can't see anything."
"Right now... What did you say?"
I was speechless at his outrageous statement.
"I said, there's nothing to see."
"There is, there is! Why wouldn't there be anything to see!"
"Is there a lot to see? Actually, it was too dark in the cave to see properly. How about we check together now?"
I barely held back the curse that was about to burst out.
'I have to endure... He's the Crown Prince I marked with an X, the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince, who has 2% affinity...'
While muttering to myself, I suddenly noticed the white text and my eyes widened.
I remembered the quest I had forgotten about, thanks to the changed affinity of the Crown Prince.
ăSYSTEMă As a reward, you have obtained [Assassin's Emblem], [Calisto's Affinity +10%], [Fame +50].
The Crown Prince's affinity had increased significantly from the brink of death.
In the end, I had succeeded in that damn quest.