Pale Emblem

Chapter 117 Assassin's Preparation

Later in the day, the Water Snake Town Adventurer's Union sent a clerk to confirm that the reward task issued by Victor and the others had been delivered.Harvey pressed his handprint on the animal skin paper document, which means that the large bounty now belongs to Lao Lang, the leader of the thieves in Water Snake Town.

This is somewhat funny, the task of offering a bounty to the thieves ended up being the thieves who took the bounty.

In Water Snake Town, a place as big as a slap, if there is no protection from the Thieves Union, no matter how clever Stephanie is, she would have been dragged out in exchange for a huge bounty.Maybe the old wolf couldn't bear the pressure from the adventurers and townspeople, so he had to hand over the thief under his flag.

Although this violated the rules of the thieves' union, it also calmed down the turmoil caused by the huge bounty in the town.

Neither Harvey nor McGrady thought deeply about the reason. After all, Stephanie was only a girl in her teens, and it was normal for her to be considered an abandoned child by the Thieves Guild.Even if she has outstanding talent and full potential, it still takes time and resources to become a powerful professional.

What the future holds for Stephanie is anyone's guess.

The clerk got the paperwork signed by the employer, said goodbye politely, and then hurriedly left the rented house.

Harvey crossed his arms and stood at the door, scanning the corners of the streets with fierce and sharp eyes, but found no one following him.It seems that the eyeliner arranged by the town guard was frightened by him, and he dared not appear in his line of sight these days.

With a creak, Harvey closed the door, turned around and saw Stephanie was washing Ruth and Jessica's face and hands, he couldn't help shaking his head, and muttered: "5000 gold towers are enough to buy 20 young and strong barbarian slave girls , but in exchange for a thin child."

"You know what a fart." McGrady slapped him unceremoniously.

McGrady has trained more than a dozen dark hunters, and the town of Bolang has undergone drastic changes. His students died and scattered, and it is unknown whether those scouts who survived by chance will be able to reunite in the future.Fortunately, as a top level four dark hunter, even if he loses most of his strength, he can still teach the awakened ones.

The Adventurer's Home in Braun Town absorbs top level [-] professionals.Most of them were handicapped during the adventure activities, but they were able to serve as instructors in the training camp, teaching the Dharma to the mixed-race Hemo people.

Harvey is not qualified to teach the law, but he believes in the experience and vision of his old buddy McGrady.If Stephanie really had the chance to become a Venerable, she would definitely be able to share the worries of Master Victor.

How can twenty strong barbaric female slaves be compared with level five dark hunters?

Harvey watched the little girl's eyes become much softer, and said in his heart: Cole, you lecherous old doctor must not die at the hands of the orcs.

The doctor Cole of the Adventurer's House is also an indispensable role in cultivating professionals, and his role is even more important than that of the law-instructor.

At the beginning, they and Cole parted ways on the way to escape. Victor and his party broke into the forest of the Shadow Lurker and took on the responsibility of attracting the pursuers. Dr. Cole's team should have more chances to survive.

Harvey also counts on Dr. Cole to help Master Victor continuously train capable subordinates. Now he often thinks of the benefits of Dr. Cole, hoping that he can escape the pursuit of orcs and barbarians, and wait to reunite with everyone in Jinsha Town .

Stephanie is not very old, but she is a clever and sensible girl who can read words and emotions.She is very aware of her status, rushing to work, cooking, washing, cleaning, taking care of Jenny and Jessica, just like an energetic, hardworking and capable little maid who takes care of the chores in the rented house in an orderly manner .

Harvey and McGrady had to do these trivial things every day. Although they were not tired, they were a waste of time.Now that Stephanie is doing the job, Harvey and Maddie feel relieved.The only regret is that Stephanie's cooking skills are really bad, and the meals she makes are not flattering.Fortunately, it is common for Harvey and the others to eat and sleep in the open, as long as the food is enough to eat, they will not be picky about the taste of the food.

Victor only woke up every other day and night, ate simply, dealt with personal problems, listened to the information collected by Harvey, and then went into sleep again, and never asked Stephanie about it.

Time passed by little by little, until the No. 16 day when Water Snake Town was blocked, a group of guard soldiers finally came to the door.

A total of five of them, wearing leather helmets and carrying long and short weapons, walked aggressively through the alley and came to the steps in front of the rented house.When Harvey yanked the door open from the inside, he stopped their actions with cold eyes and undisguised contempt.

The group of heavily armed guards retreated immediately, like a mouse meeting a cat. Under the watchful eyes of a natural enemy, they had nowhere to hide and did not dare to move.

In fact, weapons and armor come with a hidden feature-giving courage and recklessness.

Half-elves have neither minions nor scales, but they are equipped with tough armor and sharp weapons in their hands. Ordinary civilians will also double their courage, and they will elevate their spirits invisibly, becoming heroic and possessed. aggressive.

They are protected by armor, and they may not be injured if they are hit by someone. If the sharp blade in their hands hits the enemy, it may kill the opponent.

This is by no means an illusion of the soldiers of the guards. Strengthening defense and attack as a common cognition can indeed change the mentality of half-elf soldiers.

After all, the sixth-level venerable is still a body of flesh and blood, can bleed, be injured, and can be killed by a sword.

Facing an unarmed Harvey, a few heavily armed guard soldiers could easily establish a psychological advantage.As for Harvey, he could easily kill a few ordinary guards, but it was not a real danger they could realize.

These days, Harvey publicly beat and humiliated the sergeant of the guards on the streets of Water Snake Town. Many young guards who are full of blood are holding back their anger and always want to take revenge on him.But when they saw Harvey himself, they were afraid again.

Because Harvey is a servant of a famous nobleman, and a famous nobleman doesn't need to be responsible if he wants to kill a few ordinary guards, at most he will lose money.

Harvey and his group happen to be rich and powerful, maybe with just one sentence, they can strip off their standard leather armor and turn them into lower-level civilians.

The soldiers of the Disa Alliance were naturally short in front of the famous nobles. When they were swept away by Harvey's eyes, they were afraid and didn't even dare to breathe.

Although the guards of Water Snake Town believed that Victor and the others came from famous families in the highlands, their aristocratic identities had not been confirmed, and the leading soldier regarded them as ordinary travelers, with a tense face, and stammered, "I... We've been informed that you're harboring Island Street fugitives, and I... I'm going to search this house now. Oh, no... We're ordered to search... yes, ordered to search!"

The notorious female wolf shepherd Bertina once settled down on Island Street in Northern State of Fallen Leaf City, and all the residents of Island Street were judged by the Supreme Council of the Disa Alliance as accomplices of the female wolf shepherd.In the name of arresting fugitives from Island Street, the sergeants of Luoye City Public Security Department did many dirty things by stealing money, bullying men and women.Ordinary people would have to lose their skin if they didn't die if they had anything to do with the Island Street fugitives.

Harvey did not forget that in Braun Town, the dragoons of the famous Golden Oak family also slandered Wiltok as an accomplice of the wolf girl and planned to arrest Wiltok for no reason.

Now, the guards of Water Snake Town charged them with the same charges. Harvey was furious, and he stepped forward and pushed the head of the guards on the chest.

"roll!"

The soldier only felt a huge force coming, and his two legs uncontrollably moved back more than ten steps in a row, and the speed of the back was getting faster and faster, and the steps were getting bigger and bigger, and finally he really fell. On the ground, he rolled several somersaults in a row.

Seeing this, the half-elf residents who watched the excitement around the streets all laughed.The soldiers of the guards did not dare to retaliate, so they had to retreat in embarrassment amidst the laughter of the residents.

The five soldiers returned to the guard's garrison for business, and just entered the guard's mansion when one of the soldiers left the team quietly.There were five people when they went, one more person came out halfway, and there were still five people when they came back, but one person was actually missing.But they didn't feel anything about it at all, as if the soldiers who had just left the ranks didn't exist at all.

The most frightening thing was that what the passers-by in Water Snake Town just saw were five guard soldiers looking for trouble for Harvey, and even Harvey only saw five soldiers.

The "invisible" soldier turned into a living room in the mansion, took off his helmet casually, and threw it gently on the ground without making a sound, revealing an ordinary face that was hard to remember.

In the living room, Anthony, the leader of the Northland Bandit Group, seemed to have "heard" the movement at the door, turned his head back naturally, and smiled at the soldiers who entered the room:

"Kelfeddy, I like your unique way of knocking on the door, always waking up the person you want to wake up... How about it, is the target person still satisfying you?"

The King of Assassins who shocked Beibang was expressionless, completely ignoring the compliments from his companions.

Anthony smiled slightly. He had long been used to Kelfidi's staid and boring, but he would never succumb to his character.Even if Kelfidi could kill him with a little finger, Anthony insisted on chatting with Kelfidi.In fact, Kelfidi not only "disappears", but can also make people he hates feel nightmarish terror.However, Anthony endured the murderous intent released by Keerfeidi on himself, and Keerfeidi also endured the other party's nonsense.

Even Red Sir Brad was surprised that Antony the Awakened had reached some kind of compromise with the Assassin Venerable, as if they were old friends.

Of course, Anthony knew what enough was enough. He took out a piece of cotton paper and spread it on the table, raised a quill pen full of ink, and asked, "Well, you can say, I'm in charge of recording."

Kelfidi spoke, his voice was hoarse and erratic:
"The target, Harvey, is a third-level shield guard. He has reached the top level of a dragon-veined half-elf physically and mentally, but he is not a dragon-veined man! He is a strong man who masters the heart of the mirror...I need to prepare for 20 days to deal with him."

"McGrady, a fourth-level stealth hunter, is seriously injured and poses a certain threat."

"Ruth, madman or idiot, no threat."

"Jessica, like Ruth, is non-threatening."

"Stephanie, a natural awakener with agility expertise, is a certain threat."

"Victor..."

Having said that, Kelfidi paused for a moment before continuing: "Unknown."

"unknown?"

The tip of the quill brushed across the paper, leaving a thick ink mark. Anthony was a little stunned, then raised his eyelids, and asked in a deliberate tone: "Can I understand that the Mr. Victor you see is an ordinary man?" A half-elf, but we all know that Mr. Victor is extraordinary, and he is by no means an ordinary person?"

Kelfidi nodded silently.

Anthony couldn't help but take a long breath. He knew that Kelfidi's core secret blood ability was to perceive the breath, and it was difficult for him to hide his strengths and weaknesses from the targets he had sensed at close range.

Harvey is not a sixth-level venerable, but a third-level shield guard who has mastered the heart of the mirror, which is enough to surprise Anthony.

However, Anthony was not worried that the Killer King couldn't deal with Harvey.Although those with strong hearts of mirrors should not be underestimated, their fighting skills are already extraordinary, but Kelfidi is also a fifth-level assassin who has mastered the hearts of mirrors, and assassination is like a perfect art for him.He said that it would take 20 days to make preparations, and he would definitely be able to kill Harvey and then escape unscathed.

The King of Killers never disappoints, and Anthony has full confidence in his abilities.

However, Kelfidi's insightful breath made a mistake on Victor's body?
Anthony frowned a pair of gray eyebrows, and asked ponderingly: "Have you seen Victor with your own eyes?"

Kelfidi shook his head first, and then said: "I can feel that he is sleeping upstairs, exuding a healthy, strong, and agile aura, but he is an ordinary half-elf. I can dive in again and take a closer look he."

"No, no, no." Anthony waved his hands again and again, and said, "You are not ready yet. If you are bumped into by Harvey, the strong mirror heart, the situation may become very bad..."

The core secret blood ability of the shield guard is to predict the attack, and then concentrate on the attack, especially restraining the means of ambush and assassination.Harvey is also a strong mirror heart comparable to the dragon-blooded half-elf, so Kelfeddy needs time to arrange the kill in advance before Harvey can be killed.If the two fought hand to hand, even if Kelfidi had the upper hand, he would probably be killed by Harvey's counterattack.

Anthony thought for a while, shook his head and laughed and said: "The boss has explained that we just need to hold back the target. If the situation is not good, we must first find a way to get out. Only when it is absolutely safe, do we consider killing Victor The bodyguards around him secretly kidnapped him."

"Although I think Mr. Victor is of great value to the boss, there is no need to take your life and my life into it."

"I'm pretty sure now that Mr. Victor's origin is very complicated. He either came from an ancient family of pillars, or he came from a certain hidden sect of the 'High Tower'..."

"Look again, wait a little longer... I have a hunch that we will have a chance, the question is whether we should seize the opportunity." Anthony murmured in a low voice.

After a while of silence in the room, Kelfidi said with a dull expression: "I've remembered Harvey now, and I'm going to find my next target soon... White-haired Rhine."

"Damn it! We didn't come to Water Snake Town to satisfy your desire to create 'assassination art'... Just thinking about Mr. Victor's problem is enough to give me a headache." Anthony complained dissatisfiedly, covering his forehead.

There was a dim light in the eyes of the killer king, and he said softly: "I didn't say that I must assassinate them, I just engraved the goal in my heart in advance...kill them in my heart first."

(End of this chapter)