Pale Emblem

Chapter 121 Entering the Underground
The panicked alarm bells kept ringing, and Anthony immediately got up from the bed, got dressed, took a few trusted bodyguards, and hurried to see Captain Cecil.

The command post of the town guard was in chaos. Cecil, the chief of security, was sitting in the command room. While putting on his boots, he shouted excitedly to Anthony: "Sir, the bandits attacked at night, and they are almost outside the city wall!"

Anthony frowned, pushed away a dizzy messenger guard, strode up to Cecil, and said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and send someone to find Mr. Victor and protect them!"

"Mr. Victor? What time is this? The gang of bandits is just outside the wall, and the guards are short of manpower. I must recruit caravan guards, adventure groups, and militiamen to defend the city wall. But you asked me to send someone to 'protect' Weiwei?" Mr. Kedo? Isn't your people watching them? Then I ask you to continue to send people to 'protect' them!"

Cecil stood up and stomped his combat boots vigorously, feeling a burst of joy in his heart.

He once wanted to hand Victor and his party, who were suspected fugitives from Strom City, to the famous family of Fallen Leaf City in exchange for his own future.In the end, it was Anthony, the thief leader from Northland, who waited for him, and as soon as he arrived in Water Snake Town, he took away the right to deal with Victor and others, and forbade the town guard to intervene.

Cecil was furious, but because of the situation, he had to pinch his nose and admit it.

Although he bowed his head to Anthony, he looked down on this thief leader who was at the bottom of the city-state from the bottom of his heart.

Now, Anthony took the initiative to come to the door, and Captain Cecil finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cecil's face was flushed and he was full of energy, as if he could lead his subordinates to repel the attack of bandit gangs and reap fame and achievements.

Anthony looked at him like he was looking at an idiot.This guy really thought that he was playing the wrong game, and that he had taken measures to prevent bandits in advance, so he had credit and no fault.

Of course, the gang of bandits chose this time to besiege Water Snake Town, so Cecil was lucky.At the very least, Fallen Leaf City will recognize his report and will no longer pursue the chief magistrate's dereliction of duty.It was no wonder that Cecil was delighted instead of panicking when he heard that the bandits attacked the town at night.

The problem is, the bandit's attack is too coincidental.Before Water Snake Town could receive reinforcements from Fallen Leaf City, the bandit gang arrived first.

Anthony can almost conclude that this is a method adopted by the famous family of Fallen Leaf City. The purpose is to use bandits to besiege Water Snake Town, prevent Victor and his party from escaping, and make people blameless.

Rumor has it that the new patriarch of the famous Nightingale family in Rapid City is known as the strongest professional hero of the Disa Alliance today. He once defeated more than 300 heavily armed dragoons of Bright City by himself.

Note that it is a rout, not a kill, and no damage.

The elite dragoons of Bright City were as powerless as infants in front of Patriarch Nightingale's wind gun, and were beaten to pieces by him, completely routed.It can be seen how terrifying the new patriarch's strength is.

That battle established the great reputation of the Nightingale patriarch, and also made the alliance's No. 1 winged angel lose face.Bright City had no choice but to stop interfering in the power change within Torrent City, and let the other side bloodily purge the old Patriarch Nightingale's lineage.But he and the winged angel family have since forged a grudge.

And the famous nobles in Fallen Leaf City didn't want to offend either side.

If Victor and the others are really the bloodline descendants of the old patriarch Nightingale, the fugitives that the new patriarch asked to hunt down.Then, they can be "killed" or "taken away" by bandit gangs, except that Fallen Leaf City cannot be handed over to any party.

Fallen Leaf City can quietly hand over Victor to the Nightingale Family, claiming that he was killed by bandits; or it can secretly hand him over to the Winged Angel of Bright City, and tell the Nightingale Family that he was taken away by bandits.

The final result will depend on changes in the development of the real situation.

The nobles of Fallen Leaf City first assigned Northland thieves to monitor Victor, and then ordered the bandit gang to besiege Water Snake Town, but they didn't want to choose between Torrent City and Bright City.

But what if Victor and the others were not the fugitives pursued by the Nightingale family?
In the eyes of the famous nobles, a mere water snake town is actually insignificant, and they are willing to sacrifice their lives to put on a show.The important thing is that the famous Nightingale family or the Winged Angel family cannot find an excuse to force Fallen Leaf City to take a stand.

It is almost impossible for the gang of bandits outside the walls to break through Watersnake Town. All they can do is besiege the town for a while, but Victor himself is the key.This happens to be Anthony's mission in Watersnake.

Seeing Captain Cecil's stupid look, I'm afraid he can't be expected to cooperate with him.Anthony was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he snorted coldly and walked away.

Back at the residence, a piece of bad news came from his subordinates, which made Anthony's mood sink into the valley.

Victor has left the tenement and busted the professional thugs who watched them, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Anthony covered his face with a towel soaked in cold water, forced himself to calm down, and asked his subordinates after a while, "Are they still in town?"

Lao Lang, the leader of the local thieves' union, replied tremblingly: "They should still be in the town. Because the city gate has been closed and there are guards on the walls, it is not so easy for them to get out of the town. However, the town is now in a mess, and the residents are everywhere. Run around, sir, please give me some time, I will definitely find them."

Anthony breathed a sigh of relief, patted the old wolf on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you, go."

The old wolf was overwhelmed by the flattery, nodded and bowed and took leave repeatedly.

When he left the room, Anthony's expression immediately became gloomy, and he looked viciously at the men he brought over from Luoye Beibang. He wanted to scold them a few words, but suddenly his heart moved, and he waved his hand and said: "You trash, you actually made people If you lose your heel, get out of here!"

The thugs who were in charge of following Victor left immediately and did not forget to close the door before leaving.

Anthony turned around and asked, "Kelfeddy, what did you find?"

The King of Assassins in the northern border of Fallen Leaf City appeared behind Anthony, with no sense of existence, as if invisible, and no one had noticed him just now.

"Middleton's mansion has a secret passage leading underground. The white-haired Rhine has already led someone down, and I want to follow him. You send someone there." Kelfedi said indifferently.

Anthony was agitated for a while. Most of the time, Kelfidi was still trustworthy, and the tasks assigned to him could be completed without error, but for some reason, his interest in the bounty hunter Rhine was far greater than the goal of this task.Otherwise, Kelfidi would follow Victor himself and would never lose him.

However, the origin of Kelfeddy is mysterious, and it was given to him by the aristocratic father of Red Sir Brad to kill the enemy.Before that, Kelfidi's life seemed to be blank, and even the big boss Brad didn't know his origin.

Kyle Ferdy is indifferent by nature, and has no other hobbies except for improving his assassination skills.Now, he pays extra attention to the bounty hunter Rhine exceeding the mission target Victor, which in a sense is disobedience to the orders given by the big boss Brad.

Anthony was worried that something would go wrong with Kelfidi, but he was powerless to change the other party's decision. After thinking about it, if Victor was not in the town, he probably went underground.And it is very likely that Mayor Middleton's secret is hidden underground.

This secret or disaster may be an opportunity for prosperity!
After knocking his fingers on the table a few times, Anthony pondered and asked, "You want me to send someone down, is there any danger down here?"

"Ah."

The King of Killers has always been a loner in his affairs, and those who cooperate with him are basically reduced to cannon fodder.Because of the danger below, he needs manpower to cover himself in order to win in chaos.

Anthony smiled bitterly and said, "The brothers we brought here are all masters trained by the boss. I don't want to see them die in vain... Regarding the underground secret passage, can you tell me anything you have discovered?"

"No."

Anthony thought for a while, and then said: "In this case, I will send half of the people to help you explore the secret passage. However, in order to create more chances for them to survive, I plan to disclose the news that the mayor hides gold in the secret passage to the town. The adventure group inside. Adventurers are greedy for money and not afraid of death, and there will definitely be people who will go down to find the hidden gold. I mean let the adventurers lead the way, and the brothers follow behind to look for opportunities. What do you think?"

Kelfidi was silent for a moment, and said, "Hurry up!"

Anthony nodded, stood up and said, "I don't know what you want, I just hope you can come back safely."

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The underground cave is not a dark and lightless world. The luminescent moss on the rock dome forms strips of light, reflecting the stalactites of various shapes, making the whole cave show a dreamy and beautiful scenery.

Victor led his men to walk among the stones and mushrooms. These mushroom umbrellas were as big as a cover, as tall as a person, and they grew in clusters like a strange forest.

"Sir, sir, are the mushrooms here edible?"

Stephanie revealed the lively and curious nature of a little girl, while wrapping tightly in a fur cloak to keep out the cold, she chirped and asked questions.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the goal, Victor was very excited, and he replied in a rambling voice: "The big mushrooms here are not poisonous and have no nutrition. They can be eaten, but the mushrooms are as hard as wood. I think they are more suitable for firewood. Or use it to build a house."

"Huh? Building a house... a mushroom house, it's so fun." Stephanie giggled.

Harvey walked beside Victor, scanning left and right vigilantly, ready to block attacks from dark corners for his master at any time.

"My lord, is there a monster in here?" He asked worriedly.

Victor replied: "You can't find any larger animals near the mushroom forest, because there is a serious lack of food here. But be careful of spiders, bats, and some small snakes and lizards on the top of the cave. The species is poisonous." Then, he added, "Don't worry, the antidote I prepared for you can completely deal with the poisonous insects and snakes here."

The small creatures living on the top of the cave constitute a unique cave ecological community, and there are many highly poisonous species among them, but they hardly pose a threat to the bottom of the cave.

McGrady looked up at the top of the cave, and then said, "My lord, I really don't perceive any danger nearby. However, I feel a little uneasy."

Dark hunters have beast-like intuition, limited by distance, and have only a vague sense of danger from afar.

The whimpering wind of the cave was mixed with inhuman battle roars. Due to the long distance, the sounds of fighting and fighting were subtle and difficult to distinguish, but they couldn't hide from Victor's extraordinary hearing.

He nodded and said, "You guessed right, there are monsters sucking half-elven blood on the other side of the cave..."

"Is it Mrs. Christine? She's a vampire!" Stephanie leaned back behind Victor and said with some fear.

Up to now, Victor no longer hides it, nodded and said: "If it's a vampire, there are two in the cave. But the monster I'm talking about is different from Christine, it's stronger. Butler Isenniel He and the mayor's wife entered the cave to take refuge, brought three private guards, and fed them all to the monster. I suspect that the white-haired Rhine and the others came for that monster."

McGrady's eyes lit up, and he said, "Can we take advantage of the bounty hunter and Yisenniel fighting each other, and escape through the cave's secret passage?"

Victor shook his head, took out the previously drawn cave map from his satchel, handed it to Maddie, and ordered: "This is the best. But, I must first collect the treasure left by Mayor Middleton." He stopped in his tracks , pointing to a huge stalactite nearby and said: "Maddy, you take the three ladies and stay here, waiting for news from me and Harvey. If we don't come back within half a day, then you take them to follow the map marked , leave from the secret passage, the exit is outside the city wall, which is the abandoned stables of Middleton Plantation."

McGrady took the map, frowned and said, "My lord, will you be in danger?"

"If there is danger, we will run away directly." Victor said calmly while checking the weapons and equipment: "Be smart, adapt to the situation, and return the same way when necessary, take care of yourself, and find another way to join us .”

"Harvey, let's go."

"Okay." Harvey followed Victor's footsteps, and suddenly turned his head and said to McGrady: "Old man, do you understand what my lord said, let you take care of yourself first, and then consider other people."

(End of this chapter)