The last headhunter

Chapter 40 The Fall of Rick Schur

Great Higgs. Where is your guidance?
The world is about to be polluted by sin and death, and countless human beings will become monsters who cannot wish for death.If you do not grant salvation, this land will be reduced to a painful wasteland under the infection.

God of the night, please open your eyes and see this hell, and give your subjects even a little bit of hope
The assassin prayed devoutly.The screams of civilians being slaughtered and boned, the stinging sound of burning flames, the howling sounds of adventurers resisting combat skills and magic, and the excited roars of undead creatures.There are ruins of residents' huts everywhere, and corpses are everywhere. The spring water gushing from the tall buildings of the council hall is polluted with blood, and the collapsed gravel of ancient ruins shakes the foundation of the city.Watchtowers are crumbling, and the castle once guarded by countless soldiers is crawling with ghouls that have fallen into a rampage under the bloody moon.

Even professional guilds have been captured.At the entrance of the once glorious and magnificent hall, two elites of the Shadow Guard lay dead.In the dimmed library of magic spar, gurgling blood was flowing.

It's only half an hour.This ancient city of gold, the economic and cultural center of Skyrim Province, completely fell under the raid of the undead, and turned into a purgatory on earth for massacres and fights. I am afraid that it will become an uninhabitable wasteland in the next few hundred years.

All of this is my own reason.If it wasn't for being deceived by the trick to lure the enemy, how could the town of Ao'an, which he swore to protect, fall?
Countless dead and wounded became innocent souls who could not escape, and under the torture and enslavement of the undead, they became monsters biting their own compatriots.

Rick Schur smiled wryly.

Perhaps this is his retribution for abandoning that boy.It might be God's punishment for such a young headhunter to lead him on a path of no return just because of his own prejudices.

But, Lord Higgs—what did these commoners and innocent adventurers do wrong?
He dragged his tired body to the cliff in Ao'an Town.The army of adventurers who came to support them has been killed and wounded, and Mi Meng, a mid-level "war gray warrior", has also died due to excessive blood loss.The only last wish before he died was to ask Rick to put his cross blue crystal pendant on the altar of God deep in the high cliff.He believes that as long as he is redeemed, his soul can soar to the sky, meet and embrace his long-awaited wife and daughter in heaven.The souls who have been wandering in suffering for too long can finally be reunited.

So in order to inherit the legacy of this brave warrior, Rick wandered through the bloody city-state of Oan, climbed steep and dangerous cliffs, and assassinated countless wandering undead ghouls with a poisoned dagger. Stone steps on the cliff of the altar.The only holy place that has not been infested by the undead is shining with a quiet and peaceful clear white light.

The hard brass-colored ruins boulders cover the center of the road, and the ancient rusty gate is half hidden.Four groups of open flames that seem to never go out guard the place of sacrifice.Two masked gargoyles with huge white wings sit in front of the gate holding huge halberds.Countless regretful souls wandering in the world must be saved in this temple.

The physical state has been carried to the limit.Although Rick, who became an assassin, should have excellent footwork, the burden of maintaining the order of the Aoan professional guild over the years has made him tired, powerless and unable to exercise himself.Who would have thought that the undead would launch a surprise attack?Now that Ao'an has been annihilated, at this moment when the burden on him is gone but the sense of guilt follows, what Rick feels is deeper and deeper despair and hardship.

Already 56 years old, he is almost at the end of his life journey, but he committed an unforgivable crime.He has no face to face the knight trial in the center of Skyrim Province, and he is no longer qualified to live in the world.The knowledge and self-cultivation I have cultivated over the years are worthless in the end.

Rick's robes swayed and curved on the stone steps.The light of the temple was getting closer, and his mission was complete by passing through the gate and returning the pendant.

After that, he can also jump down from this high cliff overlooking everything, free from the heavy shackles, and get eternal freedom in the complete crushing.This is the most perfect ending for him who has nothing left.

Before entering the sealing circle of the temple, Rick recited the "Assassin's Prayer Book" one last time, which was exactly the creed he pursued and insisted on all his life.And he, who is facing death in this way, will never degenerate into a "betrayer".He will guard the supremacy of Higgs until his death, seeking forgiveness and understanding.

Never desecrate the form of life, unswerving until death.

He put the Assassin's prayer book in his robe and walked into the temple.In the next second, his body floated up like a piece of paper.The severe pain mixed with the gushing blood rushed through his mind.In the chaotic and dark vision, the columns at the top of the temple became dirty and deep.A deep black meteor of wronged souls burst out from it, howling and passing through the chest again.

can not breath.Can't move.The whole body froze in place.Consciousness is turbulent along with the screams of the undead in the dark.There was only a bloody hole left in the chest, and the black flame blade piercing through the abdomen was burning with a life-swallowing fire.But in such numb pain, Rick could clearly feel that his internal organs were being eroded, and the heart-pounding feeling of struggle and suffering was like a cauldron of hot oil hitting his head, and he was the one who Poor ants who are powerless to resist and flee.

Wanting to yell helplessly, wanting to break free from this confinement, and wanting to roll on the ground because of the pain, Rick couldn't do anything.He could only pray for his god "Higs" to save him like he was thirsting for water, and to send down the mercy of God to free him from the black flame prison.It's a pity that that pious prayer may never get any answer.

"A heretic assassin with false beliefs. Higgs has long since declined. The war in the God Realm will finally end with the victory of the blasphemy king."

A shadow behind said so coldly.He pulled out the black flame dagger fiercely, and the blood flowed instantly.As a result, Rick, who was no longer imprisoned, finally knelt down on the stone slab in front of the temple.The blue crystal pendant he held tightly in his hand also slid down the stone steps and disappeared.

"The blasphemous king will support the undead. He will bestow extraordinary powers on the nightcrawlers who betrayed Higgs. And we, the singers of his will. We will fight side by side with the undead, and execute all who try to resist the undead. Enemy of armies."

"And you, poor wretch. Your faith in Higgs won't help you one iota. You won't even be aware of my approach, of me piercing your flesh with daggers and black-flame undead and turning it upside down Bloody and crazy. A mortal body. Can't save Oan, and can't save any innocent person who died because of you."

Consciousness gradually blurred, and it was no longer possible to think about the meaning of what the shadow man said.The distant stars cast their silvery light, and towering towers ring their bells in the gray north.The cold wind whistled in my ears, and my limp body finally collapsed to the ground.

The slate is very cold, as if the bed was not warm when it was just born and fell to the ground.At that time, he did not cry loudly like other babies, but stared at the gentle mother who brought him into this world with an extremely calm posture.The midwife was amazed at the child's extraordinary talents, and repeatedly praised him for his achievements and talents in the future.But now, Gwen City has long been a place of death, and he will return to the embrace of Mother Earth.

I am sorry for not being able to fulfill your long-cherished wish.The mother, the city, the inhabitants, and the mist.I'm sorry for you.

Rick's eyes closed slowly.His body gradually became cold, and this corrupt world was slowly moving away from him.

"Become a traitor, undead."

It was the last whisper Rick heard.His consciousness sank into the void, and the pain came to an end.He was finally able to embrace the long-lost peace.

But if he could think back, recalling this ominous omen before his death, Rick would never forgive himself.

He should have killed himself long ago.He should have thrown his life in the town of O'an long ago.He shouldn't pursue any salvation and hope, and shouldn't come to the temple.

Black Flame burned the "Assassin's Prayer Book".The old assassin who had awakened as "Treacher" stood up again, and limped down the mountain.

He disguised himself as an old man who was fleeing, and killed countless adventurers who wanted to help along the way.

The servant of the "King of Blasphemy", Rick Shull, returned to the world in the incarnation of the evil soul.

This is the story of the "betrayer".A former old man, a cunning but dedicated professional guild leader. A fallen man who devoured the souls of adventurers and evolved into such a six-legged monster.

The memory in my mind is extremely clear, as if I experienced it personally.The young man ended up piecing together the past.For some reason, since awakening the power of the magnificent runes in the ancient book of Riel, the young man can always see a lot of past and memories from various people.And once you enter the situation, the flow of time in reality seems to stop and lie in the long river of spring and autumn.So just looking at the deep black eyes of the "betrayer", he can pass through thousands of troubles and enter the situation some time ago.

Is this also the instinct of a headhunter? The ability to know people and see through the truth of all causes and effects.The future of a person is ultimately shaped by the past.

The process is embarrassing, isn't it.Senior Rick.

He took a deep breath.In the distance is the scarlet moon covering the sky, and the dark blue tower near the moon is waiting for the arrival and evolution of the golden seed.Just as firmly as Rick climbed to the valley ruins next to the high tower, these five people will never back down in the slightest.

Therefore, Senior Rick must knock you down here.must.

"He is Rick. A fallen master assassin, a necromancer infected by the 'Treacher'. The real him is dead, but reawakened by the power of the undead."

Under the astonished eyes of everyone, the boy said so.

"Although I don't know what blasphemy is. But that god seems very powerful. He has decided to fight with the undead and turn the entire continent into a sea of ​​death. The traitor may be the servant of the blasphemer."

"What you said is true?" Jeska said in disbelief.

"It seems that you have awakened the vision of omniscience. Headhunter. You can see through some of the target's past, is that so?"

"Yes. Senior. Although it's amazing, I already know his story just by looking at him."

The boy answered Jeska and Michelle's questions very firmly.It is absolutely impossible to falsify such a clear memory.

"Trust me. The traitor is not Rick's intention. He is a firm supporter of Higgs. Please defeat him and give him relief!"

"Ridiculous. Higgs is a heretic. The flesh and blood of his followers will become food for the blasphemy king."

Rick Schur's eerie voice.He who had been quietly listening and observing the communication of the crowd, lost all his patience when he heard the name "Higs".He began to approach the five people at an extremely slow speed.And Jie Shika knew that as long as a certain distance was reached, the originally loose skeleton would reappear like a phantom and gather again, and the flickering figure launched a terrifying and majestic surprise attack.

I have never encountered such a flexible and powerful enemy.Rick Sull's assassin instinct has been greatly strengthened through rebirth
And in the face of such "betrayer" elites, how to deal with the enemy——

Jie Shika frowned and thought.The murderous intent rushing towards his face was shocking.

(End of this chapter)