This assassin is upright

Chapter 219 The Center of the Whirlpool (asking for monthly tickets!)

“These guys…”

Looking at the guards lying on the ground screaming, Yu Zhun showed a speechless expression.

These guys are so weak, who gave them the courage to attack me?
If he hadn't considered that this was the place where Estelle and he had agreed to meet, and these guys might be on Estelle's side, Yu Zhun would have just raised his hand and killed them in an instant.

When he looked up, Yu Zhun saw Estelle, still wearing a gray robe, rushing out. Behind her was a middle-aged man who looked haggard and as if he was under a lot of pressure.

Not to mention that Yu Zhun had seen the portrait of the man in front of him in the information in advance, just from Estelle's narration, he was able to guess the other party's identity.

"Lord York, nice to meet you." Yu Zhun nodded to York.

York: “…”

You beat down all my guards and then said nice to meet you?

Forget it, it's not important.

"Haha, nice to meet you."

York looked at Yu Zhun deeply and no longer had any doubts about Estelle's description of the mercenary's fighting power.

His guards were carefully selected from the strongest men. They had blocked fatal attacks for him many times. But now they were completely wiped out in front of one person. York had never seen such strength before.

If such a person escorted Estelle to the royal capital, York would not be as worried as before.

But the other party's identity as a mercenary still made York unable to trust him easily.

After a moment's silence, York slowly said, "I'll leave it to you to escort Al. This is a very important mission. If you complete it, you will have no shortage of wealth."

Yu Zhun's eyes flickered slightly.

It seems that York doesn't know that he knows Estelle's identity?

Forget it, it's not important.

"Don't worry, I'm a dedicated mercenary." Yu Zhun clenched his hand into a fist and punched his chest near his heart.

This is the etiquette between mercenaries.

York nodded slightly, and then his gaze shifted from Yu Zhun to Estelle. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed it all and just spoke in a muffled voice.

"Be careful on the road. I'm waiting for your good news."

"Yes, Mr. York." Estelle nodded slightly and walked to Yu Zhun's side step by step, "Let's go."

Yu Zhun nodded slightly, activated [Lightless Shadow], and disappeared in full view of everyone.

There is no doubt that such means once again shocked York.

Estelle, who had already seen it, was not too shocked, but she couldn't help turning her head to look around, and then she looked away.

She used her left hand, which was holding the [Forbidden Cane], to gently stroke the [Ring of Tranquility] on her right hand, and the sense of presence around her quickly faded.

Unlike Yu Zhun's ability, the activation of [Ring of Silence] has a flaw, that is, people who see the activation process of the ability will not be affected by [Ring of Silence].

Therefore, Yu Zhun, who was hiding in the dark, would not be affected and could always keep track of where his employer was.

Under York's gaze, Estelle dodged a few times and quickly disappeared from the spot.

"Ah..." Retracting his gaze, York couldn't help but sigh, "God bless you, I hope Your Highness can return to the capital safely."
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"Speaking of which, I have a question."

Yu Zhun, who was hiding in the dark, looked at Estelle who was using the [Ring of Silence] throughout the whole process, and suddenly spoke.

"What's the problem?" Although she couldn't see Yu Zhun, Estelle could vaguely feel that he was not far away from her, and she was not surprised by the voice that suddenly came from the void.

"You have a secret treasure like the [Ring of Silence], so you don't need me to follow you and you can return to the capital safely, right?" Yu Zhun looked at Estelle with a strange look.

He always feels like the other party is giving him money.

"What does it feel like to be supported by an NPC in a dungeon"

"So that's what it is." Estelle smiled, "I'm afraid you'll be free and take on other tasks."

"Besides... the [Ring of Silence] is not absolutely safe either." Estelle paused for a moment, "The number of secret treasures is limited, so I know the details of each one."

"As far as I know, Maris has a secret treasure called the Eye of Truth. Although I don't know if it can work on your ability, it can indeed restrain the Ring of Silence."

"I have used the [Ring of Silence] in both Lant City and Wales City, although I'm not sure if Maris has noticed..."

"But it's better to have a guard just in case."

"I see." Yu Zhun understood and asked again, "If Maris knew the existence of the [Ring of Tranquility], would he be able to infer your identity?"

"This... shouldn't happen." Estelle hesitated for a moment and shook her head. "The one who knows the most about the secret treasure is the royal family."

"More than 40% of the secret treasures belong to the royal family."

"Others may know about some of the secret treasures, but it is impossible for them to know everything like the royal family."

"I understand." Yu Zhun felt relieved.

In other words, as long as you don't encounter the secret treasure called [Eye of Truth], everything will not be a big problem.

He couldn't help but glance at the cane in Estelle's left hand, "Speaking of which, who does the [Forbidden Cane] belong to?"

If I remember correctly, when I met the masked man before, Estelle was very surprised by the appearance of the [Forbidden Cane].

Yu Zhun didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but when he recalled it later, he always felt that something was unusual.

Estelle paused for a moment, her expression becoming more complicated. "The [Forbidden Cane]... is a secret treasure that belongs to my uncle."

"Uncle?" Yu Zhun thought for a moment.

Estelle is the fifth princess. Her uncle is the younger brother of King Paris, and King Paris has only one younger brother...

"Prince Oron?" Yu Zhun's voice sounded a little more surprised.

It would be interesting if the [Forbidden Cane] belonged to the other party.

If a prince also colluded with Maris, the power of the rebels might be greater than he imagined.

"That's right." Estelle nodded, with a hesitant expression, "I don't know the person who attacked us."

"So, it's not certain whether my uncle was involved."

"Maybe someone just stole his secret treasure?"

"I suggest you don't harbor such luck." Yu Zhun glanced at Estelle, "Don't let your guard down."

"I understand." Estelle nodded slightly, her expression slightly relieved, "Thank you for your advice."

The two chatted casually along the way until they vaguely saw other people appearing on the road ahead that led to the royal capital.

"Here they come." Estelle narrowed her eyes slightly, and then spoke in a serious tone, "Those people in front are Maris's men."

"If we can hide it from their eyes, we shouldn't encounter any danger on the way."

"If not, then..."

"Don't worry." Yu Zhun looked at the small black dot that was slowly enlarging in front of him and said calmly, "If they find you."

"Then their death is coming."

Estelle: “…”

Even in such a tense atmosphere, she still couldn't help but smile slightly because of Yu Zhun's words. What a confident guy.

As the two approached, the situation of the people in the distance became clearer and clearer. It was a group of 23 people, who had pulled up a cordon to completely block the entire road, looking very alert.

They did not move as Yu Zhun and Estelle approached, and this reaction made both of them feel relieved.

This distance is enough for the other party to see them.

No reaction means that Estelle's [Ring of Silence] is still effective on them.

But this relief did not last long.

When Yu Zhun and Estelle were about 20 meters away from the group, one of them suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Enemy attack!"

Yu Zhun: “???”

There was no one else here, so as expected, they should be referring to himself and Estelle.

But how did they find out?
Used the secret treasure?

Yu Zhun was staring at them the whole time, but he didn't see anyone take out the secret treasure?
"It's the secret treasure [Thread of Nothingness]." Estelle's expression darkened slightly. "It's a long thread that can become invisible. I must have touched it without knowing it just now, and it was discovered by the owner."

The invisibility of both of them is not on the physical level.

This secret treasure can just restrain them.

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun looked down at his feet and saw that there was indeed a long, faint line under his feet.

"Sorry, I forgot that this secret treasure can also restrain the [Ring of Silence]." Estelle said apologetically, "Because it was originally used to kill people silently."

Who would have thought that someone would use something like this as a warning?

While the two were communicating quickly, the people on the other side were instantly on alert and ready for battle. The leader took out a fist-sized eyeball-shaped gem.

Yu Zhun knew what it was without Estelle introducing it.

【Eye of Truth】

Come to think of it, he was actually quite curious whether this secret treasure could see through his [Lightless Shadow].

"There are two people on the other side!"

The leader shouted loudly, and then the eyeball-shaped gem in the other's hand projected two rays of light, sweeping towards Yu Zhun and Estelle. Under the effect of the light, the hiding effects of the two disappeared at the same time.

Yu Zhun: “…”

Okay, no need to be curious.

He exclaimed, "Wow!" He never expected that this secret treasure could not only see through things, but also break invisibility.

However, it's normal.

Yu Zhun only uses this intermediate assassin skill [Lightless Shadow] occasionally. In real combat, he still has to replace it with his previous four skills, so it is impossible to upgrade it.

How strong can you expect a Lv1 intermediate skill to have in terms of hidden abilities?
Since he had already been discovered, Yu Zhun didn't bother to be polite with the other party.

He raised the dagger in his hand, and as the death knell rang, the man disappeared from the spot.

Next, it’s killing time.
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"Wow, this is the royal capital?"

Looking at the towering capital city appearing in the distance, Yu Zhun couldn't help but sigh.

As expected of a royal capital, it is several times larger than the two cities I had seen before.

After their whereabouts were discovered, the two encountered many attacks on the way to escort Estelle to the royal capital.

However, these attackers were completely defeated by Yu Zhun, and Estelle even obtained several extra secret treasures.

In the end, perhaps because they were reluctant to part with the treasure, Maris's subordinates finally gave up the chase.

"…You've never been to the capital?" Estelle looked at Yu Zhun in surprise, "I thought you were familiar with the capital."

Because she had seen that Yu Zhun knew a lot about the royal family, she thought that Yu Zhun had been to the capital many times, but she didn't expect that Yu Zhun had never been there.

"I heard it from other mercenaries." Yu Zhun laughed, "After entering the capital, my mission is over?"

"Yes." Estelle nodded, "I have arranged the next task for you. After you accept it, you can continue to follow me."

Her expression became slightly more serious. "I am a little worried. There are also Maris's people in the capital."

"Don't worry." Yu Zhun patted Estelle on the shoulder.

Just when Estelle thought Yu Zhun was going to comfort her, Yu Zhun changed the subject and said, "If I were Maris, I would definitely place my own spies in the capital."

Estelle: “…”

After seeing her off for the last time, Yu Zhun watched Estelle enter the royal capital, waved his hand, and then turned and left.

I have to say that every time you complete a task, you have to submit it to the mercenary town to be considered completed, and the setting that you cannot accept the next task if you do not complete the current task is very unfriendly.

This is totally torturing the players!

On the other side, Estelle, who entered the royal capital, did not reveal her identity, but went to a deserted place and reopened the [Ring of Silence].

"Uncle Oron..."

A complicated look emerged in Estelle's eyes, and the scene of her doting on her when she was a child kept emerging in her memory.

Could it be that he and Maris have joined forces?
After a moment's hesitation, a look of determination appeared in Estelle's eyes.

She had to verify this.

Blending into the bustling crowd on the streets of the royal capital, Estelle reduced her presence to the extreme and headed quickly towards the direction of the prince's palace.

Soon, the prince's palace where Prince Oron lived appeared in front of Estelle. She climbed over the guardrail and sneaked in as if she was familiar with the place. Looking at the familiar plants and trees around her, the determination in her eyes became even stronger.

Soon, Estelle quietly came to the main hall where Oron was. The faint sound in the hall made her stop quickly.

Key words such as "fire" and "treasure stolen" entered Estelle's ears, causing her expression to change slightly.

Is it really stolen?
A sense of relief welled up in her heart.

It seems that Uncle Oron is fine.

With a slight sigh of relief, Estelle quickly left the Prince's Palace.

What she didn't know was that the moment after she left, the noise in the main hall quickly quieted down.

Inside the main hall, a bearded man in a gorgeous robe spoke calmly as he watched the light of the orb in his hand fade from its initial brightness.

"Estel has left."

"His Highness Oron really has a plan for everything," another person in the main hall said flatteringly, "He was able to predict her coming in advance."

"I know my niece very well." Oron shook his head slightly. "If she sees the [Forbidden Cane], she will definitely come."

As he said this, he put away the orb in his hand.

The secret treasure [Pure Secret Pearl], the more secret treasures there are in the nearby range, the brighter it will become.

Estelle knew about this secret treasure, but she could not have thought that it was here in Oron, because it should have been in the hands of King Paris.

It was Oron who borrowed the secret treasure from his brother under the pretext that it was lost, and then used it against his brother's daughter.

(End of this chapter)