This assassin is upright

Chapter 222 The Master of the Prosthetic Body (asking for monthly tickets!)

Although he said he wanted to save people, Yu Zhun still felt overwhelmed when he saw the slowly burning [Hidden World Candle Flame].

As the owner of the secret treasure, the masked man, was killed, the secret treasure [Hidden World Candle] also became ownerless.

Unless the next user is found for it, Estelle, who is trapped in the hidden world, cannot leave.

However, players cannot use secret treasures in the [Mercenary Town] copy.

Due to this rule restriction, Yu Zhun could only seek help from the natives in the copy.

But once the secret treasure is regained, the life and death of Estelle in the hidden world will also be controlled by the owner of the secret treasure.

Therefore, the person who seeks help needs to be trustworthy.

After much thought, Yu Zhun concluded that the only person who could be considered trustworthy among the natives of the copy was probably York, the lord of the Welsh city.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhun looked at the candle in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, "Wait a moment, I will return to Wales City now and find York to release you from the candle in the hidden world..."

Before he could finish his words, Yu Zhun suddenly saw the candle in his hand dim a little, but then became bright again in an instant.

Huh…

Yu Zhun's eyes flickered, and he quickly spoke, "Estelle, can you hear me? If you can, dim the candlelight again like you did just now."

As he finished speaking, the candlelight dimmed again for a moment.

Yu Zhun's eyes lit up completely.

When the masked man recruited him before, he had this suspicion, because the other party's words always gave him a feeling...

It felt like I wasn't just talking to him.

But he couldn't be sure at that time, and the atmosphere was very tense, so Yu Zhun found it difficult to notice the subtle changes in the brightness of the candlelight.

At this moment, he was the only one at the bottom of the basement, and the slight change in the candlelight was enough to attract his attention.

Being able to communicate with Estelle in this simple way would make things easier. Yu Zhun immediately spoke, "Next, I will ask a question. Dimming the candle once represents a positive answer, and dimming it twice represents a negative answer. If it is anything else, dim it three times."
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In the dark space, listening to the sounds coming from the outside world, Estelle breathed a sigh of relief, then briefly covered the only light in the space - the candlelight - with her hands, and then gently let go.

There was a slight burning sensation in her palms, but Estelle had no time to care about that at the moment. She finally found a way to communicate with Yu Zhun.

Maybe it was because Yu Zhun rejected his words of recruitment so bluntly, but the masked man was so shocked that he forgot to turn off the ability to transmit sound from the outside world to the hidden world. Later, when the [Hidden World Candle] came into Yu Zhun's hands, the masked man no longer had the opportunity to turn it off.

So as [Hidden World Candle] entered an ownerless state, this ability did not disappear, allowing Estelle to hear Yu Zhun's mumbling.

York, the lord of the Welsh city, is undoubtedly trustworthy.

But it is not appropriate to ask him to unlock the [Hidden World Candle].

On the one hand, the distance between Welsh City and the royal capital is not close, and a round trip would take more than a day at Yu Zhun's speed.

Maris's men would surely soon find out that Commander Yu had rescued him, and if he did anything in the capital by then, they would not have time to react.

On the other hand, the road between Welsh City and the Royal Capital is already very dangerous, as was evident when Yu Jun and Estelle were on their way to the Royal Capital. It is likely that travel will become even more difficult in the future.

If possible, the best thing to do at this time would be to find a trustworthy person in the royal capital.

But how should she explain this to Yu Zhun?

Looking at the candlelight in front of her, Estelle felt a little worried.

But the next moment, she heard a sound coming from outside.

"Do you agree to go to the Welsh city to ask York for help?"

Upon hearing this question, Estelle's eyes lit up and she quickly covered the candle flame twice to express her denial.

After a moment of silence from the outside world, Yu Zhun's words were heard again.

"Are you planning to find someone to help you in the capital?"

Estelle covered the candle flame once in response.

"The royal capital..." Outside, Yu Jun saw Estelle's answer and fell into deep thought.

It would be best if he could solve the problem in the capital, but apart from some understanding of the royal family, he knew nothing about the structure of the capital.

"Going back to your princess's house? Do you have any trusted followers?"

The candle flame dimmed quickly once, but after a while, it dimmed again.

This confusing response made Yu Zhun blink in confusion.

"Does this mean... that I can't go back to the Princess's Mansion?"

In the hidden world, Estelle covered the candle flame once again in response, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she almost asked Yu Zhun to go to the princess's mansion to find someone.

But then she thought that if Maris could send people to arrest her, then he would definitely attack the Princess's Mansion at the same time. At the moment, there might not be many of her trusted followers there.

"Then shall we go directly to your father?"

Estelle hesitated, covering the candle flame twice in response.

It’s not that she doesn’t trust her father, but she knows very well that it is absolutely impossible for Yu Zhun to walk peacefully before her father alone.

If you sneak into the palace secretly, you might even be regarded as an assassin and be hunted down by countless masters in the palace.

So…where to go?

Thinking of the third prince Aristo who had attacked her, Estelle lost trust in her four brothers at this moment. The only one she could trust was Prince Oron, who had just cleared the suspicion himself.

But what made Estelle feel helpless was that Brigadier General Yu asked all four princes, but did not ask whether they wanted to go look for Oron.

As for the reason, Estelle was also clear about it. It was because of the previous problem with the [Forbidden Cane] that Yu Zhun still had some doubts about Oron. The two had not met yet, and she had not had time to tell Yu Zhun that she had already tested Prince Oron.

After being rejected by Estelle many times, Yu Zhun's expression became helpless.

"Your Highness, there aren't many people you can trust."

Estelle: “…”

Estelle in the hidden world couldn't help but roll her eyes.

But in a flash, she suddenly thought of someone.

If it's the other person...

Estelle was 100% sure that the other party was trustworthy!

Thinking of this, Estelle quickly covered the candle flame three times.

three times...

Looking at the rapidly dimming candlelight, Yu Zhun's eyes flickered slightly, and then he couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't want to use this method."

"Come on, Princess, I'll teach you how to use Morse code."

After a moment, Yu Zhun intermittently extracted the words "Obelica, daughter of Prime Minister Fenrir" from the dim candlelight.

Oh, it’s a new NPC.

"Okay, I'll go find her then."

Yu Zhun looked at the candlelight, and after receiving a positive reply, he carefully put away the [Hidden World Candlelight] and then disappeared on the spot.

Almost not long after Yu Zhun left, a tall and burly figure came to the bottom floor of the silent basement. Seeing the masked man lying on the ground with astonishment in his eyes, he couldn't help but groan.

"A waste that fails to accomplish anything but fails to accomplish anything."

As he spoke, he casually sprinkled some powder on the other's body, and watched the other's body turn into a pool of blood like melting ice. Then he slowly withdrew his hand and looked at the original position of the candlelight in the hidden world with a cold gaze. "Yu Zhun, is it?"

"A mere mercenary... How dare you go against me, my Lord!"
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The royal capital, the prime minister's residence.

Yu Zhun successfully sneaked into this mansion which did not have much defense and quietly entered a room which was obviously decorated in a girlish style.

There was no one in the house. Yu Jun was just about to take out the [Hidden World Candle] to ask Estelle about it when he vaguely heard voices. He immediately stopped and stood still in the house.

Soon, the conversation became clear.

"Miss, it's getting late. Please go to your room and rest early, or the lady will scold you."

"Okay." A helpless female voice came, and then there was a noise from the door of the next room.

Amid the sound of footsteps, two figures pushed the door open and walked in.

The person walking in front was a girl in home clothes. From the exquisiteness of her clothes, it could be seen that she was the owner of this house.

Following behind her was a servant in a maid outfit.

Yu Zhun's eyes quickly swept over the servants, and then fell on the girl who looked a little younger than Estelle.

Finally, his eyes locked onto the other person's empty left hand.

A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

The two girls who entered did not notice that Yu Zhun had activated [Lightless Shadow]. With the help of the maid, the girl quickly lay on the bed and covered herself with the quilt. Then the maid turned off the lights and left.

The bright moonlight shone dimly onto the bed through the window covered with gauze. The girl, who was not yet asleep, vaguely sensed movement, opened her eyes slightly, and saw a dark shadow standing by the window.

Her eyes suddenly widened, and she opened her mouth as if she was about to scream, but Yu Zhun appeared and covered her mouth first, and in the end she only made a faint "woooo" sound.

Her expression became obviously terrified, and she tried to struggle hard, but she was no match for Yu Zhun in terms of strength.

Why do I feel like a villain?

Yu Zhun felt helpless and quickly lowered his voice, "Don't struggle yet, listen to me."

The girl's struggle became more intense.

Yu Zhun sighed and put the dagger on the other person's neck.

"be honest."

The girl quieted down instantly.

Sure enough, this trick is the one that works.

"Your name is Obelika, right?" Yu Zhun stared at the girl and spoke in a deep voice.

It's over, it's coming to me.

There was a flash of despair in Obierika's eyes, and tears glistened in her eyes.

Am I going to die when I’m still so young?
Princess Estelle said that she would find her a perfect prosthetic body so that she could stand confidently in front of the person she loves.

But now she hasn't gotten what she wanted, is she going to die...

Looking at Obierika's ever-changing expressions, several black lines appeared on Yu Zhun's forehead.

Although he didn't quite understand, he felt that the other party misunderstood him.

Forget it, just confirm the identity.

"I have no ill intentions. It was Estelle who asked me to come to you." Yu Zhun tried to make his voice sound softer.

"This is the prosthesis for you." He took out an exquisite left-hand prosthesis with lifelike skin on its surface from his backpack.

This was the extra item that Yu Zhun obtained at Lao Luo’s Repair Shop when he first entered the promotion mission.

Originally it belonged to Estelle, but because Estelle overheard the discussion at the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce's dinner, she had to hide in the dark and was unable to retrieve it, so Yu Zhun took it away.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy at this moment.

From the degree of fit between the prosthesis and the missing part of the other person's left hand, Yu Zhun could easily tell that it was the one prepared by Estelle for this Obierika.

Take it out and the other person will believe what you say.

And everything happened just as Yu Zhun had expected.

The moment she saw the prosthesis, a look of surprise flashed in Obierika's eyes and her struggling stopped abruptly.

Yu Zhun carefully released his hand that was covering the other person's body. Obelika did not resist at all, but lowered her voice and said, "Thank you, I misunderstood."

"It's okay." Yu Zhun paused for a moment, "I came to see you for one more thing."

"Can you use the secret treasure?"

"Um..." Obierika was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Of course, but the secret treasure is very precious, and I don't have anything like that."

"It's okay." Yu Zhun carefully took out the [Hidden World Candle Flame], "I have a friend trapped in this secret treasure. Can you control it and release her from it?"

He was careful not to mention Estelle's name.

But Obierika, who was very smart, had already guessed it.

"Is it Her Royal Highness the Princess?!" Obierika's expression changed, and a look of worry quickly appeared on her face. She carefully took the candle.

Seeing the other party's actions, the vigilance in Yu Zhun's eyes slowly dissipated.

As expected, he was the one chosen by Estelle.

Now he believed that the other party could rescue Estelle.

Obierika quickly took the prosthesis and put it on, then quickly found a thin needle in the candlelight, pierced her fingertip and squeezed out a drop of blood, which dripped onto the candlelight of the [Hidden World Candle].

[Hidden World Candlelight] briefly tinged the space with a layer of red glow, and when the red glow faded, a portal to nothingness opened.

Through the portal, Yu Jun and Estelle looked into each other's eyes.
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"Thank you."

After reminiscing about the past, they left Obierika's house and walked on the quiet streets of the royal capital at night. Estelle suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at Yu Zhun beside her and spoke.

"What are you thanking me for?" Yu Zhun spread his hands. "If I can't find an employer, I won't be able to complete my mercenary mission."

"If I fail to complete the mission, I won't be able to accept new missions for the next three days."

There was a faint smile on Estelle's lips.

When she was trapped in the [Hidden World Candlelight], she was really in complete despair, but Yu Zhun came to her rescue like a god descending from the sky. That feeling was something Estelle had never experienced before.

Although Yu Zhun acted as if it had nothing to do with her, Estelle would never forget this gratitude.

"By the way, the masked man who imprisoned you seems to be called Chai Yue." Yu Zhun suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you know him?"

"I know him." Estelle's voice became a little colder. "He is one of the four generals under Maris."

"You mean... there are three more guys like this?" Yu Zhun raised his eyebrows.

"Yes." Estelle nodded, and then her expression darkened. "I'm sorry, the president of the mercenary union that Maris can promise you is indeed not something I can give you."

She was just a princess, not strong enough to compete with Mulder.

"It's okay, I told you." Yu Zhun smiled, "I will work hard to get these things by myself, I don't need help from others."

After all, this is part of the mission.

(End of this chapter)