Heart of the Castle

Chapter 742 The Fragile Faceless Man

A cloud of shadows swooped down suddenly, crashing into the Faceless Man's body before his arm could thrust the black dagger forward, and rolled into a ball.The beast with beautiful mottled fur swung its four claws vigorously, and a fierce rake tore the faceless man's dark magic-enhanced tights into shreds.

Lurking in the shadows to carry out assassinations is what the Faceless One is good at, not fierce hand-to-hand combat with a ferocious beast.The Faceless Man fought hard while trying to fight back with the black short sword. He managed to stab the big lynx in the waist, blood splashed out, but the poison on the short sword didn't seem to have any effect.Mengmeng suddenly lowered her head, and bit the Faceless Man's right shoulder, her sharp teeth that could easily crush even steel pierced through the protection of the leather shoulder guard, penetrated the skin, muscle, and reached the bone.

A shrill scream erupted from under the faceless man's black mask. The sound was so sharp and unpleasant that even Li Wei, who was several meters away, felt tingling in his ears.The big bobcat Mengmeng was hit even harder, and the invisible shock wave even shook its head backwards.

Taking the opportunity, the dark elf assassin curled his legs, kicked the big lynx's abdomen with all his strength, and kicked out the beast weighing more than 200 kilograms.Now that the Faceless Man is free again, it only takes half a heartbeat for him to sneak back into the shadows, hide from his tracks, and carry out his best assassination.

The Faceless Man didn't get this opportunity, just as his body was separated from the bobcat, a shadow enveloped his right side of the body, and then the poisoned dagger shining with emerald green light pierced out of the shadow, tearing along the bobcat. A gashed wound buried deep into the Faceless Man's right shoulder.

The second scream was mixed with shock and anger, and the voice became higher and trembling, but after losing the suddenness, the lethality dropped significantly.The opponent hiding in the shadows didn't even pause, another poisoned dagger came one after another, stabbing the faceless man's lower abdomen.

The Faceless Man's dodging speed was as fast as lightning. Although Li Wei had been watching intently, he could hardly catch his movements.Staggering, falling to the ground, a series of quick rolls on the spot, and then using a somersault to jump up, this series of complex dodge movements can help the faceless man get rid of any fierce attack made by any knight, even if it is from Luo Hand of Sir Driggs.However, his opponent came along like a real shadow, the black light intertwined and collided with the green light, and the sword blades clashed to form a quick jig, resounding in the dimly lit tent.

As soon as the dark elf assassin's feet touched the ground, he immediately turned around quickly. The two black short swords were like tornado blades on the edge of the whirlwind, continuously launching indiscriminate continuous attacks from different angles.This kind of attack is extremely rare, at least Li Wei has never seen someone who can launch such a dense attack in such a short period of time, and there is no way to parry except for head-on or retreating.

The opponent in the shadows was obviously also confused by this unconventional attack method, and the emerald green poison dagger was forced to block the black dagger several times.Just as the Faceless Man was unable to resist the star iron giant sword of the Scourge Knight head-on, the owner of the poisonous dagger was also forced to retreat repeatedly in the continuous confrontation with the black dagger. In the end, he jumped backwards with one stride, voluntarily ending the attack fight.

"It's really well done, the faceless man with the dagger wound. If you don't feel dizzy if you continue to spin like this, the identity of a court dancer will be more promising than the assassination business."

A mocking tone resounded in the tent, with a hoarse and deep voice, with a hissing sound like a rattlesnake spitting out a snake letter at the end of the sentence. The elite shadow assassin who was lying on the ground just now was dying, standing in front of Li Weishi. Not far from Dun's side, he blinked at the young griffin lord, and there seemed to be two clusters of blood flames burning in his eyes.His two poisoned daggers hang down at his waist, and one of the daggers has a bright red bloodstain on the emerald green edge.

The Faceless Man stopped the spinning attack, and the two black daggers put up a posture of one high and one low, forming a face-to-face confrontation with Alan Skett.It seemed that the Faceless Man was fine except for two injuries to his right shoulder, and he could even suppress the severe pain with his willpower, swinging the black dagger in his right hand as usual.However, only he knows in his heart that the situation he is in has become dangerous and embarrassing, the noise outside the tent has obviously weakened, and the attack force composed of dark elf assassins may face the result of being wiped out. If either of the two Trubinsons returned to the tent, his mission would again undoubtedly fail miserably.

If the faceless men team sacrificed the entire dagger wound, and the result in exchange was to kill an old priest, one can imagine how angry the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Tomad Jansen would be. "The future of the dark elves is in your hands! Grab it, or you will die!" The Faceless Man gritted his teeth viciously, his face under the mask gradually distorted, and his eyes staring at Li Wei rekindled murderous intent.

Although the elite shadow assassin Alan Skett is not as powerful as the legendary assassin, the opportunities to fight each other in the abyss hell are much more abundant than the faceless ones.At the moment when the killing intent in the Faceless Man's eyes became stronger, Arlan Skett's body suddenly jumped forward, swung the dagger downward with all his strength with his left hand, and an emerald green light came out of his hand, shooting straight To the faceless man's lower abdomen.

The Faceless Man's blocking action was so fast that it was almost impossible to see clearly. It was not until the sound of metal clanging that Li Wei saw that he used the black dagger in his left hand to block the trajectory of the poisonous dagger, and bounced it to the side of the tent. the other side.

Alan Skett, who had lost a dagger, did not stop charging, in fact, his speed became even faster. "Are you ready to taste the taste of death?" The Faceless Man showed a cold and cruel smile under the mask, parrying the poisonous dagger stabbed by the Shadow Assassin with the short sword in his right hand, and the short sword in his left hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter. Gap in...

Accompanied by a clanging sound of sword blades, the Faceless Man's right wrist transmitted a terrible pressure beyond his expectations. Alan Skett, who was easily pushed back by him just now, suddenly exerted several times stronger strength, making him already under pressure. The battered right shoulder was unbearable.What made the Faceless Man's expression change drastically was that there was also a source of power that he felt very familiar with from the blades of the confrontation!

"Shadow fissure?" The Faceless Man hissed and growled, "Gods be damned, that's my original power!"

"It belongs to me now, the Faceless One." Aranskate showed a cruel smile, the dagger swung down suddenly, cutting the dark elf assassin's slender arm, the blade pierced through the black soft leather wristband and the underside The skin as smooth as satin rubbed against the Faceless Man's wrist bones, making a teeth-piercing sound.

This is a veritable severe pain. The Faceless Man tried his best to resist the urge to scream, and the short sword in his left hand returned to defense urgently. The black blade blocked the poison dagger less than five centimeters from his throat, and the sparks shot It made the faceless man feel a burning pain in his jaw.

Alan Skett deftly bent his knees sideways, and quickly slid towards the retreating Faceless Man. The poisonous dagger continuously attacked from multiple angles, trying to tear a gap in the Faceless Man's defense.The Elite Shadow Assassin just got a trace of the original power of the Shadow Fissure, which will allow him to have no bottleneck in improving his own strength, but it does not mean that his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.Although the Faceless Man has been severely injured several times, and his right arm is almost useless, his strength is still higher than that of Alan Skett. Whether it is stealth or confrontation, the Faceless Man has an advantage.If he is given a chance to breathe, then maybe there is still a possibility of escape.

Of course, the chance of a comeback never existed from the very beginning, even if Alan Skett did not wake up in time and successfully integrated that trace of original power, and Mr. Dish who was always lying on the ground as the last line of defense, Alan Skett was busy He noticed that, judging from the fact that the old magician had changed to a prone position, he should have felt a little impatient.

The Faceless Man's defense had no gaps. His right arm was wounded three times in a row. He could barely hold the hilt of the short sword, but was unable to swing it. Created circles one after another that were extremely small and faster than thinking, so that Alan Skett's onslaught was still unable to achieve success, and even gradually changed from a complete defensive posture to an occasional counterattack. The black dagger grazed the outside of the elite shadow assassin's left arm , cut off two rune cloth strips.

Alan Skett's body suddenly fell down, and then with his right foot as the center, his body spun rapidly, and a little green light came violently with his rotation.The faceless man's eyes showed surprise again. The elite shadow assassin was imitating the attack he made just now, and it was not a simple slash, but a series of stabs at tricky angles, displaying a dagger that is different from a short sword. characteristic.

Fortunately, the Faceless Man is very familiar with this attack method, so he naturally knows how to deal with it. His back steps are very steady, and the short sword flows up and down like a black wind, precisely resisting every stab of Arlan Skett , the short sword and the dagger collided continuously, arousing continuous dazzling sparks in the tent. From a distance, it seemed that a whirlwind with a little green starlight was chasing the black shadow.

Just like what Alan Skett said just now, it is impossible for him to spin like this forever, and every collision between the short sword and the dagger makes his wrist feel numb, and the spinning offensive will end sooner.Then it was time for the Faceless One to launch a counterattack. The dark elf assassin waited with good patience, the short sword parried the dagger, another blow, a third blow...

Alan Skett's rotation speed suddenly decreased, and the Faceless Man turned to attack almost subconsciously. The black short sword slashed and pierced continuously from top to bottom, tearing at the elite shadow assassin's defense.Now it was Alan Skett who retreated step by step, the dagger was extremely reluctant to block, and several times he almost let the dagger break through his defensive circle.

The big lynx let out a low meowing sound from its cute throat, and slowly moved its paws with thick pads, its beautiful body covered in piebald spots became blurred in the flickering firelight.The four claws and sharp teeth of the jungle predator can tear apart the armor, skin and muscles of the dark elf assassin, and the threat level is no less than that of Lanskate, and Levi Stone, who is holding the knight sword, also approaches. The silver-white vindictive light illuminated a corner of the tent.

Li Weiston's fighting spirit power still hasn't broken through the peak of fighting spirit dissipating, so his strength is at most at the level of a great knight commander. No matter how good his swordsmanship and rich experience are, he can't change the fundamentals of fighting spirit strength. gap.There are dozens of strong men above the Marquis holding a sword who have successfully assassinated by the Faceless Man. A mere big knight commander is an opponent who can be killed casually.

The premise is that if there is no powerful elite shadow assassin and a big lynx that is more troublesome than the count with a sword as an opponent.

Levi Ston is definitely qualified to be the straw that broke the camel's back. He didn't even need to make a move. Just standing on the side and posing a threat was enough for the Faceless Man to lose these existing advantages, even in the face of two opponents. Under the attack, the danger of falling into an absolute disadvantage.

The Faceless Man let out a sinister low laugh, and he suddenly gave up attacking the precarious Arlan Skett, not to mention Mengmeng, the big lynx who was close at hand, but turned to the young regent, Levi Stern.In the violent rotation of the body, even the right arm that had not moved at the most dangerous moment suddenly raised, and threw the black dagger like a poisonous fang.

Seeing that Alan Skett and Dashanmao Mengmeng tried their best to stop the raid but failed to stop the raid, the faceless man showed a wish-fulfilling smile at the corner of his mouth under the cover of the mask.

The pitch-black short sword flew over the blade of the knight's sword raised by Levi Ston, and the trajectory was changed a little due to the collision. It only cut open the blood vessels on the side of the young regent's neck, and the blood was dripping on the huge Under the pressure, it rises up several meters like a fountain.This was a very fatal injury. Even if the blade of the sword hadn't been quenched with the kind of blood-sealed throat poison, Li Weiston probably wouldn't be able to survive a few heartbeats.

However, less than half a second after the blood fountain sprayed, it stopped abruptly. The wound on the side of Levi Stone's neck actually formed a blood scar on its own. Neither the poison nor the trauma brought any harm to his life. more threats.

"Gods be damned, it's impossible!" The Faceless Man's smile froze on the corner of his mouth. He was so surprised that he almost forgot that he was in the middle of the battle. The black dagger in his left hand blocked Aranskaite's fury entirely because of his fighting instinct. A straight stab.But when the big bobcat Mengmeng pounced forward, the dark elf assassin only had time to raise his right arm, trying to defend himself against the ferocious sharp teeth attacking his throat, and at the same time let out a sharp and ear-piercing scream for the third time.

The anger in Mengmeng's heart completely suppressed the dizzy effect caused by the piercing screams of the Faceless Man. His strong front paws raked twice in a row. Both arms of the Faceless Man were hit hard one after another. His right arm was dislocated from the shoulder Involuntarily raised high above his head, and the dagger in his left hand was also sent flying.Then the sharp teeth followed, and the scorching breath of the feline sprayed on the neck of the faceless man, and the sting came.

"Save his life, Mengmeng." Li Weiston's hoarse voice sounded, and the big lynx stopped closing its mouth, but its teeth had pierced the delicate skin of the dark elf assassin's neck, and the blood was like a tiny red snake Winding down the ebony shoulder blades.

The young griffin lord came over, the knight sword was still in his right hand, but the silver-white vindictive light burning on the blade had disappeared.The faceless man's body was firmly suppressed by the bobcat weighing more than 200 kilograms, and the slightest movement of his dislocated arm caused severe pain. He couldn't even exert any strength, so he could only look at Li Wei with wide eyes.

In fact, even if his arm is not dislocated, it doesn't make any difference. The throat of the faceless man falls between the two rows of sharp teeth chewing steel pharynx of the bobcat, and if he closes it lightly, his life will be harvested.

"Dark Elf Assassin, can you tell me your name?" Li Wei said slowly, if it wasn't hoarse and ugly, his tone could even be said to be gentle.

At first the dark elf assassin was silent, but within a few seconds—Alan Skett hadn't even had time to suggest how to torture him—he replied softly, "...I am the Faceless Man with the dagger wound, The interviewer has no name."

"It's a well-known dark elf assassin organization, active around the free city of Tatarchuk, but I haven't heard of any famous assassination operations." Alan Skett told the information he knew, and then blinked. Blinking his eyes, he added, "The sleepless eye's intelligence files contain the content of this organization. It seems that Director Bamilyan once wanted to hire them to do some things that the blood dagger would not be able to come forward to. However, I haven't contacted them yet. This The organization just disappeared."

"Assassins don't need to be famous. Assassins only need to kill the target." The faceless man's eyes showed a sarcasm, one can imagine.He should have made the same expression under the mask. "Leviston, you can't beat my master, you can't beat him!"

"You mean Lord Tomad Jansen of the Eyed Eyes?" Li Wei said, looking into the eyes of the Faceless Man. When he saw the holes deliberately placed in the eyes, he couldn't help showing a satisfied smile. "It seems that you are not as good as you imagined, the dagger-wounded faceless man, and your master did not intend to maximize the role of a legendary assassin. This assassination is not so much a threat to my life, It might be better to say that they want to create a rift called hatred between the North Border County and the dark elves."

"I don't understand what you're talking about, Leviston." The Faceless Man replied with the same hollow tone and eyes, "I will never betray my master, and I will never give in to the threat of death, my The mission failed, let your pet bite me to death."

"Mengmeng is good, Mengmeng is a lady, so don't bite anything casually." Before the big lynx closed its mouth, Li Wei hurriedly squatted down and stroked the top of its head with his hand, and then touched the side of the neck, only a light red streak remained "Although this potion of immortality tastes bad, the effect is really good...Hey, Mr. Dish, the ground is so cold and so damp, lying down for a long time is not good for your joints."

(End of this chapter)