What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

From the Empire's perspective, Esdeath is very willing to have people who have proven their strength join his side.

Moreover, Esdeath was very generous to her subordinates and ordinary people. She always shared the rewards given by the emperor with her subordinates, often had meals with ordinary soldiers, and had many fans in the empire.

Joining Esdeath's army was even easier than joining the Night Raid. Not to mention whether the Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army could be found on the northern border, these two forces hiding in the shadows would not have recruited an unknown person who threatened to assassinate the minister for no reason; the army represented by Esdeath was different from the Empire, and in this era, joining the army to serve the Empire was the mainstream.

Even Tatsumi, who left the countryside, wanted to join the army at first.

If the person who initially received Tatsumi was not someone from the recruiting department, but was discovered by Esdeath while hunting a dangerous level one earth dragon, it is very likely that he would have started as an officer.

After deciding on the plan, Connor did not delay and quickly cleaned up the food in front of him, letting the tavern owner deduct it from the dangerous species bounty. With an axe on his waist, Connor pulled up his hood and pushed the door open.

"What is he going to do? Doesn't he know that there will be more dangerous species at night?"

The few hunters who had not yet left watched Connor leave and whispered.

"Hey, just stop worrying about him and think about how to pay back the money you owe your boss first..."

"...If there was a way, I would have left long ago...I don't know what's going on recently, those first-level dangerous species have all run to the outskirts of the territory, and some people have even seen special-level dangerous species! My strength can only deal with second-level at best, how about I join your team?"

"Team up? Only hunters with experience in hunting level 1 dangerous species can join my team."

"But I need a team to hunt down the first-level dangerous species!"

"So you're going to hunt down the first-level dangerous species?"

"That's why I came to you to team up!"

"But I want someone who has experience in hunting down level one dangerous species!"

At night, the border outside the hunter camp is the world of dangerous nocturnal species.

But for Connor, the bright moonlight tonight made him an eagle looking for prey.

An eagle's cry sounded in his mind, and the bird's-eye view of [Eagle Eye Vision - Bird's-Eye View] was activated, and the surrounding things immediately appeared in Connor's mind.

"Daurian rats... rats that are not even considered dangerous species."

Soon, Connor, far away from the hunter camp, found the first prey.

This kind of thing is only rated as a level five dangerous species when it occurs in groups.

The Daurian rat that Connor caught was fat, more than 20 centimeters long, with yellow fur all over and three black and white rings at the end of its tail.

"He has a dead mouse on his waist, and he really comes here pretending to be a hunter."

After laughing at himself, Connor did not let the rat go, and it was also put on the bounty list by the Empire.

The Daurian rat has no economic value, its skin is not competitive, and it carries a large number of viruses. Only tribes that are really out of food will have no choice but to include the Daurian rat in the list of available rats.

The reason why the Empire included it in the bounty list is purely because the large number of Daur rats have a large appetite. They like to eat the embryos and tender roots of crops when they are just planted, the stalks of crops when they are growing, and the seeds when they are mature, posing a great danger to the food security of the northern border of the Empire.

In addition, rat holes also hindered the cavalry's progress. The high speed of the war horses would immediately cause fractures if they stepped into a rat hole.

Connor started from the cervical vertebrae of the Daurian rat and cut off the rat's nerves with one knife.

Seeing the mouse struggling, Connor cut the mouse a few more times, allowing more blood and bloody smell to spread into the air.

After doing all this, Connor slowly stepped back to erase his footprints, and at the same time triggered [Breath Blocking].

Wrapping his body with the Survey Corps' green cloak to blend into the gray-green background, Connor hid behind a pile of rocks and quietly waited for his prey.

Ouch——

There were many wolf howls along the northern border that night.

38. First Contact

On the nineteenth day after the announcement of General Esdeath leading the army to suppress the alien races on the northern border, the people of the imperial capital saw an army marching northward outside the city.

On the twenty-seventh day, we arrived at the northern border and passed by the hunter camp at the northernmost tip of the empire.

Day 28, rest.

Day 29, crossing the northern border.

On the 30th day, the most brave and warlike prince of the northern alien tribe was chained and became a dog at Esdeath's feet.

The battle that others estimated would take a year to finish was completed by Esdeath in just one day.

"General, now we can go back to the imperial capital."

One of the three beast warriors following Esdeath, the silver-gray-haired Riva wiped the blood off his hands. As a former general of the empire who was both wise and brave, Riva felt that there would be no major chaos in the North for at least a few years.

After all... Esdeath froze all the alien races that participated in the war. Without this group of young and strong forces, the alien races in the north would suffer a devastating blow to their population.

Esdeath just nodded, her deep ice-blue eyes often looking up at the sky due to the influence of the super dangerous species' blood.

"General, are there any extremely dangerous species in the sky?"

Another one of the three beast warriors, a petite blonde holding a flute-shaped imperial weapon... a transvestite. Niu also looked towards the horizon, but found nothing.

With two bangs, the last of the three beast warriors, Daidas, who was holding a huge axe, broke the two axes apart, making a metallic collision sound: "No matter what kind of dangerous creature it is, I will split it in half with my axe!"

"I hope I won't get bored and the battlefield can be cleaned up as soon as possible." Esdeath withdrew her gaze. In the past few days, she always felt that there was a gaze from the sky sweeping over her body, but that feeling was too far away.

Could it be an eagle? Esdeath thought to herself. The puppy she had just subdued was not very obedient and had been kicked to death by her. If she could get a little eagle, she would be interested in trying it out.

"The wind is blowing from the snowy north. It will get colder and colder. Leave some of the spoils to the troops staying in the north, and send some to the hunter camp."

Esdeath had a high prestige in the army, and no one objected to the distribution of the spoils.

……

Connor looked into the distance with sharp eyes. The distant undulating forest was light gray, and further away were towering mountains with ice caps on top that never melted all year round.

The largest river in the North becomes narrow here, the water flows rapidly, and the river banks are as steep as a knife.

A month passed, and Connor's hunt was almost over.

Qualified Person Panel:

Name: Connor

Status: Qualified

Level: Level 3 (Experience: 187/800)

Rank: None

Power: 15

Stamina: 14

Agility: 13

Mana: 2

Lucky:?

Equipment Card:

Prism, 3D Mobile Gear, Master Assassin Suit, Battle Axe - Armor Breaking, Bow - Normal

Inherent skills:

[Parkour][Screwing][Eagle Vision·Intermediate][Disappearance·Intermediate][3D Maneuvering·Intermediate][Resurgence·Elementary][Force Summoning·Beginner][Charge Heavy Attack·Beginner][Flame Attack·Beginner][Predator Shooting·Beginner]

[Predator Shot]: Focus your eyes and shoot an arrow that can cause damage to the hunter. The arrow's travel distance will increase, and you can control the direction of the arrow's flight by concentrating. (Reward for long-range kill mission)

Traits:

[Precision][Adaptive Defense][Sixth Sense][Leadership][Mind's Eye·False][Breath Block][Weapon Master]

[Weapon Master]: After many battles, you can use any weapon with ease. (Kill mission reward)

Prism Points Remaining: 1

Behind him are the results of this month's battles.

After special treatment, the heads of one hundred dangerous species were piled up into the shape of a pyramid and placed on the side of the road that the army must take on their return journey.

At the top, there are three heads of first-level dangerous species, and the huge dragon heads still exude a dangerous aura.

One hundred points of blood from dangerous species have already been stored in the prism, but without the blood or part of the body of a super dangerous species added in, the imperial weapon made would be nothing more than a fake one and cannot even be called an imperial weapon.

Connor kept the dragon fangs of the first-level dangerous species to use as arrowheads and daggers. The parts of other dangerous species of different levels that were useful to Connor were also removed and stuffed into the bag on his back.

He only leveled up one level in a month. It wasn't that he didn't want to get stronger faster, but there were only so many dangerous species in the North, and Connor wasn't the only hunter. Each level one dangerous species had its own territory, and Connor was lucky to meet these three level one dangerous species that had escaped.

It is unknown whether other hunters who encounter level one dangerous species can return to the hunter camp alive.

Glancing at the troops marching in the distance, Connor completely gave up the idea of continuing to go deeper into the wilderness, packed up his luggage and walked down the hill. With the clear sky as a backdrop, staying on the top of the mountain would easily make him a target, especially if he was planning to intercept the army.

What Connor saw was a small group of horsemen, numbering about 100 men. Their sharp spears gleamed coldly in the morning light, like twinkling stars in the sky. Far behind them, there was a white mist caused by the march of the large army.

The empty field was completely silent. Connor could hear the sound of grass rustling in the wind and the sound of horse hooves.

Walking down the hill, Connor wrapped his cloak tightly around himself and sat on the withered grass with his hundred trophies against his back.

Before long, clear and loud shouts resounded across the wilderness, and the scouting knights rushed towards the Jingguan that suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, approaching as fast as the wind.

The knights were all wearing armor and moving swiftly. The horses they rode were also tall, strong, and well-proportioned, complementing the knights.

Connor overturned the view that these people were scouts. At first glance, they were a group of elite soldiers who were good at attacking strongholds.

The knights walked in pairs, and from time to time someone stood up from the stirrups and looked around, but they never seemed to notice [Breath Blocker] and Connor wrapped in a cloak.

Sometimes too good an effect can be a minor problem.

Just as the large group of people were about to circle the hill, Connor suddenly stood up and asked loudly:

"Knights! What news is there from the north?"

With amazing skill, the knight reined in his horse and turned his mount towards Connor.

Suddenly, the hill was filled with running knights, surrounding Connor from top to bottom, left to right, inside and outside.

Without any orders, the armored knights suddenly stopped their horses and stood still.

The leading knight took off his helmet, revealing his silver-gray hair, handed the reins to his follower, jumped off his horse and came to Connor.

"Did you jump out from the grass? Did you hunt all these?" asked the man. He was Liva, the former general of the Three Beast Warriors Empire.

39. A hunter who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good assassin

Connor lifted his cloak, revealing the axe at his waist to indicate that he had no intention of using force. He stood firmly with his legs apart, his black eyes sparkling.

"Tell me your name, master of the knights, and I will tell you my own name and some others later," he said.

Facing the powerful imperial army, it is impossible to be taken seriously if you just give in.

"Well, strangers are required to announce their names first. Listen carefully, I am Liva, one of the three beast warriors serving the imperial general Esdeath."

General Riva walked to a position where he could look at Connor at eye level, holding the imperial weapon that could control the flow of water - Water Dragon Possession Black Marlin. He was not worried that the hunters in the wilderness would suddenly attack and hurt people.

What's more, Riva roughly guessed the intention of the hunter in front of him. He just wanted to make a living in the army by relying on his own abilities. He was accustomed to such people when he was still a general of the empire.

The Imperial Recruiting Office is always overcrowded, and one can only start as a soldier through normal procedures. People with strong abilities like Connor often use other methods to show their abilities in front of generals or other officers, hoping to get a higher starting point.

It’s just that most people haven’t found the opportunity to show their strength.

It's only natural for such a person to be a little arrogant. No, Liva thought, such a person must be arrogant, otherwise who would know what you want to do by sneaking into the army? Are you trying to commit a crime or assassinate someone? Don't be ridiculous.

"Well, General Liva," Connor said, "I, the dangerous hunter of the North, offer my axe to the Empire in the form of one hundred dangerous heads."

One hundred dangerous species?

Even though General Liva had been in the military for many years, when he heard this number, he still subconsciously stared at Connor's outstretched hand and counted the heads silently in his mind.

This pile of skulls covers almost all dangerous species from level five to level one. The number of level five dangerous species at the bottom is about fifty, which lays a solid foundation for Jingguan. The higher you go, the higher the level of dangerous species. At the top, there are three dragon heads with all their fangs stripped off.

Being able to kill three level one dangerous species alone is enough to become an officer in the army. Liva nodded, the hunter was very sincere.

The military can easily reach this number by organizing large-scale hunting of dangerous species. Even a single combat-type Teigu user needs luck to get this number of hunting results. Besides, the northern hunter in front of him who calls himself Connor is not a Teigu user at all.

Looking at Connor again, the dangerous aura emanating from him was no less than that of a level one dangerous species. Liva even felt that if he did not take action, it would be difficult for the hundred cavalrymen behind him to hold back this hunter.

If I could introduce this hunter to General Esdeath, who loves fighting, maybe I could make the general smile?

"Well," General Liva told the knights surrounding Connor and Jingguan to lower their guard, "In these chaotic days, with foreigners roaming everywhere and dangerous species everywhere, the smart thing to do is to be less arrogant."

"Take your bag, hunter, and I will take you to General Esdeath."

Liva asked his men to lead out a warhorse without a rider. When they were chasing the foreign bandits, the unlucky guy was accidentally hit by a stray arrow. The sharp arrowhead pierced the gap in the helmet and he fell off the horse on the spot.