The wind and snow finally stopped after nearly four days of raging in the northern part of the Hawke Empire. But even so, the temperature in the north of the Hawk Empire was still frighteningly cold. Those seemingly bright and warm sunlight shining on people's bodies cannot bring any warmth at all. However, to have such a sunny morning in the cold winter, the residents of the north are already very satisfied.

As if unintentionally, glancing at the portrait on the city wall, Kordak couldn't help but pull his hood a little lower. If it was summer, this move would definitely arouse suspicion among others. But fortunately, it was the depths of winter, and there were many hooded people like Kordak, so no one noticed him.

"That stinky boy!" Cordak couldn't help but curse again, he had told Regner that he would go to the Stoke Empire, originally wanting the Empire to focus on finding people in the south. But Kordaq still underestimated his position in Regner's heart after all, and although this kid was grief-stricken, he still didn't directly punish himself. He even hid his movements from the upper echelons of the empire just so that he could live.

Thinking of this, Kordak was a little moved in his heart. He made up his mind that if he could get through this hurdle, then he would have to find a chance to apologize to Regner in the future.

But now, Kordak has more important things to do. He looked around, then entered a dirty-looking hotel.

The proprietress there was a fat middle-aged woman in a dark green coarse linen coat, and she wore a white apron, but the cloth that was supposed to be white had now turned a dull yellow with disgusting yellow-black stains on it. Her face was already wrinkled, and her smile showed her blackened teeth.

"Bring me a room, and then prepare some food, some more beef, I can eat about the meal of an ordinary strong man alone." Ignoring the filthy and noisy surroundings, Kordak went straight to the proprietress and, as he spoke, carefully pulled a few silver coins out of his purse and threw them on the table.

In fact, Kordak still has a lot of money, but in order to avoid some unnecessary risks, he must disguise himself as ordinary as possible, and no money is one of the most obvious characteristics of ordinary people......

The proprietress couldn't help but grin when she saw the silver coins on the table, and she said with a mouth full of black teeth: "No problem, we have good beef in our shop, and the room is absolutely clean and tidy, and you will definitely be satisfied with the guests." ”

"I hope so. Kordak nodded, he thought for a moment, and then added, "Also, bring me a small jug of wine, a little stronger, this kind of damn weather can only be warmed by these good things." Finally, from after the delivery until tomorrow morning, don't come and bother me, I will come down and pick up any needs myself. ”

"As you wish, your room is in the innermost room on the second floor, and we'll deliver the meal in a moment. The woman then wrote in the ledger, and finally found a dozen copper coins for Kordak: "This is your change." ”

"Thank you. Kordak nodded, and went up.

The food was delivered quickly, and although the inn looked dirty, the food was surprisingly good, and the rooms were really tidy. This was still very satisfying to Kordak, who cut two bites of beef and chewed it, then hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up the flask and poured it violently.

"Ahh He smacked his lips in relief, and then continued to eat and drink.

In the end, Kordak ate all the food, but only three-quarters of the liquor that had been less than half a pound was drunk. He has more important things to do tonight, so it is important to keep a clear head.

And the reason why he drinks alcohol is to warm up his body, and secondly, to make himself sleep more soundly. The past few days of travel have made him very tired, but the highly tense nerves have made it difficult for him to sleep. So, he needs a little drunkenness to get himself to sleep, but the amount must be controlled to a level that does not affect his night state.

Kordaq glanced greedily at the flask again, then gritted his teeth and closed his eyes and lay down on the bed.

The drunkenness of alcohol soon came up, and the feeling of tiredness spread like a virus to all corners of Kordak's body, and after ten minutes, Kordak finally fell into a deep sleep.

It was supposed to be a refreshing nap, but it could have been that Kordak's mind was too chaotic. So he still started dreaming, oh, not so much dreaming, but memories, remembering what happened more than a month ago.

It was early winter, and Ranmir had just arrived in his barracks. On the day the two of them met, Kordaq learned a piece of news that he was very concerned about: Vera was not with Regner, and where was she now?

It was like a thorn in Kordak's heart, and he couldn't sleep. He thought about a lot of possibilities, and finally decided to ask what Regner was talking about. But hell, I heard Ranmere say that the stinky boy seemed to have run south alone, which made Kordak anxious.

On the same night that Kordak was about to write directly to Melindale to inquire about Annelot, a man appeared in his tent.

The slight noise caught Kordak's attention for a moment, and he jerked his head up and glared at the uninvited guest with a knife-like gaze.

But upon seeing the man's image, Kordak's gaze was gradually replaced by surprise. He was a little stunned and said, "You...... Who are you?"

"Don't you know me so soon, my brother-in-law?" replied lightly.

"Are you ......" Kordaq thought for a moment, then his pupils contracted suddenly, "Are you Baror?"

"It's me. The visitor nodded.

"How did you become like this?" Kordak's voice trembled a little, but not because the person in front of him had been full of murderous intent towards him, but because of the appearance of the person in front of him.

No, the guy standing in front of him felt more like a monster than a human. He was black all over, whether it was the things that became clothing, or the color of his skin, or even his eyeballs. The man standing in front of him was as if he had just crawled out of a pond filled with ink, and his entire body had no other color except black. It made Kordak look at the humanoid creature in front of him like a lump of coal.

"My appearance can change again, do you want to see it?" said Barol as he changed his form, and judging by his outline, he turned out to be exactly like Kordak.

"What the hell is going on?" Despite the cold and snow outside, Kordak couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, this guy, what the hell is going on? Could it be that he has cultivated some secret method of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild? Moreover, didn't Regner say that he let him go, how did he get here?

"It's a long story, but there's still time anyway, so it's okay for me to talk to you. Barol regained his old appearance, and he looked like a normal human with a look of remembrance: "It all started after the duel between me and Regner, and it was two years ago......"

......

Let's go back in time to the moment after Regner's duel with Balor......

The cold moonlight illuminated the woods through the reflection of the sword's blade, but the sword did not bring any blood.

"You're going to let me go?" said Barrol, who was still lying on the ground because of Regner's poison, rolling his eyes upwards to see Alex's expression.

Alex shook his head: "That's impossible, the elder said, if you choose to leave the guild, then let me bring your head back." ”

"Then why didn't you do it?"

"Do you really want to die like that?" Alex seemed to be suddenly annoyed, he kicked the immobile Barroll, and then said a little angrily: "It was I who took you back with all my might, it was I who took you to various tasks back then, and I watched you grow little by little." And you're really just going to want to die right now?"

"But I don't have a choice...... Uncle. Balor sighed.

"Yes, I don't have a choice. Alex was a little helpless: "I have to complete the task of the president, but before that, I can help you complete one thing." You'd better make a simple request, or I won't necessarily promise to say yes. ”

"In that case...... Barol thought for a moment and replied, "You're going to help me release that shadow clone!"

"It's as simple as that?"

"It's that simple!"

"You don't expect to defeat me with this doppelganger, do you?"

"Do you think I'm that stupid?"

"That's ......"

Alex walked over and pulled out the Shadow Spear that was stuck in the shadow clone. The freed shadow clone walked to Barrol's side under Baror's control.

"Can you lend me your sword? Balor asked.

"Yes. Alex nodded, Balor had now been severely injured by Regner, so even if he stood up again at this point, Alex was confident that he could kill him.

"Thank you. Barol thanked him earnestly, he rolled his eyes and looked at Alex, and then said, "Thank you for taking care of me these days." ”

“......”

Barol didn't hesitate anymore after speaking, his mind moved, and then he manipulated his shadow clone to insert Alex's longsword into his heart.

"Ahem......" Blood gushed out in an instant, and Barol suddenly felt that his facial features were filled with blood......