Chapter Eighty-Seven: Alexander's Intentions
"Captain, there's a hidden sentry nearby. Connor returned, pointing to a few hillsides in the distance, and reported, "There, there, and there are dark sentinels, but it doesn't seem to be particularly well defended, and the sentinels are all low-ranking soldiers.
"Very good......" Kordaq thought for a moment, then asked, "If it is normal, the convoy should arrive in half a day, right?"
"Yes. Connor confirmed.
"Inform all team members and prepare for action. Kordak decides.
"But Captain, if you touch the sentry on the opposite side so early, the Stoke people are likely to notice. Connor reminded.
"I know, do as I say!" Kordak confirmed his decision.
"Yes...... "Yes" is very puzzled, but he must obey the decision of Kordak, which is discipline and order.
After a few minutes, all the fighters were ready to go, and Kordaq quickly arranged everyone's tasks, and then reached for a sentry with Vera.
"Why do you have to follow me?" Korda frowned, Vera had been looking at her like a thief from the beginning, and the feeling of being watched made him very uncomfortable.
"What's the matter, can't you run away with you as a woman?" Vera rolled her eyes, a rare cheeky remark.
"......" Cordak was speechless.
"Well, I didn't mean to spy on you. Vera smiled: "It's just that I see that you are tall and big, and things like sneak attacks are difficult to do, so I'm here to help you......"
"If only that......" Cordak muttered to himself, but he didn't dare say it. He looked at Vera with a serious face, and finally sighed: "Are you so curious?"
"Of course, since I'm doing a mission, I always have to know the real content of the mission, okay?" Vera immediately became excited, and I have to say that this woman is really curious sometimes.
"Okay then......" Cordak saw that Vera had the momentum of "If you don't say it, I'll be with you endlessly", and finally had to compromise. He pretended to look around mysteriously, and then said to Vera, "Remember, don't kill everyone for a while, keep one." ”
"Do you want to catch them alive?" said Vera, "then I don't think you can ask for any information." ”
Kordak suddenly stretched out his hand, covered Vera's mouth, and then said to her, "It's not torture, I'm going to let him go!"
"Uh-huh!! Vera called out, if it wasn't for Kordak's precautions, her voice would probably have exposed everyone.
"Good luck, good luck ......," Kordak muttered as he let go.
"Are you crazy, letting him go is likely to attract a bunch of enemies!" Vera said in a low voice.
"I know. Kordak nodded.
"You know what? It's too dangerous. Kordak's calmness drove Vera a little crazy.
"But that's what the mission is really about. Kordaq said lightly.
"What exactly did Alexander tell us to do?" Vera frowned and asked, "It's okay if you don't tell others, aren't you worried about me?"
"Okay......" Cordak saw that Vera was already on the verge of exploding, so he didn't dare to hide it any longer, he leaned into Vera's ear and whispered a few words.
"......" Vera's eyes widened as she listened, and when Cordak finished speaking, Vera could only murmur, "How dare he do this...... This Alexander is really bold enough......"
"So, stop complaining. "The most dangerous thing is that Alexander does, and the princes are so desperate, what else can we say?"
"Okay......" Vera nodded, she took out her dagger, and then said to Kordak: "It's better for me to do it, if you go over like this, maybe both of you will let go, it will be too fake." ”
"Can you do it?" Cordak was a little worried, hand-to-hand combat wasn't Vera's forte.
"Nonsense!" Vera rolled her eyes: "The old lady is also a mid-level ranger, isn't it still for nothing to deal with two low-level rookies?"
"I don't know who was so chased by a second-rate assassin like Negrella. Cordak muttered to himself, that Negrera no longer dared to be arrogant after being bloodied by Annelot and Kordark. When I first met Ralvin at the palace, he was also low-key and tight. He personally helped Vera avenge his revenge, and now he naturally has some confidence in speaking.
"What did you say?" Vera turned her head with a dark face.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing ......" Cordak's legs and stomach trembled: "You go well, I look forward to your sassy and heroic ......"
"That's pretty much it. Vera nodded, then reached for the sentry not far away.
The two guards, who were standing guard in the inconspicuous ravine, apparently unaware of Vera's arrival, looked up from time to time, and then laughed and talked again, as if they were talking about some tasteless joke.
Vera couldn't help but frown, she looked down, and then deliberately raised her foot and stepped on the branch, the dry branch breaking and making a slight noise.
"Huh?" the two sentinels turned their heads at the same time, and then they saw a tall red-haired woman holding a dagger and looking at them coldly. The expression on her face seemed to be one of dissatisfaction with the failure of her sneak attack.
"Enemy attack!" the sentry immediately shouted, they obviously did not estimate Vera's strength, and after seeing her, they drew their long swords and rushed forward.
Vera dodged the two of them sideways, and then lunged straight forward at one of the guards.
At this moment, the nearby also remembered the warning sound of the enemy's sneak attack one after another. Only then did the two guards realize that this time they were probably all overshadowed.
"Go back and report!I'll hold her back!" the guard shouted.
"It's quite courageous. Vera muttered casually, and her dagger stabbed directly into the guard's waist. But because of the armor and heavy winter clothing, the dagger only pierced the body by a centimeter or two, and did not cause any major damage at all.
"Drink!" the fallen warrior did his best to arouse his fighting spirit, and Vera was blown back from the sudden burst of power. Then the warrior kicked the eagle with a rabbit and kicked Vera away.
Vera rolled over, and when she had removed all her strength, she immediately stood up. By this time, the other warrior had already left, though he thought that the two of them would have a good chance of killing the female assassin. But he understands the importance of the mission, and he needs to bring the news back.
"Damn!" Vera saw that the other person was not there, and immediately pretended to be angry, and she rushed straight over, as if preparing to catch up with the fleeing man.
"Don't think about it!" shouted the warrior in attendance, wielding his sword and wrestling with Vera.
"It seems that this melee combat is indeed a weakness...... Vera thought helplessly, although she can suppress this fighter, it is really not as simple as she imagined. But the level difference between the two of them is indeed absolute, one is twelve, the other is sixth, Vera is twice as many as him, she believes that if she changes to Kordak or Regner, I am afraid that he can kill him in one hand and one foot in seconds.
After lamenting her weakness, Vera finally made sure that the escaped warrior had gone away. She suddenly jumped back and opened up four or five meters of distance with her opponent, and then raised her hand and shot a throwing knife directly through his throat.
"Hehe, although I can't do melee combat, I still don't have to say anything about my sister's long-range lethality!" Vera was complacent, in fact, at the beginning, Regner's secret weapon skills were taught by her. It's just that now the blue is better than the blue......
The warrior's eyes flashed with reluctance and disbelief, but the swift vitality was literally and rapidly passing within his body. He opened his mouth, and then fell down on his back.
"I'm sorry......" Vera's eyes darkened as she walked over and gently closed the warrior's eyes. It's a habit of Vera to close the eyes of the dead whenever the enemy is human, as long as time allows, because she doesn't really like to kill. But since you have chosen the mercenary profession, you can't do things without the slightest hesitation. As early as when she became a mercenary, Kordaq told her: "Mercenaries can apologize and repent, but only on the corpses of their enemies." ”
"It's all settled?" Cordak leaned over, and could see that he had actually been very worried about Vera all along, and he hadn't gone far at all.
"It should be, as you say, kill one and let another go. Vera nodded.
"Very well, let's take a break. Kordaq patted Vera on the shoulder.
Everyone completed their tasks very beautifully, except for Vera who deliberately let one go, and all the Stoke Empire outposts arranged near here have been cleared.
It can be seen that these secret posts were temporarily arranged by the Stoke Empire, presumably to prevent any problems in the delivery of materials this time. But they didn't expect that the Hawke Empire would really dare to send elite forces here to make a big move......
Several fighters found some supplies from the temporary camp of the Stoke Empire. Kordak told the warriors to divide their meals, and then began to rest.
After about two hours, Kordak estimated that the time was almost up, so he gave another order: "Everyone return at once to retrieve their horses, and then the whole team moves southwest." ”
This order once again aroused the confusion of the players.
"Captain, aren't we here to intercept Stoker's supplies, and what are we going to intercept now that we run?" asked one of the soldiers, puzzled.
"One of the fighters at the outpost just now has escaped, our position has been exposed, and now we must retreat. Kordak explained.
"Why didn't you say this kind of thing earlier?!" Everyone immediately exploded, many of them were dissatisfied with Kordak's concealment, and even two people had begun to make a fuss and didn't want to obey the command anymore.
"Wow!" Kordaq pulled out his lava blade directly, "I have three things to tell you, first, everything that is happening so far is within my expectation and control. Second, the Stoke people are indeed coming soon, and if they don't run, they can only stay and die. Thirdly, I think that Alexander has instructed you to obey me unconditionally during your mission, and if you disobey me, you will disobey His Highness Alexander. ”
"Captain, we can obey you, but can you let us know what's going on? I don't think the boys will have much motivation if they've been kept in the dark. The older Jeff stepped forward.
"......" Kordaq thought for a moment, then nodded: "Well, it's come to this point anyway, and it's nothing to tell you now." ”