Chapter 08: Sudden Assassination
The golden silk nanmu table is carved with intricate flower and bird patterns, the wide fragrant ruel seat armrests are decorated with pure gold, the floor is covered with a thick monster skin carpet, and the glass magic lamp above the head exudes a soft light.
It was an extremely luxurious aristocratic living room.
A short and fat man stuffed his whole body into the seat, the top of the man's head was already half-bald, I don't know if it was because of alcohol or excitement, the fat face full of oil was flushed.
The old butler, whom Arthur had seen in the evening, was now standing behind the stocky man with his hands down, and from the respectful attitude of the old butler, he could guess that this man was the Earl of Milne.
What really surprised Arthur was the man sitting across from the Earl of Milne, a man dressed in black, who wore a black leather half-face mask even at night.
That black dress, that mask, Arthur will never forget!
Arthur hadn't heard from the mysterious killer organization for two years, and Arthur sometimes even thought that the other party had forgotten about him, and he didn't expect to see the other party's people again after leaving the army.
What puzzled Arthur even more was how Milne could have been associated with this killer organization, and he had always thought that Milne was targeting him because of the Palmer family's inheritance dispute.
Arthur's brain was spinning, and staccato sounds kept coming from the room.
"Envoy, it has now been confirmed that Viscount Jiayong of Nuel Town is the target that the organization has been looking for, Arthur Sillo, and I also ask the Envoy to arrange for someone to get rid of this son as soon as possible to relieve the hatred in my heart. Milne said through gritted teeth. Because of his anger, he couldn't help but raise his voice, and Arthur outside the door could hear it clearly.
"This matter cannot be rushed, I rushed over within a day of receiving the information, and I need to reconfirm my identity and whereabouts, and report it to the Overseer before I can determine when to act. "The man in black's voice was soft, and his tone was flat.
"The organization is too cautious, isn't it? Even if Arthur has some combat exploits on the battlefield, he is only a captain warrior at best, and a few sets of 'Killing Words' knives will be solved, right?"
"You're wrong, although this Arthur is only a captain, he has secrets that even my level has no right to know. Because of their contempt for him, the Order had lost two Commanders and all of their men two years ago. ”
Earl Milne gasped, he didn't expect that this Viscount Jiayong next to his territory was such a tricky guy, and he knew that he wouldn't let Luzak lead the team to bring humiliation on himself.
The man in black continued: "Actually, we received the news that he was in the Wind and Snow Legion a long time ago, but due to the large number of generals and warriors in the army, we have not done it for the sake of safety, so this time we must make sure that nothing goes wrong. ”
Milne drank the wine from his glass and sighed, "Then I'll put up with him for a few more days." ”
"Not only do you have to endure, but you also have to create opportunities for organizing this operation, find a way to stabilize him, apologize to him or invite him to a banquet, etc., you know these methods better than me. ”
Milne's fat face trembled and showed a sneer, "Envoy, don't worry about this, I will let him die without knowing how." It's just that I can't figure out what is there about this Arthur that deserves so much attention from the organization?"
The man in black's originally flat tone suddenly cooled down, "You work for the organization, and the organization has not treated you badly over the years, but you must remember the rules you should know, and don't ask questions if you shouldn't know, because some secrets will die faster after you know them." ”
"Yes, the envoy taught. "Even if Milne is a count, he has a humble attitude in front of the emissary of this mysterious organization.
"Okay, I'll arrange the rest of the action, you just don't show your feet and drag him. After speaking, the man in black stood up and was about to leave.
"The envoy will stay at the castle tonight, I have already arranged everything. Milne flattered.
"The Earl's heart is understood, but the organization has rules. ”
"In that case, I send the envoy. Milne got up and followed the man in black to the door.
"What should I do, let the other person go or do it?" said Arthur, who was hiding outside the door, to make a decision in an instant.
"Your Excellency, please. Milne smiled and opened the door.
The moment the door opened, a figure flashed in, and a blue light flashed on the blade of the seventh-level short knife "Wolf Kiss Blue", heading straight for the throat of the black-clothed man on Milne's side.
The adventurous spirit once again affected Arthur's decision-making, since the other party had already come to the door, he had to strike first, and he must not give the other party a chance to ambush him. No matter what level the black-clad messenger on the other side was, Arthur decided to take a chance.
Arthur's attack was so sudden that neither Milne nor the Man in Black expected that a sudden assassination would usher in as the door was opened. Milne was stunned on the spot, and he didn't even have time to react. But the man in black, as the killer, never relaxed for a moment, and made an upward leaning back movement between the lightning and flint, making Arthur go away with a knife.
At the same time that Arthur's right hand knife was empty, and with a wave of his left hand, a second-level dark magic "Ball of Weakness" was thrown on the body of the man in black, and at the same time, his right wrist was turned from a cut to a thorn, stabbing the heart of the man in black.
After the man in black dodged a knife, he stepped back with his left leg and kicked forward with his right leg, ready to kick Arthur away with a backward momentum.
But the "Ball of Weakness" hit him right on his body, and the momentary powerlessness slowed him to kick his legs and dodge, and Arthur's short knife took advantage of the opportunity created by this slight difference to stab into the body of the man in black.
The short knife entered the body, and Arthur felt the resistance from the tip of the knife, and the other party was wearing close-fitting armor!
The armor still couldn't block the stabbing blow of the seventh-level blade, but it also saved the life of the man in black, because the resistance blade failed to pierce the heart of the man in black instantly.
The man in black pulled Milne in front of him as he scurried back.
Arthur kicked Milne over, and with a flick of his hand, a large black mist rose up, enveloping himself and the entire room in a black mist.
Because of the dark magic element in last year's Battle of Sigh Canyon, dark magic is now Arthur's most proficient magic besides fire magic.
"Dark mage!" exclaimed the black-clad messenger from the black mist.
"Someone, there's an assassin!" Milne cried out for help in the black fog, and after the initial panic, he remembered to call someone.
Milne only shouted twice, and the cries for help stopped abruptly.
The black mist rolled, and black tentacles wrapped around the man in black.
The man in black covered his chest with one hand, and in the other hand, a short black sharp sword was full of energy, cutting off the black tentacles one by one.
A figure pounced from the oblique stab, and the short sword fighting qi in the black-clothed man's hand exploded, shooting out dozens of points of sword qi at once, and the fighting qi technique covered the whole body of the rushing figure.
Poof, poof, poof, sword qi kept entering the body, but there was not even a scream on the other side, and a short and fat corpse fell in front of the man in black.
"Oh no, I've been fooled!" the thought flashed through the black-clothed man's mind, Arthur had already burst out of the ground, and the wolf-kissed blue short knife stabbed into the black-clothed man's body again.