Chapter 168: Turning the Tide

Raymond was puzzled.

Now that there is such a big movement on the ground, the people of the Wind Wolf Mercenary Group who entered the ruins have no intention of coming out to check.

Did they go too deep into the ruins to hear the movement?

Or is it because of something else going on in there?

However, now that the [Night Cat] Yule is dead, as long as the [Rock Bear] White is not in person, the entire Wind Wolf Mercenary Group will no longer have any existence that can make Raymond fearful.

......

"Boom!"

On the other hand, the mercenaries guarding the exit of the ruins did not know what the battle was like in the jungle.

Before, they wanted to help Yule besiege Raymond, but because they couldn't keep up with the speed of the panther rushing out, they had to give up. Now watching the colorful mushroom cloud burst like a flat thunderbolt suddenly exploding, it was obvious that they also understood that the battle was more fierce than expected.

"That's... Captain Yule's 'Nine Arrows Falling Star'! Oh my God, she even did it! ”

"This power is terrifying... I'm afraid that Captain White can't resist this blow. ”

"Since Captain Yule has used this move, the enemy will surely die..."

"I'm afraid it's not that optimistic... That guy was able to kill Captain Marion in one face, and he also forced Captain Yule to use a life-saving stunt, and the battle situation was so tragic that it was far beyond my imagination..."

“...”

The mercenaries held their weapons nervously one by one, and swallowed as they looked at the direction of the explosion in the distant forest. At this moment, they only hoped that [Night Cat] Yur would be able to take out that terrifying enemy, otherwise the consequences would be too terrifying.

"Just now, we wanted to kill that horrible guy?"

"Whew... I think I must be crazy! ”

Especially the mercenaries who were ordered to kill the three of Raymond before, they were even more in a cold sweat, as if they had walked at the gate of hell and came back with half a life.

If it weren't for the fact that the man didn't plan to kill them first, but directly teleported to kill the captain Marion, how many of them would have survived with his sword that could kill the terrifying swordsmanship of the Sequence 7 transcendentals?

Raymond's operation of a desperate counter-kill shocked everyone.

It's not just the mercenaries,

The most shocking thing is that Matthew and Elijah, two siblings who have been together for a few days.

In such a desperate situation just now, they were already certain to die, but they never thought that the Nicholas brothers, who had been silent beside them, would actually burst out with amazing combat power at the last moment, and directly killed a captain-level master of sequence 7 on the other side, and now there is a faint tendency to fight back in a desperate situation!

Moreover, judging from the astonishing extent of the explosion, no matter who caused the movement, it proves that the strength of that Nicholas is probably far beyond their imagination.

"It's really him..."

Matthew was naturally not stupid, and immediately connected a lot of information in his mind.

Just now he saw Raymond slash two swords and neatly kill an elite mercenary in Sequence 7, and immediately thought of the previous incident when the "Black Mercenary Group" was wiped out.

"It turns out that the Black Snake people are really killed by him..."

Matthew came to his senses, and when he thought about it, he immediately felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Originally, he thought that Raymond was just an ordinary swordsman in Sequence 8, probably a small country nobleman inherited from an ancient polymath family... I didn't expect him to be able to burst out with such terrifying combat power now!

Moreover, his blue-faced fanged state just now is obviously the legendary "vampire"!

This Nicholas not only has such a shocking swordsmanship, but also has that kind of ancient blood heritage, all kinds of signs and expressions, he is definitely not a Sequence 8 transcendent!

Maybe it was a high-level transcendent who suppressed his cultivation with a secret method,

Maybe it's Sequence 7, Sequence 6... Or even Sequence 5!

"By the way, there is also that Tianlan Navy's wanted warrant!"

At this time, Matthew slapped the door of his head, and a picture flashed in his mind.

He immediately thought of the bounty notice in the newspaper a few days ago, and suddenly realized, "It turns out that in the back alley of the Red Dragon Tavern, the mysterious master who killed the executives of the Tianlan Military Intelligence Service is afraid that it is also him..."

If it's a coincidence, Matthew definitely doesn't believe it!

Nicholas was the kind of man who was obviously not interested in drinking and women, but that night, they met him in a tavern.

I didn't know that he had such a terrifying combat power, so Matthew didn't associate him with the mysterious master who was put on a bounty. But now it seems that this mysterious Nicholas can kill the druid of Sequence 7 with one sword, and eighty percent can also kill the MIA executive of Sequence 6 with one sword!

Suddenly, he was so frightened that he didn't realize that the hairs on his back stood on end.

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With such a terrifying strength, a person followed his small team to Niguel Volcano to hunt for treasure... Could it be for this relic?

The violent explosion in the distance shook the ground, and Ilya was also shocked: "Brother... Why is that uncle so powerful? ”

Matthew looked at his sister, his expression was a little complicated, or was it for his stunned sister?

Thinking of this, he shook his head.

Even though he knew that Raymond had hidden terrifying strength, at this moment, Matthew still believed in his instincts. In the fat man's mind, if he really came for the relics, with his strength, he would have been able to grab the treasure map and hunt for the treasure by himself...

No matter how you look at it, that Nicholas has no ill will towards their brother and sister!

......

And on the other hand,

As soon as Yule dies, Raymond begins to clean up the mess.

He clearly sensed the "Qi" of every mercenary lurking in the jungle, no matter how well they lurked and disguised, they couldn't escape the end of being killed with a knife.

In order to hide their secrets, these mercenaries must be killed!

Not long after,

He slowly walked out of the jungle with the blood-stained sword, like a grim reaper who had come from hell to harvest the souls of the dead, and his face was not the slightest mood swing except for numbness.

At this moment,

The seven or eight mercenaries who had left their hands at the gate of the ruins naturally saw the people coming.

When they saw that the man who had come out of the forest was Raymond, their faces turned pale.

"Look! It's that guy who's back..."

"That's... Didn't you say that Captain Yule had been killed too?! ”

"Captain Yule and the Shadow Cheetah have a combat power comparable to that of a Sequence 6 master! And fighting in the jungle, even if you can't beat it, you can definitely escape. How could she be killed by a swordsman in Sequence 8 of Bending? ”

"I can let Captain Yule use that life-saving 'Nine Arrows Falling Star' stunt, I'm afraid he has really killed the captain."

"What a terrible opponent we've provoked... He is definitely not Sequence 8, but a high-level transcendent who has hidden his strength! ”

"It's useless to say that now! Let's go up and kill him! ”

“...”

Raymond walked over without hurrying.

With each step, the mercenaries' hearts trembled.

The sword light was dazzling, so fast that people couldn't see the trace.

The ordinary iron sword in front of him, whose handles were polished and shiny, was like a scythe of death at the moment, harvesting the lives of the mercenaries.

Every time a sword is fired, someone must be killed.

The moves are clean and neat, and there is no superfluous movement at all.

This swordsmanship seems to exist only for the purpose of killing.

"It's... Could it be that he also learned the fast sword inheritance of Sodros's lineage? ”

Cook is also a fast sword learner, and he can better understand the horror of Raymond's swordsmanship at this moment. It's this swordsmanship that seems to come from the same source as himself, and when it comes out in the hands of that guy, it actually feels like it's back to basics.

There are no cool and fancy sword paths, and there are no arcane martial arts, just ordinary slashing, slashing, teasing, stabbing, swinging...

But the knives and knives all seemed to be just right, and the knives were killed, without wasting a little extra strength.

This is a true kendo master!

Only then did Cook realize that his sword skills were not comparable to them.

He remembered that his teacher had said,

"Practicing swords is like boiling a pot of thick soup, simmering slowly, step by step."

He didn't have a deep understanding before, but at this moment he really realized it.

His own fast sword is gorgeous and changeable, just like the oily fish floating in the soup noodles; And the swordsmanship of the person in front of him looks unpretentious, but it is already the essence of the five flavors in the soup.

"It's... Is he really the guy he knew..."

Cook's heart tightened as he watched the guy cleanly kill the mercenaries. Then I saw him walking slowly, but as if ignoring his own existence, he passed by.

At this moment, Cook realized how ridiculous he was.

It turned out that others had never taken their own little swordsmanship seriously.

Whether on the ship before, or now.

At this moment of life and death, he couldn't even muster the courage to draw his sword, and in Raymond, Cook didn't see any flaws that could draw his sword...

It's ridiculous that he provoked him so arrogantly on the boat,

Now that I think about it, how ignorant...

"Huh.."

A miserable smile appeared on Cook's face,

The blood line on his neck was already visible, and he choked on hot blood in his throat, making it difficult to breathe.

"His sword is really fast..."

Cook slowly closed his eyes, his knees weakened, and he fell to his knees weakly, and died of exhaustion.

When he was dying, he seemed to grasp something, and the last thought in his heart gradually dissipated.

"Is this the real fast sword flow..."

......

Raymond slowly walked over to the Matthew siblings and smiled at the stunned two.

Although he has changed back to a normal human form from the demonic mentality, the blood between his teeth is still there, and this smile, full of white and red blood teeth, makes people feel even more chilled in their hearts.

Matthew watched the murderous intent in Raymond's eyes disappear, and his hanging heart was finally relieved.

He stubbornly asked, "Brother Nicholas, who are you?" ”

Raymond smiled and asked, "Didn't you already guess it?" ”

With the fat man's mind, it's really strange that he didn't guess that he was the swordsman who was wanted in the newspaper and offered a bounty.

When Matthew heard this, his fat face couldn't help but tremble.

He glanced at Cook's body not far away... There was still a faint fear in my heart.

Matthew swallowed his saliva, and instead of making people think about it, it was better to take the initiative to mention it himself: "That... You... You came with us for this ruin? ”

If giving up the ruins could save his life, he would definitely not hesitate.

"Don't be so nervous."

Raymond's expression was relaxed, he wiped the blood stains on the blade, slowly put it into the scabbard, and said with a smile: "I came to Nigel Volcano for other things, just to take a look at this ruins with you by the way." ”

Hearing this, Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

Things have come to this point, and there is no point in lying.

Seeing that the atmosphere is about to ease,

But at this moment, Ilya suddenly spoke.

This Nizi actually tugged at her brother's sleeve stupidly, and asked timidly: "Brother, we know his secret, will he kill us?" ”

The voice is small, but it cannot hide the ears of the transcendent.

The fat man's eyelids jumped, and he suddenly felt that the atmosphere froze.

Well, people didn't mean it that way, but you reminded it, and it was there immediately.

Sure enough, when Raymond heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes.

He kept a straight face, deliberately showed a bad expression, and said gloomily: "Of course you have to kill your mouth!" ”

"Ahh

Hearing this, Ilya screamed in terror.

She covered her eyes like an ostrich, and trembled with fright.

At this time, the life-killing sword did not come, but she suddenly heard a crisp bell sound, and her spirit was in a trance.

Moments later...

Ilya opened her eyes and happened to watch Raymond put away the small brass bell in his hand.

Matthew also heard the bell ringing, and his expression was also in a trance. When he came to his senses, he naturally realized what seemed to have happened just now.

He didn't dare to ask more, for fear of touching more of Raymond's secrets.

Ilya also understood that she was also frightened just now, and her mouth was curled, and a flush flashed on her pretty face.

This girl seemed to have no heart or lungs, so she asked directly, "Uncle, what did you do just now?" I don't think the bell is dizzying..."

Matthew listened to his face twitching, and hurriedly wanted to hold this stupid girl with no roots, for fear that he would anger the other party. But he turned his face to look at Raymond and didn't seem to mind, and he was really relieved.

Raymond didn't intend to hide it, and said directly: "Just now I used a small hypnotic trick to add a stress reflex to your memory. If someone uses mental power to torture and hypnotize you in the future, it will trigger the dialogue I set..."

He had seen this spell in Vanessa's notes [Deep Memory False Modification].

This special spiritual secret method is a spiritual barrier set up to prevent people from using mental torture to probe secrets. Afra, the descendant of Sodros, who died in the first place, had done a similar mental defense, but with a more sophisticated spell.

"If someone asks in the future, everything here can be said truthfully, but I have changed a little detail, and it is not me Nicholas Zhao Si who made the shot, but a mysterious masked swordsman lurking..."

As he spoke, Raymond explained roughly and said, "If you are mentally tortured, others can only get this result." ”

Matthew also understood, and nodded.

This Nicholas did not choose to kill people, but in a different way, let their brother and sister keep the secret for him.

After doing this, the fat man was really relieved. He found that his back was cold, and it turned out that the cold sweat had wet his back.

"Thank you..."

"Just remember to keep it a secret for me, my identity can't be revealed for the time being."

"That's nature."

At this time, Matthew looked at the door of the ruins again and hesitated, "That... Brother Nicholas, they are still in it, what are we going to do? ”

"I'll go check it out first, and you'll wait for me here."

Raymond looked at the gate of the ruins, frowned slightly, and explained: "There is such a big movement above, and the people below have no reaction, I'm afraid it's not that simple in this ruins, and it will be dangerous for you to go in." ”

"Oh."

Matthew thought about it and nodded, "That... Brother Nicholas, you stay safe. ”

"Hmm."

Without further ado, Raymond took out the Cloak of Shadows and the Mendelo Mask and put them on his body, and cautiously walked through the gate of the ruins.

When Matthew saw his outfit, he remembered the portrait description in the newspaper bounty notice before, wasn't the suspect wearing a ghost mask and a black cloak?

And when Ilya saw the "Mendro curse mask", a sense of familiarity flashed in her eyes.

She tilted her head and wondered, where had she seen it?