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However, the snake that found that she couldn't defeat Dio decisively cast a life-sacrificing blow, so now she is dead to the point that there is not even a bit of scum left, and Dio, who has no choice, will naturally have certain expectations for the secret that Toad knows.

Maybe this thing really knows a little secret or something, it's not impossible!

Unfortunately, before the toad could surrender, it was "clicked" by the swamp hydra......

Naturally, the dead man could not speak again.

Although there is still the option to resurrect the toad, and then interrogate him. But considering that the cost of those means to resurrect a person is quite high, Dio decisively gave up such an idea.

Of course, if Dio is a necromancer, he can also torture the soul directly. It's a pity that Dio hasn't even mastered the dark magic that is his job, let alone the undead magic that is out of the way.

(Anyway, those ninjas still have three survivors, and if you really want to find out, then you can continue to chase down those three survivors.) ）

Thinking about it like this, Dior, who was originally a little depressed, immediately felt a lot better.

However, this time, they went to such great lengths to pursue these ninjas, and only two of them were slaughtered in the end, which can be said to be somewhat unsightly. So Dio, who has always been too lazy to clean the battlefield, has collected all kinds of "trophies" very rarely.

After skinning and cramping, deboning and fleshing the swamp hydra, and squeezing all the value, Dio took the toad's head and the pile of extra "loot" to join the others.

After going around the halfway point to the place where the snake was fighting, Dio quickly found the rest of the people.

Seeing Dio flying over slowly, after scanning the surroundings, the army who never saw Katie couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't you seen that little cat all this time?" Could it be that she's already hung up? ”

“…… Katie isn't dead yet. ”

The answerer was a blank Bart: "But she's poisoned, so Eve has taken her back to the manor as quickly as possible." ”

Although Dio had already given Katie some first aid, he was not Teresa who had a wide range of powers of light after all, so the toxins in Katie's body were only forcibly suppressed by Dio. In order to avoid the outbreak of this toxin, Dio finally had Eve send Katie back with the ability to travel through shadows.

I have to say that although the consumption is a bit larger, Eve's shadow shuttle ability is really suitable for hurrying.

After hearing Bart's words, the army's face was also a little scornful. If the scorpion hadn't used the paralyzing poison needle, which was the least difficult to hold on, for the sake of safety, he would probably have to lie down and go back now.

At this moment, Dio landed slowly. Then he put the loot aside and casually asked, "How's it going?" Did you still lose those people as a result? ”

Melia, who had been silent, nodded very heavily: "Yes, after they escaped into this cave, they decisively collapsed this passage at the entrance of the cave. And as they fled farther and farther, the number of collapsed parts continued to increase. So if we're going to pursue them from here, we're probably going to need to dig the cave all over again. ”

Melia and the others were standing outside a cave, and less than two meters into the cave, there was a pile of rubble.

Except for Dio, who has "jealousy", the rest of the people, including Bart, are not good at digging holes. So they could only wait here helplessly.

In fact, after the Blood Blade followed the scorpion and the spider away, Melia, who had followed her all the way, quickly discovered this cave, and also understood how the snake and the others used the night to dig a secret passage: I am afraid that they directly used this cave, plus a period of excavation of earth escape ninjutsu.

Considering that there is likely to be more than one exit from the cave, and Melia and the others are not good at digging holes, Melia, who first tracked down here, gave up the idea of continuing the pursuit after discovering that the entrance to the cave had collapsed. After that, the army and Bart who came one after another looked at the collapsed cave, and they were also a little dumbfounded.

So after being speechless, Melia and the others stayed here, waiting for Dio's arrival.

"Okay, okay, although three people escaped, but the strongest legendary killer has been killed by Dio, this should be able to make a difference, right?"

Looking at Melia, who looked lonely, the army was very kind and comforted.

Dio, however, shook his head, "Unfortunately, I'm not sure if we've killed the ninja who disguised himself as a guard during the assassination of the Grand Duke of Flame...... And corpses alone are not enough to prove anything, not to mention that we don't even have corpses! ”

"Huh?"

The army looked dazed.

Looking at Melia, who was also puzzled, Dio was silent for a moment before picking up a human head from the pile of loot behind him: "This guy, you should all have an impression, right?" ”

Although it was only a head, Melia and the army, who had seen the toad, both nodded.

Then, Dio ripped off Toad's veil.

"Ahh

"This! It's ......"

Looking at Toad's scarred face, Melia and the Army were surprised.

"The profession of a ninja is very different from that of a killer, an assassin and a thief."

Dio explained very seriously: "I don't mean the difference in professional ability, but the difference in identity!" ”

"Those types of ninjas that we haven't seen, let's not mention them for the time being, let me talk about these ninjas who came to hunt down Xiao Tang Yuan first."

"Compared to ordinary killers and assassins, these ninjas who specialize in assassination are more like dead soldiers specially trained by some nobles!"

"As you can see, these ninjas have disfigured themselves so as not to reveal their identities."

"Wait!"

Hearing this, Melia immediately asked, "If they ruin their appearance like this, won't it be very conspicuous in some occasions where they need to show their faces?" ”

In fact, in the vast majority of public appearances, those who wear veils and the like will look quite special. This is undoubtedly counterproductive for ninjas who need to hide their identities.

"Of course, they have their own means for this situation."

Dio shook his head and explained slowly, "You should remember the information about the assassin who blended in with the guards at the time of the assassination of the Flame Grand Duke, right? ”

Hearing Dio say this, Melia and the Army both nodded.

"Most ninjas are very good at disguise, and the best of them can completely disguise themselves as another person."

Dio said as he lowered the toad's head and picked up something from the loot instead.

It was a thin mask of human skin.

"Many ninjas use this kind of pre-prepared human skin mask to disguise themselves as another person when they are on a mission."

Looking at the human skin mask in his hand, Dio said very seriously: "Through ventriloquism, fillers, and makeup, even a male ninja can be disguised as a woman almost without revealing flaws!" ”

"Of course, with this level of disguise, there's nothing to fear for us. However, there is a class of ninjas who are extremely good at disguise, and it is extremely dangerous! ”

"This kind of ninja is what we call 'faceless.'"

"Compared with ordinary ninjas, this kind of ninja can almost perfectly grasp a person's behavior pattern after a period of observation when performing tasks."

"Coupled with the special ninjutsu that is said to be called 'Eliminating the Face', this kind of ninja can completely disguise himself as anyone around the target, and then look for an opportunity to assassinate him."

At this point, Dio suddenly stopped and asked Melia, "With the intelligence ability of the Assassins' Guild, you should know what is wrong with the guard whose body was discovered later, right?" ”

"Uh, what's this......"

Melia frowned and recalled for a moment, and then said slowly: "It is said that the face of that guard is missing...... Wait a minute! Do you say ......"

"Hmm."

Dio nodded and said softly: "This 'Elimination of Facial Makeup' is to peel off someone's face and stick it on his face, so as to directly disguise himself as that person." ”

Hearing Dio say this, Melia and the army both gasped.

"Because the face is the one who is disguised, plus ventriloquism, makeup, bone reduction and other means, this kind of ninja can perfectly disguise itself as that person! And there are almost no flaws! ”

Dio turned his head to look at the army and said slowly, "Let's give an example! If this kind of ninja first kills Kirika, then disguises herself vividly, and then runs to assassinate you with her face, is it possible for you to prevent it? ”

"Well...... this"

The army swallowed a mouthful of saliva very loudly, and his back was immediately wet with cold sweat: "If it were me, I would probably die so inexplicably......

Just thinking about it makes him a little creepy: those who are closest to you, such as wives, husbands, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, are suddenly going to kill you, not to mention taking precautions in advance, just whether you can have this kind of defense, is a question!

"In this world, no one can truly survive alone!"

"Even those who are lonely will have one or two acquaintances. And as long as you have relatives and friends, it is difficult to stop this sharp blade from your side. ”

After putting down the toad's head, Dio said with a very heavy face: "Grand Duke of Flame, this is how he was injured by the sword of his most trusted guard, and then fell under the siege because of the poison on the sword. ”

In fact, even if they are lucky enough to resist a ninja's attack when they are assassinated, the assassin will often fall into a panic. Because the ninjas are often disguised as people trusted by the assassins, and when they are assassinated by such people, it is natural that the assassins will begin to suspect other people around them.

God knows if there will be other ninjas among these people!

Even if they could see through the ninja's disguise, the assassin would inevitably feel a little uneasy in his heart. In particular, those who have been assassinated by the ninja who have disguised themselves as relatives and friends are more likely to worry about the safety of the relatives and friends disguised by the ninja......

"So, I've always hated killers and assassins who don't do anything to do it."

Dio lowered his head and said with a gloomy face: "Especially those scum who don't mind mass murder and starting from relatives and friends who are the target of the mission in order to complete the mission!" I've always seen one and kill one of those brutes! ”

Although he used to be a killer and admitted that his sins were unforgivable, Dio, who has always maintained that bottom line, never minded letting his hands be stained with the blood of those scum!

As Dio spit out these words with a gloomy face, the murderous aura on his body instantly skyrocketed a lot, making it difficult for both Army and Melia to breathe.

Noticing that there was something wrong with the faces of the army and Melia, as well as the gaze cast by Bart on the side, Dio, who came to his senses in time, quickly restrained his murderous aura.

"At that time, the ninja disguised as the guard was able to escape alive despite the Flame Grand Duke's counterattack after stabbing the Flame Grand Duke, so it is very likely that she is the snake with legendary strength! However, the snake is now gone, so I can't be sure if she's really the forger. ”

After taking a deep breath, Dio said slowly: "And you have all seen that these ninjas have been disfigured, so even if the body of the snake is still there, I am not sure if she is the pretender!" Therefore, the best solution is to kill all the remaining two ninjas except for the Blood Blade that could not be the pretender! ”

These ninjas are enemies anyway, so Dio doesn't need to worry about whether his side will kill the wrong person.

After hearing Dio's words, Melia and the Army both nodded. With such an enemy hiding in the dark, I'm afraid no one can feel at ease, right?

"By the way, no wonder you're asking us to use codes to confirm each other's identities when necessary, while also making sure that only the two parties who set the codes know about them."

At this moment, the army suddenly remembered the request that Dio had made to the few of them during the time he lived at Aisha's house, and couldn't help but nod.

Now it seems that since he knew that the enemy might be a ninja, Dio seems to have taken some precautions.

"The effect of this method is actually very limited, but it is better than nothing."

Dio, who had calmed down, said calmly: "Let's go, let's go back to the manor first, and then continue to track down those ninjas." ”

Melia and the Army both nodded, and then set out on the return journey with Dio and Bart.