Late at night, the Nautilus Tavern in Copper Fire Lane.

From the outside, it looks like the tavern is closed, and it's pitch black inside. But when I opened the door and walked in, I found that the lights were still bright.

It's just that unlike other taverns, which are still noisy in the evening, the people here just listen to the music and quietly flip through their contents, and the only sound of singing and the turning of pages remains in the air.

This is one of the makeshift meeting places for Shadow Footsteps, and Deres is also visiting for the first time. Although he had been in contact with the person in charge of Shadow Footsteps a few times in the academy, most of them belonged to the assessment of the reserve personnel of an organization, and he fulfilled a lot of obligations, but he did not enjoy the corresponding benefits, but he also enjoyed it, and the people of Shadow Footsteps did not hide the contact with him, which made Deres mysterious on campus all of a sudden, and to some extent it was an invisible benefit.

A scout scientist who has a relationship with the footsteps of the shadows generally has a limitless future.

But the first time he set foot here, he didn't feel much new, after all, he had experienced a similar atmosphere, not long ago in the Dusk Tavern.

The similarity of the atmosphere between the two made him suddenly realize that that unusual tavern was also playing a similar role?

He was brought in by an old acquaintance, Mr. Wade of the Scout Section, Desmond's father, and the current leader of Shadow Footsteps.

This is a seemingly amiable middle-aged man with short hair, thick lips, soft facial lines, and usually wears a shabby gray robe, if it weren't for the mentor badge pinned to his chest that can't be forged, he might be mistaken for a gray-robed mage who has been unable to graduate from the magic department for most of his life. Even when he is not on campus, he wears casual clothes, and standing with his son is easy to mistake for a housekeeper.

But De Rees knew that this was a strict, old-fashioned man who was not as easy to get along with as he seemed.

"Sit casually."

A gentle voice came, Wade pointed at his hand, and Deres immediately sat down in an orderly manner.

"It's been a long time, Derees."

"Hmm...... Yes, it's been a month. ”

"You know why I came to the door out of nowhere, right?"

Dreis thought for a moment and said tentatively, "Miss Lina? ”

"That's only part of the reason." Wade shook his head and stretched out his hand, and the person who had been waiting next to him for a long time immediately handed over a stack of materials.

"Smack"

The thing was thrown in front of Derez.

The latter picked it up, glanced at it, and put it down.

Even the few glasses of water he had drunk recently before going to bed were clearly recorded, and of course there was no lack of content in dealing with the Twilight Tavern, only the part of the cellar was missing, and the tall waiter's hints to himself, apparently Shadow Footsteps didn't find those things.

"You should know what's missing, right?" Wade propped his arms on the table, his fingers crossed against his chin, his expression still calm.

Deres knew that this was the calm before the storm, and he knew that he had no capital to hide anymore. He confessed what Ricky had said to him, and what was so strange about the tavern.

After listening, Wade's expression did not change.

"Then why didn't you tell us as soon as possible?"

"I had this idea that night, but then there was a mark on the head of the bed." "That was obviously a warning to me, out of concern for the safety of my own life, so I ......"

"But you didn't take those two Orientals to Headmaster William's house as they requested?"

"Nope."

"Why?"

Deres hesitated for a moment.

"I think that's a betrayal, and I shouldn't have done that to someone who helped me."

"Do you really think so?"

"Yes, sir."

Deres looked up and looked at him bravely.

After a long time, Wade nodded.

"I accept your compromise."

"Huh?"

"You are not to blame for this." Wade fell back, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said lightly: "It is our fault in our work that we did not find out the uneasy factor at the first time, and if we do not admit our mistakes for the sake of the face of the organization, it is a mistake on top of a mistake." But if you pass it on to others, you're still a weak student...... Shadow Footsteps is still disbanded. Kohler has already gone to the tavern to investigate, and if nothing else, he'll be back soon, and we'll be about to find out. ”

"Mr. Kohler?" Deres remembered the young shadow-level assassin, who was still a genius boy who graduated from the Scout Department ten years ago, and belonged to his seniors.

Shadow Footsteps' assessment of Assassins is the same as that of the Mercenary Guild, with a self-contained process for testing comprehensive strength, divided into five levels: apprentice, swift, fast, night, and shadow. In the game, it roughly corresponds to the player's level 10-50.,The reason why I say 'roughly',It's because there are also high players who get movie-level badges at low levels.,This belongs to the difference in ability between individuals.。

The Kohler in Wade's mouth is the youngest shadow-level assassin in Shadow Footsteps in recent decades, and the conversion to a player level is at least in the range of 50-60.

But for some reason, Deres was still a little uneasy.

"What's wrong?" Wade noticed that he didn't look right.

"It's nothing, I think it......" Dres muttered, "maybe...... Let him go alone, it's a little unsafe. ”

Wade smiled, "Are you tiny of him, don't worry, even I am not sure that I can keep him without knowing it, even if something happens, he can get away with it." ”

"That's ......"

Deres was just a little more at ease.

He picked up the information in front of him and looked at it a few times, suppressed the apprehension in his heart, and waited for the time to pass minute by minute.

The longer the time dragged on, the more unnatural the composure on Wade's face became, and he was a little surprised that he was not seen until half an hour had passed, and there was still no trace of Kohler.

"Call Mr. Bednar to come here."

"Yes."

One of the subordinates left, apparently using a communication device.

Dreas didn't know much about this Mr. Bednar, he only knew that Shadow Footsteps also had a powerful mage, and it was a rare shadow mage who could draw energy from the shadow realm where the Assassins were lurking to perfect spells, so even though he was not an Assassin, he also joined Shadow Footsteps.

It wasn't long before a short, middle-aged man wearing the most basic leather armor of shadow footsteps walked over, and even Mr. Wade was respectful in front of him.

After he came, he didn't talk nonsense, the ring on the middle finger of his right hand glowed slightly, and a cloud of black gas came out of it, condensing into a crow in the air, and his eyes were as bright as black pearls. As soon as it appeared, it flapped its wings and flew into the flames of the fireplace, and after a burst of sounds, it seemed to fly all the way up the chimney.

Bednar closed his eyes, and after about five or six minutes, the crow returned, turning black again and burrowing back into his ring.

"The Twilight Tavern is quiet, and there is not a single living person in it." He opened his eyes and said lightly: "Kohler is either dead or has been transferred elsewhere." Of course, it is not excluded that the other party's perception level surpasses mine, for example, it is a legendary mage, after all, the dark crow did not fly into the house. I felt compelled to inform the Council of Six about this. ”

Wade's expression became solemn.

"I'll leave first if there's nothing to do, and I suggest you get out of here as well." Bednar stood up, his left hand slicing a pitch-black portal through the air, as if swallowing up the light.

He replied, "It's a bad premonition, but please trust a mage." ”

After saying that, he raised his feet and walked in, but before he could step in, his expression suddenly froze, and he turned into a white light and appeared three meters away.

Where he had been standing, a sword tip emerged.

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