259. What a good assassin should look like
In fact, from the heart of the Assassin Mentor, he did not want to take on this mission, through the propaganda of the church, and the feedback of the intelligence agencies, he also knew the identity of the target, a real master who was indifferent to fame and fortune, and had a noble style, and had solved two mega crises not long ago. Personally, he really didn't want to attack such a person, even if it was an assassin who sought money and killed him, he still had a minimum moral bottom line in his heart, so at first, he refused.
But the Order's final arrangement for him to go, and out of the professionalism of an assassin, he could only accept it.
But the next development made this mission seem a little strange, whether it was the organizational arrangement before the execution, or the execution process that made people laugh and cry, it made him feel quite embarrassed...
Although the employer paid a lot of gold coins to organize and send the top assassins to attack, it seemed that he had long expected the mission to fail, not only sent three apprentices to follow the experience, but also repeatedly told him to pay attention to his own safety, not to be reckless, not to mess around, and to retreat quickly when the opportunity is not good, as if he was ready for the mission to fail? This has a completely different style from previous high-bounty missions.
And the goal is even more interesting, the two sides almost ceremoniously go through each other, making this mission more like a fight than an assassination... No matter how stupid the Assassin Mentor is, he can see that he has maintained a considerable degree of restraint in both his own organization and this goal, and the only victim is himself, the performance just now is really embarrassing, not much better than those three apprentices.
In order to alleviate the embarrassment and answer the doubts in his heart, the Assassin Mentor decided to take the initiative to talk, "Master Hope, I want to know why you are in the mystery of our shadows?" And you're more skilled than me? ”
"Well, I learned from a friend, and I'm still a pretty and cute little girl, and I can't tell I'm an assassin at all." Bai Yi began to lie casually again, "I did her a small favor, and she taught me this trick." ”
Then the assassin girl in the void began to poke him again, and once and again she said in a strange tone, "What are you talking nonsense again!" ”
That's a casual lie... The Assassin Mentor silently complained in his heart, should you be a stage play! But he didn't dare to open his mouth to refute Bai Yi, and the atmosphere suddenly became even more awkward.
Although Bai Yi's staff was missed, the assassin mentor did not think that he was not good at learning, but clearly realized that it was the other party's subordinates who showed mercy and did not use the right weapon, and the reason was that Bai Yi launched the distance of the gift of liberation, which was closer than him, although it was only one step, but this step represented a huge gap.
The best distance to launch the Blessing Liberation is 20 steps apart, which is not too close, not too far, the physics profession is out of reach, and the mage has no time to chant any powerful magic, and at the same time, it is also the best distance for the Dou Qi Teleportation Secret Technique, which can control the landing point most accurately; It's also the distance at which illusions are most likely to take effect - illusions aren't as effective as they get closer or farther away, especially with this particular kind of illusion, which often has stricter requirements for distance.
The 20 steps are the valuable experience summed up by countless Assassins who have cultivated this mystery, and everyone starts from this distance. And if you want to change this distance, it means that you have to re-master the farther or closer Dou Qi teleportation, this trick is not a mage's spatial teleportation, the price of being faster and more stealthy is that its distance is difficult to control; At the same time, illusion leaves the optimal distance, and it also requires complex adjustments and changes, which means more effort.
It is already not easy to master the distance of 20 steps, and it is basically unimaginable for ordinary people to master more distances, this assassin mentor has mastered 20 steps at a time, and used it to carve the first knife mark on his hand armor for ten years, and the knife mark has increased to five, but he still has not been able to control the second distance.
As for the strongest assassin in the organization at the moment, he only mastered the distance of 18 and 22 steps, and he was still very unskilled, but even so, that assassin was the best one since the inventor.
One can imagine how difficult it is to control this distance, which is also the reason why Bai Yi's understatement can force him to retreat.
But if that one step and two steps, like the steps of the devil, stepped on his heart, Bai Yi launched the gift of liberation at a distance of 19 steps in front of him, which completely destroyed his psychological defense, made him understand the huge gap between the two, and never dared to make a mistake again.
So after hesitating, he didn't want to dwell on the truth, this kind of thing is not completely impossible.
There are some good-looking female assassins in the Shadow Order, but they are mainly on special missions, and these flamboyant female assassins are powerful enough to grasp the possibility of liberation... It's just that after that rebellion, the Order's control over personal information has become much tighter, and even an old fritter like the Assassin Mentor can't recognize all the people in the Order, and he can't be sure if there is such a beautiful and cute little girl who has taught outsiders the gift of liberation.
He didn't care about the reserve and silence that an assassin should have, and directly asked the biggest doubt in his heart: "Master Hope, even if you learned this secret technique through that way, why can you launch it at a distance of 19 steps?" You should also know that this move is very strict in terms of distance, and even those of us who practice every day can't do it, why do you..."
Bai Yi was stunned, in fact, he communicated with the assassin girl in the void before he replied: "Actually, this gift of liberation is a secret technique specially tailored for himself by the phantom at the beginning, and this skill itself is not suitable for others to learn, it has high requirements for talent and fit." ”
As he spoke, his figure suddenly vanished in place, and the Mentor of the Assassin instantly felt a knife struck him on the back of his neck, and this time, he could not use his sharp instincts to dodge it.
The Assassin Mentor's face changed instantly! In order to facilitate the conversation just now, the distance between the two of them was a little closer, which means that Bai Yi has already controlled three distances!
But Bai Yi didn't seem to be enough, and disappeared again before the Assassin Mentor turned around, and then the back of his neck was lightly knocked by the hand knife, but he still couldn't react...
At this time, the distance between the two was close to face to face, and at this distance, it was theoretically impossible to initiate the gift of liberation, but Bai Yi did it as if he wanted to completely destroy the three views of this teacher.
Then Bai Yi jumped back flexibly, and the Assassin Mentor's gaze quickly chased him, and then the back of his neck was slapped again.
Cold sweat instantly soaked the back of the Assassin Mentor... If this were a real fight, he would have died three times... If the first time was when the two were talking, he relaxed his vigilance a little, the second and third times he definitely concentrated all his energy, especially the third time, he didn't even have time to see the innocence before he was hit.
Is he faster than my eyes? The battle-hardened Assassin Mentor began to hear a crumbling voice in his heart, "This... How is this possible! He fell to his knees weakly and offered his knees, "It's okay to start at the best distance, why is the distance so arbitrary?" Why doesn't it even take time to recover? The Supreme Mystery can't be launched continuously! Why! Why! ”
The three apprentices who were still standing outside the courtyard also heard the wailing of the mentor, and hurriedly stood on tiptoe and looked over curiously, with their level, they couldn't understand Bai Yi's terrible, so they behaved quite normally.
"Didn't I say that before? The focus of this move is on talent and fit. Bai Yi stood in front of the Assassin Mentor and continued, "And I'm probably a good fit to be an Assassin, right? ”
He definitely wouldn't tell the other party that the illusion knowledge from the trickster and his own understanding and attainment of teleportation skills are the key to mastering this mystery, and it has nothing to do with talent or anything, it is purely a wide enough knowledge.
The Mentor of the Assassins knelt on the ground and gasped for breath for a while before relieving himself, but instead of standing up in a hurry, he continued to kneel on the ground and asked, "Master Hope, can you tell me who you really are?" ”
"Can you tell me who your employer is?" Bai Yi asked rhetorically.
The Mentor of the Assassins was stunned for a moment, then stood up again and said respectfully, "Excuse me." Then he disappeared into the darkness with the three bewildered-looking apprentices.
For the Shadow Assassins, the first priority, which is more important than the second priority, is naturally secrecy.
If the task is not completed, you can give up and get a refund, which is a matter of ability; Revealing the identity of the employer is a matter of credibility. As a neutral organization that is open to do business, the lack of ability can be exercised and cultivated; If the credibility is insufficient, then they can only close the door, and the shadow can always exist to this day, and credibility has always been an important cornerstone of their survival.
Bai Yi looked at the direction where the figures of the four assassins were gone, and said to the assassin girl in the void: "Decades of hard work are not worth mentioning in front of others, and they are quite miserable... According to common sense, he was already on the verge of collapse just now, right? I didn't expect to recover quickly in such a situation, and I could remember to keep it secret. ”
"Secrecy is the creed engraved in the bones of every Shadow Assassin, but it will not be erased by this impact, he can carve five knife marks on his hand armor, and the despair and collapse he has experienced are far more cruel than you think, don't underestimate the professionalism of the Shadow Assassin. Personal thoughts and emotions are completely separate from tasks and missions, and this is what makes a qualified shadow assassin! The Assassin girl said in a certain proud tone, and then poked Bai Yi twice, as if she had found some fun game.
"It's quite professional, but isn't it like schizophrenia? It's not easy to be an Assassin... Why are you poking me again? Bai Yi poked back a few times angrily.
"Hee-hee!" Probably because Bai Yi's strength was used relatively lightly, and he didn't poke her, the assassin girl actually laughed stupidly twice?
"But speaking of which, I can understand the mood of wanting to take care of the juniors, but isn't it too much? They're here to kill me! If you want my subordinates to show mercy, you want me to talk to them well? Do you want me to show them the trick? Don't you care about me at all? Bai Yi said angrily, "Moreover, you will be imprisoned in the void, isn't it because the people in that organization betrayed you?" You don't take the opportunity to retaliate, but you still take care of your juniors? ”
"If there is a traitor, are they all bad people? Are you going to kill them all? The assassin girl suddenly asked in a certain excited tone, but immediately changed to a aggrieved tone and continued:
"And why don't I care about you? Do you know how much trouble you can get by killing him? Each of these top assassins is a valuable asset of the organization, and if you kill him, it is easy for the business to turn into a personal vendetta, and then you will be happy when a bunch of assassins pester you every day! Do you know how many of them there are? Did you kill them all? ”
"Kill, kill, kill! Just know to kill! A sucker! Silly melon! Wood fish! The assassin girl finally scolded a few words, and then stopped talking, and didn't need to poke him unconsciously, looking like she was angry.
Bai Yi was speechless for a moment... Really, why did you lose your temper all of a sudden? Got poked in the sore spot? And you kill fewer people than you kill?
"She doesn't like to kill, even though she has the best talent, even as the best assassin, but she doesn't like to kill." A clear and cold voice suddenly sounded in Bai Yi's ears, "Don't forget, her biggest goal is to be a small owner of a cake shop." ”
Hey? This time the warrior actually said so many things? Still very clear? No pig hum? Bai also thought a little strangely, because he wanted to defend his good sister? Those female walkers often have some private female chats in private, and the relationship is quite good, which he still knows.
"It's rare for you to say so much." Bai Yi said casually.
"Between two people who know each other, they don't need to talk much." The warrior replied lightly, "I just didn't expect you to be so stupid." ”
Hey, how stupid am I? Don't you hear others call me the Great Sage of the Savior? Don't you see how slippery I am with that complicated trick of Gift Liberation? Except for the bard's soft rice eating techniques, I have mastered the knowledge and skills of each of you so well, why am I stupid?
"Humph!" After another trademark snort, the warrior ignored Bai Yi like an assassin girl.
"Okay, okay, my student, don't get entangled with those boring women, let's analyze the situation!" The magician hurriedly spoke, bringing Bai Yi's thoughts back to the topic.
Or their own teachers are reliable! Bai Yi thought secretly in his heart, lifted the silent barrier of the mansion, returned to his laboratory, and began to discuss the assassination with the male walkers.