After the incident of exterminating the Sand Hell Mountain Bandits, Javier annihilated several armed criminal forces around the imperial capital in one fell swoop, sweeping away the uneasy forces near the imperial capital.

During this time, he also solved a number of major cases, and defeated several illegal trading rings of a bad nature, along with the nobles behind them.

The nobles who were disposed of by Havel were all loyal lackeys of the minister, and they would be killed if they said they would be killed, and the minister didn't dare to care, because their evidence of guilt was conclusive, and if the minister dared to intervene indiscriminately, he would probably get into a commotion, and he couldn't wash it off.

After suffering such a big loss, although the minister hated Havel very much, he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, thinking about settling accounts after the autumn.

For a time, Havel became a hot topic in the entire imperial capital.

The officials of the conscience faction and most of the people have a high opinion of Havier, after all, he is the only strongman in the empire who dares to confront the minister, and his legendary life experience has made his popularity in the imperial capital skyrocket.

There are even some admirers of Havel who have formed fan groups about him, and occasionally walking down the street, there will be fiery eyes thrown from all directions, making him uncomfortable.

Overall, the momentum is now in a good direction, and under Javier's strong attitude, all the underground forces are beginning to die down as if they have made an appointment.

They were going to avoid the limelight first, and no one dared to go to Xavier's place to find them uncomfortable, because they didn't want to die yet.

Under Havel's effective management, the various districts of the imperial capital are operating efficiently, and the crime rate has dropped to an extremely low level, compared to before he came to the imperial capital, the security of the imperial capital is no longer the same.

However, just when the situation was very good, a new unstable force appeared in the imperial capital.

……

The lower city of the imperial capital, the headquarters of the imperial capital garrison.

Javier quietly flipped through the reports sent in from the various branches, most of which were about a serial killer who had recently emerged.

He often appeared in the middle of the night, and after committing the murder, he would take the heads of the deceased, and many people and even members of the imperial capital garrison had been poisoned by him, and the impact was very bad.

After flipping through the pages, Javier gently closed the report, and at the same time bowed his head and groaned, thinking about the current situation.

"Seleuc, how much do you know about the man 'Beheading Zanke'?" Javier asked suddenly.

Seleuc showed a thoughtful expression and said hesitantly, "Hmm...... I don't know a lot, and it's just some anecdotes. ”

"It's okay, let's hear it."

Seleuc sorted through her memories and then compiled all the information she knew.

"The first appearance of 'Beheading Zonk' was about a year ago, when the case about him was in an uproar, but I didn't meet him directly, and most of the things about him were told by others."

"He was originally just an executioner in the Imperial Prison, but because of the repeated work of beheading for many years, he became insane, and finally he began to be dissatisfied with killing people only in prison, so he stole the prison warden's imperial tool and ran outside to commit murder."

"At that time, he cut off the heads of more than a hundred people in one go, causing a big commotion, and even the emperor was alarmed."

"Later, the empire set up a special crusade team to deal with him, but he suddenly disappeared like evaporation from the world, and the crusade could only end in vain."

"He disappeared for a whole year, there was no news about him anywhere, many people thought he was dead, but I didn't expect him to return to the imperial capital now......"

After listening to Seleuc's description of "decapitating Zonker", Javier couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Is it just killing for the sake of killing? It's really a pretty dangerous guy, not to mention the strength, if such a person is left alone, it will definitely cause unimaginable disasters, and he must be dealt with as soon as possible...... However, he is still an imperial envoy. ”

Javier's eyes narrowed slightly, and his sharp gaze flashed, every emperor envoy was a very dangerous existence, and there was no room for carelessness.

"Do you have any clue about the Emperor of 'Decapitating Zanke'?"

Sai Leu shook his head: "The people who saw that imperial tool have all been killed by him, and the original user also died of illness shortly after he disappeared, so the information about that imperial tool is completely a mystery." ”

"The emperor's ability is unknown, and the user has a lot of experience in killing, so this time I really ran into a troublesome enemy." Arrowen chuckled.

He said that he was troublesome, but his eyes were quite eager to try.

Arrowen is also a warrior after all, and although he doesn't show it obviously, he does enjoy the feeling of fighting on the battlefield.

He was always afraid of trouble in his usual work, but it was different in battle, and the stronger the enemy, the more excited he would be.

"It's true that there is a little bit of trouble, and we can be passive when fighting against an enemy who doesn't know the details, but it's the same with the opponent, and under all things being equal, I don't think we can lose."

Always speaking the words of course in a natural tone, and the confidence in his words is contagious to others, Javier is such a proud and conceited person.

He never thought he would lose, and no adversity could dampen his belief that he would win, and that was where his strength came from.

"Hmph, it's a big tone, but this confidence is worth affirming."

"Hmmm! As long as the captain is here, no one can beat us! ”

In this way, people attracted by Javier's light gathered around him, like fireflies in the dark gathered near the only source of light.

Everyone is convinced that he will become stronger as long as he stays by his side, and he carries everyone's hopes and beliefs, so he is unbeatable, so he will not fail.

After understanding the basics, Javier immediately began to plan the next operation.

"The capture operation began tonight, and the garrison issued a no-night order to prohibit people from traveling at night to avoid unnecessary casualties."

"More personnel will be transferred from the garrison, night patrols will be strengthened, and each patrol team will be equipped with more than ten people, and all personnel will be equipped with signal flares, and once Zonk is found, the surrounding people will be notified immediately."

"The enemy is the Emperor's envoy, so the ordinary crowd tactics don't have much meaning except for being able to delay time, so the members of our 'Falcon' will also be responsible for an area, if there is a battle, there is no need to fight to the death, just drag the enemy, and then wait for reinforcements to arrive."

When Havel said this, his eyes were mainly looking at Seleuc.

Although she has good strength and has a lot of potential, it will take some time for her to fully grow.

Arrowen is the type who doesn't need to worry at all, and in terms of the level of trouble, there are few people in the Empire who can surpass him, and even Javier doesn't want him to be his opponent.

It's not that he can't beat it, but it's too troublesome, more troublesome than biting a turtle shell with his teeth, and Arowen is such a person who makes Javier find it tricky.

If Zanker accidentally ran into him, he could only lament his bad luck.

"Yes!"

Seleuc replied earnestly.

This is the first time to fight with the emperor's envoy, although there are usually sparring with Javier and Arrowin, but actual combat and practice are always different.

Especially the battle between the emperor's envoys will inevitably be divided into life and death, and she doesn't have the strength to take charge of herself now, so she can't be too cautious.

……

Just as Javier was sharpening his knives, the "Night Raid" ten kilometers away was also eyeing the same target as him.

"Night Raid" base, conference room.

Najeta is announcing the contents of this mission.

"The target this time is the serial killer lurking in the imperial capital - beheading Zanke, the other party is also the emperor's envoy, it must be quite tricky, for the sake of safety, I decided to start an operation in pairs."

"Red Hitomi and Tazmi."

"Main and Hill in a group."

"Brand and Leonay in a group."

"'Beheading Zonke' often operates at night, so you have to sneak into the imperial capital in the middle of the night, and then disperse in different areas, and meet at a fixed time to facilitate the exchange of information and grasp the current situation."

Najeta took a deep puff of her cigarette and slowly exhaled it, and the white mist rose as she looked at the others again.

"That's the outline of this mission, do you have any other questions?"

Brand stood up and said seriously: "There is only one problem, I heard that Javier is now hunting down Zank all over the city, if you want to carry out this mission, you will inevitably come into contact with the members of the 'Falcon', how will we deal with it then?" ”

"It's not the best time to fight the Falcon yet, so it's best to avoid this unnecessary fight, but ......"

Najieta smiled suddenly, and a faint cold light flashed in her eyes: "If you come across a great opportunity, it's not impossible to let the 'Falcon' reduce its crew a little by one or two, it's up to you to judge for yourself on the spot." ”

"Oh, it's a boss, it's really sensible!"

Leonay laughed wildly, and the two fists collided in front of his chest, making a "crackling" sound that made people's scalps tingle.

"I've always wanted to meet that 'Spear of Judgment', if you can't fight it alone, it's always okay to fight in a group, right?"

Seeing Leonay's warlike look, Najieta had to remind: "Leonay, give priority to the task and don't get too obsessed with fighting strong enemies. ”

"Yes, yes."

The casual answer obviously didn't take Najieta's words to heart at all.

Najieta rubbed her forehead with a headache, helpless at Leonay's personality that overheated her brain as soon as she fought.

……

Just as everyone dispersed to prepare for tonight's mission, Tazmi suddenly stopped Brand.

"That, big brother......"

"What's wrong, Tazmi?" Brand looked at him quizzically.

"The 'spear of judgment' that the eldest sister said...... It's the 'Spear of Judgment' in the Southwest, right? Tazmi asked hesitantly.

"There is only one 'Spear of Judgment' in the entire Empire."

"Sure enough, I didn't expect that person to be our enemy......"

Tazmi sighed, feeling a little down.

"Listening to your tone, it seems that you have heard of him? Isn't your hometown a remote village in a northern ravine? That kind of place should be very closed. ”

"Oh, my enlightenment teacher is a retired soldier of the Southwest Military Region, he told me many stories about General Javier, joined the army at the age of twelve, was named a general at the age of seventeen, and fought many wonderful battles......"

"I've always longed for him, originally my dream of coming to the imperial capital was to become a soldier like General Javier, but I didn't expect ......"

Tazmi sighed again, only to feel that the world was impermanent, and even a little lost in his heart.

It is true that the world is impermanent, life is unpredictable, and he is just an ordinary country boy, who came to the imperial capital just to save the village and realize his dream of getting ahead by the way.

However, he was inexplicably brought back to the "Night Raid", and chose to become a killer because of the darkness of the empire, and now he is in a position of drawing a sword against the person he once longed for.

Everything changed so fast that he had an inexplicable sense of unreality.

"Well, don't worry about the past, no matter what expectations you had before, those don't matter. The important thing is that now Havel is our enemy, this is already an established fact and cannot be changed. ”

"Don't bring this mentality to the battlefield, otherwise you will die, and if you die, everyone will be sad."

Brand raised his hand and ruffled Tazmi's dark brown hair, his voice softly comforting him.

Brand liked this innocent boy from the countryside...... In every sense of the word.

He has a very high talent, like a piece of jade, as long as he is patient and carves it, there will always be a day when he will shine.

As the Killer's senior, all Brand can do is guide him slowly so that he can survive future battles.

As long as he can live, he will eventually grow, mature, and one day reach heights beyond himself.

“…… Well. ”

Tazmi nodded imperceptibly, and the feeling of confusion and loss began to fade.

After a moment, he asked again: "Javier...... Is he strong? ”

He removed the honorific title and completely separated himself from his former dream, and now he is Tazmi, the killer Tazmi.

The boy with his childish dreams had died along with Sayo and Iaias.

Now that he has seen the reality clearly, he wants to cut through the darkness of the empire with his own hands, and no one can stop him, even Javier, whom he once admired the most.

"Very strong." Brand replied.

"How does it compare to Big Brother?"

"Stronger than me."

"How can such a strong person be defeated......

Tazmi was a little less confident, and when he arrived in the imperial capital, he learned more about Javier, which was something that happened after his enlightenment teacher was discharged from the army.

For example, the great feat of exterminating the barbarians, such as the ruthless act of slaughtering hundreds of thousands of captives.

Javier is powerful, terrifyingly powerful, he is known as the "Spear of Judgment", he is one of the "strongest in the Empire", and he has never been defeated to this day.

So Tazmi was a little afraid, with such a powerful person on the side of the Empire, could the Empire really be destroyed easily? Is there really any hope that the so-called revolution will succeed? And will their actions really make sense?

"Don't worry, Tazmi, in the world of killers, strong people may not be able to survive, because we will not fight one-on-one fair duels like real warriors, killers are sharp knives in the shadows, and they are shot to take their lives."

"No matter how strong Javier is, he is still a human being, and after all, there is a limit to human strength, and there will always be times when he shows his flaws."

"What we have to do is to grasp this flaw and win."

"I see."

Tazmi nodded, smiling reluctantly, but there was still a faint uneasiness in his heart.

The so-called flaws exist in everyone.

Javier exists, and so does the "Night Raid".

So, the side that can catch the opponent's flaws first will definitely be a "night attack"?

No one can guarantee it.