The sky lit up slightly, and the morning mist began to envelop the whole of Jerlock, and at this smoky dawn, Red Pupil had already gathered his gear and was ready to go.

The purpose of this trip is to complete the task given to her by Najeta last night, after all, the stakes are very high, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, and any more accidents during the period, Red Hitomi thinks that it is better to leave as soon as possible.

Shortly after leaving the inn where he had settled, Red Hitomi took a shortcut through a wooded area and met an unexpected person here.

"Bang bang ——!"

In the roaring wind, Tazmi brandished a large wooden spear and swept at the giant tree in front of him, and in the dense impact of a tree chopper, the pitch-black bark of the giant tree was completely peeled off, and the trunk inside became scarred, I am afraid that it will not be long before the giant tree will break and collapse due to the destruction of the supporting structure.

Probably hearing the subtle sound of the red pupil stepping on the broken branches and leaves as he approached, Tazmi suddenly put away his gun and slammed it to the ground, the whole movement was done in one go, but there were obvious muscles trembling slightly on the not tall body, making people have no doubt about the amazing power contained in it.

He turned around and saw that it was a red pupil, and his expression was relieved.

"Wake up so early, Red Hitomi, you're training too?"

Red Hitomi shook her head and said, "No, I just happened to be passing by...... The boss asked me to go on a classified mission that might be away for two to three days. ”

"Need help?" Tazmi asked.

Time has passed, and now Tazmi's strength has changed drastically, which allows him to say this to Red Hitomi with great confidence, he is no longer the newcomer who needed to be protected by everyone, and now he can be a companion.

"No, I'll be enough for this mission alone." Red Hitomi rejected Tazmi's offer, and said, "Tazmi, you better stay with Jerlock to assist the boss, there is also a need for manpower here." ”

Originally, the main purpose of this mission was not to fight, it didn't matter how many people there were, and Red Hitomi also took into account the strong revenge that Tazmi occasionally showed, so it was better not to tell him about the boss's plans for the time being, and the boss also said that he would gradually test Tazmi's attitude.

Hearing Chitong's refusal, Tazmi didn't suspect anything, and accepted it calmly: "That's it, it's a good trip." ”

"I'm leaving."

Red Pupil nodded, and the figure gradually disappeared into the distance.

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It was night, the garrison of the Southwest Army, Hukou Pass.

When the red pupil arrived here from Jerlock, the time was already close to midnight, and the wall of Xiongguan was lit up with pillar lamps for lighting, and there were soldiers standing guard every ten meters.

But this is difficult only for ordinary people, and the red pupil is obviously not among them.

Lurking in the shadows, the red pupil silently climbed up the city wall, like an agile black cat, arrived at the entrance of the wall in the blink of an eye, and then passed through the blind spot of the sight of the soldiers standing guard on both sides, like a shadow flying by, without attracting anyone's attention, only a slight breeze.

As early as the era of the Imperial Assassination Force, Red Pupil had undergone professional stealth training, and she could be regarded as a master of this way, as long as it was not a strict defense similar to the Imperial Capital Palace, there was basically no place to stop her.

After crossing the city wall, there are many large garrison buildings inside, enough to garrison tens of thousands of people, and there is also a training ground in the center of the fortress that covers an extremely wide area.

Because of the strict schedule, except for the squad of soldiers who were in charge of patrolling around, most of the others had already fallen asleep, and the entire inside of the barrier was quiet, and from the perspective of outsiders, it couldn't help but feel that this was a sleeping monster, still dangerous with its eyes closed, as if it was ready to riot at any time.

Red Hitomi stood on the roof of a military station, looking out over the whole from above, trying to find a place for Javier to sleep.

Meeting that person and communicating Najeta's thoughts to him is the mission of the red pupils.

According to Najeta's instructions, this time the action should not be quiet, and the fewer people who know, the better, so the red pupil chose to sneak in secretly instead of handing over the worship sticker generously.

After looking around the entire inside of the barrier, the red pupil had a good idea of the surrounding terrain, and after identifying a certain direction, he continued to leap on the roof at a swift but hidden pace, and in a short time he crossed a large distance.

About five minutes passed.

During this time, Red Hitomi searched for three more suspicious rooms in a row, but without exception, Javier was not found, and all of them were empty.

And just as she was standing on the rubble on the roof of the house and falling into deep thought, suddenly, a gaze locked on her in the dark, like a hungry wolf staring at its prey, which made Red Hitomi's heart suddenly startled.

"Phew!"

In an instant, a cold light and shadow cut through the darkness, like a poisonous snake biting the heart, and the red pupils reflexively dodged sideways, but there was still a corner of the skirt torn by the blade.

The soft moonlight poured down in the night sky, and the red pupil drew his sword with his backhand, and at the same time, he saw the appearance of the attacker clearly with the help of this light: the standard black military uniform of the senior officer of the empire, the ink-black hair and the slender and flowing ponytail, plus the dull black sword and the swordsmanship full of madness, all showed the identity of the comer-

Javier's right-hand man, and the man who has also fought Red Pupil twice, Arrowen.

At this moment, the swordsman who slashed in the air with a sword did not show the slightest discouragement, only to see that his black eyes were filled with the same blazing light as when he first met, and the corners of his mouth also curved a slightly excited arc, then adjusted his standing posture, and then stepped forward heavily, without saying nonsense, and rushed directly towards the red pupil.

Red Hitomi didn't have the idea of starting a war with Arowen, but he didn't have a chance to speak, let alone be restrained, so he had to raise his sword to meet him head-on, intending to survive this round of attacks first.

The night sky suddenly resounded with a series of metal clashes, which also carried the sharp aura of the battlefield.

The commotion caused by the two men fighting each other was so evident in the silence of the pass that it immediately attracted the attention of the patrol, and several squads of soldiers quickly arrived but were stopped.

"You keep patrolling, and leave it to Colonel Arrowan here."

I saw Marika standing quietly on the roof of a cantonment station, lowering her gaze slightly, and informing the soldiers who had arrived.

When the leading soldier captain saw that it was Marika, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Obey, Adjutant General." ”

With that, he withdrew with his men.

In the Southwest Military Region, Arowen is the absolute authority under Javier, and Marika, as Arowen's adjutant, naturally few people dare not buy her account.

Although it is a big deal that there are infiltrators in the Hukou Pass, since the two adults have decided to deal with this matter on their own, then they, as subordinates, should also be interested in it, and don't care about it.

After the patrol left, Marika turned her eyes to the battle over there, and looking at her appearance, she didn't even draw her sword, and it seemed that she had no intention of fighting with Arrowin.

"Boom!"

After dozens of rounds of fighting, Arowen failed to defeat the red pupil, and the red pupil also did not use the curse killing ability of the demon sword village rain because of his scruples, and the two fought a dead end, and retreated at the same time after the last encounter, standing on the roofs of the two cantonment houses and looking at each other.

Getting a chance to breathe, Red Hitomi hurriedly expressed his intention: "Please stop, I have no intention of fighting!" ”

Hearing Chi Pupil's words, Arowen was not a little surprised, and said lightly: "Oh, I knew this from the beginning, otherwise you think I would be fairly one-on-one with you?" ”

At this time, Marika also leaped over, and stood silently a little behind Arrowen, without speaking.

"You know?" Red Hitomi was a little puzzled.

"Javier told me a few days ago that there are likely to be guests visiting late at night recently, and they want me to pay more attention to it and then help show me the way......" Arowen touched his chin and said with a strange face, "I'm still guessing which big man it is, but I didn't expect to wait for you, it seems that there are many incidents on the side of the revolutionary army." ”

Hearing this, Chi Pupil's heart suddenly gave birth to a feeling of surprise.

Why did Javier know he was coming? Did the boss tell him in advance? Or is it ...... Is this the result of his speculation based on clues?

Red Hitomi couldn't figure out the whole thing, so she simply stopped thinking about it, anyway, she could ask it when we met later, she looked at Arrowen again, and then her beautiful eyebrows rose.

"Since you know that I have no hostile intentions, why don't you slash me with a sword?"

Arowen scratched his hair, didn't look at the disgruntled eyes of the red pupil, and said with a sneer, "Hahaha...... Because I haven't met a decent opponent for too long, I have itchy hands, so I want to fight, don't be weird. ”

The hand holding the sword suddenly trembled twice, and it took a lot of effort to resist the urge to rush forward and kill the man in front of him.

And Arowen smiled here, and he was secretly shocked in his heart.

It's only been half a year, and the strength of the red pupil has made great progress, and he who was able to suppress the red pupil steadily before, but now he can only barely make an equal, and this difference between the front and the back completely highlights the strength of the red pupil's talent.

Although because of Javier's instructions, Arowen did not have murderous intent, and there were still many hidden methods that were not used, and his strength was not fully exerted, but why wasn't this the case on the side of the red pupil?

If it was really a life-and-death fight, Arrowin estimated that he would have a half-chance of winning now.

"I'm sorry, Arrowen is such a character, please don't care."

It was the first time Marika had met the famous killer Red Hitomi in the Empire, but she was not prejudiced against her because of the specious rumors, and probably because she was also a female swordsman, Marika had a certain innate affection for Red Hitomi.

"Captain Javier's bedroom is in that direction, just go to the end, you can go there yourself." Marika gestured in a direction.

"Well, thank you."

Red Hitomi glanced at Marika, nodded politely at her, then turned and leaped away in the right direction, leaving only a blurred back.