Act 103 Leads the Snake Out of the Hole (The second update appears, thank you for your support)

To Kirkin, there was an eerie silence in the valley.

In fact, it doesn't like this silence, because danger is always lurking in the wind, and it is like a poisonous snake hidden in the shadows, jumping out and biting you when it is cold.

Kirkin is a lizardman dragoon squad leader, and in the usual mission of the operation, the orders he receives are often straightforward and simple - raid or plunder - but the dragoons occasionally act as reconnaissance units, which is one of their most hated tasks. Scouts are too dangerous, especially in the jungle, and professional skill often speaks for itself over speed and flexibility.

Kirkin also doesn't like a situation where he can't play to his strengths.

It looked up, its long, narrow, prismatic pupils glowing with the white-gold glow of the morning sun, the warmth of the sun dispelling the last vestiges of coldness that had been left after the night. When the temperature seeped into the lizardman's icy blood, it shivered. The lizardman lieutenant shook his head in disgust, and it tracked the air for unusual smells with the lizardmen's perceptive nasal structure—the command asked them to search for a troop of humans, but where were the humans?

To the north of Chablis is a vast expanse of boundless forests, and to be honest, Kirgin finds it a bit whimsical to find a few people from this forest.

But the lizardman lieutenant carefully clung to the spear, his right hand forward, his only three fingers pointing to the forest ahead. It emitted a series of high-pitched sounds, ordering its men to disperse and enter.

But it didn't realize that it had made a mistake at this time.

It only realized this when Corkin sent his men into the strange woods and became silent.

But even this time it was a little too late to react, and the lizardman hurried to retreat - and at the same time he was still thinking about how to make up a plan to explain to its leader, the leader of the lizardmen, Khyukil, that he had lost four valuable dragoons because of his own negligence.

It's not an easy question to answer, and while Khyukir is a coarse, unsociable nouveau riche in the eyes of most of his subordinates, he's also a shrewd lizardman, and Kirgin knows his leader isn't easy to fool. How will it answer? But it soon found itself that it didn't need to worry about the problem.

For when it turned around, it saw a human and an elf standing behind it, and Kirgin had no idea when they were there, except that the elf staring at him coldly - no, it should be a silver elf. Lately, they've been making trouble in the Silver Elves' graveyard for the king, and Kokin has gained some knowledge.

That silver elf was exuding the aura unique to the peak powerhouse of the Golden Order.

The outcome of the battle was predictable, and it was hard to imagine how five 'weak and windy' lizardman cavalry could have resisted in front of more than twenty warriors at the peak of gold.

Therefore, Kokin had no choice but to tie his hands and be captured.

……

Sometimes a small mistake can kill someone.

The only thing the lizardman lieutenant was thankful for the fact that those who caught it didn't seem to be going to kill it for the time being. Unfortunately, this is just one of the many pieces of bad news that seems to be more acceptable. As a scout himself, Corkin knew that the scouts would sometimes scratch their tongues and let the captives live a little longer before they got the information they wanted. But they usually end up with only one fate, and scouts don't go along with the burden.

It sounds strange, but it's true, sometimes death isn't the most terrible thing.

If you don't tell the truth, there are many ways that those cold and ruthless scouts can make you taste worse than death. As a seasoned scout and an even more seasoned lizardman bandit, Kirkin is no stranger to what is to come. But it is not afraid, because it is ready, and as soon as the other party asks it, it will do its best to tell it all it knows.

Lizardmen don't have much discipline.

And the lizardmen who are robbers will not have it.

Its hands and feet were tightly bound by a rope, but it looked up cautiously, but Kirkin soon discovered the fact that if there was a tongue to scratch, these people were too little. The lizardman lieutenant soon saw that all of his men were dead, four, one no more, one no less. It wasn't stupid, and immediately realized that its survival situation might be a bit dangerous.

So who are they? What do they want to do?

Kirkin was thinking about this, but suddenly his eyes darkened, and the two humans and silver elves who had captured him were already standing in front of him. The lizardman lieutenant swallowed at once, its eyes rolling, and if it survived, it would be willing to do so anyway.

But the key is how to save your life?

As it pondered the esoteric question, Brando stared at it. Because Amber Sword is not a game that plays cards according to common sense, in fact, players who initially moved from the past to the PC and the next generation of home consoles have gradually figured out this pattern after suffering a loss.

Of course, these experiences have been passed down in the process of gradual accumulation, and Brando, who has experienced the post-virtual era, has naturally learned how to adapt to the way of playing cards in this world.

He first stood in front of the lizardman lieutenant, carefully examining the other man, and then smiled slightly.

He crouched down in front of Corkin, stretched out his hand and patted the man's rough, narrow face, and said gently, "I know," he said, "are you thinking about what I'm going to ask, and then tell me everything you know, and then beg me to spare your life, right?" ”

Kokin opened his mouth wide - showing about a hundred sharp teeth - and it now felt as if it was ready to take on an enemy, but it didn't expect to be punched in the face by his opponent. The lizard shook its head, not figuring out why this human knew what it was thinking, or if the other party had the ability to read minds.

But if the other party has such an ability, doesn't that mean that its only chance to save its life is gone? Ke Jin couldn't help but shudder, and took 10,000 steps back and said, it didn't have the chance of survival, it was enough to ask these terrible enemies not to torture it before they died. It couldn't help but stare warily at Brando with its prismatic pupils.

"Are you scared?" Brando asked again.

As he said this, he felt a low snickerle behind him. He could tell it was Roman and Antitina's voices, including the Wild Elf sisters, and most of the Rubis mercenaries had joined in. Brando couldn't help but feel a little annoyed for a while, thinking to himself that I said you guys should give a little face, didn't you see that I was doing business?

But this was also a very helpless thing, in fact, when he first said this to the lizardman, everyone present was shocked by him. But after the second time, or even the third time, everyone realized that their lord was just pretending to be a ghost. But maybe these people don't understand that Brando is not actually a mind-reading ability, nor is he pretending to be a ghost, but he has really dealt too much with these robbers, bandits and other NPCs, and he already knows some of their basic reactions. Which NPCs have discipline and which NPCs don't, Brando has long known it.

It's just that the lizardman Kirgin obviously has no room to care about other people at this time, it has been frightened by Brando, and it can almost be sure that this human is a wizard, a terrifying wizard who can see through people's hearts. Of course, it was still a little suspicious, but immediately saw Brando stand up and take out a ruby from his arms, look at it slightly, and ask, "Can you answer my question—"

Ke Jin was skeptical, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't make any sound. Although the mouth was still open and closed, there was not a sound at all.

This time Kokin was really terrified, although the wizards in this era were far less mysterious than they were before in the Age of Chaos, but in the hearts of the people of this remote mountainous area, those people still held terrifying power. Kirkin couldn't help but look at Brando in a daze, not understanding why the other party wanted to 'steal' his voice.

But Brando grabbed the ruby and withdrew the silence. He looked at the energy in the gem, there were still six rounds left—and then he put the gem away, and said to the lizardman with a stern face, "See, I can take away your ability to speak, or I can give it back to you." Voice is part of the soul, and it is not only your voice that I can take away, but also your soul. ”

The young man's voice cooled: "** will rot, but the soul will endure." Therefore, the punishment and suffering of life itself is often temporary, but have you ever tried to taste the torment of the soul in the flame forever? ”

Ke Jin shuddered and hurriedly shook his head.

Brando smiled gently, squatted down and pressed the other party's forehead and said, "Then how about you do me a favor?" ”

The lizardman nodded like pounded garlic.

……

"You're saying they're retreating to the southwest?"

"Yes, sir. My people saw them retreat along the valley to the southwest, and I wonder if they found us......"

As Corkin pushed open the door and entered the hall that belonged to Hyukyr, he saw one of his colleagues reporting something to their leader sitting in a high chair in the middle. The scene made it a little nervous, but in the end it was the instinct to survive that prevailed, and it took a breath, gathered its thoughts, and walked on.

The lizardman who was making the report seemed to have finished what he had to say, and at Hyukir's signal, it turned and staggered past Kokin and left the hall. Our lizardmen lieutenant did not dare to look back, nor to meet Heyukir's gaze, and in such a situation he could only bow his head—but he quickly recognized two more people in the hall from the number of boots on the carpet.

In fact, it knew both of them, both of whom were human, but seemed to have some kind of friendship with their leader. Kirkin had seen the two guys yesterday afternoon, but it knew it was the boss's business, and it didn't dare to ask.

It silently recited Brando's words to it in its mind, Martha was on top, and it swore that it had never taken the prayer so seriously.

The threatening words of the human wizard are still ringing in my ears, and my life is at stake.

……