Chapter 31: The Dagger in the Shadows

While the Earl of Boreham is confident in his intelligence officers, Barrett is not convinced that they can actually throw the main towns of the Kingdom of Lucia into chaos. At most, it is to subvert some small towns in the marginal areas, and it is difficult to affect the overall situation in a short period www.biquge.info of time.

But Barrett is now a small man after all, and few people will pay attention to the advice he makes on this kind of issue. Therefore, I can only train in the camp and wait for the final result.

The city of Lucia, located in the east, ushered in a baptism of darkness earlier than the camp of Nohan - the evening glow was struggling to resist the onslaught of night, shining brilliantly. The moon crept out from behind the clouds, and the dividing line between day and night was clearly visible in the sky.

During this time, due to the war, the gates were closed much earlier than usual. So tomorrow and tomorrow won't be dark yet, and this place is completely closed. But before the war reached here, the lives of these civilians, although they were greatly affected, still stubbornly followed the established route and zigzag.

As a border city, Ulrika is far more than the average inland city by virtue of the trade between the two countries. From the boulevard of the bustling business district to a side street, and after walking for a distance, you can turn into an alley, and you will find the poor population of the city – the chaotic Lower Town.

In this area where decent people never set foot in, the protection of the thatched roofs was close together. Few people would have imagined that there would be a complete and sturdy basement under this dilapidated house made of wood and thatch.

The brick walls are cold and damp, and they feel sticky to the touch. And the slightly eerie walkway, the torches stuck in the wall burned steadily, as if there was not a trace of wind flowing into it. In the dim light, there are corners below the walls where you can see well-grown moss. At the same time, the slightly musty smell made anyone who walked in frown.

The slate-paved floor is covered with a mixture of wood chips and fine sand, about 1 centimeter thick, which seems to be used to protect against moisture. On the ground lay uncountable barrels, each covered with a thin layer of dust.

However, the basement with the barrels has always revealed a slight sense of mystery, making people want to explore it. A candlestick was placed on a low wooden table against the wall, and the small flickering flame on the candle was also unusually dim, which was very suitable for the environment, which looked very harmonious here, but it was also oppressive.

In the shadow of the candlelight, a slightly excited voice pierced: "I didn't expect it to finally come to this time." ”

"York, you better calm down, we have to find the right opportunity to start. Don't miss out and get caught before you do. Then came the voice from a corner of the room.

York, who was named, said nonchalantly: "Don't worry! I'm not a little hairy again, I know the importance at this time. ”

"I hope you do what you say, I don't think resurrection will work on us."

The night was getting deeper, and even the noise in the midst gradually faded away. With the dim light cast from the houses on the side of the street, York walked with a fairly steady stride towards his home.

That's when he came up to a mysterious man who hid himself under a canopy, but this was a common figure in the lower town after dark. There are a lot of shady businesses here every day, and it's all these guys who don't want to show their true faces

But just as the two passed by, the other party turned around and raised the short sword that had been hiding in the short stick beside him. The cold light of the flowing sword body flickering in the light shocked York's pupils contracted.

If York really was just an ordinary jeweler, he might have died here. But after all, he was not a craftsman with strong muscles and dexterous hands. Faced with a sudden attack, after the first moment of chaos. He kicked backwards with his sturdy legs, narrowly escaping.

But the pain in his chest, which had been groomed, told York that he was injured. The other party's sharp blade cut through the coat and the light silk armor hidden under the wide clothing.

When he was suddenly attacked, he was in danger, and pulled out a short knife from his boot with his backhand. Diagonally upward, the general knocked the opponent's next stab of the sword. Then he hooked it to the right and swung it away.

The man's expression could be said to be as ugly as eating poop. Perhaps it was an accident that the sword he had just been aiming for was dodged by the target at the beginning. The next chase was picked up by the other party's understated backhand, how could it not surprise this confident guy!

It's a pity that the most taboo thing when fighting for life and death is to be soft-hearted, and York, who has never really seen blood, actually forgot to take advantage of the victory to pursue. This can give the man on the other side plenty of time to react. The opponent used a tactic that was almost like a double knife flow, and turned the wrought-iron cane back towards York.

The latter had to parry again, and the man flicked his forehand as if ready to kill York.

In the face of that sword slash, York quickly lay his body backwards, controlling his body to fall directly to the ground. And then it kept rolling on the ground. This is one of the best skills of wanderers, and of course, if you want to use it well, you need to be not only skillful, but also practice for a long time.

After pulling away some distance with what looked like an embarrassment, York pulled his belt out and threw it at the man in front of him.

"Jingle Bell! Jingling! There were two sounds of metal rings crashing against the stone floor. York's tripping belt managed to hit his opponent. Unfortunately, although it restricted the opponent's movement to a certain extent, it was not able to make the opponent fall.

York, meanwhile, rolled forward with a flutter. Wielding the short knife in his hand, it seems to be swinging wildly out of no order. But this seemingly chaotic attack, the knife does not leave the opponent's three ways. At the same time, I don't know when the frame appeared, and the silver-gray crutch on his left arm became a fulcrum of his defense. Successfully restrained the opponent's short sword for a while.

Surprise attack, use their own advantages to make up for the gap between the two. York's biggest problem is his hunchback, which makes him, who is not bad in height, seem to suffer a little when he confronts the opponent head-on. But this occupational disease was almost the norm among tailors and jewelers in this era, after all, this is the price of working in a workshop all day long.

Therefore, the practice of using such conditions to focus on the opponent's lower body made York quickly achieve results. Although not a knee destroyer like the Hobbit, York did leave a deep wound in the opponent's knee.

With the effect of such pain, the other party's body naturally stagnates. Taking advantage of this opportunity, York leaned forward, then stretched out his left hand, supported his body, and then made an inverted "side flip" movement. Then the legs quickly reversed an arc from bottom to top and kicked the opponent's chin fiercely.

After knocking his opponent to the ground, York lunged forward and slammed his round hilt into the head of the opportunity. The irrepressible pain tore all thoughts and perceptions apart, and soon, the attacker in front of him knew nothing.

York, having settled the battle, did not dare to go home, nor did he dare to go to the place where the previous meeting had been. He didn't know if he was now exposed, or if the whole line was exposed. He first endured the pain, flipped the end of the round hilt, took out a gray-brown pill from there, and put it in his mouth and chewed it. Immediately afterwards several plasters were removed from the waistband of the trousers and carefully applied them to the pass.

Having done all this, York began to carefully rummage through the assailant's belongings, hoping to find something to prove his identity, or something that would help himβ€”although York who had been attacked should theoretically have moved as soon as possible, but in practice it was not that long.

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This style of weapon is only common in the Pamirs in the entire Western Continent. But it's really rare for an assassin to be able to force you to this point! After looking at the weapon in front of him, the Vaal Knight came to this conclusion.

I saw him squeeze the recurve knife in his hand, and then shook it seemingly casually and put it back on the silk cloth he had wrapped before. However, Georgie still saw the cold light of the black and cold light in Val's eyes, and the original face as smooth as the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival seemed to be stiffened into a painted canvas. The slightly upturned corners of his mouth, coupled with the slightly clenched teeth, combined with the unmistakable wrinkle between his eyebrows, almost accurately informs others of his anger.

After a while, when he was back to normal, he said in a slightly stiff tone, "Fortunately, you didn't come into contact with this Kukri knife, otherwise you would have been weakened for a few days." If you're unlucky, you'll have to go to the priest for a restoration. ”

"You're saying it's a cursed item?" Georgie began to congratulate himself on his caution. Although, according to the Vaal Knights, the supernatural abilities possessed on it do not kill themselves. But if it really makes himself weak, it will be a problem for Georgie. Especially when this kind of assassination has just been encountered, it adds a lot of unnecessary risks out of thin air.

"Cursed items?" The Vaal Knight was stunned for a moment, and then his frosty expression finally melted slightly. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's not a cursed item!" The so-called cursed items are a collective term for a number of items that have negative effects, and they are basically indistinguishable from each other. Hardly anyone would use something like that as their main battle weapon. Not to mention the Assassins who are on the verge of life and death......"

The most famous curse items in Georgie's mind are the ring and other accessories that were thrown into the crater by some hairy little man on the soles of his feet.

In Middle-earth, when the gods created the elves, they gave the elves wisdom, magic and immortal bodies, and the price of their immortality was to see the kingdom they created gradually invaded by time and destroyed by external dark forces.

When the Dark Lord Sauron discovered this intention, he disguised himself as a wise man and said that he wanted to use better magic to help the elves forge rings. The elves were deceived and let him take charge of the creation process, creating a total of 19 rings, and at the same time, Sauron also secretly used his blood and magic to create a "One Ring", which can gather the power of other rings and secretly control the minds of those who bear the ring.

However, the elves and dwarves were not controlled, only the weak-willed nine human kings, in order to obtain more honor and status, they used the ring for a long time, and finally became nine "ring spirits", forever obeying the call of darkness.

Generally speaking, there are two sources of cursed items, one is the flaw of the magic item itself, and the other is the harmful magic item that someone maliciously created as mentioned above.

In this world, the process of making magical objects is very delicate and complex, and sometimes it is inevitable that things will go wrong. After all, there is no standardized quality control system in this era.

And in terms of quality control, it's not very realistic when it comes to magic. After all, magic itself is still mysterious, and in many cases even the most knowledgeable Grand Arcanist has difficulty truly understanding how magic works in its entirety.

So when crafting magic items, even if you are extremely careful, some unexpected mistakes will happen. For example, in the wand of a certain "Nana" magician: because the spirit of a mouse was drilled into it during the beating, the wand could not cast spells when it heard the cat meow.

Just because the manufacturing process is perfect doesn't mean there won't be problems. Time can change everything, even magic. Magical items that change with magical power, especially those that have been under the influence of powerful magical fields, realm passages, other magical items, or creatures for long periods of time, tend to change wonderfully.

For example, the various magic potions found in the ancient tomb, it may be that its own magic has passed, or it has undergone subtle changes, and as a result, the healing potion of minor injuries will cause damage, and the ox power potion will turn people into a bull. (To be continued.) )