It was found out through a conversation with Herald No. 1.

Squadron of Shadow Mages.

This is the only high-level combat force of the Third Army composed entirely of shadow mages, and the only mage squadron that can compete with the Judgment Corps of the Judgment System, with a total of 40 personnel, consisting of 4 heralds and 36 assassins.

Completely different from the system of other mage squadrons.

The whole team does not use real names, and all are referred to by code names.

Heralds 1-4, Assassins 1-36, while Vega is codenamed Assassin 37.

Each code name is equivalent to a position, and once a shadow mage leaves the Shadow Mage squadron, the code name will be vacated waiting for the next Shadow Mage to take over the codename.

But Vega is an exception.

His 37 designation was a supernumerary's special codename, which was only for Vega's one-time use, and was canceled once the mission ended and Vega left the Shadow Mage Squadron.

institutionally.

There are no superiors or subordinates in the Shadow Mage Squadron, and the status of the herald is the same as that of the assassin.

The difference is that the heralds are responsible for transmitting command orders and information to each of the nine assassins they are responsible for, as well as providing logistical assistance and finishing the mission, roughly like a non-front-line job like an assistant.

But even so, don't underestimate any herald.

As the Ace Mage Squadron of the Third Army, which is directly under the command, no soldier is mediocre, even if he is a herald, he can easily harvest the lives of enemy mages in war.

Therefore in operation.

The Shadow Mage Squadron never works together, nor does it work in groups, they act individually, relying on their own unique and powerful combat skills to kill the mission objectives given by the military headquarters.

That's right, the Shadow Mage is a lone wolf.

Collective action can only hinder the development of their own uniqueness, and only by giving them full freedom can they bring out the true horror of this force.

Generally speaking, in previous wars, each Shadow Mage would have their own independent goal, but this time it was different, this time the Shadow Mage Squadron had only one goal -

Bruno Valen.

It is completely conceivable that being targeted by a group of shadow mages who are proficient in various assassination techniques, not to mention that this is Kareni, even if it is the capital of the United Kingdom, Bruno's death is a foregone conclusion.

Last all-out war.

The most brilliant achievement of the Shadow Mage Squadron was the battle behind enemy lines, beheading 18 members of the enemy's First Army, including the commander-in-chief and chief of staff, although 9/10 of the members were buried in their own country, but it laid the victory for the Third Army in one fell swoop, and made the Kingdom Army change color when they heard the shadows.

I don't know if Foster thinks too highly of Vega.

As a second-level shadow mage, he was assigned to the Shadow Mage Squadron, and at the same time received the first order from the herald in front of him, to assassinate Bruno Valen within 10 days.

The command is simple, so simple that there are no basic instructions or detailed instructions.

Vega hadn't even seen his teammates, and the only person he knew was the herald in front of him1.

"Second Lieutenant Vega, this is the hallmark of the Shadow Mage Squadron. ”

Herald 1 handed Vega a dark red armband embroidered with a red eagle: "This is the glory of the Shadow Mage Squadron and a sign of identity, and it is not allowed to be taken off at any time during the operation." ”

"Understood. Vega solemnly said.

Herald 1 nodded in satisfaction, then saluted Vega: "Assassin 37, welcome to the mage squadron, may the Shadow be with you." ”

"For victory. Vega returned the salute.

Herald 1 put down his saluted hand, then smiled and said, "Assassin 37, the combat mission has started now, as a senior, I still need to teach you one last lesson, are you ready?"

"The last lesson?"

"That's right, the last lesson. ”

Herald 1's voice fell, and then a flash of silver light, and a dagger was already on the neck of Vega's mirror: "Shadow mages walk with death, and this final lesson is not to lose your vigilance at any time, even in the face of friendly forces. ”

Vega, who was sneaking around, was shocked.

Rather than being shocked by Herald 1's words, what Vega didn't really expect was that the Herald had a 9th dagger, and the 9th dagger was hidden in Herald 1's throat.

Is this something that ordinary people can do?

With the body in the sheath and the sword in the belly, what kind of superb skill is required to be able to do this.

Vega finally knows what a real smile is.

Drawing a special thin dagger from his mouth, Herald 1's voice was no longer hoarse, but became clear and beautiful: "Assassin 37, this lesson is quite satisfactory? According to the rules of the squadron, I can leave a mark on you as tuition, please don't mind." ”

The dagger is slightly close to the skin.

Herald 1's mark is a tiny scar on the throat of a teammate who has suffered his loss, which is meant to warn teammates not to lose their vigilance at any time.

Even he himself has suffered a lot from his teammates, and there are more than 20 known scars on his body, which are divided into the chest, the back of his neck, and his wrists......

Vega, as a newcomer, certainly needs to be taught this first lesson as a herald.

But something happened that he didn't expect-

When the dagger sliced through the skin, it didn't leave a scar as he had imagined, but the entire mirror image shattered again.

He stared blankly at the scene in front of him, and was speechless for a long time.

After a long silence, he said, "You are the most death-fearing shadow mage I have ever seen, and the most realistic mage used for mirror magic...... Not one of them. ”

Herald 1 is gone.

Leaving Vega's room with a ghostly expression.

Mirroring, an illusion-type magic with no offensive power, is generally not cultivated by a shadow mage, because in order to make the clone reach the level of fakeness, it is necessary to cultivate the mirror image to the peak.

This kind of magic is slow to produce and cannot be put into actual combat as soon as it is cultivated, and any mage will spend a lot of energy to learn.

And it wasn't until just now that Herald 1 really realized how disgusting the mirror image of the pinnacle was, and this transformation of the void and the real couldn't even bear it for him, a level 3 shadow mage, let alone an ordinary elemental mage......

Just thinking about the enemy, Herald 1 felt hopeless.

At this moment, he finally understood the commander-in-chief's insight, such a monster newcomer was indeed qualified to join the shadow mage squadron and carry out high-level assassination operations.

Meanwhile.

The Vega in the room manifested itself.

Even he himself was full of surprises at the magic of mirroring.

Sure enough, there is no useless magic in this world, only useless magicians, as long as magic is used properly, even high-level magicians can still play with it.