Section C: Chapter 19: Throwing Knives (Lucina)
After being stunned for a long time and not reacting, Lucina couldn't believe what she was seeing: "He...... Dead?"
"Sister, you're overwhelming me. Lusha grumbled.
"Ah, I'm sorry. Not noticing her sister underneath, Lucina smiled embarrassedly and stood up.
"Definitely dead, rest assured. Seresa leisurely took out another throwing knife, threw it into the air, and caught it again after it turned around several times and lost kinetic energy: "I am aiming at all the vital positions to ensure that he will not be able to penetrate again." ”
"What did you 'aim'?" the knight was amazed, and deliberately said "aim" very seriously: "He is invisible and teleported so far, how did you aim?"
"I don't know it, do I? Not every Assassin is as good as me. Seresa was extremely proud: "Listen, good assassins who kill a lot of people have strong intuition. ”
"But that's outrageous, isn't it?" one of the guards was still shocked, "You can't see where he is?"
"Who said I could see with my eyes? Of course I couldn't find him with my eyes. The mad dog glanced at him: "Lao Tzu threw it with his eyes closed." ”
Who to bluff? Lucina didn't believe him at all - anyone could brag.
"To put it bluntly, it's still a fool's errand. Lucina was not convinced: "I don't believe it - but the man must be forty meters away from here." What do you do with this range?"
"In addition to the influence of skill and strength, it is the design of the knife itself. Look at my flying knife, uncle. Cereya triumphantly pinched the tip of the knife and showed it to Lucina: "I made my own thin-bladed short throwing knife - whether it flew straight or spinning, as long as it was thrown, it would make a sound that would tear the air and gradually accelerate. The range and lethality are greatly increased by the sharp curved surfaces of the blade, the vents, and the Void Splitting Steel. ”
"You talk so much about the profiteers of a salesman, isn't the point of the Sky Splitting Magic Steel? Of course it's great to make throws with this thing. Lucina glared at him, "How does this mean that you really threw the throwing knife with your eyes closed?"
"Alright, I'll show my hand again—you'll all see it carefully. Mad Dog threw the knife and re-clamped it with two fingers: "Do you see the torch hanging on the wall next to the corpse?" ”
"Okay, come on. Lucina said eagerly.
With another flick of the throwing knife, Ceresya turned her back and closed her eyes. Turning around suddenly, the dagger was thrown out at a rapid pace. The sharp sound that tore through the air erupted again, and it was inserted into the torch's wooden handle with unmistakable accuracy.
"You ......," Lucina was stunned, and had to admit, "well, you do have two ......."
"You have no friends for being so boastful. Mad Dog snorted and clapped his hands, "Shall we go and see what is going on with the dead man?"
Several people rushed to the corpse. Seresa retrieved the knives and slipped them back into her leather jacket. Glancing at Mad Dog's old jacket, Lucina asked curiously, "Mad Dog, how many throwing knives do you have?"
"It's too much. I've hidden some here and there. Seresa snorted dissatisfiedly, "It takes me a lot of time to make each of these throwing knives. I'm still thinking about the poisoner on the shoulder. ”
Anusen flipped the man's body over, but sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that I didn't get any information. ”
"Come on, do you still want to get information?" Mad Dog pointed out sharply, "What he can say has already been said." Didn't you see what the man did afterwards - it was like being controlled. ”
"Being controlled ......" Anusen frowned, "Indeed. It's like some powerful mage has transmitted power to him. ”
Several figures appeared in the distance of the hallway, and everyone looked up at the other side - Deenor and Edus ran eagerly towards it. Mace and his bodyguards walked slowly behind.
Lucina couldn't help but worry about his injury: is it really okay to get out of bed and walk?
"Already killed him?" Derno, who shook off the unable to run, hurried in front of the crowd, Eders gasped and hurriedly looked at the corpse on the ground, his expression extremely shocked.
"You should know him, Eddes?" Lucina asked cautiously, "I've seen the man he became before." ”
"Uh...... That's right. The haggard-looking Eddes seemed to have just reacted and nodded, "Bravo Raboun." I've been a guard at Chilly Fort for years. ”
"The ......," Lucina thought about what she was going to ask, and asked, "He must have been there on the night of the Corruptor's invasion, right?"
"Well, that's right. Edus nodded, "At that time, the Corruptor quickly took control of the first and second floors. Bravo narrowly escaped from the Corruptor and returned to the third floor, where the invasion began. Only then did I give the order to concentrate my forces and retreat to the fourth floor. ”
"This Raboon ......" Lucina thought for a moment before continuing to ask, "Is there anything unusual about your words ......and deeds in the past two days?"
"He has few friends, and he is quite a lonely person. One of the guards interjected, "So, no one thinks there's anything wrong with him." ”
"Can anyone help get Raboun? Lucina looked expectantly at the guards beside her.
"Shall I go? His post is daylight, which means that he should be in the Cold Snow Fort barracks right now. The guard volunteered.
"Go, and bring him here. Eders nodded, watching the man leave. On the other hand, it was the two Maces who arrived late due to mobility problems.
The group began to seriously analyze the situation, but Lucina was immersed in her own thoughts, anxiously waiting for the soldier to return.
When he finally saw the soldier, he rushed to everyone's side in a panic, tired and out of breath.
"Seeing you're in such a hurry...... Lucina felt her heart sink in her heart, "Sure enough, you didn't find Raboun, did you?"
"I didn't ...... That's right. The man gasped heavily: "The man in the room with him said that he went to the fortress of Snowcastle about two hours ago. As for what he was doing, he didn't tell anyone. ”
"Looks like I'm going to have to bring some people to find Rabon. As soon as Eddes turned around, Lucina shouted, "Edus, don't go looking for him." You can't find it. ”
"What did you say?" Eders froze for a moment, then turned his head to look this way.
"I've been thinking about it for a long time, and now it's finally decided. Lucina looked anxiously at the corpse on the ground: "If it's a transfiguration, it will be automatically canceled soon after the caster is in a state of death. But look at his face—it's exactly the same as Raboun's. ”
Everyone around them fell silent and looked at Lucina in unison. The mad dog leaning against the wall narrowed his eyes and stared at the corpse with interest.
"That is......" Lucina took a deep breath and continued, "I think it's a clone." His deity was in the middle of the tunnel—wrapped in black ice. ”