In the cold stone cave, the faint candle flame glows faintly, the surface of the dark stone wall suddenly shows rough chisel marks like sharp edges, the ground is uneven, and it has long been polished to a bare and shiny, although it is an underground cave, but this simple stone cave is not a little gorgeous.

"It's a three-day walk north from here to Screaming Bay, and I hope you stay here and discuss the future of Seahorse Town. Thomas tried to persuade Irina.

"The mysterious man has been influencing the mainland, and if you don't find out the origin of the mysterious person, it will affect the safety of more people, Lord Thomas, is there a closer way to go. "Irina has made up her mind, and must rush to the depths of the north to investigate the secrets hidden behind it.

"It seems that the man in black is determined to go to the barren land alone, the danger of the road is better than the end, maybe there is nothing where you are going, it is better to wait for the Brotherhood to get reliable news from it. ”

Irina pondered, "I heard Tryne say that there is a bottomless cave hidden in the valley of Screaming Bay, and no one who enters it comes back alive, and some people say that those wizards came out of the cave, and I want to know what is hidden in the cave." ”

"There is a black gate hidden, when the storm comes, the gate is open, when the storm passes, the gate is closed, the day of light, the gate is hidden, the day of darkness, the gate is presented, but the mysterious people also bring evil forces when they arrive, they wander in the wilderness, looking for the living creatures of the past, and if they are not careful, they will surely become food for evil. ”

"That's what the men in black have to solve. Irina replied incredulously.

"Is it any good for the Man in Black to find it? The mystery man won't burrow back into the cave in disgrace, it's just in vain. If you help the Brotherhood, you will be able to overthrow the kingship of Seahorse Town, and when the time comes, the Brotherhood of the Brotherhood will go with you to find out. Thomas tried his best to persuade Irina.

Irina is more concerned about Midara's safety, Seahorse Town is full of jackals and beasts, even in the underground of Seahorse Town, this cave through the ancient royal city is not safe. "I will consider your proposal. "Worries keep Irina awake at night, and the Brotherhood has daily deaths and injuries, and the decaying royal power is unstoppable, and the Church of Dashtur is trying to encourage the Brotherhood to overthrow the royal power while crowding out the men in black, and the slightest mistake will make Midara drown in this wave.

"Well, afterwards, the Brotherhood will discuss this adventure with the adults. Thomas said as he removed the burned candle and replaced it with a new one, "It's less than half a day away, and night will bring good luck to the Brotherhood." ”

"At night, mortals will be vigilant, the dagger is in the dark, and it must be snatched to bring hope. Irina reminded Thomas, who nodded, and drew the sword of Misugang, the blade glittering golden in the candlelight. "Well, the reminder from the Lord will help the Brotherhood return smoothly, and this Misugang longsword will prove to everyone. ”

Misougang can only be found in the depths of the North, and its rarity proves its worth, even in a hut filled with flickering candlelight, it can't hide its innate kingly spirit. And there was a darkness that overshadowed the strange and haughty sword, the crown of King Saar, the 'plague' that had robbed thousands of lives, and the highland Deslan shone with its enchanting blue stars, and it took an unknown amount of time to come to Seahorse Town.

As the sun slowly sets and disappears into the mist of the Luogu River, the city soon enters the night, and the streets and alleys are lit up with orange lanterns, and the pavilions and towers are decorated with lights, which are particularly charming in the thick of the water, but this can only be seen in the rich areas, that is, within the second city wall. Thomas led his men through a winding tunnel to a deep, cold stone house with a dry canal above it.

Horses need comfortable horseshoes to travel thousands of miles, soldiers need sturdy shields to keep them alive, and the Brotherhood is no exception, Thomas and his brothers believe that a whirlwind can sweep away all the darkness, so whirlwind patterns appear in every corner of Seahorse Town. Before they could do so, Thomas had equipped each of them with a small dagger with a spiral carved into the blade like a whirlwind frozen on an ice peak.

At first, Thomas and Lille advised the men in black not to be directly involved in the assassination of Chutamale, but Irina certainly did not object, but she still needed to observe the movements of the rich lords in the outside world, in fact, she was observing the church of Dastur, she was worried about the treachery of the cultists, and she was worried that Chutaimahler would set a trap and wait for the Brotherhood to enter the net. If that were the case, Irina would have decided to get rid of the cultists immediately, and she would have done so for the sake of Thomas's integrity, and for the sake of Trenee and Mestrand regarding the Men in Black as close friends.

She came alone to the tower on the south side of the square, the first floor was a shop selling spices, the second and third floors were the rich man's storehouses, the top floor was abandoned for many years, and the smell of spices permeated the enclosed room, and under the eaves was a row of nests abandoned by birds, so dry that walking could lift dust from the ground several feet high. But the view here is very good, you can clearly see the whole picture of Chutai Mahler Mansion, coupled with the keen sight and hearing of the man in black, every move of the Brotherhood is under Irina's control.

Chutai Mahler's residence can be called a small palace, with gardens, orchards, wineries, forts, grain depots, stables, the largest and tallest building is Chutai Mahler's residence, four pavilions are crowded together, all windows have balconies, warm candlelight spreads from the balconies, with the evening breeze blowing, colorful curtains roll and dance in the light of the balcony. The mansion was surrounded by four low walls, less than ten feet high, and the platforms were full of Chutai Mahler's mercenaries, as well as in the inner aisles, who patrolled the mansion in groups of three or five, armed with spears and scimitars.

The Brotherhood had wisely chosen to assassinate Chutai Male, as Irina thought that the Brotherhood was in dire need of a large sum of money to keep afloat and recruit more people to join the Brotherhood, which would give the Brotherhood a great advantage if the mission was successful. But they will also have a difficult problem, as Chutai Mahler's mercenaries are numerous, uniformly dressed, well-armed, and proficient in sword and shield wielding, and the odds are not on the side of the Brotherhood.

As the night deepened, the slaves around the square stood in a row with orange lanterns, reflecting the white marble square in orange, and the people who were playing and resting crowded the square, Feng Kai and Joyner appeared in the northeast corner of the open square as promised, which was very close to the wall of Chutai Mahler, and some mercenaries standing on the wall were watching the work done by the two with great interest, and the people around them also gathered here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what you see is the best acrobatics in Seahorse Town, and the brother next to me will perform a difficult stunt for everyone with the brass ring in his hand, don't go away, don't blink, the show is coming. Joyner shouted.

Just watch Feng Kai throw three copper rings into the air, the copper rings draw a dazzling light under the orange light, he stepped on the wooden single wheel, sometimes pushed forward hard, sometimes unloaded backwards, but he could always catch the copper ring steadily. The crowd applauded, and Joyner took the opportunity to ask the onlookers for money with a shabby fur hat, and in a short time the hat contained half a full gold coin.

"Please watch carefully! This is just the beginning, and the show is yet to come!" Joyner limped among the onlookers, waving a satin red silk and using exaggerated body movements to introduce Feng Kai's acrobatics to the people around him.

Under the cheers of the people, Feng Kai seemed to have forgotten his task and performed all the housekeeping skills, like a blood-filled monkey who does not know fatigue. On the other side, within the walls of Chutai Mahler, under the cistern on the north side of the house, there is a hidden hole in the ground, where Thomas arranges for brothers such as Liel and Joyd to pick up Treenne. Tranee herself, as well as Highbury and Stepper the Grasshopper, mingled in the crowd in the square. The signal was delivered by Moss, who was in charge of reconnaissance.

There was a loud bang, and a fire broke out in a house in the north, and the flames rose and black smoke billowed out. In an instant, the square was in chaos, and some people left in a hurry, but the vast majority of people ran towards the location of the fire. At the same time, Stepper and his men infiltrated the outer walls of Chutaimahler's mansion, where the guards happened to be weak, and the few men were attracted by the firelight. In Irina's vision, the Brotherhood's every move was evident, with Highbury being the first to climb the wall, followed by Stepper, then the other Brotherhood members, and Tryne being the last to climb the wall. While Stepper was dismissing the guards, Tranee took advantage of the darkness and chaos to storm Chutaymahler's mansion.

They carried the four corpses down the stone steps and into the corners below the stone steps, where they happened to be seen by the patrolling guards, which also attracted a dozen guards on the other side. The two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the hallway of the mansion. Hidden beneath the cistern, Lille and Joyd took advantage of the chaos to run out of the hole and hide in the shadows on the east side, never to be seen again.

Irina breaks a hole in the window where arrows can be shot, and the bow and arrow are wound, and once the Brotherhood is passive, Irina will secretly shoot an arrow to help the Brotherhood save the situation, and in less than ten minutes, the disadvantaged Brotherhood takes the initiative, but three people still die. The only people left were Stepper, Highbury, and a skinny teenager. At this time, Feng Kai and Joyner climbed the city wall and escaped into the darkness, and in less than a moment, the two seized all the weapons and armor from the mercenary, and then hid in the hole under the cistern along the darkness.

Highbury was in charge of breaking down the gates of the wall, the boy opened the stable door and let all the horses go, and Stepper set the storehouse and winery on fire with kerosene. More guards poured out, and even Irina, who was on the heights, didn't notice where the mercenaries were coming from. But the men did not immediately detect the enemy, some threw away their weapons and chased the horses, some brought wooden barrels, and ran back and forth between the wells and the fire, but to no avail, and the fire spread from the storehouse to the gardens and orchards.

At this time, Tremee walked out of the main gate of Chutai Mahler generously, covered in blood, her face covered with scratches, and her clothes were torn, her right hand clutched Chutai Mahler's head, and her left hand held a dagger dripping with blood. Stepper ran back and grabbed Tryne and ran towards the entrance of the cave, but was stopped by three mercenaries. Fortunately, Lille appeared from behind them and stabbed both of them to death on the spot. Looking at Lille's form, it seems that he has just gone through a hand-to-hand fight, but Joyd is not around. Eventually, Lille and Stepper teamed up to eliminate the lone guard.

The fire grew bigger and bigger, and the skyrocketing flames flooded the entire orchard, and Chutai Mahler's mansion did not escape the fire, some maids and attendants jumped out of the balcony on the second floor desperately, and the old woman and the young girl ran out of the first floor, and they took refuge in panic towards the square, only a few mercenaries were still struggling to extinguish the fire. At this moment, the number of people in the square increased, and they did not choose to reach out to help Chutai Mahler's mansion, until all the buildings were engulfed in flames. The night sky was lit up, billowing smoke covered the square, and the screams of the crowd and the sound of the fire bursting were mixed into a cacophony. By this time, all the surviving members of the Brotherhood had already taken refuge in the hole beneath the cistern.

They would meet at the stone house, and Irina put away her bow and arrows, crawled out of the south window, and took advantage of the chaos to slip into a hole hidden by stacks of wood and garbage. When the planks covering the entrance to the cave were lowered, the barking of dogs and the roar of fire turned into silence. Could this be the same on the night of the Wrath of the Gods? Irina used the 'glowing light' to go deep into the passage, wondering if the survivors of the Church of Dashtur were saved through the underground passages, and the innocent people.

The passage passes through the plaza overhead, and then forks in the street at the northern end of the plaza, leading to the commercial district to the west and directly into the underground labyrinth. Before the mission, Thomas told Irina, 'There is more than one way to the western business district, because there is more than one rich man in Seahorse Town. One of the passages has not yet been excavated, and if it is opened, it will lead directly to the Holy Court, and may be able to enter the underground palace of Seahorse Town. 'They've been digging hard, and that's up to Joyner and Feng Kai.

There was a dull tremor overhead, like thunder, and as Irina passed through the passage, stones and debris were falling from the walls of the cave, and some of the ground was filled with groundwater, and of course from the street overhead. When she arrived at the stone house, she saw only Lille, whose arm had been cut by a spear, and who was cursing incessantly.

"Where are the others?" asked Irina.

Lille's expression was tense like an ugly gargoyle, "Stepper and Tryne are still at the entrance of the cave, Highbury and Master Thomas have gone to investigate Joyd, Feng Kai has gone to pick up Moss and the others, Joyner's legs and feet are inconvenient, so he withdrew to the cave with a few brothers." ”

"I saw that Terrenee had completed the task. ”

"Yes, my lord, Terrenee lived up to the hype, but Joyd's goddamn guy ruined our plans, god damn it!"

"What's wrong with him?"

He got up and threw the blood-soaked cotton ball into the corner, blood running down his arm and sleeve. "I didn't expect Joyd to be a greedy and afraid of death, hmph, before the operation started, I had already discussed with Joyd, go to the back of the house and open the window, support Trynie, there may be a conflict with the mercenaries on the way, so before leaving, I specially told him to be careful in everything, follow me to make sure it's okay. We're in the dark, the mercenaries are in the light, they won't find us easily, and once the window opens, the two of us will enter the house and slaughter the rich man with Trenie, but I didn't expect it......" He muttered breathlessly, "He's damned, fuck, I want him dead, God willing." ”

"Joyd was captured alive. Irina guessed that this was bad news, and that if captured alive, the Holy Court would torture Joyd, and the torture would force him to reveal the Brotherhood's hideout.

"He wouldn't have been captured alive, but he was so timid that he peed his pants and yelled at me to go back to the hole. Finally discovered by a team of mercenaries, I kicked Joyd in a fit of rage, and then fought a team of mercenaries alone. Lille told her, "I won't see Joyd himself again when I come back alive, so I thought for a moment that when I saw the mercenaries, there were eight of them, but only five of them fought against me, and the other three must have taken Joyd with them." It's a trap, and I can't say for sure. ”

You can't tell if the church of Dashtur has betrayed you, Irina thought to herself. "How will Thomas handle this?"

"Thomas told me when he left, and when you return, it's up to you to decide for the time being. Lille crawled in front of the door and looked, "They're back." ”

Tranee still held Chutaemaller's head in her hands, and behind her were Stepper the Grasshopper and the young boy. When she entered, Tremier raised her head and showed off to the people inside. "Chutai Mahler's head, where is Mesterland, why didn't he come. "The head was bloody, the face was pale and hideous, the mouth was open, the gaps between the teeth were stuffed with strands of hair and blood-splattered down, the empty eyes were full of horror, the jaw was cut by the dagger several deep cuts, the white flesh was turned out, the severed neck was dried with blood, and the organs and flesh were exposed.

No one responded, no one smiled. Finally, Stepper, who was behind him, nudged Tryne. "Dear Miss, you put the head in your pocket first, please. ”

The boy opened the sack, and Tremier threw the head inside, saying, "This old fellow grabbed me by the neck and tried to strangle me with his belt. ”

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to support you in time. Lille sat back in the corner and muffled.

Trynnee waved her hand, "I don't need support, I have two maids and an old woman who wants to resist, they should be damned, seriously." Actually, I don't want to kill them, but slaves just have that momentum, and they want to protect their masters......"

“...... Where's Master Thomas?" Stepper interrupted Tryne.

Lille got up, "It's not safe here, Stepper, you and the kid destroy the hole under the cistern, and then go find Daddy Raku and them, and come back to the cave tomorrow morning." ”

"What about heads?" asked Tryne.

"Master Mestrand would have a great idea. Before leaving, Stepper replied, "He will pay tribute to his deceased wife and his children." Keep it, child, and show it to Master Thomas to-morrow, and he will reward you with a sword. ”

The child laughed, "Brother grasshopper, don't worry, give me the head." "He was a few years younger than Yamanda, probably thirteen or fourteen years old, but he had a very strong body, and at first glance, he was healthier than Yamanda.

"So, what about Chutai Malle's vault?" Tryne continued.

"Master Thomas ordered Daddy Raku to take care of the vault, so let's not worry about it. "The trickiest problem right now is Joyd, Joyd, Joyner's brother. ”