The expression on the old man's face was always sluggish, and his movement of burying the footprints with a shovel seemed to be mechanical. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Maffeo wanted to be a marionette, it was just a routine job for him. But he wanted to find out who had left these footprints, so he mustered up the courage he had never had before to stand up and expose himself completely to the old man's sight.

"Hello. Maffeo was the first to speak.

Of course, the old man spotted Maffeo, but his reaction was not as strong as Maffeo had imagined, and his calmness even surprised Maffeo. He gradually lowered the shovel in his hand, and then he squirmed his lips to speak, but he forced his words back. "I didn't mean anything, I just wanted to ask something clear. "Maffeo tried not to look like a robber trying to ransack the manor, even though there was nothing worth looting here.

"Get out of here, now. The old man spoke again, his voice hoarse, as if caused by his years of smoking, and Maffeo saw the pouch of cigarettes hanging from his waist.

"I want to confirm something. Maffeo tried to explain.

However, as if he had not heard, the old man raised his right hand and pointed to the gate of the manor. "Get out of here......"

"Damn......" Maffeo clearly felt that he couldn't communicate with the old man at all, but he didn't want to give up just like that. "Listen, I see you're sweeping those footprints. ”

A look of panic flashed in the old man's eyes, and then he quickly shook his hand. "I didn't see any footprints at all, you read it wrong, young man. ”

Maffeo took two steps forward and came to the dirt floor, where he rubbed his feet back and forth, the unburied footprints rubbed out of shape by the soles of his boots. "There is no point in this deception. ”

There was a chaotic sound of footsteps, and Maffeo thought it was the mysterious guys. But after a few seconds, he realized that it wasn't for the manor. The sound of chaotic footsteps passed the manor, heading in the direction of the east side of the outer city. Then he heard a woman's scream, which was harsh in the quiet Southside. Almost at the same time, the old man turned and ran towards the house, and Maffeo tried to catch up, but the other man had already rushed into the room, slamming the door shut and locking it. "Holy!" Maffeo scolded.

He had a sense of foreboding, and when it was impossible to continue the conversation with the old man, he climbed out of the courtyard through the wall and tried to figure out the source of the screams. He was sure that the scream was in the deepest part of the Southside, and he quickened his pace and ran there. After turning a few dirty alleys, he heard a woman crying. At the same time, he also smelled a hint of blood.

Maffeo looked at the small clearing in front of him at the bloody corpses of the Imperial Army of Orcente, bare intestines and throats pierced by long swords, and his face was burned from the flames. It was already difficult for him to tell what the corpses looked like, though he didn't think he necessarily knew the guys. The weeping woman, a poor fellow passing by, trembled at the sight of Maffeo, with what was perhaps the most fearful expression of her life, and said, "Don't ...... Don't kill me......"

"Get out of here, now. Maffeo whispered to the woman, a hint of anxiety in his tone.

The woman didn't seem to react, and she continued to repeat the words until Maffeo impatiently grabbed the crossbow at his waist. "Get out of here, it's dangerous here. ”

They reacted in a terrified manner only when they saw a weapon, so she spread her pace and began to flee for her life, running to where she thought it was safe, to where she hoped for it. Maffeo finally breathed a sigh of relief, if some bloody events continued here, at least she wouldn't be affected.

Now that there was no outside interference, Maffeo tried to examine the corpses that made him want to vomit. Actually, he could only think of that guy Rose could do such crazy things, but it was clear that there was no point in making wild guesses without evidence. It's just that what he doesn't understand is what these Imperial troops were killed in such a cruel way. However, the final result of the examination was fruitless, as if these guys had simply been killed because of some kind of conflict.

Maffeo stood up disappointed, and now that he couldn't get useful information, he didn't want to stay in this place like hell on earth for a moment. Just as he was about to take a step, the blade that struck from the left behind him almost pierced his heart, and with his combat experience, Maffeo dodged the moment the opponent drew his sword.

"It's a shame. Dark circles appeared in front of Maffeo.

"Klein? "Maffeo doesn't have to guess now, and his presence means that this must have something to do with Rose.

"Somebody has to stay and clean up the site. Klein casually swept the corpses of the Imperial Army with the blade of his longsword.

"Then you're moving a little too slowly. Maffeo scoffed.

Klein spread his hands, "I don't like to be impatient. ”

"I guess if I told me why you killed these guys, you wouldn't tell me, would you?" Maffeo gently grabbed the crossbow, now that he had no weapons, he had to look for an opportunity to pick up the weapons next to the corpses of the guards. The closest to him was a sharp spear, but alas, he was unfamiliar with this weapon, so he could only target the sword next to the corpse farthest away from him.

"I like smart guys. Klein quickly unslashed his sword at the speed that Maffeo was caught off guard, and Maffeo barely raised his crossbow and fired a few arrows symbolically, but all of them were dissolved by Klein's sword aura. Then the ferocious stab slashed through Maffeo's right shoulder, and then swept towards his chest again. Maffeo jumped backwards and then raised a spear on tiptoe to block the sweeping sword, although the fluctuation of the sword qi still pushed his body backwards by more than a meter.

"Interesting, your swordsmanship is not bad. Maffeo sneered.

"It seems that you have not seen the current situation clearly, you only have a tattered crossbow, and the weapon you are familiar with is not in your hand. It seems that the Imperial Army doesn't like freaks like you either, it's a pity. "Klein, when he becomes vicious, is more vicious than everybody.

Maffeo kicked up the dust on the ground in an attempt to cover himself, then dodged to the right and snatched the torch from the torch stand planted on the side of the road. He smashed the torch that was so dazzling in the night at Klein, and then leaned over to the longsword himself, leaning on the blind spot of the other party's vision due to the light. However, Klein was not deceived by Maffeo's tricks, and he used the power of his feet to slash the torch and slam his shoulder into Maffeo, who was still moving. At this time, Maffeo was only a few feet away from the long sword, and seeing that the other party was about to break his ribs, he hurriedly raised his left hand and unleashed a blast of blood qi. Klein didn't want to face such a short-range onslaught of blood energy head-on because he had to attack the opponent, so he dodged to the side, giving Maffeo plenty of time to pick up the sword.

"Now, we're the same. Maffeo swung his sword twice and continued to taunt.

"Then let's give it a try. Klein actually grimaced.

"Cocky bastards. Maffeo moved quickly, but didn't draw his sword. He tried to use the Blood Cross to chop the fiery bastard in front of him to shreds, and just as he was retreating, Klein launched a second wave of attacks despite the danger. He held the sword in both hands, as if he were at the control of a heavy greatsword, he half-crouched and then slammed into the sword after half a second. This time, Maffeo did not hesitate, and directly and quickly drew a blood cross. However, Klein's attack was unexpected, and the opponent's stabbing attack directly pierced the blood cross composed of blood qi and continued to attack him with a chilling sword wind. Clay put a mocking smile on his face as if it were all within his calculations.

Although Maffeo blocked Klein's stab with his sword, the force of the impact nearly disarmed his entire right arm, and the sword in his hand was damaged by the attack. Maffeo could clearly see the crack in the blade of the sword from the reflection of the firelight, and he thought that maybe he had underestimated the other party.

"You're just holding a toy. Klein's pursuit followed, and he leapt to his feet, raising his sword above his head with both hands and slashing at Maffeo. Maffeo immediately raised his sword to block, though he didn't think the sword in his hand would remain the same after this attack. But this time, he was surprised by Maffeo, the expected physical collision between the sword and the sword did not appear, and Klein's longsword burst out with a half-circle of orange arc light, completely smashing the longsword in Maffeo's hand. So he grasped the hilt of the broken sword, and gazed with astonishment at the blade that was getting closer and closer to him.