Characters in this chapter: (Iris Harungos), ('Giant's Buster' Tormond), ('The Dark Knight' Ricard), ('Mr. Gnome' Bedway).

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Chapter 014: (New Partner)

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the day of murder and arson.

Silent nights, such nights are the most terrible.

In the civilian area, under the quiet surface, lurks an undercurrent that is surging. The storm that swept through the night took shape in the tranquility.

Corners, eaves, alleys, chimneys...... Between all the shadows that could hide the figure, there were dark shadows.

A wild dog could not bear the unbearable torment and hissed wildly. In a few moments, its cry was extinguished in the shadows, and only a faint whine remained. Blood was gushing from its throat. With a slight struggle, its life faded away.

In the air, there was a hint of blood. It's all so secretive.

"Do it?" asked a thin black figure in a dark corner.

"Wait until the moon is obscured by the night," another dark shadow whispered as it wiped the blood from its dagger. "That's when the real darkness is. ”

"What about Rickard?" asked the thin black shadow with a bulge on his chest. There was a hint of concern in her tone.

"Since he has betrayed our faith, let him go to Hell to confess to the Dark Demon God!" Karn's voice was even colder than before.

The leading shadow was Karn, the 'Dark Apostle', who had been on an assassination mission with Rikad in the woods near Nimega not long ago, and had fled alone with his companions.

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As soon as they opened the door of the tavern, they were surrounded by a wave of light, noise, and heat mixed with the spicy taste.

The tavern was mostly populated by rough mercenaries and scantily clad barmaids, with merchants and other drinkers being the few. The escort girls shuttled through the crowd, and the lewd/lascivious laughter rang out from time to time.

Iris, who was carrying the iron cage, frowned slightly. "Aren't you looking for a hotel to rest, how can you come to such a place?" the boy was in and out of such a vulgar and indecent place for the first time.

"It's safer here," Tormond told the boy. "Sometimes it's easier to hide in a crowded place, and the drinkers here wake up the next day and forget what happened last night. ”

Tormond's gaze quickly scanned the crowd, finally froze in the dark corner, far from the fire. There was a glimmer of light, the light of the fire on an unsheathed dagger.

The heavy walls of people were not easy to pass through, almost every place was full of people, and those who could not find a seat leaned against the wall and whispered conversations. The young black-armored knight was watched with gloomy, curious, and suspicious eyes.

Knights wearing black armor are rare in the continent of Calradia, except for the Dark Knights, who have disappeared for hundreds of years, and now only the Knights of Sanction under the command of the Harungos family wear black armor in the entire Svadia Kingdom. Popularly known as the 'Black Hawk Knight'.

The black armor worn by Ricard does not have the Black Eagle crest on it. Although his attire and face made the drunken drinkers somewhat suspicious and curious, it did not lead to the idea that the young man could be a dark knight.

At the same time, curious eyes were drawn to the skinny boy and the two puppies in the iron cage behind the boy's back. Being stared at by so many pairs of unfamiliar eyes around her made Iris feel uncomfortable.

"It looks like a wild dog," said a drinker with a glass in his hand. "But I've never seen a wild dog like this, and look at their tails, and if I don't look closely, I think they don't have a tail. ”

"Maybe they're a cross between a dirt dog and a wild dog?" shouted a rough mercenary. "Just like our Mr. Medium, a rare breed with a strange appearance and a deformed body, Haluha!"

Then there was a strange mockery of all sorts of mockery in the crowded hall. Iris was furious, and although he didn't know who the dwarf mr. the mercenaries were laughing at, he didn't think they should laugh at another person like that.

They managed to squeeze over there, but Iris noticed a figure in the shadow of the wall, his face shrouded in shadow.

The other's eyes hadn't taken off them since they entered the tavern hall. Somehow, that's what Iris thinks anyway, he trusts his feelings! Tormund also senses the other, which is why he chose this corner.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!" the other man's fingers rhythmically tapped on the table, listening to the voice, the eyes hidden in the shadows radiated excitement.

"What do you want to know?" asked the man in the shadows, lowering his voice and whispering.

The other party's voice sounded a little hoarse, with a childish, weird feeling. As for the other party's figures, Iris checked their physiques and found that the other party was a little short, with short legs and long hands, and a head that looked big.

Iris suddenly thought: Ah! I know it! He is the mercenary's Mr. Dwarf, no wonder his voice and body shape are like this. Is this a gnome? It's just a little different from what I imagined. The boy was cranky.

"You're a halfling!" Tormund clearly recognized the other man's identity, and his words almost blurted out. "I've heard that halflings are born thieves, is it true?"

"What do you mean by that?" Mr. Gnome's voice suddenly fell, visibly unhappy.

Tormond sat down beside the gnome. "Your eyes have been on us from the moment we came in," he grinned at the other. "I'm curious, is there something about us that attracts you?"

"It's your friend's outfit that's too eye-catching, he shouldn't be wearing black armor. The dwarf pretended to be nonchalant in his defense. "All the people here are staring at you, not just me. ”

"You're right," Tormond replied undeniably, but then his tone changed sharply. "But these people just stared at us with curiosity and suspicion, and I saw a different look in your eyes. ”

"What is it?" asked Mr. Gnome subconsciously.

Putting down the iron cage, Iris, who was sitting on the side, also looked expectant and wanted to know the answer. And Ricard, who was always vigilant, seemed to sense something, and he vaguely felt that the aura of darkness was approaching them, but he didn't know where they were hiding.

"It's the look of a hunter seeing his prey," said Tormond. "Excited and greedy eyes. ”

"Friend, what you said was funny," the dwarf said with a slick smile. "But I think you're mistaken, I don't have any other ideas. ”

"I hope so, but I advise you not to attack our ideas. Tomond's tone was tinged with warning.

"Maybe you can treat me to a drink?" the gnome said with a smile and a shrug. "Maybe we should be friends?"

"Two glasses of rum, bartender," Tomund shouted to the bartender at the bar. "Oh, plus a big glass of whiskey. ”

Iris and Rickard went upstairs first, Iris was a little tired and wanted to rest early, and Rickard was in charge of keeping him safe. The three of them had only two rooms, and Rickard stayed by Iris's side in the first half of the night, and Tormund was in charge of the second half of the night until dawn.

After seeing the dwarf talking to a stranger, the people around him whispered from time to time. Tormund glanced around and saw that someone was looking at them with disdain and mockery, but he knew that the other was not directed at him, but at the halfling beside him.

"You don't seem welcome here, they look like a pack of prey staring at the hunters, fearing that they will be the next target of the hunters. There was an intriguing flavor in Tomond's words. "Oh, it makes me happy to hear that. Mr. Gnome took a sip of his wine with delight. "But if you let them listen, they're going to get you in trouble. ”

"Do you know what to do? The caravan that was robbed today has fled back and brought back the news of the robbers! It turns out that dozens of Rhodoks have set up camp in the forest southeast of our town! Today it was the caravan that was accidentally discovered by them when they were passing by there, and it caused this catastrophe! I heard from others that the town self-defense force was preparing to annihilate them! Now they are preparing to prepare to attack those stupid Rhodok mountain men at night tonight, and I really don't know what those caravan guards do. Even this rice bucket-like Rhodok can't beat it!"

Sitting in a secluded corner, Tormund and the gnome sip a sweet ale as they listen to the man sitting at the bar talking to another person!

"Yes, none of the thirty or so escorts have returned, I really don't know if they are rice buckets!" the mercenary just now echoed.

"I think they're pure rubbish," said a big man who slammed his glass on the bar. "If you lose the face of us who are mercenary guards, it will be difficult to do business in the future, maybe they will think that those of us who are mercenaries are still at their level!" The bartender looked sad, for fear that he would break his rare glass of wine!

The gnomes didn't care at all about these Rhodok soldiers robbing caravans, and he didn't care about the faces of these mercenaries. He was only interested in the Virgian in front of him. "Where are you going?"

After hesitating for a moment, Tormund said, "Go to Elbel to the west." ”

"I've always wanted to visit the town by the sea, but I wonder if you can take me with you when you leave tomorrow?"

"We're in danger with us. Tormund wanted to say no, but he thought the halfling might be a good new companion.

"I could tell from the moment you entered the door that you weren't ordinary people," Mr. Gnome emphasized in a low voice. "Especially the boy. ”

"You've finally confessed that you've always wanted to hit our mind. ”

The gnome scratched his scalp and laughed and said, "That's what I thought at first, but now I just want to be with you and go to Albel with me." He said confidently. "Maybe I can get you out of some trouble along the way. ”

"We only traveled at night. "Tormund sent a signal of invitation.

"For a thief, the night is the most wonderful time. The dwarf replied with a smile. "You can call me Bedway, or you can call me Mr. Gnome. ”

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