Chapter 64: Assassination
"It's an honor to meet you, Venerable Mage, if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, I really couldn't believe that you could become a powerful magician with such a humble background!"
"I heard that you also defeated the court mage Favira, which is incredible!"
Marven and his party set off overnight, and on the way, the assassins were extremely curious about Marven and kept talking. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Marven's defeat of the Morovingian court mage has spread among the nobles, and these assassins were still unimpressed by these rumors, which shows Princess Dalys's respectful attitude towards him, and they also have to believe in the strength of the mage in front of them, and their words are full of awe-------- which is a kind of awe for the strong.
"It's also an honor to meet you, honorable gentlemen, I just won a game against Favila, and in terms of actual magic level, I am still inferior to him. Marven smiled and replied one by one, while scrutinizing the four assassins.
The four Assassins had no names, only code names, and the burly man he accosted at the head was codenamed "Blacksmith", and he carried a huge two-handed greatsword, which showed that he was a good swordsman.
Another medium-sized assassin codenamed "Pit Viper", making two snake-like short spears, this weapon is very consistent with his code name, he is almost always vigilant, walking with very special footwork, almost not making a sound, although the fluctuation of the fighting qi in his body is obviously weaker than that of the "blacksmith", but Marven estimates that this guy should be a martial artist who is good at his body, and it will not be easy to deal with in actual combat.
Another lean man was codenamed "Centipede", which was a fitting description of his bamboo-like figure, this man did not smile, and his whole body exuded a cold aura. Marven's gaze swept over him, and he couldn't help frowning, this "centipede" didn't seem to carry any weapons on it, and it didn't look like a martial artist, but like a sick ordinary person. However, this kind of person who can't see the depth makes Marven have to be vigilant, after all, although the strength of the "centipede" does not look strong, it exudes a killer temperament from top to bottom.
In addition to "Centipede", Marven was also confused ------- "Spider", who fell on the last assassin in the team, "Spider" was a dwarf with a flattering smile on his face, and he trotted all the way to barely keep up with the team. Anyone who sees such a person will not associate him with the Assassin Order, he seems to be more like a petty merchant who is a philistine.
"Spider" held a crude wand in his hand, and Marven judged that he was only a beginner magician at best, judging by the fluctuations in the magic power in his body. This strength is much worse than the opponents he has played before------ whether it is Riken or Faviira. However, Marven almost instinctively felt a mortal danger from him, as a magician, he clearly knew that the strength of a magician sometimes could not be simply divided by magic level, and besides, the high-level assassin who could be valued by Princess Talis must not be an ordinary person.
"You can be valued by Her Royal Highness the Princess, presumably your strength is also extraordinary, why don't you show a few hands first, let me have a good look at my vision, and by the way, also study the tactical arrangements for assassinating Odinan. Marven made a suggestion with a smile on his face, he now urgently needed to understand the true strength and tactical characteristics of these assassins, and he asked himself if he was completely sure that he could defeat the four in front of him at the same time.
"Hehe, Master Rickon, I'm sorry that our Assassins' skills are never shown only to the dead. "Centipede" smiled and interjected: "As for the tactical arrangement, Your Excellency Mage does not need to worry too much, our brother's years of assassin career are not in vain, and when the time comes, it is enough for you to provide us with assistance in time." ”
"I hope so. Marven was full of smiles, but there was unspeakable worry in his heart, and he said secretly: "Odinan, I hope you guys really have some skills, not some soft-footed shrimp, otherwise, I will not be able to save it......"
Due to the long war, the road between the city of Bilodge and the Habsburgs was not smooth, and many of the unemployed vagrants who had gone bankrupt in the war became thieves. The rest of the veterans searched passers-by in the name of "maintaining law and order and guarding against spies", but their passes were often a few silver coins rather than any identification. The officers were powerless to control their subordinates, and they turned a blind eye to their actions.
"I'm so pissed off, these damn guys!" said Odinand, furious, and jumped out of the carriage.
Outside the carriage was a small detachment of Molovingian patrolmen, a total of five people, who directly stopped Odinen's carriage and demanded a "toll".
Archduke Odinan did not like pomp, the convoy had only a few retinues, and as a result, he was treated as an ordinary rich businessman, not only was he targeted by thieves several times, but the soldiers on patrol also beat his idea from time to time, at first, he was quite relieved to see these soldiers who came to investigate, and thought that his subordinates were dutiful, but then realized that something was wrong, those soldiers did not check any identity documents after blocking the road, but just blindly asked for "tolls", counting, this is the fifth wave of demands he encountered on the road" Toll "The soldiers too."
The soldiers who came to check on them before did not cause much trouble, because as soon as the attendants outside the car reported their names, those soldiers would immediately be frightened and flee.
Intercepting the king's deeds is a serious crime, and can even be punished by death, but Nian is struggling with these soldiers to make a living, and he has no choice but to do so, Odinan did not embarrass them much, after all, the principality still needs these people to work hard, and he just wants to solve the military problem as soon as possible and reorganize the army.
But the soldiers of the squad in front of him had really broken through the limit of his patience, and when the entourage reported his name, the group of guys just shouted with a hippie smile: "Don't fucking bluff people, if His Royal Highness the Grand Duke is sitting in this car, Lao Tzu is still fucking Charlemagne, don't talk nonsense!
Odinan's face turned green with anger, did these few people in front of him still look like half soldiers? A group of ruffians and hooligans, he had to come forward to discipline them.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness, Grand Duke!" several of his attendants bowed to Odinan who broke through the door, and at the same time, the corner of his eye gloated at the soldiers who did not know whether they were alive or dead.
Seeing the Archduke Odinan wearing a crown and an angry face on his face, several Molovin soldiers looked at each other in horror, and suddenly their bodies were like chaff, and they fell to their knees in front of Odinan.
"Honorable ...... Your Royal Highness, please ...... Ask for your mercy and spare our lives, I ...... We brothers really don't know it's your ......," the swordsman at the head stammered and begged.
"It's not my business, hmph, what are you going to do if it's not me?" Oddinan asked sharply, still angry, and several soldiers looked at each other and were silent for a moment.
"You are the soldiers of Morowing, the soldiers of the Principality, but look at you, what is the difference between this and the bandits?" Oddinan pointed at a few of them, and vented all the fire that he had been holding back, "Officer, take them down, take them back, deal with them by military law, go back and investigate the commanders of these patrol units, and send all those who have neglected their duties to the court-martial!" The enraged Grand Duke decisively gave the order for punishment.
"Yes, Your Highness, Grand Duke!" the clerk walked over with his entourage with a solemn face, Grand Duke Odinan has always been generous and loves soldiers like a son, but what happened today has completely violated his bottom line.
"Your Highness, we have not been faithful to our duties, and we have intercepted the monarch without authorization, which is a capital crime, but I have only one request, please let us die on the battlefield, not on the execution ground!"
"Your Highness!We were originally soldiers in Biloch City, after the demons attacked Biloch City, my parents, wives and children were all killed by that group of beasts, my life has long been sacrificed, anyway, we are going to die, please let us fight with the demons and die in a bloody battle!"
The five soldiers knelt in front of Audinan, and one of them crawled over and grabbed the corner of his coat with a sincere attitude.
"Your Highness, please give us a chance to die in battle! We are willing to swear in the name of God of the Father to fight the demons to the end, and we will not rest until death!" the other soldiers took out the cross they wore on their chests and prayed to the God of Light, and their attitude was even more devout.
"You ......" Odinan choked his throat, sighed slightly, and said slowly: "Since you are soldiers in Rocky City, you should understand the importance of defending your home and country, I can meet your request, get up, may your souls be forgiven by God after you die in battle......" Archduke Odinan turned silently, thinking that as the king of a country, he failed to save Morowing's economy from collapse, which caused the originally heroic warriors to be forced to make a living and become bandits who blocked the road and robbed, and his heart was suddenly full of melancholy and bitterness.
As soon as Odinan turned around, the soldier with a short spear closest to him leapt up and stabbed him in the back. Sensing the abnormality behind him, Odinan hurriedly turned around and drew his sword, but it was too late, he only felt a chill in his waist, and when he looked down, he saw that the short spear had pierced into his body as fast as lightning......