Chapter 34: The Avengers (Part II)
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, the dull air seems to have condensed the oppression into substance, there is no warmth in the cold rain, a lone lamp in the room, the dim light only makes the two people not lose sight of each other.
Despite the bone-chilling cold, Gavin Brindis's face was full of excitement, and he was even trembling with excitement, especially when he saw Edward Witwood who had fallen silent on the other side, and the joy from the heart of his heart made him even more unbearable.
Once upon a time, Gavin, who truly understood the power of this father-killer, was desperate to the point of extricating himself - what could defeat this black-haired knight who seemed to be invincible at all? Dominic's wizards and ghouls couldn't kill him, the Blood Banner Brotherhood couldn't kill him, and monsters like Gratoni couldn't kill him...... Even thousands of troops besieged him, in the end, he was able to survive!
Where is his weakness?!What is the weakness of this ruthless monster?!
Finally...... He found him, but Gavin was still a little surprised...... It turns out that this guy is not inhuman, it turns out that this thing that does not look like a human at all has a weakness that is so boring and vulgar, no different from ordinary people. Just a woman, a woman with a bit of identity and loveliness, was able to completely destroy his seemingly sturdy armor.
But that's the weakness - if you find the weakness of everyone, even if it's a powerful king or a terrifying monster, it's just a corpse under your feet!
"You have two options, Edward Witwood. The smug expression on Gavin Brindis's face even trembled slightly: "Choose a way to die for yourself, bury my father with me, and then save your family, or find a way to kill me, and then use your family to bury me!"
"If I'm all dead, how can I prove that you didn't hurt my family?" Edward asked coldly, "Can you write a letter to the Radiant Cross?" Let God tell me?"
"Or believe that I will fulfill my promise, although I can try, and I promise that I will definitely fulfill my promise, as long as you die. Garvin replied with a chuckle, an indescribable mockery in his eyes: "You can trust my promises, the integrity of the Brindis family. Even the enemy will not dare to insult him!"
"But before you decide, let me doubt if you'll ever be able to get out. With a snap of his fingers, the originally unoccupied room was immediately surrounded by more than forty assassins, and a pair of vicious eyes stared at Edward who was sitting there, and Jiawen, who was sitting opposite him, was about to laugh: "These people are eager to kill you." ”
"Remember that night? You thought the Assassins had escaped through the sewers, and the next day you thought you had almost found their tracks—I have to admit that it was my mistake again to underestimate your abilities. ”
"The dead guard is probably the one you sent to hunt down Miss Orvina. Led me astray, in an attempt to get me to help you destroy the Assassins of the Vast Lands that you have not bought. Edward nodded happily, and there was a hint of calm in his heavy expression: "Very good plan, if it were Marco Tasker, that guy would definitely be fooled." ”
"But it's not enough to fool you - apparently Miss Orwina is charismatic enough to get her away with death, and I guess you were going to buy her to turn against me, right?" Garvin's eyes curved slightly into crescents: "It's a pity that you had a chance, but you rejected it because of that excessive arrogance." Losing your last chance to survive!"
Edward Witwood still sat there without saying a word, staring at the flickering lights the whole time. Jiawen's face was already holding confidence, and his expression was resolute as if he was waiting for something, but he couldn't even say a word.
"You can wait any longer, Edward Witwood. But those of your family members may not have much time left. Gavin went on provocatively, "It's likely that those people have already arrived outside your house now, and if you keep waiting—maybe our Knights of the Sacred Tree, blessed by the Radiant Cross, can meet them in the next life?"
"So...... There's still a way to get them to stop. Right?" Edward's face finally got a little more expression, and he was very urgent: "The way to get them to stop - letters, codes, or some kind of instructions?"
"What's wrong?"
"Oh...... Then I wouldn't have to kill myself. Edward finally smiled, and even took a sip of hot tea with gusto: "I can do only one thing now—to make you willingly stop your crazy actions." That's all. ”
"You think you can make me do things I don't want to do - threaten me, intimidate me, kidnap me? Don't be so stupid, Lord Viscount Edward Witwood, I think very highly of you. Jiawen sneered: "You think I'm going to give you that kind of opportunity - I don't care if I can live anymore, I just want to see you die, or you desperately live!"
"But I'm afraid you won't see it. The smile on Edward's face did not ease at all, and he got up from the soft couch and walked to Gavin's side, and the assassins around him nervously even took out their crossbows, and pointed them at Edward who was standing there one by one: "Because I just figured out something, something you don't want to tell me." ”
"Don't do that, this bluff trick is too old-fashioned!" Garvin snorted coldly, not even looking back, beckoning to the overly nervous assassins to calm them down, "You think you can scare me?"
"You don't dare to hurt a single cold hair of Allen, otherwise you will die without a place to bury!"
It was just a cold sentence, but Jiawen suddenly turned his head and saw Edward's extremely mocking face: "You, what did you say?!"
"The Minest's assistance must be conditional - I know very well that the Marquis of Holard wants my life at all times, but he is not stupid enough to do such a trick like you. Edward shook his head helplessly: "He will only fund you 'fools', and then he can stand behind and watch the fire from the other side, whether he succeeds or fails, he will not endanger himself." ”
"So in this case, what are the chips that the Minester family can give you to fund you - there can only be two, the Blood Banner Brotherhood and Allen, and that's it. There seemed to be a deep irony in the smile on Edward's face: "In any case, Alan is the daughter of Lady Angelica, and there is no way the Minest family can watch her be killed by you!"
"Is this your faith?" Gallvin suddenly became impatient, and couldn't help yelling at Edward: "What about the others, everyone else will die without a place to be buried, and no one will be left!"
Edward didn't even have the interest to refute - having lost his biggest bargaining chip, Gavin, who had just been invincible, suddenly became so vulnerable that even Donner would be much more calm than him, and even the value of being completely defeated by himself did not exist.
But such enemies who live for revenge are the most dangerous - because their way of thinking is no different from that of a madman, whose brain is impossible to guess or predict, and only death is the safest and most secure option.
"I advise you not to have such faith, Your Excellency Gavin Brindis. Smiling slightly, Edward slowly spoke, "Since you know me so well, you shouldn't think that those assassins and rebels can easily break through my mansion. ”
"More than eighty Lund pirates, a dozen Brotherhood assassins, two wizards - maybe somewhere else, that little power is nothing, but it's more than enough to repel your rabble!"
"Now...... Please give me a reason, or give me a choice, Gavin. Slowly leaning down and holding down Gawain Brindis, who was in a cold sweat: "Why, I haven't killed you yet?" )
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