Volume 1: The Night Is Coming: Chapter 2 Fate hangs by a thread
The Assassin Ram was about to turn the corner, but he was struck by a silver sword with a white moonlight. Ram reacted quickly, ducking his head to dodge a sword, while glaring backwards with both feet, widening the distance between the two.
Wilkin slashed his sword at the right angle of the wall, and the rubble fell, creating a large gap in the entire wall. Wilkin kept his eyes on the darkness left by the tall buildings blocking out the moonlight, and Ram was hidden in the darkness.
The two sides stood in place and confronted each other, not seeing each other, but feeling each other's killing intent. Kane hid behind the stone pillar and peeked out a little bit, and out of the corner of his eye, he could catch a glimpse of Wilkin's hands in a sword-holding position. The armor on his body lit up with red lines, which stood out in the dark night, and there was a unique sense of oppression.
The moment Ram saw the Demon Pattern Heavy Armor, the battle intent in his heart couldn't help but urge him to swing his sword and kill the man in front of him. Although he knew that the strength of the two was very different, compared to death, it was more difficult for him to suppress his fighting spirit by swinging a knife at the stronger one. Ram rushed out with lightning speed and slashed at Vergin, although the sword slashed through Vilkin's waist, it could not break through Vergin's defenses, and when the magic pattern flowed, he was slammed into the wall by Vilkin's sword, and his body was deeply embedded in the wall.
Half of Ram's body was paralyzed by pain, and he pulled his body out of the wall and staggered to his feet.
Even if the whole body was tightly wrapped in black clothes, it could not hide the blood that was oozing.
When Velin saw that Ram was still able to stand up, he wondered, "Huh.... After taking a heavy sword, he can still stand. Unexpectedly, let's see if you can resist the second sword. ”
Virgin jumped in front of Ram with a force and wanted to raise his sword to slash again, but Ram dodged Wilkin's heavy sword at an extremely strange angle and flew out upside down, pulling away again, Ram fell to the ground, and the sword in his hand also flew in front of Kane.
Startling Kane hiding behind the pillar, Ram spotted Kane hiding behind the pillar, and an idea came to him. He can't beat Virkin, and he can't run away, so it's better to exchange his life for Kane's life before he dies, kill one of the two, and don't lose one for one.
With a quick decision, Ram changes course to kill Kane. Sensing the powerful danger, Kane subconsciously picked up Ram's sword and stabbed Ram in the heart. To his death, Ram didn't understand why he had been learning swords for many years, but he was stabbed to death by this ordinary kid with a sword, and he didn't even see how the other party's sword passed through his body.
Kane kicked away the corpse that was pressing on him, in fact, he himself didn't know how he killed Ram, he just stabbed a sword by feeling, and Ram died.
Welgin mentioned Ram's corpse and praised Kane, "Well done, boy, it seems that you have a lot of talent to become a transcendent." ”
Although he was praised, Kane, who had just killed someone, did not feel pleasant, and the feeling of being shrouded in death just now made him even more uncomfortable, as if he was an ant that could be pinched to death at will. Ram changed his mind and killed him if he couldn't beat him, it was nothing more than that he was not strong enough to be feared, and the weak were always picked to be slaughtered.
In a dynasty where the law of the jungle is the strongest, if you want not to be dominated by others, then become strong to dominate others.
To eat, or to be eaten, at this moment Kane has chosen the answer.
Wilkin ripped off Ram's mask, a face he seemed to have seen somewhere. Suddenly he remembered that he had seen this face beside Hess during the military parade of Emperor Wilhelm I. Virkin knew in his heart that it was no wonder that he dared to assassinate the people around Franco, it turned out to be Hess's instigation.
Kurt probably knew about the protest in the tavern, but Virgin didn't panic, they wanted to deal with the Kurt family this time, so that those who wavered before but stood on Kurt's side after Batan became the marshal knew that the "Golden Wolf" Hammer would not be afraid of any of them, and those who wanted to deal with Hammer had to carefully consider whether they could afford the consequences.
Wilkin carried Ram's body on his shoulder like a cargo, took out a bag of gold coins with his other hand and threw it to Kane, saying, "This bag of gold coins is your source of livelihood for the next few days, live well for the next few days, and come to you when I am done." ”
Kane was amazed at the bag of gold coins, he had never seen so many gold coins before.
Wilkin, who had just taken a few steps, turned his head and said, "By the way, I don't know where you live yet." ”
Coming to his senses, Kane replied, "I live at 532 in the Mishinro slum next to the almshouse. ”
Wilkin nodded, turned around, and said, "I hope that suit of armor and sword will help you get through the next few days, good luck, boy." ”
The latter words made Kane a little strange, but he quickly understood that Wilkin meant that someone might come to trouble him in the next few days, and the only thing that could help him was the sword in his hand and the armor on his body.
Now there are only two paths before him, either stick to life until Velin comes to him, or die at the hands of those who come to him.
Kane held the sword in his right hand and stood up with his left hand. With a long sigh and a resolute look in his eyes, he kept reminding himself in his heart to "survive and prove your worth." After surviving this time, the latter will be qualified to control their own lives, and they will no longer be like ants on the side of the road to be crushed to death. ”
Under the dark night, the bright moonlight fell on the silver-white armor, and Kane felt that he was so conspicuous that maybe danger would suddenly come, but he couldn't do better to bring the silver armor home. I can only walk back in him.
As they passed by the almshouse, the two guards on guard saw Kane in silver armor, and they bowed and saluted, like a subordinate would treat a noble superior. Kane was slightly surprised, the guards of these almshouses were usually arrogant, and the people from the slums came to receive the relief supplies, and they all treated them with arrogance.
If the recipients do not give them some hard-earned money, they will be verbally verbally abused, or they may simply withdraw the relief supplies on the grounds that they are not eligible for relief. The last time Kane came to receive bread, Kane saw a guard with a meaty face and a crooked hat pushing a dirty, thin boy to the ground and ordering him to pick up the bread that had fallen to the ground with his mouth like a dog.
The reason the guard did this was because he was unhappy with another guard and lost half a copper coin, and wanted someone to vent his feelings, and the poor boy was humiliated by the way he walked.
The boy himself was a poor lame, and naturally did not walk like a normal person. The guard could have trampled on the boy's dignity directly, but he still made an excuse. The narrator did not dare to step forward to help the boy when he saw that he was humiliated, but just stood silently and watched this scene, and even a few people watched the boy crawl over to pick up bread and get too close to them, and the few people who were afraid of being involved kicked the boy away and looked at the boy with disgust.
When the guards saw that they were with him all the way, they specially transferred them to the front of the line and asked them to give priority to the good bread.
The swaggering guy bowed to Kane not because of Kane himself, but because the silver armor on Kane's body made them fearful. Those who can wear silver armor are generally knights from aristocratic families, people who really keep up with high society, which they can't afford to offend.
Ignoring the two guards, Kane walked straight back towards the slums, where the two guards watched in amazement as Kane disappeared into the night. In their minds, how could such a high-ranking figure go to such a filthy place and stay for a minute with a bunch of low-level scum who are no different from rats?
Although they couldn't figure it out, they didn't dare to go up and ask, for fear that they would accidentally annoy such a big man and put their lives in danger.
Entering a dark alley, silent, dirty, and stinking alley, Kane's arrival suddenly sounded the sound of Suosuo, and there were several pairs of greedy eyes staring at Kane in the dark. These are dying robbers and hooligans who hide in the dark and seek out the weak, rob them of their belongings, and kill those who resist. They are not afraid of the law, not to mention that many people die every day for various reasons, and even if someone knows that they did it and wants to put them to death, they are not afraid. In the cold winter of food shortage, they will die sooner or later, and looting and killing may give them a chance to survive the winter.
The group of creatures controlled by the desire to survive shuffled out of the darkness with a tired pace, their eyes full of the look of a jackal facing a lamb. The rags covered the body, revealing the bony body, and the filthy stains clinging to the body emitted a disgusting stench.
The six of them surrounded Kane, and they didn't flinch when they saw the silver armor on Kane's body, in this place where there are no rules and you will die at any time, no one will care what your status is, and trying to survive is the most important thing.
Kane clenched his sword, hoping to scare the six of them, "If you want to die early, you might as well come up and try, I will use the sword in my hand to cut off your heads." ”
But Kane's threat didn't work in the slightest, and one of the blind men saw Kane's money bag with his remaining eyes, and he tasted the smell of money, and shouted in surprise: "Money! He's got money on him! ”
Hearing that there was money, they pounced on Kane like a wolf smelling meat.
Sensing the danger, Kane swung his sword and slashed, and the misfortune of several people in front of him was cut off by half of their heads, and blood spurted out, splashing on the silver armor, and to death, the gangster with one remaining eye still stared at Kane with his eyes open.
Someone died, but it didn't affect the madness of the outlaws, who overpowered Kane from behind, sharp nails tearing at Kane's silver armor. The weight of a few people was a bit overwhelming for Kane, and he clung to his sword to prevent this group of lunatics from snatching it, without which he would surely die.
The madmen scuffled with Kane for a while, and as his strength grew weaker, Kane seized the opportunity to turn over and stab one of them with a sword. One more person was dealt with, and the man who grabbed Kane's neck cut a bloody streak on him with his fingernails.
Kane slammed his body to the ground with all his might, and when he landed, he heard a crackle, and the man behind him let out a scream, and then lost his life. Kane got up and gasped, looked at the six corpses, and sighed in his heart, maybe this is the law of the jungle, one of them must die.
Picking up a dirty rag to wipe the blood left on the sword, the voice sounded again in the darkness, Kane vigilantly picked up the sword and shouted into the darkness: "Come out!" ”
At this time, a little girl with long hair whose face was covered with stains and dust slowly walked out. A tattered, slimy blanket covered her body, and her eyes were full of fear.
"Please don't kill me." The girl begged for mercy in a small voice like Kane.
The vigilant heart relaxed a lot, and Kane said indifferently: "I won't kill you, you can go." ”
The girl knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Kane, as if to thank Kane for not killing.
As if afraid to disturb Kane, the girl shrank into a corner, her whole body curled up in a ball, like a pitiful and helpless wild cat and wild dog after being discarded.
Kane looked back at the thin and pitiful figure for a few seconds, although his heart kept reminding himself to leave it alone, not to care, even if he was not sure if he could survive the winter, how could he have the energy to go to this kind of wild cat and wild dog on the side of the road.
But Kane still couldn't convince his heart, he walked up to the girl and stood hesitantly, not knowing how to speak.