Chapter Seventy-Four: Ambush

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A group of adventurers who had just arrived in the city of a thousand laws infiltrated the dock area and cautiously followed the walls. (Please search, the novel is better and faster!) They made good use of the shadows, their figures blurred in the moonlight.

Before fleeing to the Thousand Laws City, this adventure party of six people was famous. They have even broken into underground labyrinths and stolen treasures from Minotaur guarded vaults.

Therefore, in the eyes of the adventurers, there is nothing difficult about the secret mission received today. Infiltrating the Thieves' Guild and killing all the people inside is just a piece of cake, and at best it can only be regarded as an after-dinner exercise. The only trouble is to capture alive a thief named Kelly. Finding a stranger is more laborious and may take a little more time.

A few minutes later, two crossbows were mounted with arrows. Their targets are the guards at the gates of the Thieves' Guild, and the arrows painted with ** glow blue. As the bowstring rattled, a man leaning against a wall and pretending to sleep slipped and fell to the ground. He was hit by an arrow in the throat and in the heart, and he was killed instantly.

The adventurers immediately drew their weapons and rushed to the side door. They intend to effectively carry out suppression and strangle the enemy in their sleep.

Suddenly, a bright red beam of light shot out and landed at the adventurers' feet. It is a high-flying sphere with terrifying destructive power. Fierce flames burst into flames, engulfing the adventurers. At the same time, several rows of torches lit up from all directions, directing deadly arrows towards the adventurers.

"Heh, these guys have good archery, it's a lethal hit. ”

Half a minute later, Curt, who had hit the adventurers with a fireball technique, walked out of his hiding place and came to the corpse of the sentry. Gordon, Cameron, and Kelly followed, their expressions cloudy.

Curt looked at the six adventurers lying on the ground, and raised the corners of his mouth into a mocking smile. Then he turned and lifted the hood from the sentry's corpse. Underneath the hood was a lewd face with a frightened expression. It belonged to Napier, the third son of Evra. Napier used to be pestered with Ramsey about Randle, and now Randall no longer needs to worry about his stalking.

"Then there's the Lao guys. ”

Curt raised his head and said politely. A dozen or so men with torches and black robes leaned over and began to change Napier's clothes and rearrange the scene. They are the direct force of the Black Hand, the core members of the Thieves' Guild. In order to capture Napier in time and place him here, Curt struggled to convince the Black Hand to help.

"Do you think we can hide it?"

Kelly trembled slightly, staring at Curt and asked. Curt's plan to blame Jason for Napier's death was too simple and straightforward for Kelly. The success rate of this matter is very impressive, and if it fails, I'm afraid that even Ioham won't be able to save Curt. Kelly didn't understand why Curt was taking such a big risk, to which Curt calmly replied:

"Nothing to worry about, Kelly. The fact that the Black Hand agreed to my plan shows that it is feasible. If you think about it, we used ** to lure Napier into coming alone tonight. We even made Napier happy and able to be a ghost. The so-called coincidence is a small probability event that is stacked with details. The black hand will take care of every detail for us, so who will find out the truth?"

"Mages are omnipotent, and they use spells to find clues. And I really don't understand why the Black Hand would agree to help you. ”

Kelly blushed and retorted in a low voice. So Curt shrugged his shoulders and said happily:

"Because the black hand bets that I will win, and it wants to get my handle. With a common secret, my every move in the Council of the Thousand Laws had to take into account the interests of the black hand. In addition, my plan is bold and crazy enough. Normal people don't do this, so it's less likely to be suspected. Not to mention, the Black Hand is in charge of a group of experts who carry out conspiracies, so it probably appreciates my idea, right?"

"Another big gamble, my master. You've always gambled on your luck, and hopefully you'll be able to win this time too. ”

When Kelly was speechless, Gordon interjected. He looked at Curt with admiration and continued to whisper:

"You dare to bet, that's what I admire most about you. You're going to win, and I'm going to follow you up. ”

"And me. ”

Cameron answered, following Gordon's example, and pledged his loyalty to Curt. Two of the six adventurers died at the hands of Cameron's arrows, proving his prowess once again. Kelly shook her head repeatedly, not understanding where Gordon and Cameron's loyalty came from. Curt nodded slightly, stared at the two subordinates and said:

"Very well, that's why I'm bringing you with me today. Do your job well and you'll be rewarded. ...... Let's be honest. Gordon, Cameron, you're not young anymore, and you have limited time and energy left. If you don't want to live a mediocre life, you have to work harder. ”

"Yes. ”

Gordon and Cameron replied in unison, looking very submissive. Although they may not agree with Curt's behavior from the bottom of their hearts, after learning Curt's methods a few times, either explicitly or covertly, they definitely have no courage to resist. They had to admit that Curt's decisions were always the right ones, even if they sometimes didn't seem reasonable. And the high-level mages who fell under Curt were already too many to count on one hand, and Jason and Evra weren't necessarily any better than the losers.

At the same time, the henchmen of the Black Hand are showing their skills. They skillfully use tools and even spells to set up the scene as if an unlucky prostitute was assassinated. Their spell-casting skills can only be regarded as Err, which can be described as useless in face-to-face combat. But in the current situation, it has wielded a strong effect. If they were to be evaluated, I'm afraid that the spells they used would be more appropriately called trickery.

Misleading prophecies, necromantic dispelling, summoning revenants, virtual memories, ......

Curt struggled to identify the spells cast by the men in black, joting down their names. After being dealt with by the men in black, Napier's soul will be banished directly to the lower planes, i.e., the bottomless abyss or the Scorching Hell.

In its place, a wandering soul tampered with by memory. When a caster comes to investigate, it will be called out, revealing information that is extremely favorable to Curt. Even if Olga personally acted by the judge of the seat, he could not restore the truth of the matter.

"Thank you for your hard work. ”

After the men in black were busy, Curt walked up to the man in black and thanked him politely. He covertly handed over a general money order with a denomination of 5,000 gold coins, but the man in black did not answer. He didn't even look at Curt squarely, he just bowed down and said:

"The hand in the darkness holds a qiē, and the one favored by it is the noblest guest. ”

"Thank you. ”

Curt slowly withdrew his hand and watched the men in black walk away without stopping. During a private meeting with the Black Hand, Curt didn't expect to get such a powerful group of reinforcements.

In Curt's opinion, this team of men in black is the ideal subordinate. They serve the black hand like believers who serve the gods, but the skilled group has no selfish desires. It seems that the black hand has been operating in Thousand Laws City for many years, and it is by no means in vain. Its roots are terrifyingly deep, but it knows how to wander in the darkness on the edge, and always maintain a low profile that does not match its strength.

What impressed Curt even more was the meeting with the black hand. It took a lot of effort for Kelly to get the Black Hand and Curt to meet for the second time, but the two sides only spoke a few words before they decided to do the action tonight.

"Your time is precious, so I'll get straight to the point. I wanted to surprise Jason with a big surprise and clean up Napier by the way. ”

"Interesting. ”

"I've heard that Napier often comes to the hotels in the docklands to stay overnight, and I wanted to arrange an accident. ”

"Yes. ”

"How's it going tonight? I know it might be a little tight on time. ”

"Hehe, Napier happened to make an appointment with the red card ** in the store to meet tonight. You can go back, I'll arrange it. ”

That's all for Curt's meeting with the Black Hand, and it didn't add up to a minute. But when Curt recalls it, it's easy to see the brilliance of the black hand.

The Black Hand doesn't need any mention from Curt to know all the information. It had known that adventurers were going to attack Kelly, so it didn't need to be much of a tongue at all. In addition, the agreement with Napier may also be a foreshadowing set in advance, just in case of emergency.

In a certain way, the black hand knows Curt very well. It is likely that it had already made a plan, and was only waiting for Curt to speak and become the executor of the plan.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

Curt murmured as he pondered every word the Black Hand had spoken. He couldn't figure out why the black hand, who had always kept a low profile, would actively intervene in the operation against Jason and Evra. From the logic of the act, this contradicts the style of the black hand.

"Do you want to go to the next level, Black Hand?" or are you just optimistic about me?"

After returning to the Black Tower, Curt continued to think about it while sipping tea. Ani stood on the side, her hands outstretched in boredom and spun in place. Starlight dust fell down, and Curt, who was staring at them, suddenly smiled and said:

"It doesn't matter, the more helpers the better. It's just that the black hand shouldn't have thought about it, and I probably won't stay in Qianfa City for long. I'm going to destroy the entire Thousand Laws City and walk away. If it were going to treat me as a long-term investment, it would be lost. ”

"Will you take me with you?"

Ani stopped spinning and asked as she looked at Curt quietly. Curt smiled and nodded, and said sincerely:

"Wherever the world goes, even if the countless planes of the multiverse are exhausted. Ani, I swear, I'll be with you. ”