"The latest news from Kanaya, the last order we took during this period...it also ends today."
"Oh, really? That sounds like good news..."
"I know what you are thinking...but whoever takes the next order should complete it. This is the rule we set at the beginning."
"So what I hate the most are these rules...yo yo yo, look who's back?"
In some unknown corner of the free world, several figures hidden in the darkness were having such a conversation, and then at a certain moment, a sudden black figure was included in their group: "How about it?"
Ah, long legs? How do you feel?"
"...Why haven't you left yet?"
"Aha, everyone, take a look, this guy is threatening my baby again. The baby is so scared..."
"..."
"If you really do it, I might still consider your friendly and harmonious proposal, but now... ha, I have more confidence to stand here! Come on, can you?
What do you do to me?"
"...Brother Zhiqing, I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to leave first. I have something to report..."
boom!
Suddenly there was a muffled sound in the dark night, accompanied by a scream belonging to a high-pitched voice. After a moment, a figure sitting in the middle of the round table slowly took back his hand and held the
The low voice at the beginning continued: "Okay, he has been punished, you... continue."
"……yes."
The slender figure nodded slowly, then looked around in the darkness where he could not see anything at all, as if communicating with others with his eyes: "You should all know the news about the failed assassination. I will tell you about the process."
I won’t go into details because there is no need.”
He slowly sat down in a position next to the round table, his precise movements seemed to be in clear daylight: "Let's get straight to the point... That person should be the Sky-Breaking Blade."
"...What's the basis?"
"His combat moves and displayed abilities are beyond what our level can use. It was not obvious at first, but after our partner died, he seemed too lazy to perform."
The tall and thin man paused for a moment, and then said word by word: "He can block a full force claw attack from me with a weak movement... It's not an accident."
"...Is it a bonus on the equipment?"
The silence gradually dispersed in the darkness, and was broken by a hoarse voice after a moment: "High-quality equipment in the free world is likely to significantly change a person's power..."
"Of course it's possible, but it's definitely not like him." The tall and thin man shook his head: "Regarding the experiments and effects of a series of bonuses such as attack power, defense power, speed, etc., we should conduct experiments on our own bodies and those of the League Cup.
I have seen it a lot in the competition, I can guarantee..."
"The strength shown in that guy cannot be brought about by one or two pieces of equipment." His voice was low, like the roar of a demon echoing in the abyss: "If you look back, according to his status
If you want to consider it..."
"That should be the path of Yi Jian." The leader in front of the table took his words in a low voice, and then laughed coldly: "Humph, hehehehe..."
"Yo yo yo, so this is the reason why you came back from the dead?" As a high-pitched voice sounded, the figure who was knocked away at first slapped his body and walked back as if nothing happened: "We, the condemners,
, when did you become unable to run out of other people’s nursing homes for middle-aged and elderly people?”
"...This is exactly what I thought." The tall and thin man frowned, and then ignored the man's provocation again: "The second reason why I can confirm the identity of the other party."
"Secret word, that God of Death...she also appeared."
The breathing in silence seemed to have stopped for a moment with the emergence of these words, followed by the sound of table slamming and shouting from another corner: "Secret language? How is that possible? She is not..."
"Shh..."
The leader sitting in the center let out a low sigh, then straightened his voice again: "You... didn't admit your mistake?"
"Our generation... probably won't admit our mistakes, right?" The tall and thin man sighed, and his voice seemed to be addressing everyone: "Such an amazing woman left such a deep impression on us.
, if it were someone else... he would probably be able to recognize it at a glance."
"...Then, there is nothing wrong with this matter."
The leader in the center thought again for a while, and finally broke the silence of the round table: "Although the mission failed and we need to pay a large amount of default fees, but... the value of this news is much higher than that."
"According to the news from Hongshan Lao Dao, that person was indeed very active during this time in Tania." Another dark figure under his leadership interrupted the introduction at the right time: "Combined with the news from other places.
Based on the intelligence, we can believe that some recent events...are related to him."
"We can investigate those things slowly." The leader shook his head, and then turned his attention to other directions of the round table: "What needs to be considered now...is our future direction."
"Demon Hunter, based on the information you brought back, on behalf of the Round Table Conference, I absolve you of the crime of failure." He stood up first, and then slowly announced with everyone bowing their heads: "Your star rating
will decline, but you can still continue to accept external commissions to repay... your failure this time."
"...Yes." The tall and thin man was silent for a while, but finally nodded.
"The rest of the tasks went smoothly." Satisfied with the other party's performance, the shadow returned to the central position: "If our calculations are not wrong... we need to prepare well for the next time.
,include……"
"Things that should be taken into account in dealing with the Sky-Breaking Blade."
"...Do we really want to go against him?" The unbearably hoarse voice from before came out from the corner of the round table again: "He is the Sky-Breaking Blade after all, if..."
"Ah ha, you are scared again." A high-pitched voice interrupted the other party: "You, the older you get, the more scared you become. As a representative of the younger generation and a rising star of the Convict, I don't even know what you are scared of.
What……"
"Shut up."
Two faint words suppressed the man's words again, but the leader who spoke again ignored his rudeness and explained to the person with a hoarse voice: "My purpose is to deal with it, not to deal with it...
There is still a difference between the two.”
"An opponent like the Sky-Breaking Blade is indeed worthy of respect, but... if you want to overcome him, brute force is not the only method." He said solemnly: "If possible, we can also use other methods.
In this way, regarding this...Brother Dongxiang, I still leave this matter to you."
"We need more information." The figure below nodded: "The current situation is still unclear, whether it is that person or the principality where he is..."
"yes."
The leader followed suit, and then amidst the sighs of relief from the others, he let out a deep laugh: "Humph, hehehehe..."
"If the principality really falls..." He whispered: "None of this will be a problem."
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Duan Qing really didn't think about the future of the principality because he really went offline to sleep.
Ignoring whether Ciyu Ninglan acted according to his instructions, or the final result of the game in which Huanmeng won the magic bomb in advance, he just washed himself up after getting off the line.
face, and then fell asleep, not even caring about the whereabouts of others, Mengzhu's questioning, and the results of the League Cup team competition. It seems that it is really as he said in the game, due to excessive mental exhaustion, this event
I felt that he slept for an extra long time, and did not get up until the afternoon of the next day. After he had dealt with his personal affairs in a daze, and filled his stomach in a financial way, he stayed on his friend list.
’s messages have piled up as usual, one after another, reaching the level that he needs to deal with. Apart from the messages that are considered harassment messages that often appear as before, the most troublesome thing for him is
Inquiries from several friends and the urging from his boss, Mengzhu, made him roll his eyes and simply ignore all the messages. Then he lay down in the game cabin and went to major websites and forums.
in the game news section.
It’s time to verify the authenticity of the Fars Fortress incident and its final outcome.
Regardless of whether people related to this incident or not, participated in and recognized the facts, the fall of Fars Fortress - or the basic fall is already a certainty. Relying on the bravery of the Empire's Snow Wolf Army,
As well as the help from the Imperial players, mainly Wings of Freedom, the Imperial troops who succeeded in the sneak attack at night did not take much effort to break into the Fars Fortress that had lost the fortress gate, and then fought with the garrison of the Principality.
After a night of fighting, they were all annihilated in the end, and important areas including the central square, armory, drill ground, command center, and several towers near the west were occupied, and almost half of the Fars Fortress was captured.
中. The Fars garrison, which had already suffered a loss, had not yet recovered from the pain of the last time, so the casualties this time became even more tragic. Three of the command adjutants in charge of leading the army alone were killed.
, there were countless middle-level officers, including captains. Except for a few people who had never participated in the battle at the beginning, and those who were not responsible for the battle, almost all the rest fell in the fortress, or were beaten like wolves.
Tiger's imperial people were captured. But even so, Fars Fortress is still in a state of being contested, because as the news spreads wider and wider, the number of players rushing to Fars Fortress also becomes larger and larger.
More and more, relying on the command of some experienced veterans who have been fighting for many years, using Jianghu as their charge, and the last resort tactics of stacking corpses, they started a rather brutal street battle with the imperial people, and finally ended up in the still unbearable situation.
The intact east gate blocked the advance of the Imperials and held the last position. While protecting the remnants of the last principality troops including Dusk, it also left the last remaining ground for their future.
A ray of hope.
Of course, the source of this result is also closely related to the Empire's new tank being stuck in the fortress and the sudden heavy rain.
"Such a tank... was actually mass-produced?" Looking at the irritable descriptions from some players who had participated in the battle, Duan Qing shook his head in amusement: "And then you are still stuck in the fortress? Are you really?
Isn’t it meant to be funny?”
After roughly reading the text in the post, he shook his head and closed the page, then opened another player's description and found relevant information about those tanks: "That thing is made of iron.
There were many soldiers hidden in the box. They first crashed into our human wall, then breathed fire, shot arrows, and some even dropped bombs into our crowd... We couldn't stop the advancement of those iron lumps, they were really
It's so hard that even fireballs can't explode those iron shells. There must be something anti-magic added..."
"It seems... the situation is very similar to the last time." Duan Qing shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, unless the system gives it to us with great mercy, we won't be able to get the magic bomb from last time...
"
Seemingly remembering some sad past event, he sighed and put the water glass in his hand on the table outside the game cabin, and then started flipping through his friend list, as if he wanted to confirm something. After a while, a
The name of his friend who had been silent for a long time began to vibrate on the screen, but it was Duan Fenglei, who also seemed to have not logged into the game, who sent him a reply: "It doesn't matter, we will call back."
"But we have to wait until after the game is over...right?" Duan Qing whispered to himself: "You were like this last time."
Carefully recalling every detail of last night, he closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then ignored the latest League Cup report and turned to enter the game. The maid who was still staying at the temporary residence of the Adventurers Association seemed to have already
Anticipating Duan Qing's arrival, she kept waiting with a saucer for a long time. It was not until Duan Qing came online that she stopped waiting and delivered a cup of tea to him: "The news has been notified
Along with the others, Sister Liuzhang also went out, probably to start investigation and preparation..."
"You are all much more capable than me now, so I don't care about you." Duan Qing drank the liquid in the cup in one breath and wiped his mouth: "Where is Huan Meng? Have you met him again?
"
"No, sir." Ciyu Ninglan shook her head: "But... Ninglan has described his appearance to Mr. Xiao Hongchen in detail. I believe he will be able to find these people."
"..." Duan Qing, who was about to open the door and go out, looked back at her for a long time, and finally showed a dumbfounded expression: "Okay, I admit, that guy does have an... indescribable ability in recognizing people.
"
"The matter about the fortress has been confirmed, sir." Encrypted Ninglan smiled, and then continued: "I wonder if you..."
"I saw it." Duan Qing whispered: "But judging from what happened last night, we can't rush there yet. Even if Fars Fortress is lost, it is just a lost position. It is not unacceptable.
Things, compared with..."
He raised his head and looked at the damp ground outside the association and the fresh sky after the rain in Tanya: "The safety here is more important."
He chuckled lowly, then raised the weapon behind him, turned around and walked out of the door. However, a moment later, the voice of the maid behind him made his steps stagger and he almost tripped.
On the ground.
"By the way, sir, the leader asked Ninglan to leave a message for you, asking you to meet her at Cabin Castle." She said: "She also specifically emphasized that if you don't go..."
"She didn't approve Sister Qianzhihe's request to join the club."
"...Will that girl join the meeting? Since when has she had anything to do with me..."
Looking at the smiling face of the maid in the room at the back, Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and then responded in a low voice.
"Okay, okay, I understand."
This chapter has been completed!