Fran whispered to the assassin beside him. He was wearing a black cloak and hiding his hidden sword under his ordinary cuffs.
It was two months ago that he took over this mission. Six months ago, he was an empire citizen, living a secluded life in Baker City. One day, an old friend suddenly visited and brought a dwarf with him. He revealed his identity.
Later, I learned that the other party was from Kislev, and came all the way to the imperial city with only one purpose: to ask the Ghost Face Brotherhood to help, because there was a big deal to be done.
Once a high-ranking member of the Ghostface Brotherhood, Fran spent most of his life in anonymity. In other words, he had many different names and identities. He was a loyal knight, a bard, and a minor nobleman of the empire. However,
His true identity is an assassin, a killer who takes people's money and eliminates disasters for others. He has assassinated nobles of the empire, officials' election opponents, underground mistresses of noble wives, etc.
Decades of assassination career made him tired of this "job". So, after turning fifty, Fran chose to quit the business. However, it turns out that as long as you are famous, you cannot escape the pursuit of the world.
.There are always people who need you, and they will try their best to find you. Even if those former employers don’t send someone to come to you, others will come to you. This is a profession that you can’t stop after you do it once.
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It's like the dwarf who came to him. Fran still doesn't know what means this little dwarf used to convince his brother, who has been with him through life and death for many years, to join him. Moreover, even though he knew that he was retiring, he still took the risk to invite him to help.
You know, in a place like the Empire's black market, no one cares about losing a life.
Fran was finally persuaded, not because of the favorable conditions offered by the dwarf, but because his strong-armed brother was going to Kislev... She owed him a life, a huge favor, which must be repaid. Head to Kislev
Reeve returned to his old business in the north in order to repay the kindness of his brother for blocking the sword for him. Yes, he joined the Brotherhood again, but it was no longer the Ghost Face Brotherhood, but the Silver Sword Brotherhood of Blackhammer Castle.
.An organization that specializes in collecting intelligence for lords and killing competitors. And their main target is the secret police from the south of Kislev.
The target Fran was hunting was the squire who was hiding next to the knight Vergil. The young squire was promoted from an ordinary soldier in less than half a year, and stayed with Vergil for another half a year. Although he did things well, he was promoted so quickly.
The road to promotion still attracted the attention of the Silver Sword Brotherhood.
He focused on this attendant and conducted a secret investigation. Only then did he learn that his origin was not simple. He came from the city of Elengrad in the south. As for his occupation in Elengrad, Fran could no longer investigate.
There was also a problem with the officer assigned by the attendant to Virgil. His wealth had skyrocketed in just a few years, and he was involved in many gray industries in various capacities. That salary alone was not enough to allow him to own so much underground money.
Industrial corruption, conspiracy, vendetta... dark struggles can be found everywhere.
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The cracked city wall, the corrupted earth, and stinking corpses were everywhere. Rhodes saw a small mountain of corpses not far away, with countless bloodthirsty ants crawling on it. They were densely packed, like a black river, flowing through the pile of corpses.
, burrowed into the corpses and gnawed at their internal organs. Some white maggots were also carried out and used as food for the ant colony.
The sky was black, and the leafless old trees stretched their dead branches to the sky, like the skinny arms of a dead man, helpless and full of deathly silence. Cries and screams that seemed inhumane echoed in the city. Rhode looked around,
But not a single living person was seen.
Suddenly, the city wall was shattered by a powerful force. A loud roar was accompanied by gravel splashing. In an instant, countless undead poured out from the gap in the city wall. Skeleton soldiers, zombies, black knights, and monsters.
Blood Sky Ghost... undead creatures like mudslides were coming towards him.
Just when he was about to raise his weapon to fight back, those terrifying creatures suddenly disappeared before his eyes. Like dirt and powder, they turned into nothing in an instant... Stepping on the gravel and corpses, Rhodes walked into the city. He found that
Human corpses stretch from the gap in the city wall to the bloody throne in the distance.
Countless corpses piled up on the road leading to the throne. Stepping on the broken corpses, Rhodes walked forward step by step. The moment he was about to step onto the throne, a pair of rotten hands grabbed his ankles. It was a man with only
The half-faced undead skeleton, which was originally an insignificant undead, now possesses endless power, dragging Rhodes into the ground. Passing through the ground and buried in countless corpses, Rhodes felt that he was almost suffocating...
While he was struggling, a pair of cold hands dragged him out of the darkness.
Another dream...
"Honey, are you having another nightmare?"
Caroline asked softly from beside her, a cold hand was pressing on Rhodes' forehead, her eyes were full of concern.
"Hmm...the throne watered with blood..." Rhodes whispered. "Where are we?"
"Blackhammer Castle..."
Caroline whispered back.
"I heard that you are back. Other lords in the north are rushing here. Even the new lord of Watch Castle, that child, Bradley, is also here accompanied by his mother."
She continued. Looking at Caroline's current appearance, Rod couldn't help but recall the appearance when he and this little girl met for the first time many years ago. At that time, she was indeed a child...protected and doted on by her father.
Growing up, she is naughty and full of curiosity about everything. She can secretly board a ship and risk being punished by the Snow Queen to travel around the empire. She can also secretly sneak into the underground hot springs of Blackhammer Castle. She has no taboo about her identity as a Frost Witch.
.And now, many years later, this naughty girl has grown into a mature and generous woman. Externally, she rules Heidelberg. Internally, she can also switch between the status of lord and wife very well. Time is a killing blow.
The pig knife kills passion and creates wisdom and stability. Rhodes just sighed.
"Any news from Dennis?"
Rhodes asked. The northern lords came all the way here, not simply to celebrate their safe return. Rhodes knew their true purpose. But before that, Dennis must come back. That will always be a barb in his heart.
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"Edmund said that the smuggling caravan was on the way. They didn't dare to take the main road and came from the country road."
Caroline answered calmly.
"Okay, don't think too much. There has just been turmoil in Kislev, and the Snow Queen will not be able to take care of that much for a while. I think, with Dennis's cleverness, there shouldn't be much of a problem."