Chapter 197 Trial Evaluation Improved, Old Augustine
Xia En calmed down and looked around.
The dark and dark treasure house was still empty.
Not only was Augustine nowhere to be seen, not even the assassin who broke into this place before them could be seen.
Nana felt a little strange about his reaction and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Xia En looked at her: "Have you heard any strange sounds?"
"Strange sounds?"
Nana frowned, shook her head and said, "No."
Xia En was even more confused. Could it be that only he could hear the "You're here" just now?
But the question is, why is "You are here?"
Could Augustine be waiting for him?
But is the person he is waiting for, John as the apostle, or Shane as the tester?
If it’s the former, it’s understandable.
But if it's the latter...
Xia En exhaled, temporarily putting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, and searched the treasure house with his eyes.
No matter what, he did not forget that his first goal was to catch the assassin who broke into the treasure house.
As for the treasures in the treasure house, it would be a lie to say that they are not tempted.
But now that you have heard Augustine’s voice, and you still dare to get your hands on these secret treasures, you are really desperate.
With the perception of [Blood Power], Xia En quickly locked the assassin's escape direction and quickly chased after him.
In the process of chasing and escaping, both the assassin and Xia En had a tacit understanding not to destroy the obstacles along the way, especially the wooden shelves holding the treasures.
There are obviously some good restrictions on these shelves, and if you destroy them rashly, you will only get backlash.
However, the further he chased deeper into the treasure house, the more surprised Xia En was.
The treasures placed on the shelves on both sides are a dazzling array.
There are various rare minerals and crystals, as well as the bones of suspected giant sea beasts. Some are like simple souvenirs, while others contain strange secret powers.
Big swords, long knives, finger tigers, armors... there are also a lot of strange and weird equipment.
There are even some potion materials placed in special containers, such as fluorescent fruits, royal blue seaweed, etc.
The secret power on it made Xia En secretly envious.
Even Xia En has seen some things about the world, but after walking around in this treasure house, he realized that he was just a pauper before.
Think about it carefully.
Xia En only has a third-level rank in the real world. Coming to this legendary [Pirate Principality] will certainly be an eye-opener.
It's a pity that Xia En can't take away most of the treasures here.
"Just think of it as a CG scene!"
Xia En gritted his teeth and comforted himself in his heart, while speeding up his pace to catch up with the assassin in front of him.
Although the treasure house of this principality is large, it has boundaries after all.
After turning a corner, the breath in my perception suddenly disappeared.
Shane frowned slightly.
The next moment.
A serrated steel knife tore through the air and struck Xia En head-on!
Cang!
Xia En raised the bloody sword and placed it on the path of the steel sword like a prophet.
The two weapons collided, making the sound of gold and iron clashing.
The terrifying force transmitted from the steel knife instantly caused the attacker's complexion to change suddenly.
Only those who have played against each other in person will understand what a terrifying number Xia En’s overall quality of 3.4 is.
After a brief struggle, the assassin even felt like he was going to be chopped away by this sword.
Before his body lost balance, the assassin gritted his teeth and poured all his secret power into the serrated steel knife.
Nana's face at the back changed, and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Be careful!"
Following that.
With a "click", the serrated steel knife shattered into countless tiny blades, sweeping toward Xia En like a gust of wind.
At the same time, the assassin retreated violently and stared nervously at the black shadow in the blade storm.
This move is his killer move!
What is truly fatal is not the damage caused by the blade itself.
But after cutting countless wounds, he can cooperate with his [Bleeding Technique] to drain the enemy's blood in just a few seconds.
Facing ordinary enemies, the assassin will feel that he is already stable, but for this [faceless shadow], he rarely has much confidence.
According to rumors within the federation, this [faceless shadow] is an immortal!
This is also the reason why the assassin ran away decisively as soon as they met.
Soon, the storm formed by the blades quickly subsided.
The dark and strange figure is still standing in place.
The assassin could see that there were many wounds on his black robe.
But before the assassin showed joy, he suddenly realized that not even a drop of blood came out of those wounds!
The assassin was stunned and murmured: "What on earth...are you?"
Xia En didn't speak, but silently approached the man.
The wounds on his body seemed to be numerous, but in fact they were not serious at all.
The scattered blades were not as powerful as the previous Desert Storm, and many of the blade fragments did not even break through his defense.
As for the so-called [bleeding technique], it is of no use at all to the blind man who is ogling the projected body.
Converted into the power of the ship soul, it only lost 8 points.
As Xia En approached, he observed the assassin's appearance.
Although the other person was wearing a mask, he still recognized his identity at a glance -
The fifth apostle, Ansel!
In fact, when they met in the sea before, Xia En had a guess in his mind.
After all, among the apostles, he is actually the only one who is good at naval warfare and is a member of the sea tribe.
As for the fact that he was a trialist, Xia En had already expected it.
The only thing that made Xia En a little confused was that Ansel looked at him with a familiar look, as if he had seen it somewhere before?
At this time, seeing that his last resort had been cracked, Ansel stood up, took off his mask, spread his hands and spoke openly.
“No fight, no fight, I surrender.”
“I will be unlucky if I bump into you, a monster.”
Hearing this, Xia En raised his bloody sword and wanted to give Ansel a good blow.
“Wait.”
Ansel smiled bitterly and said seriously: “Can you not kill me?”
“It is not easy to participate in a promotion ritual. , I really don’t want to fail.”
“My necessary task is to protect Augustine from death. At this point, our interests are the same, and I can even help you improve your trial evaluation.”
Ansel raised his hand vowingly: "If you don't believe it, I can swear to the [Secret Sea]."
"And, after the promotion ritual, just think that I owe you a favor."< br>
Nana on the side frowned, but didn't say anything.
This Ansel was basically subdued by John alone. How to deal with it is also his business.
At this moment, Xia En suddenly remembered where that sense of familiarity came from and said.
"You are the captain of the White Dove, Julian the Bloody Hand?"
Although his words were questions, they were in a positive tone.
In [Thunder Sea], Xia En had an encounter with the [White Dove]. The captain looked at it from a distance and left a big impression on him. Now that I think about it, the other party is obviously a mystic who is about to break through to the fourth level. It is very reasonable for him to appear in this promotion ritual.
Hearing this, Ansel, or Julian, was stunned.
Has he ever met this [faceless shadow] before?
But why didn’t he have any impression at all?
Julian's thoughts were ups and downs, but the expression and temperament on his face suddenly changed. He was no longer that cunning and timid look, but became calm and restrained.
Everything "Ansel" did just now was actually his "acting" and disguise.
This cold and calm attitude is the true side of Julian.
"I didn't expect that Tangtang [Shadow of Faceless] would have heard of my name."
Julian raised his head and looked at Xia En without fear.
"In that case, you might as well give me a pleasant word."
"Are you willing to do this deal?"
Xia En thought for a moment and said: " Neither your favor nor you are important to me.”
"But not having you is very important to me."
Before he finished speaking, Xia En's bloody sword drew a beautiful arc and hit Julian's face.
——The reason why Shane is unwilling to trade with Julian is certainly not as simple as what he said.
First of all, Julian took the lead in attacking him and Nana, so it was completely normal for him to want to kill him.
Secondly, the "favor" mentioned by Julian is simply unrealistic.
Xia En can only use this favor unless his identity is exposed.
The last point is also the most important point.
Judging from Julian's behavior, the captain of the [White Dove] can be said to be a complete tyrant.
He will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and he is flexible and flexible, like a cold and poisonous snake.
For such a person, Xia En can't trust him, let alone make a deal with him.
Otherwise, if you were stabbed at a critical moment, you would not know how you died.
As for whether killing Julian would trigger his revenge, Xia En didn't care at all.
He can crush Julian at the third level. After breaking through the fourth level, why should he be afraid of a guy who failed to advance?
Seeing the sword falling in front of him, Julian cursed: "You madman!"
But at the same time, he was also making a final struggle and retreated violently. Finally, we came to a door at the end of this corridor.
Julian shouted loudly: "Mr. Augustine, save me!"
"Nana colluded with outsiders and wanted to kill me!"
Xia En felt awe-inspiring.
This is the deepest part of the treasure house, and behind that door, there is indeed an aura as deep as a mountain.
Could it be that Julian knew Augustine was here in advance and wanted to fight for a chance?
However, now that he has taken action, Xia En will certainly not hesitate.
Blessed by the terrifying power, the bloody sword drew out the bloody sword light and roared down towards Julian.
Julian looked at the door, hoping that he would make the right bet this time.
However, until the bloody sword cut his body in half, there was no sound from the door.
Chi!
Scarlet blood splattered.
This simple wooden door was also stained with mottled blood.
But there was still no movement inside the door.
Nana walked to Xia En and looked at the wooden door in front of her with a solemn expression.
"Lord Augustine, are you really in this door?"
If this is the case, then their previous actions were obviously known to Augustine.
Even if he is suppressed by the promotion ritual, a strong man of Augustine's level still possesses abilities that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
At this time, Xia En's attention was attracted by a line of small words that appeared in front of him.
【You killed the traitor "Ansel"! 】
【The trial evaluation has been greatly improved! 】
Shane was shocked: "Ansel is actually a traitor among the apostles?"
He really didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.
This also shows that what Julian just said is half true and half false. His necessary tasks are definitely different from Xia En's.
“What an old fox!”
Xia En cursed in his heart: “I almost let him fool me!”
"However, since Ansel is dead, isn't this trial mission half successful?"
"Wait, there seems to be something wrong..."
Xia En When I thought about it more carefully, I quickly discovered a blind spot -
In the description of the promotion ritual, it never said that there was only one traitor among the twelve apostles!
In the famous "The Last Supper", there was indeed only one traitor, Judas, but the situation in the [Pirate Principality] was different from that dinner after all.
Thinking of this, Xia En suddenly took a breath of cold air.
The difficulty of this werewolf killing seemed to be higher than he thought.
"John?"
Nana's words interrupted Shane's thoughts: "What should we do now?"
She looked at the body on the ground. , looked at the wooden door again, feeling a rare dilemma.
Xia En made a decision quickly, took a step forward, and gently knocked on the closed wooden door.
No matter what, it is a fact that he and Nana worked together to kill an apostle.
Whether it is to prove his innocence or to confirm Augustine's status, he should meet with the pirate king.
Boom!
Shane asked: "Mr. Augustine, are you in there?"
After waiting for a while, a faint sigh came from the door.
“Come in.”
Xia En opened the door and looked up.
In the medium-sized room, the flame in the fireplace was burning silently, and the gramophone on the cabinet was slowly turning, singing an old song from the past.
In a bench next to the fireplace, an old man with gray hair sat.
The old face was illuminated by the firelight, and the flames were beating quietly in the cloudy eyes.
Xia En was stunned.
He never thought that Augustine would look like this now.
Although in John's memory, Augustine was no longer young, he was still a dignified middle-aged man.
Whether it was the decapitated old man that Xia En saw in his hallucination, or the young man who looked at each other in the [Emerald Island], they all had a pride and magnanimity far beyond ordinary people.
Once you see it, you will never forget it.
But the Augustine in front of him was lifeless, as if he had lost all his ambitions and ambitions.
Xia En murmured: "It shouldn't be like this..."
The old man waved his hand gently, closed the door to the room, and said lightly: "Young man, we are in many places. I should have met him years ago.”
“And, if I’m not wrong...”
"You are not from this era, are you?"
(End of Chapter)