Chapter 186 Killing in the Forest (4k4)
Songyuan City, Iron Cross Street.
In Vincent Alley, the refugees who fled their hometown due to the plague and took refuge here were lining up in front of the temporary camp of the City Lord Relief Society, waiting to receive relief from the City Lord's mansion.
According to the decree issued by Marquis Vizia Bakar, the City Lord's Relief Society distributed to the refugees about one pound of ripe grain and three pounds of emergency food made from the monsters that the army defeated. This food is enough for the refugees to survive the next week - they must survive, otherwise they will only face death.
And right next to this long queue, there is an inconspicuous corner of Vincent Alley.
A middle-aged man wearing a coarse turban and patched linen clothes walked through the ranks of refugees with an expressionless expression.
Judging from his clothes alone, he has indeed blended in with the refugees. But no one noticed that a big hole was torn in the chest of the linen clothes he was wearing. And on the edge of the big hole, there was still a trace of fresh blood.
Bang bang, his shoulders kept bumping into the other refugees, earning him a lot of unkind looks.
The refugees who were knocked away stared at him with angry eyes, but they received cold and indifferent indifference.
The refugees saw that the middle-aged man's eyes were dotted with a bright red.
But it was this deep red color that made them feel extremely frightened. In a daze, the refugees seemed to see the mountain of corpses and sea of blood that could drown and swallow them.
Some refugees had already raised their fists, preparing to hit the middle-aged man. However, the inexplicable strong fear in their hearts stopped them, causing their movements to freeze in mid-air, and finally they watched the middle-aged man pass by expressionlessly.
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After passing through the long queue of refugees, the middle-aged man raised his hand and pulled his scarf higher.
Then he put his hand into his arms.
After groping for a while, he took out an exquisite and gorgeous compass that exuded an ancient atmosphere from his arms.
——"Silver Dial Compass"!
The man stared at the compass, his eyes becoming sinister and deep.
"The target...that priest...has moved?"
He murmured, recalling in his mind the information that "Black Fang"'s informants had returned to him.
"Lord Koros... the reason why he sent me here... is because the target is the 'fourth destiny', or he has the helper of the 'fourth destiny'."
"The four advance Black Fangs... they all died. They died in that tavern..."
"Well...in that tavern, there are actually two [Supreme] fourth-level 'throne knights'..."
The man's fingers rubbed the surface of the compass, and the constantly trembling mercury needles in it aroused more thoughts in him.
"But...we still haven't been able to see the target with our own eyes...could it be that the 'Black Fang', 'Hyena', 'Blood Owl' and 'Gargoyle' sent out twice by Mr. Koros... were all killed by those two Killed by a 'Knight of the Throne'?"
"Hmm...it's possible."
"Executioner" Koros's subordinates, "Guillotine" Bagry, who commanded some of the Black Fangs, kept thinking in his mind.
"But now, the target has moved. He left the tavern..."
"Hmm...is this a trap? Or an opportunity?"
"But no matter what...the two 'Knights of the Throne' are not here...perhaps they can complete the task assigned by Lord Koros in one fell swoop."
"..."
When he thought of this, "Guillotine" Bagri stopped thinking about anything.
He silently put away the "Silver Dial Compass" and said to the air beside him as he walked deeper into Vincent Alley: "Comrades who serve the dark... follow me closely."
"Although...'Black Bear' and the others have sacrificed, there are still me and you, which is enough to complete the mission and eliminate possible obstacles ahead..."
"...For the sake of 'Pitch Dark', for the sake of 'Executioner'... give your lives to me..."
"——For the great cause of Lord Koros."
"..."
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On the edge of Songyuan City, next to a deep and dense forest.
Luo Xiu and Intis were walking along the edge of the dense forest in a direction away from Songyuan City.
There are no established roads around here. The "wilderness" is the most realistic portrayal of this place. Luo Xiu could often hear the howls of hungry beasts coming from the depths of the dense forest.
The atmosphere in this neighborhood is quite eerie, because it is actually close to the residents of the Songyuan City slum and the mass graves where the bodies of their relatives or neighbors are buried.
Although there are always officials from the government to publicize or educate citizens that burying corpses privately will contribute to the spread of plague and the epidemic of disease, most of the proletarian and lower-income citizens dismiss it or even sneer at it - in solving the so-called Before addressing the issue of “plague” or “disease”, it would be more practical to first solve the problem that only middle-class families and above can afford burial costs in cemeteries.
As for the unknown plague that recently broke out in the border areas of the empire, countless refugees fled to the Songyuan Territory. They not only brought the plague, but also brought an exponential increase in corpses.
Countless refugees either died from long-distance fatigue, or died from diseases and plagues. This has doubled the number of people who secretly hid corpses and buried them outside the city in recent days. The stench of corpses can be smelled from a long distance away.
And it was this aura that made Luo Xiu choose this place as the venue for his plan - the venue for the upcoming battle with the "Pissou" and his "Black Fangs"!
In such an environment, the strong aura of the battle between extraordinary beings will be difficult to detect by other extraordinary beings in the city. This is an ideal battlefield... except that the atmosphere is a bit weird, other aspects are quite ideal.
And I can also "unblock" some taboo abilities.
While Luo Xiu was thinking about this, he took out the "Silver Dial Compass" and observed the movement of the mercury needle on it from time to time.
As Luo Xiu had expected before, after he left the "Wolf Hunter Tavern", not long after, the mercury needle on the "Silver Dial Compass" began to tremble violently.
This shows that the enemy's "head" has moved again, and his movement speed has become very fast at this time!
"Sure enough..." Luo Xiu rubbed his chin, which further confirmed his suspicion.
The original choice to stay at the "Wolf Hunter Tavern" really confuses the enemy!
"Knight of the Throne" Isaac and "Knight of the Throne" Blueyere are too conspicuous, which will make the enemy mistakenly believe that the reason for the failure of sending Black Fang twice before to assassinate them is because of these two [Supreme] Door gods of the fourth level of destiny ignore or underestimate their original goal, which is their true strength!
Luo Xiu thought this way. After all, in this third Black Fang attack, he only completed one unilateral killing of the Black Fang assassin in the room, and no one saw anyone outside the room. What happened inside at that time.
Luo Xiu quickened his pace while thinking. At the same time, he saw the "Silver Dial Compass" in his hand trembling more and more violently, which showed that the enemy was getting closer to him.
Finally, when the mercury needle stopped trembling, Luo Xiu grabbed Indis' arm and dodged into the dense forest beside him.
Opening the "spiritual vision" and getting rid of the stench coming from the rotten leaves and the pile of corpses not far away, Luo Xiu and Intis quickened their pace and soon reached the depths of the dense forest.
Afterwards, Luo Xiu jumped onto a fir tree and half-bent down on the branch, completely hiding his figure under the influence of his specialty "Mist Hidden One".
Intis jumped onto another fir tree not far away. She had also drawn out the "Phantom Dagger" and used the civet's ability to erase the breath, waiting for the prey to come to her door.
...Half an hour passed.
Suddenly, Luo Xiu, who was in a "meditation" state, finally opened his eyes.
He had been maintaining his "spiritual vision" to detect the surroundings, and felt the approaching spirituality.
It was a violent, fiery, and hostile spirituality. There were four such spiritualities, converging toward their location from two directions.
When Luo Xiu noticed this, he sent a signal to Intis through the "Family Crest".
During the short spiritual transmission, he soon received a response from Intis and learned that she was ready.
Therefore, Luo Xiu no longer paid attention to Intis, but focused all his attention on the approaching enemy.
The masters of the four spirits moved forward slowly. The visibility in the dense forest at night was very low. They had to hide their presence as much as possible while looking for the target's figure. This forced them to be much more cautious than usual.
However, what this group of Black Fangs who sneaked into the dense forest didn't know was that the moment they stepped into the forest, they were already being quietly targeted by the hunters they regarded as their "prey".
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When one of them, Black Tooth, walked lightly to the foot of a fir tree.
He suddenly noticed an extremely dangerous aura coming from above his head.
He raised his head and saw a sharp, scarlet-red sickle slashing down from mid-air with a sharp sound of breaking through the air!
The Black Fang's face suddenly showed a look of horror, but after undergoing rigorous training, he also took quick action in the face of this sudden change.
Luo Xiu only saw that the figure of the target he was looking at instantly froze, letting the sickle split his body from head to toe and cut him in half.
This was a hidden sneak attack. Luo Xiu didn't expect to be able to send a Black Fang away on the spot. His sight quickly shifted elsewhere.
Sure enough, at the next moment, Heiya's body that was chopped into two "melted", and the squeaking sound kept coming out. The body gradually dispelled the phantom and turned into an arm that was cut off by the roots.
In front of Luo Xiu's gaze, a burst of gray-black smoke filled the air. With the help of his broken arm, the former "Black Fang" fled to a safe distance away from Luo Xiu.
"...A believer in [Red Lotus]? A bloodthirsty person?" Luo Xiu looked at Hei Ya in front of him with interest.
He had been concentrating on the location of the black teeth everywhere, but did not detect the black teeth in front of him. He then casually detected the black teeth, and the feedback from the panel confirmed his suspicion.
When the black teeth fled to the opposite side, Luo Xiu could really see the other person's appearance - the face was covered with hair, the tip of the nose protruded outward from the mouth, and two fangs came out of the mouth. Know his orc ancestry.
There was panic on the face of the Black Fang Orc, but more of it was the luck of escaping with his life. Luo Xiu saw that the broken flesh and blood on his left arm that had been severed by the sickle had begun to squirm, and a new arm was about to grow.
But Luo Xiu did not intend to continue the pursuit. Instead, he turned around in front of the Black Tooth Orc and pursued in the direction of the other Black Tooth.
He won't kill me...? Orc Black Fang looked at the target priest in front of him who was wearing a black mask and holding a flashing scarlet scythe. He was just walking away from him. He couldn't help but think luckily in his heart.
However, the next moment, he suddenly heard a soft sound, and then a cold feeling came from his back.
The cold feeling quickly hit his whole body, and the black-tusked orc with a broken arm smelled a strong smell of blood at the tip of his nose - the smell of his own blood.
"Uh..." Feeling the rapid loss of life force, the Black Fang Orc turned back with some difficulty to see what it was, and suddenly launched a sneak attack on him again.
But he couldn't see the attacker's face clearly. He only felt a cold wind blowing in his ears, accompanied by a slight tremor in the air, and heard a sharp "swish" sound.
There was severe pain in my neck, and my breathing was suddenly blocked. Black Fang looked down and saw that the edge of a dagger with a silvery sheen that appeared and disappeared had penetrated his throat.
——Bah! The dagger was quickly pulled out, and the Black Fang Orc's throat burst instantly, splattering out pieces of flesh and blood.
"Ho ho..." The Black Tooth Orc covered his neck. He felt that his vitality was rapidly disappearing at an irreversible speed.
His consciousness gradually blurred, and he seemed to see two green light spots flashing in front of him.
Then, the invisible dagger that had pierced the orc's back and neck before penetrated his chest again.
He finally lost all his strength and fell limply to the ground. After a convulsion, he stopped moving.
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Luo Xiu had already locked onto the second Black Tooth who had sneaked into the forest.
The Black Fang Orc from before, the location where he fled happened to be under the tree where Intis was hiding.
Luo Xiu stopped killing him, handed him over to Intis for harvesting, and then turned around to hunt his accomplices.
Compared with the experience gained by killing the orc, it is more important to intercept all the black fangs that invade the forest to prevent their "monsters" from getting the message and fleeing.
Previously, Luo Xiu had learned through detection that the Black Teeth sneaked into the dense forest in groups of two. When the black-tusked orc was attacked, his accomplices stopped going deeper and ran in the direction of escaping from the dense forest.
Luo Xiu knew that he was going to report what happened in the dense forest to his leader, the "Hunter" sent by "Executioner" Koros.
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The twisted, rickety trees on both sides were passing behind them one row at a time.
Black Fang, codenamed 'Mole', who was escaping in front, was running with all his strength, hoping that his unfortunate Black Fang colleague, codenamed 'Beast', could last longer under his target's grasp. .
Their target, the target designated by Lord Koros to capture or kill, is indeed in the dense forest!
"Mole" knew that among the various possible speculations they had made before Black Fang, the current situation had reached the worst one.
——That target, that priest! He has the fourth level of destiny!
And he seems to be deliberately attracting them, Black Fang, here, with the purpose of getting them lost in this deep and dense forest, so as to hunt them down one by one!
"Mole" ran wildly, with all these complicated guesses popping up in his mind.
In his field of vision, he could already see the dim blue-grey light at the edge of the dense forest.
However, suddenly, a golden light flashed out of the corner of "Mole's" eyes, and countless fine golden threads suddenly emerged from the soles of his feet, and those threads instantly bound his feet!
This made "Mole" unable to take another step. Following the inertia, he was thrown forward and fell heavily face down into the soil.
Then, a holy spear oozing with golden light suddenly stabbed out from the soil and completely penetrated his body!
"Run..."
"Aren't you good at running?"
A joking voice came, and this was the last voice that "Mole" heard.
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