The impression given by the pavilion can easily become synonymous with elites and aristocrats. However, when Lu Ning found out that the timid young man Chadli and the grumpy red-haired Naim were also from the pavilion, this impression was immediately ruthlessly shattered. .
The room inside was a large triangular meeting hall. When Lu Ning walked in, she found that it had been carefully decorated. Twelve flags were hung on the three walls, with different emblems painted on them. She paid attention to remember it. Then I found a seat and sat down.
Cheron County sat opposite Lu Ning, placed the ceremonial sword horizontally in front of him, crossed his fingers with his hands, and looked at Lu Ning seriously with his eyes.
"Time is tight, so we won't talk about unnecessary topics. We now have a one-star and a two-star task in hand that can be assigned to you. This will save you a lot of time. We will use this in exchange for your help. .”
"I didn't expect you to speak so straightforwardly."
"I skipped unnecessary mutual probing and worthless trust tests." Cheron County said calmly, "Those so-called social methods are just a waste of time, and people of equal strength don't need that kind of thing. Please directly Get to the part where the terms are negotiated.”
"In other words, you are not worried about any problems here, right? Well, a total of three-star missions are just better than nothing for us. I do not accept this condition." Lu Ning replied.
"Speaking."
"From what Naim said before, I heard that you have some understanding of the background of this garden, or this 'game'. I want to know that part of the information. I can just find things like missions by myself." Lu Ning stated his conditions.
Cheron County thought for two seconds and then said: "This part of the information is of no practical help for today's escape. Are you sure you want to use this in exchange? What we need is that you provide flank support during the battle with the mercenaries. This It’s not an easy thing.”
"I will judge whether it is useful or not. You tell me the information and I will provide support. It's a fair deal." Lu Ning said.
"Okay, let me tell you part of it first. When the support is completed, I will tell any one of you the rest." Cheron County nodded, took the sword off the table, and twisted it slightly with one hand. The tip of the sword said, "First of all, you are people from the streets and alleys. You probably don't know your position in the master brain."
"It shouldn't be high."
"From the perspective of the mastermind, the residents of the other four areas have their own names. The lanes are 'bait', the streets are 'bricks', the city walls are 'guards', and the pavilions are 'shell'." Cheron County Summary The deep voice began to narrate, "In essence, there is no difference for the mastermind no matter where it is, it is just a layer of defense line to deal with suburban attacks. If it can be called a difference, then That is, the residents within the city walls will be treated as human beings, not consumables. In this garden, everyone is given 'human rights'."
"Then we have to thank them for being considerate?" Maoyou couldn't help but said.
Cheron County raised his eyes and looked at him: "Unwarranted pride is just a waste of your and my time. The mercenaries will be back soon."
"I won't interrupt again, please continue." Lu Ning raised her hand to signal Mao You, and then nodded to Chelun County.
"The pavilion can be said to be an inner layer of defense. All the people here have received elite education, and some outstanding people can also understand some of the secrets related to the master brain. The Four Seasons Garden is one of the countless projects of the master brain, and is responsible for Dr. Rawls has the qualifications to be fully responsible. Simply put, this is an experimental site. Rawls will regularly apply for part of the approval to recruit people from various backgrounds to enter this experiment. As for the things to be tested, there are actually many things. I have no way of knowing the specific content.”
When Cheron County said this, his fingers released the tip of the sword, and the sword edge bounced up, shaking a sword flower in the air.
"The second half of the content will be told to you after we successfully complete the ambush. How about it?"
Lu Ning thought over and over in her mind what Cheron County said, trying to parse out more information from it, and nodded at the same time.
"If the information you come up with later is more useful, I will agree to the deal."
"Very good... Now, I want you to go and ambush behind this 'Polaris' house. We will attack the mercenaries first and seize some advantages from them. After that, Samuanna will try to lure some people over, and the rest will It’s up to you to perform.”
"Cheron County, they are back." Samuel Anna reminded him at the right time.
"Perfect, start moving."
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After walking out of the elevator, Nimophis was not in a hurry to return to his familiar stronghold. Instead, he stood in the passage leading to the courtyard and began to be lost in thought.
"Chief?" Hofinger called softly behind him, "Shouldn't we go back?"
"Hofinger, how many of us are there now?"
"Sixteen, leader, the plundering reaped some benefits and also caused some personal losses. Of course, if those..."
"They are not qualified to be mercenaries." Nimophis curled his lips dangerously, "Those I didn't ask don't need to answer me."
"yes."
"In addition, our guests seem to have prepared a welcome ceremony. The streets cannot be looked down upon by people in the pavilions, so show your spirit."
He swung the sword, leaving an arc trace on the snow.
"It's time for a small test."
The mercenaries immediately spread out, pulled out their weapons, and walked around to Polaris' house. Nimophis raised his hand to grab it, and pointed a crossbow straight ahead.
"High-quality props."
The crossbow arrow shot out, drawing a parabola and falling in the distance.
"But not being there, I thought the people in the pavilion would be at least a little proud."
Nimophis put the knight's sword on the side, and a crisp impact sounded. After colliding with another sword that suddenly appeared in the air, the two of them took a step back.
Only one head and one arm of Cheron County appeared in the air, and nothing else could be seen at all. That was the effect of the invisibility cloak. Nimophis, still smiling, threw the crossbow and it disappeared in the air.
"Don't you know a name?"
"unnecessary."
The moment Cheron County answered, he rushed forward again. His swordsmanship was obviously well-trained, and his body posture was completely hidden under the invisibility cloak, making it impossible to judge the pace and angle of attack. Nimophis glanced down, not even leaving any footprints on the snow. The effect of the cloak was complete invisibility.
He raised his sword and pointed it at Cheron County's head. However, Cheron County lowered his head instantly and his head disappeared into the air. Only one arm was still outside, and the sword edge slashed Nimophis's waist. occasion. Nimophis quickly jumped back to avoid the sword, but the arm immediately retracted, and Cheron County became invisible again.
At the same time, a roar came from the front.
Hofinger's weapons were two pumpkin hammers, and his fighting style was life-threatening and fierce, but he happened to collide with Naim. When Naim saw the two hammers, he didn't even swing his sword. Instead, he punched them head-on. The hammers collided with Hoffinger's, causing a huge shower of sparks. Naim actually had a pair of gloves on his hand, which were not ordinary weapons. Not only did he fight ferociously, he also started greeting Hofinger's relatives and friends, instantly provoking his opponent. anger.
"This bastard is mine!"
"What do you think you are, you damn bitch?"
The remaining mercenaries were about to turn back to support Nimophis, but their throats were almost slit by a flying knife thrown from the corner.
"Ah, let's not aim at such a small target next time. If the heart is crooked, we can still draw some blood." Samuanna chuckled and turned around from behind the wall. She held six throwing knives in her hands. It was easy to go up. "If there are only six of them, I can just divide them up and deal with you."
The four mercenaries immediately raised their hands and set up their crossbows. Seeing this, Samuanna smiled even more happily.
"Fight me with ranged weapons?"
She raised her hands, and the flying knives shot at the four mercenaries from several different angles. At the same time, the crossbow string sounded, and the crossbow arrows also shot at the left and right sides of Samuanna's body.
A crossbow arrow was shot down in mid-air by a flying knife, and then there were four breaking sounds. The crossbow strings of the four mercenaries were cut off by the flying knife. One of them took two steps back, covering his abdomen with his hand. He was struck by an extra flying knife. It hit the abdomen. In fact, as Samiana said, the knife was originally aimed at the heart. Thanks to him taking a step back.
On the other hand, Samiana squatted down slightly for the remaining three crossbow arrows, and grabbed all the crossbow arrows with her hands.
Only then did the mercenaries notice that she was wearing a pair of deerskin gloves. Not only did they keep warm in such an environment, they were also very suitable for concealed weapons.
"Oh...it is indeed a pavilion."
Nimophis saw that his side was obviously in an unfavorable situation, but his expression did not waver, and he continued to fend off the sword strikes coming from all around.
"It can never be denied that people educated by elites are indeed excellent. The skills developed by people like us from wild backgrounds are still not as good as your refined experience. Class determines the gap, and the gap is inevitable."
The next time he blocked the attack, he suddenly took a step back, opened his left hand and pressed forward.
"But the gap can be bridged."
A thick, two-meter-high tower shield suddenly appeared in the air. The hidden Cheron County suddenly stopped, but Nimophis pushed hard, and the tower shield was facing directly in his direction. Pressed down!
It was easy to dodge the shield, and there was not enough time to retreat. He only had to dodge left and right. However, Cheron County instantly realized that what Nimophis wanted was a gambling mentality. His counterattack must be to attack from either side, and he would definitely do the same. Choose one side to dodge.
I have always held the sword in my right hand, but based on this information, what will the other party choose?
Countless thoughts ran through his mind in an instant, and Cheren County finally hid to the right, which was the side where he could fight back easily with his dominant hand.
At the same time, he also saw the sword edge of Nimophis behind the shield.
The sword lights intertwined, and a hint of red appeared in the middle. Nimophis turned sideways and retracted the tower shield, pointing the sword tip diagonally downward at the ground, letting blood drip from it.
"how?"
Cheron County's expression did not change. He looked at the shallow wounds on his arms and the invisibility cloak that had a hole in it.
"Since I hid in the invisibility cloak and made a sneak attack, I seem to have lost my mentality a little bit."
He took off the hood of the invisibility cloak and opened the front buttons, removing most of the body's invisibility.
"But it doesn't matter. Now that I know you have changed to a portable belt bag, things will be easier to handle. My friends will take care of your subordinates, and we still have a long time to slowly test our swordsmanship."
At this time, Lu Ning and the others, squatting in the blind spot formed by the two corners of the "Polaris", still did not move.
Chadley was not included in the battle plan, and I don't know if there were other arrangements or what. Lu Ning just followed the agreement with Chellun County and stayed here waiting for Samuanna to lure people over.
Ping Na held a flashlight-like prop in her hand, which was a phantom projection lamp. At Lu Ning's instruction, Ping Na immediately redeemed this and let Lu Ning know the specific purpose of this lamp.
[Phantom projection lamp: priced at Samsung.
The volume is equivalent to the size of an ordinary flashlight, and its use is the same as a flashlight. It can project a three-dimensional image with a length, width and height of no more than three meters according to the description in the user's mind. Its realism will be affected by the degree of detail in the user's mind. The image is movable according to the subjective consciousness, but has no collision and no sound function. Just turn it off and on again to project a new image, and the battery life is two hours. This item cannot be recycled. 】
Lu Ning was leisurely waiting for Samuanna to lead people over. She didn't care about the battle situation ahead, she just wanted to make some profits in this chaos, so it didn't hurt to use some tricks for this purpose.
A flying knife was thrown into the snow here. It was the signal from Samuanna. Lu Ning glanced at Ping Na, which made her look more nervous, but she still clenched the projection in her hand. lamp.
Samiana ran into the blind spot in a few seconds. Pingna immediately turned on the projection light after seeing her. The light flashed and another Samiana appeared immediately. She and Samiana started running in different directions. .
At this moment, the mercenaries did not notice the substitute's method. Since it was directly copying an illusion to the person, Ping Na would not have any problems with the details. The mercenaries immediately chased the illusion in a straight line. Only one person was more alert and turned his head to glance when passing the wall.
"Then it starts with you."
Lu Ning pointed at the person who turned around. She had already seen the person opening his mouth, but this person probably thought that as long as he shouted, his companions would immediately turn around to support him.
Crossbow arrows were shot from her cuffs. Lu Ning now also has a pair of weapons commonly used by mercenaries. The distance between the two parties is actually no more than five meters. It is difficult to react to such a sudden attack - especially when you open your mouth at the same time and can't make a sound. when.
That moment of confusion can be fatal.
The mercenary who turned back did not make any sound until he died. Even because he ran last, his teammates did not realize his death.
