The panicked alarm bells kept ringing, and Anthony immediately got up from the bed, got dressed, took a few close bodyguards, and hurried to see Captain Cecil.
The town guard command post was in a mess. Cecil, the chief security officer, was sitting in the command room. While putting on his boots, he excitedly shouted to Anthony: "Sir, the bandit gang is attacking at night and is almost outside the city wall!"
Anthony frowned, pushed away a dizzy guard, strode up to Cecil, and said in a deep voice: "Send someone to find Mr. Victor quickly and protect them!"
"Mr. Victor? What time is this? The bandit gang is outside the wall, and the guards are short of manpower. I must recruit caravan guards, adventure groups, and militia to defend the city wall. But you ask me to send people to 'protect' the maintenance Mr. Kedo? Aren't your people watching them? Then I ask you to continue sending people to 'protect' them!"
Cecil stood up, stamped his combat boots vigorously, and felt a sense of joy in his heart.
He once wanted to hand over Victor and his group, who were suspected fugitives from Rapids City, to a prominent family in Fallen Leaf City in exchange for his own future. As a result, it was Anthony, the leader of thieves from Beibang, who was waiting for him. As soon as he arrived in Water Snake Town, he took away the power to deal with Victor and others, and also prohibited the town guard from intervening.
Cecil was very angry, but due to the situation, he had to pinch his nose and admit it.
Although he bowed his head to Anthony, from the bottom of his heart he looked down on this leader of thieves who was at the bottom of the city-state.
Now, Anthony took the initiative to come to the door, and Captain Cecil finally let out a sigh of relief.
Cecil's face was flushed and he was in high spirits, as if he could lead his men to repel the attack of the bandit gang and gain fame and achievements right away.
Anthony looked at him like he was an idiot. This guy actually thought that he was on the right track and had taken measures to prevent bandits in advance, so he had merit and no fault.
Of course, Cecil was unlucky that the bandit gang chose this time to besiege Water Snake Town. At least, Luoye City will recognize his report and will no longer pursue the chief security officer for his negligence. No wonder Cecil was not panicked when he heard that bandits were attacking the town at night, but was actually delighted.
The problem is that the bandits' attacks were too coincidental. Before Water Snake Town could wait for reinforcements from Luoye City, the bandit gang arrived first.
Anthony can almost conclude that this is a method adopted by the famous families of Luoye City to use bandits to surround Water Snake Town, prevent Victor and his party from escaping, and make people blameless.
Rumor has it that the new patriarch of the famous Nightingale family in Rapid City is known as the strongest professional hero in the Disa Alliance today, and he once single-handedly defeated more than 300 heavily armed City of Light Dragoons.
Note that it was defeated, not killed, nor injured.
The elite dragoons of Guangming City were as helpless as a child in front of the wind spear of the Nightingale clan leader. They were beaten to pieces by him and were completely defeated. This shows how terrifying the new patriarch is.
That battle established the reputation of the Nightingale Clan leader, and also caused the League's number one Gate Wing Angel to lose all face. Guangming City had no choice but to stop interfering in the power change within Rapid City and allowed the other party to bloody purge the forces of the old Patriarch Nightingale. But he and the famous Winged Angels formed a grudge from then on.
The famous nobles of Luoye City did not want to offend either side.
If Victor and others are really the blood-line heirs of the old Nightingale clan leader, they are fugitives that the new clan leader wants to hunt down. Then, they can be "killed" or "abducted" by bandit gangs, but Luoye City cannot be handed over to any force.
Luoye City can secretly hand Victor over to the Nightingale Clan and claim that he was killed by bandits; or they can secretly hand him over to the Winged Angels in the City of Light and tell the Nightingale Clan that he was kidnapped by bandits.
The final result will depend on changes in the development of the situation.
The nobles of Luoye City first assigned Beibang thieves to monitor Victor, and then ordered bandit gangs to besiege Water Snake Town, because they did not want to choose between Rapids City and Guangming City.
But what if Victor and the others are not the fugitives pursued by the Nightingale Family?
In the eyes of the famous nobles, a mere water snake town is actually insignificant, and they are willing to sacrifice their lives to put on a show. The important thing is that the Nightingale Clan or the Winged Angel Clan cannot be allowed to find excuses to force Luoye City to take a stand.
It is almost impossible for the bandit gang outside the wall to break into Water Snake Town. All they can do is to besiege the town for a period of time, but Victor himself is the key. This happens to be Anthony's mission in Water Snake.
Looking at Captain Cecil's stupid look, I'm afraid we can't expect him to cooperate with us. Anthony was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, snorted coldly, and walked away.
Back at his residence, Anthony's heart sank to the bottom when bad news came from his subordinates.
Victor has left the rental, defeated the professional thugs who were spying on them, and is now missing.
Anthony put a towel soaked in cold water on his face and forced himself to calm down. After a moment, he asked his subordinates: "Are they still in the town?"
Lao Lang, the leader of the local thieves union, replied tremblingly: "They should still be in the town. Because the city gate has been closed and there are guards on the walls, it is not that easy for them to get out of the town. However, the town is now in a mess, and residents are everywhere. They are running around, please give me some time, sir, and I will definitely find them."
Anthony relaxed slightly, patted the old wolf on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, go ahead."
The old wolf was flattered, nodded and bowed, and excused himself.
When he left the room, Anthony's expression immediately turned gloomy, and he looked at the subordinates he had brought from Luoye Beibang fiercely. He originally wanted to scold them, but suddenly his heart moved, and he waved his hand and said: "You losers actually killed people." If you lose me, get out of here!"
The thugs who were responsible for tracking Victor left immediately, not forgetting to close the door before leaving.
Anthony then turned around and asked, "Kyle Fedi, what did you find?"
The king of killers in the northern part of Luoye City appeared behind Anthony. He had no sense of presence, as if he was invisible. No one noticed him just now.
"Middleton's official residence has a secret passage that leads underground. White-haired Rhine has already taken someone down, and I want to follow him. Send some people there." Kelfedi said in a cold voice.
Anthony felt irritated. Most of the time, Kelfedi was trustworthy and could complete the tasks assigned to him without fail. But for some reason, he was more interested in the bounty hunter Rhine than the goal of this mission. Otherwise, Kelfedi would personally follow Victor and would never lose him.
However, the origin of Kelfedi is mysterious. It was an enemy-killing blade given to Red Sir Brad by his noble father. Before that, Kyle Fedi's life seemed to be blank, and even the big boss Brad didn't know his origins.
Kyle Feddy is aloof by nature and has no other hobbies except for improving his assassination skills. Now, he pays more attention to the bounty hunter Rhine than the mission target Victor, which in a sense is disobeying the order issued by the big boss Brad.
Anthony was worried that something would go wrong with Kelfedi, but he was unable to change the other party's decision. Then he thought, if Victor was not in the town, he would probably go underground. And it is very possible that Mayor Middleton’s secrets are hidden underground.
This secret may be a disaster, or it may be an opportunity for prosperity!
After tapping his fingers on the table a few times, Anthony asked thoughtfully: "You want me to send someone down. Is there any danger down there?"
"Um."
The King of Killers always works alone, and those who cooperate with him are basically reduced to cannon fodder. Precisely because there was danger below, he needed manpower to cover him in order to win in the chaos.
Anthony smiled bitterly and said: "The brothers we brought here are all good players who have been trained hard by the boss. I don't want to see them sacrifice in vain... Can you tell me what you have discovered about the underground secret passage?"
"No."
Anthony thought for a moment and then said: "In this case, I will send half of my manpower to help you explore the secret passage. However, in order to create more chances for them to survive, I plan to reveal to the town the news that the mayor has hidden gold in the secret passage. The adventure group within. The adventurers are greedy for money and not afraid of death, so someone will definitely go out to look for hidden gold. What I mean is to let the adventurers take the lead, and the brothers will follow behind to look for opportunities. What do you think?"
Kelfedi was silent for a moment and said, "Hurry!"
Anthony nodded, stood up and said, "I don't know what you want, I just hope you can come back safely."
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The underground cave is not a dark and lightless world. The luminous moss on the rock dome forms strips of light, reflecting the various stalactites, giving the entire cave a dreamy and beautiful scenery.
Victor led his men through the stones and mushrooms. These mushroom umbrellas were as big as caps, as tall as a person, and grew together like a strange forest.
"Sir, sir, are the mushrooms here edible?"
Stephanie showed off the lively and curious nature of a little girl, wrapping her fur cloak tightly against the cold while chattering and asking questions.
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to his goal, Victor felt excited and replied in a low voice: "The big mushrooms here are not poisonous and have no nutrients. They can be eaten, but the mushrooms are as hard as wood. I think they are more suitable for firewood. Or use it to build a house.”
"Huh? Building a house...a mushroom house is so fun." Stephanie giggled.
Harvey walked beside Victor, glancing around vigilantly, ready to block attacks from dark corners for his master at any time.
"Sir, are there any monsters here?" he asked worriedly.
Victor replied: "No larger animals can be found near the mushroom forest, because there is a serious lack of food here. But be careful of the spiders, bats, and some small snakes and lizards on the roof of the cave. Some of them The varieties are poisonous." Then he added, "Don't worry, the antidote I prepared for you can completely deal with the poisonous insects and snakes here."
The small creatures that live on the top of the cave form a unique cave ecological community, including many highly toxic species, but they pose little threat to the bottom of the cave.
Maddie raised his head and glanced at the roof of the cave, then said: "Sir, I did not sense any danger nearby. However, I feel a little uneasy in my heart."
Dark Hunters have beast-like intuition, which can be limited by distance and have only a vague sense of danger from afar.
Among the whining winds that flowed through the cave were mixed with inhuman battle roars. Due to the distance, the sounds of the fighting were subtle and difficult to distinguish, but they could not be hidden from Victor's extraordinary hearing.
He nodded and said: "You are right, there is a monster on the other side of the cave that sucks the blood of half-elves..."
"Is it Mrs. Christine? She is a vampire!" Stephanie leaned behind Victor and said with some fear.
At this point, Victor no longer concealed anything, nodded and said: "If that is a vampire, there are two in the cave. But the monster I am talking about is different from Christine, it is more powerful. Butler Ethaniel He and the mayor's wife entered the cave to take refuge, and took three private guards with them, and fed them all to the monster. I suspect that White-haired Lain and the others came here for that monster."
Maddie's eyes lit up and she said, "Can we escape through the secret passage in the cave while the bounty hunter and Ethaniel are fighting each other?"
Victor shook his head, took out the pre-drawn cave map from his bag, handed it to Maddie, and ordered: "This is best. However, I must first collect the treasure left by Mayor Middleton." He stopped. , pointing to a huge stalactite nearby and said: "Maddie, you take the three ladies and stay here, waiting for news from me and Harvey. If we don't come back within half a day, then you take them and follow the markings on the map , leave from the secret passage, and the exit is outside the city wall, which is the abandoned stables of Middleton Plantation."
Maddie took the map, frowned and said, "Sir, are you in danger?"
"If there is danger, we will escape directly." Victor said calmly while checking the weapons and equipment: "You should be smart and adapt to changes. If necessary, you can return the same way, take care of yourself, and then find another way to meet us. .”
"Harvey, let's go."
"Okay." Harvey followed Victor's footsteps and suddenly turned around and said to Maddie: "Old man, do you understand what I said? I ask you to take care of yourself first, and then consider other people."
(End of chapter)
