"The latest news from Kanaya, the last order we took during this period...it also ends today."
"Oh, really? That sounds like good news..."
"I know what you want to say...but whoever takes the next order should complete it. This is the rule we originally set."
"So what I hate the most are these rules...yo yo yo, look who's back?"
In an unknown corner of the free world, several figures hidden in the darkness were having such a conversation, and then at a certain moment, a sudden black figure was included in their group: "How about it?" Ah, long legs? How do you feel?"
"...Why haven't you left yet?"
"Aha, everyone, take a look. This guy is threatening my baby again. The baby is so scared..."
"..."
"If you really do it, I might even consider your friendly and harmonious proposal, but now... ha, I have more confidence to stand here! You come to me, you What can you do to me?"
"...Brother Zhiqing, I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to leave now. I have something to report..."
boom!
Suddenly there was a muffled sound in the dark night, accompanied by a scream belonging to a high-pitched voice. After a moment, a figure sitting in the middle of the round table slowly took back his hand and held the The low voice at the beginning continued: "Okay, he has been punished, you... continue."
"……yes."
The slender figure nodded slowly, and then looked around in the darkness where he could not see anything at all, as if communicating with others with his eyes: "You should all know the news about the failed assassination. I will tell you about the process." I won’t go into details because there is no need.”
He slowly sat down in a position next to the round table, his precise movements seemed to be in clear daylight: "Let's get straight to the point... That person should be the Sky-Breaking Blade."
"...What's the basis?"
"His combat moves and displayed abilities are beyond what our level can use. It wasn't obvious at first, but after our partner died, he seemed too lazy to perform."
The tall and thin man paused for a moment, and then said word by word: "He can block a full force claw attack from me with a weak movement... It's not an accident."
"...Is it a bonus on the equipment?"
The silence gradually dispersed in the darkness, and was broken by a hoarse voice after a moment: "High-quality equipment in the free world is likely to significantly change a person's power..."
"Of course it's possible, but it's definitely not like him." The tall and thin man shook his head: "Regarding the experiments and effects of a series of bonuses such as attack power, defense power, speed, etc., we should conduct experiments on our own bodies and the League Cup. I have seen it a lot in the competition, I can guarantee..."
"The strength shown in that guy cannot be brought about by one or two pieces of equipment." His voice was low, like the roar of a demon echoing in the abyss: "If you look back, according to his status If you want to consider it..."
"That should be the path of Yi Jian." The leader in front of the table took his words in a low voice, and then laughed coldly: "Humph, hehehehe..."
"Yo yo yo, so this is the reason why you came back from the dead?" As a high-pitched voice sounded, the figure who was knocked away at first slapped his body and walked back as if nothing was wrong: "We, the condemners, , when did you become unable to run out of other people’s nursing homes for middle-aged and elderly people?”
"...This is exactly what I want to say." The tall and thin man frowned, and then ignored the man's provocation again: "The second reason why I can confirm the identity of the other party."
"Secret word, that God of Death...she also appeared."
The breathing in silence seemed to stop for a moment with the emergence of these words, followed by the sound of table slamming and shouting from another corner: "Secret language? How is that possible? She is not..."
"Shh..."
The leader sitting in the center let out a low sigh, then lowered his voice again: "You... didn't admit your mistake?"
"Our generation... probably won't admit our mistakes, right?" The tall and thin man sighed, and his voice seemed to be saying to everyone: "Such an amazing woman left such a profound impression on us. The impression, if it were others... they would probably be able to recognize it at a glance."
"…Then, there is nothing wrong with this matter."
The leader in the center thought again for a while, and finally broke the silence of the round table with a voice: "Although the mission failed and we need to pay a large amount of default fees, but... the value of this news is much higher than that."
"According to the news from Hongshan Lao Dao, that person was indeed very active during this time in Tania." Another dark figure under the leader interrupted the introduction at the right time: "Combined with the news from other places. Based on the information that has come in, we can believe that some recent incidents...are related to him."
"We can investigate those things slowly." The leader shook his head, and then turned his attention to other directions around the round table: "What needs to be considered now...is our future direction."
"Demon Hunter, based on the information you brought back, on behalf of the Round Table, I absolve you of the crime of failure." He stood up first, and then slowly announced with everyone's heads bowed: "Your star rating will decline, but you can still continue to accept external commissions to repay... your failure this time."
"...Yes." The tall and thin man was silent for a while, but finally nodded.
"The rest of the tasks went smoothly." Satisfied with the other party's performance, the shadow returned to the central position: "If our calculations are not wrong... we need to prepare well for the next time. ,include……"
"Things that should be taken into account in dealing with the Sky-Breaking Blade."
"...Do we really want to go against him?" The unbearably hoarse voice from before came out from the corner of the round table again: "He is the Sky-Breaking Blade after all, if..."
"Ah ha, you are scared again." A high-pitched voice interrupted the other party: "You, the older you get, the more scared you become. As a representative of the younger generation and a rising star of the Convict, I don't even know what you are scared of. What……"
"Shut up."
Two faint words suppressed the man's words again, but the leader who spoke again ignored his rudeness and explained to the direction with a hoarse voice: "I'm talking about coping, not dealing with... … There’s still a difference between the two.”
"An opponent like the Sky-Breaking Blade is indeed worthy of respect, but... if you want to overcome him, brute force is not the only method." He said in a deep voice: "If possible, we can also use other methods. About this...Brother Dongxiang, I still leave this matter to you."
"We need more information." The figure in the lower direction nodded: "The current situation is still unclear, whether it is that person or the principality where he is..."
"yes."
The leader nodded, and then let out a low laugh amidst the sighs of relief from the others: "Humph, hehehehe..."
"If the principality really falls..." he whispered, "none of this will be a problem."
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Duan Qing did not think about the future of the principality because he really went offline to sleep.
Ignoring whether Code Whisper Ninglan acted according to his instructions, or the final result of the game in which Huanmeng won the magic bomb in advance, he just washed his hands after getting off the line. face, and then fell asleep, not even caring about the whereabouts of the others, Mengzhu's questioning, and the results of the League Cup team competition. It seems that as he said in the game, due to excessive mental exhaustion, he slept for an extra long time. He didn't get up until the afternoon of the next day, and waited until his head was dizzy to process it. After finishing his personal affairs and filling his stomach with limited means, the messages left on his friend list have become piled up like usual, with each one overriding the other, reaching the level that he needs to deal with. In addition to the messages that were regarded as harassment messages that appeared frequently as before, what troubled him the most were the inquiries from several friends and the urging from his immediate boss, Meng Zhu. He rolled his eyes. He simply ignored all the messages, then lay down in the game cabin and came to the game news section of major websites and forums.
It’s time to verify the authenticity of the Fars Fortress incident and its final outcome.
Regardless of whether people related to this incident or not, whether they participated or recognized the facts, the fall of Fars Fortress - or the basic fall, is already a certainty. Relying on the bravery of the Empire's Snow Wolf Army and the help from the Empire's players, mainly Wings of Freedom, the Empire's troops, who successfully attacked under cover of night, broke into the Fals Fortress that had lost its gate without much effort. During the battle, they then fought a night of battle with the principality's garrison, eventually annihilating them all, and occupied important areas including the central square, armory, drill ground, command center, and several towers near the west, almost destroying them. Most of the city of Fars Fortress was captured. The Fars garrison, which had already suffered a loss, had not recovered from the pain of the last time, so the casualties this time became even more tragic. Three of the command adjutants in charge of leading the army were killed, including There were countless middle-level officers, including the captain. Except for a few people who had never participated in the battle at the beginning, and those who were not responsible for the battle, almost all the rest fell in the fortress, or were beaten like wolves and tigers. The Imperials took prisoners. But even so, Fars Fortress is still in a state of being contested, because as the news spreads more and more, the number of players rushing to Fars Fortress has become more and more. With some perennial melees, Under the command of the experienced veterans of the field, the charge led by Jiang Hu, and the last resort tactics of stacking corpses, they launched a rather brutal street battle with the imperial people, and finally blocked the still intact east gate. The Imperial people's advance held the last position and protected the remnants of the last principality troops, including Dusk, while also leaving the last hope for their future.
Of course, the source of this result is also closely related to the Empire's new tank being stuck in the fortress and the sudden heavy rain.
"Such a tank... was actually mass-produced?" Looking at the irritable descriptions from some players who had participated in the battle, Duan Qing shook his head in amusement: "And then you are still stuck in the fortress? Are you really? Isn’t it meant to be funny?”
After roughly reading the text in the post, he shook his head and closed the page, then opened another player's description and found relevant information about those tanks: "That thing is made of iron. There were many soldiers hidden in the box. They first crashed into our human wall, then breathed fire, shot arrows, and some even dropped bombs into our crowd... We couldn't stop the advancement of those iron lumps, they were really It's so hard that even the fireball spell can't explode those iron shells. There must be something anti-magic added..."
"It seems... the situation is very similar to the last time." Duan Qing shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, unless the system gives it to us with mercy, we won't be able to get the magic bomb from last time... …”
As if he was remembering some sad past event, he sighed and put the water glass in his hand on the table outside the game cabin, and then started flipping through his friend list, as if he wanted to confirm something. After a while, the name of a friend who had been silent for a long time began to vibrate on the screen, but it was Duan Fenglei, who also seemed to have not logged into the game, who sent him a reply: "It doesn't matter, we will call back."
"But we have to wait until after the game is over...right?" Duan Qing whispered to himself: "You said the same thing last time."
Carefully recalling every detail of what happened last night, he closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then ignored the latest UEFA Cup report and turned to enter the game. The maid who was still staying at the temporary residence of the Adventurers Association seemed to have anticipated Duan Qing's arrival, and she had been waiting with a saucer for a long time. It was not until Duan Qing came online that she stopped waiting. He delivered a cup of tea in front of the other party: "The news has been notified to others, and Miss Liushang has also gone out. She should be starting investigation and preparation..."
"You are all much more capable than me now, so I don't care about you." Duan Qing drank the liquid in the cup in one breath and wiped his mouth: "Where is Huanmeng? Have you met him again? "
"No, sir." Ciyu Ninglan shook her head: "But... Ninglan has described his appearance to Mr. Xiao Hongchen in detail. I believe he will be able to find these people."
"..." Duan Qing, who was about to push the door out, looked back at her for a long time, and finally showed a dumbfounded expression: "Okay, I admit, that guy does have an... indescribable ability in recognizing people. "
"The matter about the fortress has been confirmed, sir." Encrypted Ninglan smiled, and then continued: "I wonder if you..."
"I saw it." Duan Qing said in a low voice: "But judging from what happened last night, we can't rush there yet. Even if the Fars Fortress is lost, it's just a lost position. It's not unacceptable. Things, compared with..."
He raised his head and looked at the damp ground outside the association and Tania's fresh sky after the rain: "The safety here is more important."
He chuckled, then raised the weapon behind him, turned around and walked out of the door. However, a moment later, the voice of the maid behind him made his steps stagger and he almost tripped. on the ground.
"By the way, sir, the leader asked Ninglan to leave a message for you, asking you to meet her at Cabin Castle." She said: "She also specifically emphasized that if you don't go..."
"She didn't approve Miss Qian Zhihe's request to join the club."
"...Will that girl join the meeting? Since when has she had a relationship with me..."
Looking at the smiling face of the maid in the room at the back, Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and then responded in a low voice.
"Okay, okay, I understand."
