Not long before Ren and Pisis walked into the "Hyacinth Tavern".
In a hut a few miles away, a heavily armored knight was paying full attention to the direction of the tavern.
The heavily armored knight exudes the strong aura of a top-notch strongman. If an outsider comes to see him again, he will be able to recognize him at a glance... He is the [Magic Swordsman] Rhine of the Royal Enshrinement Corps of the Omar Empire and the commander of the palace knights. · Root!
This is one of the top combat powers of the Omar royal family.
For some reason, Rhine always felt a little uneasy today.
Known as the first knight in the palace, his intuition is terrifyingly accurate.
"Your Highness, please don't let anything happen to you during this negotiation."
He prayed in his heart, and the hand holding the broad-bladed giant sword began to sweat slightly. If there is any trouble, he will immediately send reinforcements there.
But at this moment, a breeze blew through the room, and Rhine frowned suddenly.
Someone has entered the house!
... .
There was a sharp "clang" sound, and the double-edged giant sword whirled back with its sharp sword.
The movements are done in one go.
With his keen fighting instinct, Rhine drew his sword and struck back with lightning speed, intending to cut the intruder into two pieces!
But suddenly, just when the sword blade was just a finger away from hitting the man in black robe behind him, the giant sword stopped there steadily.
But from the beginning, the intruder did not panic at all and allowed the sword light to hit his face.
Obviously, Rhine recognized the identity of the person, and his murderous intention was instantly restrained.
But the relationship between the two does not seem to be harmonious.
The knight commander asked coldly: "Metternich, if you are not staying with the queen, what are you doing here?"
"Captain Rhine, your swordsmanship is getting more and more sophisticated."
The visitor smiled slightly, and his face was covered by a black cloak, making it difficult for people to see his appearance clearly.
While he was talking, he stopped playing with the playing cards in his nimble fingers and pulled out a "JACK of Spades".
Rhine seemed to have no interest in reminiscing with him, and immediately issued an eviction order: "I have responsibilities, and it is not convenient for me to reminisce with you. Please leave here..."
Having said that, the knight commander had a bad feeling in his heart.
Rhine is very confident. With his combat power, even if he faces [White Wolf] Bazel, one of the "Top Ten Legendary Demon Hunters", he will not be timid at all.
But the cold, viper-like guy in front of him was the person he least wanted to see.
This man is like the god of plague. Nothing good will happen if he is there first. What's more, he still came all the way from the imperial capital to Storm Lake in the south.
"Captain Rhine, it's boring to say this when old friends meet..."
The cloaked man smiled.
Seeing that Rhine didn't pay attention to him, he shrugged again.
He didn't intend to continue to make trouble for himself, so he said straight to the point: "Since you don't want to talk to me, then I will leave after giving the order."
"Order?"
Rhine's pupils shrank suddenly, and the bad premonition became stronger and stronger.
"Yes~"
Then, a hint of amusement appeared in the eyes of the man in black robes, and then he suddenly changed his tone to a serious tone and ordered: "Royal Enshrinement Corps, Royal Knight Commander Rein Root, ordered you to immediately surround and kill [White Wolf] Baze you!"
"What?"
Kill Bazel? !
Hearing this, Rhine's expression changed suddenly, thinking that he had heard wrongly.
He stared uncertainly at the man in black robes who always had a relaxed smile in front of him, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Rhine suppressed the chill in his heart and sneered: "Huh! You are just an aide to the queen. I can't follow his orders."
"Oh, of course it's not the Queen's order."
The man in black robe spoke in a calm tone, as if he had expected it. While speaking, he took out a golden coat of arms from his arms.
Upon seeing this thing, Rhine blurted out: "Golden Griffin Emblem!"
He looked at the medal in front of him, which was engraved with a golden vulture and surrounded by a three-color stripe, and he immediately knew that something was wrong.
This is the exclusive coat of arms of the Omar royal family Spuglin. Seeing the coat of arms is like seeing His Majesty.
This is the emperor's order!
How can it be.
The man in black robe raised his lips slightly and ordered again: "Pass your Majesty's secret order to surround and kill [White Wolf] Bazel immediately!"
As soon as these words came out, there was absolutely no room for turning things around.
Even though Rhine is the eldest princess's exclusive guard, she has to obey the highest order.
"Damn it! How did you get the gryphon crest!"
Veins popped up on Rhine's forehead, obviously furious.
He ignored keeping secrets and said directly: "Metternich, you bastard! Do you know how much preparation Her Royal Highness the Princess has made to conquer the White Wolf Group? As long as Bazel is conquered, the banditry in the southern part of the empire will be eliminated immediately. Solve it completely. If you do this, Her Royal Highness the Princess’s years of hard work will be in vain!”
"Haha, recruiting?"
The man in black robe seemed to have known the inside story for a long time, and there was a touch of disdain on the corner of his mouth.
He shook his head indifferently and chuckled: "The result that the Queen and Your Majesty want to see is to completely eliminate the banditry, not to recruit this group of rabble. And after today, the battle to eliminate the banditry in the south will also become the eldest prince's His Highness’s meritorious service will be recorded in the annals of history..."
The tone was very relaxed, but people could hear the murderous intent of the billowing heads.
"you... !"
Seeing the results in sight, a guy suddenly came out to attack and cause trouble. These selfish guys will ruin the eldest princess’s years of planning!
Although Rhine was extremely angry, he was helpless.
The eldest princess, the queen, the eldest prince... This obviously involves a power struggle within the royal family, and he can't say much about a single offering.
But he still did not give up, pointing at the Phantom Thieves gathered not far away, and asked: "Eradicate? Do you see what is going on here? What are you going to do to exterminate these more than 100,000 thieves!"
The banditry in the south has lasted for decades. If it could be eradicated by force, would the empire still allow those bandits to flourish until now
"Oh... others really can't."
The man in black robe waved his hand nonchalantly, as if the hundreds of Phantom Thieves in front of him were just chickens and dogs.
After a pause, he smiled and grinned with white teeth, his eyes flashed with a dangerous and confident light, and said lightly: "No, I'm here..."
Hearing this, Rhine's expression completely froze.
Although he didn't think anyone could accomplish such an impossible thing, this guy in front of him...
Never failed!
... .
And while Princess Ymir of the Omar Empire and [White Wolf] Bazel were having a secret conversation in the tavern, another group of people also quietly sneaked into the "Black Market Fair" and secretly headed towards the "Hyacinth Tavern".
"Prince William, according to the contract, that woman will be handed over to you."
"Hey, you Omar royal family are really lively. Who the hell came up with this conspiracy of 'switching swords to kill people'? I feel chills running down my back when I hear it..."
"..."
"What's more, a man with such a talent as a commander just gave up? Could it be that old guy Doppler won't live long?"
"Your Majesty is in good health, and you don't need to worry about it. Your Excellency, please fulfill our contract as agreed. Other matters are the internal affairs of our country of Omar, and you don't need to dictate..."
"Tsk tsk... don't worry, we, Sid, will naturally be happy to help with this matter. After all, that woman has ascended the throne, which is not a good thing for us. But remember the contract we signed, after it is completed, seven places in the three southern provinces will be Hand over the mine. Also, Bazel’s dirty werewolf must die this time!”
"No problem! Leave Bazel to us. This time, four worshipers came to the palace, and Master Hemos also came personally. That guy will definitely die."
"Hey, [Yama] Hemos Zakaria is here too? Hehe... Then Ymir Spurgeon is left to us, happy cooperation!"
"..."
... ..
Renn followed Pisis to the second floor of the tavern, completely unaware that this trade fair was already undercurrent.
There was a huge living room on the second floor of the tavern. Renn was concentrating on sensing it, and there seemed to be no ambush.
Of course, except for the thief on the ceiling who has been following him for many days.
Pisis said: "You just take a rest here. I'm going to meet some friends. There will be a potion master's exchange meeting here later. Don't run around..."
"Okay, teacher."
Renn couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Pixis's gourd.
But thinking about it, he must be planning something else.
After Pisis finished speaking, he turned and left the room.
Ren was the only one left in the room again.
"Seventy-five steps, seventy-six steps, seventy-seven steps... Hey, that Pixis guy didn't leave the tavern, but entered a room upstairs?"
Ren's cochlea twitched slightly, and his super hearing allowed him to easily identify the trajectory of Pixis' movements after he went out.
It turns out that the "reinforcements" are upstairs!
... .
Renn knew very well that the reason why the old guy from Pixis was so confident about leaving him in the room was because of the veteran assassin lurking on the ceiling.
Haha, to show weakness to the enemy, now I finally found the opportunity!
"We must do it now!"
Opportunities are fleeting.
Renn was not sure what kind of support Pisis would find after arriving in that room.
But he himself was confident of killing the assassin on the ceiling instantly!
The moment he made up his mind, Renn changed his submissive and weak expression a second ago, and a murderous aura as sharp as a knife burst into his eyes.
The next moment, he kicked his legs like a frog to gather strength, then kicked the ground violently and shot towards the sky.
There was a "boom" so fast that no one had time to react.
He punched the ceiling and violently tore off a human leg.
"Crack" a clear sound of bone cracking sounded, and the man's ankle was broken.
Then, under Ren's huge pull, the ceiling cracked, and a horrified assassin was slammed to the ground.
The assassin was seriously injured by a sneak attack and was shocked: "You... didn't you just advance to the extraordinary level a few days ago!!!"
This power...how could it be so exaggerated!