"What is the connection between your lords and the Shadow Snake?"
Taking a few steps forward, he and Edge surrounded Hank Jason and blocked the direction in which he could escape. Gray looked at Hank Jason and asked.
It was originally an assassination operation disguised as the Shadow Snake, but he unexpectedly heard news about the real Shadow Snake, and it seemed to be related to the Oliver family, which shocked him greatly.
"Your voice...? Who are you?"
Hank Jason looked at Gray in surprise.
He always thought Gray was an adult because he was wearing a hood and because Gray displayed the true strength of a high-level blood warrior.
But when I heard Gray's voice, I couldn't help but be surprised. The other person's voice was too young, and it obviously didn't sound like an adult's voice.
"You don't need to know, say, what is the relationship between the Oliver family and the Shadow Snake?"
Gray still said coldly without any intention of answering the other party's doubts.
"ah!"
At this moment, the young man Gas was kicked down by Watt and held a short knife on his neck.
When Hank Jason saw it, he suddenly became anxious, his expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and said.
"I can tell you, but you have to let us go!"
Edge raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Gray.
Originally their mission was to assassinate Hank Jason, but they accidentally learned news about the Shadow Snake, and the other party used the news as a threat.
This made him feel a bit awkward. The news about the Shadow Snake was indeed important, but the assassination mission was equally important. After all, after this incident, it might not be easy to assassinate him.
From Edge's eyes, Hank Jason saw that Gray should be a higher-status person in this team, and he couldn't help but look at Gray with hope.
"I don't know which family you belong to, but this news is enough for you to make meritorious service to the Marquis. Let my son go first, and then I will tell you the news."
Gray thought for a moment, looked at Hank Jason, and said.
"I reject!"
While saying this, Gray moved.
Whoosh!
The power of blood poured into his legs, and they suddenly swelled, crossing the distance between him and Hank Jason in an instant, and the long sword flashed like a cold light.
Gray's sudden approach made Hank Jason's heart sink suddenly. He secretly thought that something was wrong, and he hurriedly raised his short knife with his remaining left hand to resist.
But before he even raised his dagger, the cold light had already swept across his arm.
puff!
Hank Jason's remaining left arm was severed at the wrist, and blood spurted out.
"ah-"
Hank Jason groaned in pain and hurriedly hid aside.
Gray faced the splattering blood, dropped the sword in his hand, and rushed forward quickly.
Peng!
Hank Jason, who was dodging, was kicked down by Gray and was trampled to the ground, unable to move again.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move an inch. After all, in terms of strength, Hank Jason was obviously inferior to Gray.
"Tell me, what is the relationship between the Oliver family and the Shadow Snake?"
Gray pressed with his foot on Hank Jason.
He gave up on the plan to trade with Hank Jason to obtain information about the relationship between the Oliver family and the Shadow Snake.
Even if the transaction is successful and the information about the relationship between the Oliver family and the Shadow Snake is indeed obtained, it will definitely make the Oliver family alert and make targeted arrangements. It is still unclear whether this information will be useful by then.
As for pretending to let people go, and then tricking Hank Jason into telling him the information, how could Hank Jason be unprepared? There must be a way to confirm whether Garth had really escaped.
So he chose to capture Hank Jason and then forced him to extract the corresponding information.
"Ahem, do you think I would tell you in this case?"
Hank Jason, who was trampled under Gray's feet and coughed repeatedly, raised his head, looked at Gray with malicious eyes, and snorted coldly.
"Do you have any means of torture and interrogation?"
Gray asked, looking sideways at Edge.
"Indeed, Master, do you want to question me here?"
Edge asked, nodding.
"No, take it back and ask."
Gray shook his head.
The noise of the fighting may have alerted the people in the town, and they must evacuate as soon as possible.
"Master, what should I do with this guy?"
Watt asked, pointing to the young man whose neck he held a knife to.
"take away."
Considering that if he couldn't find out through questioning, the young man would be useful, Gray decided not to kill him for the time being. Then he thought about it and gave another order.
"Gather all the corpses here, find people with a similar size to Hank Jason and his son, put on their clothes, and then burn them!"
Watt nodded understandingly.
Gray's purpose in doing this was obviously to make the Oliver family mistakenly believe that Hank Jason and his son had been killed.
A few minutes later, a raging fire broke out in the restaurant, and dozens of corpses, including guards and servants, were doused with grease and burned.
Gray and others took the tied and gagged Hank Jason and his son and evacuated out of the town. Even Hank Jason's two broken arms were taken away. .
The news of the fighting had already alarmed the town, but few people actually opened the door to check the situation.
People in this world know how to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. You can guess just from the sound of fighting that it is definitely not a good thing, so almost no one opens the door to check the situation.
This saves a lot of trouble. If people really see it, Gray and the others will have no choice but to kill the people they see.
Taking advantage of the darkness, he left the Oliver Viscounty without leaving any traces, and then rode back to the village where Gray and the others had set out.
It was past midnight. Gray took a bath to wash away the smell of blood, and was arranged to rest in a decent bedroom in the village.
The next morning, when Gray was eating breakfast in a simple restaurant, Edge hurriedly appeared.
There were dark circles under his eyes. It was obvious that he had not slept all night because of the interrogation of Hank Jason last night.
"Master Gray!"
Seeing Gray, he saluted respectfully, his attitude even more respectful than yesterday.
Last night, the strength Gray displayed was truly that of a high-level blood warrior, and what surprised him most was that the opponent's combat power was obviously stronger than his, who had been a high-level blood warrior for many years.
In the entire battle, he, who was supposed to be the main force, was almost reduced to a foil. It was Gray who cut off Hank Jason's arms, and it was also Gray who captured Hank Jason.
"How's it going? Have you been forced to ask?"
Gray asked hurriedly.
When talking about the information about the Oliver family and the Shadow Snake, Edge's expression became serious.
"I've been forced to find out, but I'm not sure whether the news is true-"
At this point, he paused slightly, obviously not sure whether the information he had learned through force was true or false.
"What exactly is the news?"
Gray asked confused.
"According to Hank Jason's guess, the Shadow Snake may be hiding in the Oliver Viscounty now!"
Edge said with a strange expression.
"The Shadow Snake is hiding in the Oliver Viscounty? Is this... possible?"
Gray's face was suddenly startled and he couldn't help but stand up.
This news is no less shocking than the news that Viscount Shelley's family was destroyed by the Shadow Snake, or even more shocking.
What kind of force is the Shadow Snake
That was an assassination organization that angered the Marquis of Sidney family, and was the public enemy of all nobles in the Marquis of Sidney territory.
The Oliver family actually dared to hide the assassins of the Shadow Snake in their own territory. If they were discovered, they would be wiped out by the Marquis.
Why did the Oliver family do this
Forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, Gray raised his eyebrows and asked again.
"You just said this was Hank Jason's guess. What did you mean?"
"The Oliver family had no intention of letting him know, he found out by accident."
Edge explained.
"When he went to the Oliver family to report the situation, he found a group of strangers among the Oliver family, and accidentally saw a black snake tattoo on one of them's left arm."
"Have you carefully confirmed with him whether it is the black snake tattoo like the Shadow Snake, and not something similar?"
Gray asked with a frown.
"It has been carefully confirmed. According to his description, it is indeed the black snake tattoo of the Shadow Snake."
Edge nodded affirmatively.
"Master Gray, we need to inform the Viscount as soon as possible."
"Well, the impact of this matter is too great. We really need to inform my father as soon as possible, find a carriage, take them and their son, and follow me back to Fergus Castle."
Gray nodded and ordered.
Such a major event was no longer within his control. He needed to tell Viscount Fergus as soon as possible, and then Viscount Fergus would decide what to do next.
(End of chapter)