At noon, the Grand Canal in the outskirts of the empire was already crowded with people. Most of the visitors were well-dressed and spoke elegantly.
The Dragon Boat is a large luxury cruise ship with a deck hundreds of meters wide. It is named after a dragon head on the bow.
At the ticket gate, Tazmi was wearing a decent suit and was mixed in with the people boarding the boat, while Ye Hui, who was wanted, was wearing a mask, revealing only a pair of black eyes that chilled anyone who saw him.
"Sir, can you...can you take off your mask?"
A ticket inspector mustered up his courage and said with a smile to Ye Hui. Seeing that Ye Hui was blocked outside, Tazmi quickly rushed to Ye Hui and said in a panic,
"Sir, my husband's face was burned in the fire. You won't care about it, right?"
After saying that, Tazmi took out a gold coin and threw it at the ticket inspector's feet. Seeing that it was a gold coin, the ticket inspector picked up the gold coin regardless of the regulations. When he got up, Ye Hui and Tazmi had disappeared. trace.
…
On the other side, on the busy street, a beautiful woman with long ice-blue hair was leaning on a wooden bench, tasting the ice cream in her hand.
The beauty's appearance is very beautiful, and her temperament is impeccable. She is dressed in a military uniform. When an unsuspecting passerby sees this beauty, he can't help but stop there for a moment.
"Um?"
The beauty looked sideways at the passerby. The passerby felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, reaching straight into the sky. Cold sweat flowed down the passerby's face, and the cold sweat turned into a drop of ice before it hit the ground.
"Is there anything nice about me?"
The iceberg beauty raised her fair white legs and said in a cold voice. A little chill filled the surroundings. This iceberg beauty is the strongest general in the empire, Esdeath.
On the roof of the house opposite Esdeath, Leonai, who was wearing a pair of animal ears, did not dare to move. Her beast-like intuition told her that Esdeath was stronger than anything she had ever seen. Everyone must be strong, and if they are discovered, they will die.
'What on earth was I thinking? To actually assassinate such a person, that is how many people have to be killed to possess the murderous aura. '
Leonai's pupils trembled as she looked at Esdeath in front of her, and finally she chose to escape.
"Huh? Didn't you take the bait?"
Esdeath looked at the place where the breath disappeared and muttered to himself.
…
On the dragon boat, people were moving around, and Ye Hui leaned on the deck. Because of his breath, no one usually dared to come up and talk to him, which also saved him a lot of energy.
"The old civil servant is so well protected. It seems unlikely that he will be assassinated. It seems that he is not with us..."
boom!
Before Tazmi on the side could finish speaking, he felt a huge force coming from the back of his head, almost knocking him to the ground.
Looking around, he found Ye Hui not far away from him, but there was no sign of movement.
"Don't jump to conclusions, Tazmi."
Brand's voice came, and Tazmi looked around in confusion, but there was something unexpectedly happening around her.
"The transparency of the evil spirit?"
Ye Hui looked in the direction beside Tazmi. The demon-haunted transparency was transformed into Brand's hands, and could even hide his aura.
During Brand's lecture, Tazmi gradually corrected her attitude and followed her protection target into the banquet.
Ye Hui was separated from Tazmi. The clothes in the imperial capital were very diverse. He couldn't tell who was the contractor through his clothes, so he was going to hide in the dark and wait for the opportunity.
On the dragon boat, in a luxurious private room, a handsome young man played the flute in his hand, producing bursts of beautiful flute sounds.
"The sound is still so beautiful, Niu."
The white-haired old man sitting in front of the young man slowly opened his eyes and spoke in praise.
"Hmph~, compared to these, Levi, I care more about when we will do it?"
A woman with red hair and a shawl spoke impatiently. She was a contractor codename: Crimson. She replaced the three beast warrior Daidas who was instantly killed by Brand at the beginning.
"Russians are country people. They have no idea of strategy. They wait until the ship is no longer visible on the coast."
Leva turned away, having great prejudice against Crimson who replaced Daidas.
"Are you still angry about that guy? With that guy's strength, he will die if he goes on the field. Isn't it good to let him live?"
Scarlet also turned her head away, feeling very unhappy about the exclusion of Levi and Niu, but thinking that she needed the help of these two people to complete the task, she still forced down her discomfort.
…
A moment later, a beautiful flute sound sounded in the dragon boat. Ye Hui thought it was some kind of dragon boat show, but the next second he felt that something was wrong, because a reminder flashed in front of his eyes.
[You will be judged by the screaming sound]
[Your willpower is greater than 5 points, you pass this judgment]
[You are immune to the effects of lethargy and weakness]
Looking at the ordinary people falling to the ground one by one in front of them, the killer hiding in the dark began to cause trouble.
In the middle of the banquet, Tazmi stumbled to the deck, trying to keep herself awake with the cool sea breeze.
"Oh? Tazmi?"
A crisp voice sounded from behind Tazmi. Tazmi looked behind her and found a woman holding a one-handed sword, looking at him up and down with interest.
"Since the mission is to kill all the members of the night attack force, let's start with you, who is the weakest."
Crimson grinned, a wave of heat hit her, and flames rose on Crimson's body. She was curious about what treasure chest would be dropped if she killed the protagonist, or what kind of reward would she get
"Kill all the members of the Night Raid?"
Hearing this, Tazmi looked gloomy. Looking at Crimson in front of him, he pulled out a one-handed sword from nowhere and assumed a fighting stance.
"Since you dare to say such words, then I must kill you without any worries."
As soon as Tazmi finished speaking, she stepped hard on the ground with one foot, cracking the deck that was strong enough to withstand the shelling, and rushed in front of Crimson in just an instant.
"So fast!"
His crimson pupils tightened, and while ducking to avoid the sword strike, he slapped the deck with one hand.
Boom!
There was a loud explosion, and Tazmi was thrown out by the aftermath of the explosion. She staggered two steps when she landed. The negative impact of the flute sound had not subsided.
As soon as Tazmi stabilized her body, she saw Crimson's single foot on the ground, and the flames fanned out towards Tazmi.
Tazmi stumbled and ducked to avoid the flames. He was about to rush forward, but his actions had already been seen through by Crimson.
Crimson ducked to Tazmi's side in advance, and the one-handed sword covered in flames struck her face.
Ding!
The sound of gold and iron clashing sounded, and Tazmi couldn't dodge. She stared blankly at the sturdy figure in front of her, which was Brand wearing the [Evil Haunted].
"Tazmi, pay attention to your surroundings at all times. I taught you this."
Brand spoke out, feeling the strength of the tip of the spear. Brand relied on his strength and used his arms to fly away Crimson.
Crimson was also flexible and landed smoothly, her fiery red eyes fixed on Brand.
'Brand's combat power is stronger than imagined. It seems that it is impossible to monopolize the kill reward. '
"Liva, Niu, what are you still looking at? Are you going to violate the mission?"
Scarlet shouted loudly, and Brand was stunned for a moment when he heard the name Levi, because that was the name of his former boss.
"Since you have already carried out the task, it would be unreasonable for me not to take action."
Levi straightened his collar and slowly appeared, while Niu followed behind Levi, playing a melody that he couldn't understand.
"General Leva."
Brand looked at Leva in the middle with a solemn expression.
"Brand, if we didn't meet as enemies, we might have exchanged drinks, but..."
Before Levi could finish his words, his figure disappeared in vain, along with Crimson and Niu.
While watching, these three people were already in a triangular position, attacking Brand from three directions at the same time.
Just when the three were about to succeed, a large area of darkness suddenly enveloped Brand.
"What?"
This sudden change caused the three people whose sight was blocked to falter.
Brand rushed out of the darkness and took the lead to knock Niu away. At the same time, he kicked Liva away with one foot and pointed his spear directly at Crimson. His movements were neat and done in one go.
Bang!
Holding the spear with a one-handed sword, Crimson was already prepared for this scene. In the original work, the three beast warrior Daidas was killed instantly by this move.
boom!
Crimson stepped on the ground with one foot, and a roar sounded loudly. Brand was thrown out by the aftermath of the explosion, and his feet landed on the ground, his breath a little messy.
Brand didn't expect Crimson's reaction to be so quick. Before he could take the shot, the other party had already reacted.
"So strong~"
Tazmi looked at Brand in front of him, repelling three people at the same time in an instant. This was the first time he had seen such powerful strength.
(End of chapter)