Because Balor couldn't move, he glanced at the visitor with his eyes, and then asked: "Is my mission completed?"
Alex checked the wounds on Balor's body, and then nodded: "Not bad, done."
"So? Are you going to detoxify me now and let me go? Or, will you kill me directly?" Balor looked at Alex and asked. Before the duel, he had already made a plan. If this happened After losing the first battle, he would have no motivation to live anymore. It would be good to be killed directly by Regnar.
But after being lectured by Regnar, Balor still gained some courage for life, because he knew that no matter how desperate he was, there was still a relative and a sister waiting for him. This was something he didn't want to admit but I have to admit it.
Alex looked at Balor with complicated emotions. He was the one who saved him from the hands of the Necromancer back then. At that time, Balor was just a boy in his early ten years who had just been abandoned by his sister, with fear and hatred in his eyes.
Alex brought the confused Balor to Villes' side. He didn't know what Villes said to him afterwards, but he remembered it very clearly. When Balor came out again, he had already He turned into a ruthless and decisive assassin.
Alex has almost watched Balor grow up in the past few years. He has changed from a boy to a teenager, from a teenager to a young man, and from a young man to a man. Back then, he was just a vicious but weak kid, but now, he already has the strength to rival himself. Such rapid progress is of course inseparable from Balor's identity as a shadow dancer.
But Alex also knows how much effort Balor has put in in order to become stronger and to avenge the pain of the past. But even so, he still lost, at the hands of Regnar, who had only been under Villes for two years.
Balor must be completely despairing now, right
"Are you depressed now?" Alex asked instead of answering Balor's question.
"It's impossible to say that I'm not frustrated." Balor said: "I paid such a heavy price to increase my strength to this point, but I didn't expect that even so, I wouldn't be his opponent. The teacher was right, Reg Na is indeed better than me."
"This is the first time I've seen such dark attribute affinity like him." Alex enlightened: "You don't have to be too frustrated by this. I am far behind you at your age."
"That's right." Balor agreed with Alex's point of view very readily.
"Then it's your turn to make a choice now." Alex said: "Although your potential has been completely exhausted after drinking the medicine, and you can't make any further progress. But a level 18 assassin is also very scarce for the guild. Resources, with your qualifications, if you work hard, it is still possible to become the head of the Assassination Department, and maybe the president will let you take over my position."
"Then Regnar takes over the teacher's position. Do I serve him like you serve the teacher?" Balor continued.
"Is there anything wrong?" Alex was stunned. He didn't want to understand what was wrong with it. Although Veles is a foreign race, his behavior and cruelty are more like humans than elves. Moreover, he may also be the only holy assassin in the eastern continent. He didn't feel any humiliation in serving such a strong man.
But Balor didn't think so. He was Vera's younger brother, and he could also be considered Regnar's older brother. The two of them also worshiped under the disciples of Veles, and Balor was Regnar's senior brother. In addition, Balor and Regnar were both shadow dancers. All these conditions combined made Balor very unwilling to let his status be inferior to Regnar.
"Of course it's not good." Balor said: "Even if I admit that he is better than me, I don't want him to yell at me all day long. So, I don't want to have anything to do with the guild anymore."
Alex's eyes flashed, he looked at Balor coldly and asked: "Are you telling the truth?"
"Look at me, I can't even move. Do I still have the heart to joke with others?" Balor replied.
"I think you should know that the guild will not let people like you leave the guild casually." Alex reminded.
"Yes." Balor said, "So, you can kill me. But I don't want to return to the guild anymore. The matter between you and me and Regnar has been completely settled."
"I understand." Alex looked at Balor's stubborn expression, and then sighed: "Then I'm sorry, I can only do this."
"You just followed the teacher's instructions. There is no need to apologize for this, and I don't blame you." Balor tried to smile.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Alex has treated him well in recent years. Not only did he save his own life back then. Moreover, in the past few years when he was struggling outside, Alex had helped him a lot, both covertly and covertly. Thinking of this, Balor was suddenly stunned. Because he discovered that he was not alone in the past few years. At least, this short and capable middle-aged man would occasionally help him by his side. From this point of view, Regnar was right.
However, all this has no meaning, because Alex has already drawn his long sword. And the look he looked at him was as cold as iron. Balor knew very well that only Alex would look at someone dead with such a look. Then, the long sword flashed faintly under the moonlight. Balor closed his eyes gently.
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"I wonder how Xiao Lei is doing now?" Vera seemed very uneasy. Although Regna repeatedly asked them to go to Yege Forest one day later, in the end they were still worried and left after Regna. In the afternoon of the same day, they also said goodbye to Olgar Rock and headed for Nightsong Forest.
Just because they had Inelise with them, their speed was much slower than Regnar's. But even so, this was already their third day in Yege Forest. Calculating the time, Regnar should have almost finished fighting Balor. Now that he shows up for a second every night, they worry about him a little more.
"Ah, maybe there is something delayed." Kordak was not sure.
"I hope so," Vera murmured, and then something suddenly occurred to her: "Hey, Kordak."
"Huh? What?"
"Do you still remember that Xiao Lei saved us last time?"
Kordak rolled his eyes: "It's only been a few days, how could I forget."
"Xiao Lei was unconscious at that time. Do you think he will be the same this time..." Vera said.
Kordak thought for a moment, then nodded: "That's right, not only last time..."
Kordak secretly glanced at Inelis who was taking a nap, and then whispered: "Regna was also unconscious when Inili had an accident last time. It seems that his attribute ability will greatly overdraw his own strength. .”
"So, he is probably unconscious this time." Vera said, "Should we go find him?"
Kordak thought for a moment, and then said: "I'll go by myself, and you stay to take care of Ini."
"But… "
"It's nothing." Kordak waved his hand: "Do you want this little girl to stay here alone? What if she is snatched away by a wolf?"
"Then let me go find her and you stay to take care of Ini." Vera said.
"How can I let a woman go out to run errands and stay here?" Kordak couldn't laugh or cry.
"But this is the most reasonable distribution method." Vera said: "What if you meet Balor? If you meet him, you will probably fight without saying a word. Are you his opponent?"
"What about you?" Kordak asked, "Won't Balor kill you with one knife when he sees you?"
"Of course he won't!" Vera said with certainty: "If he really hates me that much, he won't kill me so easily. You can tell just by looking at him not killing me in the past few years!"
"This..." Kordak was speechless.
"Okay, Kordak." Vera touched his bearded face: "I will be fine, and Xiao Lei will be fine too. Balor... Xiao Lei must have defeated Balor, we Trust him!"
"When did your thinking become so clear?" Kordak said helplessly. Vera is a woman with a straightforward personality, but sometimes she does things without thinking. According to Kordak's own words, he was a bit big-breasted and brainless, but he didn't expect that this woman who had always been a bit dull would actually defend himself speechless this time.
"I have experienced a lot, so I have to grow some brains." Vera said with a smile: "I don't want to be an idiot woman who can only rely on you to survive my whole life. That's not me Vera!"
Kordak also smiled. Although Vera made herself speechless, Kordak was still very happy that Vera could become smarter. As for the future, Kordak is not confident. With the werewolf blood flowing in his body, he has no confidence that he can stay by her side forever. And Vera's changes like this will undoubtedly ensure that she can live a good life even if she leaves him in the future. This is important to him.
Therefore, Kordak personally went to hang Vera's longbow on her body.
"In that case, I will listen to you this time." Kordak said with a smile: "You are right, my girl will not be a fool who only relies on others to survive!"
"When I find Xiao Lei, shall we go to the Western Continent together?" Vera asked.
Kordak said seriously while dressing Vera: "Yes, find him, let's go to the Western Continent together, explore new places, and help Xiao Lei find Annie."
"Yes, we still need to find Anne." Vera murmured. Although Annelotte never spoke much, without her mercenary team, Vera always felt that something was missing.
"That's it, be careful on the road!" Kordak put on Vera's equipment neatly, and then gave her a hug: "Come back soon!"
"I will, with Xiao Lei!" Vera smiled and turned to leave.