The Sword and The Shadow

Chapter 245: Snow

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Harden took a sip of tea. It was already late at night. But he needs to keep his spirits up, because tonight, he is going to hunt the little eagle of the Hawke Empire.

Although all the orders had been issued, tonight was destined to be an extraordinary night, and he always felt that something unplanned would happen.

"With your little brains, you're a little too young to play with me." Harden shook his head and waved away the vague foreboding in his heart, and then said to himself.

He knew Alexander's plan. This smart young man would definitely not be so stupid as to sabotage only two transport teams.

Through the analysis of past intelligence, Harden could see that this young man had extraordinary courage. After getting the information about the transport team, he will definitely make some move, and it will be a big move. Harden had carefully studied the running routes of the two transport teams before, and then he marked the places where Alexander might take action. After a series of comparative analyses, Harden came to a conclusion.

That is, if you try to defend the two transport teams in the rear, it will inevitably lead to an empty defense of a stronghold. And that stronghold is the town of Pato, an important transportation hub in Stoke. Therefore, Harden feels that there is a 70% chance that Alexander will appear there.

The intelligence returned a few minutes ago also confirmed Harden's guess. The town of Pato was attacked by the elite team of the Hawke Empire and is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.

His idea was to drive Alexander's three teams together and then serve them all at once. Everything is within my own calculations, and nothing is wrong.

This should be a perfect plan, but Harden always feels a little uneasy in his heart. He doesn't know what's going on? Are there any weaknesses in this plan? Impossible, through his command, Alexander's three teams will inevitably gather together, and as long as they gather together in the town of Pato. What awaits this group of enemies is cruel and merciless massacre.

Although hundreds of lives were exchanged for the lives of dozens of people in these three teams. But considering the quality of the warriors, it is still very worthwhile to exchange hundreds of low-level warriors for dozens of mid-level and high-level warriors. Moreover, what's more important is that there is Alexander among these dozens of people. In Harden's opinion, if he can kill Alexander, he would rather lose two cavalry regiments.

Although this young man is less than twenty years old, due to his stunning performance on the battlefield and his status as an orthodox royal member, northerners throughout the battlefield will gain a little more morale due to his presence.

If he dies, the combat effectiveness of the Hawke Empire will probably be reduced by 10%! Even the royal family of the Stoke Empire has offered a reward. If you kill Alexander, you will not only get the earl title of the Stoke Empire, but also the corresponding fief and a reward of 50,000 gold coins. This kind of reward has almost caught up with General Manhattan, the supreme commander of the Hawke Empire's southern battlefield.

Manhattan has served three people, including Ector's father, Duke Trum, the late king Ector, and the current king of the Hawke Empire, Larvin the Great. Strictly speaking, he was already considered a veteran of three dynasties, a veteran in his seventies, but how old was Alexander? Therefore, all Stoker people believe that if Alexander is given a certain amount of time, he will become the most terrifying enemy of the Stoker Empire.

So tonight, Alexander must die!

"All the plans revolve around Alexander, and I didn't miss any detail. There will be no mistakes!" Harden said to himself in his heart.

However, he forgot one detail. That is, his plan was so targeted at Alexander that he forgot about the people around Alexander. There is nothing that can be done about it. The light of the Holy Golden Eagle in the Chino Continent is really extremely dazzling. It can be said that an individual will ignore the existence of other people because of his brilliance. Ignore... the shadow that remains dark and quiet even in that dazzling light.

And tonight, he will pay a heavy price for this small mistake of his.

"Sir, there is new information." There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Harden said, probably because he has been engaged in intelligence work for a long time, and he always likes to be alone. So tonight, he did not leave any attendants in his office. There was only one attendant at the door waiting for his orders.

"Go and refill the tea." Harden took the note and said casually.

The information was very simple. It said that although there had been warnings before, adequate preparations had been made. But in the end, one transport team was sabotaged by the Hawke Empire, and all the supplies were burned to the ground. But for now, their group is still moving in the direction they expected, and it is estimated that they will be driven to the vicinity of Pato Town within an hour.

"It's just a small loss." Harden smiled, and then used his fighting spirit to shatter the note into powder. He picked up the newly refilled tea and took a sip, and then suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Who are you?" Harden raised his head and asked coldly the waiter who was about to turn around and leave, because only then did he realize that this waiter actually had tenth level fighting spirit. But Harry remembered that the waiter he arranged had no fighting spirit at all. Something was wrong with this guy!

The waiter's body trembled, and then he slowly turned his head. He raised his head, exposing his eyes covered by long bangs.

Only then did Harden really observe this "waiter". He is not very big, he is a thin man. He has blue-black hair, a delicate face, and a bit of childishness. He is actually a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Can't you pretend anymore?" The waiter looked at Harden and muttered to himself.

"Snow?" Harden was slightly startled.

"Surprised?" The boy named Snow looked at Harden with mocking eyes.

"Not yet." Harden smiled, pointed at Snow and said: "I knew you would not be able to bear it, but I didn't expect you to endure it until today."

"You will only take action when you are sure. Isn't this what you taught me?" Snow looked at Harden, a fierce light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Similarly, you taught me the same thing to my sister!"

"Sure enough, it's because of her." Harden said calmly. He knew why Snow, who had always been honest and obedient, was disobedient at this time.

This guy has been dependent on his sister since he was a child. Once she dies, Snow will be damned if he doesn't do something. A dead soldier is still a human being after all, and feelings cannot be completely wiped out. Harden continued: "But you have to understand that Latty died at the hands of northerners. I didn't touch a hair on her."

"If you hadn't sent her to assassinate Larvin, how could she have died?! It was all you! It was all you! You killed my sister!" Snow suddenly shouted hysterically with red eyes.

"She died only because of her own incompetence!" Harden said coldly: "Moreover, even if she assassinated Larvin, she still wouldn't be able to survive in the heavily surrounded palace. This was a few years ago It’s already been decided, you are the dead warriors I trained, when you decide to follow me, your destiny has already been written!”

"Death warrior?! Destiny?!" Snow said crazily: "In your eyes, we are just tools? Are we just tools?"

"Otherwise, what do you think you are?" Harden said matter-of-factly: "I gave you a bite to eat and let you survive. Now, you are giving me your life to repay me. This is what the deal is. .”

"..." Snow was silent. Although he knew what a dead soldier should do, he didn't expect that his life would be so cheap. Just two pieces of bread can be exchanged for two intact people, two young and glorious lives? Is this what the world is like

"Okay, don't have any useless conversations with me here." Harden said impatiently: "Your poison won't work on me. Don't forget, who taught you how to make poison." of."

"..." Snow was still silent, but his hand reached behind his back, where his weapon was.

"You should know that in my opinion, betrayal is a very shameful thing." Harden looked at the nervous Snow with a joking look: "So, I will not kill you directly before going to hell to see your sister. , you will have an experience more painful than hell, I guarantee you."

"Go to hell!" Snow pulled out his dagger and roared at Harden.

Harden looked at Snow, who was overestimating his abilities, and laughed mockingly. The high-level assassin accurately grasped Snow's wrist, and then placed his right hand between Snow's chest and abdomen.

Harden, who is proficient in killing skills, also has a very good understanding of the human body structure. He knows that once fighting energy is poured into that position, it will cause unimaginable pain to people.

Sure enough, although Harden only touched it gently, Snow immediately let out a painful roar like a wild beast. He simply threw away the weapon in his hand, then lay on the ground holding his stomach and rolling over.

This kind of pain will last for more than ten minutes. Basically, if you suffer this kind of torture three times in a row, you will be hurt to death. This is the data Harden came up with through trial and error. It seems that there may be new data added to his database tonight.

"Actually speaking, I like your sister better." Harden looked at Snow rolling on the ground with a smile. He deliberately used his fighting spirit to direct his voice into Snow's ears, and then continued: "At least she Much more obedient than you."

"Ah! Go to hell! You devil! You devil! Sooner or later I will scratch you alive! Ah!" Snow yelled in pain while cursing constantly.

"Well, this shows the difference between you. I remember that when I asked her to give her body before she left, she obediently did so, unlike you who cursed at her master at all. "Haden had an elegant smile on his face, but he uttered vicious words that made Snow crazy: "I have to say, even if I think about it now, I will praise the freshness and deliciousness of your sister's body. Oh, don't worry, I have never been a wasteful person. So, after I felt comfortable, there were a few soldiers who happened to be passing by, and I also let them share. I think you can rest assured about this."

"Asshole!! Harden, you beast!! Ahhh!!! I'm going to kill you!! I'm going to kill you!!! Harden!!!" Snow continued to roar in pain, not caring about his vocal cords at all. It's almost destroyed.

"It seems it's time for you to be quiet." Harden said as he bent down and picked up Snow's dagger. He wanted to cut off Harden's tongue and vocal cords so that this guy wouldn't disturb other people's rest here in the middle of the night.

But just as Harden was approaching Snow, an extremely blurry black shadow suddenly came over and flew straight towards Harden's back!