In an instant, everyone present had serious murderous intent. Assassinate Nidhogg! This assassin from the Stoke Empire actually knew the purpose of their trip. No, she must not be left behind!
"Calm down!" Regnar raised his hand again to tell others to calm down. In fact, he had somewhat guessed why No. 1 was waiting for him here. But he didn't expect that No. 1 would state his purpose so blatantly.
"Did you call this woman here?" Mel asked with a frown. He didn't like this woman of unknown origin because Mel smelled a very strong smell of danger from her.
"..." Regnar could only shake his head silently. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "But I can guarantee that this woman has no ill intentions."
"Sir, according to His Majesty's decree, our operation must be kept completely confidential." Zhu Hun reminded.
"Yes, and at the same time, His Majesty also said that you three should obey my orders." Regnar glanced at the three assassin brothers and said coldly: "Now I order you to shut up and watch quietly."
After suppressing the restless three assassin brothers, Regnar turned to No. 1 and asked, "So, No. 1, what do you want?"
"Didn't I just say that?" No. 1 leisurely played with the transparent dagger in his hand: "I'm here to stop you from assassinating Nidhogg. Also, call me Rebecca."
"How do you know the purpose of our trip?" Regnar was quite annoyed with No. 1's relaxed attitude. He said sullenly: "No. 1, if you are not stupid, you should understand the current situation. If If you don’t answer my questions well, then I won’t bother to care about you anymore.”
"This is an obvious thing." No. 1 said still casually: "The entire continent has been like this. In the end, the Hawke Empire will always have to desperately find a few assassins to send to Nidhogg. Human head. Also, I repeat, call me Rebecca."
Regnar, Mel and Annelotte exchanged glances, and finally Regnar asked: "So... Rebecca. What's the reason? Why did you stop me?"
"I think you have guessed it, right? Nidhogg has now become a heretic creature." No. 1, no, Rebecca said slowly: "So haven't you been curious until now? Heretic creatures can't Interfering too much in the world. But look at it now, Nidhogg has turned the entire continent upside down, but the original rules have not punished him until now? Aren't you surprised?"
"We still can't figure this out. So, little girl, do you know anything?" Mel came up and asked.
"I think you all know that it takes a lot of power to counter the punishment of the original rules head-on, but the impact of destroying the continent, let alone Nidhogg." Rebecca said and looked at Regna. He continued: "Not even the power of God can resist it. But what? Although the punishment of the original rules is terrible, its rules are extremely rigid and simple. Therefore, there are many ways to avoid punishment. And Nidhogg , this is the method used.”
"How did he do it?" Mel asked.
"It's very simple. He deceived Kilroan and made Kilroan the instigator of the wave of death, so he could continue to plan the following things."
"Is Kilroan so stupid?" Regnar couldn't help complaining.
"If your kingdom has been invaded by someone in the imperial capital, maybe you will act even stupider than him." Rebecca counterattacked bitterly.
"Hey! If you have something to say, don't beat around the bush and scold me!"
"Then what's your reason?" Mel brought the topic back in time before the two of them turned into a meaningless bickering: "No matter who created the death wave, the current death wave exists objectively. You stopped us. What’s the reason to move forward?”
"Although the original rules are rigid, they are not pure fools." Rebecca went on to explain: "Therefore, although Kilroan was the initiator of the wave of death, Nidhogg, who planned everything, also suffered punishment. , but compared to launching the wave of death directly, standing behind Kilroan will make the punishment much less severe. But even so, the life of half a continent has almost reached Nidhogg's limit.
"You mean..." Annelotte guessed: "Even if we don't go, Nidhogg will take the initiative to quell the wave of death because he is afraid of the punishment of the original rules?"
"That's it." Rebecca nodded.
"If that's the only reason you have, then I'm sorry that we can't accept it." Regnar looked at Rebecca and shook his head: "Actually, according to what you mean, whether we go to assassinate or not, the wave of death will actually subside. Is not it?"
"Yes, isn't this enough?" Upon hearing Regna's rejection, Rebecca finally looked a little disappointed.
"Then let me ask you, even if the tide of death subsides, what will happen to Nidhogg?" Regnar couldn't tell whether Rebecca's sudden change in demeanor was an act or real. He could only say it without emotion. Analyzing and saying: "Will Nidhogg still exist? If such a cancer is allowed to live in the world, do you think the empire will be stable in the future? Even for the sake of long-term peace in the future, we must kill Nidhogg."
"Long-term peace? The empire is stable? Why do you use such rhetoric to deceive me? To put it bluntly..." Rebecca looked at Regna and suddenly asked sharply: "Actually, to put it bluntly, if Nidhogg returns, As long as you are alive, your baby Annie’s life will be in danger at all times! Isn’t it?”
Regnar stared at Rebecca with some annoyance, and then nodded vigorously in retaliation: "Yes, that's it."
"Me?" Annelotte was stunned. Although she also noticed that several of the agents Regnar had placed around her to protect her had died, she thought it was just the high-level undead assassinating the entire high-level human race in the wave of death. That’s all. Therefore, she has never thought that she is the most important thing in Nidhogg's eyes.
"I'm sorry, kid, I shouldn't have hidden this from you." Mel sighed helplessly, and then told some of the facts that he had concealed.
"So..." Annelotte looked at Regnar.
"That's why Regnar has been so desperate to improve his strength in the past few months, that's why he has arranged all the experts from the Military Intelligence Department around you, that's why he sees that the situation is getting more and more serious. It's time to stand up. He didn't do this for any country, continent, or humanity." Rebecca glanced at Annelotte and said with a sneer: "Just for you."
"That's enough!" Under Rebecca's aggressive tone, a nameless fire surged in Regnar's heart, and he said sternly: "Whether I save humanity, save the continent, or save Anne, It’s all my own business, I don’t need to listen to what you are saying here.”
"Don't you see it now?" Rebecca also raised her voice: "Why hasn't Nidhogg calmed down the tide of death yet? It's not because he wants to kill as many people as he wants. In fact, he just wants to force you to come out!"
"Force me out?" Regnar almost laughed out of anger. He pointed at himself and asked self-deprecatingly: "What can I do, Regnar? A mere assassin who has not yet entered the holy realm can actually do this. Let the famous legendary mage Nidhogg spend all his efforts to deal with it?"
"Because you are a shadow... Poof!" Rebecca suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood just in the middle of her words.
"Revealing the secrets of the gods is also a taboo in the original rules. If you say it, you will die, and you will die without doing anything, because the truth you revealed will not change the current situation at all." A voice said in Rebecca It rang in my mind.
"Pelo!" Rebecca gritted her teeth and spit out the name of the sun god.
"Okay, I'm not interested in knowing this now." Regnar frowned impatiently: "I hope you understand that if the truth you tell can't change the fact that Nidhogg is still alive, then I can't Stop moving forward, that’s it.”
"..." Rebecca was silent.
"Look, that's it, the established destiny is the fact. And now, you have only two choices when facing the facts. The first is to help him fulfill his established destiny, and the second is to let him fail before his destiny. And you You will need to wait again for who knows how many years to usher in the next reincarnation with unknown results." After Pero said this, he became completely silent.
Rebecca, on the other hand, was thinking about countermeasures in the strange eyes of others. But after a long time, she didn't think of any better way. Perro was right, there were only two paths before her. Move forward, or keep waiting.