Chapter 018: Changing Knives to Kill
Just before Ryan and Pisis walked into the Hyacinth Tavern.
In a small house several miles away, a knight in heavy armor was concentrating on the direction of the tavern.
The heavily armored knight exudes the strong aura of a top-level strong man. If an outsider sees him again, he will definitely recognize him at a glance... He is the special priest of the Royal Priesthood of the Omar Empire and the commander of the court knights, the [Magic Swordsman] Rhine Root!
This is one of the top fighting forces of the Omar royal family.
For some reason, Rhine always felt a little uneasy today.
Known as the first knight of the court, he has an incredibly accurate intuition.
"Your Highness, please don't let anything unexpected happen during this negotiation..."
He prayed in his heart, and his hands holding the broadsword began to sweat. If there was any disturbance, he would be the first to reinforce.
But at this moment, a breeze blew through the room, and Rhine frowned suddenly.
Someone came into the house!
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With a sharp "clang" sound, the double-edged sword turned around and slashed back with a sharp sword energy.
The action is done in one go.
Rhine's keen fighting instinct allowed him to draw his sword back like lightning, as if to chop the intruder into two pieces!
But suddenly, just when the sword was only a finger away from hitting the black-robed man behind him, the giant sword stopped there steadily.
From the beginning to the end, the intruder did not show any panic and let the sword light hit his face.
Obviously, Rhine recognized the identity of the person who came, and his murderous intent disappeared instantly.
But the relationship between the two does not seem to be harmonious.
The knight commander asked coldly: "Metternich, why are you here instead of staying with the queen?"
"Captain Rhine, your swordsmanship is becoming more and more sophisticated..."
The man smiled faintly, his face covered by a black cloak, making it difficult to see his appearance.
As he spoke, he stopped playing with the playing cards in his nimble fingers and pulled out a "JACK OF SPADES".
Rhine seemed to have no interest in reminiscing with him and immediately ordered him to leave: "I am at work and cannot reminisce with you. Please leave here..."
Having said that, the Knight Commander had a bad feeling in his heart.
Rhine was very confident. With his fighting power, he would not be afraid even if he faced off against the White Wolf Bazel, one of the “Top Ten Legendary Demon Hunters”.
But the cold, viper-like guy in front of him was the person he least wanted to see.
This man is like a plague god. Wherever he is, nothing good will happen. Moreover, he came all the way from the imperial capital to Storm Lake in the south.
"Captain Rhine, it's boring for old friends to talk like this..."
The cloaked man smiled.
Seeing that Rhine had no intention of paying attention to him, he shrugged again.
He didn't intend to continue to make himself bored, so he got straight to the point and said, "Since you don't want to talk to me, I'll just give you my orders and leave."
"Order?"
Rhine's pupils suddenly shrank, and the bad premonition became stronger and stronger.
"Yes~"
Then, a hint of amusement flashed in the eyes of the black-robed man, and then he suddenly changed his tone to a serious one, and ordered: "Royal Worship Corps, Court Knight Commander Rhine Root, listen up, I order you to surround and kill [White Wolf] Bazel immediately!"
"What?"
Kill Bazel?!
Hearing this, Rhine's face changed drastically, thinking he had heard it wrong.
He stared at the black-robed man in front of him who always had a relaxed smile on his face with a changeable look of disbelief.
Rhine suppressed the chill in his heart and sneered, "Humph! You are just an aide to the Queen. That person's orders cannot move me."
"Oh, of course it's not the Queen's order."
The man in black robe spoke calmly, as if he had expected it. While speaking, he took out a golden emblem from his bosom.
When Rhine saw this, he blurted out: "Golden Griffin Emblem!"
He looked at the medal in front of him, which was engraved with a golden vulture and surrounded by three-color stripes, and immediately knew that something was wrong.
This is the exclusive emblem of the Oma royal family, Spurgeon. Seeing it is like seeing His Majesty.
This is the emperor's order!
How is it possible...
The black-robed man raised his lips slightly and ordered again: "Pass on His Majesty's secret order, immediately surround and kill [White Wolf] Bazel!"
Once these words were spoken, there was no turning back.
Even though Rhine was the eldest princess's personal guard, he had to obey the highest orders.
"Damn it! How did you get the Griffin emblem!"
The veins on Rhine's forehead bulged, and he was obviously furious.
He didn't care about keeping the secret and said directly: "Metternich, you bastard! Do you know how much preparation Her Royal Highness the Princess has made to subdue the 'White Wolf Group'? As long as Bazel is subdued, the bandit problem in the southern part of the empire can be completely solved immediately. If you do this, Her Royal Highness the Princess's years of hard work will be wasted!"
"Haha, recruit?"
The man in black robe seemed to have known the inside story for a long time, and a look of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He shook his head nonchalantly and chuckled, "The Queen and His Majesty want to see the complete annihilation of the banditry, rather than appease this mob. And from today on, the battle to annihilate the banditry in the south will also become the merit of His Royal Highness the First Prince and will be recorded in history..."
The tone was relaxed, but one could hear the murderous intent.
"you……!"
Just when the results were in sight, a guy suddenly showed up to make trouble. This group of selfish guys would ruin the princess's plan for many years!
Although Rhine was extremely angry, he could do nothing about it.
The eldest princess , the queen, the eldest prince... This obviously involved a power struggle within the royal family, and as a worshipper he couldn't say much.
But he still didn't give up. He pointed at the Phantom Thieves who were gathering not far away and asked, "Eliminate them? Do you see what's going on here? How are you going to eliminate these more than 100,000 bandits?"
The bandit problem in the south has lasted for decades. If it could be eradicated by force, would the empire have allowed those bandits to run rampant until now?
"Oh...others really can't do that."
The man in black robe waved his hand nonchalantly, as if the hundreds of Phantom Thieves groups of all sizes in front of him were nothing but chickens and dogs.
After a pause, he grinned, his eyes flashing a dangerous and confident gleam, and he said calmly, "Here I am..."
Hearing this, Rhine's expression completely froze.
Although he didn't think anyone could do something so impossible, the guy in front of him...
Never failed yet!
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While Princess Ymir of the Omar Empire and [White Wolf] Bazel were having a secret conversation in the tavern, another group of people quietly infiltrated the "Black Market Trade Fair" and headed secretly towards the "Hyacinth Tavern".
"Prince William, according to the contract, the woman is handed over to you."
"Hehe, your Omar royal family is really lively. Who on earth came up with this conspiracy of 'changing knives to kill people'? I feel a chill down my spine just hearing this..."
“…”
"And... such a talented commander was abandoned just like that? Could it be that old Doppler won't live much longer?"
"Your Majesty is in good health, so there is no need for you to worry. Your Excellency, please fulfill our contract as agreed. Other matters are our Omar's internal affairs, and we do not need you to interfere..."
"Tsk tsk... Don't worry, we Sid are happy to help. After all, that woman ascending the throne is not a good thing for us. But remember the contract we signed. After the matter is done, you must hand over the seven mines in the three southern provinces. Also, that dirty werewolf Bazel must die this time!"
"No problem! Leave Bazel to us. Four priests from the palace have come this time, and Lord Hemos is here in person as well. That guy will definitely die."
“Hey, [Yan Mo] Hemos Zakaria is here too? Hehe… Then we’ll leave Ymir Spurgeon to us. Happy cooperation!”
“…”
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Ryan followed Pisis to the second floor of the tavern, completely unaware that this trade fair was already undercurrent.
There was a large reception room on the second floor of the tavern. Ryan was concentrating on sensing it and there seemed to be no ambush.
Of course, except for the thief on the ceiling who had been following him for many days.
Pisis said, "You just take a rest here. I'm going to meet some friends. There will be a potion master's exchange meeting here soon. Don't run around..."
"Yes, teacher."
Ryan couldn't figure out what Pisis was up to.
It's conceivable that he must be planning something.
After Pisis finished speaking, he turned and left the room.
Ryan was the only one left in the room.
"Seventy-five steps, seventy-six steps, seventy-seven steps... Hey, Pisis didn't leave the tavern, but went into a room upstairs?"
Ryan's cochlea twitched slightly, and his super hearing allowed him to easily discern Pisis's movements after he left the house.
It turns out that the "reinforcements" are upstairs!
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Ryan knew very well that the reason why old Pisis was so confident in keeping him in the room was because of the veteran assassin lurking on the ceiling...
Haha, I showed my weakness to the enemy, and now I finally found an opportunity!
"We must act now!"
Opportunities are fleeting.
Ryan couldn't be sure what kind of powerful support Pisis would find after arriving in that room.
But he himself was confident that he could kill the assassin on the ceiling in an instant!
The moment he made up his mind, Ryan changed his timid and weak expression from the previous second, and a murderous aura as sharp as a knife burst out from his eyes.
The next moment, he kicked his legs like a frog to gather strength, then pushed the ground hard and rushed towards the sky.
With a loud "boom", the speed was so fast that people had no time to react.
He smashed the ceiling with a heavy punch and violently tore off a human leg from it...
There was a crisp sound of bone breaking, and the man's ankle broke.
Then, under Ryan's tremendous force, the ceiling cracked and a terrified assassin fell heavily to the ground.
The assassin was hit hard by the sneak attack and was horrified. He shouted in his heart: "This... didn't this guy just advance to the extraordinary level a few days ago!!!"
This power...how can it be so exaggerated!
