Chapter 374 Under the Shadow IV

Merry City, Uptown.

The flat, cobblestone-paved streets and the small brick and stone buildings show the extraordinary skills of the craftsmen - of course, there are also high prices.

As a gathering place for merchants and minor nobles, the prosperity here is recognized by Meri City.

After all, a simple county king does not possess too many enviable luxuries - including his residence.

However, it was precisely because of this that the Earl of Meri was highly respected in Meri County, especially after decades of honesty and justice, he was admired by countless civilians.

Even among merchants and minor nobles, his reputation is in full swing.

But, definitely not all!

On the crystal chandelier, magic lamps the size of fingernails exude their own brilliance, making the whole room bright. The scarlet carpet and golden walls immediately become dazzling and extravagant under such illumination. Get up.

Hules enjoyed the atmosphere very much.

Dressed in a silk robe and with bare feet, Hules felt the softness of the cashmere under his feet, squinted his eyes slightly, moved his steps lightly, hummed a popular ditty among the emerald nobles, and danced gracefully.

With thin cheeks and a straight nose, this face is handsome enough.

Especially in the current atmosphere, it made him even more brilliant.

The only pity is that there is no beautiful woman in front of Hules with his arms around him, only air.

And Hules seemed to feel such boredom.

He opened his eyes and sighed softly——

"Gardis, Gadis..."

The soft whisper is like a lover's call.

However, the gaze in those eyes was as vicious as a poisonous snake.

Boom boom boom!

"Come in!"

The continuous rhythmic knock on the door made Hules stop murmuring, and his voice became clear.

"My lord! The target has left the count's mansion,

Entered a small building near the civilian area. The owner of that building is a merchant in the inner city market, with a wife and daughter, the daughter is the maid of the earl's mansion! "

A man wrapped in a cloak. He walked into the room quickly and knelt down on one knee to report.

in short words. Tell all the information without any details.

"The daughter is the maid of the earl's mansion?"

Hules laughed playfully.

"Yes, moreover, the owner of the target's hiding place has shown considerable strength—there should be one of the target's back-up arrangements!"

The man continued to report and expressed his thoughts.

"Even if Jiadis fell into a weak state because of the [Nine Deaths for Substitutes], she wouldn't fall into a weak state with her brain at the same time - after she was exposed, she couldn't let us find her so easily... at least. It shouldn't be this smooth!"

Hules chuckled.

"You mean, this target is fake?"

The man was startled.

"No, no, this target shouldn't be fake - Jiadis is attracting our attention, she wants our attention to be here, or everyone related to this place, for example: that do Not only are the daughters of the owner of the small building female, but they are still in the Earl's mansion!"

Hules waved his hand and said.

"Then... my lord, what should we do?"

the man asked.

"Look at the owner of that small building—after dawn. See where the other party is going!"

Hules ordered directly.

"Yes, my lord!"

The man bowed and saluted, then. He left quickly.

"Gardis, you can't escape from my grasp—from the very beginning, you never thought that your subordinates would betray you, expose your identity, and leave a magic mark... disguised as Ms. Meili, I have to say that this plan is really brilliant, but you will lose everything because of a single negligence! Even if you have a second hand, it is the same! In the world of shadows, strength is everything. Not those small favors—— It's a pity that you don't have this chance to understand!"

Hules let out a series of cold laughter.

...

With the sun jumping over the horizon. Light once again enveloped the earth.

As for the lower part of Meri City, even at dawn, it fell into a bustling bustle - these civilians and small businessmen, for their own and their family's livelihood, always started running around on time like this.

Therefore, even if acquaintances meet each other, they just say good morning, or nod their heads, and then pass by.

Everyone is in a hurry, and no one can pay attention to the difference.

It was the same when old Hand showed up.

After all, Old Hand was wearing the same clothes as in the old days, and he was carrying that rucksack—Old Hand had new clothes, but he only wore them during the Harvest Festival.

The only exception was because his daughter entered the earl's mansion.

However, it is clearly not needed today.

"Morning, Hand!"

"Morning, John!"

After greeting the neighbors across the door, Old Hand walked quickly towards the north.

The neighbor looked at Old Hand suspiciously, because the market was in the south, but the next moment, the greeting from a distance made the neighbor forget about it.

However, a pair of eyes were fixed on Old Hand.

When he saw Old Hand heading north and passing through the city gate, he immediately took out the communication crystal from his coat pocket and reported what he saw.

Moreover, he followed quickly, leaving unique marks along the way.

A moment later, a group of people in different costumes appeared in front of the first mark.

Then, they followed the direction indicated by the mark extremely proficiently and chased it down.

At a distance of ten kilometers, they saw the target——

Lying in a bush, tied with rope, seems to have been subdued.

"How about it?"

The leader asked.

"all the best!"

The person who was following first arrested the prisoner for proof while talking, and immediately revealed a slightly aged face.

"Yes, old Hand is right!"

One of the following teams. After identifying it, he said with certainty.

"take away!"

The leader of the following team directly waved his hand.

Immediately, the four people standing behind him walked towards the bushes.

but. Just as they were passing through the bushes, there was a dense burst of arrows. Suddenly it sounded——

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Immediately, the four assassins belonging to the 'Brotherhood' were in a hurry.

However, the leader showed a confident smile, as if everything in front of him was as expected.

Then, the leader rose into the air like an eagle. The long sword in his hand was pointing towards the bush, the man who was supposed to be his own.

"Your Excellency Jiadis, please catch me without a fight!"

The leading man shouted loudly.

In the words, there is quite a sense of pride.

Everything in front of him was exactly the same as his lord expected, without the slightest difference - and he himself made up all the rewards he received after capturing the big man in front of him in his heart .

With the temperament of the adult he is loyal to, he knows it very well. That reward is definitely quite generous.

Thinking of the generous rewards, the leader's heart became hot, and he stared at his goal even more closely.

so. When the comatose and bound "Old Hand" suddenly exploded into trouble, he was not prepared at all.

Clang!

puff!

After the sound of unsheathing, there was the sound of the throat being cut.

The leader looked incredulously at the "Old Hand" who jumped up suddenly, his eyes were full of disbelief—according to the deduction of that adult, the old Hand in front of him should not be the first person to carry out the tracking mission. '? And the 'one of my own' standing aside is the original purpose, right?

Why not?

With such doubts. The leader fell to the ground.

After that, Dean was like a tiger among the sheep. The opponent's subordinates, two knights. The two assassins, who were not even at the level of a knight, all fell under Dean's sword.

"The second step, complete!"

Dean flicked the blood on the blade, and nodded towards the Grand Duke Swordsman who was wearing a cloak not far away.

Then, after quickly cleaning the battlefield, the two quickly left the bush.

And about half an hour later, a group of people appeared here, and the leader was Hules——

"My lord, the mark has disappeared here, and there is a bloody smell here!"

The man wrapped in the cloak reported to Hures.

"Search around!"

Dressed in a white dress, Hures, who looked like a noble young master, gave such orders.

And his eyes are scanning the eyes.

Even the battlefield that has been cleaned, in the eyes of Jules, there are traces to follow. Those footprints and other marks that have been swept away will only leave new traces.

But after just observing for a moment, a picture appeared in Hules' mind——

His people chased here.

As he expected, the opponent knocked down the person who was following him first. Then, while his subordinates discovered the trap, they began to attack the real target.

but……

An accident happened here, and the captured man, who was supposed to be a stalker of his own people, turned violent.

"Old Hand... your 'backhand' really has considerable strength!"

Hules chuckled.

After all, the leader of the subordinates he sent was a genuine great knight, and there were two knight-level masters under his subordinates. Even if it was a surprise, it was enough to show the strength of the "Old Hand" great knight.

"My lord, here are our dead bodies!"

Checking the surrounding subordinates, he responded loudly to Hures.

"Expand the search area, Jiadis is still in a weak stage, it is difficult to run far - pay attention, she should have a great knight-level player by her side!"

Hules ordered loudly.

"Yes, my lord!"

The people around answered.

ps second update~

This chapter is late, I apologize to everyone~

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