Chapter 205 A pitch-dark night (1)
Dmitry Square.
There was a man sitting on a shady bench and spending a leisurely time in a place where people were briskly coming and going.
Jilgeongjilgung.
The man chewed the beef jerky.
The face with the robe turned back was rather pale and drawn, and although it gave off a slightly strange atmosphere, no one cared about him.
Dmitry attracts people from various places.
Among them, there were various types of people, such as people from the slums, people working in entertainment establishments, and mercenaries active on the continent, so the strange atmosphere was not very noticeable.
man’s name.
It was Cliff.
As the assistant master of the assassination guild écorché, he looked at the situation around him with a calm expression.
‘Dmitri’s guards showed up twice during the hour I stayed in the square. That means that Dmitry mobilizes multiple guards on patrol at regular intervals. Ordinary territories never have such a security system. It requires a lot of manpower, and the incidents that the guards discover are practically controversial. It can be said that it is meaningless suffering because it does not cause great damage to the territory.’
It’s a simple logic.
When it comes to preparing for accident 1 with 100’s of effort, it is right to stand by and solve accident 2 for accident 1.
Even so.
Dmitri’s security was tight.
Not only that, but his skills seemed to be formidable.
‘Looks like the rumors in the West are not true. Ordinary soldiers showing momentum comparable to that of most knights. If things go wrong in a place like this, I can’t guarantee my life.’
I swallowed the jerky.
There was no sign of nervousness.
There were many more dangerous things in his life, and what he was doing now was the process of figuring out the information needed for an assassination.
If you’re going to underestimate your opponent, overestimate it.
It was a famous quote in the assassination industry, and Cliff had no intention of underestimating Dmitri, who was making the most unconventional move recently.
timely.
A man came over and sat down.
He showed a familiar expression as if he were a member of the group, and secretly reported what had happened.
“As a result of infiltrating the iron mine and grasping the surroundings, Dmitri says there are very few incidents compared to many people coming and going. It is said that the Dmitri Guards are not only façades, they are dispatched in about 5 minutes when an incident occurs, and their skills are so great that even tough mercenaries give them a hand. The same goes for night guard. It’s less than daytime, but compared to other territories, the nighttime is also quite high.”
“Any other considerations?”
“There are many talented people in the estate. We need to watch out for them.”
fortnight ago.
Members of the Assassination Guild have already dug into Dmitri.
Cliff chuckled.
It was as expected.
It seemed that Roman Dmitri had formed an excessively tight guard in response to the assassination notice of the Kronos Empire.
It was fun.
His desperate struggle to live stimulated his interest.
“I mean. The more my target fusses, the more my blood boils. Every day, in a situation where you can’t sleep because you don’t know when you’ll be attacked, nullifying everything he prepared and driving a dagger through your heart, the pleasure is so thrilling that words can’t explain.”
It was fun just imagining it.
He swallowed the last piece of beef jerky and stood up from his seat.
“Tell the informants. The plan will go ahead as scheduled.”
* * *
It was the day of the decisive battle.
A pitch-dark night.
The beings that permeated like shadows hid themselves in the darkness from the sight of the guards patrolling even at night.
among them.
said the man in the gray cloak.
“From now on, the number of guards will increase as we head toward the inner city. The interval between enemies arriving at the same point is about 15 minutes, and after we deal with the guards for the first time, we have to enter immunity unconditionally within 15 minutes. keep in mind Kronos does not allow failure. Even if we have succeeded in every assassination under the command of the Empire, a single failure will plunge us into abyss.”
It was Cliff.
this operation.
The fate of the assassination guild was at stake.
Cliff’s mindset was different from usual, as the Master had insisted that he succeed without fail.
“I will take the lead. Deal with the guards and quickly dispose of the corpse.”
“All right.”
The subordinates nodding their heads.
Cliff confirmed the location of the guards and manifested the ability of the gray cloak he wore.
“Invisibility.”
anger.
A soft light arose.
The light from the gray cloak enveloped Cliff’s body, and he became an unidentifiable being as it permeated his surroundings.
It was a magic artifact.
Assassins tend to use many tools to kill beings stronger than themselves, and the gray cloak was the most expensive item among them.
killed a celebrity
Moving cautiously, they approached the guards who were moving in pairs.
‘Only two enemies. According to the guard system that I have figured out so far, if I go straight to the castle after dealing with these guys, I will encounter the guards only once. Roman Dmitry. I don’t know what kind of person you are on the battlefield, but you won’t be able to withstand an assassination made in the dark.’
In the meantime.
Killed many strong people.
There were also beings called rankers among them, but there was no way to deal with unprepared attacks.
It was no different this time.
Cliff followed the guard with strong conviction.
I could hear the other person breathing.
Seeing the guards looking around, unaware that death was approaching, Cliff immediately raised his dagger.
And the moment you’re about to cut your throat.
Caang!
‘… ?!’
The attack is blocked.
The guard turned around momentarily and parried away Cliff’s attack.
embarrassing situation.
When the guard and Cliff met their eyes, the guard blew his whistle as if he had waited.
Beep-
“Enemy! An enemy has appeared!”
* * *
Confused.
is a guard
I don’t know if it’s the process of entering tolerance, but I never imagined that this kind of problem would arise from the beginning.
“Damn it. Hurry up and deal with these guys!”
Barack shouted.
Guild members who had been hiding came out all at once and attacked the guards simultaneously to erase their traces.
however.
Caang!
Kakakakang!
The movements of the guards were unusual.
The attack was not pushed back, and the two guards protected each other’s backs and blocked the dangerous situation.
Only then did Cliff feel his mouth go dry.
At first, I thought the guards were lucky to block the attack, but now I see that they are by no means ordinary guards.
It was then.
Beep profit!
“There!”
It was an instant.
Dmitri’s soldiers appeared all of a sudden and surrounded the surroundings, and Cliff and the assassins missed the timing to escape.
A crisis of desperation. At Cliff’s signal, the assassins gathered in one place.
As assassins who are strong in ambush, they are weak in head-to-head confrontation, but there was no other way to survive now.
I grabbed the dagger.
The invisibility had already been released while attempting to attack.
Cliff looked around nervously.
Dmitry’s soldiers.
The moment he checked the face of one of them, Cliff couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
“… … Are you?!”
It was a familiar face.
beyond memory.
The face of the restaurant owner Thomas, who had bumped into him a few days ago, matched exactly the man he was looking at.
My heart raced.
This operation went terribly wrong from the start.
“Cliff. The assistant master of the assassination guild Ecorche. You set foot in Dmitri because you were instructed by Emperor Kronos.”
The guard who stopped the first attack.
he stepped forward
It was a face I remembered now.
I couldn’t recognize it at once because of the disguise, but in the information I grasped in advance, there was information about a man named Lucas.
“Fortnight ago. I got the circumstance that Ekorche’s assassins set foot on Dmitri. You may have thought that you completely concealed your identity, but you also knew that you joined for a full-scale operation three days ago. Judging by the look on his face, he must be wondering how I figured this out.”
Hao Mun.
Lucas created the Information Guild.
People belonging to Haomen reported everything they saw and heard as they melted into their daily lives.
not much information.
However, by combining them, Lucas created useful information.
“The restaurant owner you first met when you set foot in Dmitri. He belonged to the Dmitry Information Guild. When you look around in the square, the merchant right next to you is also a member of the information guild. And that’s not all. Innkeeper Blacksmith Iron mine miner. They were all Dmitri’s eyes and ears and they told us about the strange beings they had witnessed. From then on, finding out your identities was not such a difficult problem. It is an open fact that the Kronos Empire hired assassins, and I thought Ekorche was a suitable tool for that.”
from scratch.
Dmitri ignored Ekorche’s presence.
Even though I knew that they were looking around, I let them grasp the information, and immediately formed new guards when they reported that they were moving in earnest.
Lucas was paired with Henderson.
And other areas also deployed manpower to prepare for enemy attacks.
Attack in the dark.
Cliff thought they were perfect, but from start to finish they were toys to Lucas’s intentions.
‘… At this rate, I will die.’
Cliff looked around.
I didn’t expect it.
When I was ordered to assassinate Roman Dmitri, I didn’t think it was that difficult a problem.
It is not something that can be prevented by predicting their secret movements.
But how can they figure out their existence in this way?
After all, in order to enter the castle, you have no choice but to run into people.
No matter how much he manipulated his identity and covered his face with a robe, all of that information flowed into Haomen.
and.
Lucas didn’t miss a single change.
Having cornered the assassins, he signaled to his soldiers.
“Attack.”
That moment.
Cliff also shouted with a venomous face.
“Open the way! Break through the enemies and head straight to the castle!”
* * *
Assassin.
The reason they are strong is because they attack at the timing they want.
I mean.
On the contrary, it meant that in a head-to-head confrontation, it was bound to be weak.
Pooh.
“Cheak!”
“Ouch.”
It was a one-sided perspective.
As soon as they bumped into each other, Dmitri’s soldiers charged the assassins, and one after another they fell without even exchanging a few shots.
At least, Cliff’s presence stood out.
He showed a menacing appearance with a dagger that used sharpness, but such activity did not last long.
Lucas ran.
As he pressed on, Cliff was cornered in an instant.
‘strong!’
Lucas.
It was a presence that stood out in recruiting enlisted men.
He fell into the information guild because he had other uses, but he had experience in combat on the battlefield and possessed the highest level of combat ability among those who followed Roman Dmitri.
Swords and daggers that are slightly shorter than normal swords.
After using two weapons in a flash, he cut the opponent’s chest in an instant.
Awesome!
“Ahhh.”
I screamed.
As Cliff backed away, Lucas kicked him in the ankle and knocked him over.
Quadang.
It was over.
When Cliff rose again, the sword was pointed at his throat.
“Give me 10 seconds from now. Explain why I must save you.”
Shuk.
The sword pierced his neck.
Cliff showed a smile on his face as if he had lost his mind at the blood flowing down the blade of the sword.
“Bug-like bastards. Don’t be mistaken that you guys already won. Even though the Kronos Empire predicted an assassination, the reason why they hired us was because they were confident that we would somehow make the operation a success. I bet you know. Ecorche knew that the real sword existed separately. Along with that, assassins attacking from all sides will come to the castle by now.”
I grinned.
It’s a dead life anyway
That’s why I wanted to see the opponent panic.
this operation.
It was not his own mission.
Ecorche tried to attack in four directions based on resistance, and the being called Ecorche’s sword moved separately.
An operation that is bound to succeed.
He was recognized for his leadership and his years and rose to the position of vice-master of Ecorche, but in fact, he was not that great in terms of skill.
just one of the baits.
The operation will eventually succeed.
however.
“Not what we know. Any other information?”
opponent’s reaction.
Cliff’s eyes twitched.
I felt my heart sink as I watched him accept his remarks calmly.
Lucas gave a cold look.
“If you don’t have anything to say, you have no choice but to die.”
squeak.
“Krurruk.”
I asked for blood bubbles.
The sword that had cut his throat cut off Cliff’s pitiful hand, blocking the veins of blood, and he collapsed to the floor.
Dealing with all enemies.
Lucas said, shaking off the blood.
“Group 2 organize the surroundings. And Group 1 will follow me from now on and form a siege so that the enemies cannot escape based on resistance.”
not resistant.
No worries there.
The things that happen in it were the domain of Roman Dmitri, not himself.
