On the Seven Towers

Ackley understood that these guys must be secretly monitoring him, and any behavior that calls for help will eventually be discovered by them. So, this time he did not report the matter to his superiors, but secretly came to attend the appointment himself.

When he arrived at the agreed place the next day, he found that there was only a note left there, which asked him to cross the wall and go to the mountains east of the camp to find the largest cedar tree.

Ackley did not have his usual long sword or armor with him, but only carried a three-edged bayonet used on an air rifle. He held the bayonet back in his hand and covered it with his sleeve. Then he gathered his fighting spirit and jumped out of the wall.

The mountain mentioned in the note is quite far away from the camp. There is a plain between the mountain and the camp. People walking on it have no place to hide.

Ackley knew that if the other party hid in the mountains and looked over here, it would be clear whether there was anyone around him. If someone follows them, they will naturally hide. And if no one follows him, even if something happens in the mountains, others will not have time to rush over from the camp to support him.

The tallest cedar tree was indeed very obvious. Ackley found it without much effort. When he walked under the tree, he saw that there was indeed a man in black waiting there.

The black man covered all his face, leaving only a pair of eyes. He held a long knife in his hand and looked at Ackley coldly: "Ackley, you made a big mistake, but you There is still a chance to make amends. If you bring enough information, then I can spare your brother Julio."

"Who are you? Do you think I would be stupid enough to just believe what he says when I meet an inexplicable person?" Ackley slowly approached the man in black.

The man in black let out a deep laugh, "Of course I am prepared." He took out an image crystal from his pocket and cast the image on a stone. What appeared on it was a young man practicing martial arts in the martial arts field. At this time, a man in black floated past him like a ghost, but he did not react. If the man had a sword in his hand, he would definitely be able to kill Julio without any difficulty.

"So, I didn't lie to you, did I?" the man in black said, "As long as we are willing, we can deal with Julio at any time. You'd better think about it clearly."

Ackley said: "I brought a Chinese melee weapon. It is made of a very good steel. It can easily pierce the opponent's armor."

He shook out the three-edged bayonet from his sleeve and showed it in front of the man in black. The man in black was startled for a moment, then took a step forward, looking very interested.

"But how can I guarantee that after you collect this weapon, you will really let my brother go?" Ackley asked.

The man in black laughed and said: "If you cooperate with us, why should I annoy you through your brother? We just need to cooperate like I said at the beginning."

Ackley looked helpless. He handed over the three-sided military thorn in his hand. The man in black immediately took it and held it in his hand for a closer look. But Ackley secretly took out a scroll from his sleeve. This is a scroll of holding magic that his sister Jenny gave him, hoping that he could use this for self-defense. Although it is not demanding to use, it is very effective when used. Once its effect is released, the bodies of surrounding enemies will be stagnated for a short period of time. Depending on the conditions of the target, there will be a different immobilization time from a few seconds to more than ten seconds.

This scroll was valuable, but in order to catch this guy who seemed to be a mid-level warrior, Ackley had no better way.

In order to attract the other party's attention, Ackley also said: "The wounds caused by this kind of weapon are difficult to heal, even with healing spells."

Just as the man in black listened to his words and looked at the military assassin in admiration, Ackley instantly detonated the scroll he was holding, and a wave of magic swept across a range of seven or eight meters around him. The man in black was indeed shocked and stood there for a moment.

Ackley grabbed the three-edged bayonet in the opponent's hand as quickly as possible, and then stabbed directly into the opponent's arms and thighs.

"Ah!" The man in black screamed and fell to the ground. But Ackley drew out his bayonet and continued to stab his limbs.

"Ah! Damn it! You, you are crazy! Do you know? Your brother will be killed immediately!"

"I don't know, but I know that if you break your leg, my brother may be less threatened. Don't think I didn't notice that the person in the crystal image is you. I want to see if it's broken. Are you so clever with your legs?"

"Ah! You actually don't care about your brother's life or death, you are so cold-blooded and heartless!" The man in black screamed and struggled.

"It's ridiculous, how could I be controlled by you like that? Now that you have decided to deal with him, I can't change anything about him. Even if I cooperate with you, you will put both me and him in danger at all times. Why don't I knock off your claws first, maybe there will be a chance to help him, don't you think?"

The man in black gritted his teeth and remained silent, so Ackley repeatedly stirred his wound with a spur. The man in black yelled a few times at first, but in the end, he stopped making any sound, and finally black blood flowed down his mouth. When he got down, Ackley discovered that the other party had prepared poison in advance and put it in his mouth. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, he took the poison and committed suicide.

Ackley rummaged through the man's body unwillingly, but found no useful clues.

Finally, he had to drag the man's body back to the training camp. He finally wrote a letter and handed it to the intelligence officers who came to investigate, hoping that they could find a way to give it to his brother and give him a warning. This was the only thing he could do now.

However, a few days later, the intelligence officers brought him back a bad news. On the third day after he killed the man in black, his brother was stabbed from behind on the training ground of the Duke's Mansion in Green Forest City. And the warning letter handed out at this time had just arrived in Green Forest City.

Ackley did not cry or have any other unusual performance. He just doubled his training after normal training, hoping to numb himself in the continuous training and stop thinking about his brother.

Fortunately, Jenny understood him very well, wrote a letter to comfort him, and took the time to visit him once.

In this way, time passed, Ackley finally completed the recruit training, and was assigned to the guards in the eastern region.

Two months later, a war with the kingdom started.