Darkening Guardian Knight

So in order not to be exposed, Kate has been acting cautiously, not daring to make too outrageous moves.When she came, she checked it secretly. There were three magicians who were at the peak of the eighth level to take care of them, and the leader was a martial arts expert who had reached the ninth level.

In addition, there are a bunch of seventh-level practitioners. If there is a conflict, it is impossible for Kate to escape from the pursuit of these people alone.

She observed the village again while fasting around.After knowing that this place is related to black magic, Kate's thinking became active, and she would think about what she saw in front of her with black magic.

As a result, she discovered something new. The layout of the village resembled some kind of formation.

At first she thought it was a magic formation used to hide the village, but after thinking about it, it might not be the case.

She thought of the scene in the boy's room, and thought that it might be a magic circle based on black magic, which operated by the breath of death emanating from the corpse.

But this is speculation after all, and Kate knows that evidence must be found to convince the client of this task.

But now that the speculation has been made, it is obvious what to do next.

Although Kate is not a magician, but because of the large formation in the Obsidian School District, which was hidden from the world, she has done some research on the formation.

She knows that whether it is a magic formation or other types of formations, they all lead to the same goal, and there are always similarities.

She found a place that might be a node of the magic circle other than the house of the young Thoreau, sneaked past, and entered those houses silently.

Kate saw everything in those houses, and it was a miserable scene as she had expected.There is a person in each house who is doing unknown rituals, and there is a corpse hanging in front of them. Like the young Thoreau's "brother", his body is covered with strange words.

"As expected..." After witnessing this scene, Kate finally believed in her conjecture, but at the same time, she also felt a sense of heaviness, "This task is actually related to black magic, this is really troublesome! Maybe , this is really an S-level difficulty task, so I can't tell..."

Section IX Survey

Kate has visited all the houses that may be the nodes of the magic circle, and can basically confirm that this town itself is a black magic circle, and some villagers here should have participated in some kind of secret activity.They are all using dead bodies to perform an evil ritual.

This ritual made the natural elemental forces in this place extremely chaotic, and ordinary people couldn't feel it.

But Kate, as a sixth-level assassin, can skillfully use the "Qi" transformed by natural elemental forces, and of course she is sensitive to natural elemental forces.

"Not enough, there is not enough information!" However, despite knowing this, Kate still felt distressed, "Even if I understand that this is a kind of black magic, I don't know what this black magic is for and what its purpose is. That's not going to work."

"But if we continue to investigate, what should we do?" Kate thought for a long time, and finally turned her attention to the building in the center of the village.

It was a high platform-shaped building with mysterious patterns on it, like an altar in ancient times, full of historical atmosphere.But in Kate's eyes, that high platform was very suspicious and weird.

Although there is no direct evidence, Kate feels that there must be a breakthrough there.

She didn't make this judgment indiscriminately. The building is in the center of the black magic circle. Kate believes that it is equivalent to the existence of the eye of the circle, and there may be tricks in it.

Kate moved like the wind, doing what she said, and moving towards the central building while hiding her figure.

On the way, she also encountered many watchers on patrol, including some seventh-level warriors, but none of them could find Kate.

This is also because Kate's assassin stealth is strong enough, if it were an ordinary sixth-level assassin, he might be caught early.

Cautiously dodging batches of patrolling personnel, Kate finally sneaked safely to the side of the tall building.

Then she began to observe. She first went around the high platform, and found that the mysterious lines on the high platform were similar to the symbols on the corpse Kate had seen before, and there was obviously some connection between the two.

It is not enough to rely on this discovery alone. Without stronger evidence, it is impossible to explain the problem.

Kate observed the high platform for nearly a quarter of an hour, but found nothing new.

From the surface alone, this high platform is probably nothing more than that, it is simply a building.But Kate's experience told her that there must be a secret hidden behind this building, and that secret cannot be seen from the surface, it has to go deeper.

But how to go deep?Kate smiled disdainfully: "This secret passage is not well set up, it's too simple, you can see through it without a single glance."

It turned out that on the side of the high platform, Kate found a secret passage, as long as one of the lines in the high platform is connected, the passage can be opened.

It is difficult for others to see through this method, but Kate has the eyes to see through all disguises, and there is nothing hidden in such a simple mechanism in her eyes.

But Kate is a little helpless, there are too many guards outside now.If you open this mechanism immediately, you will definitely be discovered.The most sensible approach at this time should be to retreat temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

After thinking about it, she returned to the home of young Thoreau and took a rest.It seems that until she solves the task here, she will continue to use this identity.

Section [-] as before

The next day, Kate was called away by the prison warden.Not only her, Kate found that all the guards in the prison were gathered together and lined up, waiting for the command of the warden.

Looking at the faces of other people, they were somewhat dazed, and they didn't know why they were called to gather together.

"Yesterday, a prisoner died in the prison. He committed suicide by taking poison. Although he was about to be sentenced to death, he did not die in our hands. This is an absolute mistake!

Therefore, the above was very angry and asked each of you to work hard, and the patrol time was doubled!Have an opinion? "

Facing his subordinates, the chief guard said very seriously, making the group of people below answer loudly, and they dare not refuse.

In this way, Kate was relieved.If they thought they had discovered themselves, then it would be troublesome, and they would need to use hidden means.

Then it will be very difficult to complete this task.

Because once an intrusion is found, the security here will definitely be much richer. At that time, it will be very difficult for him to act.

Now the camouflage I made for the boy's body was not exposed. This situation is very good, and no one knows the existence of this assassin.

And increasing the patrol time means that Kate can have more opportunities to investigate here, and may come into contact with deeper things.

But things didn't go as smoothly as she had imagined. Kate patrolled with the team for a day, but found nothing.It seems that, apart from the high platform, there are no other clues in this village.

"I have no choice but to try to sneak in there." Kate really has no other way out. If this continues and there is no breakthrough, I am afraid that the mission deadline will be exceeded.

So, that night, Kate changed shifts with a "colleague" who was in charge of guarding the vicinity of the high platform, and opened the secret passage when there was no one around, and successfully sneaked into the interior of the high platform.

This secret passage is so exquisitely and luxuriously made that even its walls and floors are covered with jewels. The bungalows outside cannot be compared with this corner at all.

Even Kate herself was stunned by the sight in front of her, she didn't expect to enter here like this, extremely luxurious.

Continuing to go deeper into the secret passage, the black-haired girl felt more and more strange about this place.Because along the secret path, the natural elemental force on the way is getting more and more chaotic, and there is obviously a culprit that caused this vision ahead!

But the girl will not stop, the more strange and weird she is, the more she can't go.This is not only for her own mission completion rate, but also because she has personally experienced an outbreak of black magic, and she knows that black magic is so harmful that she cannot let it go.

The horror of black magic, she never wanted to recall it again.

Instead of worrying about the harrowing past, Kate is determined to focus on the present.If this is a black magic circle, she must solve this problem.

No matter how long the secret passage in the high platform is, there is an end after all. Kate walked to the end of this secret passage, saw the scene in front of her, and was shocked in her heart: "This, this is!"

What she saw was a table made of jade.

But this table was not the focus of Kate's attention. What shocked the black-haired girl was the formation map engraved on that table.

At a glance, isn't this a topographic map of this small village?

Kate recalled the impression of this small village in her mind in the past few days, and found that the two were very consistent.

However, is it really that simple?When Kate saw this picture for the first time, the idea that flashed in her mind was not the map of the village, but the layout of the familiar town—

That is her hometown that has disappeared now, the small town of Glick that was once located on the border of Jimeral City.

At this time, Kate finally understood why she felt that this town had a sense of familiarity before. It turned out that the layout was the same.

"So, in other words, maybe this place has something to do with the incident in Glick Town..." Kate frowned, lost in thought, "If so, then it's very suspicious, and it's necessary to continue the investigation."

"No, there's no need for you to investigate further." At this moment, a strange voice sounded from behind the girl, making the girl break out in a cold sweat.

She turned her head cautiously, but didn't see anyone.

As a senior assassin, Kate's ability to sense breath is also very good.But right now, she couldn't feel the presence of a second person, but heard another person's voice.

There are only two possibilities. One is that the speaker's cultivation base and skills are too high, and he can already hide himself perfectly.

But Kate didn't think her eyes would be wrong, because she could see through even the full-out camouflage of a ninth-level peak assassin, and looking at the opponent's appearance, it was obvious that she was not a master of that level.

Then there is only the second possibility, the speaker is not here at all, and the reason why his voice appears here is because of a certain sound transmission magic circle.

Thinking of this, Kate looked at the jade table, and sure enough, she found a shimmering mini engraved magic circle next to the map.

"This voice, this arrangement...is that you?" After Kate found the mystery, she suddenly felt relieved.

She smiled wryly, and said quietly to the empty air: "It turns out that you created everything here, so there is really no need to investigate further."

"It seems that you still remember who I am, but my real body is not here, otherwise I can catch up with you...By the way, this time, won't you run away?"

In the magic circle, the voice of the mysterious man came out. His voice was full of sarcasm, as if accusing Kate of being overconfident.

"Since it was your arrangement, I naturally have no possibility of escaping." Kate was sober, and after knowing what kind of character she was facing, she saw her own ending, "What is it for again this time? Speak."

"If it's your request, please satisfy it a little bit. You mentioned the incident in Glick Town just now. Then you should see that the layout of Skonda Village and Glick Town is the same."

The mysterious man's tone was very frivolous, and he didn't mind telling Kate this at all, "In fact, this entire village has formed an extremely huge black magic circle, and this magic circle relies on the death breath of the corpse to operate...

I guess you have guessed all of these.Then let's talk about something more exciting, what is the effect of this magic circle after it is activated...

Well, if you know that this is the same model as Glick Town, you will naturally know the effect.So what else is there to say? "

"Ah, that's right, you probably don't know why I made this?" The mysterious man seemed to have suddenly thought of something interesting, and said with a smile, "Well, let me tell you the reason— —”

Kate listened, she really wanted to know the answer behind it.What kind of purpose is hidden behind such a big incident?

The answer given by the mysterious man is simple.

"Because I long for war."

Section No.11 sets up a game for you

"Because I want war."

"!!" Kate was taken aback by this answer, and then she understood a little bit, her face darkened, and she asked in a deep voice, "Has your plan reached that point yet?"

"Yeah, my plan is on the right track. Did you fail to stop me, Kate Christian...or should I call you Miss Dacre now? Forget it, it's the same anyway."

The mysterious man was at ease, with an exasperatingly lively tone, "I wanted to see if you could bring me some surprises. But you really disappointed me, and you couldn't do anything."

"I'm really sorry for disappointing you." Although the mysterious man said so, Kate was still calm and calm, and was not irritated.

"Yeah, I'm not the same person I used to be. I even thought I was a bit stupid at the time." The girl laughed at herself and said, "I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, you've seen it too. I can't interfere with your plan. The me now is just an ordinary little assassin."

"So, let me go, I promise I won't fight against you!"

"Hmm! It seems that the level of trust between us is really worrying, Miss Dacreu. I don't dare to believe everything you say."

The mysterious man chuckled and said, "But it's okay, no matter what plans you have, it's meaningless. If you don't make complete preparations, do you think I will be completely at ease?"

"Is that really the case? But it fits your personality very well." Kate remained calm, and she realized that she might have fallen into a trap when the mysterious man started talking. Probably, her existence had been exposed to the mysterious man long before receiving this task.

"Hmph, it seems that you are very clear about your position. You are indeed a person with eyes that see through everything." The mysterious man straightened his voice slightly, as if he wanted to sound more serious, "I know, all these years You have been secretly preparing something. But are those useful? Can it change anything? You should consider the proposal I once told you.

I need your strength in my planning, if you come to our side, you can get more——that is a more touching and precious thing than a title! "

"Is it more touching than the title... If your plan can be successful, it is indeed so."

Kate said indifferently, without moving, "But I decided a long time ago, I can't help you, the path you are going to take is too harmful! So here I still choose to refuse."

"You're just being hypocritical. Even though you are an assassin, you still care about the so-called laws of heaven? Don't be too funny!"

"This is two different things. Although I am an assassin, I also want to uphold my own justice!" The girl said firmly with bright eyes, "To put it bluntly, I have different beliefs from yours, so it is impossible to cooperate! "

"Tsk, you are still so stubborn. However, I like you quite a bit." The mysterious man was not surprised by Kate's decision at all. He sighed and said regretfully, "It's a pity that in order to achieve my goal, I have to control you, so I don't leave you with the option of refusing."

After he finished speaking, the room shone brightly, and the originally golden walls shone like obsidian.

"Black magic has many wonderful uses. You probably think that the arrangement here is to destroy you, but it's not. I put so much effort into it, but what I want is not a corpse."

The mysterious man chuckled and said, "Everything here is to ensure that the traps you set up can be caught, Kate Darkroy, be honored for this!"

"For the trick I set up?" Kate's mouth tilted unnaturally, she sighed, and said with self-deprecating, "Am I so important? It's worth your effort to set up a deception and use so many high-level magicians."

"It's not just like that." The mysterious man said frankly, "If everything is false, with your eyes that see through everything, you will naturally find something wrong, and then you may not come here... This is what I don't want to see, so everything here is true, not a scam."

"Whether it's your mission, the villages arranged by the black magic circle, or the seemingly evil and sinister behaviors, none of these are fake, they do exist, and they are established matters that will be carried out in the first place."

"If you come, with your personality, you will definitely not ignore the black magic circle when you see it. Even if you feel that there may be danger in it. If you don't come, then follow the original plan to trigger the magic circle and cause a sensation, and there is no loss."

"I see." The black-haired girl nodded and said, "No wonder I just felt that this task was a ghost, but I couldn't see why I had such an intuition. I thought it was Uncle Jue Ying who was making things difficult for me, but I didn't expect it to be you. But I'm afraid that Uncle Jueying really intervened behind this matter, right?"

"Hehe, assassins should be self-interested. Utopia or something, there is no need for it."

The mysterious man sneered and said, "I just gave him better conditions. That man came over consciously like a dog seeing the feed. You should also learn from your predecessors. How good it is to choose to return to my side. Your treatment must be higher than those incompetent people."

"However, I'm not interested in your so-called treatment."

"Yeah, what a pity." The mysterious man seemed to be very sad, "So I can only wrong you, and taste a little of the very special...brainwashing magic in black magic!"

No.12 Desperate Girl

"Yeah, what a pity." The mysterious man seemed to be very sad, "So I can only wrong you, and taste a little of the very special...brainwashing magic in black magic!"