Things are not going in a good direction.

On the second day of this murder, the entire Highland City once again ushered in an uproar, in the same place, in the same way, two merchants who came to Highland City from the Land of Light were killed, and then the corpses were hung on the stone tablet again, which made Shan Lide furious, he couldn't imagine how the other party did it through his own layers of blockade, but the same place, the same way, this is completely a provocation to himself!!

As the de facto ruler of Highland City and the number two of the Holy Serpent Society, Shan Lide was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he immediately and decisively ordered martial law throughout the city, and gathered those merchants together to send heavy troops to protect them. Although Shan Lide actually didn't take these businessmen to heart, but now that such a thing happened on his own territory, it still made him lose face. It's still secondary to lose face, but in this way, your position is likely to loosen. Originally, in the past, Highland City was just a bitter cold place on the border, and no one was stupid enough to compete with themselves for position, but now it is different, Highland City is a fragrant bait in the eyes of many people, not to mention the Holy Snake Society, that is, in the Alannic family, Shan Lide also knows that there are many people in the Dao who are trying to replace it, and now there is such a thing in his own territory, once someone grabs the handle and passes it out, then his position is not stable. But for Shanlide, he didn't want to give up his position. So he's going to have to do everything in his power to get the damn killers right!!

However, there was another reason why he felt irritated, and that was that he had heard some businessmen retreat in the face of such death threats, and had begun to prepare to leave. He didn't want that Miss Miranda to leave because of this, he had been in this ghost place for so many years, and finally saw two beauties he liked. How can they just run away?

Luckily, according to the information he had obtained, the "Miss Miranda" had no intention of leaving here, which also made Shan Lide breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had to find some way to keep this young lady here, otherwise. It would be a shame if the cooked duck flew.

But before Shan Lide could come up with any way to deal with the young lady, the murder happened again.

The same time, the same place, the same means, the only difference is that this time the corpses hanging on the stone tablet became three.

As a result, the entire Highland City was thrown into a panic.

Some timid businessmen are already planning to leave, if at first they were still choosing to wait and see, but by now, they can no longer support it. If it's just about killing people, it's okay. It's a big deal that businessmen hire a few more bodyguards and thugs, after all, the profits here can be huge, as the saying goes, for money, capitalists can sell the rope that hangs themselves with their own hands. But the problem is that this way is just too weird. Since the first murder, Shanlide has sent private soldiers to surround the entire square. And in the second murder after that, the soldiers in charge of guarding were three layers inside and three layers outside. But that's it, I didn't even notice how the other party came in. This has scared many businessmen. What's even more terrifying is that when hundreds of soldiers surrounded the entire square, no one saw how the three bodies were hanged. It was as if it was the darkest moment before dawn, but after a moment of dimming, there were suddenly three more corpses on the originally empty stone tablet.

This made Shan Lide feel more and more confused. He was sure that the other party had a very strong force, and could easily pass through the blockade of hundreds of private soldiers without being detected, which was definitely not possible for ordinary people, even if it was an organization like the Dark Brotherhood. Not everyone can do this. However, Shan Lide did not give up, he strengthened his security again, and even sent his own black elves to assist in secret, this time, Shan Lide swore that he must catch that bastard!!

But alas............... He seems to have made a mistake.

"Almost."

Standing in front of the window, looking at the somewhat deserted street outside, the corners of Rod's mouth curled slightly, everything was as he expected, now Highland City has begun to become chaotic, but it is not enough, such chaos is only one aspect, and it has not yet reached the level he expected. Just hunting merchants is almost the end of it, because hunting merchants is only a means, not an end, and there are too many killings, maybe people will suspect their side. Although Rhodes doesn't care about being hacked by the Land of Light, for now, he doesn't want to be exposed so quickly, does he?

Then it's time to find the balance.

"Angelinte."

Thinking of this, Rod retracted the expression on his face and called softly, and hearing his call, Angeline took a half step forward.

"What's the matter? Master? ”

"It's up to you, you know what to do, right?"

"Of course, master."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Angelinte's eyes revealed a glow of excitement, and she bowed slightly, then stepped back. Soon, a swaying black shadow swayed and enveloped the girl's petite figure, and then vanished.

It's already the third day.

The old man stood up and looked at the letter in front of him with some concern, the current Highland City was becoming more and more unstable, and Cliff's side was also closely watched, which was definitely not a good sign. Although I don't know who the person who killed the merchant everywhere is, if he continues like this, it is very likely to destroy his plan. Cliff is still too young, and although he has won a lot of hearts, he still has no chance of winning if he confronts Altonic head-on. Although he came to him for help, the help he could give him was very limited in the current situation.

First of all, it is necessary to find out the person who attacked the merchant, otherwise, maybe Shanlide will use this as a reason to attack Cliff and them. So............... That's when things get complicated.

Thinking of this, the old man stood up, and he opened his mouth to call someone's name. And in the next moment, his eyes widened suddenly. The mouth that was supposed to make a sound, but there was not a sound at all.

"That's it, old man."

A small white hand stretched out from the shadows of nothingness and grabbed the old man's throat, and the next moment, Angelinte, dressed in a black and white maid outfit, walked out of it. The girl's beautiful and delicate face showed a look of triumph and arrogance, and she smiled at the old man, who had to kneel half-kneeling because she had choked her throat, as if she were looking at an animal.

Who is she?

Looking at the girl in front of him, the old man's eyes widened in horror, and he struggled desperately, trying to break free from the other party's control. But the arm that looked slender and delicate did not loosen in the slightest like an iron gate. He just opened his eyes wide and looked at each other, but quickly. The old man found that he seemed to be completely attracted by those bright red pupils......... His world began to change colors, everything seemed to be rendered bright red, including his sanity, everything about him was melted into it.

And the next moment, the old man's consciousness was interrupted.

Night falls.

The deserted streets were no longer filled with the usual businessmen and locals, replaced by bands of heavily armed soldiers, armed with weapons. Vigilantly watching, patrolling everywhere. Everyone knows that their immediate boss is restless because of the events of the past few days. Now they have no choice but to patrol around and make sure nothing happens.

And at this moment, suddenly, a scream broke the silence of the night.

"Ah————!!h

Hearing this scream, the soldiers who were patrolling nearby were stunned. Then they hurriedly turned around and ran towards the place where the screams had occurred, and soon they were near the southern district, where the merchants gathered. Soon, they found a man with a short knife in his hand, wrapped in a black cloak. At his feet lay a merchant covered in blood. And at this moment, the man in black is wielding a blade, mercilessly splitting the other screaming woman in two from the middle!

"Catch him!!"

Seeing that the murderer had finally been found, the soldiers in charge of the guards suddenly became excited, and they brandished their weapons and rushed towards the man in black in front of them. And seeing those guards, the man in black not only turned around and ran away, on the contrary, he waved his blade to meet him and fought with the guards, I have to admit that the strength of this man in black is very strong, and those guards have nothing to do with him. Instead of being able to catch him, he was connected by the Men in Black and killed several of his colleagues. And just when these guards were afraid and were about to retreat, suddenly, several strange black shadows appeared from among them.

"Get out of the way, this is not an opponent you can deal with."

Although they couldn't see the other party's appearance, just from the marks inlaid on the black leather armor on the outside, the guards quickly saw that the other party was a special force directly belonging to Shan Lide, and the black-clothed man in front of them was obviously not something they could deal with, so they quickly retreated and handed over the battlefield to the four strange beings in front of them who were also wearing black clothes.

Sensing the change in his opponent, the man in black also became cautious, he held the blade in his hand, and stared at the four people in front of him vigilantly, and then, the battle began.

In just an instant, the shining cold light pierced the night sky, and those strange warriors drew their long swords almost instantly, sealing each other's path. The man in black struggled hard to avoid the opponent's attack, and not only that, but he even took advantage of the situation to counterattack, wielding his blade and stabbing one of them in the opposite direction, and soon, the two sides fought again.

Obviously, these four people are much stronger than those guards in terms of skill and combat experience, more often the guards around them can only see their faint shadows, and the man in black is not weak, in the face of the four people joining forces, he still wields his blade and attacks forward. He even slashed two of them. But............ That's the end of it.

No matter how hard he tried, there was only one person, and at the same time as he slashed the other party, the other two people took advantage of the situation to attack, only to see four cold lights staggered, and then with the sound of weapons fighting, the body of the man in black began to tremble violently, and then flew out of the ground upside down, lying on the ground. Obviously, he's done it all.

"Catch him!"

Seeing this scene in front of them, the guards who had been playing soy sauce next to them immediately rushed over and tried to catch the man in black. But what happened next made them stunned, and in the face of the guards who rushed towards them, the man in black let go of the dagger in his hand and plunged it into his neck.

And the next moment, he just turned into a corpse and fell to the ground.

"This ..............."

The guards' eyes widened in surprise at the sight of the scene, and at this moment, along with the firelight, others also rushed to the scene.

"What happened? Who is he? ”

A panting Cliff rushed over, looked at the man in black who had fallen to the ground, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, and soon, a guard answered.

"He's the same guy who attacked the merchant before!"

"Prisoners?"

Hearing this, Cliff frowned, and then he strode up to the man in black, stretched out his hand and took off the black cloth that wrapped the face of the man in black——— and then an old face appeared in front of him, and Cliff's eyes widened in disbelief at the sight of this face.

"Teacher..................... How could this be ............! (To be continued......)