Chapter 43: The Return of Darkness (XII)

The first is Leo's identity, and Rhodes didn't have much thought about it until he completely subdued this troublesome dark elf, because it wasn't a strange thing to have dark elves following the undead army. But Rhodes was shocked when Leo opened up to explain her origins, she was actually the captain of an assassination team directly under Barend. This is not something that everyone can deserve, and because of this status, Rod immediately had a hunch that he might be able to obtain more information than he expected.

And as it turned out, from Leo, Rhodes learned a lot of things that frightened him.

The first is about Leo herself, and from the Dark Elves, Rhodes learns that she is the captain of the first unit of the "Night Blade" under Barend's direct command, and is responsible for erasing and eliminating those who try to dare to provoke Barend's majesty. To put it simply, the assassination force, if Barende's powerful force is to be described as a giant, then Leo and her men are just the presence of one of the knuckles of the little finger on the giant's toes. And the reason why she came here made Rod completely speechless, he originally thought that Leo had come to investigate the situation of the fortress's armament and war according to Curlund's order. After all, there is an anti-death enchantment, and he has eliminated several of his scouts, so it is not a big problem to use dark elves to spy on different tastes, and most of the dark elves are also good at espionage work, which is also a matter of course.

However, Leo's answer surprised Rhodes, because this group of dark elves actually came to trouble him, and the reason was very simple, because Barend knew that the culprit who had eliminated his elite team in the first place and lost the list of bones, which led to the complete elimination of the intelligence network of the Night Nation in the Principality of Moon. That's why it sent Leo to teach Rhodes a lesson he'll never forget.

Hear Leo's report. Rod's expression remained unchanged on the surface, but deep down he was scolding, those damn skeletons are really holding grudges, he killed the hapless death knight of the "vulture" before at the time of the midsummer festival, and now it is already the deep winter, and the vulture is not a powerful henchman under Barende. Do you need to remember all this so clearly? However, when Rhodes learns from Leo that it was Dee who passed the news of his killing of the vultures to Barend, he immediately changes his goal and begins to curse the shameless vampire general for revenge, and he will die a good death, until one day someone sleeps with your wife and sees where you cry.

I have to admit that Barende's move is indeed vicious, because Leo's original plan was to use the power of the dark elves to infiltrate the fortress and then investigate the situation of Rhodes and the people around him. If they could, then they would find an opportunity to kill Rod. And if Rhodes' strength is greater than they imagined, then this group of dark elves will target the people around Rhodes, assassinating those in high positions and powerful figures, in order to plunge the fortress into chaos. Or simply set a fire to the fortress while Collender led the undead army to attack the fortress, and then fish in troubled waters.

Hear Leo's story. Rhodes was expressionless on the surface, but deep down he was cold. The Holy Soul is on top, and it's a blessing that he found this damn group of dark elves early, and it's also fortunate that Rhodes has a construction system. Otherwise, it would be too sad if this group of dark elves sneaked into the fortress and then took the opportunity to stab themselves in the back. Rhodes is good at stabbing others in the back, but he can never accept being stabbed in the back by others. And Rhodes is very clear that if Leo really intends to do this, then the probability of her success is very high. The Dark Elves have always specialized in assassination. Leo is even better at this. If nothing else, just from the point of view of rank. Leo crushed Marlene, Lijie and Serena. With the exception of Anne, almost no one was able to stop Leo's assassination. Not to mention that they are all spellcasters, the casters are already weak in close proximity, and they don't prepare too many protective spells on weekdays. If while they were sleeping, Leo sneaked in and stabbed them. Then it's all over.

Don't talk about them, if it's Labis and Christie, then it's even more dangerous. Although the former is known as the most inferior royal family of the Belchems family, the alchemy elf. That's also a one-stab death that doesn't require a second stab. Not to mention the latter, Christie is physically weak. Although Lydia gave her a magical ornament that would protect the girl from all diseases, it would be of no use to improve Christie's physique. Today's girls are still not able to do heavy labor, and even those ordinary sports will sweat profusely and be weak after a long time. If a girl like this is targeted by a dark elf, it is almost equivalent to a lion staring at a little sheep that has just come out of its mother's womb, and there is no chance of escape.

Although just to be on the safe side, Rhodes had Joey arrange for many of his men to secretly protect the others. But in front of the real stealth master, Joey's little street thief methods are simply not enough.

Maybe it's time to give those little bastards a good work.

Looking at Leo in front of him, Rod couldn't help but roll his eyes. He doesn't need a dark elf guard by his side, because Leo is not technically as strong as Rhodes. And as a player, Rhodes is much more proficient at this hand than the Dark Elves. However, he could introduce Leo to Joey and let the Dark Elf Assassin teach the gang of thugs what a real assassination is. Of course, the innate qualities of the dark elves cannot be taught, but the assassination skills that have been honed through countless lives and blood and sweat can be learned by word and deed.

Well, I just hope that the kids aren't too miserable.

After a second of silence for Joey and their impending tragic fate, Rhodes quickly turned back to his train of thought, because the next question was the most important questionβ€”β€”β€” that was the origin of the night wurm.

She asked Sara about this after Rhodes returned from scouting, but unfortunately, Sara was nothing more than a lowly corpse slave, and as Curund's personal servant, she was naturally not qualified to attend military meetings. And as the commander of the first army, Colund naturally would not talk nonsense in front of his own minions, so Sara didn't even know that a Night Wurm had joined the undead army. But Leo was different, as a direct subordinate of Barende. Even if she has a humble status, she is still a military general, and she is naturally qualified to attend military meetings and learn about the deployment and secrets contained therein.

But even so, when Rod and the others heard the "truth" from Leo's mouth, they still couldn't hold back their surprise.

"Bored?"

Tiny bubblegum fiddles with the teacup. His eyes widened in surprise as he looked at the dark elf in front of him. And the canary next to her also looked like she was smiling, she stretched out her hand, covered her lips elegantly, her big eyes turned and turned, but she didn't say anything. And Bi Lan's heart is still leisurely, half-asleep, I don't know if she listened to it.

"Yes."

Standing in the shadows in the corner, Leo gasped softly. Including Rod, she could feel that there were three legendary levels in this room. Especially the two young ladies, their powerful momentum oppressed themselves almost breathlessly, Leo was sure that even if the two sides were in an unequal situation, she would never be able to make a move on the other side.

Even this man...............

Leo glanced at Rhodes with mixed feelings, and then continued to speak.

"That's all I know, master. Lord Colund didn't want a Night Wurm to intervene in the fight at first, but Her Highness Irene insisted on going to the front. And Master Collender had no choice but to nod in agreement. Although at the meeting, Lord Collund thought that Her Highness Irene had come to the front only out of curiosity and boredom, ......... It was still nervous because it knew it was the best chance it could have done. ”

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Leo finished speaking, but the room was dead silent, and little bubblegum frowned rarely. And the canary also stretched out a finger against his chin, and was silent. Rod and Bilan's hearts are as good as ever, but the former is as expressionless as ever. The latter, as always, is half-asleep.

"I know, Leo."

A moment later. Rod nodded slightly, and then he made a gesture.

"We still have something to discuss, so you can get out of the city first."

"Yes, master."

Hearing Rod's order, Leo turned and quietly left the room, closing the door. Rhodes wasn't worried that the dark elf would do something harmful to him after he left him. The cursed oath bound her soul and body, and even if Leo turned around at such a thought, the dark curse would make her taste the pain of life worse than death. What's more, as a legendary-level swordsman, Rhodes is still very sure of capturing the aura of the dark elves. At this moment he could feel Leo standing quietly in the shadows at the edge of the staircase. It was clear that the "reborn" Dark Elf was still confused about her current position, but Rhodes was in no mood to appease her right now.

And with the dull sound of the door colliding, there was still a dead silence in the study, and I don't know how long it took for Rod to smile bitterly.

"We're in real trouble right now, guys."

"yes............ Commander, it's a big trouble..............."

Even the little bubblegum, which always looks arrogant on weekdays, showed a stiff wry smile at this time, while the canary sighed helplessly and shook his head.

"What's the problem? Rod? ”

Marlene looked at Rhodes curiously, and then at the canary and the little bubblegum, she couldn't understand why the three of them could show such helpless expressions. In Marlene's memory, Rhodes and Canary had always been confident, and they had never shown such expressions. And the cause of all this............

"Is that the Nightly Wurm?"

"If it's just a normal Dark Night Wurm, we don't care, Marlene..............."

Little Bubblegum shook her head and smiled bitterly, she picked up the teacup again and took a sip of black tea, but she couldn't drink it.

"The problem is in its name."

"Name?"

Hearing Little Bubblegum's answer, Marlene was slightly stunned, is there anything wrong with the name of that dark night wurm? Looking at the appearance of Rhodes and the others, it seems to be a very tricky enemy? But............ I've never heard of a powerful being named "Irene" in the Night Country.

"You haven't heard her name, but I can introduce you to it."

Looking at Marlene's confused expression, Rod smiled bitterly and spoke.

"In the Night Dragon Country, as a dragon, known as His Royal Highness, there is only one wurm species named Irene. You may not know her, but I think you know who her brother is. ”

Speaking of this, Rod paused for a moment before speaking.

"The current successor of the Dragon Nation of the Nightβ€”β€”β€” Ion the Dark Dragon."

PS: The National Day is really tiring, people come to the house today, and the hospitality alone is exhausting............ (To be continued......)