Chapter 31 Shadow Guard

To be honest, Gawain was quite surprised to see Amber actually capture a person alive - if he had seen this scene an hour ago, he probably wouldn't have been so surprised, but since the shadow master was killed by a man named Mylittlepony After the bank salesman was slapped away, he completely gave up on her fighting ability. Rather than letting this guy go out to stand guard, it was more like setting off a siren...

After all, Amber's shadow skills are really strong. It should be no problem for her to find an assassin spy or something and then call the police... But who would have thought that she would capture one alive?

While Amber caught the man back, another burst of rapid footsteps also sounded outside the study, and then Knight Byron pushed the door open and rushed in: "Sir, what happened here?"< /p>

He was originally responsible for guarding the door below, but this time there was a lot of movement on the top of the building, so he was alerted.

As for when Melita visited before... Kohaku was knocked away as soon as he came across her, so there really wasn't much of a fuss.

"It's okay, it's just a little thief. He has been caught." Gawain waved his hand to Byron, "Just go back and guard. It won't be peaceful tonight."

"What do you mean by that expression?!" Amber was quite dissatisfied with Gawain's reaction, "My ability to fight head-on is a little bit worse, but it's not so bad that no one can beat it, okay? I even killed a person you called a 'distortion' before. 'Where's the monster..."

Gawain continued to stare at her.

"Of course, the main reason is that this guy is stupid," Amber added as expected, "We might have won in a head-on fight, but he insisted on showing off his shadow step with me - but I kicked him out of the shadows The state kicked out. His mind was shaken between the shadow world and the material world, and he fainted."

Gawain looked at the other party in shock, thinking that you are the only one who can do such a barbaric and crude operation. Only a monster can do it.

Shadow Walk is the signature skill of the Rogue. Basically, everyone who relies on this profession has one or two skills of "Shadow Walking", but the average person's Shadow Walking is completely unreasonable like Amber's. Ability is not the same thing at all, it can even be said to be two completely different skill trees. The best a normal stalker can do is to temporarily become invisible in the material world and shuttle between the material world and the shadow world (magicians call this "shadow criticality"). This is an extremely dangerous technique. Just like dancing on the tip of a knife, it requires precision and caution, because if you step on the wrong foot, you may fall to the side of the shadow and be torn to pieces by the indescribable things in the shadow world. And Amber... God knows what kind of ability she has.

NormallyUnder such circumstances, stalkers only need to focus on their own steps. As long as they don't make mistakes, they don't have to worry about falling into the shadows, because "shadow walking" is also called the lonely road, and every stalker can You know, no matter how skilled the shadow master is, he cannot step into the shadow steps of others, so as long as he is a skilled stalker, he can be familiar with this "dance on the tip of the knife", but that is a general situation...< /p>

When you are dancing on the tip of a knife, a monster with a combat power of 1.5 geese suddenly comes out next to you and kicks you. It will be different.

At this time, Amber was still saying proudly: "It was interesting at the time. This guy made a particularly silly pose, and then suddenly entered the shadow form - but I He was really serious. I saw him ducking next to me and making signs with a knife. I pretended not to see him. When he was standing on the edge, I kicked him over. ..."

Rebecca didn't pay attention to Amber, but squatted next to Gawain to check on the uninvited guest: "Can't he wake up?"

Gawain shook his head: "It's hard to say. If a normal person is hit at the critical point of shadow, he will become an idiot even if he is not dead."

As he spoke, the stalker who fell on the ground suddenly twitched, and then leisurely Wake up.

Under normal circumstances, a trained stalker would continue to pretend to be dead calmly at this time, and would also seamlessly control his heartbeat and breathing, making onlookers completely unaware. Undetectable, but the impact he just received in the critical state of shadow made this professional unable to control himself. By the time he realized that something was wrong, he and Gawain had already looked at each other.

The unknown young man's expression was a little dull, as if what happened in front of him was a little too unexpected. Then he was about to bite the poison hidden in his mouth to commit suicide, but found that the poison in his mouth was unknown. The time had already been taken away.

He could only choose to close his mouth and say nothing.

"What is your name?" "What is the purpose?" "Who sent you?"

Gawain asked the other party several questions in succession, but received no response at all. , the other party seemed to be deaf.

Hubo took out his small dagger and twirled it in his hand quickly: "Do you want to torture me to extract a confession? Although I am not very professional, I still watched when I sneaked into the dungeon to steal things. After some practical operations..."

Rebecca looked confused: "What did you get into the dungeon to steal?"

"You don't understand this, do you?" Amber was proudly doing the popular science, "Many jailers have to hide the property in the corners of the dungeon after getting it from the prisoners. They have to wait until the shift changes to transport the things away, otherwise they will be captured by the patrolling commander or lord. I found out - I took advantage of that time to attack..."

"Don't think about it, torture is useless," Gawain interrupted Amber's words, "The Royal Shadow Guards are specially trained.Those who work for the king can be regarded as the elite among the elite. In addition to various special warfare skills, their willpower is also frightening. It's a shame that you caught such a master by mistake. You can brag in the tavern for half a year. above. "

As he spoke, he lowered his head and glanced at the young man who was showing a surprised expression: "But when I was alive, the Royal Shadow Guards were just personal guards. At most, they were responsible for investigating intelligence in extreme environments. , how come seven hundred years have passed and the Royal Shadow Guard has degenerated to the level of sneaking around? "

The captured shadow guard looked at Gawain in shock, but before he could speak, Gawain continued: "You want to ask me how I found out your identity? "

The shadow guard nodded slightly.

"Nonsense, I personally formulated the names for you back then, as well as your first version of the training system," Gowen patted The Shadow Guard’s face said, “I am the instructor of the first generation Royal Shadow Guard! ! "

Amber stared at Gawain's nearly two-meter-long figure in stunned silence: "You, a knight...are going to be an instructor for the stalkers? You teach them to sneak? "

Gawain smiled slightly: "No, I teach them physical training and two-handed swordsmanship. "

Amber looked confused: "Why do stalkers need to learn two-handed swordsmanship? ! "

"Of course, when the mission is discovered, kill all witnesses. "

"As a stalker, if you are discovered while performing a mission, doesn't it mean that the mission is over? ? ”

“No, for Ansu’s stalkers, being discovered by stealth is the beginning of the mission...but the one in front of me doesn’t seem to have completed those training courses well. It is also possible that seven hundred years have passed and the courses I left behind have been eliminated because they are outdated? ”

The shadow guard who fell to the ground suddenly looked miserable - it turned out that those hellish training courses were left by the person in front of him...

Although seven hundred years have passed, all The courses have been updated for an unknown number of times, but only the courses that are regarded as basic have not been fundamentally replaced even if they are revised. Physical training and two-handed swordsmanship are two of them.

And seeing the shadow guard. The expression on his face changed, and Gawain knew that the lessons in his memory seemed to be still there...

"Francis II sent you here, right? He looked at the young man on the ground and smiled kindly, "But I think His Majesty the King is not so confused that he sent an assassin to kill me when everyone in the small kingdom knew that I was in the royal capital. So the order he gave you should be surveillance? "

The shadow guard still didn't say a word.

"But he should remind you to stay away. After all, the risk of this matter is huge. Even if the Cecil family declines, Gawain Cecil did not fall with him, so are you overconfident... or did you disobey orders? "

The shadow guard finally said the first sentence: "If you disgrace your mission, you will die, so you don't have to worry. "

"What a fart! "Gawain slapped the opponent on the face., "It's been so easy for so long that it has degenerated into this?!"

The shadow guard looked at Gawain in confusion, as if he didn't know what the other party meant.

"What do the Royal Shadow Guards do? They protect the king, the country, and the land! Your duty is to deal with the villains who want to subvert the kingdom, not to help a confused king. Watching your founding father! If you were captured on the battlefield with the enemy, I would say that you have some integrity, but you are here, in my home! What you said in front of me is disgraceful to your mission! Bullshit - do you mean that I intend to subvert this country, or that Gawain Cecil's capture of you is an insult to Ansu's dignity! Is it possible that in the hearts of Ansu people in this era, the founding prince and what he created are? This kingdom is already on the opposite side?"

Facing Gao Wenyi's stern rebuke, the young shadow guard finally felt at a loss: "No...I am not this..."

The young shadow guard did not expect such an unfolding at all (probably all the unfolding tonight was unexpected by him). He looked at Gawain blankly, completely unable to believe what he heard. .

Even the expressions on the faces of Amber and Rebecca next to them were not very calm.

Gawain then repeated it again: "I said, you can leave - do you want me to send you off?"

The shadow guard slowly got up: "Are you sure? ?"

"Of course, I can't kill Francis II's people here, and I don't plan to take you to Silver Castle in public tomorrow - although I really want to do that. , but unfortunately I have passed the age of acting on my own initiative, so I can only let you go."

Rebecca seemed to want to say something, but under Gawain's serious eyes, she was forced to stop. Hold it back.

The shadow guard slowly moved to the window, and Gawain suddenly said before he left: "I am not interested in telling others what happened today, so how should I report to your Majesty the King when I go back... It's up to you."

"...Thank you for your kindness."

With these words, the shadow guard gradually disappeared into the air.

Gawain curled his lips: "...Another one who walks through the window."

It was only then that Rebecca found a chance to speak: "My lord, are you really the one who walks through the window?" Let him go like this?"

"Of course," Gawain laughed, "Of course I will let him go."

"But doesn't he need to be punished? Moreover, His Majesty the King sent people to monitor this place. This matter itself can also be..."

"Rebecca, remember, if you want to get greater benefits, you must take a longer view. Gawain patted Rebecca on the head and said, "Letting go of a soldier is nothing."There will be some loss, but there will definitely be potential benefits. ”

“Potential benefits? Rebecca blinked, "For example?" "

"It depends on how the young shadow guard will report when he returns, and there are only two results," Gawain spread his hands, "either, Francis II will not want to sleep after midnight today. Either, from now on, there will be a shadow guard next to him... who is not so loyal. "

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at the moonless night in another world.

"Relatively loyal means absolutely disloyal - this sentence makes a lot of sense. . ”