Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 387

Chapter 387

Reddenburg, as the headquarters of Shield of Light legion, was highly secured . Patrols composed of Knights of Light, priests and soldiers were patrolling the city . Countless torches lit up Reddenburg to make it a city that never slept . Even a top power could not easily sneak in without being noticed .

However, a person in a black suit was moving around Reddenburg like it was no big deal . He seemed to be able to predict when a patrol would come and would hide in the shadows . No one was able to sense his existence . When one patrol left, he jumped on a roof and ran as swiftly and quietly as a cat at night .

Finally, he jumped off the roof into a yard . He carefully opened a window, climbed in and disappeared . The window slowly shut behind him .

Ozzic was sound asleep in his bed and snorted a little . A sword lay on Ozzic’s chest, and he held it in his right hand . This was a habit of mercenaries . No matter where and when, he could be ready for a fight . A few days previous, they had gone to attack elves . The elves had gathered their weapons in a pile so they could sleep better without holding weapons . In fact, Ozzic also could have chosen a more comfortable way to sleep, but he did not . Survival skills had stayed with him .

The person in black suit sneaked to Ozzic’s bed and flicked on Ozzic’s forehead . Ozzic’s snoring paused for a second and continued to snore again . However, his eyes opened a crack and spurred his sword at the person in black backhanded . His mouth opened at the same time, trying to yell for help .

The person in the black suit slid to the side . The sword barely touched him . He covered Ozzic’s mouth with his right hand and said in a low voice, "It is me . "

Ozzic was shocked for a second and recognized Anfey’s voice . "Master, why are you here?"

The mercenaries on watch outside Ozzic’s room yelled, "Master, are you ok?" They sensed the combat surges from Ozzic’s room .

"I am fine," Ozzic responded loudly . "I just had a nightmare . Shit! I dreamed that I was surrounded by a group of zombies . "

The mercenaries laughed outside his room . One of them joked, "Master, are those zombies male or female?"

"Are you stupid? Of course, they are male," another mercenary joked . "If they were female, Master would have fought them differently . Master would not have used his combat power for that . "

"Fuck! You bastards . Next time we encounter zombies, I will peel all the females’ clothes off and leave them to you," Ozzic joked back . "Shut up . I need to go back to sleep . "

The mercenaries laughed a little bit and went away . When it was quiet again, Ozzic slowly sat up on the bed and said, "Master, what’s up?"

Ozzic looked excited . He got serious quickly . If Anfey came to see him this way, it meant Anfey would give him something important to do, which made him feel important and unique .

"I need to go back to Moramatch right away," Anfey said quietly .

"Master, aren’t we going to be divided into two groups to help Shuklan City and Madrid Town, respectively? Don’t leave now," Ozzic said in surprise .

"Do you think I am in the mood to help others?" Anfey said calmly .

Ozzic did not understand at first . He had never been married . He had different ideas about women . He had sex with a number of women, but he never thought of marrying any of them . If he had to marry, he wanted to marry someone like Shinbella . He had no interested in weak women . Unfortunately, Shinbella was not interested in him .

Seeing Anfey’s worried look, Ozzic was shocked before he realized the reason . He smiled to try to cheer Anfey up . "Master, I understand . Right now your wife’s safety is your priority . "

"I am glad that you can understand," Anfey said . "Can you be in charge of Shuklan City? Do you know what to do?"

"Yes . They can live if they listen to us, otherwise we will kill them," Ozzic said with a fierce look . Yesterday he heard Anfey saying the same thing, and felt it sounded powerful, so he had remembered very well .

"Don’t overdo it . " Anfey said . "But do not show too much mercy if you have to kill them either . "

"I understand . " Ozzic paused . "Master, why did you not go yesterday?"

"I could not leave yesterday," Anfey said, shaking his head . "There are so many people watching me . I cannot let anyone know I am leaving Reddenburg . " Anfey knew Suzanna got into trouble because of him . Manstuly’s real target was him . If anyone knew Anfey left Reddenburg, it would give Manstuly a warning . Besides, druids were not stupid . If he made any moves, Manstuly would know what he was trying to do . What else could he do but look for Suzanna? That would put Suzanna in even more danger .

"Who dares to tell your plans to others?" Ozzic said, wide-eyed .

"Too many actually . " Anfey smiled . "For example, Marquis Djoser . If he knows that someone is trying to kill me and Suzanna, he definitely would take advantage of it . "

"That old ass!" Ozzic looked like he was ready to kill Djoser . "Master, why don’t we just kill him . I know you cannot kill him yourself, but I can do it . It wouldn’t be the worst scenario to have some mercenaries be scapegoats . "

"It helps us to keep him alive," Anfey said .

"Helps us? I do not see him helping us at all . I only see him messing with us!" Ozzic said .

"You will know later . " Anfey chuckled then thought for a bit . "Ozzic, if something happens, talk with Shinbela and make decisions together . Don’t act too much on impulse . Talk to Ye too . He is very smart and thinks clearly . It will help you if you can ask him for advice . "

"Got it, Master," Ozzic said .

"After you guys leave Reddenburg, you tell them I am sick . Don’t let those Knights of Light and priests know I am not with you . The longer you can keep it secret, the safer I will be," Anfey said .

"Master, do you think there are spies among Knights of Light and priests?" Ozzic asked .

"Nothing is impossible," Anfey said calmly . "Besides, the ones who want me dead do not have to be spies . You know we do not get along with Church of Light . If there is any opportunity, do you think they would miss it?"

"Too complicated," Ozzic said bitterly . "I am just wondering if those Knights of Light and priest are schemers by nature . " In fact, Ozzic was not that great himself . Making a League of Mercenaries was his idea . He even tried to take advantage of Anfey . However, it still gave him a headache when he had to deal with complicated situations . In other words, he realized he was not as good as other schemers .

"Do not mind others’ business . Just do what you have to do . Your mission will be successful if the Knights of Light and priests do not suspect I left until you guys reach Shuklan City," Anfey said slowly .

"Master, you don’t want to go back by yourself, do you?" Ozzic asked .

"I wish I could take an army with me, but it would take too long . I’d rather go back by myself," Anfey said .

"Master, that would be too dangerous . How about asking Shinbella to go with you?" Ozzic suggested .

Anfey liked that idea, but he shook his head after giving it some thought . "No, you guys need her help too . "

"Master, I have so many people with me . I do not have to have Shinbela, but you need a good helper . " Ozzic looked worried .

"No, I do not need help . " Anfey sounded very firm . If he used illness as an excuse, Ozzic could cover for him for a while . If Shinbella was missing as well, it would be hard for others to believe it . Anfey had to search for Suzanna . In the gigantic Transverse Mountains, he could sense everything around him for dozens of miles with the help of the Heart of Nature . Shinbella would not be able to help much anyway .

"You are…" Ozzic smiled bitterly . "Master, does Master Blavi know you are leaving?"

"He does not know," Anfey said . "He is in charge of the group in Madrid Town . We are not in the same group . We do not need to bother him about this . "

Ozzic went quiet for a while . "How about Shinbella? If she asks me about you, should I tell her the truth?"

"Yes, I trust Shinbela," Anfey said .

"Ok," Anfey said with a serious voice and slowly walked to the window .  

Ozzic was ambitious, but he knew the limits of what he could do, which was significant . He decided to work for Anfey in the end . Ozzic’s concerns about Anfey were real . Anfey and he were clearly supervisor and employee . The better Anfey did, the better situation Ozzic would be in . If anything happened to Anfey, his future would become a mess as well .

Anfey chuckled . "If the mercenaries in Shuklan City wanted to join the League of Mercenaries, make them the eighth unit . Try not to interfere too much, and give them the highest authority . We will deal with the results later . "

"Yes, master," Ozzic said .