Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 48

Steinbrad, a small border town of the Kingdom of Alterac, is an important area on the border of the Kingdom of Alterac. Before the war started, it was an important hub.

From here to the northwest, you can enter the Alterac Mountains.

It is one of the two mountain passes of this great mountain range. The other mountain pass is farther north, and its location is more important. Once it is crossed, it will lead directly to the Tirisfal region.

It is also the capital of the most powerful Kingdom of Lordaeron in the Alliance of Human Kingdoms.

The city is not big, and it only takes about an hour to go around on horseback.

The martial law in the old city had been lifted, and the big shots left here at dawn. When the people in the city started their daily lives, they didn't notice any changes.

Except the city is still so crowded.

Since the war started in the hills a month ago, there have been too many refugees fleeing the war. King Aiden accepted them, but he didn't give these poor people much material help.

Some of them live in the homes of relatives, and some can only sleep on the streets. The orphanages in the city are full of people, and the law and order have become chaotic.

Although the famous Barov family in Alterac opened several houses in Steinbrad City to accommodate the homeless, it was still a drop in the bucket.

In the words of the locals, "A truly noble bloodline like the Barov family is too scarce in this ghostly place of Alterac."

But during the war, people really can't ask for too much.

In the previous big hotel in the old town, after the big shots left, the place became vacant. The three of Bu Laike and Halduron Brightwing, the alien ranger, finally had a big room to live in.

Ravenholdt Manor generously provided them with what they needed along the way.

By the way, he paid the rent for the four people, and the envoy of the Kingdom of Lordaeron left behind a royal priest to heal Nathanos Marris.

It is worth mentioning that the pastor is also a familiar figure to Laike.

His surname is Whitemane, and he will give birth to a long-legged daughter who will "disaster the country and the people".

"We're leaving tomorrow."

Shaw leaned against Bo Laike's door, playing with a knife in his hand, cutting fruit, and Bo Laike was arranging his equipment before his eyes.

He said to the pirates:

"Free at leisure today, do you want me to tell you something about the city of Lordaeron?"

"My friend Xiao Er, do you think I'm born overseas, so I don't understand the customs and customs of the most prosperous city in northern Xinjiang?"

Laike tidied up his leather armor and put on a new long hood. He stretched out his hand and pulled the hood down to cover the upper half of his cheeks. He stretched his wrist.

Say:

"There's no need to try to be a tour guide. I've been to Lordaeron before, and more than once."

"Ok."

Shaw didn't care either.

He watched Bo Laike put the weapon on his body and covered it with the hooded cloak, raised his eyebrows and said:

"You want to go out? Continue to hunt orcs?"

"No, just walk around the city."

Bu Laike whispered:

"Although I have joined Ravenholdt now, the rules of our organization don't say that we can't take private jobs, right?"

"Private work?"

Xiao Er pursed his lips and nodded clearly.

He turned sideways to get out of the way for Boo Laike, who opened the window straight away, looked back at Shaw in the early morning sun, and said:

"Take care of Maris. I'll be back at night. Also, do you mind if I ask, where is Ravenholdt's information point in this city?"

"You'll have to find it yourself."

Xiao Er put away the knife and said seriously:

"I can't tell you, this is the rule."

"So, there is, right?"

The eyes above Laike's veil blinked and smiled, and the moment he passed the window, he disappeared into the shadows.

Even under the sun, with the shadow battle clothes covering his body inch by inch, it still made him feel like walking in the dark night.

Quietly, he threw out the hook lock and landed on the roof across the street.

Bu Laike squatted by the chimney, glanced at his character card, the death curse countdown in the status bar, and there were less than 4 hours left.

Yes.

All the "experience" obtained last night, Bu Laike didn't give Hela any of it. He thought in his heart that the soul fragments of the Juggernaut were too precious, and it would be too wasteful to throw them to Hela.

And in the middle of the night, because of the call of the big man, some time was wasted.

Now I can only hurry up and do things quickly, lest Queen Hela really go crazy and hook his soul directly to Hell, where he will suffer eternal torture and pain.

"Go to private work first."

Bu Laike raised his eyes and scanned the central area of ​​Steinbrad City, where the nobles lived.

The Kingdom of Alterac has only been established for fifty years, and there are very few nobles.

Therefore, that area is not as huge as in other kingdom cities, and it is naturally easier to search for targets.

"Oridan Perenold hired murderer to kill, it was his cousin, a vicious and cunning bastard according to him, who played tricks and caused him to be expelled from the family, and had to go to Braike Moore to seek a future .”

While Laike was running towards the aristocratic district like a parkour, he recalled the content of his private work in his heart.

"Although now, Auriden has made up his mind to exchange his military exploits for his position in the Kingdom of Stormgard, but he is still unwilling to give up the hatred of the past.

Even if that guy is his first cousin.

Hmm. What a story that fits the setting of the nobles. Fortunately, his enemy is not from the Barov family, otherwise this job would be troublesome. "

Bu Laike runs extremely fast.

The chaotic battle last night, especially the assassination of Legend at the end, allowed him to gain a huge amount of experience. At that time, the situation was critical, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he threw that experience on the two classes at the same time.

The combined ranks of pirate and ranger have been raised by 16 levels, which shows the rich rewards of desperate adventures, and this is still under the condition that Old Dahl's soul is already weak.

If last night Laike assassinated a legendary sword master in full condition, the "experience" he gained would probably be tripled.

But then again, Bu Laike, a legendary sword master who is full of form, is afraid that he will be cut into four halves by others.

So, there are gains and losses.

And the two classes are more agile, which makes Laike feel that his physical fitness has strengthened again after a night's rest.

Stamina, speed, and reaction are all stronger than before.

Strength is not a strong point, but it has also been improved. He tried it secretly this morning. If he tried his best, he could leave a clear fingerprint on the spoon.

The current Bu Laike feels that he can easily overwhelm the three him in the wetland.

But the bad news is that the thief class is stuck at 99% of the experience bar at level 30, and there is no way to improve it. Even the experience bar has turned gray, as if locked.

The character card does not specifically state this situation, but Laike can basically understand it, just like Shaw was sent by his grandmother for the "Shadow Trial".

If a thief who has reached level 30 wants to upgrade again, Bu Laike may also need to go through his own "shadow trial", but he still doesn't know how to carry out this trial.

The problem is that the character card does not have a mission system, which makes him confused. Maybe, he has to find it by himself? Or, like other assassins, explore the mysteries of the shadows yourself?

"Well, I found you, Phils Perenold."

The first time he was hired to kill someone, it went incredibly smoothly.

Less than a minute after entering the manor, Laike found the trace of the target. The noble boy who was overly drunk was standing on the balcony on the second floor of his manor house.

Wearing a nightgown, holding a wine glass, he greeted the morning sun with a flamboyant expression.

"When you know that you have offended someone, you don't bring your guards by your side. The security of the manor is so poor. Do these Alterac nobles really know that they are in a war?"

Bo Laike shook his head.

He climbed up the wall as lightly as a black cat.

Walking all the way in the shadows, near the main building of the manor, he squatted there, reaching out in the shadows to hold the small dagger stuck in his belt.

There is a layer of faint green shimmer on the surface of the blade, quenched poison, the classic blood ring poison.

"whoosh"

Master Class Deadly Throw.

"puff"

The moment the flying knife shot, it broke the shadow.

A howling arrow slanted upwards, piercing through Phils Perenold's chin and straight into his brain without him noticing it at all.

The wine glass in the hands of the nobleman fell suddenly at this moment and fell to the ground, and he himself fell to the balcony behind him in a spurt of blood.

"dang lang"

The glass filled with wine was shattered, and at the same second, Phils' body also slammed on the gorgeous carpet, causing the naked lady in the room to scream.

The whole manor was in chaos.

And Bu Laike has already left, like a real assassin, he succeeded in one blow and fled thousands of miles away.

Ok.

In fact, it is not that exaggerated.

"My lord, this is my compensation."

He threw the wisp of lukewarm soul fragments into the soul lamp at his waist, and the countdown to death on the task card showed no signs of stopping.

Obviously, Hela did not accept the apology from the disloyal spirit hunters under her command.

Or.

This compensation is too little.

The pirate assassin shrugged, he knew it was not that simple.

An offended woman is already dangerous.

What's more, what he's angering now is a lunatic, a lunatic with a vicious heart.

Ten minutes later, at the edge of the chaotic aristocratic district, in a grocery store with poor business, cloth Laike with a long hood pushed open the door.

In the sound of the door and the bell on the top, the drowsy young lady lying on the counter was awakened. She yawned, looked at the customer in front of her, and said in a non-energetic tone:

"Hello, guest, we have items from every kingdom in our shop."

"Ding"

The assassin's emblem, like a coin, tumbled and landed on the counter. Laike stretched out his left hand with the black gauntlet, knocked on the counter, and said in a low voice:

"I want the list of all the criminal organizations in this city and the location of their lairs. You'd better screen them before giving them to me. I only want those vicious ones.

I mean.

The kind that will be applauded by the residents of the city if they are executed directly without trial, the more the better! "

"Ok?"

The young lady who was yawning just now saw the assassin's emblem on the counter, and her eyes instantly became sharper. She looked at the mysterious guy in front of her with a long hood and a face covering, only his eyes were exposed.

said doubtfully;

"The local organization has not issued this kind of reward for arresting murderers. Even if you kill them, there is no reward. At most, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, but the organization does not encourage this kind of behavior."

"Organizations also do not prohibit this behavior."

Bu Laike leaned on the bar and said softly:

"Could you hurry up? Miss, I'm short on time."

"Hold on."

The young lady gave Bo Laike a strange look, turned and went back to the back of the grocery store, and after a few minutes, she came out and threw a small diary to the assassin.

she says:

"In the past few months, due to the influx of refugees, the law and order in the city has been very bad, many small gangs have risen up, and everyone is short of supplies, so they are still doing black market business.

Because they wanted to grab the territory, they started viciously.

Many local soldiers were taken away to go to the front line, and no one cared about them at all. "

"understood."

Bo Laike flipped through the small diary, pulled his hood, turned and left the shop.

The young girl looked at his back, and said in her heart that this assassin must be a newcomer, now is the time of war, and Ravenholdt's creed is to be loyal to commissions.

Few people within the organization would come to do such a thankless task.

but.

It wouldn't do any harm to her, born in Steinbrad, if someone actually destroyed the dens of these rats in the city.

If you go out at night, at least you don't need to carry a knife with you.

Ok.

Wish him success.

(end of this chapter)