Chapter 119 Undercurrent

Dean, who had been in the "Brotherhood" branch for a full twenty weeks, naturally knew the way the "Brotherhood" behaved very well. (starting)

Ruthless, ruthless, capable, and powerful.

Such a comment on the 'Brotherhood' is not too much.

Therefore, Dean looked at the waiter in front of him, and there was a flash of pity in his eyes - undoubtedly the life of the other party was already over when he started selling the news about the 'Brotherhood'.

Of course, he, the person who heard the news, was also in considerable trouble.

Undoubtedly, he is also being targeted by the "Brotherhood" now——

Dean glanced behind him indiscriminately. Although he didn't find anything suspicious, he was sure that there must be "eyes" of the "Brotherhood" among the people behind him.

Therefore, for Dean now, there are only two ways to get rid of the immediate troubles.

First, join each other.

Second, kill the opponent.

If it was the former, he would undoubtedly stand on the opposite side of the Marquis of Vauban, and even the foundation just laid by Tyrell's side would be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Dean, of course, would not allow this.

Perhaps, he could do it without anyone noticing, but Dean didn't want to take the risk.

What's more, in his original memory, until the Marquis of Vauban died of illness, there was no problem with the private auction he held.

This is enough to show that this operation of the 'Brotherhood' was a failure.

In fact, the failure of the "Brotherhood" is not a unique case. At least. Assassinate the 'Conqueror King' at the beginning. And when he assassinated the 'King Xiti' in the Blood Moon War, he failed.

Of course, even so, the 'Brotherhood' is still a giant that cannot be ignored in the organization of assassins and killers.

Even, Dean suspects, with those two stabbings, the 'Brotherhood' simply wasn't doing their best.

When the King of Conquerors was assassinated, Dean naturally didn't know it because it was too old.

but. Regarding the assassination of the 'King of Xiti', Dean is very clear; after all, they almost gave each other the hundreds of years of treasures accumulated by the Emerald Kingdom.

And this was exchanged for two gold-level assassins.

At that time, the two gold-level assassins returned without success and died at the hands of King Xiti, which made Dean feel sad for a while.

But with the improvement of Dean's strength, and what he saw and heard in the "Brotherhood" afterwards, he was very suspicious of the original arrangement of the "Brotherhood".

Dean didn't have the slightest proof, though.

After all, the death of the two gold-level assassins was an indistinguishable fact.

However, to the credit of the 'Brotherhood'. Dean has always retained a skeptical attitude.

'Looking for honesty, honor in the shadows? Don't be kidding, boy...they're not knights. They don't know the rules of chivalry, what they prefer are Kimptons and women, and things that can get them more Kimptons and women—tsk, how naive! '

Dean clearly remembered the ridicule from the old thief when he asked his doubts.

And this intensified Dean's suspicion of the 'Brotherhood'.

Therefore, Dean can guess that even if he joins, he will inevitably end up being silenced in the end-with the ruthlessness of the 'Brotherhood', there is absolutely no psychological pressure to do such a thing.

So, on the first point, Dean quickly denied it.

Then naturally only the second point remains——

Get rid of each other!

Of course, it's not to kill all the opponents... just the 'eyes' mixed in the crowd behind them.

Only by killing the stalker, can Dean ensure that he will not be involved in this trouble. After all, he already has enough troubles, and there is no need to add another unnecessary one.

However, Dean was quite curious about the action that the 'Brotherhood' participated in against the private auction of the Marquis of Vauban.

He was a little curious as to what kind of item could make people from the 'Brotherhood' sell it.

Of course, just curious.

Dean would never get himself into such trouble because of such curiosity.

crunch... crunch...

The tooth-piercing sound of stairs sounded again, and Dean walked to the ground, passed through the door of the tavern, and walked through the shadows.

Neither fast nor slow.

A relaxed look that finished things and was in a happy mood.

Of course, this is a disguise.

In fact, after leaving the tavern, Dean was already concentrating on guarding his surroundings—the waiter in the tavern would not leave, and his status was special, and the "fraternity" still needed the other party to draw him in more. 'Some good hands.

Therefore, the stalkers of the 'Brotherhood' will definitely be the last ones to strike at each other.

And an unknown guy like him who participated in it was the first target to strike.

However, the other party will definitely confirm whether he has 'sincerity' to join.

If you join, it will naturally delay the time of death.

On the contrary, it is natural to die without a burial place.

Dean's footsteps gradually stopped, and his body was looming in the shadows. You don't even need to see Dean's expression, just seeing his figure at the moment, you can feel his hesitation at the moment—— One street leads to the location written on the kraft paper, and the other leads to other places.

Undoubtedly, at this moment, Dean put on a look of hesitation whether to join the "Brotherhood" operation.

As for the real purpose?

Naturally, it is necessary to determine the number of stalkers behind him.

After leaving the tavern, Dean was sure that there was a person following him. Although the other person's footsteps were light and fast, Dean, who was familiar with the thieves' actions, found it not difficult.

However, out of vigilance against the 'Brotherhood', Dean didn't think that the other party sent only one person.

One light and one dark, double insurance.

This way of action is obviously more suitable for an assassin and killer organization like the Brotherhood.

In fact, most organizations in the shadows are used to doing this.

However, the 'Brotherhood' is just doing the best.

At least, Dean didn't find the stalker hiding in the dark at all the places he went so far.

Therefore, Dean needs to 'force' the opponent out with 'skills'.

Undoubtedly, in the current situation, the only choice is to compete in 'patience' and 'testing'.

The competition of 'patience' had already begun after Dean stopped.

However, the stalker hiding in the dark obviously had considerable experience, so he didn't show any flaws at all.

And this forced Dean to 'test' the other party.

Of course, such a temptation has certain risks——

After all, apart from the stalker hiding in the dark, there is another stalker behind Dean.

This has caused, if Dean does not grasp the scale, it will naturally cause another stalker to attack; and once the attack starts, Dean will naturally be unable to determine the stalker hiding in the dark again. Where is the killer, he can only be more vigilant.

After all, at that time, the opponent's move was already certain.

Therefore, Dean was very careful in the next action——

Dean, who was standing there, didn't intend to move his footsteps. He just turned his upper body slightly and looked in the direction of the temporary stronghold of the 'Brotherhood'.

After about two seconds, Dean suddenly turned around and looked to the other side, and his footsteps seemed to move.

However, in the end they didn't move.

Because of the rapid change of mood, a slight breathing sound appeared slowly, just after Dean stopped again.

This was the stalker that Dean had already discovered.

As for the other stalker, he still hasn't been exposed.

And this situation has left Dean with no more choices—it is impossible for him to do the previous behavior again. In fact, if the first time is useless, Dean does not think that the second time will be useful. How useful it is, even, is very likely to arouse more than doubt.

So, gritting his teeth a little, Dean took a step in the opposite direction from the 'Brotherhood' stronghold.

Immediately, the breathing sound that had just appeared was interrupted, and it was obvious that the stalker in the open was ready to make a move.

And another killing intent also locked on Dean - behind Dean's left hand side.

Undoubtedly, this is the hidden stalker.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Without hesitation, Dean turned around suddenly, pulling the trigger of the crossbow again and again.

Pooh!

The crossbow arrows fired at the first stalker penetrated the opponent's chest without any sluggishness—Dean, who had already noticed the opponent's presence, coupled with the sudden attack, naturally couldn't make a mistake.

However, the other crossbow arrow was shot empty.

Duh!

Such a sound only occurs when shot against thick, impenetrable wood.

Dean squinted his eyes and stared at the darkness, and the hidden stalker 'disappeared' again.

Undoubtedly, the other party has mastered the skills of sneaking and hiding.

Even Dean, who knew everything about thieves, couldn't find the opponent's flaws in it.

However, even if no flaws can be found, Dean at this moment will not be as worried as before - after all, it was a pair of two before, and there was one person hiding in the dark, and his whereabouts could not be determined at all.

But now, it's one-on-one. Although the opponent is hiding in the dark, the approximate range can be determined.

What's more, Dean now has an advantage that the opponent doesn't have——

The opponent has a mission that must kill him.

But he didn't, as long as he was out of the other party's sight, he would be considered 'successful'.

Even, he has the determination to kill the other party...

But at least, the other party doesn't know, the other party only thinks so!

And this is his chance!

ps first update~

Decadent said that he fell asleep inadvertently in the morning... (to be continued...)