"Master!" The figure in the shadows was a man completely shrouded in black.
"You still need to practice your stealth skills!" Bernard commented.
The carriage had arrived from afar, and Bernard nodded, asking, "How's things going with Aize?"
“Here you are, Master!” The man organized the collected information on a piece of paper and handed it all to Bernard.
Bernard was in no hurry to look; he had his own plans in mind.
“Master, if you were in your prime, Elsie probably wouldn’t have gotten the better of you,” the man said, bowing respectfully.
“Hmph…” Bernard patted the man on the shoulder: “Jack, assassinating the Demon King isn’t that difficult. Everyone says that the Demon King is the king of all monsters and the source of all evil.”
"But once he left the Demon King's army, he was really just like that."
“But!” Jack retorted, “you still failed!”
"Once you kill the Demon King, you will no longer be a Grandmaster Assassin, but a Legendary Assassin! You will be a being who can be recorded in the Kingdom of Heaven by the Holy Temple!"
Bernard smiled and shook his head, remaining silent.
Back then, the demon race rose again after Tiran, the Demon King appeared, and the Holy Temple gathered paladins to fight against him.
Bernard, an assassin, single-handedly crossed the Demon King's army and assassinated all of the Demon King's generals! Even thousands of elite soldiers!
The news of their unimpeded entry into the Demon King's palace set the entire kingdom on a frenzy, and the assassin profession instantly became mainstream.
Unfortunately, Bernard emerged from the Demon King's palace covered in wounds, declaring... the assassination attempt had failed.
The paladins who arrived later successfully slew the demon king, and Bernari was still rewarded by the king and named a Grandmaster Assassin.
"Alright, Jack, I have to go..." Bernard touched his chest; the trauma from earlier seemed to be affecting him.
He forced himself to speak and said, "Protect Elsie as we agreed before. When she lets her guard down, you need to eliminate any potential threats for her."
“Hmm…” Bernard took a breath, climbed into the carriage, and said seriously, “Elsie is the key to calming Ellen’s anger. We must not make any mistakes.”
...
As the carriage drove further and further away, Bernard opened the message Jack had left him about Azer.
Aize went to Orvik, and there... the war has already begun, hasn't it?
He did not intend to go to Orwick City, but rather to the core city of the Tilan family—Honeysuckle City.
...
Eight hundred miles outside Honeysuckle City lies a desolate plain, the battleground between the Tilan and Sia families. Now, a massive crack in the earth ripples across the entire plain!
At one end of the crack, a man stands amidst a vast army, wielding the two-handed sword artifact "Tiran's Justice".
His eyes were fixed on the other side of the crack, where a young woman on horseback, holding the golden longsword artifact "Sia's Dawn," was also looking in the other direction.
Even though they were 800 miles apart, the two seemed to be able to sense each other's presence, and... the flames of war burning in their eyes.
"Advance! Leave no one alive!" Allen raised his divine weapon and glared into the distance.
...
[Congratulations on getting Bernard's approval! Wow! Aren't you thrilled?]
"Stop talking, I'm about to pee my pants!" Elsie's body trembled.
As expected of a master assassin, I almost couldn't react in time.
Fortunately, he didn't really intend to kill, otherwise he wouldn't have been so easily defeated.
So, in short, his purpose in coming here was actually... to be tortured?
So, he's actually a masochist? Oops! You've got me on that wavelength!
[He simply wanted to give you pointers, show off, and leave a lasting impression, but you... you just went ahead and hammered him, making Bernardi lose all confidence!]
"Huh? Why hasn't my curse progress changed?" Elsie stared blankly, her little finger sliding across the data template.
However, the Blood Child's curse progress is still 100%!
【Wait a minute, this shouldn't be happening!】
Wait, let me check...
[An unstoppable calamity, so if Bernari isn't the calamity... then who is?!]
Elsie gazed thoughtfully in the direction of Orvik.
So that's how it is? The real calamity lies in Orvik City, but...
【You're looking in the wrong direction; Orwick City is behind you. (||?_?)】
No need for further words! Karin! Thorn Knight! Activate!
[What did Kailin do to you? Ugh, give me some participation! Kill them!!!]
...
The sun rises above the horizon...
[Kaelin wakes up from her sleep, knowing she has an incredibly important mission... to exterminate the goblins.]
Goblins, the embodiment of evil, brats despised by all!
And so, with this resolve, Karin set off.
Elsie is manipulating Kaelin. The Blood Child's control over her Blood Servant is wonderful. Although it's a little embarrassing, look... Kaelin herself hasn't said anything! Silence means consent! Hmm!
Wait, let's not rush off yet...
Elsie checked her equipment; her armor was flawless, her helmet completely concealed her face, and her cloak of concealment was also functioning properly…
[Kaelin seems to be waiting for something. There are no goblins here, so staying is pointless. Oh! I think I should change my name; after all, it's Elsie who's controlling her.]
Elsie, the evil child of blood, an ungrateful villain, a bloodthirsty demon...
"You read the script wrong, didn't you?"
Don't worry about that, I don't have a script, I'll just make it up on the spot!
"..."
Blanch!
...
Location: Orwick City
Kelyat stood on the city wall, looking at the goblin army gathering in the distance, and he felt a sense of foreboding.
So neat!
The goblin legion's formation was impeccable, with 100 men per formation, and the number was estimated to be around 5,000, while the city's defense force in Orwick only had 2,000 men.
If you include the Free Army in the city, it's only three thousand men.
They had already lost their numerical advantage, and besides, he wasn't sure if this was the entire goblin army.
He didn't see the so-called Goblin King, but even so, the sheer size of it was perplexing.
“Rig’s prediction is correct. Auvik City will suffer heavy losses, but to be conquered? Hmph!” Kyryat did not think it would fall.
It's a bit of a pity that the secret envoy sent to the kingdom didn't return in time, and without the king's secret order, the armies from other cities had no intention of gathering here.
"Woo—" Someone in the goblin army blew a huge horn, and with the continuous sound, the square formations began to advance.
Goblin Warrior, Goblin Spear Thrower, Goblin Giant, Goblin Priest, Goblin Hero – these are the first characters to appear.
At least the Kyryat didn't see those cavalry move; they were tactically prepared!
Attack the city, then use the mobility of cavalry to fight in the city streets!
"Ready!" Kelyat drew his longsword, and the archers around the city walls tightened their bowstrings.
"Release the arrows!!!"
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