Skeleton King

The outskirts of the imperial capital, the camp.

Even though it was a temporary camp, because the people who participated in the hunting were of high status, the people from the Xiben Prince's Mansion still put a lot of care into it.However, during the three days of hunting, except at night, few nobles would return to the camp.

Prince Xiben, on the other hand, stayed in the camp for two days except the first day of hunting.

On this day, someone from a distance rode towards the camp.Prince Xiben happened to be sitting on the high platform with his eyes closed, feeling someone was coming, he opened his eyes slowly, and saw the knight get off the horse and knelt down in front of him.

Knight: "Your Highness, the little Duke of Green has hunted down the first level [-] monster. They are rushing to the camp."

The knight's voice was full of joy.Before the Pansy Empire, vassals would often offer prey when they were loyal to the monarch. The stronger the prey presented, the more it could prove the strength of the vassal.Although this tradition has been abandoned for many years, few people do not know it.The young Duke of Green made such a move at this time, which made people daydream.

But Prince Xiben was not as happy as the knight expected.

Prince Xiben said "Hmm", and his brows only slightly stretched.But soon, Prince Xiben frowned again. He suddenly stood up from his seat, and said to the attendants beside him, "The hunt will end at noon tomorrow. Prepare dinner tonight and bring out the best ale in the camp. , Go back to the cellar of the mansion, and get the barrel of red wine that the mission of the Finger Empire sent four years ago, and bring the whole barrel."

The knight under the high platform was still kneeling, he wondered, the original hunting plan was five days, how could it end early?And what if the first level six flame tiger was not hunted?

However, no one cares what the Cavaliers are thinking.

The well-trained waiter beside Prince Xiben bowed and saluted, and replied calmly, "Yes!"

The next moment, Prince Xiben looked to the west where the sun was setting. He only took a step towards it, and he disappeared without a trace.

The knight under the high platform opened his eyes wide in horror. He looked around the entire camp, but he could no longer find Prince Xiben.The knight felt a dense chill all over his back. He is a fifth-level swordsman, and Prince Nishimoto's public strength is a sixth-level swordsman, but the gap between a fifth-level swordsman and a sixth-level swordsman is definitely not a natural barrier. He cannot After a while, he couldn't feel the breath of Prince Nishimoto.

Unless, Prince Xiben's strength is much stronger than what he showed.

But why did Prince Xiben hide his strength?And why should he expose this hidden secret to him?

The innocent, poor knight only thought he saw the gates of the dead.It was not until a long time later that the cold wind blew by, bringing chills all over his body, and he didn't realize that he hadn't been "handled".

Prince Nishiben ran westward, so fast that when he passed through the forest, the trees on both sides became green shadows.

It wasn't until the edge of the forest that Prince Nishimoto suddenly stopped his body against the principles of physics. Two fourth-level knights who were in charge of sealing off the forest died here. Their necks, wrists, and bodies were all bitten by wild beasts. They looked extremely dead. miserable.The ground under them was also scorched black, as if it had been burned by fire.

Undoubtedly, the Flaming Tiger broke through the blockade of the knights and escaped from the forest.

Prince Xiben knew very well the harm that a level-six demonic beast would cause among ordinary people, without the advice of his advisers.But at this moment, he didn't look back to find someone. It must be too late. The west of the forest is Xingyue Lake.

At this moment, by the Xingyue Lake, the noble ladies and wives are having a picnic.Although there are knights guarding them, but in the suburbs of the imperial capital, not far from Prince Xiben's camp, who dares to offend the noble ladies and ladies, will these knights concentrate on their missions?Will they immediately discover the existence of the flame tiger?

Prince Xiben ran west without hesitation.

Leaving the forest, the field of vision immediately widened.Not far away is a large expanse of grassland, and to the west of the grassland is a huge lake. The lake is in the shape of a drop of water, like a lover's tears, so Xingyue Lake is also called a lover's tears.Throughout the ages, countless poignant and touching love stories have happened in Xingyue Lake.

But at this moment, Prince Xiben didn't notice anything else at all.

Prince Xiben only saw that the ferocious flaming tiger fell down dying, not far from Xingyue Lake.The Raging Flame Tiger was probably extremely thirsty and wanted to drink water, but killing two fifth-level sword masters had exhausted all of its strength, and it only survived until now with one breath.When it was only a few steps away from Xingyue Lake, it finally couldn't bear it and fell to the ground.

If it wasn't for the slight ups and downs of the flame tiger's chest, and the slight heat on its body, Prince Xiben would have thought it was exhausted and died.

But now, it seems that some people don't want it to die.

Prince Xiben walked slowly to the side of the Blazing Tiger, and he saw a girl in a dark blue dress squatting on the ground naturally, holding an ordinary wooden cup in her fair hand, and she was feeding the Blazing Tiger to drink .

According to the legend, the high-level monster who would rather starve to death than eat human food stuck out his tongue and licked up the water in the small wooden cup.

No matter the girl or the Flaming Tiger, they all knew that Prince Xiben was coming.Because Prince Xiben didn't take his steps lightly at all, because Prince Xiben's black boots were reflected in their pupils, but the girl still quietly fed the water to Flame Tiger, and Flame Tiger drank the water cherishingly.

Prince Xiben's voice was cold: "What are you doing?"

Naturally, Prince Xiben would not ask the Flaming Tiger, he was asking the girl with long brown curly hair, the girl's hair hung down naturally, covering her profile.The girl's voice was quiet, "It's thirsty."

Prince Xiben: "Did you know that it is a flaming tiger, the first level-[-] monster?" Without the protection of the knight, the level-[-] monster could kill all the noble ladies and wives having a picnic by Xingyue Lake, including the girl herself.

"Sorry, I don't know." But there was no panic in the girl's voice. Prince Nishimoto was very sure that the girl in front of him had never practiced any magic or martial arts. The girl just said: "It is dying."

The girl stretched out her hand and lightly touched the Flame Tiger's chin. The Flaming Tiger's gaze was a little distracted, and it immediately closed its eyes. It seemed to understand the girl's words and accepted its upcoming fate.

Prince Nishimoto did not expect that the Flame Tiger, the most violent among the three monsters, would have the calmest reaction when facing death.Originally, Prince Xiben planned to get rid of the Flaming Tiger as quickly as possible, and then quickly take the body of the Flaming Tiger away from here.

However, none of these plans came to fruition.

At this moment, the girl stood up slowly, she gracefully pulled up the hem of her skirt, and saluted Prince Nishimoto.

Prince Xiben's originally casual and even serious eyes suddenly froze.The girl's appearance is just ordinary, and it is even more inconspicuous in the palace full of beauties, but the girl has a kind of temperament, a quiet and pure temperament.This is untouched by the prosperity of the imperial capital, and it is unpolished jade, which must not be artificially produced the day after tomorrow.

At the same time, in the girl's gentle brown eyes, there is a kind of gentleness and firmness hidden deeply, and Prince Nishimoto has only seen such firmness in a few people in his life.But this is different again. The girl's firmness makes people want to protect her and rely on her. It's so complicated and so incredible.

When their eyes met, Prince Nishimoto heard the sound of his heart hitting his chest, "bang-bang-bang-" as if he was gasping for breath.

The girl turned to leave,

"Wait." Prince Xiben felt a great sense of happiness in his heart, accompanied by a great sense of panic. He knew what it meant, but he didn't know what it meant.

When the girl turned around, Prince Nishimoto heard his own voice clearly, "My dear lady, may I have the honor to know your name?"

……

"Angelica." Ace said.

Angelica picked out the appropriate cufflinks from the drawer and put them on for Ace. She was a little puzzled and asked, "Master?"

Ace winked at Angelica, "You seem to have something on your mind."

Angelica paused for a moment before asking, "Is it obvious?"

"It's not obvious to others, but we grew up together. I can't see it, but I can feel it." Ace smiled and said, "Let me guess, does Angelika have a sweetheart?"

Angelica said without thinking, "No." Then she hesitated, and said, "It's just that there are some things I can't understand."

Ace: "Besides magic and martial arts, I can't imagine anything you can't understand."

Angelica showed a gentle and beautiful smile, "There are always things that we didn't expect."

"Ace!" Nou said at the door.

Today is the conferring ceremony, and soon, Ace and Nou will go to the palace.

Nou was dressed extremely formally. His white velvet jacket had the Green family's coat of arms embossed with blue silk threads, badges were pinned all over his chest, and a sky blue cloak was tied around his neck.Very early today, the old housekeeper and attendants began to prepare this outfit for Nou, but because Nou wanted to go to the palace with Ace, they delayed until now.

Ace walked towards the door while yelling "Come here!"He still didn't forget to turn his head and say to Angelica: "Nuoou and I will come back very late today. You can go wherever you want, and you can meet whoever you want."

Angelica was as gentle as ever, she shook her head lightly, denying Ace's idle conjecture.

There was a team of knights waiting on both sides of the carriage at the gate of the Duke Green's mansion. The knights were all wearing dark blue armor. They were full of energy and sparkling.Most of these knights were from the Green family, from the eastern plains of the Louisiana province, and they were Duke Green's most loyal fighters.Aristocratic teenagers like Ace and Nuoou, even if they usually don't bring anyone with them, they won't lose their pomp on such an important occasion today.

There is only one of them who is not from the Green family-Gerhard.Gerhard was from the Bad Soden estate, and was left to Ace by Viscount Neumann.

Originally, it was George who was with Ace on this occasion.However, after Ace participated in the hunting of Prince Xiben, George told Ace about his arrival at Butter Soden Manor.

It turns out that George was from the Hundreds of Assassins, which can be said to be a mercenary group or not.

It is said that the Hundreds of Assassins is a mercenary group because the Hundreds of Assassins is the only S-level mercenary group that exists and is recognized by the Mercenary Guild.To say that they are not a mercenary regiment is because the Hundreds of Assassins never accept missions from the Mercenary Guild, and most of the missions they perform are shady.

The Hundreds of Assassins were certified as an S-rank mercenary group, and they had completed a mission that was thought to be never possible.On the Purin battlefield, there is a mage in the army of the Finger Empire, and the goal of the mission is the life of the mage.

The assassin appeared in the army of the Finger Empire like a phantom, and even broke several defensive shields cast by the mage instantly. His ghostly figure was directly attached to the back of the mage. , directly cut the wizard's throat with the dagger in his hand.

No one can forget the cold mechanical eyes of the assassin, and no one can forget the bloodthirsty corners of the assassin's slightly hooked mouth.

The Assassin Hundreds became famous in the first battle!

All the powerful people in the two empires, the powerful magicians began to collect their information.

These people cherish their lives the most and fear assassins the most.Assassins can go through layers of protection and directly take the heads of important people. Assassins are the nemesis of magicians. Few magicians can sing a whole sentence in front of assassins.

Soon, the information of the Hundred Assassins was put on the desks of the big shots.As the name suggests, the Hundreds of Assassins is composed of 100 assassins. They are different from most mercenary groups. They only accept assassination missions, and the asking price is extremely high.

Knowing the Hundreds of Assassins, as many cautious people fear them, as many ambitious people want them.But after the death of the magician of the Finger Empire, the Finger Empire issued a new S-level reward order to exterminate the Hundreds of Assassins. This mysterious mercenary group disappeared quietly just like their arrival.

No one knows why.

A long time ago, George was a member of the Hundreds of Assassins. According to George, he was "the most ordinary and most inconspicuous" in the Hundreds of Assassins. Gradually getting bored and unable to leave easily.

Until a mission, George was seriously injured and almost died, and Viscount Neumann rescued him.

George: "Lord Viscount Neumann saved me. He asked me where I want to go after my injury. I don't want to go back to the Hundreds of Assassins, and there is no other place to go. I owe Lord Neumann my life, and I will stay with him." by my side."

Ace: "Won't the Hundreds of Assassins look for you?"

George: "They probably thought I was dead. If it weren't for Viscount Neumann, I would really be dead."

They all know what happened next.The Centuries disappeared, and George never saw anyone from the Centuries again.

Even so, George never swore an oath of allegiance to Viscount Neumann, nor did Viscount Neumann ask for it.Ace asked George if he wanted to go back to Bad Soden Manor. While George said no, he secretly asked Ace about Angela's recent movements.

Ace was almost laughed at by George, so he sent George to the Io Mercenary Group.

The Io mercenary group has a dual-leader system. A few days ago, Nou sent Jerrold Horsley as the head of the group, and asked Ace to also send someone.Ace let George go. George grew up in the Assassin Centuries since he was a child, and he is no longer familiar with the mercenary regiment.

Although George doesn't have much experience in managing people, he has enough training experience, which can bring new inspiration to the Io mercenary group.