Chapter 17 The Trouble with Asterion
Hope, with his hands on his chin, stared at the little thief in front of him, and laughed, "You're called Fangba, right? I've been in Yuanwang Town for the past few years. You are the most promising boy I've ever seen. So - what do you think of us Astorian?"
This is a task. Does my charm have an adjustment value of +10? Fang Yi was thinking a lot, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense. He quickly replied: "Dear Captain Hope, I have always maintained a strong curiosity and sincere yearning for the largest thieves guild in Tysir!"
Hearing Fang Yi's tactful response, Hope nodded proudly, "In Tysir, our strength is indeed first-class. If..." Hope's words changed, his face immediately sank, "Those guys who are obedient in the dark night mask!"
When Fang Yi heard that there was a door, the Dark Night Mask was the most notorious Thieves Guild on the Dragon Coast. The base camp was on the east side of Tysir, and the largest port on the Dragon Coast - West Gate. Could it be that the Dark Night Mask was interested in the small city of Tysir? There is a good show now~
Hope cursed the Night Mask for a while, and then he said to Fang Yi: "The Night Mask has penetrated Tashiel very frequently recently. We urgently need some "smart" guys to come to Tashiel to help. I think you are very suitable, how about it?"
System prompt: Do you accept the task and the footsteps of the thief?
Fang Yi felt a little moved and quickly accepted it.
Mission Introduction:
“Tesil is very uneasy lately, boy!
I hate calmness, which means weakness and nothing to us, but - if the target of these troubles is ourselves - Astorian, our boss will be quite dissatisfied with us.
The Dark Night Mask has penetrated every corner of Tysir and spread toward Astorian! This is our home court, adventurers, but if they enter our interior, we will lose that advantage.
Hurry up to the mistletoe tavern in Tysil as soon as possible to report to your boss, and you will soon discover how exciting life is here.”
It’s Tashire again. It seems that this small port town has been surging recently, and it’s not very peaceful. It seems that this trip to Tashire must be put on the agenda.
Most of the Dragon Coast is plain terrain, with only a small number of low hills dotted on it, geographically close to the Sea of Falling Stars and Longhu, and the transportation is extremely convenient.
Starting from the west gate of the port on the southwest shore of the Fallen Star Sea, passing through the south shore of Longhu or directly passing through Longhu, to the westernmost part of the Dragon Coast, the Trader Avenue is the only way for countries around the inland sea such as Cormier and Sambia to trade with the West. Therefore, this is called a country full of merchant footprints, and the "Golden Avenue" with gold coins rolling all the time - it is also a paradise for pirates and thieves.
After learning stealth, Fang Yi activates the stealth state almost as soon as he has the chance. Even if he delays the leveling speed, he is willing to delay, because Fang Yi knows that although there are many pioneers of more than ten levels on the level list, I believe that a considerable number of them will be reduced to level ten in a short time. After level ten, players will start to encounter some monsters, far from being able to compare with the little wolf and puppy in the novice village. Fang Yi knows that most of the players who are new to the game are not fully prepared, just like he was at that time.
Earlier, Fang Yi had already upgraded the sneak peak of his proficiency to two levels. After superimposing the hide skills at level 2, Fang Yi hid in the middle of the messy rocks, with almost no flaws.
Looking up at the full moon in the night sky and the tears of Su Lun, the beautiful asteroid belt that is always accompanied by the moon - Fang Yi felt that he would hold on for an hour at most, and the numbness from his legs would reveal his invisibility effect. However, the camp at the foot of the mountain was still brightly lit, and the robbers showed no sign of rest.
After saying goodbye to the gods and feet who were about to rush to the west, Fang Yi spent a silver coin to inquire about the direction of the merchants in the town, and left Yuanwang Town and rushed straight to the small town of Pros, more than 40 miles from Yuanwang Town, where he could hire a carriage to drive directly to Taisil. However, not long after departure, Fang Yi met the group of thieves in front of him unexpectedly.
Judging from the other party's action route, this group of people should be on the way with Fang Yi. What really interested Fang Yi was the logo on the team's flag - a weird mask mostly hidden in Yin's shadow - the logo of the dark night mask.
As the actual master of Ximen's unknown Yin dark world, the strength of the Dark Night Mask is unquestionable, but it is still too risky to reach out here. The thieves' "territorial consciousness" is still relatively strong, unless the other party takes any action nearby.
Whether it is based on Fang Yi's personality or the "thief's footsteps" in his task, there is no reason to let the enemy in front of him escape. Moreover, in "Miracle", the probability of humanoid monsters falling off protective gear is much higher than that of wild beasts. The most important thing is that humanoid monsters lose money... The travel fee to Tashiel may have to fall on these people.
After some reconnaissance, Fang Yi has determined that the average level of the team in front of him is about level 7, and he has not had a chance to approach their leader yet, but based on experience, it will not be higher than level 9, and is within the range of strength that Fang Yi can deal with.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Fang Yi felt that he could not wait any longer. At the other party's speed, he would definitely be able to arrive in Pros City tomorrow morning. Tonight is the best and last chance.
Fang Yi stared at the people in the camp below and slowly moved out of the gap between two huge rocks. Although it was more than a hundred feet away from the camp, Fang Yi carefully controlled his steps without making any sound, because Fang Yi knew that there were many of his colleagues on the uphill - scouts from the thieves' group.
Sixteen points of perception helped Fang Yi easily discover the nearest Shadow Mask scout, and the second-level sneak also made Fang Yi quietly approach the other party without being noticed.
Fang Yi stood behind the other party, and the dagger in his left hand slashed through the other party's throat. At the same time, the Dark Night Gift pressed hard towards the target's vest, immediately triggering the throat lock (Note 1) and sneak attack effect.
The scout crouching in the bushes had already entered a coma before he could react. Fang Yi's dagger did not leave the other party's throat for a moment, so as not to make a sound when the target woke up. The Dark Night Gift in his right hand raised his knife and fell down the target's back neck and chopped it up.
Facts proved that Fang Yi's caution was a bit unnecessary. In less than four seconds, the poor scout had been killed by Fang Yi, and the other party had not yet woken up from the coma of the sneak attack.
This period of adventure in the wild gave Fang Yi a more intuitive understanding of the attack power of the Dark Night Given. As long as the monster is not very physical, he will basically be killed without resistance under Fang Yi's vulgar sneak attack tactics.
The team of Dark Night Mask has twenty-five people, three of which disappeared into the mountains and forests since darkness, and two more open messages occupying the commanding heights. Fang Yi plundered the corpses, entered a stealth state, and patiently searched for prey.
The thief's body was hidden under a short tree, and it was very hidden, at least Fang Yi felt that way. But the corpse in front of him had nothing to do with Fang Yi.
After Fang Yi found the scout's corpse on a high ground, he immediately activated hiding and went to the corner. The spoils on the corpse were completely removed - although NPC also collected equipment, it would not be so thorough. Fang Yi couldn't help but frown. Are there other players here?
The facts quickly confirmed Fang Yi's guess. A scream came from the thieves' camp, followed by the shouts of killing and they were connected. Fang Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at the foot of the mountain, and thought to himself that there was a bad luck, and quickly got up and ran towards the bottom of the mountain.
The camp was already in a mess, with arrow magic flying all over the sky. The attacking players were well organized. Warriors and knights were leading the way in front, thieves were ambushed behind each other, and wizards and sorcerers and healers were protected in the middle by a group of monks and thieves who had broken the rear.
Fang Yi hid in the dark, watching the players constantly oppressing the robbers' front back, thinking that these guys are not low. Fang Yi did not level up in the past two days of the game operation. Now the average level of the players in "Miracle" should be from level 9 to level 10, but it is too far away, so Fang Yi can't see the other party's guild logo clearly.
Seeing the thieves retreating step by step, the players were also in high morale, but at this moment, a shocking roar suddenly came from the camp's tent, and a tall figure rushed into the crowd in front like a whirlwind.
The players attacked were caught off guard, but any hesitation was fatal at this moment. Fang Yi could see clearly from the side that it was a barbarian warrior. In the dim firelight, you could vaguely see the big sword in his hands flashing with red magic light. Several thieves who were close to him were swept by the big sword and immediately died. The rest were seriously injured and had lost their ability to move. Fang Yi couldn't help but take a breath. His small body was swept by the big sword so hard that he would definitely not be able to take it. Fortunately, these people were scapegoats, but there were so many ruthless people in this shadow mask!
However, chaos is the opportunity that speculators need the most. No matter what the situation in the battlefield is, seeing the chaos in the field is a good opportunity to catch up with troubled waters. Fang Yi quietly sneaked into the camp through the back door and touched the only building in the camp - the tent in the middle.
Compared with the sound of killing outside, the tent seemed extremely quiet. Fang Yi gently placed the sentry's body in the corner and began to search this small space. The thieves outside were almost killed. There was still a sentry here. If there was nothing good, he would believe it.
The decorations in the tent are very simple. A few small tables are placed in the middle, and the candles on it can only provide limited dim light. The ground is covered with fine wool blankets, and a few shiny grass remains on the small pieces of land exposed beside it, making the tent full of the fragrance of the soil after the rain.
There were some wine utensils and some parchment paper of different sizes on the table. Fang Yi quickly walked forward and looked at the parchment paper on the table in turn to the wooden table in front of the main seat.
A black envelope with extremely tight seal was lying quietly on the table, which was particularly eye-catching on the messy table. Fang Yi had no time to look at it carefully, so he quickly put away the envelope and kept looking back and forth in every corner of the tent. Suddenly, Fang Yi's eyes lit up and quickly walked towards a corner of the tent.
A gorgeously decorated sheathed sword hung on the support rod in the corner, and the reflections of gems and metals can still be seen under the dim candlelight. Fang Yi took off this obvious decoration and threw it into the package. What interested Fang Yi was the black cloth roll covered by the support rod and sword. The scabbard used to tie the scabbard was flashing with a glimmer of light - the magic light that was previously blocked by the metal reflections on the sword.
"Forged blindly hitting the cloth tape"
Fang Yi had just had time to see the name of this dusty magic equipment, and he heard a slight sound behind him. As the back of his head became cold, his hair was standing up all over his body, and there were thieves!
The magic arm guard in his hand became a burden at this moment, but Fang Yi suddenly pulled out the dagger in his left hand and barely avoided the dagger that stabbed his vest. The person who attacked the sneak attacked gave a light sigh, as if he didn't expect the other party to react so quickly. But at this time, Fang Yi had already thrown away the cloth belt in his hand and pulled out the gift of the dark night. He was already angry and evil from his heart and was about to be brave. Damn it almost capsized in the Yin ditch. The little thief dared to attack me! His arms swayed and rushed towards the thief who attacked him.
The thief on the opposite side didn't take Fang Yi seriously at all. He was level 11. With the two newly obtained green daggers yesterday, relying on his superior attack power, he never lost the competition with his companions. Seeing that the other party did not escape but rushed towards him, the confident thief sneered secretly, but the next moment his smile froze on his face, because before his dagger made a blocking action, Fang Yi's scimitar had already been handed to his soft throat and throat like lightning.
Note 1: When most creatures' necks are attacked, they will temporarily lose their ability to chant and cast spells. The silence time depends on the target physique.
Spellcasters with spell silent and instant skills are not affected by this.
Chapter completed!