In the alley behind the Wild Horse Inn.
The young Rogue yawned in boredom, his eyes unfocused as he stared at his target.
This mission was extremely boring. The target was a half-elf warrior. It was said that the employer wanted her, but the boss only wanted to know her whereabouts. What they needed to do was to report the female half-elf's whereabouts to the higher-ups.
"Who would be out in the middle of the night? It'll be troublesome if we meet the patrols. "The Rogue resisted the urge to sleep.
The boss of the Akron Mafia was ambitious. He was no longer satisfied with collecting protection fees. This was his first foray into the underground world. Everyone in the mafia knew that if they messed up this mission, they would lose their heads.
Hmm? There's someone behind me?
The Rogue suddenly looked behind him in alarm.
The dark alley was empty. There was not a single person in sight.
"Oversensitive?" The Rogue frowned for a while before slowly turning his gaze away.
…
"This guy's Awareness isn't bad."
Ma Wen, who had been startled by the Rogue's actions, took half a step back.
A Ranger's Stealth would be weakened by 40% in the city, which was incomparable to a Rogue's. 24 Stealth was too low for a Rogue's Awareness. This wasn't the wild, so Ma Wen had no advantage.
Fortunately, he had accurately estimated the Rogue's Awareness range and tested it.
Ma Wen felt lucky. If he had impulsively approached, the Rogue would definitely have noticed him. If he had sent the signal, things would have been troublesome tonight.
He hid in the dark and thought for a while. In the end, he piled the remaining 20 precious skill points into Stealth. 44 Stealth, even after a 40% discount, was still 26 points. There should be some hope.
After adjusting the skill points, he leaned forward again and put a foot on the ground.
As expected, this time the Rogue didn't react. He was focused on the back door of the inn.
Everything else would be easy to handle.
Ma Wen used his silent cat-like steps to sneak behind the Rogue and pounced on him before he could react.
He skillfully covered his mouth, cut his throat, and let out blood.
Apart from the smell of blood in the air, there was no trace left.
This was a Level 2 Thief. Ma Wen hastily dealt with the corpse, obtaining some trap crafting materials and 30 silver coins. These gangsters were actually not rich. Their equipment was even worse than the white machete that Ma Wen had bought himself. Most of them were used to scare ordinary people. In a real battle between professionals, it would be very difficult to use them.
The corpse of the thief was dragged into the gutter by Ma Wen. Every day, some unlucky people would be found in this gutter. Other than the people who collected the corpses, no one would care about these faces.
Sneaking into the hotel through the back door, Ma Wen snuck upstairs and entered his room.
Who knew that the moment the door opened, a cold light would suddenly be placed on his neck.
"Sneaky bastard! What are you trying to do? "
A female voice said coldly.
Ma Wen smiled bitterly and hurriedly said, "Sister Anna, it's me."
"Master Ma Wen?"
The friction of flint lit a candle, adding some light to the dark room.
Anna held the candle in her left hand and the sword in her right. She looked surprised.
"Didn't you say you weren't coming back tonight? I thought you'd spend the night at the Church of Silver. "
Ma Wen shook his head. The Church of Silver did provide a place for travelers to rest, but the rent there was more expensive.
"Listen, Anna, we only have 15 minutes," Ma Wen said quickly. His eyes scanned every corner of the room, but he was surprised to find that the window was tightly covered by curtains.
"What did you find?" He looked at Anna.
Anna hesitated and pointed her sword outside the window. "What you said before you left reminded me. I did some scouting and found that there are people watching us from the street outside. We're in this room. "
"The Akron Mafia." Ma Wen nodded. "Two at the front and one at the back."
"Master Ma Wen, why did you suddenly …" Anna looked at Ma Wen in surprise, as if she was looking at a different person.
"There's no time to explain." Ma Wen looked determined. "Anna, you have to believe me. I've recovered from my serious illness, and my mind is clearer. I know what I should do. Also, I've received some guidance. "
"Guidance?" Looking at the mysterious Ma Wen, Anna was even more confused.
Ma Wen made up a story. "When I was unconscious, I dreamt of many things. I dreamt of someone who claimed to be my teacher. In the dream, he taught me many things. Just now, I followed his guidance and took the necessary steps. Look. "
As he said that, he showed her the sika deer badge.
"Knight-Errant badge? Master Ma Wen, how did you suddenly become a knight-errant? How did you do it? "
Anna was completely stunned. It had to be known that ordinary people needed to train for many years to become professionals. However, Master Ma Wen had never gone through combat training. Could this knight-errant badge be fake?
Or did he meet a swindler?
Compared to Ma Wen's transformation into a qualified knight-errant, Anna was more willing to believe the latter.
Looking at Anna's eyes, Ma Wen knew that she didn't believe him. He immediately said in a low voice, "Leave the unimportant things in the room and take the important ones with you. Right, leave a letter for the lady boss of the Wild Horse Inn. Ask her to take care of our belongings. We'll come back later to collect them. "
"Now, I need your help."
Ma Wen's tone was unquestionable. Anna took a deep breath and secretly swore in her heart that if Ma Wen really met a swindler, she would tear the guy who deceived her young master into pieces!
At that moment, she just nodded obediently and was ready to deal with all kinds of situations. She had been trained to be a qualified bodyguard and a competent housekeeper since she was young. She was the master of the White River Valley, and when Ma Wen made a choice, she would fully support him.
The two quickly packed up and quietly left through the back door.
…
In the quiet alley, Marvin said in a low voice, "The Akron mafia's sentries check on each other's safety every twenty minutes. They use the partridge call method. I've observed it before, and about three partridge calls signify safety. Unfortunately, we don't know partridge language, so our time is limited. "
"I still don't understand what you mean." Anna asked softly, "You said there's a hidden sentry at the back door? Where is he? "
Ma Wen coughed. "In the ditch behind us."
Anna was silent, but her heart was in turmoil. She knew Young Master Marvin very well. He was such a kind person, yet he took the initiative to kill.
But she was not completely unable to understand Ma Wen's change.
A wise man once said that the potential of humans was limitless. When a person was in a desperate situation, there was a high possibility of some transformation — good or bad — no matter what, people would change to better survive.
These days, the White River Valley and Master Ma Wen had suffered too much. It was far beyond what the 14-year-old boy could bear. It was not entirely impossible for the kind Master Ma Wen to become decisive and cold.
But she was a little worried that Ma Wen would go to the other extreme.
No matter what, since the hidden sentry at the back had been killed by Ma Wen, it would not take long for the two enemies at the front door to find out.
So Ma Wen said that they did not have much time.
"I'll go kill them." Anna revealed a murderous look. Just now in the room, Ma Wen explained to her that he was ambushed by the Akron Mafia members. He only avoided danger by relying on the guidance of the teacher in his dream and returned to the hotel.
This shocked and angered Anna.
She would never let go of anyone who dared to do anything to Master Ma Wen.
"No, no, no. Anna, if it was just to kill them, I would not have come to you for help."
Ma Wen said calmly, "We have to leave at least one alive."
"Alive?" Anna frowned.
"Because I want to know who wants to kill me. The Akron Mafia would not attack me for no reason. There must be someone behind them. "
Ma Wen said softly, "As far as I know, I don't have any enemies in Riverbeach City."
"No!" Anna suddenly thought of something. Her face showed a look of disbelief, which quickly turned into deep anger.
"What's wrong? Anna? "Ma Wen asked.
"Young Master, I think I might know who is secretly attacking you."
Anna gritted her teeth. "I've been working at your Uncle Miller's house for the past few days. I accidentally heard that he is very close to the Akron Mafia!"
"The head of the Akron Mafia, Diafis, personally entered your uncle's mansion a few days ago and took a lot of jewelry! The cook, Ah Tao, saw it with her own eyes. She told me later as a rumor. I didn't pay much attention at the time! "
"Now that I think about it, the person behind the scenes could very well be your Uncle Miller!"
"Uncle Miller?" Ma Wen was stunned for a moment and began to search for relevant memories.
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