Fresh blood dripped down the stairs, the scarlet color blinding.
Kieran squinted his eyes as he stood in the shadows, sizing up the hall before him.
Although the doors were shut and he could not see what was going on inside, judging by the blood dripping down the stairs, Kieran could guess that the hall must be filled with bodies.
"What happened?"
Kieran wondered.
He then carefully used the shadows as cover to leave the hall.
For Kieran, who had no equipment and was injured, it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Even if he was curious, it was the same.
Of course, it was also because he had been hired to run a Special Dungeon.
If this Special Dungeon was a normal one, Kieran would have given it a try even if he had to take the risk.
After all, a normal dungeon would increase the dungeon difficulty. If he did not take the risk, he would fall into a vicious cycle of being eliminated sooner or later.
But now?
All he had to do was try his best to help Hanses complete the Main Mission.
If there were more Sub Missions or Title Missions, Kieran would not have minded completing them.
However, Kieran was sure that the hall before him was not one of those.
The situation before him was very dangerous, no matter how he looked at it.
If he wanted to attract the attention of the soldiers, he had other options. He did not have to take the risk here.
Kieran carefully stepped back.
However, the next moment, Kieran stopped.
In his line of sight, a figure appeared in front of the auditorium.
The figure was wearing a hood, so his face could not be seen clearly.
However, his limbs were long and slender, and his movements were silent. He was able to accurately grasp the gaps between the shadows and the light. It was obvious that he had quite a high level of [Undercover].
The figure's appearance immediately attracted Kieran's attention.
Especially when the other party headed straight for the auditorium.
Kieran held his breath and stood in the shadows, watching the figure push open the door.
He wanted to use the figure to see what was going on inside the hall.
Tsk Gak!
The door to the auditorium was pushed open.
The door shaft, soaked in blood, made an ear-piercing screech as it rubbed against the door frame. The light from the fire shone into the hall, allowing Kieran, who was standing in the shadows, to see everything clearly.
It was just as Kieran had guessed.
The hall was filled with corpses.
From Kieran's point of view, there were at least ten to twenty corpses.
And that was definitely not all.
The black figure examined the corpse.
Kieran was also 'examining' the corpses.
Because of the distance, Kieran could not clearly see the wounds on the corpse, but he could clearly see the clothes on the corpse.
It was not the uniform of a soldier or a guard.
It was also different from the clothes of the servants in the castle.
Although these corpses had different weapons, they all wore the same style of leather armor.
It was obvious that they were from a certain faction.
"Someone's private army!"
Kieran guessed with certainty.
However, due to the limited information, he was unable to determine which faction they were from.
"A massacre in the castle?"
"What happened?"
Kieran picked up the scent of 'conspiracy'.
Then, he started to retreat again.
Being able to see the situation inside the auditorium from afar was enough for Kieran.
He did not forget that he had to buy more time and opportunities for Lawless.
However, the next scene forced Kieran to stop his steps again.
"Aaaah!"
The figure who was examining the corpses in the auditorium seemed to have seen something extraordinary and couldn't help but cry out in shock.
However, such exclamations came to an abrupt halt.
One of the corpses on the floor suddenly jumped up and slashed the figure's throat.
Fast!
Too fast!
Even in Kieran's eyes, it was just a flash of a sword.
The figure who entered the auditorium lost all signs of life before he could even react.
Ssss!
Kieran sucked in a cold breath in his heart.
If he was in the figure's position, he wouldn't have been able to dodge the sudden slash either.
The figure's sword wasn't just fast, its timing was impeccable as well.
It made Kieran feel like he was facing a formidable foe.
He squinted his eyes and tried to look at the figure with the corner of his eyes.
The figure's sword had displayed a speed that surpassed one's imagination. Kieran wasn't sure whether the figure's senses were as sharp or not.
However, Kieran didn't dare to take the risk.
Given his current condition, if he were to go up against the figure, he would definitely lose.
While Kieran was looking at the figure with the corner of his eyes, the figure who was disguised as a corpse looked down at the unexpected intruder and laughed coldly.
Then, without any hesitation, the figure knocked over the candlestick in the auditorium.
The figure knocked over the candlestick in the auditorium.
Fuuu!
The candlestick's flame quickly burned along the tapestries on the wall.
A while later, the wooden auditorium was engulfed in a sea of fire.
The soldiers in the distance shouted loudly as they approached.
The figure who was disguised as a corpse slowly walked out of the auditorium and into the darkness.
From the start to the end, the figure didn't even try to cover his face.
A mask covered in blood covered the figure's face, preventing Kieran from getting a clear look at the figure's face.
After the figure disappeared with the corner of his eyes, Kieran quickly left as well.
The soldiers who saw the fire in the auditorium would arrive soon.
If he didn't leave now, he would be surrounded.
Kieran shuttled through the shadows and quickly headed to the kitchen where he had agreed to meet Lawless.
The figure who disguised as a corpse lit the auditorium on fire. From a certain aspect, it was considered a favor to Kieran, saving him from searching for a suitable target.
However, Kieran knew the figure didn't mean to help.
Kieran didn't know what the reason for the massacre was.
However, for the assassination after that, Kieran was quite confident. The figure had been waiting for the target to appear.
Otherwise, the figure wouldn't have needed to disguise himself as a corpse.
He wouldn't have waited until now to set the auditorium on fire.
After the massacre, the correct choice would have been to light the whole auditorium on fire or leave.
More importantly, the figure had known that the target would appear in the auditorium.
It wasn't an easy task.
The figure had to have a certain understanding of the target.
"Someone familiar!"
Kieran came to this conclusion.
Unfortunately, it didn't clear Kieran's doubts.
Until now, he still didn't know who had been killed.
...
Gradon was standing outside the medic's room with a heavy expression.
He had sent four of his elite men into the room to capture the fugitive thief alive, but the moment they entered the room, they had lost contact with him.
That made Gradon understand the severity of the situation.
The culprit was much stronger than he had expected.
Even if he was badly injured.
"Damn it!
"Is everyone in the Stronghold's infantry regiment blind?"
How could they treat this kind of person, who is way above the rank of a captain, like a common soldier?
Did Kieran's brain get sh * t? "
Even though Gradon hadn't gotten his hands on the information, he was already cursing the Stronghold infantry regiment commander in his heart.
As the commanding officer of the Western district of the Grand Duke, Gradon had a deep understanding of the elite troops under the Grand Duke's command.
A person who could kill four of his men without making a sound, despite being badly injured, was definitely one of the core members of the regiment. There were only a few of them in the entire regiment.
However, such a person had been treated like a common soldier.
It was inconceivable to Gradon.
If he didn't know that Kieran was a man who could distinguish between public and private matters, he would have guessed that Kieran had done something despicable.
Unfortunately, his understanding of Kieran was not enough to appease Gradon's anger.
It was an undeniable fact that he had lost four of his elite men.
"Bastard! Bastard! "
Gradon kept cursing.
He was thinking about how he could capture the person in the room alive.
He knew that killing a core member of the regiment might be a little difficult, but it wouldn't be that difficult.
With the help of a strong crossbow, a rain of arrows, and the cooperation of some elite troops, even a person like Kieran would die with a grievance.
If he wanted to capture the person alive though …
It would be difficult!
It was so difficult that even Gradon could not come up with any good ideas.
However, when a group of people appeared, a smile appeared on Gradon's face.
It was the Bestowed Squad!
Although Gradon did not know why the Bestowed Squad was here, their appearance had solved the problem that had been bothering him for a long time.
Even if the fugitive in the room had the strength of a core member of the regiment, he would not be able to fight against the Bestowed Squad.
Every single member of the Bestowed possessed the same level of strength as Kieran.
Especially the leader, who was far more powerful than the common members.
Gradon welcomed them with a smile.
"Captain Jorque, I have never been looking forward to your appearance like this!"
Gradon said to a tall and slender man with bulging muscles. His clothes were bulging out of his frame.
"We have received orders from the Duke to follow Advisor Ferlin's orders!
Where is Advisor Ferlin? "
Jorque bowed before asking in a cold tone.
Gradon did not mind Jorque's cold attitude at all.
As for the Grand Duke's orders?
Jorque would follow them completely.
Gradon explained the situation at hand without hesitation.
"Advisor Ferlin has probably caught the other fugitive, the thief!
You will see him in a moment! "
Gradon said.
Jorque nodded and did not refute Gradon's words.
No one in the room would refute Jorque's words either.
They firmly believed that Ferlin would be able to capture the fugitive 'thief' with ease.
So, when a soldier came running, panting and shouting,
"The Assembly Hall is on fire!
It's full of dead people!
Advisor Ferlin's body is among them! "
Everyone was stunned by his words.
No, there was one more person who did not.
Kaboom!
The door to the medical officer's room flew out, spinning and crashing into the crowd.
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