"Damn it! They clearly looked like an ordinary couple! How could they be Mages! "
The figure who escaped wasn't from Demacia. In fact, even though he was officially a merchant from the Valoran Plains, he was actually a scout from Noxus who provided information to Noxus in Demacia. But because of an operation that helped Noxus win, his identity was exposed. He went through untold hardships to avoid the Demacian Rangers and hid in this small town that had been inexplicably defeated decades ago.
He had investigated the town before he came to hide. It was said that the town's inhabitants, whether they were adults or children, would dream of a scarecrow holding a scythe, which led to people constantly moving away from the town. But he had checked the files and found that no one had died here in the past few decades. That was why he was safe enough to hide in this dilapidated town. While mocking the cowardice of the Demacians, he waited for the next batch of intelligence agents to arrive. With their help, he would leave Demacia and return to Noxus.
Even though he liked Demacia more, he didn't dare to bet on whether he could still guarantee a good life after he surrendered and whether he would be killed by the Noxus Assassins. After all, General Ducao was in charge of them now and he hated traitors and those who didn't abide by the rules the most. Previously, one of his colleagues felt that he could rest easy with the protection of the Demacians. But in less than a month, his head was hung on the city gate of Demacia. And there was no doubt that this was General Ducao's doing.
That was why he didn't dare to take the risk and could only wait for the right time.
Then, he saw Morgana and Li Ke who had arrived. He initially wanted to scare the couple away with the legend of this place. After all, if he killed someone here, he would only be discovered by the rangers of Demacia. But he never thought that he would meet a Magician!
"Damned Demacian bastard! They were lying! What forbidden magic! How can I meet a mage so casually?! "
Although he cursed, he knew that it was because he was too unlucky. He had lived here for so long, and he had only met two mages. But that didn't stop him from cursing and swinging his legs even faster. After all, his experience in Noxus had taught him that Magicians were a group of people who were best avoided if you couldn't get close to them.
He was also very glad that those two people didn't chase after him, so after running for a long distance, he leaned against a thick tree and gasped for breath.
"We'll have to rearrange the signal again. Hopefully, the person who's coming isn't someone with a bad temper."
He hid for a while, and after confirming that Li Ke and the others hadn't caught up, he became bold. He took out some special stones and prepared to put up some signs at the place where they agreed to meet. But just as he was about to do so, he suddenly saw a figure behind the tree he was leaning on!
"Who's there?!"
He pulled out his dagger and threw the stone in his hand at the figure's head. At the same time, his dagger stabbed towards the figure's neck. He thought that if the figure was here to ambush him, the figure would definitely dodge the stone, and he could slit the figure's throat with his dagger.
But to his surprise, both the stone and the dagger successfully hit the figure, and he was able to see clearly what it was that had scared him.
"Damn it … Why is there such a thing in this place!"
He kicked the old scarecrow that was slowly falling to the ground. Then, he saw the old but still intact lantern in the scarecrow's hand. He didn't bring his supplies because of Li Ke and Morgana. He let out a sigh and tore off the scarecrow's hand that was wrapped around the lantern under the cawing of crows and the empty gaze of the scarecrow. Then, he snatched the worn-out but still intact lantern from its hand.
But to his disappointment, there was no wick or oil in the lantern.
"That's enough."
He casually threw the lantern onto a rock, causing the glass lantern to shatter. The spy from Noxus continued to walk forward, because he had discovered something very interesting in the moonlight. There were some black stones that seemed to be placed randomly, but were actually arranged in the shape of a door. He walked over and pulled out the tinder he carried with him, preparing to search for the message left behind by his own people.
He didn't search under the large tree with the rocks. Instead, he used the large tree as the center and walked for 50 steps before searching for traces on the surrounding trees. But during this process, the crows that were awakened by his movements let out irritating noises. The Noxus spy who was familiar with the dark and the shady dealings in the dark sneered at these birds that were said to represent misfortune. He didn't forget to insult the Demacians.
"When passersby see this scene, they might even think that the rumors about the scarecrow are true."
After he finished speaking, his eyes lit up because he really saw the message left behind by his own people! He quickly ran over and easily thought of the code words that the branches represented. In fact, if he hadn't memorized these cryptic words, he would have been 'dealt with' back in Noxus. He wouldn't have been able to live a good life in Demacia for so long.
"Three branches, and two rocks … Quickly gather at the designated location? Is there going to be some movement? And it's so close to the capital of Demacia … "
But what he saw wasn't good news, but an order for them to move again. He didn't want to go, but Noxus' punishment for betrayers still made him sigh. He covered up the message and moved towards the place indicated by the message. He was going to find the person who gathered them and see if he could return to Noxus after this operation and become a commander in Noxus or something.
As for the lesson that General Ducao taught them during their training, 'a true assassin cannot ask for payment from their master', it had long been forgotten in Demacia's life. After all, Demacia was really suitable for living. He also missed the days in Demacia, as well as those beautiful and strong Demacian widows. But sadly, more than once, he hated the Demacians even more because of the luxurious life here.
"Why are you born to live a good life?! But we have to fight for food with the rats in the sewers! Damned Demacian bastard! "
He spat fiercely on the ground, before once again carrying with him his longing for the luxurious life in Demacia, as well as his disgust towards this place and his own hometown, quickly moving towards the place marked in the message.
However, what he didn't know was that behind him, the lantern that he had smashed suddenly lit up and was lifted up high by a withered yellow arm. The owner of the arm opened his big mouth that had no teeth but could only be described as a mouth full of fangs. He silently complained at the back of the figure.
Was he complaining about the gentleman who smashed his lantern? Or was he complaining about why the spy from Noxus was running so fast?
Nobody knew.
But perhaps the crows would know.
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