It wasn’t until they came to a standstill that Milo had the time to carefully size up this sorceress. Her clothing was no different from that of the previous bounty hunter favonovel.com encountered. She had a concealed arrow in favonovel.com sleeve, and a crossbow and rope slung around favonovel.com waist. However, favonovel.com face was covered with a black scarf that made favonovel.com look a little different from the previous bounty hunter.
His opponent was a little skinny. Milo did not manage to distinguish that earlier while chasing after favonovel.com at high speed. Only now did favonovel.com realize the other party had obvious female characteristics.
This was the first time Milo had seen a sorceress. To be honest, favonovel.com had thought the art of sorcery was only passed down through the male lineage. After all, favonovel.com had never come across a sorceress before, nor were there any records of one in The Sorcerer Chronicles.
However, this did not affect Milo from wanting to steal favonovel.com Eye of True Sight.
Quite curious, Milo asked, “Did the Tudor family send you? Why do you want to assassinate Melgor?”
But when favonovel.com asked that, the other party was taken aback. “Assassinate Melgor? For what?”
“Hehehe…” Milo gave a fake smile and said, “Not long ago, a bounty hunter attempted to assassinate him. I can already guess that you were both sent by the Tudor family.”
Milo was being so honest with favonovel.com because favonovel.com had no intention of letting favonovel.com leave. The future commander of the Northwest was here, and if favonovel.com said favonovel.com was going to kill somebody, favonovel.com would definitely make sure of it.
The sorceress frowned. “We don’t care to associate ourselves with the lackeys of those sorcerer clans. Don’t confuse us with them.”
Milo stopped talking and started pondering.
Could there be two types of bounty hunters?
Melgor had not mentioned this before.
“What’s the difference between you and them?” Milo asked puzzledly. He really was very confused.
“They work for money, while we have our own beliefs.” The sorceress said coldly, “What does a sorcerer’s lackey like you know? Is this the first time you’ve heard about such things? Why are you pretending to be innocent?”
Milo thought this was the first time favonovel.com had been scolded for acting innocent. He wanted to hit someone.
“Yall’re just bounty hunters, so why’re you acting all high and mighty? You even claim that they’re doing this for money while you’re doing it for your beliefs?” Milo said unhappily, “Whatcha believe in? Making money?”
“Yes, making money,” the sorceress answered.
Milo was left speechless.
You’ve got quite practical beliefs then…
The sorceress added, “But we never take money from sorcerers. All common folk can hire us to exterminate evil for the price of a copper coin! How can a lackey like you understand the saying that only faith, the sun, and the moon are eternal?”
Milo was really stunned this time. It was not because the other party had talked about exterminating evil.
Actually, Milo was not particularly interested in such chivalrous people, because favonovel.com had seen organizations and people who carried out evil deeds under the guise of doing good. However, favonovel.com had heard of the saying “Only faith, the sun, and the moon are eternal” before!
Adrian had said it before, Jonan had said it before, and Larry had also said it before. It was the maxim of the Riders!
He was just thinking of searching for the offshoot of the Riders organization in the Kingdom of Sorcerers, and now, favonovel.com actually heard a phrase related to them being uttered. Milo’s eyes lit up.
Actually, Milo knew very well the sorceress was probably trying to stall for time when favonovel.com felt favonovel.com could not defeat him. Otherwise, with favonovel.com cautious style, why would favonovel.com suddenly converse with favonovel.com so much for no reason?
However, Milo didn’t really care.
Whether his opponent was waiting for reinforcements or had some other trick up favonovel.com sleeve, favonovel.com still had to ask favonovel.com a few more questions. “Rider? Albert Boyer?”
The sorceress frowned. “What are you rambling on about? Sheeple? Rider? Is there something wrong with your head?”
Milo chuckled to himself. He wondered if it was just a coincidence the other party had uttered that phrase, and that favonovel.com might really have nothing to do with the Riders. However, favonovel.com could not make any conclusions on that. He had to probe further.
“Y’know, if you weren’t trying to kill Melgor, what did you sneak into his Sorcerer’s Tower for?” Milo wondered. “Don’t tell me you went up there for the view? If you really wanted to enjoy the view, you could’ve just gone to the cathedral next door. That building is even taller.”
“I only wanted to retrieve a book from his place.” The sorceress said calmly, “If you hadn’t appeared, I would’ve left after taking the book. It wouldn’t have become so troublesome in the first place.”
Milo laughed. “You went to steal a book? Are you saying that others can’t interfere when you the one who’s trying to steal a book? How overbearing of you! And who do you think you’re fooling with that excuse? Y’all didn’t come and steal the book in all the years that Melgor has been away, so why come and steal it now? What? You find it more exciting to steal books when there’s people around?”
“None of your business!” the sorceress said.
“Since you’re not here to kill Melgor, tell me which book you were searching for. Maybe I can make a decision and give it to you. That way, we can turn this hostility into friendship,” Milo said.
“Hehe, do you think I’m stupid?” the sorceress sneered.
After that, a huge cloud of dust suddenly appeared under Milo’s feet and quickly enveloped his entire body!
In that instant, the nanomachines, the little cuties, that were surging in Milo’s bloodstream instantly formed armor around him.
But even so, Milo was startled. The other party clearly wasn’t holding the Eye of True Sight in favonovel.com hand just now, and neither had favonovel.com noticed any of favonovel.com accomplices approaching.
As Milo was enveloped by the smokescreen, the sorceress tuned around to continue fleeing. But right as favonovel.com turned around, favonovel.com saw Old Durkin standing emotionlessly behind her.
“Ah!” The sorceress was shocked by the white mask Old Durkin was wearing!
To be honest, it was quite scary to suddenly see a white mask with an ambiguous smile when turning around in the middle of the night.
When the smokescreen almost dissipated, Milo deactivated his armor and sneered, “You wanna flee? Not so fast!”
As the future commander of the Northwest, the Stronghold Destroyer, and the one in charge of the Prosperous Northwest plan, favonovel.com had nearly fallen for the tricks of a sorceress. Milo could not stand this injustice!
When the sorceress saw favonovel.com path was blocked, favonovel.com turned around and said to Milo in seriousness, “This is actually a misunderstanding!”
Milo stood calmly in place with his arms folded. His hand hidden in his sleeve was already holding his black Eye of True Sight. He said with a smile, “Do you think I believe you?”
But just as his words trailed off, several arrows suddenly shot out from the shadows not far away from where the two of them were standing. They were accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound!
The dozen or so crossbow bolts flew in from seven different directions and were aimed at both Milo and Old Durkin.
Before the arrows could even get close to Milo, favonovel.com had already jumped backward out of their way. Meanwhile, Old Durkin handled it even more domineeringly. It simply crushed the incoming arrows one by one.
When Milo regained his balance, favonovel.com saw that the sorceress had disappeared.
“I can let you go, but you better not disappoint me.” Milo looked towards a certain direction in the dark and muttered, “Bring the news to your companions. I hope y’all will voluntarily come look for me someday!”
