Throne of the North.

Chapter 258: The Unglamorous Assassination
Tieshan County.

In the plain among the mountains, in Viscount Walter's castle, the Viscount had not eaten properly for several days.

"Why did that damn missionary appear in my territory? Why did he dare to spread the teachings of the Dawn in Tieshan County?!!!"

"Baron Freeman, I also heard that you had communication with that missionary. Why didn't you kill him?"

Viscount Walter vented his anger on Baron Freeman who had just arrived today. They were all nobles, but at this moment they seemed to be at loggerheads.

"Lord Walter, please don't spit blood at me. I just want him to leave my territory."

"I am a noble of the empire and will not allow any personnel from the Church to appear on my land."

"Then you'll let him come to my territory?"

"I just told him that no one in my territory would believe in the Holy See, and he left. How do I know where he would go?"

"Okay, okay, now let's think of a way to deal with this missionary."

A baron nearby stepped forward and acted as a good guy.

"Baron Ryan sent a letter saying that the missionaries from the Holy See have been here for a long time, and one of the priests has died in the Empire."

"Obviously, they are not targeting us, but the Marquis."

"The war between the Empire and the Church has spread to our territory. If we can't resolve it, Earl Weiss's fate...we won't be much better than him."

"What should we do? Or... just kill him."

Viscount Walter suggested, his eyes full of murderous intent. He had a few connections in the south and knew that the conflict between the Empire and the Church was unimaginable. They could see the open war, but in secret, more than one legend had died.

"Can't kill."

"We are just small nobles. We cannot let the Holy See set its sights on us. If we had known about him earlier, we could have killed him on his way here, and there wouldn't have been so much trouble."

"But now we can't afford to be caught in the center of the vortex of war between the Church and the Empire. We must move."

"How about...let him go to Lingdu County?"

"no!"

The proposal was interrupted by the nobles just as it began. Viscount Walter then remembered that there were already a lot of economic exchanges between Tieshan County, Frozen Territory, and Lingdu County, and some nobles had even started intermarriage.

These events were not high-profile, but they put the nobles of the two counties in a honeymoon period.

During this period of time, he has felt that what he said in Tieshan County is no longer so effective.

"Why not, let's rush to the Viscount's territory."

"The orcs moved south, and Hanshan City County has not recovered yet."

"..."

Viscount Landa is no longer as powerful as he once was. The nobles feel sorry for his situation, but after so much time has passed, the Viscount's weakness has made them dare to show their fangs.

"That's fine. Since the viscount is already so pitiful, let's make him even more pitiful."

While the nobles were discussing what to do, on the edge of Viscount Walter's territory, on the Shandao Continent.

There aren't many people passing by here, but everyone who passes by will be stopped by the missionary Priest Siko.

"The glory of the morning light will not end in any dark place. The awakening of my Lord is destined to dispel the coldness of the north, fill the earth with warmth, and let countless ears of wheat grow in the fields..."

There were already two or three believers standing by the missionary's side. He did nothing and met only twenty or thirty people, but one in ten of them became believers of the Holy See.

This is the horror of the Vatican.

And today, Priest Xico will release his divine magic. He will use the healing magic to heal the injuries in these people's bodies and the clarity magic to dispel their fatigue. Although he is not as good as the special priests of the Holy See, he can still make the believers' eyes look extremely pious.

“The light of our Lord shines every morning, and the glory of the morning light belongs to every believer of His.”

After the missionary finished speaking, he looked at several civilians nearby who were attracted by the miracle. They were originally going to collect firewood in the mountains today, but they couldn't help but stay.

They didn't want to come either, because the noble lord had said that no one was allowed to approach the missionaries outside, but when he said this, the noble lord did not cancel the firewood they had to hand in. So they had no choice but to come out to work.

"Father, my father is injured. Will he get better?"

A young man bravely came over here and asked softly.

Priest Xiko's eyes were gentle, full of kindness and friendliness.

“The light of the morning sun shines upon every one of His people, and all His believers can enjoy the healing of the morning sun.”

"Every morning, you will dispel the fatigue and hunger born in the darkness of the night."

“But you are not yet believers of my Lord, but my Lord is merciful, and he sent me here to heal the broken bones of your father.”

His eyes followed the dark-skinned young man and saw a pale middle-aged man whose arms were fixed with wooden boards and a cane was hung around his neck.

"A very good idea."

The middle-aged man came over respectfully and said:

"This is the method that Master Ryan, who came to Lingdu County last year, gave us. Because of this method, the wounded soldiers in the army at that time are now able to go out and work."

"He is a great nobleman."

The middle-aged man said with a look of longing and respect.

Hearing the great words, Xike couldn't help but frown, but when he heard Ryan's name, he smiled with relief.

“Only a sincere follower of our Lord can possess such mercy and wisdom.”

Priest Xiko took action and the healing glow fell. He was not a priest who specialized in healing, so it would cost a lot of energy to heal the broken hand bones.

After a full half hour, when the middle-aged man was trembling all over from the itching, Chief Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, don't shake this arm for the next few days. Your hand has been healed by the morning light of my Lord."

"Praise my Lord."

"praise……"

Several farmers wanted to say something excitedly, but the next moment, their pupils shrank suddenly like needles and wheat thorns.

"Small……"

In the end, he was unable to finish his words. Just as Priest Xiko had released the healing spell and the divine power in his body was circulating, a rapier that came out of the shadows had already pierced his head.

There was no sound, no murderous intent, and not even the slightest emotional fluctuation. The cat-man assassin who rushed out from the shadows was like a stone without a heartbeat, using all his strength and supernatural power to pierce the rapier.

He found an opportunity, and stabbed out with the sword in an ordinary way without causing any change in light and shadow, then drew back the rapier and fled without looking back.

What is an assassin? They only have one chance, that is, an assassin.

If you succeed, you live; if you fail, you die.

Every move was made at perfect timing, and every assassination was flawless.

So the cat-man assassin doesn't need to look back and observe the target. He doesn't need to look at anything. He just needs to run away desperately.

Because if he succeeded, no one else here would be able to catch up with him; if he failed, he would die under the magic of that Vatican missionary.

He will use his own life and death to judge whether this mission is successful.

However, in the end, Priest Xiko didn't know who killed him from behind.

The only thing he reacted to was...

"This is the power that killed Father Buffett..."

(End of this chapter)