webnovel Chapter 862 - 86: Twin Stars
Chapter 862 - 86: Twin Stars
The towering mountain fortress, the blue-gray-haired female Assassin silently wipes her dual blades, beside her is the Wolf Race princess, dressed in assassin attire, pinning up her black hair into a net.
"A big snow fell last night."
Valentina yawns; last night, she and her Personal Guards stealthily descended to the foot of the mountain, pulling an all-nighter: "It should have been a good opportunity, but those British guys were prepared early on. After suffering once, they became vigilant, leaving no gaps. Holy Knights are everywhere as if they cost nothing."
Cherina slightly raises her eyebrows: "Thank you, everyone."
Valentina smiles and rubs Cherina’s blue-gray long hair: "Remember our first mission in Saluzzo?"
"Yes, it snowed heavily that time, the biggest snow I’ve seen in Italy since I was born."
Cherina gestures: "I remember the snow was this deep."
"After you left, there was an even bigger one, Losa saw it."
Valentina chuckles, somewhat reminiscent: "Luckily for that snowfall, our ’special operation’ of the day was resolved smoothly. Back then, we were just rookies, two fledglings, but now we’re the mainstay of two families."
Chelina’s voice remains calm: "To me, not much time has passed."
Valentina, showing her little tiger teeth in anger, reaches out to rub Chelina’s cheek: "Yes, you’re still the little girl from twenty years ago when we parted ways, while I’ve gotten old."
Valentina blinks, smiling mischievously: "But these twenty years, I haven’t slacked in my skills."
Chelina remains oblivious, looking at her in surprise: "The last time we acted together, your level... these years’ improvement has been just so-so."
She thinks that with her rate of strength improvement, she’d reach Valentina’s current level within just a few years. It’s reasonable for assassins, entangled in worldly affairs, to see their skills decline.
"Oh, you’ve been with that cunning guy Losa for so long and still don’t understand?"
"Understand what?"
Seeing the girl’s clear eyes, Valentina helplessly pats her forehead: "It’s about the matters between men and women. He helped you deal with the Wolf Lord and battled against the Mexicans and Brits for you. Haven’t you slept together yet?"
Her face suddenly gets close, with lips like a red rose imprinting on Chelina’s cheek.
Cherina quickly dodges, unhappily wiping it off.
"Hahaha, that guy hasn’t kissed you like that? Huh? Really not?"
The Princess of Saluzzo gets the answer from the girl’s expression, laughing with eyes curved like a fish-stealing cat: "So I guess I beat him to it? Didn’t expect that guy to be quite upright, but Nina, this won’t do."
"This?"
Cherina asks puzzled: "Then what should be done?"
Valentina pretends to be profound, lifting her head only when Cherina opens an iron box, stuffing a chocolate-coated cookie into her mouth, before speaking with a laugh.
"That guy is surrounded by beauties. You need to be more proactive; men like fooling around, but their energy often falls short, handling three or four at most. How many does he have now? I think that girl from the Hohenzollern Family is quite competitive; I haven’t seen such a noble-looking girl before."
Two blushes rise on Cherina’s face; embarrassed, she says: "I... haven’t thought that far. What he has done for me, I can only repay with these two swords."
"Tsk, lacking insight, you Texans all treat Losa as your son-in-law."
"He already has Miss Prajna and Miss Jeanne by his side, both are very outstanding. I... don’t feel capable of comparing to them."
Chelina naturally isn’t ignorant of matters between men and women, but compared to those two or the later judge, the gentle and lovely Miss Viviana, she feels like mere dust under the sun.
"So only two? Not too many - hey, what nonsense are you saying? Such a young and adorable you, even I like you very much. I say he’s been coveting you for a long time."
Her bell-like laughter rings out: "Hesitating and indecisive is not the tradition of the Saluzzo Family."
"Better to leave it, such matters shouldn’t be rushed."
Cherina shakes her head, no longer entangled in adolescent romances, swords sheathed neatly, leaping off the Tower.
Valentina lightly snorts: "Silly girl, unwilling to learn even when taught; with your temperament, without my hints, you’ll forever be someone’s Guard, eavesdropping on beds from the walls."
Whether Cherina heard or not, when she too leaps from the Tower, the wolves’ maiden adorned with twin swords has already mingled with the assembled Saluzzo Assassins.
Valentina quickly sobers, instructing: "Our mission this time is to destroy enemy supplies, kill their junior officers, and preserve ourselves as much as possible. Don’t get hot-headed thinking about assassinating enemy Commander-in-Chiefs or Advanced officers."
With Cherina present, Valentina isn’t discreet about her words.
Those who accompany her are all elite young members of the Saluzzo Family, representing the new generation’s Keystones. There’s no room for casualties among them.
Moreover, even if the enemy’s leadership is assassinated, it would only cause a temporary stall in the British Army’s offensive, with numerous Casters, any Teleportation Array could bring in superior officers, but junior officers are different.
They are the skeleton of an army in any era.
"Did you hear?"
She raises her voice, waiting for everyone, including Cherina, to respond obediently with a "yes," before satisfactorily lifting her hand: "Let’s move out!"
...
Boom——
An air bomb hits the walls of New Basilicata, a layer of translucent crimson ripples appears at the sound, mitigating the incoming shockwave.
They are the skeleton of an army in any era.
"Did you hear?"
She raises her voice, waiting for everyone, including Cherina, to respond obediently with a "yes," before satisfactorily lifting her hand: "Let’s move out!"
...
Boom——
An air bomb hits the walls of New Basilicata, a layer of translucent crimson ripples appears at the sound, mitigating the incoming shockwave.
They are the skeleton of an army in any era.
"Did you hear?"
She raises her voice, waiting for everyone, including Cherina, to respond obediently with a "yes," before satisfactorily lifting her hand: "Let’s move out!"
...
Boom——
An air bomb hits the walls of New Basilicata, a layer of translucent crimson ripples appears at the sound, mitigating the incoming shockwave.