As night fell, the border city was shrouded in endless darkness. Three sneaky figures quickly swept through the small alleys.
"We're here. That's the place." In the dark alley, Will looked coldly at the hotel opposite him.
"Where is this? Why did you bring me here?”Abel still did not understand what class meant.
"Albert, let me ask you a question before class starts.”It was rare for Brad to look at Abel with a serious expression.
"Ugh! Why are you looking at me like that?”Abel felt his hair stand on end under his gaze. He could not help but wonder if Brad had some bad intentions towards him.
"Hmm, if someone threatens the safety of our mercenary group, what will you do, Albert?”
"Who is it? I'll kill anyone who dares to have designs on us!”Ai Bo glared at him and was about to fight someone to the death.
"Okay, what if you know that person?”Brad was very satisfied with Abel's reaction.
"I know him? I don't think I know anyone else besides you guys?”Abel was a little puzzled by Brad's question. Other than the Stars Mercenary Group, he only knew Alice and the Ferocious Tiger Mercenary Group. However, Abel did not believe that they would threaten the safety of the Stars Mercenary Group.
"Albert, think about it carefully."
"Hade?" Abel had also attended the meeting just now. Although he didn't know much about politics, he understood the meaning behind the conversation between Brad and Winst. He instantly understood who the person who threatened their safety was.
"Abel, you heard what we said just now. I believe you understand the key. What will you do now?”
"I..." Abel really wanted to say that he was going to kill Hade, but he was the closest to him on the way here, and Hade had even saved their lives. He could not bring himself to kill Hade now.
"That's what we're going to teach you tonight.”
"Brother Brad, I don't understand. Why must we kill Hade? Can't we just tell him not to tell anyone about that?”
"Albert, the only people who can keep secrets are the dead. I didn't feel good about this decision either, but there were some things that I had to do. Everything was for the mercenary group.”Brad sighed heavily.
"But... Even so, we can't just kill innocent people like that. Besides, that's Hade, the one who saved our lives.”The depression in Abel's heart was driving him crazy. It had only been two days, and his former companions were killing each other.
"Albert, I'll say it again. There are some things that we have to do. Even if it goes against our conscience, there's a reason for it. Everything is for the mercenary group.”
"We're going to kill Hade just to keep it a secret? Should we kill all the people he came into contact with these few days? Then are we still human? Those people had nothing to do with this matter at all.”
"Don't worry about that. Hade's deal is a secret. Since he hasn't left yet, it means that the deal hasn't been completed. With so many mana crystals, he won't come into contact with outsiders for the next two days.”
"Does he really have to die?" Abel knew that Brad and Will wouldn't change their mind, but he still asked.
"Yes, Hade must die. Moreover, the person who did it wasn't us, but you.”Brad finally explained the reason why he brought Abel here, and Abel knew what the so-called course was.
"No! I know that this is all for the mercenary group. Since you want to kill him, I can't stop you, but I won't kill him. I can't do it.”Abel was against Brad's idea.
"If we were to attack, why would we bring you here?”Will's voice was cold and impatient.
"No, no, no. You can't do this... I can't do it…I really…" Knowing that he couldn't refuse, Abel grabbed his hair and squatted down in pain.
" Abel, to you, Hade is the first, but he definitely won't be the last. In this world, people will always do things that go against their conscience. Everything is for survival.”Brad's magnetic voice sounded like the voice of a demon to Abel.
"Why? Why me? If you want to kill him, then kill him yourself. Why did you bring me here?!”The oppressive atmosphere finally made Abel explode.
"Because you are also a member of the mercenary group. Now that you've killed Hade for the mercenary group, when someone threatens you in the future, you'll still kill that person to survive. This is human nature, Abel, this is human nature.”
“..”Brad's words left Abel speechless. In the past, the biggest problem he faced in his survival was eating, but in the future, the world he came into contact with became wider and wider, and more and more things could happen. If someone really brought him a crisis of survival, Abel believed that he would personally remove these obstacles.
"Abel, we don't have much time to waste.”Will saw Abel's reaction and quickly struck while the iron was hot.
When Abel heard Will's words, he raised his head in confusion. He silently untied the Fallen on his back and walked towards the hotel with heavy steps. It wasn't too far away, but Abel walked very slowly. When he finally reached the hotel, he turned around and looked at the two of them. His eyes were filled with hatred. He hated Brad and Will for killing his conscience, even though he knew that Hade had to die.
She bit her lips hard as she made a final struggle in her heart. Finally, her rationality won over her conscience. Abel exerted strength in his legs and jumped onto the balcony on the second floor. According to Will's observation, this was Hade's room.
The window on the second floor was tightly shut. Abel pushed it hard, and the wooden latch inside broke under his powerful force. The sound woke up Hade who was sleeping soundly.
"Albert?" Under the moonlight, Hade looked at Aber strangely. He really couldn't understand why Aber would come looking for him, especially in such a way.
“..”Abel didn't dare to answer Harder's confused gaze. He didn't even dare to look at him.
"Albert, why did you think of looking for me now? Don't tell me you've broken up and want to find someone to drink with you?”Hade didn't feel any danger. He was in a good mood when he saw his former companion.
Hearing Hade's words, Abel recalled their laughter along the way, and how happy Hade was when he woke up. The beautiful memories made him have the urge to turn around and run. He really did not know how to face Hade, their friendship, and his conscience.
"Albert? What's wrong with you? Where are Captain Winst and the others?" Hade shouldn't have mentioned the people from Stars Mercenary Group. After hearing Winst's name, the hesitant Abel finally changed his mind. He had already reached this point. For everyone's sake, he could not continue to be confused.
"Brother Hade, I'll apologize to you after I die.”Abel took a deep breath and said his first and last words since they reunited. As soon as he finished speaking, Abel suddenly moved. In a flash, he appeared in front of Hade and grabbed his neck with his right hand.
The sound of his neck being crushed rang in his ears, but Abel felt as if it was the sound of his own heart breaking. Abel gently placed Hade's body on the bed as if he was still sleeping. He then turned around and left expressionlessly. As for Hade's space ring filled with magic crystals, Abel did not take it. Instead, he crushed it into powder and scattered it on Hade's body. It belonged to Hade, and he would not let anyone take it.
Abel jumped down from the second floor and landed on the ground. In the blink of an eye, he was back in the alley where the three of them were hiding. Brad and Will didn't say anything and just looked at him silently.
"Mission accomplished." Abel's voice was calm, and there was no change in his expression.
" Abel." Looking at the overly calm Abel, Brad sighed and patted him on the shoulder, not knowing what to say.
"If you want to cry, then cry." Will's tone was still cold.
When Abel heard Will's words, his calm expression finally changed. His eyes were filled with anger and hatred as he stared at the two of them. Then, they turned into deep sorrow. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes and gradually turned into loud sobs. Abel hugged Brad helplessly and cried loudly. He cried for the two of them forcing him, for Hade's friendship with him, and for his own cold-bloodedness. The once innocent and kind-hearted big boy, Abel, was dead. Now, the one alive was a mercenary, Abel, who could stain his hands with blood for survival.
Neither Brad nor Will spoke. The only sound in the quiet night was Abel's wailing. They didn't care if someone heard them, nor were they afraid of being discovered. At worst, they would just kill the person who found out. They were only concerned about Aber. As long as Aber could vent his anger and not leave any trauma in his heart, they did not care about anything else.
This was what mercenaries were like. Mercenaries who did not care about their lives. The only thing they cared about was their comrades. Even the righteous Winst would not show mercy when faced with a life and death situation. Even if Brad didn't come to kill Hade tonight, Winst would give the order tomorrow. The reason why he brought forward the mission was to train Aber, because Winst couldn't bear to let Aber do such a thing.
The two of them just watched as Abel cried. Time passed by the three of them, and Abel's cries slowly died down. Fortunately, no one had come to take a look. Otherwise, even if he killed them, it would be another blow to Abel.
"Abel, are you feeling better?" When Abel stopped crying, Brad asked with concern, as if he wasn't the one who forced Abel to kill.
"" Abel closed his eyes tightly. Although his emotions had calmed down, the sadness in his heart could not be erased so easily.
"Let's go." Will left without waiting for them to say anything.
"Abel, I know you hate us, but you will have to make this choice sooner or later. We are doing this for your own good.”After saying that, Brad turned around and left.
Abel didn't say anything as he watched the two of them leave. He looked back at the room where Harder was and saw that Abel had also disappeared into the darkness.
Back in his room, Abel sat on the bed in a daze, his mind in a mess. He hated, hated Brad and Will, but Abel also knew that they were doing this for his own good. Besides, what Brad and Will did was not wrong. What was wrong was that they shouldn't have let him do it.
However, since Brad and the others could do it, why couldn't he? Am I not a member of the mercenary group? Assassinating Hade was for the survival of the mercenary group. Everyone had a duty and responsibility. Since that was the case, I only did my duty. Why should I be so angry and sad?
Is it because I don't have a sense of belonging to the mercenary group? No, it's not like that. This is my home. Guild Leader and the others are my family. They take care of me in every possible way and care about me. Ah! I understood. With their care and love, I had always treated myself as a child and had forgotten that I was still a mercenary. So that's how it is. So it's all because I'm not mature enough. That's why Big Brother Brad and the others are doing this.
Since Big Brother Brad and I didn't do anything wrong, why am I so sad? Was it because he killed someone? Or was it because he killed Hade? Yes, I was sad because I killed Hade, but I killed him for the mercenary group. That's right, everything I did was for the Stars Mercenary Group, for survival.
The long night quietly passed along with Abel's psychological changes. Although Abel was still sad about Hade's death, he no longer thought that he had done anything wrong. Brad was right. Be it being cold and heartless or losing his conscience, everything was for survival.
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