"This Oto is a formidable fellow," Fang of the Uncrowned said, shaking his head. "He didn't even have his men help him. He beat both of us on his own."
"Oh, that strong..." Rhode fell into thought.
The dead Shadow Stealth Stalker had gained the upper hand by ambushing him first.
And when Rhode had fought back afterward, he hadn't managed to kill him. That meant that even if Shadow Stealth Stalker was a little weaker than him, the gap couldn't have been very large.
Since Shadow Stealth Stalker had chosen Fang of the Uncrowned as his partner, the latter probably wasn't much weaker either.
Yet even together, those two had been no match for Oto. That said plenty about this so-called Syndicate Lieutenant's fighting prowess.
"Yes, cough, cough... Before long, one of us was dead and the other wounded. I was captured, and Shadow Stealth Stalker's body was dragged outside..." A sorrowful expression appeared on Fang of the Uncrowned's face.
The two assassins must have had some friendship. Otherwise, they wouldn't have teamed up.
"Why didn't they kill you?" Rhode asked again. "You'd heard their secret, after all. Surely they couldn't let you live. Unless... unless they still wanted to use you for something?"
"You guessed right... cough, cough..." Fang of the Uncrowned coughed twice. "Oto still tried to get me to assassinate you... and he offered an even higher price..."
Rhode smiled. "And you agreed?"
"Agreed? No, no..." Fang of the Uncrowned hurriedly waved his hands, then said with a bitter smile, "I only said I'd think about it... I knew that whether I took the job or not, I'd end up dead..."
He certainly saw things clearly.
Obviously, the Syndicate wanted Rhode's side to come into conflict with Ravenholdt Manor. Otherwise, given Oto's ability, why couldn't he