Viserys hid in the box and didn't dare to take a breath, tightly clutching the 'big toothpick' in his hand.
Her fingernails were so pinched that they turned white, and her heart was beating rapidly. She continued to observe the other person through a small gap in the box.
The room was dark, with only a little firelight coming from the corridor when the door was opened.
The man with the crossbow in his hand had not noticed yet that there was an old and ordinary wooden box in the corner of the utility room.
Wow——
The man kicked the debris on the ground with his feet, stirring up dust slightly. He coughed a few times, then cursed to himself, and then suddenly spoke in a slightly threatening voice.
"Hey, little one, I know you're hiding here."
"You can hear me and at the same time you are secretly looking at me, right?"
The man held the crossbow in his hand, waved his hand to disperse the dust, then stood up slightly and looked around the entire room, including the places in front of him that were difficult to reach with light.
He is quite experienced in dealing with children of this age.
Although children are very good at hiding because of their physical advantages, all they need to do is scare them, and the other person will reveal their flaws.
The man tried his best to show a ferocious smile on his face, and then continued to threaten.
"Stop hiding, I see you."
"Is that corner of your shirt yours?"
However, with the mercenary's verbal intimidation and threats, the utility room remained silent, without any sound. Only the mercenary's voice talking to himself echoed repeatedly, looking like a self-centered clown.
"damn it!"
The man holding the crossbow rubbed his teeth slightly, and he understood that there might not be that little thing hidden in this room.
However, he still took a few steps inside with some disbelief and continued to search. It was pitch dark inside, and maybe Viserys was hiding in it.
The mercenary walked into the depths of the utility room, and his figure was soon completely swallowed up by darkness. The light shining in from outside the door only lasted to the position behind him.
Bang——
He kicked over an empty barrel again as if to vent his anger, and the lid fell to the ground. There was no one hiding inside either.
"It seems that this little thing is really not hiding here."
"Consider you lucky."
The man holding the crossbow muttered and was about to walk out the door to continue searching the next room.
However, at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly spotted an inconspicuous wooden box in the corner.
"Um?"
This wooden box doesn't look big, but it would be difficult for a seven-year-old child to hide in it.
He didn't think about whether the bastard of the Targaryen family might be hiding here. What he thought about was another point, whether there might be a 'treasure' of the Targaryen family in this wooden box.
Although the Targaryen family lost the Iron Throne, they have been the kings of Westeros for more than two hundred years and have accumulated an incredible amount of wealth.
And Dragonstone is the headquarters of the Targaryen family, so maybe they will store a lot of wealth in this castle.
The man holding the crossbow was slightly moved.
Then I just had the mentality of giving it a try. Anyway, these Targaryens are going to die. If you don't take it, it's nothing. Even if you have a few gold dragons, it's still good.
Then he made up his mind and walked towards the wooden box in the corner.
Without any precautions, he never thought that such a small box could hide a little boy. The man bent down slightly and tried to open the lid of the wooden box.
But at this moment.
Bang——
The lid of the wooden box was suddenly opened.
The boy with silver-blond hair was hiding among them, holding the dagger tightly in his hand and using all his strength, he stabbed the opponent's bent throat fiercely.
At the same time, Viserys kept repeating his master's words in his mind.
'Use the pointed end to stab the enemy.'
In fact, after more than half a year of practice, Viserys was no longer so unfamiliar with the use of weapons, not to mention how good his sword skills were.
The instructor's teachings to boys are mainly simple, that is, simple "stabbing" and "cutting", and then use them flexibly.
In fact, the essence of swordsmanship is like this. Simple skills and reasonable application can be successful.
The mercenary holding the crossbow didn't have any time to react, and the boy's sword was just as fast.
puff--
The short sword pierced his neck directly, just as he had just shot the guard. The sharp sword tip penetrated from the back of his neck, and blood spattered Viserys' face.
The man covered his throat with both hands but could not stop the blood from pouring out. His face was full of disbelief.
He did not expect that there would be a person hidden in such a small box, nor did he expect that he would be attacked and killed by a child.
A scream broke out in the silent corridor.
...
The mercenary, who was as tall as a mountain and carried a battle ax on his back, was searching for another room.
He also rummaged around carelessly, not having the slightest worry about a child who was only seven years old and not as tall as him.
"Poor little guy..."
The muscles on Langdon's face twitched twice, looking a little ferocious, and then he roughly tore off a wooden door.
And at this time.
A clear scream came from the corridor.
"Um?"
He recognized that it was his companion's voice and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"You were actually hurt by a child?"
"Huh, what a waste."
Immediately, Langdon threw open the wooden door in his hand, took off the battle ax from his back, and strode out to kill Viserys.
On the other side, the mercenary with a wretched expression walked out of the door earlier than the big man. He also heard the screams of his companions, and then hurriedly ran out with his sword in hand.
He saw Viserys escaping from the utility room. The two were very close to each other. The room where Viserys was hiding was right next door to his.
The silver-haired boy who escaped was covered in blood and dust, and looked a little embarrassed.
One of his hands was holding a dagger, and the other hand was holding the crossbow that had just been taken from him after killing the enemy.
At this moment, the bow string was tense, and a crossbow arrow was already strung.
I saw a mercenary chasing him out. The distance between the two people was extremely close, less than two meters.
Viserys raised his hand and fired the crossbow without hesitation.
Bang——
The bowstring made a dull sound.
The crossbow bolt stuck on it shot out instantly, tearing the air and making a screaming sound.
puff--
The sharp crossbow arrow shattered the mercenary's hard forehead bone without any hindrance, smashed directly in, and the brain collapsed out along with the blood.
Being so close, the other party didn't even have time to react.
This time he died even more happily. Without saying a word, his body was hit by the crossbow arrow and fell directly to the ground on his back.