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Rudger had been waiting for this situation from the beginning. He already knew that the assassins were hiding in the crowd, waiting for them to wear out.
If we try to break the loose siege and run away quickly, they will have no choice but to co out.
Assassins, given the circumstances, carry out their missions in a frighteningly calm manner and since Rudger broke the situation they have created, the assassins had no choice but to show up.
Since their plan failed they had two options to step back or to complete the mission.
As Rudger climbed onto his roof, he didnt forget to watch for the enemies following him. Indeed, as he expected, the assassins quickly climbed up to the roof, revealing their true colors.
The number was three, as he initially guessed and he waited for the guy who was the first to climb up the outside stairs quickly then pierced him with the sword stick at the right ti.
Two are left.
What are you.
Violetta stared at Rudger in disbelief.
How the hell did you know they would move like that?
Thats usually the case with Southern Assassins.
The reason Rudger was certain was because the opponent was an assassin from the southern continent. To be precise, {Calsapa Assassins} led by the Fatima dynasty. They are the most famous assassination group on the continent, and they are also the most infamous.
Usually assassins retreat when things go like this, but they dont.
When a task is given, it is accomplished no matter what. Its near-indoctrination teachings, combined with the doctrines of the religion they believed in and followed, made the Calsapa Assassins very famous.
Because of strict discipline, they were able to grow and beco stronger.
But the rule that the mission must be completed binds them.
It was impossible to point out that they were stupid when they had a bad opponent who was a mage, who knew how to engage in close combat and was ard with strange devices.
I just poked that loophole.
You are also knowledgeable about Southern Assassins.
Ive been targeted a few tis.
Yes?
Violetta asked in disbelief and Rudger suddenly recalled the past.
When he was still a kid, he was targeted by the Calsapa Assassins. At that ti, he thought he was really going to die.
If it wasnt for Master, I would have already died.
Because of that experience, he was able to deal with them so easily now. Compared to those who chased him in the past, those who are aiming for him now are like children.
They were in Leathervelk because they were kicked out since they failed their mission or ca to improve their skills. Whatever it is, if Rudger looks at them from an objective level they level was far below the real ones in the south.
Are you coming again?
Rudgers gaze, standing on the railing, was directed down the alleyway. The two assassins are busy moving in the darkness.
Its because theyre Calsapa Assassin, isnt it? Their comrade is dead, but theyre not affected.
What are we going to do now?
While Rudger was troubled, the assassins who had hidden themselves in the dark moved. They popped out of the building crevices and quickly threw their daggers.
Huh!
But Violetta did not stand still. She opened wide the black parasol she was holding in her hand. As if proving that it was not made of ordinary material, the sharp daggers could not penetrate her parasol.
Ah, this.
It seems that the parasol has no resistance to poison at all.
The poison applied to the tip of the dagger corroded her parasol. anwhile, the assassins hid themselves.
Hey, how have they done this.
It is a special poison used by the Calsapa Assassins. When it cos into contact with the skin, it seeps into the body and is quite dangerous, and it disassembles any armor.
They can throw it with a knife?
Its a special dagger. To be precise, it was coated on the dagger by lting celvantium, a rare tal from the south. Celvantium is the main export product of the Fatima dynasty, and it is a special product called the tal of the gods. It is very resistant to corrosion.
I see.
When information leaked from Rudgers mouth, Violetta decided not to ask him any further. She had accepted that what this man said was not strange.
So how do we respond?
You have to hold out until they run out of daggers to throw.
Can we?
Since the parasol has lted, we cant and we cant even use magic right now.
In other words, if they do not dodge the next attack, they will die.
Then we should move first.
Where?
Back down.
It was perfect to beco a prey for the assassins on the open roof.
Rudger reached out to Violetta without a word. She hesitated and took his hand.
Hold on tight.
.
Rudger grabbed Violetta in one of his arms and jumped from the roof.
Huh?
One of the mbers of the Red Society, who were scattered to chase after Rudger and Violetta, had his head smashed in Rudgers shoe.
Rudger got down to the alley using one person as a buffer and ran blindly without looking for the assassins location.
Are you trying to hide?
The assassins did not understand Rudgers actions at the mont. He went to the roof, and they suddenly ca down again.
It is an unpredictable target. Ill have to be careful.
One of his colleagues has already been killed.
The two Assassins exchanged glances at each other in the dark. That alone conveyed the aning. One will chase right behind and the other will be moving from above and blocking the way.
Catch them before they escape.
With that thought in mind, the assassin, who was secretly chasing Rudger and Violetta, found a black shadow in front of him and stopped walking.
He found the target but sothing is strange.
The woman is alone? What about the man?
Has he left her? Certainly, looking at the battle just before, the woman looked like a burden.
Co on, wait! How could you leave ?
As if she had actually been abandoned, she stood up and scread but the assassin wasnt sure if it was a trap or not.
Maybe he never really left. Is it a trap? Are they trying to confuse ?
The escape to the roof a while ago was also a trap. Perhaps a man nad Jas Moriarty is hiding sowhere around him.
The assassin slowly walked towards Violetta with a poisoned dagger in his hand. His gaze turned to Violetta, who was left alone, but his ears were set high to pick up the sounds around him.
At that mont, he heard a small sound in his ear from the right.
Its here!
The assassin determined that this was where Rudger was hiding and imdiately threw his dagger but nothing was hit.
What?! There was definitely a sound.
He is highly trained to handle such situations and could never have been wrong.
Its unfortunate.
A voice ca from behind him as if it suddenly popped out of the air. Rudger stood behind him.
How and when? Rather than having such a question, the assassin unconsciously moved his body based on the training he had received.
He grabbed the dagger and swung it backwardsBut before the assassin could move, Rudgers sword stick pierced him from behind.
How.
The sound ca from the right side, but he appeared from behind?
Its that kind of magic.
Rudger said as he pulled out the sword stick from his body. The remnants of the diffusion still remain but Rudger reversed the diffusion direction.
He combined sound magic and coordinate designation magic to make the direction the sound ca from difficult to distinguish.
You got him?
Yes.
Violetta was embarrassed when Rudger asked her to play the role of bait but she did as she was told and he killed one more assassin.
Well, its magic that lets out sounds from different directions. It must be embarrassing for those who suffer.
But when you fight for your life, there is no need to be considerate to your opponent.
Now there is only one left.
At tis, a cool breeze blows through the alleyway.
The diffuse scent is slowly washed away.
In the end, it has to remain in the atmosphere to be effective, and since were in an alleyway, it is maintained for a long ti but since the wind blows, it will eventually disappear.
Now ti was on Rudgers side and at that mont, a black shadow fell over his head.
Above!
Violetta saw it and reacted, but it was already too late.
The assassin threw sothing at Rudger.
Hmm.
Rudger raised his sword stick as if he knew this, but what the Assassins threw was not a poisoned dagger, it was a hook on a chain.
The hook caught the middle blade of the sword stick, pulled it with strong force and the sword stick slipped out of Rudgers hand. The assassin, who ca down to the ground, threw the sword caught in the hook on the floor and rushed towards Rudger.
A sharp dagger was pulled from his waist.
Its dangerous!
Violetta exclaid and the assassin was sure of victory. There was no ti to use magic and he stole the target weapon. Two of his compatriots died, but he accomplished his mission nonetheless, the assassin thought so.
Even on the brink of death Rudger did not lose his composure.
What? Why the hell are you looking like that.
He couldnt understand the situation but his thoughts didnt go any further. It was because in that mont when he ran towards him, Rudgers two hands moved faster and faster.
Huh?
The assassin, who had precisely cut the nape of Rudgers neck, collapsed on the ground, his body relaxed.
You were distracted at the crucial mont.
Rudger lightly wiped his blood from the crescent-shaped karambit dagger held in his hand. The assassin in front of him revealed a gap in his conviction that got him killed. If you are going to kill your opponent, you have to be vigilant and do your best at every mont.
That montary complacency killed you.
Rudger picked up the sword stick that had fallen on the floor. After checking to see if the blade had been damaged, he decided that it was still intact and put it in his bag imdiately.
Rudger gripped his staff and stretched his collar lightly.
Did you best the Southern Assassin in close combat?
Why? What else do you want to know?
Even if Im curious, I wont ask.
It was hard to count how many tis Violetta was surprised today and at this ti a cry from the Red Society was heard from afar.
Its here! The sound ca from this way!
Co on catch them! If they run away, its all over!
Violetta stared at Rudger.
What are you going to do now?
How are you feeling?
Rudger shrugged his shoulders.
All the diffuse scent is gone.
Oh yeah?
Yes. So leave it to .
In the black cotton yarn, Violetta smiled alluringly. The fact that she was able to use her magic, which had been banned for a while, ans that she has an opportunity to do her own thing.
She lifted the parasol, which was almost lted. It was a weapon for her self-defense, but at the sa ti it was also a staff that helped her concentrate her magical powers.
Ill take care of the rest.
The sound of footsteps getting closer and a horde of the Red Society mbers appeared.
Its here! They are!
And what greeted them was a blade of wind that sharply cut through the darkness.
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