Chapter 243: Target Discovered
The two n collapsed with thuds. It seems that the sound reached inside the room, soone spoke from the other side.
“Hey, is everything alright there?”
I had no recollection of that voice. That said, despite his vigilance, he still went and made himself vulnerable by calling out to them, so I could see that whoever he was, he had low combat experience.
In other words, it was either the slave trader or Klein for sure.
I slid next to the fallen n and pulled out the knives. By doing this, there would be nothing stopping the blood flow, raising their chances of death.
Their wounds were pumping out blood but their pulse grew weaker as ti passed. That was proof that their hearts were weakening. These n had no hope of seeing another day.
“I’m asking what happened!”
I could hear an irritated… even hysterical voice. I ignored his question and quietly opened the door.
There was a fluffy carpet and a luxurious chandelier above. It was clearly not a room a normal guest would be using.
And on the other side of the desk, there was a nervous man. There was a sword leaned against the desk, but it didn’t look to be drawn. I was seeing him for the first ti, but his hairstyle matched that of the masked man. On top of that, he looked sowhat like Donovan.
“Forr Margrave Klein Stolla Serwa?” “A kid…no, a Gno!?”
Instead of replying to my question, he returned such rude words. I was certainly shorter compared to the kids of the sa year, but not so short I would be mistaken for a Gno.
Their heights stopped at around one ter and a bit. I was one ter and thirty centiters tall. Ah, well, that doesn’t matter now.
“Forr Magrave Serwa. The current Margrave Donovan has ordered that you return the taxation docunt at once.” “Donovan!? That foolish brat hired an assassin!? That ungrateful b?a?s?t?a?r?d? turning against his own father…!”
And who was the one that tried to throw his own son in the mud? I almost asked that reflexively. Klein was well aware of what kind of ssenger I was after seeing the knives in my hand.
After all, they were dripping with blood as we spoke.
“You don’t need to answer . But it would make my job easier if you just hand it over now.” “Like hell I will!”
He seed to not understand the situation he was in, he started ranting at with spit bubbling up in his mouth. Still, I would give him so points for reaching out to the sword. No, on another thought, I would not. It was a poor plan to try to oppose .
With a single wave of my hand, I planted a throwing knife in his right arm.
“Gyaah!?”
He raised a shriek and dropped his sword. Then he retracted a few steps, tripped, and fell on his a?s?s?. His left hand held the knife that was stabbed into his right.
I gave him ti to remove it and grab his weapon, yet he started tearing up and crawling backward instead.
“I will ask you once again, just in case. Where is the taxat—!?”
I suddenly cut my words and jumped to the side. The next mont, the sword pressure blew through space I stood a mont before.
Before I noticed, a tall, middle-aged man managed to make his way behind . He was so tall he almost reached two ters. In both his hands, he held b?a?s?t?a?r?d? swords even longer than Mateus’.
Despite holding such giant swords, he managed to sneak up to and swing it down without even breaking his posture. I instantly could tell how skilled he was based on his aura.
“…I was wondering what kind of bug was sneaking around in the mansion all this ti, but it looks like it was just a brat.” “Gideon! It’s an intruder, hurry up and kill her!” “Shut up. Don’t tell what to do.”
The man called Gideon threw those words at Klein who was crying at him to kill , and glared at my way. I could feel his eyes piercing … my entire body. I could feel that he was thinking of a plan to kill even as we stood.
“A brat… No, a woman? Hey missy, you seem quite skilled there. It seems like you took out five of them out there?” “Seven.” “That’s amazing. You are definitely first class as far as assassins go.”
Let alone first-class, I had been called the world’s best in my previous life. And yet, he managed to sneak up to , so this could only an he had a Stealth Gift of his own.
In fact, the Jend Sect’s fighting style focused on making full use of the stealth ability, so it was natural for them to have such individuals.
“The fact that they sent an assassin could only an that damn Mateus failed his job, huh? It’s always the sa, he’s all talk.” “He just lucked out on his opponent.” “So he fought Lyell or Gadius, huh? Yeah, even I couldn’t beat them. Well, in my case, I would not have found myself in that battle, though.”
Even as he talked, he gradually closed the distance between us. He was using a peculiar technique to move, moving his fingers instead of feet to advance. He planned to sneakily approach, take by surprise, and lop off my head. With the way he moved, sothing like that was possible.
“How about it, why not co train at my place?” “Never in a million years. I am a lone wolf.” “You say that, but isn’t there another person on the third floor?”
Now that he brought it up, I rembered about Maxwell. This guy could have snuck up on him and possibly land an attack. Unlike Lyell and Gadius, Maxwell was weak to direct blows. Even one attack might prove to be fatal.
However, the pigeon on my shoulder was still sitting silently. If anything had happened to him, it would have returned to a lump of earth. In other words, Maxwell’s life was not in danger.
“I just had him help get inside. And will have him help to make my escape.” “You seem to be quite a slave-driver contrary to your appearance, missy. Ah well. I could overlook your violence tonight if you were to beco my subordinate… But if not, that would be another story.”
His speech was quite friendly. But the mont he spoke that, the pressure coming from him changed completely. From the pressure to keep at bay, into pressure that saw as prey.
I imdiately pulled my dagger and prepared to intercept his attack. But soone else interrupted us before that. It was Klein who had been sitting on the floor all this ti.
He pulled out the knife from his shoulder and threw it my way. Moreover, he imdiately turned around and broke through the window glass to escape outside.
The knife thrown by an amateur could pose no threat, of course. It was spinning unnaturally as it headed towards .
What was dangerous, however, was the blood from its edge scattering everywhere due to that irregular movent. If it got in my eyes, it could lead to a fatal wound.
I covered my eyes as I dodged the knife, and then tried to chase after him. However, Gideon stopped in place.
“Woah there, that’s so bad of you to try leaving behind.” “I’m not interested in getting along with so dude.” “So you are a homosexual at that age? That’s a sha. Your appearance is top quality too.” “Shut up, I have my circumstances okay!”
Gideon’s sword blocked my route to Klein. And then he swung one more ti to keep in check.
And thus, I had co to find myself up against the Jend Sect’s leader.
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