Chapter 58: You Shouldn’t Have Come |
One minute ago.
Olivia looked at Liliana standing before her, disheveled, with faint whip marks and bruises on her body, still holding a magic orb in her hands.
Her mind was full of confusion.
What... what was going on?
Those whip marks and bruises—she usually only saw those on slaves.
Now they appeared on Liliana’s fair skin.
The contrast was glaring.
Besides, Liliana usually wore a golden robe, looking especially noble and elegant.
But now...
For a moment, she didn’t feel as much dislike for Liliana; instead, there was a sense of shared suffering.
But that didn’t make sense!
Wasn’t Liliana just having dinner with them earlier?
At the same time, Phil also came out of the room.
Well-read as she was, she looked oddly at Liliana in front of her.
It seemed Liliana had just run out of the young master’s room, right?
Did the young master like that?
Maybe I should help my sister get “reformed”?
...
Seeing the two of them, Liliana’s face blushed deeply.
She instinctively covered her clothes more tightly.
But she had no time for that now and quickly said:
“Hurry... hurry and help Jonas!
There’s an assassin trying to kill him! He’s in danger!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Olivia frowned and said,
“What did you say?!
Master Jonas is in danger?”
The next moment, a tremendous sound suddenly roared,
making everyone’s hearts skip a beat.
Boom—
Several people instinctively ran out of Thunderkeep.
They immediately saw twelve fireballs hanging in the air like blazing suns.
They lit up the dark stormy night like broad daylight.
Under the fireballs, Jonas held a sharp sword, performing a graceful sword flourish, the blade flickering with faint blue flames.
He said casually, “You want me to keep running?”
In front of him stood a so-called assassin, looking either scared or injured, clearly at a loss.
That expression resembled a trapped mouse with nowhere to escape.
...
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned for a moment.
Phil even directly said, “You... you call this dangerous?”
Why did she feel the assassin looked so pitiful?
Olivia blankly looked at Jonas under the fireballs.
He looked exceptionally elegant.
Compared to the day he blocked the Sixth Corps, young master Jonas seemed to have grown much stronger.
...
The commotion also attracted the people sent to support Katdera.
At this moment, they stared at the enormous fireballs and Jonas below.
One by one, they froze.
The assassin targeting Jonas actually possessed such power?
Some already had cold feet and whispered,
“The Sixth Corps lost to this guy, and it’s not unjust.”
“Maybe we should just leave...”
“Leave? Do you know how important Miss Yaoluo is to Destiny?
Besides, the leader ordered us to rescue her no matter what. How can we run away?”
“Yes, as long as we save her, even if we die, it’s worth it.”
...
At this moment, Jonas walked calmly step by step toward Katdera.
His senses locked onto her; there was no way she could run.
“Impressive!
You almost got me there.
Let me guess, you’re from Destiny, right?”
Jonas looked at Katdera in front of him.
Soon, the system displayed her information.
[Katdera]
[Race: Nocturnal Phantom]
[Title: Yaoluo]
[Rank: Bronze Level 5]
[Info: Destiny’s top assassin, mysterious background, manipulated by others.
The assassin who killed the governor...]
[Assassin Talent: S-rank]
[Abilities: Shadow Escape, Backstab]
[Shadow Escape: Vanishes into darkness, difficult to detect or attack.]
[Backstab: Attacks from behind, triggers 400% damage.]
...
Seeing this skill, Jonas was shocked inside.
Assassins already strike fast, but this backstab could deal 400% damage.
That was absurd.
Katdera’s two abilities seemed born for assassination.
Add her high assassin talent, no wonder she could kill the heavily guarded governor.
Both abilities were terrifying!
If he could gain her loyalty and acquire such abilities, wouldn’t he be unstoppable?
Thinking of this, Jonas looked at her loyalty.
[-50%]
Jonas: “?????”
No way, negative that much?
How is this possible?
The person in front still had high loyalty to Destiny.
Normally, this shouldn’t happen.
But looking at the system info,
he was stunned—the person’s background was tragic, manipulated by others.
Looks like some manipulation was possible.
...
Jonas’s steps were unhurried.
He walked slowly, every step feeling like it pressed on Katdera’s heart, making her heartbeat race.
Katdera tightly gripped the dagger in her hand, her palms soaked with sweat.
At this moment, she could only steel herself to face Jonas and fight to the death.
The next moment.
Bang—
Several objects were thrown in front of her.
Suddenly, thick smoke exploded out.
The smoke quickly spread, forming a dense barrier in the night darkness, blocking everyone’s sight completely.
Then, silently, several people appeared in front of Katdera—they were sent by Deslar to support her.
The leader said, “Go quickly!
Destiny still needs you!”
But Katdera pursed her lips and said despairingly, “You shouldn’t have come.”
Even her stealth abilities were discovered by Jonas; how could this smoke help?
This person in front of her gave her an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.
“What?”
“You...”
Before she could finish, a fierce gust of wind suddenly blew.
The huge airflow swept away all the smoke in front of them.
Jonas waved his hand.
The small wind magic looked so wild in front of his extremely high magic affinity.
“Not just one little mouse, huh!”
Everyone watched this and froze.
What kind of ability was this?
Their fear was overwhelming.
“Run!”
But before anyone could move, Jonas had already drawn several swords.
“Swoosh~~~~”
The sword energy tore through the air, slicing through the rain’s curtain with a piercing roar.
The few people didn’t have time to react again before the sword energy rushed toward them.
Slash—
The sword energy instantly pierced their bodies; they widened their eyes in disbelief and collapsed to the ground.
Katdera forced her energy burst to block the attack, but it was completely ineffective.
She was blasted far away by the sword energy.
A mouthful of fresh blood spat out.
Then she collapsed onto the ground, looking utterly miserable.
At this moment, she could no longer gather energy to resist the storm.
The rain poured harder and harder, soaking Katdera completely.
Her nightwalker clothes were thin to begin with, and when wet, they clung tightly to her body, perfectly outlining her curvy figure.
Jonas’s gaze swept over her.
He held back; these people weren’t dead, serving as pawns to sow discord.
The woman in front had an outrageously good figure.
Compared to Liliana’s softness, this woman’s body embodied a demonic curve and flexibility.
Jonas tore off her black face veil.
He was stunned.
Her eyes revealed an icy coldness as if frozen for a thousand years, yet within that coldness was an elegant and proud nobility that made others feel ashamed, so natural and captivating.
In the pouring rain, her hair stuck to her face, making her look both defeated and noble.
Katdera looked at Jonas, knowing his nature. She understood what kind of treatment awaited her in his hands.
Without hesitation, she tried to commit suicide with a poison needle.
But before she could act, Jonas was faster.
One hand grabbed her fair neck.
The next moment, a surge of electricity spread through her entire body.
“Ugh... mmph mmph!!!!”
Katdera’s body twisted violently like a dying fish; after just two movements, she fainted.
...