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206A pitch-black night (2)
Assassination Guild Ecorche.
The reason they were able to rise to their current position was thanks to the existence of a special assassin called the Sword of Ecorche..
A total of 9 murders).
Ecorche's sword, which was aimed at prominent figures, not only succeeded in killing all nine times, but also showed cruel behavior by peeling off the skin of its targets..
this assassination.
10It was the second murder.
On this monumental day of finally reaching double digits, Assassin Kort felt very excited..
‘Roman Dmitry. If he is the most talked-about person on the continent recently, he would be the perfect person to be my 10th target..
What kind of sound will he make when he dies?.
Rumors say that he is a cruel person to the point where it is unlikely that a single drop of blood will be shed, but no matter what kind of life a person has lived, he or she becomes shabby when he or she dies..’
seeped into the darkness.
Dmitry's security system.
I understood it perfectly.
Still, just in case, I sent Ecorche's assassins in four directions, and while they were distracted, I planned to target Roman Dmitry directly..
The opponent's location has already been determined..
A mouse tamed with a familiar spell was sent to Roman Dmitry's room, and the fact that he went into the room and went to sleep was confirmed by the mouse's eyes..
quiet room.
steady breathing.
It wasn't about lying and postponing sleep..
The mouse's sensitive senses allow it to detect the other person's state, and it has been confirmed that invisible waves originating from humans are in a sleeping state..
9All assassinations were successful using the same method..
No matter how strong a swordsman he is, he is bound to be the same person when he sleeps, and they died in such a state of sleep that they did not even realize how they died..
Hwaak.
I created mana.
he is not a wizard.
Through a magic circle engraved on his body, he temporarily shared the mouse's perspective..
‘Stupid guy. He doesn't know what's going on with Dmitry, he's still asleep..’
1 hour of sleep.
has reached a level of stability.
Kort walked cautiously..
Like Cliff, I used a cloak with invisibility and raised my mana to reduce the sound of my footsteps as much as possible..
His movements were like those of a nimble cat..
He climbed the high castle wall and entered the interior, taking advantage of the darkness to quickly penetrate inside even as the guards passed by..
inside the building.
The structure of that place was clear in my mind..
We used mice to check the surrounding locations for 15 days and calculated the shortest route to the room where Roman Dmitry was staying..
How long does it take to get there, what is the patrol time of the guards, and where is the quick escape route if any other variables arise?.
I organized the variables.
so that.
Cort's move was bold..
In an instant, he reached Roman Dmitry's room, and he activated a magic artifact to block out the noise..
‘silence).’
click.
opened the door.
It was a detailed element..
Beings with sensitive senses wake up at the slightest sound of a door opening, so Kort blocked out even those variables..
Ecorche's assassination was always like this..
General assassination missions were organized by Cliff and the guild members, but important missions were completed by Kort..
Perfect calculation using familiars and the ability to follow them thoroughly.
When the day came and a body with its skin removed was discovered, people trembled at the name of Ecorche..
went inside.
I picked up a dagger.
I was about to approach Roman Dmitry and suffocate him, but Roman Dmitry suddenly stood up..
And then.
“Are you a rat?.”
his gaze.
Exactly, it was aimed at Cort, who had manifested invisibility..
* * *
last night.
Lucas had a report.
“The enemies' movements are unusual. Seeing as there was a time when the overall movement lines overlapped, it appears that there was time to organize the situation one last time for a full-scale operation. It is clear that the operation will be launched within a few days. From now on, we will strengthen the security system and set traps in preparation for assassination..”
Ecorche's Plan.
It was noticed from the beginning.
Roman Dmitry went to sleep, knowing that they were going to try to assassinate him and that it might be today..
What Cort discovered was not a lie..
Just like the wave felt by the mouse, he was truly asleep, and was still asleep until he reached the door..
Roman Dmitry had a dream.
Baek Jung-hyuk's life.
until you reach the peak.
I couldn't let down my guard even for a moment..
Baek Jung-hyuk's brothers risked their lives indiscriminately and lived so fiercely that they had to worry that even a cup of tea they carelessly drank contained poison..
At first, I stayed up all night with my eyes wide open..
I had to prepare for the assassin who might strike at any moment, and I sharpened my senses with red eyes in the corner of the room..
one day, two days.
When more than a year had passed, Baek Jung-hyuk realized that he could no longer live like this..
Staying up all night.
Pretending to sleep, acting.
reached the limit.
I decided that I needed some rest for my future life, and from then on, I learned how to guard against enemies with minimal effort..
I closed my eyes.
Even though he was aware of the assassin's presence, he tried to sleep and instead made his senses more sensitive and tried to react to the slightest sign of popularity..
It was dangerous at first.
There was a time when I almost died because I couldn't get up until a murderous threat was revealed right in front of me, and there was also a time when my throat was cut in half and blood was gushing out..
And yet I had to do it..
Knowing that I would eventually collapse if I was gradually eaten away both mentally and physically, I prepared for the enemy's attacks with minimal effort..
at some point.
My senses were opened..
Even while I was sleeping, I was alert to my surroundings in my head, and the moment there was even the slightest change, I came to my senses..
widely.
a cautious step.
There was no sound or pretense of popularity..
Although Cort was not a very complacent person, Roman Dmitry was already aware of his presence from the moment he arrived at the door..
Numerous assassins attempted to take his life in the martial arts world..
Compared to them, Cort was nothing..
Even while sleeping, eating, and walking.
Because he experienced assassinations at any time and place, he boldly tried to sleep even when the assassination was right around the corner..
Does Cort know?.
More than the number of assassinations he has attempted.
No, the number of assassinations attacked by Roman Dmitry is greater than the number of assassinations attempted by the entire Ecorche..
that.
It was a variable that Cort could not have predicted..
* * *
I got goosebumps.
The moment his opponent looked at him, Kort knew that something was wrong..
but.
‘There is no failure for me.’
The operation has already begun.
Assassins attacking from all directions would come here, so there was a need to take some time until then..
The problem is that the opponent is a 5-star swordsman..
Although I heard how Commander Gustavo died, there was no hesitation in Cort's choice..
“hold).”
Hwaak.
Manifestation of Magic Artifact.
at the same time.
“Haste, strength).”
Used buff-type magic.
As Cort was the best assassin in Ecorche, he was equipped with a variety of weapons, and rushed right in front of the enemy's nose in the split second of his life..
Powerful power of increased speed and strength with Haste.
Additionally, the explosive aura emitted from the dagger proved that he was not just an assassin..
Crumbling rumbling.
4castle aura.
He was outside the rankings.
Although his exact skills are not known to the world, a surprise attack based on a 4-star aura brought him 9 successes..
Attacking Roman Dmitry was not an arrogant decision.
Since I had an accurate understanding of myself, I decided that I had a good chance of winning if I was caught off guard..
hook!
blow.
split the wind.
Roman Dmitry turned his head to avoid it, and the moment their eyes met, Kort hurriedly backed away..
Cracking.
nothing happened.
Roman Dmitry only put his hand on the sword and did not even draw it, but in Kort's mind, Roman Dmitry's sword was blowing his head off..
I felt like my feet were sinking in the mud..
Even though the attack and defense had not yet been properly exchanged, Cort's face was drenched in cold sweat due to the series of situations..
pop.
sweat dripped.
Cort swallowed dryly and lowered his posture..
‘If you let your guard down even a little, you will die..’
instinct said.
It's a dangerous enemy.
Even for Cort, who has defeated 9 strong players so far, this was his first experience like this..
A suffocating silence.
When Kort kicked the ground again, his aura was raised to its maximum..
papad.
It was fast.
The movement of the body with Haste was like that of an animal, and the dagger was thrown, aiming for the opponent's opportunity..
Roman Dmitry dodges most of the time and strikes the last one with his sword..
It was an opportunity. Kort dove into his opponent's arms, forcing his lower body to defend before quickly turning and stabbing the dagger under his chin..
an attack that catches you off guard.
When the opponent tilted his head, this time he exploded his aura and aimed at vital points simultaneously..
a fleeting moment.
6attack.
Cort's attack was threatening, but the moment the flashing attack ended, bright red blood splattered everywhere..
pot.
“……!”
arm flew off.
I couldn't even see it clearly.
He clearly thought he had gained the upper hand by borrowing the power of the artifact, but before Cort even noticed, his arm rose in the air..
My complexion became pale. Roman Dmitry's fame was not an illusion..
The moment Roman Dmitri, who overpowered Commander Gustavo, realized the assassination, it was a very foolish decision to confront him head-on..
10Was it because of the symbolic meaning of the first assassination?.
As for Cort, he made a reckless decision..
‘finished.’
The color of defeat deepened..
The assassination failed, and regardless of responsibility for it, now I had to survive..
“flash).”
flash.
I immediately set off a magic bomb..
When the magic bomb was used at maximum power, a white light exploded and blinded the eyes..
And then.
ran away immediately.
When the light had subsided, Cort's figure had disappeared and drops of blood had fallen along the path he had fled..
Roman Dmitry followed the trail.
There was no need to rush.
The moment I step into introspection.
The other person has fallen into a trap that they cannot escape from..
* * *
There was pain.
With his hand wrapped around his blood-stained forearm, Cort ran frantically toward the exit route he had figured out in advance..
‘Damn it. This operation completely failed. As for Roman Dmitry's military power, which I experienced, the situation will not change even if Ecorche's guild members arrive. Rather, Dmitry's soldiers will flock in and you won't be able to escape..’
overriding goal.
It was survival.
First, I moved to the corner of the road that the guild members had secured, and there I witnessed an embarrassing situation..
flash.
“Wow!”
Assassin of Ecorche.
One of them collapsed screaming..
A battle broke out on the road that was supposed to be the retreat, and the person leading Dmitri's troops was a person that Cort remembered..
That's Chris. Ecorche was a being on guard..
Chris was such a threat to Dmitry that there was an internal evaluation to avoid clashes with him as much as possible..
by him.
Assassins left dead.
Not only did the direct assassination of Roman Dmitry fail, but the outside situation also did not look good..
‘no way. Did you anticipate our plan?.’
a series of circumstances.
Roman Dmitry's reaction to his assassination and the fact that a battle broke out outside gave it credibility..
Of course, the truth is only half true..
It is true that Dmitri saw through Ecorche's plan, but the failure of Cort's assassination was entirely due to Roman Dmitry's abilities..
According to common sense.
I couldn't think that far..
Cort turned around and ran in another direction..
however.
“……this.”
The situation was no different there..
no.
everyone was already dead.
Among the bodies strewn everywhere, a man saw Kort..
He is also a memorable person.
It was Kevin.
Kevin was waiting for Cort to run away here with a colder face than usual..
very earnestly.
So that you can take revenge yourself..
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