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207A pitch-black night (3)
assassination).
the act of secretly killing someone.
When the Kronos Empire said they would assassinate Roman Dmitry, Kevin briefly pictured Roman Dmitry dying..
The lord he trusted was not the type of person to be assassinated..
I don't know how I will die, but if I face that outcome, I will lose the meaning of life..
Roman Dmitry.
own sky.
own god).
Just thinking about the death of the person who pulled me out of the bottom of my life made me boil with anger..
At first I was worried about assassination..
But at some point I got angry.
If anyone attempts to assassinate him, he will rip them limb from limb..
We will set a precedent so cruel that no one will ever dare attempt to assassinate Roman Dmitry again..
and now.
found cort.
The moment Cort gritted his teeth and tried to run away, Kevin rushed towards him..
Crumbling rumbling.
“It's your guy.!”
Ecorche's Sword.
It was something to watch out for that Lucas had told me about..
Kevin instantly narrowed the distance between him and his opponent, and Cort frowned and created an aura himself..
I didn't have the confidence to shake off Kevin when my body wasn't healthy..
Then face it head on. With his skills as a 4-star aura swordsman, he was confident that he could take down Kevin, the protagonist of the rumor, in one go..
Hwaak-
The aura split the space..
Kevin dodged the attack and got close enough to feel his opponent's breath..
Suddenly.
“Ugh.”
A sword that cuts off a leg.
It was fast.
Cort attacked Kevin by changing the direction of his dagger, but Kevin maintained his distance from his opponent and did not back down at all..
From a distance, it looked like they were all tangled together..
Obviously, the moment you make the slightest mistake, your head will be blown off, but Kevin seems to have no fear, so he follows along..
blood splattered.
While dodging Cort's continued attacks with strange movements, Kevin left scars on his opponent's body one by one..
Cort clearly had the upper hand in terms of skill..
Kevin's aura was clearly weaker than Cort's, but he was unable to fully demonstrate his skills due to losing an arm..
furthermore.
The opponent was bold enough to be reckless..
Kevin, who was following me with red-stained eyes, was like a ghost lusting for death..
Hung-
By a narrow margin.
The attack missed..
The cries of the demons in Kevin's head told him the direction of the attack, and even as Kevin tilted his head back, his gaze did not leave Kort..
This is an unconventional confrontation..
It's only been 2 years since I trained swordsmanship with Roman Dmitry, and it's only right that I was defeated overwhelmingly against a 4-star Aura..
however.
Kevin lived in a world outside of common sense..
As I followed Roman Dmitry's path, I learned that the power of an aura is not an absolute standard..
people were the same.
Even if you are an aura swordsman, if your head is blown off, you have no choice but to die, and past experience has confirmed that thought..
Beings I've dealt with so far.
They were all stronger than Kevin, but their eyes were always stained with pain, unable to accept reality..
It was still the same now.
Kevin targeted his opponent's weakness.
If you lost your arm, go strictly in that direction..
They pushed hard, breaking the balance, and even though Cort was clearly stronger, he was unable to gain momentum..
Gwangma's martial arts.
Kevin's presence was overwhelming..
The moment Cort suddenly targeted his opponent's vital point, Kevin responded in the same way by jumping into the aura..
Paat.
tangled together.
Cort's pupils shake widely..
I'm one step late.
Even in a situation where an aura attacked his face, Kevin boldly chose to attack the opponent's vital points first..
How can you make such a ridiculous decision?.
There was no fear in Kevin's eyes as he looked at him, but rather a strong confidence that his judgment was right..
‘……You received the wrong request..’
Not even Roman Dmitry..
However, Chris is not considered to be the next most talented person, but Kevin's skills are beyond imagination..
Unless you're dreaming.
In the first place, I accepted a request that was bound to fail..
Pak.
hit my head.
Seeing Cort lying on the floor, Kevin looked down at him with murderous eyes..
“If my lord had not told me not to kill you, I would have removed every piece of your flesh while you were still conscious. Don't worry though. Because you won't feel so thankful for being alive..”
That means.
puck.
It was the last scene that Kort remembered..
* * *
How much time has passed.
When Cort came to his senses, the only thing that existed in the secret room was the candle on the table..
There was pain.
he is not dead yet.
If so, it was clear that there must be a way to survive..
‘Roman Dmitry wants something from me. If it weren't for that reason, there would be no reason to save me. First of all, let’s give him whatever he wants. If you need information, give it. If you want to be loyal, give it. Only by surviving somehow can I repay the same humiliation I suffered today..’
world of assassins.
Once you see it, it's over..
Even as he gritted his teeth against the pain rising from his arm, his eyes showed a passion for revenge..
It was then.
Squeak.
the door opened.
man coming in.
It was Lucas.
Kort tried to watch what he was doing, but Lucas didn't even make eye contact and placed something next to him..
For a moment, Cort's eyes wavered..
The items revealed inside the leather cover were clearly instruments of torture..
“Ah, no, first of all, let’s start with the conversation… … Wow!”
It started with nails.
One by one.
Lucas pulled out Cort's fingernails with pliers and didn't even blink even as he struggled in pain..
The torture continued.
When I took all my fingernails out, my toenails.
In a situation where even his claws were gone and he was bleeding profusely, Lucas took out another tool and inflicted new pain so that the opponent could not adapt..
There was no conversation.
For a week.
Tortured Kort.
With his mind gradually collapsing, Cort no longer had the strength to let out a moan..
“……Please, please kill me.”
one week.
I gave up hope in life.
I realized that the thought that I might survive was just a futile hope..
OK.
Lucas said while looking at Kort..
“Cort. Ecorche's sword. We're not going to kill you. Because my lord said so. We need just one person to remember and tell people what the fate of those who attacked Dmitry was. Except for you, all of Ecorche's assassins are dead. And the traces of pain I have left on you will make people aware of the price I paid for touching Dmitry through you..”
took a step.
He took out a vial containing a clear liquid from his luggage and poured it into Kort's mouth..
“drink.”
gulp.
couldn't refuse.
Since he had not been able to drink a sip of water for a while, Kort drank it all, even though he knew it was poison..
“A week ago. The lord left for the Kronos Empire. I discovered that Ecorche's headquarters exists not far from Cairo. From now on, I plan to let you go. therefore…….”
twitched, laughed.
Lucas wasn't a very good person.
“If you want to live, run at full speed. Before my master kills your master.”
* * *
Master of Ecorche.
Bracan received a call from the client..
[It's already been a week. Isn’t this a failure in mission??]
“Please wait a little longer. The sword of Ecorche knows no failure. There are no rumors yet of a failed assassination attempt on Dmitry, and Roman Dmitry's whereabouts for the past week remain unknown. Now is not the time to judge the results, so please have faith in Ecorche's abilities and wait..”
[All right. But keep in mind: The price of failure may not be so high.]
Tuk.
communication was lost.
Due to the opponent's threats, Bracan felt dizzy coming on..
‘Did you really fail?.’
one week.
In fact, the deadline has been exceeded..
Although Bracan had already accepted the possibility of failure, he could not reveal that fact to his client..
The opponent is the Kronos Empire..
Their emperor announced that he would assassinate Roman Dmitry, and what would be the price if he failed in his mission?.
Ecorchet accepted the assassination mission because of the huge reward offered by the Empire, but now he realizes how foolish it was..
but.
I couldn't give up.
Kronos' request was for Roman Dmitry's death..
Even if Ecorche's sword failed, Ecorche still had a significant number of assassins..
‘From now on, we must cancel all ongoing assassination missions and use all of Ecorche's might to assassinate Roman Dmitry. Even if you lose most of your guild members in the process. If Roman Dmitri is killed, it is possible for Ecorche to rebound with Kronos' support..’
I felt like my blood was drying up.
Ecorche has completed numerous assassination missions, and the assassination industry has recognized Ecorche for his achievements..
The fact that the opponent was a five-star swordsman was not a problem..
Of course, it was clear that it was a dangerous mission even for Ecorche, but by investing an excessive amount of manpower, we were confident that it would be successful..
Cliff and Cort.
And dozens of assassins.
They boast that they can kill even the King of Cairo, but not a single one of them has contacted us..
pushed to the edge.
Bracan stood up and acknowledged that it was time for him to take action for the first time in a long time..
It was then.
Flash.
The lamp light went off and then turned on..
Bracan's Office.
I was alone late at night.
As the light from the lamp continued to blink, I walked over to fix it myself..
That moment.
Flash.
the light turned on.
at the same time.
Bracan's heart sank at the mysterious presence revealed in the darkness..
* * *
1candle.
The other person's face was familiar.
At first, I couldn't really recognize the face because it was covered in darkness, but the contents of the material I had just been looking at came into my mind like a thunderbolt..
A new plan to assassinate Roman Dmitry.
On the very first page of the material was Roman Dmitry's face, and the mysterious being had the same face as him..
2candle.
I widened my eyes..
The moment he became convinced that the opponent was Roman Dmitry, Brakan backstepped while throwing the dagger hanging from his waist..
3candle.
All attacks are blocked.
But it didn't matter.
In the first place, I didn't think it was possible to kill Roman Dmitry with an attack like this..
That he appeared in the Kronos Empire.
Although Ecorche's headquarters is not far from the Cairo border, the implications of that fact were not unknown..
The plan to assassinate Roman Dmitry failed..
People like Kort would have all died on the spot, and Roman Dmitry somehow found out exactly where Ecorche's headquarters was..
then.
This was actually an opportunity.
If you kill Roman Dmitri here, you can complete the picture you wanted..
4candle.
Spreading more daggers, he groped under the table with one hand..
There was an emergency bell.
If you announce the situation here through that, all the dozens of assassins staying outside will flock to you..
5candle.
Suddenly.
“Wow!!”
arm flew off.
Bracan's face was stained with pain and he fell to the floor..
Blood poured out.
Roman Dmitry suddenly drew his sword and cut off his arm with a speed that left him unable to react..
My head was spinning. I felt like my thinking circuit had completely stopped..
I knew that I wouldn't die a nice death when I entered the assassination industry, but I had no idea that Roman Dmitry's assassination mission would lead to such an outcome..
This is Kronos.
What kind of crazy person would set foot on the empire's territory just for an assassination attempt?.
“……Ughhh.”
I moaned..
Dragging his only remaining arm, he tried to get as far away from Roman Dmitry as possible..
I hope my subordinates heard the sound from here..
I had a vain hope that could not come true.
glance.
Roman Dmitry confirmed the location of the emergency bell..
“If you press this, your minions will flock here..”
I discovered your intentions.
That time when I looked up at Roman Dmitri with a pale complexion..
Hold.
Beep profit!
Roman Dmitry looked into Brakan's eyes and pressed the emergency bell..
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