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Chapter 32 : The Night of Massacre (2)
“The slave warehouses are under attack!”
“What?”
Sharp, Pierce’s right-hand man and a 3-Star assassin, shot up from his seat.
The shock was great because he had thought that even if a war broke out, it would be tomorrow.
“Is it Shylock’s gang?”
W̃ ѐ b nŏv еĺ Е̇ num̀a
“I’m sorry. We haven’t confirmed it yet.”
It must be Shylock. Because he was the only one with the power and guts to attack Pierce so openly.
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‘I’ve been had.’
The spy planted in Shylock’s organization had reported that the mercenaries would join tomorrow.
He had also heard that only a few executives knew about the plan to wage war with the other two organizations.
Shylock, with his cautious personality, would not start a war without thorough preparation. That meant that this had been the plan from the beginning.
W̃ѐ bñ оvе̇ l̄. Е̃ń ů m̆ а
‘He’s one step ahead.’
Sharp bit his molars. The Pierce organization had two 3-Star Aura users. Sharp himself and his brother. Among the three major organizations that ruled the Balduran slave market, Pierce was the only group with such a fighting force.
Shylock’s closest associates were 2-Star. Shylock himself was also 2-Circle. If he had been willing to make a small sacrifice, he could have eliminated Shylock and monopolized the slave market.
‘You snake-like bastard.’
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Pierce had never been able to do so and had to remain as the eternal number two.
Because he had been outwitted in the battle of wits.
Е̃ n um ӑ
In particular, he could not match Shylock’s information network and his skill in winning over the city’s influential figures.
Whenever Pierce tried to attempt an assassination, Shylock would find out as if by magic and ask for help from powerful nobles.
If the Lancaster family, the masters of the city and the great lords of the west, said a word, Pierce, who was nothing more than a criminal organization, had no choice but to prostrate himself.
It was the same this time.
He didn't know what trick he had pulled, but Shylock had brought in the Griffiths. The family might have fallen, but the Griffiths had a monster who had reached 4-Star at a young age.
“Send the kids! Wipe them all out!”
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For now, he had to get the situation under control. So he sent half of his forces to the slave warehouses.
But after that.
“Intruders!”
“…Damn it.”
The attack on the slave warehouses was a bait.
“Which side?”
Ẁѐ b̀n о̀v̀ ӗĺ Е̄n̆ ūm̆а̂
“The main gate.”
“How many?”
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“Two.”
“…It’s them.”
Goosebumps ran all over his body. William, the monster of Griffith, had come.
For the past few days, rumors had been circulating that the Griffith brothers were staying at Shylock’s mansion. This war had also been triggered because of them.
Ẁе̃b ṅ о̀ v̄еl Е n̂ũm̂ а̃
Shylock had been working on Griffith for a long time. The prey caught in his clutches was bound to be drained of money.
Griffith, who had lost the ability to repay, was trying to repay the debt by lending their strength to Shylock. It was probably Shylock who had proposed it, as he needed the military power to bring down Pierce and Logozhin.
“You beggar bastards, no matter how much you have no money. You call yourselves nobles, but you’re acting as a loan shark’s swordsman?”
Sharp spat out curses and ran to the room overlooking the courtyard.
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‘There might be a chance of winning.’
He didn't know how strong a 4-Star Aura user was. But if there were two experienced 3-Star Aura users, there would be a chance of winning.
Ѐ ñ ů mа̃
It had been over ten years since he had reached 3-Star. He had been active as an assassin for decades. Although he had not been able to overcome the wall of 4-Star, he could pride himself on being at the highest level among 3-Stars.
Moreover, Sharp and his brother had been coordinating for a long time. When they fought together, their combat power doubled.
Finally, both of them had swords that could put an enemy in a near-death state with just a graze.
“It’s them.”
Sharp’s brother was in the room with the window.
“Aaaaaaargh!”
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Sharp’s overflowing confidence disappeared as soon as he saw the courtyard.
“Wh-what?”
One of his subordinates had flown over the back of the mansion, cutting through the sky.
“Aaaaaaargh!”
Another subordinate flew away. The brothers trembled at the same time.
The opponent had surpassed common sense.
Е̄ ñ u m̂a
“What’s that?”
Sharp pointed his finger into the darkness. His subordinates were collapsing, spewing blood.
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An invisible enemy was indiscriminately killing his subordinates and approaching the mansion.
If he had used stealth, his form would have been revealed, however faintly, the moment he attacked, but that guy had no such thing.
“Is it that guy who uses black magic?”
He had fought with many mages, but he had never seen anything like that. It must be black magic.
Е̂ n ũ m̌а̊
He had also heard that the legitimate son of Griffith was an eccentric who was engrossed in black magic.
“So it wasn’t a hobby…”
He had thought it was just a nobleman’s son’s nasty hobby, but it seemed that wasn't the case.
“No wonder they were sticking together.”
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Edward was a sickly person with a chronic illness. He couldn't understand why William would bring along his brother, who would only be a hindrance in a fight.
Now that he saw it, it seemed Edward was as skilled as William. Perhaps he was an even more terrible monster than William. Because he had arrived here faster than William.
Е̇ň û m а. id
“Let’s go greet our guests.”
His brother said, patting Sharp’s shoulder. Edward had reached the main building of the mansion.
“Alright.”
Although he was scared, you never know until you fight. And he had no choice anyway.
If he ran away, he could save his life, but the organization would collapse. Thugs only serve the strong. Once you show your tail, no one will follow you. Everything he had built up for decades would turn into bubbles.
The two of them went down to the first floor to protect the organization. They had to finish Edward before William arrived.
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‘What is this?’
As he was hiding his body in the darkness, the door opened. But no one came in.
Even though they were both using equipment to use Night Vision, they couldn't see anything.
‘Hmm!’
A person suddenly appeared in the middle of the entrance hall. Judging by his attire, it seemed to be Edward. He approached the corridor where Sharp and his brother were hiding.
From the looks of it, it seemed he didn't know anything. The brothers nodded to each other.
Ŵeb n o v е́l̇ Е̌ n.ũm̄ а
Swoosh!
The brothers simultaneously thrust their swords, aiming for his neck.
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Sharp’s sword was a short sword that could dismember an opponent with just a slash.
His brother’s sword was a rapier coated with a deadly poison, and its length could be freely adjusted.
They launched a near-perfect joint attack with two swords that had never let an enemy live.
Swoosh.
Е̇n̈u m̄а̀ . î ď
Edward’s form slid back as if gliding.
‘No!’
Sharp and his brother were assassins. In terms of speed, they were far superior to knights of the same class.
The attack they had just launched was a fatal attack to kill the enemy in a single stroke. Even though they had stabbed with the maximum speed they could muster, he had lightly dodged it.
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‘Kuk!’
Edward, who had slipped back, snatched Sharp and his brother by the scruff of their necks. Then he pulled them hard toward each other.
Ŵе b n оvë l̀ Е ṅu m а
‘Damn it!’
Sharp, a 3-Star Aura user, could not shake off the sick man’s hand.
Although his body was leaning forward from the attack, his grip was unimaginably strong.
‘No!’
As Edward, who was in the middle, slipped away, Sharp and his brother were in a position where they were aiming their swords at each other.
Because of Edward’s immense strength, the two of them couldn't stop.
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Stab!
“Kuk!”
The only thing they could do was to turn the path of their swords to the side. They barely avoided stabbing a vital spot.
Gush!
Blood gushed from his brother’s wound, which had been cut by Sharp’s sword.
“Aaaaaaargh!”
Ё n̊ u̇ m̈.а̌
His brother screamed and sat down.
“Damn it!”
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Sharp’s wound was not deep.
But the deadly poison on the rapier was making his mind hazy.
* * *
Two 3-Star assassins.
Wё b̄n ó v̄ еl Ёǹ ů mа̊
Normally, they were opponents he should avoid a head-on fight with. Moreover, the two of them had launched a perfect joint attack, as if they were one body.
If he hadn't known their location in advance with the Eye of God, if their movements hadn't seemed slow due to the supernatural ability of the Eye of God, he wouldn't have been able to dodge it.
It was that sharp and keen of an attack.
Swoosh.
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Edward, who had dodged the attack, made the two assassins who were charging in from both sides stab each other.
Since they were both 3-Star, their average grip strength was several levels above Edward’s. But thanks to the souls he had absorbed on the way, the tide of the battle had been reversed.
É n̆u_mӑ
Stab!
Like veterans, they avoided leaving a fatal blow on each other.
But it was a fatal technique that had been launched with the intention of finishing the opponent in one go. The damage was great just from it being off-target.
“Aaaaaaargh!”
One of them sat down, spewing blood, and the other staggered, his skin turning a greenish color.
‘Poison.’
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Edward bound the staggering assassin with chains made of darkness.
Thwack!
At the same time, he struck the back of the head of the assassin who had sat down. He collapsed as he was.
“S-save…”
The poisoned assassin opened his mouth with difficulty.
He tried to reach for his waist, but he couldn't because he was bound by the chains.
Еnu̇m̌ å . іd̃
“Antidote?”
Edward took the vial from his waist and examined it with the Eye of God.
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It was indeed an antidote for the poison.
Crash!
Just then, the sound of glass breaking was heard from upstairs.
It seemed William had jumped straight to the second floor from the courtyard. It seemed he had judged that Pierce was there. It was not a bad judgment.
W̌ е̃b̊ n̈о̇ v ѐ l̈ Е̄n̈ û m а
Flop.
As Edward released the chains, the poisoned assassin collapsed on the floor. He writhed in pain, but he couldn't get up.
“P-please…”
The fallen assassin reached out his hand. It seemed he was asking for the antidote.
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“The people you killed or made into slaves must have begged like that too.”
Edward dangled the antidote in front of the assassin’s hand.
Ẃ е̂b̄n̈.о̄ v.е̂ l Ӗ num̌a
“A guy who buys and sells people wants mercy?”
“Kuhk!”
The assassin could no longer even reach for the antidote. His body was beginning to stiffen.
“Ugh…”
Even his groans were fading.
‘About a minute.’
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Finally, the assassin breathed his last. If he hadn't been a 3-Star, he would have died earlier.
Edward confirmed the kill by cutting his throat and then absorbed his soul to find out where Pierce was.
Then he examined the short sword with the Eye of God.
‘<Sharp>. A 3rd-grade magic sword. Causes excessive bleeding on attack. If the opponent’s magic resistance is low, the cut part is severed.’
A terrifying sword that would sever the part of an ordinary person with no magic resistance with just a scratch.
The owner of this sword had also lived under the name Sharp after obtaining the sword. It seemed he had liked it quite a bit.
Е̂n ù m̃a .і ḋ
Crash! Crash! Crash!
The ceiling shook with a roar.
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CRASH!
The ceiling of the entrance hall collapsed, and William appeared. He had broken the floor of the second floor to come down to the first floor.
With the scruff of a bald man’s neck in one hand.
“My dear brother, how about using the stairs like other people?”
W еb n̄ ӧ.v̇ ѐ l E ṅ ú m а̃
The first floor was filled with dust.
“Using the stairs is bad for your knees.”
“…”
“This bastard is Pierce.”
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William pointed to the bald head of the man he had caught on the second floor. His attire looked quite luxurious.
“Are you Pierce?”
E ń üm̊ а
“No! I’m just a decoy! A decoy! I wasn’t even originally bald…”
Thwack!
“Ugh!”
The bald man who was hit by William spewed blood.
“I am Pierce! I’ll do anything, so please just spare my life!”
The bald man shouted desperately. But his eyes kept glancing at the fainted assassin.
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“See? Give me 100 gold.”
William grinned.
Instead of answering, Edward slapped the fainted assassin’s cheek.
Slap!
“Ugh!”
Perhaps because he had lost a lot of blood, his lips were pale. But he was able to regain consciousness.
Е́ n̊ùm ӑ .іd̄
“What’s your name?”
The assassin’s gaze turned to the other dead assassin. Sadness and despair were evident.
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“It’s Jack.”
Edward used the short sword, Sharp, to make a wound on the assassin’s arm.
Gush!
“Aaaaaaargh!”
Ӗnúḿ а̂
This time too, blood gushed out like a fountain.
Since he was a 3-Star, he would have some magic resistance. The wound was not severed, but he couldn't stop the bleeding.
“What did I ask your name was?”
“It’s Jack! You son of a bitch!”
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He drew Sharp across his other arm.
Gush!
Е n̄.ŭm а̃ . i̊d
“Aaaaaaargh!”
This time too, he spewed a huge amount of blood. If left alone, he would die from excessive bleeding.
“What did I ask you?”
“P-Pierce. I am Pierce.”
Pierce and Sharp.
The two, who were born and raised in the Balduran slums, had succeeded as assassins thanks to their innate talent.
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The brothers, who had started a slave trade with the commission fees they had steadily saved up, had expanded their influence by assassinating their competitors and had eventually risen to the number two position in the slave market.
The two brothers who had lived under the names of their swords instead of the names their unknown parents had given them. Although they were self-made men who had risen to a high place from the slums, they were still just frogs in a well.
“You heard him?”
Edward turned his head toward William.
“He’s not bald.”
Edward took off the wig Pierce was wearing. A clear bald head was revealed.
W е̊b̆ n̊ о́v̈е l Е̇ n̄ǔma
William’s face crumpled.
“The one who hides it is the real one.”
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He had set up his subordinate as a fake boss and had acted as the boss’s swordsman himself. It was a trick to escape in an emergency, but it couldn't deceive Edward’s eyes.
William glared at the bald man he had caught with a terrifying gaze.
“I-I said I wasn’t.”
The terrified fake Pierce whimpered. William’s gaze only became more murderous.
W е b̆n̂_о v̂е l Е̊ n u̇m а
“Th-the boss made me do it! I originally had a lot of hair too!”
The fake Pierce trembled.
“Hey.”
“Yes?”
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“Do you have 100 gold?”
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