Chapter 1602 Chapter 1424: Dance under the moonlight
In a city not too far from Gracier and the others location, Sera who head out first to accomplish a mission was under an attack. She received an alert telling her the others were under an attack.
In a room.
''Well, assassins are coming. I don't know how they know I'm here. Still, it won't be too bad to play with them.''
Sera, who had been watching the window, closed her eyes slowly and fell into thought. She spread her mana to act as a sensor to detect the enemy and made preparation.
'… In 5 seconds, the window will be shattered and a man will break in. The weapon will be a dagger, and it will target my left shoulder.'
And the next moment, the window on the right was shattered and a masked man broke into the room.
"Ha!!"
Realizing that Sera was staring at him, the man immediately finished his assessment and began to aim at Sera's left shoulder.
It was a cold and terrifying prediction that could only come true because she an assassin herself, the cream of the crop, after all she is Zero, the deadliest assassin alive.
"It's within my prediction."
Sera blocked the strike with her fan, then quickly turned and began to observe the door to the left of the room.
'Sensing the flow of air coming in from outside the door… there is one person on each side of the door. Looking at the body shape, height, and posture, both are within distance to strike.'
Sera knew all the strategies and tactics they used, as she had already seen them and used them as well. It was the standard training method.
So Sera could easily predict what the assassins would do if she thought logically. It was as if she were predicting the future.
'So as soon as the door opens, the two men standing on the edge will jump in the right and left directions, respectively, after attacking me. Then…'
After completing her assessment, Sera kicked the bewildered man's shin, then grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up in front of her.
Boom!!
And at that moment, the door crashed open and the two assassins who broke in attacked her and retreated to opposite ends of the room.
"Keuugh!!"
However, their daggers pierced the man Sera had used as a shield.
'Next, two people will come down from the ceiling at the same time and try to stab me with a sword. At the same time, the guys on opposite ends of the room will prepare a follow-up attack.'
With that thought in mind, Sera twisted the stiff neck of the man, who had been stabbed, and kicked the chair to her right. She then grabbed onto the limp man, and started running to the left.
– Crumble!!
And at that moment, the ceiling collapsed, and the two assassins landed on the floor.
The two of them were trying to stab Sera, but suddenly, they found she far away and started infusing aura into their swords.
"Ugh!"
"What, what?"
However, one of the assassins who was infusing aura suddenly collapsed after his head was pierced with a dagger.
This was because the chair Sera had kicked earlier hit the man who was throwing the dagger from the far right. As a result of that, the dagger changed its trajectory.
"… Shit!"
At the same time, the woman who was about to throw a spear from her left gave up on ranged attacks because of Sera's human shield, and instead pulled out her dagger and began preparing for hand-to-hand combat.
'Isn't the guy below going to be aiming for my feet? He always liked to intervene and take the glory for himself at crucial moments.'
After finishing her assessment, Sera dropped the limp corpse and climbed onto it.
'The woman in front of me is not good at close combat. So maybe she'll just attack with what she's learned, and not with something that stems from experience.'
Eventually, after remembering her fighting style, Sera smiled and started swinging her fan.
Sera, who had blocked the escape path with lunar mana, twisted her body and narrowed the attacking possibilities of the woman in front of her. She then momentarily thought.
'Then the only attack she can do with her dagger is a stab.'
"Hahhhh!!"
Unsurprisingly, the woman looked at the black mana surrounding her in bewilderment, and immediately closed her eyes and tried to stab Sera with her dagger, using all her strength.
Sera then grabbed her arm and used strength against her as she dragged her towards herself.
– Spark
And at that moment, the man vigorously launched a sword slash.
"Heup!"
Sera then kicked the woman she had been pulling towards the path of the sword slash, and swung her fan in a wide motion.
"Aaaarghh!"
The woman who was shoved in the path of the sword slash was killed instantly, and when half of the assassins died, a momentary silence descended upon the room.
– Schluuk!!
Eventually, what broke the silence was the spear that pierced through the flesh of the man Sera was standing on.
Hum!
But Sera, who had read the subtle vibrations she felt from the man she was stepping on, had already predicted the spot where the spear would emerge from. She then quickly lifted her foot to dodge the spear, and then she hastily kicked the tip of the spear.
"Keugh!"
Then the tip of the poisoned spear broke off and flew towards the man with the sword, who was looking at the scene. He dodged aside with a terrified expression.
– Stab!
However, as a result, the marksman, who was defenseless behind him, fell to the floor with a poisoned spear tip stuck in his eye.
"Cough! Cough!"
And at the same time, the assassin, who was aiming for a chance at the bottom of the floor, suddenly ingested the lunar mana that seeped through the floor, and fell to his knees while vomiting blood.
"… Shit!"
The man with the dagger, who watched this scene with a stunned expression, began screaming and running towards the window.
"Hooot!!"
"Kuk!"
But as he approached just in front of the window, an owl made of darkness suddenly popped out and scratched his eyes fiercely with its claws.
''Ugh!"
''Please noo!" The assassin fearing for his life pathetically pleaded not to be killed.
But Sera, who was staring at the assassin coldly, relentlessly broke his neck and headed for the window.
'The moment I close the window, an assassin watching the situation will fire a poison stinger but this is just a distraction as he was the strongest among them.'
Their movements were swift and precise, each strike calculated and deadly. Sera's eyes gleamed with determination as she fought against the skilled assassin. The clash of metal echoed in the silent room, a dance of death unfolding between the two adversaries.
With a sudden twist of her wrist, Sera disarmed the assassin, sending his dagger clattering to the floor. She held her black dagger at his throat, the cold blade pressing against his skin. The assassin's eyes widened in surprise, realizing he had underestimated her.
"You may be the strongest among them, but I am the deadliest," Sera whispered, her voice laced with a hint of danger.
The assassin's expression turned from defiance to fear as he realized the tables had turned. Sera's grip tightened on the dagger, her resolve unyielding.
"Which group are you affiliated to? Who sent you as you different those outside" she demanded, her eyes piercing into his soul.
Of course the assassin didn't answer, twisting his body in a strange manner after smoke rose from underneath his clothes, he tried to eliminate Sera but she snickered before moving.
Sera anticipated the assassin's desperate attempt to break free, his movements fueled by fear and desperation. With a quick and fluid motion, she dodged his attack, the black dagger slashing through the air with lethal precision. The assassin's attempt was futile as Sera's experience and skill surpassed his own.
As he stumbled backward, Sera's expression remained cold and unyielding. She closed the distance between them in an instant, her eyes fixed on her target with unwavering focus. The assassin's eyes widened in realization that he had underestimated Sera once again.
With a swift and decisive strike, Sera incapacitated the assassin, rendering him powerless and at her mercy. The room fell silent, the only sound being the faint breaths of the defeated assassin.
"Your silence speaks volumes," Sera said with a steely gaze. "But know this, your actions have consequences."
She stood tall, the moonlight casting a haunting glow on her face as she prepared to torture the man.
As the moonlight bathed the room in an eerie glow, Sera's expression remained stoic and unwavering. The defeated assassin lay at her feet, his fate now in her hands. With a chilling calmness, Sera began to execute her plan for retribution.
She moved with calculated precision, each action deliberate and methodical. The room filled with the sound of the man's muffled cries as Sera's interrogation turned into a ruthless display of power. She had honed her skills in the art of extracting information, and she used every tool at her disposal to break the assassin's resolve.
The man's screams echoed off the walls, a haunting symphony of pain and desperation. Sera's eyes reflected the cold determination that fueled her actions, her heart hardened by the darkness of the world she inhabited.
Despite the man's pleas for mercy, Sera remained resolute, unyielding in her pursuit of answers. The torture continued, each moment pushing the assassin closer to the brink of surrender. And when he finally broke, when he whispered the name that Sera sought.
''As expected it related to the Chaos Organization and to think a new Queen of the Underworld would emerge. She's worth going after.'' Sera mumbled, eyes gleaming dangerously.
The moon watched in silent witness as Sera smiled, planning what to do next.
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