Chapter 462: Chapter 353: The Infiltrator
In fact, Toen was in a lot of emotional pain right now. Because the people listed in this book were all personally discovered and promoted by him. Although Blood Coagulation presents itself as an assassination agency to the outside world, its core is still a direct branch of the Black Dragon Empire. As the biggest enemy of the Black Dragon Empire, the White Dragon Empire naturally takes up most of Blood Coagulation’s focus. Especially as the world’s countries gradually wane in power, almost all of Blood Coagulation’s manpower is now concentrated in the White Dragon Empire.
Yet, the organization that he painstakingly managed was meant to be destroyed by his own hand under the Emperor’s order? All for the friendship of Long Yi? Clearly, the Emperor had his own plans, except unfortunately, he had no intention of telling him.
"Alright, I’ll take the book. Soon there will be security personnel dispatched by the Emperor to arrange your accommodation. The gold coins will be given to you after we further verify the reliability of this item." Long Yi shook the book in his hand and said.
"So, what about our promised friendship? Considering our initial trust relationship, isn’t it..." Toen, shaking his large body, leaned in towards Long Yi.
"Look, you should know my character as Long Yi. When I got this little book and didn’t immediately kill you, I think this is already a serious gesture." Long Yi, raising his fist, said with a smile.
Unable to help but chuckle cynically, Toen had to admit, Long Yi seldom takes mercy on those he considers enemies. Everyone who opposes him meets a miserable end. Moreover, Long Yi seems to lack the so-called honor of a Dragon Knight. Perhaps as he said, Toen still being alive might just be a symbol of friendship.
The book was handed over to the Emperor, and the troops that were already ready to deploy were immediately activated. Within this troop, only a minority of Dragon Knights were on standby. The organization Blood Coagulation didn’t actually have that many Dragon Knights. Most of their assassinations were aimed at ordinary people who were extremely fragile, almost anything could kill them, and no special strength was necessary to do so.
Therefore, the Emperor dispatched a secret, long-term training Battle Armor team.
"Damn it! You said we wouldn’t need any special fighting strength, then why are you using a Mage team for a strategic magic bombing?" Long Yi watched the battle-clad soldiers, roiling with thunder, leaving the Imperial Palace barracks and yelled helplessly at Kirei.
"Go big or go home. Besides, it’s time to make our presence known. We need to flex our claws to all the countries in the world." Kirei replied.
The debut of Battle Armor troops immediately caused a sensation. These terrifying soldiers, clad in heavy armor and wielding enormous swords that vastly surpassed Dragon-slaying Swords, killed all who dared to resist with a single stroke. In the face of incoming attacks, the thickly-cast full-body armor perfectly resisted all hits. Over the course of three days of continuous operation, the thunderous rumble left a deep impression of these steel gods of death in the minds of each spy.
Ordinary people had never seen such things before. So much so that when the Battle Armor soldiers were active, people gathered around to watch. At such times, a Battle Armor soldier full of self-confidence would say in as cold and deep a voice as possible: "Imperial action, please do not spectate!"
Then a wave of shrieking resounded around them. Usually at this time, a Battle Armor soldier would look at the pretty girls in the crowd a few extra times. Once a handsome soldier opened his face armor, he immediately attracted the chorus of screams from the surrounding girls.
Of course, later this soldier was nearly penalized with the disqualification of using Battle Armor for arbitrarily opening his face armor. However, it was heard that he had a splendid time at the dating scene for a while due to this.
Toen had not expected at all that the White Dragon Empire would move so quickly and decisively. According to his observations, these Battle Armor soldiers could even be equivalent to an Earth Dragon Knight in a land war - except they wouldn’t spit fire. Toen estimated that two such soldiers could effectively challenge one Earth Dragon Knight. If they were up against ordinary soldiers, one Battle Armor soldier might be able to resist the attack of hundreds.
This was truly the epitome of one man against a hundred.
At this point, almost every country in the world was assessing these armored soldiers. Among them, the Fertile Plains Federation was the most apprehensive. At the time, the Fertile Plains Federation was wavering between siding with the Black Dragon or White Dragon, and there was even talk of outright siding with the Black Dragon Empire. But looking at it now, it was a good thing they didn’t make such a decision. Otherwise, the Fertile Plains Federation, which relied primarily on Earth Dragon Knights, simply couldn’t withstand the impact of these formidable armored soldiers!
The purge of Blood Coagulation was extremely efficient, with names in the book crossed off one after another. Some assassins were killed on the spot, while others were thrown into jail. Toen was pained to watch this, but he was only upset about the loss of his assets, he didn’t care about the deaths of his subordinates themselves.
He could only hope that Emperor Kaniel’s plan would make their deaths worthwhile.
However, at this point, neither he nor Kaniel Black knew that a person they couldn’t even imagine was quietly approaching.
Late at night.
At the Black Dragon Empire.
It was already Suolin’s second day entering the Imperial City of the Black Dragon. Thanks to her invisibility ability, she was able to enter and exit any heavily guarded place freely.
Of course, this won’t work if there’s a Dragon Knight. Because the Dragon Clan’s eyes naturally cover a wider spectrum. Even if Suolin was invisible, she would still radiate heat. She has to be careful to avoid all Dragon Clans’ lines of sight.
As the head of Blood Coagulation and the most prolific assassin, this was as natural to her as breathing. During the years when she transformed into her current state, she received such training every day without interruption.
The defense of the Black Dragon Empire’s Imperial City hasn’t increased, because it has never relaxed.
The closer to the Imperial Palace, the more patrolling guards there are. The sky was drizzling now and the damp and cold air seems to slow everyone down. This wasn’t good news, if her body gets wet, her invisibility might get revealed. But the cold droplets can lower her body temperature and prevent herself from being detected by the Dragon Clan.
She chose the dark corners where the light couldn’t reach and carefully avoided everyone’s line of sight.
Just a little further ahead was the Imperial Palace.
On the city walls, every hundred meters was a stationed Dragon Knight, with 24-hour shifts. To go through this place, she had to pass through the Dragon Clans’ field of view.
As a member of Dragon Clan, Suolin knew exactly how far a Dragon Clan’s eyesight could reach. She released her invisibility. Being invisible for a long time caused her scales to work nonstop and trap heat. With scales open, the heat was quickly released, allowing a slight vapor to rise in the air, concealed by the darkness.
Soon, her body temperature dropped to the same chilling cold as the surroundings. Suolin watched the tightly shut city gates ahead, constantly aware of the two Dragon Knights on the city wall.
The lights from the city wall cast their glow, illuminating the area within a 200-meter radius around the wall without any blind spots.
However, Suolin didn’t need any blind spots.
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
Swish!
As she disappeared entirely, Suolin was already rushing out.
"Huh?"
Above on the city wall, a resting dragon glanced down in confusion, it seemed to have seen something. But obviously, it was not so sure. It turned to look at the knight beside it, to find the Dragon Knight staring blankly at a faraway place, clearly just daydreaming.
Maybe it was just an illusion.
At this moment, Suolin was completely pressed against the city gate, her Dragon Heart, stronger than ever, was beating steadily as rain splashed on her face.
Huh? On her face?
Suolin paused, then noticed the source of the splash—it was caused by raindrops landing on her chest.
How inconvenient...
My soul is Suolin, a girl, and my body comes from a female dragon. But besides being inconvenient, what use is it?
Thinking about this, Suolin tried to make her chest shrink back. But then she remembered that she had lost the ability to transform. Helplessly, she could only do her best to tighten her Dragon Scales, although the effect was minimal.
Maybe when I return, I can get Long Yi to figure something out.
That’s what Suolin thought.
Although she hadn’t been in contact with Long Yi for long, she had already begun to rely on him instinctively.
But wait, would Long Yi help?
A picture of Ai Lin, then Isrile, immediately sprang up in Suolin’s mind.
A moment later, Suolin relaxed her Dragon Scales.
Forget it, let it be.
The city gate could not be opened from the outside, and Suolin would not waste time trying. She was just waiting for her opportunity.
Every night, late at night, was when the palace cleaners emptied the garbage. These hardworking workers would use the quiet hours to clean the entire palace, and this gate was the passageway for their carts.
They had left an hour ago, dumping garbage, washing the cart, and then returning. It would take about two hours in total. Suolin had patience.
In the shadows under the city gate, Suolin deactivated her invisibility. She had to conserve energy. Although her new Dragon Heart and Crystal Poison gave her almost infinite power, Suolin kept this good trait as an assassin. Under the wall corner was a blade of grass, Suolin picked a leaf, held it in her palm. The Dragon Power stirred slightly, the leaf instantly turned into a crystal, then liquefied, seeping into her palm.
Leaves, they taste so bad.
Suolin thought.
From afar, the sound of a cart came. Suolin immediately turned invisible again. The gate opened up, let all the carts into the northern part of the imperial palace after a quick inspection, and yet Suolin had already left from the halfway.
This was not the first time Suolin had been here, in fact, she was incredibly familiar with this place. Yet, every previous visit had filled her with fear and resistance—a primal fear of this place. Even now, a touch of fear lingered in her mind.
But it was only a shred, and the profoundly solid contract with Long Yi quickly helped her break free from fear. This time, she was here for revenge. (To be continued. If you liked this piece, please head to qidian.com to vote, your support will be my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please head to m.qidian.com to read.)
