Chapter 1458: Chapter 155: Assassin’s Guild_3
Zhuo Yun said worriedly, "But, since this is the headquarters of the Assassin’s Guild, there must be many experts. Can Ah Dai manage on his own?"
Yan Shi replied, "You can rest assured on that point. Don’t forget, Ah Dai also has dragons to help. Even if he can’t do it alone, with two dragons added, he will be able to break through somehow. Just wait, once Ah Dai summons the dragons, it means he has encountered difficulties, and that will be our cue to act."
Xi Wen nodded in approval and said, "Yan Shi is right. What we need to do now is wait and watch for Ah Dai’s breakthrough. The Assassin’s Guild has been rampant on the continent for too many years; it’s time for them to face misfortune. Third Junior Brother, go to the rooftop and keep an eye out, watch for any changes in the Duke’s Mansion. Notify us immediately if anything happens." Xi Wen did not directly help Ah Dai seek revenge on the Assassin’s Guild for another important reason; he wanted to see if Ah Dai had already reached the strength of a Sword Saint. Ah Dai was too important to the Tian Gang Sword Sect; even without the Sword Saint’s words, Xi Wen had already chosen him as the first candidate to inherit the position of sect leader. As the current leader of the Tian Gang Sword Sect, he had to thoroughly test Ah Dai’s strength and disposition. Among the second generation disciples, only Xi Wen knew about the contest of the four Sword Saints and also knew that the Sword Saint had entrusted this heavy task to Ah Dai. So, he had to ensure that Ah Dai could shoulder this great responsibility.
Liao Wen nodded, lifted himself gracefully, and landed on the roof, lying down there. His skills in the Tian Gang Sword Sect were second only to Senior Brother Xi Wen and Second Senior Brother Feng Wen, and he had already cultivated Sheng Sheng Jue to the eighth level of the realm; the Sheng Sheng Bian Solid Battle Aura was also transitioning from the first transformation to the second. He could be considered a top expert in the Tian Gang Sword Sect.
Ah Dai leapt over the five-meter-high courtyard wall and landed against the wall on the ground. Inside the courtyard wall, the vast space was even greater than he imagined. In front of him, the extensive ground was planted with various exotic flowers and rare herbs, with an environment so beautiful it was almost on par with the Royal Palace of the Empire of Sunset City. Not far from him was a small lake, and in the middle of the lake was a pavilion. Behind the small lake was a series of connected three-story buildings, appearing to have over a thousand rooms, most of which were brightly lit, with faint voices coming through. Ah Dai crouched down and hid behind a piece of shrubbery, releasing his spiritual sense completely, sensing the movements around him. He clearly discovered that there were at least a hundred hidden sentries throughout the courtyard. The aura from those sentries belonged to ordinary assassins. Ah Dai felt a chill in his heart, knowing that it was nearly impossible for him to kill those assassins without alerting anyone. However, his heart was also filled with excitement; he knew Mie Feng had not deceived him, and this was indeed the headquarters of the Assassin’s Guild. Upon discovering the presence of assassins again, his excitement was indescribable, and the blood in his entire body boiled. Ah Dai fully restrained his aura and slowly moved along the high wall, constantly paying attention to the surrounding movements.
Suddenly, more than a dozen people walked out from the small buildings and came to the open lawn in front of the buildings, seemingly engaged in conversation. Ah Dai fixed his eyes on them, and among those people, a one-armed man caught his gaze. The familiar figure made Ah Dai’s blood boil, nearly unable to suppress the anger and grief within him to rush out. Because that one-armed man was none other than the Vice President of the Assassin’s Guild, who had directly caused Owen’s death. The dozen or so people with him exuded a calm presence with cold expressions, a hint of murderous aura in every move they made, which Ah Dai could clearly sense. With difficulty suppressing the killing intent in his heart, he observed carefully. Judging from the aura these people radiated, they belonged to the category of Executers and Primal Killers. These must be the ultimate forces of the Assassin’s Guild. The master should also be within these small buildings.
Ah Dai took a deep breath, controlling the Golden Body in his Dantian to rise slowly, reaching his brain. Through enhanced hearing, he listened to the conversation among the dozen or so high-level assassins.
One assassin said, "Training all day is so stifling. Finally, we get to come out and breathe. How much longer do we have to live like this? I really want to go out and kill a few people to relax."
The Vice President gestured for him to lower his voice and said, "Keep it down. If the master hears you, there will be trouble. Don’t you know how tense things are outside? That Grim Reaper specifically opposes us, and nearly two hundred of our brothers have died at his hands, including seven of our Executers. His skills are unfathomable! Do you want to go out and die? The master gathered us at the headquarters for our own good. We need to bear with it a bit longer."
The earlier speaking assassin snorted coldly, "Isn’t he just the Grim Reaper? We haven’t heard from him for almost four months now. Are we supposed to tolerate this forever?"
The Vice President said, "We shouldn’t have to endure much longer because the Grim Reaper hasn’t appeared, and our funds are a bit tight. It won’t be long before the master sends us out on missions again."
"I hope we can start on missions soon because there’s nothing like the feeling of killing someone! I love the hot blood spraying from the body of the person I kill. Seeing that scene always makes me feel comfortable all over."
