Chapter 1110: Chapter 1109: Assassin
The temperature had dropped even lower than before. He held Shuangxue tightly, and the rapid circulation of her Spiritual Power brought her a hint of warmth, allowing her to slightly relax.
What should she do now?
Ba Lv was quite pleased. In the past, Yanran always overshadowed her, making her feel suffocated.
But now she had found something where Yanran wasn’t as capable as she was.
Although, during their time on the Nameless Planet, He relied on hunting beasts to hone his tracking skills. Just like last time in the small town on Delmar Planet, it was her Tracking Technique that helped locate the Black Exhaust Group’s member who stole the Little Flaming Firebird. However, compared to Ba Lv in this aspect, there indeed was a gap.
Ba Lv was an assassin, trained in this field since childhood, and hiding one’s traces was a mandatory skill for an assassin. Ba Lvlo began receiving such training from a young age.
Moreover, when it was time for her to carry out a mission, she constantly gained practical experience and kept improving. This was no joke—any small mistake could lead to severe consequences.
Failing to complete a task would be the least of her worries, as punishment from the Black Exhaust Group could potentially cost her life.
Under such pressure, it forced Ba Lv to constantly discover her shortcomings in various areas and make improvements.
By now, it could be said that her skills in this line of work were exceptionally high. Not just anyone could earn the title of a top assassin.
In the Dark World, while many executed clandestine tasks as assassins, very few could be called top assassins.
And Ba Lv was one of them—moreover, one who had been renowned for a long time and still survived.
In the Dark World, having a reputation equaled having money and status, so many hoped to earn fame. Achieving such a status required long-term experience and bloody struggle.
Was there a shortcut, though, to quickly gain fame?
Everyone’s time was precious. How great would it be to save time and quickly become famous?
Merely existing long-term in the Dark World was no small feat: fierce rivals, deceitful partners, and leaders ready to abandon subordinates for profit at any moment.
All these factors meant those trying to survive in the Dark World lived as if there were only today, with no tomorrow.
If one could gain great fame and continue to exist long-term, it would be legendary.
Ba Lv was precisely such a legendary figure, at least within the Dark World.
Many sought shortcuts by taking out someone famous—doing so naturally brought fame.
Among the abundant occupations in the Dark World, assassins were perhaps the most prevalent, leading to fierce competition.
As a result, many sought shortcuts.
Hence, renowned assassins frequently died mysteriously in different settings.
There were the "Seven Great Assassins" in the Dark World, with five positions constantly changing hands. Only Ba Lv and that one nicknamed "Shadow" persisted over time.
Despite many assassins wanting to eliminate Ba Lv, they either couldn’t find her or ended up being killed by her instead.
Ba Lv’s continued safe existence was partly due to the Black Exhaust Organization hiding her well and partly due to her own formidable abilities.
So, when Ba Lv deliberately concealed herself using the current terrain, He immediately couldn’t locate her.
In terms of tracking and counter-tracking, Ba Lv and He were as different as professional and amateur players.
Ba Lv was an unquestionable professional, while Yanran, despite her Tracking Technique surpassing that of many, was on an amateur level compared to Ba Lv.
Ba Lv hid well along He’s path of travel.
She buried herself in a pile of stones, covering herself with snow to avoid detection.
She peeked through the stone crevices, watching He move cautiously closer without a clue of her whereabouts, filling her with pride.
As He gradually approached, Ba Lv mentally calculated.
He would reach her in six seconds. During that time, Yanran’s gaze would face right, her foot just barely lifting without time to react.
Everything went as expected, but just as Ba Lv prepared to leap up, the ground beneath suddenly shifted.
The unexpected change surprised Ba Lvlo, but she managed to reach out and grab a nearby stone.
However, she hadn’t anticipated that the stone was also loose.
With the ground tilting beneath, the stone toppled over her. She barely had time to exclaim as the slab of snow and stones slid down, covering her entirely.
In a fleeting moment, Ba Lvlo fell with snow and stones.
Fortunately, there was thick snow where she fell, so despite the considerable height, she wasn’t injured.
Ba stood up, shaking off the snow on her body. Looking up at the opening above her head, she shook her head.
The height, without any leverage, meant she couldn’t climb up.
She had to find another way out.
Ba Lv examined her surroundings.
It was a vast mountain cave, so big she couldn’t see the other side. The cave’s temperature wasn’t as cold as outside; instead, it had a hint of early spring chill.
Ba Lv speculated that she might be under a thick ice sheet with a climate cut off from the outside, making it less cold.
Similar to certain organisms on planets that dig out a hole in thick snow to live inside during icy conditions.
The air here wasn’t as frigid as outside, allowing various plants to thrive, different from the planet’s surface.
Green grass, wildflowers, low shrubs.
Though not particularly enticing, it satisfied Ba Lv compared to the spaceship or the icy world outside.
Ba Lv wasn’t worried about her situation. She believed that if He noticed her absence, He would soon find her by the mountain opening where she fell.
She didn’t know that heavy snow and howling wind had already set in outside, covering her tracks entirely.
It’s not her nature to stand idle. She needed to find something to do.
Just as she planned to explore the wild grass and flowers, she realized that she’d already been surrounded by a group of creatures.
