Chapter 145 (1/2)

Chapter 145

Chapter 145 – a.s.sa.s.sination

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The crowd fell to an eerie quiet . Countless people watched on with open mouths as this current of black riders swarmed out like waves from h.e.l.l, surging from all directions and surrounding the a.s.sa.s.sins .

Without any command, the black riders suddenly divided into 20 small groups . Each group had three black riders that surrounded an a.s.sa.s.sin, and their black dragon spears came stabbing out in unison .

The seemingly unstoppable a.s.sa.s.sins fell into a brutal life and death struggle . In the face of the black riders, their exquisite a.s.sa.s.sination skills were useless . They tried to flee but they were desperately blocked .

The black riders bled and the a.s.sa.s.sins died .

The sharp tang of blood filled the street . Faintly, people recalled the capital city in the past; the black riders had also fought like this .

Puff –

The last a.s.sa.s.sin was simultaneously pierced by seven dragon spears . Horrifying strength ravaged his body and ripped apart his insides .

The a.s.sa.s.sin’s eyes widened, filled with regret . And just like that, he died .

There was no mercy granted . This was because these were all excellent a.s.sa.s.sins, and if they dared to attack publicly in the capital city, then they must have already been prepared to die . Even if considerable effort was expended to capture them, the only thing they would receive was a body killed by poison . With the black riders’ ruthless and direct methods, they decided to simply kill off all enemies in the simplest and easiest way .

At one end of the street, atop a tall building, a fat old man gently s.h.i.+vered . A few drops of dirty tears dripped out from the corners of his eyes .

He was heartbroken!

It had taken him dozens of years of arduous labor to slowly raise this a.s.sa.s.sin squad, but just now, almost half of them had been lost .

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Moreover, he could only stare helplessly on as they all died and he wasn’t able to save them at all .

Black riders! d.a.m.n it all, they had actually sent out black riders!

It was no wonder his master feared that n.o.ble lady in Sega City so much; she actually wielded control over such a horrifying power . What could the ruler of the royal palace be thinking? After mounting the throne, he actually let her control such a vital strength of the royal family .

But now, it was useless to think upon these things any further . His incorrect judgment had led to the death of many of his a.s.sa.s.sins, and this also meant that it was no longer possible to directly erase this obstacle . This was because the black riders were considered the most formidable defensive force in the sea region, and up until now there had been no one who had ever broken through them .

The fat old man turned and walked away . While he wasn’t worried that people would discover him and suspect him, he was pressed for time and had many other things to handle .

Peace returned to the street . The 60 black riders arranged themselves into a line . Some of them were injured and blood flowed thick from their black armor, but even so, their backs were straight and tall and the black dragon spears in their hands didn’t tremble in the least .

As the surviving guards looked on in awe, the black riders took over their duties and slowly circled around the caravan as it returned to Sea Spirit Pavilion . On this day, the appearance of the black riders inevitably solved the puzzle for many people about what the true background of Sea Spirit Pavilion was, and when they did, their minds s.h.i.+vered with shock .

Qin Yu looked out at the calmly riding black riders . They moved in complete unison, including the rhythmic sounds of their mounts and even their breathing .

This sort of well-trained sea race army was unimaginably strong . He even suspected that as long as there were enough black riders, even Nascent Souls would be trampled over . Compared with these people, the cultivator alliance army fighting in the Southern Empire seemed like nothing but a ragtag bunch of misfits .

There didn’t need to be too many . If 5000 black riders rode onto the mainland, they could completely crush both the demonic and righteous sides . Perhaps only the supreme royal family of the sea region had the chance of controlling such a dreadful strength .

Chief Manager Wu was full of praise . “The black riders are one of the strongest forces in the sea region . Their appearance is enough to guarantee that Mister Ning will never come to harm . ” His eyes were filled with desire . There was no one in the world that wouldn’t want to control such a force .

But besides the royal family, there were only a small minority of formidable tribes who had the abilities to set up such an amazing fighting force; the other sea race influences could completely forget about it . It wasn’t that they weren’t allowed to, but simply that they weren’t able to afford it . To create an army that was entirely made up of powerful sea race members, the total cost of doing this would be astronomical!

They smoothly arrived at Sea Spirit Pavilion . Then, the black riders dispersed, vanis.h.i.+ng from sight . But no one doubted that if Sea Spirit Pavilion was attacked, they would appear as soon as possible .

Chief Manager Wu stepped down from the carriage, his eyes solemn . “The black riders can protect from any frontal attacks . As for what follows, I guarantee that Mister Ning will be completely safe . ”

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Old Chao was in charge of Sea Spirit Pavilion’s cafeteria . He had worked there studiously for dozens of years, and because of his sincere att.i.tude, skillful cooking abilities, and open and honest smile, he was well-liked by the employees of Sea Spirit Pavilion, and was considered a relatively popular figure .

An order came down from above to have him cook a nutritious medicinal meal . He considered himself an experienced individual who had seen many things, but even he was shocked by the materials given to him to cook the meal . Disregarding the other materials, just some of the soul-nouris.h.i.+ng materials were so valuable that they could be sold at auction .

Old Chao gathered his wits . He scrubbed his hands, changed into new clothes, and then tidied himself up . It was only then that he started to carefully process the materials and cook the meals under the watchful gaze of several guards . Good materials needed to be handled by a skilled chef . Only by controlling the degree of heat and time could one properly stimulate the properties of the materials without making them too difficult to absorb .

Was.h.i.+ng, cleaning, cutting, chopping, the materials were prepared and placed into a 30 year old soup cauldron, and then water was poured in . Old Chao looked at the several guards around him and revealed an awkward expression . Which chef didn’t have their own unique skills? And most of these were pa.s.sed down from generation to generation . They weren’t even willing to allow their children to look, much less spread these secrets to outsiders .