Chapter 346: Unexpected Ambush (1/2)

”Lawrend Horiel, you didn't expect that we would know where you had been heading to these past few weeks, huh?”

An assassin with a male figure and a manly voice walked forward. He wore a black cloak with a hoody on his body.

With the dark night, it was hard to see his face clearly. So was the same to the other assassins.

”Bloodflower Assassin Organization?” Lawrend asked.

”Of course. Other than us, who would dare attack the Prime Student of the Undrasil Mage Academy,” the assassin replied.

”Who are you?”

Contrary to what you would expect, it was Aleshia that asked the question.

”Aleshia… The upcoming assassin of the Lanika Branch. If you had finished your mission, you would have been invited to the main branch,” the man replied.

”Answer my question,” Aleshia said.

”You already know that I'm an assassin? What's the point of you asking me that question?” the man retorted.

”Hmph,” Aleshia harrumphed.

”Master, should I attack?” Aezel asked.

”Wait. Let them attack first,” Lawrend replied.

”Lawrend Horiel, even if you're as strong as an Arch Mage, we are all Arch Mages here with some us Hill Swords,” the man said.

”Aren't you too stupid for an assassin? You're blatantly revealing to me your strength,” Lawrend mocked him.

”Really?”

Suddenly, the man ran to Lawrend's side without, and he wasn't able to react to it.

”That was a lie. I'm a Mountain Sword,” the assassin whispered into his ear.

”!!”

Aezel immediately swung her arm and shot a bolt of golden lightning that hit the assassin's hand.

”Aghhh! What the hell? How are you able to react so fast?”

”Fufufufu. Thank you for giving me a chance to show off to my master.”

Aezel's figure disappeared for half a second and reappeared behind the assassin.

”Where!?” the Mountain Sword shouted and looked around.

”You messed with the wrong people,” Aezel whispered.

She placed her palm on the back of the man's heart and poured her golden lightning into his body.

*BOOM!*

As she was doing that, his hand suddenly exploded into a bloody mess.

”My hand..! AGHHH! M-MY CHEST…”

The assassin fell to the ground and clutched his chest with his other hand. He could feel his heart beating in a weird rhythm. Her powerful divine lightning altered the way it pumped his blood, causing him to feel pain.

”Die,” Aezel muttered.

*BOOOM!*

The ground shook as the assassin exploded into bloody bits.

It took a while to mention all of that, but it actually all happened very fast. The Arch Mage and Hill Sword assassins around them weren't able to react to it.

”S-Senior is dead!?”

”FUCK!”

”Run! She's a monster!”

The assassins dispersed into the forest and ran away.