742 Married? Part 1 (1/2)
”I don't wish to die…” Tyrant's voice echoed inside the tunnel. A few metal rats were so startled by the soundthat they crept back into their lairs, not daring to create any more noise.
After shedding tears, Tyrant felt pain in his eyes, his body was aging very swiftly.
”I can only take a risk now,” Tyrant took out two corpses from his pouch and laid them before him. These two bodies were naked, they belonged to a male and female and both of them were very young.
Both corpses had average looks, but their body structure was perfect. Even in the eyes of a sorcerer, the proportions of their skeletons were not flawed at all.
Caressing the two corpses, Tyrant felt hesitant. It was perilous for ghosts to occupy the bodies of other beings. Usually, ghosts would not do something like that more than three times. If this limit was exceeded, the ghosts themselves would lose their memory and turn into idiots.
This was the first time he occupied this a body, that meant that the success rate for the second try would only be sixty percent. If it failed, then the body he chose would be deastoyed. Consequently, the success rate for the third try would be forty percent and he would not have the freedom of choice.
The risk of engaging in such affairs was extremely high, it was akin to throwing a dice. A ghost would never do this unless their life was in imminent danger. Tyrant's body had been penetrated by the Life Arrow. Even if he replaced his outer shell, he would not enjoy longevity.
”But it will be good to live for one more day,” Tyrant's eyes were brimming with hatred. He did not intend to flee, instead, he was going to remain in the city and wait for another opportunity to conduct another assassination. He had roughly grasped the abilities of the king, ”I will definitely succeed the next time.”
Tyrant was hesitant, but he still chose the male's body because there were very few women in Daliang City. If he chose the female, it would be inconvenient for him to move about in the city.
A pale green translucent shadow slowly detached from the dwarf's shell, this was the original form of a ghost. Tyrant prostrated atop the man's corpse, slowly seeping in.
If other beings wanted to steal someone else's body, it would be very tedious as a lot of preparation was required. A ghost did not need anything, their bodies were already in a half-soul form and they had the gift of control.
After around two hours, Tyrant had entered the body completely. Lying on the ground, he slowly became accustomed to this brand new body.
This body was a human expert whom Tyrant had poisoned in the past. This human had been a Silver Grand Swordmaster. If it was not for the sturdiness of this body, Tyrant would not have taken two hours to occupy it. Tyrant could seize the souls of normal humans the moment he pounced on them. Nevertheless, this soulless body still tried to reject his presence.
”In at most three days, I can regain half of my strength.” Tyrant calculated in his head, then he sat up. Untying the pouch from the dwarf's body, he took out some clothes from it and wore them.
”If my eyes didn't get injured while I was traversing the planes, I would not be in such a terrible state now, fancy attaching myself to this garbage body!”
Tyrant seemed to be void of joy. Ghosts were almost immune to physical attacks, they enjoyed extended lives and possessed powerful mental strength. At the moment, his soul required protection by a physical body in order to be active in the Myers mainland. A simple strong wind could disperse his soul, he would never converge again otherwise.
Tyrant belonged to a species among the ghost race which enjoyed slightly longer lives. Attaching to a physical body would further shorten his lifespan.
Putting away the woman's body, Tyrant exhaled deeply, then he looked for a clean spot to sit down. He had to wait, he could only return to the surface after recovering his strength.
”To kill the king, that elf has to be terminated first. No matter how powerful the king's abilities are, he cannot kill me in one hit. If that elf fires another arrow at me, I am definitely doomed. The city is still recruiting soldiers to attack the Cloudflow people, I can infiltrate Saleen's army and wait for an opportune time. If only this wasn't the main plane. Back on the subcontinental plane, I could kill the demonic race at will, devouring their souls to recover from my wounds. On the subcontinental plane, the mighty Holy See is absent and horrifying places like Alchemy City are absent too.” On this plane, he could only act as an assassin, seeking shelter from nobles as he sought out his targets.
The professionals' union would give rewards for the people he killed, no one would notice that these people were dead.
When Saleen was led to the palace, the first thing he did was to describe the appearance of the assassin to Lex. Hearing this information, Lex locked her brows in a furrow.
”Do you recognize this assassin?” Saleen had a great understanding of Lex, he could guess her thoughts just by looking at her face.
”Of course, you cannot pursue this matter anymore. I will put the city on lockdown. Since the assassin is severely wounded, he won't be able to flee. Just kill him, then forget about this matter,” Lex answered in an upset tone. Of course she could guess who sent this assassin, but she could not fly into a rage. ”The Cloudflow people are right behind us, can I still create trouble for Antos? I am afraid Antos may have more than one-hundred-thousand troops with him.”
Saleen immediately understood the situation, ”Other than the Holy See, the only other person who can send an assassin to kill me will be Marquis Antos who lost a few thousand soldiers to me.” He did not understand why Lex was suppressing her anger, she did not even mention negotiating with Holy Rock City.
”Saleen…”
”Yes?”
”Aye, I shall tell you something. When you left the borders, Earl Besta reported that he was attacked by headless riders.”