10 Ancestral Trial of the Shadow Assassin. (2/2)
”If you continue to walk the path and your willpower is not enough then it would be the end of you.” Revo's voice was heard from behind instead of the usual telepathic voice.
I did not turn back as I continued to walk.
First step
Third step
Eighth step
Tenth step.
Twentieth step
Thirtieth step
THUD!
At that moment, before I could even do my fortieth step, a crushing pressure dropped down on me unlike those before that increases with each step because the pressure on the thirty-ninth step was suddenly multiplied by 2 causing me to fall to my knees. I slowly picked myself up only to fall down again.
THUD!
”Arghhhh” I shouted and forcefully stood up with all my might and I had finally stood up then I continued my walk.
Fiftieth step
Sixtieth step
Seventieth step.
Seventy-ninth step
Eightieth step?
There was a barrier blocking my foot from stepping on the eightieth checkpoint, but when I put both of my feet unto the barrier the pressure multiplied once more by 1.5 and the voice of an old man was heard and it was horrifying.
”You will pass the trial if you can survive for 10 minutes but if you get hit and bleed you fail the trial and failing is a crime punishable by death for shadow assassins thus resulting in me ripping your soul and curse you for eternity to be a wraith.”
Multiple wraiths appeared one after another as they attacked me ferociously, some of them hit other wraiths causing the weaker wraith to dissipate and the wraiths that were strong enough to endure the attack were weakened.
The wraiths that dissipated dropped their weapons, many of the wraiths used swords. I picked up a sword and used it to parry and counter-attack the wraiths.
9 minutes had passed and I was nearly exhausted from fighting non-stop while dodging or parrying each and every attack from them.
I kept dodging and dodging since I have no more strength left in my arms, although I have a minute left it felt like it was more than a minute passing.
A minute had passed and the wraiths dissipated as well as the crushing pressure while I tumbled down to the ground exhausted. ”This 10-minute survival test felt like an hour.” I gasped for air.
That creepy voice resounded again in the hall. ”Congratulations on passing the first test, you may continue to walk the hall.”
I rested in the ground for 20 minutes before standing up and walked down the hall.
Soon enough I arrived in front of a stone stele that had a dagger-shaped hole in the middle. I inserted the dagger and the stone stele lighted up but I had blackened out, but the old man's voice was heard but it was not directed at my ears nor mind but instead it was directed at my soul.
”You have entered the second test, assassinate the village chief of Ruz Taw Village as well as his family. Hesitate and you will fail please do remember that the penalty for failing is quite severe. You have 5 days to complete this test.”
When I woke up, I had realized that it wasn't in the black hall but I was inside a cave holding a black dagger and in fact, it was the dagger of shadows but it felt like it doesn't have the attributes and skills. A coin purse inside the bag containing 3 gold coins and 50 silver coins as well as several herbs but somehow I know what these herbs are, a fourth of these have very potent paralyzing effect that affects the whole body and can last from a day up to a month while the other half are poisonous herbs that can give a slow but sure death.
And not only that I also have some implanted memories about assassination preparation and the assassination itself from the book ”Potion and Poison making for Dummies” and ” A Dummies guide for Assassination”
When I moved my body I immediately knew that this body doesn't have a profession because no wonder I had felt so sluggish.
I came out of the cave looked at the sun to know the time, it was already noon then I had surveyed the surroundings of the cave and it seems that the village was near, the estimated distance is around 4 kilometers basing from the view of the mountain top.
I cautiously went to the village because I might suddenly die without knowing the cause, due to this I had arrived at the location at night and went to an inn.
I went inside the Inn, there were many drunken warriors laughing and some were even fighting. I smiled and went toward the middle-aged man in the counter which is the inn owner.
”Oh, An Adventurer or perhaps a Mercenary?” The Inn owner looked at me and asked.
”You can somehow call me an adventurer” I replied expressionlessly and asked back. ”How much is a room?”
The Inn owner was silent for a while before he replied ”2 nights and breakfast for 2 silver coins.” but I coldly looked at him as I put a silver coin on the counter and coldly said ”Make it 3.”
”Fine, your room is upstairs and the room number is in the key.” The Inn owner was forced to accept the offer as he gave me the key which had a number of 23 carved onto it.
I slowly walked up the stairs and entered my room and lay down on the bed. ”Even if this was not reality, it feels like one.” I talked to myself as I had slowly sinking deep in thought and minutes later I was already sleeping while having the expression of worry at the same time happiness.
Morning came as I rose up from the bed and went to the restroom for a quick wash-up, I got my dagger but because I'm going to an investigation on my targets I had left the bag containing the herbs I had also eaten my breakfast.
I was thinking about how to get information on my targets and I suddenly remembered that some people usually make money by being a broker, I need to find a broker or specifically an information broker.
I went to a tavern and walk over the bartender and secretly passing him a silver coin before asking ”Where do I find an information broker in this place.” The bartender grinned as he replied. ”See that cloaked guy sitting at the corner? He is a broker that sells slaves, information and also accepts assassination services.”
”Assassination Services? This test will be easy as pie.” Or that's what I thought before the chilly voice of an old man poured cold water over my head. ”You will instantly fail if you get another person other than you to kill the target.”
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I sighed in my heart and walked toward the cloaked guy then sat on the chair opposite to him and he suddenly said ”State your business.”
”Information.”
”Payment depends on whether the information you want is highly sought after or not.”
”The village chief and his family.”
”30 silver coins.”
I passed a bag containing the exact amount and he also passed me a folder containing the information and said ”Pleasure doing business with you.”
I nodded at him as I stood up and exited the tavern with the folder in hand and I went toward the inn then entered my room. I had read the papers inside the folder. It contained every basic information as well as their secret hobbies.
After I was done memorizing the crucial information, I burned the folder to avoid unnecessary trouble and went out to scout the until evening and before I went home I bought a black cloak as well as some smoke bombs, I tested the smoke bombs and they were indeed real smoke bombs.
Evening came and I had already arrived at the inn, I ate my dinner early before I concocted a poison that is like carbon monoxide but it is more deadly and efficient as I waited for darkness to cover the land and when it did I wore my cloak then made my move, of course, I had not forgotten to bring the poison inside the bottles in case I would have a chance of assassinating one of the. I walked over to the walls of the compound and leaned on it as I waited till there were no people in sight.
I climbed the wall as I had successfully infiltrated the compound. I slowly slithered my way inside the compound looking at possible hiding locations.
After finding the most hidden and efficient spots, I had to find and knock out a worker then apply him a drop worth of paralyzing concoction, it would at least paralyzed him for half a day and mostly 2 days depending on his constitution. After I knocked the worker out and applied paralyzing concoction, I stole his clothes and patrolled the compound.
During my scouting, I had found 2 patrols roaming around the compound were 2 guards in each patrol.
I had overheard one of the guards gossiping to another that the Village Chief would be going to the nearby village called Maple village to do some small business tomorrow morning.
”I will have a chance to assassinate the Village Chief without risking too many injuries. After I assassinate the Village Chief there is still his wife, his twin son, and daughter.”
I went home to start formulating my plan and also sleep to regain my lost stamina. My plan is to sow discord among the guards in the carriage and assassinate the village chief if I get my chance when I have already finished killed the chief I would have to return to the village and finish off the 3 harmless family members. But when I finished formulating the plan, I knew that I am not the Michael that I used to be, there was something or someone that is influencing me to do this.
”This isn't me, I would never kill without hesitation, Who are you or what are you?.”
Suddenly a very cold and dark voice of a young man was heard in his ears