Chapter 57 (1/2)

That was how assassins worked.

Assassins were not well-versed in head-on clashes. As such, there was always only one single opportunity for them to do what they do. They were capable of stalking their quarry for ten days and nights just to exploit that momentary opening.

On the contrary, if they were to miss, it was unthinkable for them to just stay where they were.

That translucent silhouette in the air let go of his dagger decisively in an instant, backing away and ran.

“Hahahaha, Luo Yongnian, is that really your trump card? Boy, you’ve really underestimated me!”

Lu Xuan laughed out heartily. Despite being very well hidden, there was no way the assassin’s senses could have compared to Lu Xuan’s.

When it came to Mental Strength, he was actually far more formidable than that guy in traditional Chinese garb.

If Lu Xuan was right, that man might have awakened some sort of supernatural abilities that had to do with invisibility. Common folks, or even martial arts legends, would have only been able to discover someone like that when they had gotten close enough.

However, it was usually too late for those people if such an Awakened was to be able to get so near.

As such, assassins like that were natural enemies of warriors. But then again, common Awakened ones would have had an even harder time dealing with them. If the assassins were to be able to get to such distances, they would not have been able to resist at all.

Warriors had reflexes formidable enough to allow them to retaliate, but there was no way common Awakened ones would have possessed such reactions that would have taken years to train. As such, they would have easily died after encountering one such assassin.

Lu Xuan threw that dagger back right away.

Pffttt!

The dagger lodged straight into that hazy silhouette in the air.

A shriek was heard, and that silhouette fell to the ground immediately, dying right away without even flinching.

Such poisons were so potent that one touch was all it took to kill.

Skin that came into contact with the poison would have rotted away, enabling the poison to seep into the bloodstream. It was especially so in the case of powerful Cultivators, as their hearts, which were far more powerful than common folk, enabled blood to travel throughout their whole body in mere moments.

As such, when they were poisoned, they, ironically, died faster than common folk. Common folk would have been able to struggle for a bit before they went down, yet in the case of powerful Cultivators, death was almost instant.

Lu Xuan was actually only able to prevent the poison from seeping into his skin on his hand because he had covered his entire hand with qi when he clamped down on the blade.

At that moment, the downed silhouette was finally fully seen. It was a middle-aged man who wore black stalker garb from top to toe. His entire body looked purplish, which was a sign of the extent of poisoning throughout his body.

He never expected that he would have died from the poison he tried to inflict on others. If he did, he probably would not have died right away, even with the dagger lodged in his body, given that he was still a level six, after all.

“What?” The remaining man in traditional Chinese garb and Luo Yongnian both looked shocked. Lu Xuan had no idea who that dead man was, but both of them knew.

That man had been one of the most powerful killers available for hire on the dark web, ranking within the top 20.

Despite being ranked only among the top 20, he was, nonetheless, one of the best killers to be found in the entire world.

Killers were rampant in the dark web, and many had been trained since they were young to take up these professions. Being able to rack up enough kills under such circumstances and climbing to become one of the widely acknowledged top 20 killers in the dark web was quite a highlight in their career.

Those people killed untold numbers of formidable people throughout their careers. Important political figures in various nations and rich people were also on their kill list as well. Every single attempt they made would come along with an exorbitant price tag.

In comparison, the likes of Higashigawa Taro would have hardly been worth mentioning, as both parties were not even at the same level, to begin with.

Killers of such level could either operate solo or form an organization of their own, carving out their own territory among their peers.