Chapter 443 The Assassin
Alex wanted to interrogate, strike a deal, or whatever it took to gain the information he needed from Evangeline, but he knew he couldn't do so at the moment and could only watch her vanish before she even left his tent.
Alex knew that Ahrimon had something planned that would take out 80% of the inhabitants of the human continent, and the only real clue as to what could cause it was the Chaos Spawns.
But Alex knew that Ahrimon would know that it would be easy for him to find the movement of the Demonic cult, and if he was planning something with them, he would be more cautious.
So, for the time being, the only hope Alex had was the Human Emperor, who should be regaining consciousness in a few months because it was already close to the fourth month since his treatment began.
While he wanted to learn what Evangeline knew, Alex decided it was best to wait for the Emperor to wake up and not get involved with someone who could very well be working for the demons and was just a pawn for Ahrimon to manipulate him once again.
But Alex was not against contacting Evangeline by accepting her friend request, and as for giving his identity, he didn't need to worry about it, but to stay extra safe, he could simply use a system wish to bend the rules to his desire.
Alex spent some time thinking of the situation, remembering anything he could about Evangeline, her team members, and even people associated with her in his previous life, knowing he would go to any lengths to save the human continent from the looming disaster.
After some time, one of the captains entered the tent, bringing with him the news of immediate work that they needed to handle.
"Sir Captain, Fort Valor will be under siege in two to three hours by a Major General and regiments of four thousand soldiers strong, and we, Major Varriz, have decided that you will lead the men under your command as reinforcement," The captain explained after soluting, his voice laced with urgency.
"What's the situation?" Alex replied promptly, his tone reflecting his readiness for action.
"The routes are covered by the war bands of Grimmarsh kingdom army and their hired desert bandits, who stand ready to ambush and stop anyone from reaching, so reaching the fortress wouldn't be without losses," The captain elaborated, emphasizing the gravity of the situation.
"While there will be losses on our side, swift action is crucial to saving the Fort Valor's because, without assistance, it will fall in under a few hours and become a stronghold for Grimmarsh kingdom army, allowing them to build a supply line to conquer more of our land," The captain concluded, his voice resolute.
"Captain, prepare the soldiers to march. I will be with you in a few minutes," Alex said before he began analyzing the map.
Ravyn had spent the majority of his life as an assassin, trained from a young age by old masters who had killed countless targets but did so under a strict code of honor.
Ravyn was a seasoned assassin and was ingrained with ways to find the best method with the least or no risk to his life, therefore his approach to the quest was also different than his accomplice.
He was given the target to gather intel on two of seven targets, the first being the Head Healer and the other being one Major Captain whose rank was much lower than others, but he was the Crown prince of the Grimmarsh kingdom.
While the rest of the Five targets were high-profile individuals in the army, therefore they were protected, and while the plan of his accomplice was decent, Ravyn trusted his own plan more, so he was working on the goal to assassinate all seven targets or as many as he could on his own and reap the benefits.
Ravyn was assassinating the lieutenants and captains, all of them related to the given targets, and with the death count and his target strength growing by the day, it was bound to send alarm bells ringing through the camp.
Ravyn knew that the majority of his targeted individuals were bound to gather under a roof,and once they did, he was prepared to kill them, and that time came hours after he killed the seventh soldier.
'Five of the seven individuals came, and their deaths will give me around 1.8 million points, and the quest will give me around four million points,'
'It's regarding time I make some contribution to the team,' Ravyn thought as he made his way to the infirmary area.
Ravyn's previously invisible figure completely vanished once he entered the inner area of the infirmary as he used his best stealth skill, Hollow Meld, making his figure shift into the void of the space, becoming invisible and intangible for up to Sixty seconds.
Ravyn moved through all the barricades and security before entering a large, well-lit room with a single middle-aged man seated behind a desk reading a book, and by his side stood a cloaked figure like a statue.
Ravyn appeared behind them, looking at the two men with cold dark eyes as he uttered a few words in the silence of the void, taught by his master, before he picked up his chained sickles hanging from his back.
He appeared in the real space, his arms moving like a blur, slicing through the neck of the guard and the other sickle plunging into the head of the seated figure, with both sickles cloaked in a light yellowish toxin that acted the moment the sickle made contact with flesh.
In an instant, two high-stage Sixth Rank individuals were killed, not even so being given time to react, and the feat was nearly impossible to achieve by the same Rank assassin, let alone someone two Ranks lower than the two targets.
Ravyn didn't speak a word as he stared at the dimming eyes of the two men before he began to strip the man seated on the chair, taking his brown robe, the cloaths he wore, and the badge in molded in the image of a six eyes lion.
