Chapter 746

Chapter 10 The Wretched Villainess Part 1

“Crack crack,” two sounds echoed. As团长Lodris was still pondering in his mind, he suddenly heard the muffled sound of bones cracking from the nearest knight. That sound made his heart tremble. He saw the girl directly twist the arms of her subordinates from behind, using an extremely violent and crude manner that completely contradicted her petite figure. She grabbed the back of the knight’s head wrapped in the helmet with her fingers, and forcefully smashed him onto the ground, “Bang!”

In the huge sound, small stones flew up, as if the entire stone house was trembling. The knight whose head was pressed to the ground flipped his legs backward, lifting the lower half of his body high up. His helmet had already been twisted out of shape by the girl’s delicate five fingers. His face seemed to be embedded in the cracked ground. All this happened too fast, within half a second… no, less than half a second. Even before the shock on团长Lodris’s face could fully show, the girl had already disappeared amidst the chaos.

“Aaaaahhh—”

“There’s an assassin!”

“Protect the团长!”

“Stop her… uh!”

Shouts, cries, knights roared in panic as they fought back. Halfway through the last sentence, the young girl suddenly appeared in front of the knight with his mouth wide open. Her small body leaped up and curled, her fist landed right on his face, making his face almost cave in. His facial bones shattered, teeth flew out, and he staggered backward for a long distance before falling down.

“Damn…”

In the chaotic scene, nearby knights raised their swords in anger and cursed, purple light glowed at the tips of their swords. However, just as the light began to rise, the girl had already flashed to his side. Without even looking, she swung her third punch, sending the knight flying. Before his feet had left the ground, she had already appeared on the other side, twisting the head of the fourth person and smashing him onto the ground like a heavy hammer. Then came the fifth, sixth…

The wind blew fiercely, her figure changed rapidly, the sound of “swish swish swish swish” filled the air.团长Lodris slowly stood up from his chair, his eyes gradually widening. All he could see were rapidly changing figures and scenes.

It was as if the cloak-wearing woman left several afterimages behind her, as if countless duplicates were crossing and weaving in the stone room, like a butterfly dancing among flowers. Every time she passed, knights groaned and were sent flying high. One after another, like scattering flowers, “Bang bang bang bang bang”, the sound of punches hitting armor echoed incessantly.

Three seconds, four seconds…

The man finally straightened up from the chair.

“That’s enough…”

He shouted, his deep pupils dilated, and the veins on his neck bulged: “I said, that’s enough—!!”

But it was too late when he said this.

Despite团长Lodris, the sudden change before his eyes, the whole process, was only the shock after he reacted, just

Just as he rose from his seat.

He still couldn’t quite comprehend how things had suddenly turned out this way.

The assassin who came forward was certainly powerful, but the warriors of the Sixth Knight Order were no pushovers either. Moreover, there was him. A little girl, no matter how formidable she might be, could not be that formidable. Could she take down three, five, or even everyone in this room? Up until now, Commander Rodolus had not been able to shake off such thoughts.

This was at the Port City.

The Port City was his territory. The entire beach had his two thousand strong defenses. Any person casually stepping out of this room, or the soldiers in the barracks reacting upon hearing the commotion, would make it impossible for her to escape, even if she had wings.

A small assassin…

Just a small assassin…

But it was precisely that small assassin who, right before his eyes, had instantaneously wiped out all the knights—more than twenty people—in an unbelievably astonishing manner. Not a single miracle was cast; they fell like wheat stalks under the assassin’s fierce assault.

Just as the man stood up and shouted “Enough,” the last remaining knight in the arena had already turned and fled toward the door, perhaps intending to seek reinforcements. But there would be no such opportunity. The girl suddenly flashed above his head, and with a whip-like kick, “whooshed” down. “Clang!” The knight’s helmet caved in, as if his neck had retreated into his chest cavity, blood spurting from his mouth and nose.

He even subconsciously ran a few more steps forward, but unable to reach the door, he stumbled and fell as if drunk, never to rise again.

Swish—

The wind howled, his vision blurred, and the girl wrapped in a cloak reappeared before Commander Rodolus, the hem of the cloak slowly falling from her back, spotless.

Five seconds.

Commander Rodolus had always been very sensitive to the passage of time. He instinctively calculated in his mind the time it took for the cloaked assassin to eliminate all the knights—about exactly five seconds.

After five seconds, in this room, apart from himself, there was no knight left standing.

None of those lying on the ground moaning either.

And tonight, everyone left in this room were his trusted subordinates—becoming a trusted subordinate required only two qualities: strength and loyalty.

These subordinates were once his pride.

But now, they died here without understanding why.

That female assassin…

Hadn’t even used the power of order.

Commander Rodolus opened his mouth. For the first time in many years, he felt somewhat speechless, outrage swelling almost beyond control, his mind in turmoil, his tongue seemingly tied, looking at the girl’s face hidden beneath the hood, unable to utter a word.

“Hey…”

The assassin seemed not to need him to say anything, clearing the venue in an instant. After such a shocking and intense display of skill, she appeared not to be the least bit tired, her breathing completely unruffled, as if she had casually disposed of a basket of trash. Her tone remained as indifferent as before: “What was that about a price again?”

“Let’s hear it again?”

“……”

Lord Rodericks’ face darkened, his fists clenched tightly by his sides, making a “crackling” sound. He gritted his teeth but still couldn’t speak.

The man had already sensed the murderous intent in her words.

If she wanted to…

She could crush him with a single hand.

“Hmm?”

The assassin continued: “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“……”

“If you’re not satisfied, we can fight here instead.”

“…State your identity.”

Lord Rodericks’ voice was dry and hoarse, like a raven’s caw. Finally, he managed to suppress all his complex emotions, and after a moment of calm, he felt he could speak calmly: “Someone like you wouldn’t be one of those profit-driven, sneaky nameless scoundrels. Just tell me your name, and we’ll consider ourselves acquainted.”

“Shalman.”

He thought the assassin would refuse to speak again, but this time, the response was quick and decisive, even more so than he had expected: “My name is Shalman, Shalman Joseph Adrien Mxuan Wind Tenth.”

“……”

Lord Rodericks was taken aback for a moment.

Then, he narrowed his eyes slightly: “Are you trying to trick me?”

“Believe it or not.”

I shrugged, not wanting to waste any more time: “Have your people withdraw from the docks. Yes, I don’t care about the tax on those merchant ships, nor do I have any interest in it. But I heard that the taxes are to revive Silgayan Southland, and the money will be used to rebuild the cities destroyed by war. I will verify this matter later…”

“……”

Hmph, quite defiant…

Never mind him.

“I hope you don’t make too many empty promises. Otherwise, who knows when, if I’m in a bad mood, I might come looking for you again. You seem like a cunning fellow, surely you understand where the line is drawn.”

With that said, without waiting for the man to respond, I waved my hand and turned to walk toward the sailmaster, whose eyes were wide with astonishment.

However, two steps later, I heard a deep, lion-like roar behind me: “…That’s it!?”

As if reminded by that voice, I stopped and turned back, gazing at the man’s fierce and bloodthirsty eyes that exuded authority. I scratched my cheek idly and said, “Oh, almost forgot something else.”

Then, I took a step and performed Moon Step.

Bang—