Chapter 272: The Basics Of Playing Hitman
Annan had activated his curse before exiting the secret passageâ âThe Last Work: Davidâ.
[TN: Title is a reference to stealth assassin game, Hitman.]
The one who entered the secret passage was a nine-year-old child, but the one who exited the secret passage was a kind middle-aged man with black hair, black eyes, and well-defined features.
ââŠThis height difference is too extreme.â
Annan felt somewhat dizzy when he had transformed into âGhirlandaio·David·Buonaroâ from Annanâs young body. He finally got used to it after taking two more steps in the secret passage.
Basically, Annan had to take some time to get used to this height level every time he used this curse before he could re-establish an accurate spatial and distal sense.
Annan came out from the garden corner and followed the path to the kitchen.
It wasnât because he was hungry but because someone had blown his cover when Annan and Kafni passed by earlier.
It was a young man with red curly hair and freckles.
When he saw Annan and Kafni passing by, he unreasonably revealed a killing intent towards them.
Annan and Kafni walked past as if nothing had happened at the time as if they didnât notice at all. Therefore, they wouldnât have alerted him.
Never mind Kafni, even with Annanâs Perception attribute, such killing intent would be as clear as a high beam from the headlights in the night within such distance.
An important piece of information was that Kafni did not know him. This meant that he wasnât part of the Noah Kingdomâs high-ranking officials, yet he could freely move around the kitchen.
The possibility that that person was from Austere-Winter Dukedom, on the other hand, was much smaller than this. Therefore, it could almost be said as none.
So from these details, Annan could conclude that there was a severe problem with the palaceâs security system.
Right now was clearly a critical moment. Not only was it the old kingâs birthday, but it was also the day the dukedom heir came to visit. Yet someone whom Kafni had never seen before was able to mingle in.
Annan had roamed openly using the facade of âDavidâ as a kind of test.
He wanted to see if someone would stop him.
He couldnât be mistaken as part of Noahâs higher-ups.
At this point in time, no one knows who âDavidâ was, except for Michelangelo.
Yet he somehow walked over here unobstructedly.
Those patrolling guards noticed Annan, but they just watched Annan with some vigilance. They didnât question Annanâs whereabouts but instead stopped talking and stood there, watching Annan leave without saying anything.
This security system was ridiculously loose.
Annan instead let out a sigh of relief.
This just proved another thing.
These royal bodyguards were not the direct power under the Rotten Man Church. However, they seemed to be instructed by someone not to intercept or question any strangers during a specific period.
Who is it then?
A suspect quickly appeared in Annanâs mind â the Third Prince, Philip Noah.
It was the man who tried to murder Don Juan Geraint and Captain Klausâs boss.
Does he have the authority to command the guards?
There were many speculations in Annanâs mind, and most of them were quickly disapproved.
At this time, Annan had arrived at the kitchen.
Following Kafniâs instructions, Annan speculated that the core of the ritual here should be in the kitchenâs basement.
He once again saw the sneaky red-haired man.
He was already standing at the kitchen door with his arms crossed, anxiously waiting for something.
Unexpectedly, this man who revealed a killing intent when he previously saw Annan and Kafni had instead seemed relieved when he saw David.
There was no hostility whatsoever.
Annan realized this and walked over to him calmly.
At this proximity, Annan could paralyze his movements with âSlothful Eyeâ at any time.
After Annan came to a halt, the man whispered, âWhy are you so late?
âTwo children passed by earlier. Canât talk, Iâm going off⊠Iâll leave the rest to you.â
âTwo children passed by⊠Are you sure everything here is okay?â Annan wavered and asked somewhat dissatisfyingly, following the manâs words.
He inquired on what the man himself had just mentioned. This could largely lower the other personâs guard. For example, if Annan had suddenly said, âOh right, by the wayâŠâ and changed the topic during their first meeting, the other person might suddenly become suspicious of Annan.
And with Annanâs outstanding acting and probing skills, the person only said impatiently, âItâs fine as long as they both didnât go in anyway⊠Go quickly. My mission here is done. Iâm leaving. If I donât leave now, I wonât be able to leave.â
Annan glanced at him and walked into the kitchen without saying anything.
Yet he had secretly come to a great realization.
At that moment, the many clues and fragments had connected with one another in Annanâs mind.
Thatâs right. The peculiarity that someone had instructed the bodyguards, Kafniâs mother who had gone missing, this suspicious manâs audacity to stand so openly in front of the kitchenâŠ
This could only mean one thing.
These Rotten Man believersâ Assuming that they were Rotten Man believers, their progress in infiltrating the Noah Kingdomâs upper class still wasnât considered too deep at this time.
To prevent the likelihood of the plan failing and being captured or betrayed, everyone only knew the content of their mission. Additionally, they didnât know each other nor each otherâs mission. They only handed over missions through the pre-agreed signals or other means.
There were many people in this kitchen, but they were all very busy insideâ there were many fish barrels at the door.
Annan glanced around.
He found that no one was looking in his direction, and no one even saw that he had entered the kitchen.
The kitchenâs basement was in front of him.
But he couldnât go in at this time.
The âNPCâ who completed the shift wouldnât suddenly disappear. If Annan had replaced someoneâs identity and completed the mission handover with this man, then Annan wouldnât be able to do much in the basement even if he was a few minutes earlier than that someone.
After all, time was limited.
These two people would most likely meet on the way.
Annan turned his head slightly and looked at the red-haired man who hadnât gone far.
In âDavidââs pupils, a fierce light appeared in a flash.
Without waiting for the red-haired man to leave, Annan followed behind him silently.
When he approached the man, Annan suddenly reached out and pressed on the manâs mouthâ his other hand was pressed against the back of the man, and his palm instantly turned blue-black.
[Chilling Touch]!
The man passed out before he had time to struggle or even make a sound. It seemed that he probably would never know who attacked him in the first place.
Annan simply threw him on his shoulders with ease and walked back in big steps. He opened a fish barrel and carelessly shoved the man into it. To prevent him from waking up halfway, Annan even punched the back of the manâs head heavily with his marble-like fist.
This way, he probably wouldnât be waking up so quickly.
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