Chapter 437
Assassin Rankings (1)
âTai Ya, the eldest daughter of Mr Chief. Slave to humans since young sent back to the tribe at fourteen by her human master then spent years cultivating in the Valley of Ice and Wind. She previously showed off her skills at the mock war, speculated to have attained the Di Earth Level!â mused the assassin. This was what he knew about her.
âWhat I didnât expect was that youâre not a Di Level fighter but youâve already attained the Tian Heavenly Level! Not bad for a young girl like you in her twenties, it is something to be proud of! This is indeed a miracleâŠâ he continued calmly as if even a Tian level fighter was not a problem to him.
âTian level?!â gasped the crowd after listening to the assassinâs conclusion. They didnât know the adorable girl had already achieved such a level of mastery.
âI donât know who trained a miracle like you⊠Also, I wonder who your human master was. Why would they send a treasure like you back?â
âThatâs none of your business, you should focus here for I am about to KILL you!â said Tigress coldly. She had no time for small talk.
âYou want to kill me? You seem to be in such a hurry! Do you know there are sublevels within the Tian level? Youâre only at the first level, darlingâŠâ waved the assassin. This meant he was way beyond the first Tian level.
âSublevels? What are those?â Tigress scoffed then lunged quickly with her spear again. He was now trapped in a corner.
â?!â The assassin was caught in surprise again. He hadnât expected her fighting style to be so decisive, flawless too.
The flawlessness was what shocked him the most. He was aware that even his own fighting style had its weaknesses even if they were tiny.
âHaarghâŠâ
The assassin had no choice to block her spear with his longsword, putting all his strength into one direct slash and changing her spearâs direction. He had to pry the spear away to make space for his escape.
âSlash of a Thousand Armies!â Before the assassin could recover, Tigress swept her spear horizontally across the side of his torso!
The assassin did a backflip immediately to avoid the spear but that was not the end of Tigressâ attack.
The crowd and the assassin had not seen the spear being used in combat like this. She expertly switched from using one hand to two handsâŠ
Forehand to backhandâŠ
A twist here, a slash thereâŠ
All her moves using Tai Yaâs blade were unimaginable!
âBack-thrust!â
Tigress faked a move so the assassin would charge at her again, then immediately thrusting at his chest. He was shocked. Though he dodged in time, he was still hurt.
It had been many years since he had seen his own blood, these years only involved him watching other people bleed!
âNot bad! Sub levels are indeed not important! Miss Tai Ya, I now understand what you meant!â The assassin deliberately distanced himself far away from her then bandaged his injury at lightning speed. He smiled.
He had no intention to continue with the fight for there was no meaning to it. Staying longer would only endanger his own life.
This was what he learned from this fight too. Heâd always thought that levels and sub-levels were the keys to determining the outcome of a fight but he could barely dodge Tai Yaâs attacks and she was of a lower level them himself. The fight even ended with him being hurt!
âThis was what Master told me. Levels are meant to be a reference but they do not determine the outcome of a fight!â she said coldly. âAre you going to leave? Iâm not going to send you off if you are!â
â?! Are you not planning to chase me?â asked the assassin in surprise. He was sure it was obvious he intended to escape, yet he didnât expect Tigress to let him go just like that.
âWith your capabilities, it would be impossible to catch you! Master once said we shouldnât waste our efforts on a losing chase!â she said calmly.
âHaha, thatâs a good one! Miss Tai Ya, youâre a good kid and the Master you speak of sounds interesting too. We shall have a chat if we meet again! As for the chief, please accept the course of fate and do not blame meâŠâ The assassin smiled as he prepared to leave.
âWhat did you mean by that? My father will not die. I do not care how many of your men you send, I will defeat them all,â warned Tigress coldly.
He smiled. âDonât worry, we only attack once. There will not be a second time even if we fail! As for your father, he will certainly die becauseâŠâ
âHe has been poisoned with the Call of Hades!â interrupted a voice.
âThatâs right, itâs the best weapon in the world⊠Eh?! How did you know?â nodded the assassin but suddenly realised no one should know. It was a secret!
It had taken him too much effort to obtain the Call of Hades, very few people knew about it.
He turned towards the source of the voice and saw a human teenager and a human girl by his side. The two humans were now standing next to the chief.
At this moment, the tiger tribeâs chief was already lying on the ground, no longer as fierce as he was.
Who were these humans? Why were they here with the tiger tribe?
This human was obviously Ye Lang, whoâd been running over. When he arrived, he took one look at the chief and immediately rushed over to take his pulse.
âŠbecause Ye Lang knew an extremely powerful weapon was used against the chief!
âItâs so obvious, who wouldnât?â said Ye Lang casually.
âIf you know about the Call of Hades, then you would understand that his death would be certain!â the assassin regained his composure as he spoke calmly.
âYeah, it is likely he will die. I canât believe he didnât seek treatment, even using his douqi in a fight after he was injured. Thatâs suicide!â nodded Ye Lang.
âSo thatâs why youâre here, so the chief would not have time to seek treatment. You even forced him to attack you himself!â The guards now understood the assassin wasnât just here to kill the chief, he was working to drag time too.
âMaster, please save my father!â begged Tigress, panicking.
Before the assassin could speak, Ye Lang spoke first. âThat is impossible. Even the best miracle doctor in this world cannot cure a patient poisoned with the Call of Hades at this point!â
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