Chapter 438
Assassin Rankings (2)
âThe Call of Hades is not just any alchemy weapon, it is a weapon laced with poison. It doesnât matter what kind of poison, the victim cannot be cured!â
âOther people canât cure them but Master, you can, right? Master, please tell me you can?!â asked Tigress. She was so shaken by her fatherâs condition she had to ask him again.
âI canât help him now, the Call of Hades has spread across his body! If he hadnât moved when he was first hurt, I probably couldâve helped. Or if he forced the poison out of his system, the problem wouldnât be as severe!â Ye Lang shook his head.
The poison had already spread across his entire system after such a long time. The only way to cure a victim was to extract the poison, but how was it possible if it had already spread so much?
Not one alchemist would think they could do it, even the most famous alchemy prodigy in this world would only shake his head and apologise.
A regular person would die from the Call of Hades. An expert would be paralysed if he/she didnât die.
The Call of Hades was the ultimate weapon of murder. However, it required an extremely complex creation process and it was made of very rare materials. Very few people made it and had been long lost in history for no one alive now knew how to make it.
This weapon was the only one he had, maybe the only one in this world. If it wasnât for the fact that it was a mission that required a hundred percent success, he wouldnât have used such a precious weapon.
âI will kill you!â roared Tigress, her calmness exploding into a rage, completely changing into a different persona.
Tigress knew that no one in this mainland could save her father if Ye Lang couldnât. It was as if Ye Lang had announced her fatherâs death sentence.
âHehe, I donât feel like dying today so⊠Goodbye!â said the assassin with a chuckle though he was privately terrified for the atmosphere had turned eerie the moment Tigress exploded in rage.
However, he noticed something else that made him stop in his tracksâŠ
â??â Tigress noticed his odd reaction and also turned around to check. She stared as crystal slowly wrapped around her father and finally sealed him in it.
This was Ye Langâs doing, of course!
âThank goodness I still have a crystal seed with me! I canât save him now but it wonât be a problem if you give me some time!â Ye Lang said with a smile, obviously talking to Tigress.
Ye Lang couldnât help now but he could stop the chiefâs death and temporarily retain his life. He would definitely be able to save the chief if he was given enough time.
He already knew how. All he needed was time and one important ingredient which he didnât have with him now.
âWho are you?!â the assassin asked as he stared at Ye Lang. He couldnât believe that Ye Lang had a way to save the chief, that he had a crystal seed with him and could manipulate it so effortlessly.
Every part of that sentence proved that this human was no ordinary boy!
âYouâre so rude! Anyone knows you should first announce your name before you ask for the other personâs name! However, you donât have to tell me. I already know who you are so it isnât worth it for me to tell you mine!â Ye Lang spoke as he continued manipulating the crystal around the chief.
âYou know who I am? You lie!â scoffed the assassin.
No one cared about the assassin know for Tigress was already by Ye Langâs side. She only cared about her father now.
That was why the assassin was now speaking recklessly without a hint of caution.
âYouâre Shadow, ranked seventh in the list of top assassins in the mainland. Youâre also one of the members of the First Assassins group. Your group has one rule: the kill has to be performed once only. If the assassination fails, you give up and will not send another member!â
ââŠâ The assassin was silent. It was obvious Ye Lang was right.
âAlso, the First Assassins consists of nine people, all of them ranked among the top ten assassins of the mainland. However, the number one assassin is not in your team!â continued Ye Lang.
âHow are you so sure? How did you know Iâm Shadow?â frowned the assassin. These were all closely guarded secrets. Very few know of his code name, much less recognised him.
âYouâre the one who said you would only come once! Only a member of the First Assassins would do this. Your fighting capabilities show youâre a master fighter too, not many assassins are as capable as you are, they usually only specialise in hidden assassinations! Like the number one assassin⊠definitely not as good of a fighter as you- maybe not even fifty percent of your skills but has assassination techniques way, way better than yours.â
Ye Lang kept his crystal seed. âIf the number one assassin were here, the chief would have died without a question and we wouldnât have seen a shadow!â
ââŠâ The assassin was silent once again, the look in his eyes slowly changing. He couldnât hide the shock in his eyes.
âHow did you know? We donât even know much about the number one assassin, how would you know this person so well?â
Even the people of the world of assassins didnât know much about the number one assassin. They only knew this was the king of assassins and there wasnât a victim this assassin couldnât kill.
Ye Lang grinned. âYou want to know? Letâs exchange information then. Who sent you after our chief?â
âThatâs impossible, we would never betray our client! Itâs fine if you donât want to tell me. It doesnât matter if this was a success or a failure, I believe we will not meet again. I shall leave!â the assassin excused himself once again, about to leave.
âWait!â shouted Ye Lang.
âWhat now?â asked the assassin.
âI want to know how much the reward for killing the chief was! You can tell me this, right?â asked Ye Lang with a smile.
The assassin thought for a moment, then said, âFive hundred thousand gold coins!â
Five hundred thousand?!
The crowd gasped at the astronomical figure. They knew a reward like this was rare even in the assassinâs world.
It was no wonder this guy pulled out his precious Call of Hades for the job. The reward was worth the risk!
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