Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Assassinating Assassins
As darkness enveloped the whole city, Lu Zhen and the others went to their rooms to get some sleep or to cultivate. The noise in the city slowly died down. When it was completely silent, shadowy figures moved in the dark, they were so fast that if you saw them you'd think you're hallucinating. They soon reached their destination, it was the Inn where Lu Zhen was residing. They stood on top of the roof. It was pitch black outside, no one would see them even if they used binoculars.
"We have reached the target's resting place, third floor, second room on your right." said one of the assassins, they were using their divine thought to communicate. Divine thought is used to communicate secretly,it is commonly used by assassins or when there is a huge secret that one wants to talk about without grabbing any attention.
"No mistakes, we got a big client this time around, we might even be rewarded greatly if we manage to pull this off, plus, I heard that this Lu Zhen guy is pretty strong so there's no shame in killing him." Assassins don't love killing targets that are weaker than themselves, they don't feel satisfied after doing the job, they long to kill powerful targets and rise through the ranks in their organisations.
Just when they were about to make their moves, "Ouch..." one of the assassins cried inwards, "I was just bitten by something..." "Ouch..." another assassin cried. From two to three, four, five,...All ten assassins cried, saying that something had bitten them but they didn't put much thought into it. Just when they thought of completing their mission, they found out that their bodies weren't moving.
"What's happening...?" they were all confused by this turn of events. "Wait a minute, those stinging..." before one of the assassins could finish their sentence, a cold and deep voice rang in their ears, "I guess you've figured it out, at least you're not dumb." It was Lu Zhen of course. He couldn't be seen in this darkness but the assassins could see him clearly, they had undergone hellish training and seeing in the dark wasn't a difficulty for them.
He wore black robes that were fluttering in the wind, as well as his ink black hair, his looks were ordinary and his eyes were closed, he looked like a pretty normal person but the assassins were already sweating bullets.
"When did he...How is he..." the assassins had many questions on their minds like when did Lu Zhen arrive here, how did he know that they were here, fear was slowly creeping in their hearts, fear of this ordinary yet not so ordinary person. "Six eyed spider's paralytic poison." Lu Zhen spoke. This was the poison he used on them, although this spider was quite weak, its paralysis poison was top notch, definitely one of a kind.
"There's no antidote for this poison, for you of course. The stinging pain you just experienced, that was me attacking you. I'm sure you're wondering how I was able to attack all of you in a matter of seconds without you realising it. Credit goes to these little killers. " Lu Zhen said as he pointed to where they were standing, little red lights could suddenly be seen by the assassins, these lights numbered in hundreds, it was Lu Zhen's mosquitoes.
The assassins finally realised how Lu Zhen had poisoned them but they still had one question in their minds and as if Lu Zhen read their minds, "These mosquitoes are one of a kind you see, I used my blood to nourish and strengthen their bodies, I used my Soul Force to increase their intelligence and I made them absorb thousands of different kinds of poison. What I'm trying to say is that there's no poison that doesn't exist within their bodies." smiled Lu Zhen coldly.
It was now all clear to them, they had chosen the wrong target. This person was on a whole new level, an assassin more skilled than them,a monster in human form. "I guess that old geezer couldn't resist making a move. You're excellent assassins but you unfortunately chose me. I'll have to visit your boss after this." nonchalantly he said.
He then walked to one of the assassins and broke his neck, then went to the second one and also broke his neck, these assassins looked quite pitiful. Death was in front of them and they couldn't even run away from it, they couldn't even plead for their lives. This poison not only paralysed its target, it took away their voices so they couldn't speak or utter any sound.
The rest of the assassins minds went blank, they accepted their fates, Lu Zhen quickly dealt with them, after killing them, he turned them into orbs that he was going to use later, they were afterall in the King Realm albeit the first stage. He then sniffed at the air and disappeared shortly after.
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In a dark room, the cloaked person was sitting alone, this person seemed to be deep in thoughts. "They should have returned by now, this Lu Zhen must be pretty strong if he can last this long." muttered the person. The assassins sent should have returned by now and they were worried that something bad might have happened. Just as the person was thinking, the room suddenly shone with red lights, these red lights covered the entire room.
This amazed the person and before they could do anything, a man was already sitting opposite them.
"From your scent, you must be male." Lu Zhen spoke first. The cloaked figure was surprised by Lu Zhen's words, he had masked his scent to the point of not having any smell. It had taken him decades of hard work and the person in front of him could tell his gender from his almost non existent smell. "I'll keep this short. Stay within your limits if you want to live longer, you got that?"
The man wanted to reply 'Who the fuck do you think you are' but before these words got out from his mouth, he found himself being held by a powerful force, this force was so strong that he couldn't move a muscle. "You might think that I'm joking but there are no second chances, stay within your limits!" a cold gaze fell on him.
The minute he felt this gaze, he knew that one wrong mistake and he'd have fucked up. He couldn't speak so he nodded numerous times. "Good. As for that old geezer, tell him this... If he provokes me again then I don't mind taking his pathetic old life!" the cloaked figure nodded again. The red lights disappeared and Lu Zhen was also gone. It took some time before he could recover, "Just what type of monster did that old geezer provoke?!"