Chapter 226: What… what was that?

Chapter 226: What… what was that?

No.

No.

No.

This couldn’t be happening.

It couldn’t.

Before she could process her grief, a shift in the air sent a violent shiver up her spine.

The assassins had recovered from their momentary hesitation.

And now, they moved.

This time, there was no mistake.

No distractions.

They were going to finish what they started.

The killing intent that filled the hall was suffocating.

Nnenna barely had time to react before A new presence arrived.

It was so sudden.

So silent.

So unnatural.

Yet the assassins, deadly, unshakable monsters, felt it immediately.

Their bodies tensed.

Their movements halted.

And then, they turned.

The moment their eyes locked onto the newcomer, their battle instincts screamed.

Something was very, very wrong.

The footsteps of the intruder were so light, so calculated, that they made almost no sound, as if the person’s feet weren’t even touching the ground.

And then, the figure emerged.

A shadow among shadows.

Clad entirely in black, a sleek scorpion emblem marked the stranger’s chest.

But there were no words.

No introduction.

No indication of whether they were man or woman.

Just, silence.

it was more

the assassins could even comprehend what was happening The figure

with tension

were masters of death,

the way their eyes flickered with hesitation, revealed an

They were afraid.

in black didn’t move for a

No battle stance.

No indication of preparation.

Just stillness.

relying on their years of training,

precision, they rushed in from all sides,

a display

were too

their enemy was too

process what was happening before

he was sent flying across the hall, slamming into a pillar with enough force to

spun, dodging a second assassin’s blade with inhuman

A horrific snap followed.

blade falling uselessly from his

Then, a kick.

throat, and

hesitated for less

a second was too

The figure blurred.

Vanished.

Then reappeared.

the

knife, was driven into his shoulder with such precision that it pinned him to the ground without touching

and fifth

They failed.

both by the throat, and slammed their heads together so hard that the sickening crack of bone sent

only one

trembled, sweat

time in his career, he dropped

took a single

The assassin flinched.

Another step.

fell to

One last step.

he collapsed, unconscious from

Twenty minutes.

That’s all it took.

elites among elites

single

single wasted

Just devastation.

royal hall was

queen, paralyzed, could only clutch her chest,

sword gripped so

barely ever unshakable, could only whisper, “What… what was that?” The commanders, men who had fought countless battles, stood with their mouths slightly open, unable to

one was more

her ribs as she stared

something familiar

The slim, toned build.

of their

The side profile.

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