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.

so heavy, so chilling, it was more terrifying than the assassins

the assassins could even comprehend what was happening The figure came

with tension as the assassins

ordinary killers, they were masters of death, warriors

the way their eyes

They were afraid.

in black didn’t

No battle stance.

No indication of preparation.

Just stillness.

relying on their years of training,

rushed in from all sides, blades gleaming under the

a display

were

rather, their enemy was too

to process what was happening before a

a deep, sickening crack echoing through the air as he was sent flying across the hall, slamming into a pillar

react, the figure spun, dodging a second assassin’s blade with inhuman ease, grabbing his

A horrific snap followed.

assassin screamed, his blade falling uselessly

Then, a kick.

throat, and

hesitated for less

second was

The figure blurred.

Vanished.

Then reappeared.

the

his shoulder with such precision that it pinned him to the ground without touching anything

fifth assassins tried to

They failed.

slammed their heads together so

assassin, the only one left standing,

sweat rolling down

the first time in his

took a single

The assassin flinched.

Another step.

fell to

One last step.

collapsed, unconscious

Twenty minutes.

That’s all it took.

among elites

single

a single wasted

Just devastation.

entire royal

her chest, her

hands were shaking, his sword gripped so tightly that his knuckles had

unshakable, could only whisper, “What… what was that?” The commanders, men who had fought countless battles, stood

one was

against her ribs as she

something familiar

The slim, toned build.

of their

The side profile.

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