They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

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.

heavy, so chilling, it

before the assassins could even comprehend what was happening The figure

with tension as the

were not ordinary killers, they were masters of death, warriors who

something in their stance, something in the way their eyes flickered with hesitation, revealed

They were afraid.

didn’t move for

No battle stance.

No indication of preparation.

Just stillness.

on their years of training, attacked

all sides, blades gleaming under the dim palace

were flawless, a display of pure,

They were too

enemy was too

had time to process what was happening before a

half, a deep, sickening crack echoing through the air as he was sent flying across the hall, slamming into a pillar with enough force to shatter

figure spun, dodging a second assassin’s

A horrific snap followed.

his blade falling uselessly from

Then, a kick.

throat, and

remaining four hesitated for less

second was

The figure blurred.

Vanished.

Then reappeared.

the third

before a knife, his own knife, was driven into his shoulder with such precision that it

fifth assassins tried

They failed.

and slammed their heads together so hard that the sickening crack of bone

only one left

trembled, sweat

for the first time in his

took a

The assassin flinched.

Another step.

to his

One last step.

unconscious from pure, unfiltered

Twenty minutes.

That’s all it took.

elites among elites

a single unnecessary

a single

Just devastation.

entire royal

clutch her chest, her breath

sword gripped so

that?” The commanders, men who had fought countless battles, stood with their mouths slightly open, unable to comprehend

no one was more affected

as she stared at

something

The slim, toned build.

fluidity of their

The side profile.