NOVEL NEXT chapter 7
7. assassination attempt (2)
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“What is it, nothing special than I thought?”
“I-I will…”
No, that’s because you guys are way beyond the student level.
Elijah thought so and looked around. Only moaning was coming from the gunmen spread out on the floor.
Looking at their skills, it is clear that they have lived on a knife for a long time, but it makes no sense to subdue these people at the academy student level.
‘Of course, there are people who can’t compare to that, but…’
I turned my gaze to the side with a wry smile, and on the other side, a human who had single-handedly knocked down the ships of the sheep that the rest had cleaned up was quietly retrieving the sword.
Even the other students, who had dealt with the assassins easily, showed a sense of awe mixed with fear when they looked this way.
It would be a very suitable reaction to someone who subdued this amount of people with an undrawn sword.
The best swordsman on the continent. Among them, Gongnyeo is praised as the greatest talent of all time.
The swordsmanship that such a human being unfolded was a realm of skill that even she, who had gone through all the battles before birth, could not help admiring.
‘How many people on the continent can even imitate that?’
Tristan-style swordsmanship is an advanced skill that is said to enter the realm of genius just by being able to imitate it. If you can handle it properly, it can truly destroy common sense with any weapon.
At least, it is said that even holding a stick can kill a person.
“…?”
And while thinking about that, Elijah’s vision suddenly caught something.
Elnor’s hand was shaking.
It was as if he was enduring something extremely.
From the point of view of an experienced inspector.
It’s like being in a state where you’re impatient because you ‘can’t kill’ the other person.
It looked like he was screaming with his whole body that he wanted to pull out his sword and kill anything.
“…”
As she was silent for a moment in the goose bumps, Elnor, noticing her gaze, hid her hand behind her back and opened her mouth.
“…it seems to have overpowered them all.”
There was a clear signal not to talk about what he had just seen, and Elijah decided to agree.
Because if I touched it in the current state, the sword would come flying to me to die for real.
“yes. I think all of these personnel can be handed over to the academy-“
Elijah, who was about to say that, cut off his voice.
It’s because I found a blue jewel shining on the body of an assassin who collapsed on the floor and groaned.
A magic tool for short-range communication. It’s something I’ve seen several times before when subjugating monsters.
In other words, it must mean that there are still humans in this building to send this ‘contact’ to, besides these guys.
“I’m not losing.”
She smiled bitterly and approached one of the assassins.
“Hey, are there any other dispatched personnel besides the humans here right now?”
“…”
As the assassin glared at her silently, Elijah laughed bitterly inwardly.
Yeah, there’s no easy answer-
-!
before I even finished thinking about it.
The assassin’s arm broke with a whooshing sound.
“…!”
Watching them scream silently gave me an idea of the amount of pain they were feeling.
Elijah looked around, dumbfounded, to see Elnor sighing and putting the sheath he had swung back on his belt.
“If you don’t tell me, next time I’ll break your neck.”
“…”
“Hmm. No. That just wasn’t appropriate.”
When Elnor said that, Elijah, who had been looking at him with a puzzled look, also smiled.
Yeah, but it’s kind of hard to say that out of the blue.
“If no one says anything, I’ll lay everyone’s head down.”
“…”
Silence fell heavily around.
It seemed like he was telling the truth in a calm manner, but thanks to that, the feeling that he was really going to do something like that would have been conveyed desperately to everyone.
It was the same when someone stuttered and opened his mouth in place of the assassin with a broken arm.
Elnor, who listened to the sentence that flowed out with a nervous look, soon nodded his head expressionlessly.
“Yes. Hasmeda of the current moon. An assassin who kills anyone and steals their form.”
Hearing those words, Elnor, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth after a while.
“That assassin, is he here with you?”
“What?”
“Answer the question. Are you in this building with you?”
“…I can’t tell you that now-“
The assassin who was trying to be so sarcastic stopped talking.
Probably everyone would if they realized that one of their arms was cut off by a sword.
It was what Elnor, who drew his sword in an instant, had done.
“Ah, oh oh oh-!”
While the assassin screamed and sprayed blood in all directions from the belated pain, Elnor did not even think about wiping the blood from his face and grabbed the other side by the collar.
Red eyes shone viciously in the dim surroundings.
“Is the assassin here?”
“Ah, ah, ah!”
“If you don’t answer, I’ll cut off another side.”
“Hey, there is! You said you came with me!”
Upon hearing that, Elnor slammed the screaming assassin to the ground.
Then, he became dumbfounded and ran out leaving all the students who were still standing still.
“Wait! What madness is this!”
Even simply breaking an arm and ‘threatening’ is like that, but pulling out a real sword and blowing the body away is a completely different matter.
Elnore’s appearance now is like.
As soon as he heard that there was a guy named Hasmed, his personality seemed to have completely changed.
Elnor sighed at Elijah’s question, who hurriedly caught up with him.
“Because I needed an answer urgently. Lives will be attached. There are first aid kits nearby.”
“…”
That said, I wonder where anyone would do such a thing without hesitation.
“What the hell is that for…!”
“You said you killed the other person and took their form. Then who would be the easiest target to target in this building right now?”
Elijah was speechless.
Come to think of it, there was one.
A human being who dared to separate from the crowd saying it was ‘necessary work’.
“…I hope so.”
Elijah said in a hard voice.
“Did he use himself as bait to lure the strongest opponent there?”
In fact, logically speaking, it is clearly conjecture.
You can’t even know that such an assassin is coming in the first place, and even if you know that after conceding a hundred times, why would you risk your own life to do such a dangerous thing-
-I like him quite a bit.
“…”
-If there is, there may be.
Now, it seems clear that this assassination attempt was aimed at Princess Tristan.
And it was evident that he agreed with Elnor, as he kept his mouth shut without answering.
“I’ll have to go there and check it out.”
“Why are you even doing that? What is the relationship between the two of you…?”
“…Didn’t you say that we were not in any relationship?”
Elnor said so.
“At least as far as I know.”
But, differently than before.
It was a voice that he couldn’t be sure of himself.
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In fact, no matter how much you think about Elfante Academy, it is hard to regard it as a normal educational institution.
The story that there are things that would never be in a normal school is already widespread among outsiders.
It is said that there are all kinds of ‘abnormal phenomena’ in the school itself because it is so old and mysterious place.
Secret rooms hidden here and there, ghosts that appear at certain times, and certain buildings that are said to contain legendary beasts…
And Hasmed was already familiar enough with those things.
He had heard more than a few thousand things, but it had been a long time since he had memorized them all.
Anyway, he is a professional assassin with quite a reputation in the industry. Even if you can’t even try this level, you won’t even deserve such a reputation.
therefore.
When he saw the translucent blue ‘membrane’ hanging over his arm, he couldn’t help but be astonished.
‘Soul of the Guardian…!’
A defensive barrier for the purpose of invulnerability. It has the effect of greatly reducing the power of the weapon wielded by the attacker within the specified range.
Although it is said to appear suddenly in some buildings, both the time and place are randomly famous barriers.
But why does this big joint stick out here?
While I was thinking that, the student in front of me approached me with a stick.
‘Foolish!’
Hasmed snorted and dropped the memory straight to the floor.
Even if there is a barrier that disables a weapon, a sufficiently trained assassin can become a weapon by itself. Even more, Hasmed has the skills to enter the top ranks among such assassins.
But what can you do with just a stick like that? Even more so, with the body of a weakling who has not trained a single combat skill?
I thought so.
Until you hit the first blow.
-!
-!!
A series of attacks like a storm that rages in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, Hasmed, who had been hit in the vital parts of his body, let out an uncontrollable scream from his mouth.
However, more than the physical pain, the psychological shock was hitting him.
‘I can’t even follow the track…!’
As an assassin who has risen to the highest level, there are few swordsmanship on the continent that even the origins of which he cannot understand.
Not to mention, if it was a swordsman who could exert this much power with an object that was not a real sword!
‘Tristan style swordsmanship!’
Why couldn’t I read the skills of a guy who could write something like this?
‘…!’
Suddenly, a realization struck his mind like lightning.
This guy, if what he thinks is right.
‘He was someone I shouldn’t have touched from the start…!’
Falling helplessly, Hasmed could barely think of such a thing.
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[The inspection was successful! ]
[ Attribute: Tristan-type swordsmanship proficiency increases. ]
“…”
what is this?
why so strong
I look at the fallen Hasmed with a puzzled look.
To be honest, even with Tristan style swordsmanship, my proficiency is only basic, so I didn’t expect much. I didn’t know that with just a couple of swings, I could put a guy the size of Hasmed down right away.
He’s still good at threading the mid-boss during the main quest, right?
That’s because he’s a level assassin who can work to some extent just by mentioning his name in the back world.
‘…how strong will it be if it grows to the end?’
I thought it would be strong because it’s the swordsmanship used by the final boss, but I didn’t expect it to be this strong.
In the first place, my plan was to just spend a moderate amount of time and then jump out to ask for help, right?
“…under. Right. Was it a lure from the beginning?”
So if the guy who collapsed in front of me was talking like this, I couldn’t help but panic.
What are you talking about?
“I don’t know how, but you definitely knew that the Guardian’s soul was working here. That must have been the reason why I chose the stick as my weapon from the beginning.”
That’s because it’s a game system.
Fighting with weapons is impossible at the ‘save points’ that exist in all buildings. That’s why I brought this guy here.
“And in order to use that method, did you lure me in by hiding your skills from the beginning? That’s why I purposely broke away from the group. To keep me away from Princess Tristan.”
“…”
not really.
Actually, I was going to drag it out for a while and run away to save it.
[Skill: A fatal attraction is activated! ]
[ The villain is in awe of your elaborate plans! ]
[ Rewards are added to the Gift tab! ]
“…”
what an elaborate plan.
Is it an elaborate plan to run away after a reasonable amount of time and cry out for help?
Has all the subtlety of the world died?
“What is your true identity, you bastard? Is he the one who was raised beforehand by the Duke of Tristan? Or an agent of the Imperial Central Intelligence Agency?”
“…”
This is a person who raised cows and farmed in a baron family.
“Looks like you have no intention of answering. good night. kill.”
“…I don’t intend to kill you.”
“You don’t kill me? Why?”
As if my words were quite shocking, Hasmed opened his eyes wide and asked back.
That’s why I don’t even want to kill.
‘In the first place…’
He is a member of the ‘Wanderer’, a criminal group that is the core of the third chapter in the scenario.
If you touch it carelessly, you don’t know what the main scenario will be, and it’s obvious that the wanderer will come to retaliate.
However.
‘I shouldn’t have said it straight away.’
So, come up with a suitable excuse.
What would you suggest as the best option…
Oh, yes.
“Spread the rumor. Don’t approach Princess Tristan. Even an assassin like you tried to touch it and almost died.”
I don’t know who this guy’s client is, but given that he had an accident like this during an academy event, there’s a good chance he’s not an ordinary crazy person.
Even if you fail this time, there is a high probability that you will try somehow again.
And, maybe that.
I will continue to accumulate Elnor’s ‘Corruption’ stack.
The odds of getting rid of the gray devil are getting higher and higher.
So, let’s try to block that kind of attempt at the source.
When it comes to Hasmed, he is still a well-known assassin. If this guy did something like that, wouldn’t the other guys be reluctant to accept requests?
“…”
At my words, Hasmed’s expression turned strange.
“What are you going to do if I don’t keep that promise? If we go back like this, can we aim for Princess Tristan again?”
Actually, I don’t think so.
If you think about what kind of guys the ‘Wanderers’ were in the original work, it’s definitely like that. They’re not the ones who won’t do what the person who saved their life told them to do.
Strangely enough, they are criminals who risk their lives for honor.
But let’s talk a little bit here.
“Let’s try again, then.”
smile and keep talking
“Because even then I will be guarding it.”
“…Is Princess Tristan that precious to you?”
“That’s right, what?”
It’s too hard to explain in detail, so let’s gloss over it in moderation.
I don’t know why, but you said that you were in awe of me, so if you say this, you’ll understand…
[Skill: A fatal charm activates! ]
[ The efficiency of the skill is very high! ]
[The villain’s liking is greatly increased! ]
[The villain’s liking is greatly increased! ]
[The villain’s crush rises like crazy! ]
[The villain’s crush…]
“…”
what is this
As soon as I finish talking, cold sweat pours out of the window that covers my eyes like crazy.
uh.
no way.
“…”
Turning my head slightly, I see Elnor, wide-eyed, at the end of the hallway.
It was clear that he had heard everything he had just said.
“…”
“…”
It’s a big deal.
I don’t know why, but I feel that way.
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