Chapter 10: The Assassins
The dining cart stopped beside Su Xiao. A maid in a black round skirt placed the meal in front of him and even opened a bottle of wine.
"Sir, please enjoy."
The maid bowed respectfully and retreated toward the door of the meeting hall.
"Wait."
Su Xiao picked up the metal cup on the table and studied the maid with interest.
"Dance for me."
"What?"
The maid looked at Su Xiao in surprise, took a small step back, hesitated for a moment, then actually began to dance. She was surprisingly good at it.
Su Xiao was a bit puzzled. After thinking for a moment, he spoke:
"Take off your clothes."
"!"
The maid's body stiffened. After hesitating for a moment, she first closed the door, then actually began to undress.
"Stop," Su Xiao waved his hand and said, "Get out."
"Huh?"
The maid, who had already removed the upper part of her dress, revealing large areas of fair skin, looked at Su Xiao. She had originally thought she was about to be "taken advantage of," after all, it was common for the manor lord to fancy a maid.
The maid, whose worldview had been forcibly refreshed, pushed the dining cart, occasionally glancing back at Su Xiao. Her gaze clearly said, "You're not going to take advantage of me? I wouldn't have refused. My half-hearted resistance earlier was just to add some spice."
Su Xiao didn't touch the food on the table. He had originally thought that an old fox like Bloomer would make a move at night after suffering such a loss during the day. So he had been waiting in the meeting hall, only to be greeted by a maid. And that maid was just an ordinary maid.
"Did I guess wrong?"
Just as Su Xiao was about to stand up, another knock came from the door. Surprisingly, another maid pushed a dining cart into the room.
This maid wore silver earrings and had an ordinary appearance, at least far inferior to the soft girl from before, but she wore the same clothes and had a much slimmer figure.
The new maid glanced at the food on the conference table, then at the dining cart in front of her.
"Lord Kukulin, your extra meal has arrived."
The new maid seemed a bit embarrassed, standing at the door pushing the dining cart.
"Oh, bring it over."
Su Xiao exhaled a puff of blue smoke and flicked away the cigarette butt.
The wheels of the dining cart creaked. When it was still a few meters away from Su Xiao, the maid kicked the cart, using it as cover as she lunged at Su Xiao.
Clang~
The long blade was drawn. Three slash marks appeared on the dining cart mid-air.
Crack, crack, crack...
Silver spikes shot through the dining cart, heading straight for Su Xiao's face and chest.
A blue afterimage flashed. The maid immediately twisted her body, her waist soft and flexible, as the Banishment blade barely grazed past her ear.
Rip! The clothes were torn by the long blade, and a shallow cut appeared on the maid's abdomen.
'Blade Path Sword: Extreme'
A black blade aura shot out from the blade, instantly appearing in front of the maid's neck.
Silver fluid surged. With a whoosh, the black blade aura sliced through the maid's neck, and she dissolved into a pool of silver fluid.
Bang! The maid fell onto the conference table, blood spurting from her throat. She covered her blood-soaked throat with one hand, cursing Bloomer's entire family in her heart. This wasn't a transcendent? Bullshit!
Blood dripped onto the conference table. The silver fluid climbed up the maid's right arm, quickly flowing to her neck and abdomen to seal the wounds.
The maid's gaze swept forward, searching for Su Xiao's whereabouts.
Crack! The Banishment blade pierced through the conference table, sending wood chips flying, and shot straight toward the maid's chin. She tilted her head back to dodge.
Thud.
The long blade pierced through flesh. The blood-stained tip emerged from the conference table.
The maid looked down at her chest. A long blade had already pierced through it, stabbing through her still-beating heart. Unbeknownst to her, Su Xiao was already standing behind her.
"If I die, we die together..."
Blood dripped from the corner of the maid's mouth. The next moment, all strength left her body, and she fell to her knees on the conference table with a thud.
Su Xiao stepped on the maid's back shoulder with one foot, pulled the long blade from the flesh, and sliced off her head with a single stroke.
[You have killed Flesh Feast·Man.]
[Flesh Feast·Man is a Transcendent (Stage 4). Obtained 0.5% World Source. Current World Source: 0.5%.]
[Your talent 'Soul Devourer' has been activated. Permanently increases Mana Points by 24.]
...
Clearly, the transcendent beings in this world didn't have a very detailed power system. Their abilities were too diverse to be easily classified into precise ranks. According to Reincarnation Paradise's classification, Flesh Feast·Man's strength was at the Fourth Stage.
Just as Su Xiao beheaded Flesh Feast·Man, the wooden table beneath his feet suddenly dropped a section, and broken planks popped up.
Crack, crack...
Cracks appeared on the glass window. A mass of humanoid black mist shattered the glass and rushed straight at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao stood still. Seeing this, the black mist paused mid-air before still surging toward him.
Zzzt~
Pale blue electric arcs flashed. A scream came from within the black mist. The long blade thrust forward, piercing the head of a middle-aged man.
Su Xiao flicked the Dragon-Slaying Flash. The corpse smacked against the corner of the wall with a wet sound. This assassin was even weaker than Flesh Feast·Man, yielding only 0.2% World Source. According to Reincarnation Paradise's assessment, this was also a Stage 4 transcendent.
Hum! A gray-black energy blade shot toward him. Su Xiao held the long blade horizontally in front of him. The blade edge collided with the energy blade, which was over four meters in diameter. Wood chips flew from beneath his feet.
Two arms wrapped around Su Xiao's neck, pulling him into a soft embrace.
"Sleep, sleep peacefully in mother's arms."
A woman with long black hair and a gentle demeanor held Su Xiao.
Thud!
The Banishment blade pierced through the woman's left temple and emerged from the right, trailing a wisp of blood and brain matter. Her arms slid off Su Xiao's shoulders.
The gray-black energy blade appeared again, this time directly in front of Su Xiao's neck.
Ding!
Su Xiao's head tilted back slightly. A pale blue crystal layer formed around his neck.
Su Xiao stomped on the conference table beneath him. Wood chips flew up. He kicked sideways, sending a piece of wood flying, which struck a transparent figure.
The long blade flipped in Su Xiao's hand. He reversed his grip and stabbed downward through the wooden table. Just as an assassin's head emerged from the floor below, the blade pierced toward his crown.
The assassin desperately tilted his head and leaned back. The blade stabbed into the floorboard in front of him. He breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, the blade reversed and slashed upward. The sharp Dragon-Slaying Flash directly sliced off half of the assassin's head. With its +13 enhancement, full gem sockets, and Epic quality, the Dragon-Slaying Flash was just that sharp.
D·Assassination appeared in Su Xiao's hand. He pulled the trigger repeatedly.
Pew, pew, pew...
Several large holes exploded in the wall, with drops of blood falling to the ground.
Clang~
The blade hummed softly. Su Xiao held the Dragon-Slaying Flash horizontally in front of him.
'Blood Shadow'
Su Xiao vanished from his spot. A head, its face full of shock, flew into the air.
A crystal layer formed on Su Xiao's left hand, wrapping up to his forearm. He tapped the ground with his finger.
Ding.
The sound spread. Su Xiao looked toward the corner of the room.
Clang, clang, clang...
A large swath of blade aura shot out. A figure could be faintly seen, its eyes full of terror.
Su Xiao charged forward, his long blade swinging wide and fierce. He cut off half an arm in one clean stroke.
"Ah!"
The scream was cut short. The upper half of a body fell to the ground.
Su Xiao flicked the blood off his long blade, creating a semicircle on the floor. The meeting room was now littered with several corpses lying haphazardly.
...
In the Senate, inside Bloomer's bedroom, the old fox was pacing back and forth. He had sent out a total of 10 assassins, but even now, no news of the enemy's death had come back.