This assassin is upright

Chapter 315 Unleashing a Bloodbath (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Yu Zhun's voice echoed through the forest for a long time, plunging the entire forest into a deathly silence.

However, after waiting for a long time, no one showed up.

“Mr. [God of Slaughter], you don’t need to be so suspicious.” The dwarf wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and forced a smile. “There is no one else here, and I am indeed a recruiter of the Hall of Assassins.”

"Look, there's no one else here."

"Is that so?" Yu Zhun was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "Alright, perhaps I was indeed being paranoid."

The dwarf felt a slight sense of relief and was about to say something when a dagger, seemingly emerging from the depths of the underworld, pierced his chest.

"Ho..."

The dwarf spat out a mouthful of blood, opened his mouth but only made a sound like a broken bellows. He looked at Yu Zhun, who had a calm expression, in disbelief, and then fell heavily to the ground, completely losing his breath.

Without giving the dwarf a second glance, the gray-black energy, centered on Yu Zhun, swept indiscriminately in all directions. Countless leaves around him withered and fell at a visible speed the moment they touched the energy, and in the blink of an eye, the lush forest turned into a dead forest.

And those figures that had been hiding in the woods in various ways were suddenly exposed to Yu Zhun's eyes.

“You’ve made a lot of mistakes.”

Yu Zhun's voice echoed erratically through the forest. With a stomp of his foot, he appeared like a ghost beside the nearest assassin.

The effect of the [Netherworld Swift Blade] equipment is [Shadow Hunter]!
"First of all, you shouldn't have driven the birds and animals out of the forest."

“A normal forest shouldn’t look like this.”

"Pfft-"

With the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, the golden-clad assassin, who had been brought close by Yu Zhun, did not put up any decent resistance before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.

"Secondly..."

Yu Zhun's eyes flashed as he watched the group of assassins rushing towards him amidst their roars. His figure streaked across the void like a dark purple rainbow.

The effect of the [Netherworld Instant Blade] equipment is [Instant Blade]!
With screams of agony, the four assassins who were very close together on the path of displacement died instantly, their breaths gone.

“You shouldn’t have let the dwarf approach me; he’s too stupid.”

“I deliberately provoked him, but he still tried to recruit me despite it, which is not in line with the identity of the Hall of Assassins.”

As the sound faded, a gray domain instantly swept across the surroundings. All the assassins wielding various weapons and attacking Yu Zhun from all directions seemed to have their speed suddenly reduced to 0.5x, their movements instantly slowing down.

A glint flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes, and the light and shadow on the dagger intertwined in an instant.

[Peerless Sword Dance] Active effect, activated when switching weapons!

The effect of the [Netherworld Mourning Blade] is [Elegy]!
With his agility increasing by 200%, Yu Zhun's movements became so fast that they were difficult to discern with the naked eye. He moved like a shadow among countless assassins, accompanied by the continuous tolling of the death knell, as if the Grim Reaper had descended upon the world to reap lives.

terror, rage, regret, despair, disbelief…

Various emotions appeared in the eyes of the assassins, but from the moment Yu Zhun made his move, their lives had already come to a conclusion in a factual sense, and the ending was irreversible.

Ten seconds passed in the blink of an eye. As the duration of the equipment effect [Elegy] ended, Yu Zhun broke free from his previous state.

His speed was no longer imperceptible to the naked eye, but only one man, still trembling, could see Yu Zhun in the arena.

The others had all fallen into pools of blood.

Fifty? One hundred?
Yu Zhun didn't know how many he had killed, but that didn't matter anymore.

"Finally." Yu Zhun walked step by step toward the other person, watching him slump to the ground, a damp stain with a foul odor appearing in his crotch, looking down at him with indifferent eyes, as if staring at death.

"You shouldn't have come to me."

“Tell me, who told you to do this?”

"That way I can give you a quick death."

"It's...it's the Palace Master!!!" The man's voice was shrill with terror. "It was the Palace Master who ordered us all to take action!"

“Palace Master…” Yu Zhun’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Why would the master of the Assassin's Hall cause trouble for himself?

Or... is this related to the main storyline of the second job advancement trial?
"I will go find him." Yu Zhun said coldly, his dagger turning into a dark light as he swiftly severed the other man's throat.

Looking at the barren forest where there were no other living people, Yu Zhun shook his head slightly and turned back the way he came.

Incidentally, he also sensed Scarlett's location.

After confirming the other party's location, Yu Zhun raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had intended to use the other party to pinpoint the true coordinates of the Assassin's Hall.

嗏

Why is Scarlett walking back?

Judging by their speed, they should arrive in Jialing City tomorrow.

Why is she back?
Is it...

Yu Zhun thought of a certain possibility and couldn't help but shake his head.

This little girl is grateful for kindness.

Since that's the case, he should wait for the other party in Jialing City.
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"Faster, faster."

Scarlett kept her eyes closed and quickened her pace as much as she could, without stopping even though she was exhausted and aching all over.

Her master taught her that she should repay kindness.

But Scarlett didn't know how to repay Yu Zhun.

What she longed for seemed worthless in the other party's hands and could be discarded at will. The power she was so proud of was no match for the other party either, and could not even be of much help.

Now, she has finally found a way to repay the other party.

She needed to find Yu Zhun as quickly as possible and tell him the news that the Assassin's Hall had issued the Hall Master's decree.

No matter how strong Yu Zhun is, he could never be a match for the combined forces of so many assassins from the Assassin's Hall.

She had to make him run away before anyone else arrived!
At the edge of her vision, a small black dot was slowly growing larger, its outline gradually becoming clearer, transforming into the familiar shape that Scarlett knew.

It's Jialing City!

Yu Zhun, you must wait for me!

Scarlett gripped her weapon tightly, touched the soft armor she wore, and charged madly toward the city ahead.

Behind her, a middle-aged man trailed behind, his eyes filled with worry.

"This girl has gone mad." He shook his head slightly and sighed helplessly. "That's the Palace Master's order!"

Within the Hall of Assassins, those who defy the Hall Master's orders are equivalent to being hunted down by the Hall Master.

That's a dead end.

But that was his only disciple…

A conflicted look appeared in the middle-aged man's eyes. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, fine!"

"Give it a try!"

"If that guy named Yu Zhun can help me strengthen myself twenty times, the three of us might have a chance to break through the encirclement."

"By the way... how strong is a weapon that has been enhanced twenty times?"

The middle-aged man shook his head silently.

He was so excited that he forgot to ask Scarlett carefully.

With a stomp of his foot, the middle-aged man suddenly increased his speed, quickly chasing after Scarlett ahead.

Scarlett soon noticed the figure following her and looked surprised.

"master?!"

"What brings you here?" "I had no choice but to take in a stupid and stubborn apprentice. It's too late to regret it now." The middle-aged man sighed. "Let's go. I'll go see that big shot who can enhance twenty times."

Scarlett's eyes suddenly reddened, and she sniffed hard.

She understood what her mentor's decision meant.

"Thank you, Master."

As the two were talking, they had already crossed the city gate of Jialing City.

Suddenly, two hands were placed on Scarlett's and the middle-aged man's shoulders respectively, and at the same time, Yu Zhun's voice rang out, "Come this way."

"Yu Zhun!" Scarlett exclaimed with delight, and quickly walked into the deserted alleyway following the force transmitted through her palm.

The middle-aged man was startled, quite shocked by Yu Zhun's silent methods. He almost instinctively wanted to resist, but stopped after hearing Si Jia's words and silently followed beside her.

As they walked deeper into the alley, Yu Zhun finally revealed himself, turning to look at the middle-aged man. "What's your name?"

“Bi Changfeng, Sijia’s mentor.”

The middle-aged man spoke in a deep voice, "You're still in Jialing City? Do you know how dangerous your situation is?"

"You mean, the Palace Master's order?" Yu Zhun asked casually.

"You...you know?" Bi Changfeng was taken aback. "Then why are you still here?"

"Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by the powerful assassins of the Assassin's Hall?"

"If you're talking about the golden-clad assassins of the Assassin's Hall, they should all be wiped out by now," Yu Zhun said casually, yawning.

Bi Changfeng, the golden-clad assassin of the Assassin's Hall: "..."

Bi Changfeng rubbed his cheeks hard, looking at Yu Zhun in disbelief. "You mean, you killed all the golden-clad assassins who came?"

“It happened yesterday.” Yu Zhun nodded. “A dwarf approached me, saying he was a recruiter for the Assassin’s Hall.”

"By the way, do you guys know this person?"

“【Shadowless Ghost】Song Chang!” Bi Changfeng’s expression hardened.

This is the only dwarf in the entire Assassin's Guild.

Because of his short stature since childhood, he was ridiculed and his mentality became extremely twisted. However, he unexpectedly mastered a unique method of concealment that few people could master, making him a well-known figure among the golden-clad assassins of the Assassin's Hall.

It is said that he can easily hide wherever there is a shadow, killing people silently and invisibly, making him extremely terrifying.

"Shadowless Ghost?" Yu Zhun shook his head and smiled. "It doesn't sound like a good name."

"Anyway, this guy tricked me into thinking he was going to take me to the Assassin's Hall, but he ended up taking me to a forest."

"Hundreds of people were crouching there, ambushing me, and then I was killed instead."

Yu Zhun's words were casual and easygoing, but they struck Bi Changfeng with a profound shock.

After the Palace Master's decree is issued, it takes some time for it to spread. It is often first learned by high-level assassins, and then passed down level by level.

Therefore, the first to receive the Palace Master's order must have been the golden-clad assassin.

Bi Changfeng summoned Sijia back immediately upon receiving the message.

The other golden-clad assassins, calculating the timeline, also began plotting around that time, setting up a shocking assassination plot to hunt down Yu Zhun.

Bi Changfeng wasn't quite sure how they had planned it, but he was well aware of how terrifying it was to have over a hundred golden-clad assassins gathered together.

But at this moment, Yu Zhun was unharmed and even looked quite relaxed, so the fate of those more than one hundred golden-clad assassins seemed to be sealed.

Thinking of this, Bi Changfeng secretly wiped away a bead of cold sweat.

If it weren't for rescuing Scarlett, he might have already become one of those hundreds of people.
Scarlett, on the other side, was equally bewildered.

She had thought that no matter how strong Yu Zhun was, he couldn't possibly be stronger than the Assassin's Hall.

Therefore, she specially came to inform Yu Zhun, hoping that Yu Zhun could run away as soon as possible and avoid being besieged by those assassins.

As a result, Yu Zhun's few words directly caused her CPU to overheat.

The bad news was that she missed it; Yu Zhun had already encountered a powerful member of the Assassin's Hall.

Good news, Yu Zhun killed them all.

So, she made a wasted trip?

Thinking of this, Scarlett's expression suddenly became quite interesting. "Then...did I come all this way for nothing?"

"That's not entirely true." Yu Zhun chuckled, not revealing that he had planted a tracking device on her. "I'm still counting on you to take me to the Assassin's Hall's lair!"

"What...are you going there for?" Bi Changfeng asked with a serious expression, but he already had the answer in his heart as he asked the question.

As expected, Yu Zhun said with a smile, "Of course, we should go and have a good talk with that Palace Master."

"I haven't even had a chance to provoke him yet, and he dares to provoke me. If I don't teach him a lesson, people will think I'm easy to bully."

Bi Changfeng: "..."

Sure enough, this guy was no good person at all.

Should we take him to the Assassin's Hall?

Bi Changfeng was conflicted.

Given this guy's bloodthirstiness, if even the Hall Master is no match for him, the entire Assassin Hall might be completely destroyed and become history.

But from another perspective, he and Scarlett have already disobeyed the Lord's orders, the Assassin's Guild still exists, and they will not have a good outcome.

While Bi Changfeng was still hesitating, Sijia on the other side was much more straightforward, "No problem, let's go!"

Seeing his apprentice's swift defection, Bi Changfeng's lips twitched violently.

Okay, now he doesn't have to worry about it at all.

"Great." Yu Zhun chuckled and followed behind the master and apprentice, heading towards the Assassin's Hall.

"By the way, how was the soft armor I gave you?"

With his sharp eyes, he had already noticed Scarlett's exposed soft armor at the waist, hence the question.

"It's incredibly useful!" Scarlett's eyes lit up when she mentioned the soft armor. "I encountered several powerful magical beasts before, and if it weren't for it, I might have been seriously injured on the spot."

"What kind of equipment is this? Is it also enhanced twenty times?"

Yu Zhun smiled but remained silent.

He had previously suspected that if the world was really as he imagined, then the things that players could use, the people here could also use, which was equivalent to handing over the newer version's features to the older version.

Now it seems that it is indeed the case.

“We’re still a ways from the Assassin’s Hall. Let me get you another set of equipment.” Yu Zhun said, casually taking out a set of fully enhanced Lv60 legendary equipment from his backpack and tossing it to Si Jia.

That was a secondary piece of equipment he had prepared to deal with certain special situations, but since it was suitable for an assassin, it was naturally suitable for Scarlett as well.

"Huh? Do we have to change our weapons too?" Sijia couldn't help but ask when she saw that Yu Zhun had thrown over a dagger.

“That’s right, let’s replace your old junk.” Yu Zhun said casually.

Although he upgraded Scarlett's epic weapon to +20, its stats were still several times worse than a +25 legendary weapon.

These days, who still uses red weapons?

Scarlett: "..."

Twenty reinforcements... and scrap metal?
She no longer understood the world.

Bi Changfeng's lips twitched violently as he shamelessly leaned closer.

"Um... could you give me some scrap metal?"

(End of this chapter)