Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 413 Exposed
"How brave!"

Even as the roar still echoed inside and outside the house, Rean stomped his foot and flashed to the roof.

The basic skill of martial monks, "wall-climbing," which resembles the wall-scratching and roof-climbing scenes in martial arts movies, is actually just an instinct developed through extreme physical training.

Once the energy has fully erupted, the body has already planned its route in advance.

By continuously stepping on the wall, a person will naturally climb up.

"Go to hell."

A furious fist lashed out, and illusory ghosts materialized behind Rean.

Having lost the power of a paladin, Rean no longer needed to wield his sword.

With a light leap, the unarmored and unarmored warrior subconsciously used his innate weapon—his fist.

"boom!"

The furious punch sent the shadowy figure flying; even with superhuman strength exceeding twenty points, it was still a destructive force on par with giants.

With the added advantage of being a monk, this destructive power is no less than that of magical weapons.
"clatter!"

As blood dripped onto the roof, a long, curved blade blocked the fist.

The wound wasn't large, but the venom inside was extremely potent; Rean even felt his hand go numb.

"Secondary Restoration Spell".

With a snap of his fingers, Rean unleashed the power of the shepherd to neutralize the poison, and the pain restored his sanity.

The poison works quickly, but it's not very strong.

The two were very close; Rean could see those blood-red eyes.

The blessing of the heroic spirit increased his combat power, but it seems that the heroic spirit's volatile temper also makes it difficult for Rean to suppress his inner fighting impulse.

He silently observed his opponent, searching for weaknesses and gathering intelligence on him.

Being able to lurk right under one's nose is not a sign of weakness.
"Dark Elf!"

The figure under the shawl didn't reveal its face, but if the skin color under the leather armor could still be concealed, then the scimitar and poison that the dark elves loved most were far too obvious.

Of course, the most obvious and undeniable feature is his slender stature, which doesn't look like he's more than 1.5 meters tall.

The stronger the beastmen, the higher their level of evolution. Even if they don't become giants, they are still of average build. Dark elves, whose bodies do not evolve, are generally small.

"I am not."

The elfin voice is a universal language; the next moment, he or she instinctively covers their mouth, but it's already meaningless.

"boom!"

Rean unleashed another powerful punch, but missed his target. With his paladin abilities sealed and unable to use spells in close combat, he faced considerable difficulty against the great assassin.

The opponent did not attack; he used the scabbard as a shield to parry.

Rean was also somewhat hesitant; without the Demon-Slaying Slash and the Wallbreaker, his melee combat was somewhat lacking, unless he was willing to directly use a high-level dragon's roar to blow up his own home.
"Rean."

Suliman, who was floating, also came up. This terrain was not friendly to her, but her mental abilities already allowed her to teleport and drift for short distances.

At that moment, the assassin had already vanished into thin air.

Rean glanced at Sallyman, sighed, and jumped back on his own.

Hela's question, "Why won't you let me do it?" still echoed in her ears.

"He is not suitable to be left behind."

After confirming that he was a dark elf, Rean did not intend to go all out under these circumstances.

He didn't even want news of his attack to get out, if necessary.
"The first knight of Princess Dania, the chosen one of the Dark Elf gods, has been attacked. The murderer is a Dark Elf." At the moment the assassin denied being a Dark Elf, they both realized that it didn't matter whether the assassin came on his own, was sent by his own people, or was hired for a large sum of money. What mattered was the news of a conflict between two factions under Dania's command.

He must have been tricked, otherwise there's no reason why the target would be himself, and why only one powerful assassin would come.

"Judging from their appearance, they were probably hired and have a good grasp of the big picture. After I identified their ethnicity, they immediately rejected me."

If you really want to provoke conflict between the two sides, just show your faces and fight to the bitter end. It would be best to get as many witnesses as possible.

Who hired him? A high-ranking noble in the city? A church with whom they had a conflict? Dark elves vying for power in the underworld? Rean felt that these people probably all had a motive to kill him.

"We should find a high-ranking mage to set up a protective barrier."

Rean sighed; he had been a little careless.

Ordinary people don't actually need high-level security because they won't be shot in the street and have their ears or necks blown off.

However, if someone is a "political figure," or even a powerful lord with a knightly order under his command, a voice in the church, and a reputation and connections in the mage world, then using the same level of security as ordinary people is a disregard for their own life and the lives of those around them.

"It's not your problem, it's just that things are changing too fast. I'll send some security personnel over right away."

Sallyman comforted Rean, saying that it had only been a month or so, and the change in his status was too fast; it was normal not to have thought about this.

The main reason was that Rean previously felt his life was worthless, and there was no one else in his family besides him.
"Uh, it seems like there's really no need to rush."

There are really no weaklings in the family. Sallyman always has her own security detail and is quite strong. Hela is a dragonborn warrior of level seven or higher, and Lana is said to have already stepped into the realm of a great warrior.

"Wait, I don't know how to check job level; mine is the lowest."

He shook his head, ignoring the fact; some things needed to be dealt with immediately.

Rean took out a dark feather, placed it on a basin of water, and watched as the tip of the feather pointed northwest.

"The direction of the Glowing Zone."

Rean didn't think his punches, delivered by a level one monk, would have any effect, but at that moment, he had a "feather of ascension" hidden in his hand.

After throwing that punch, at the moment the curved blade collided with the fist, the feather that was flicked out by the technique hit the target from the opponent's perspective and should have already pierced the opponent's body.

If the fighting continues, Rean will turn it into an "unexploded bomb" to be detonated, but for now, it can also be used to guide the direction.

"It looks like we'll meet again later."

The fact that they didn't rush to leave the city already tells a lot.

Whether he goes back to his employer or has a local presence, it means this conflict is only just beginning.

"The possibility of a high-ranking nobleman has increased. Forget it, I won't consider it."

Rean felt that he didn't need to waste his brain cells anymore, but that didn't mean he wouldn't pursue the matter.

He contacted Dania directly and explained the situation. Dania would then go to the matriarchs and put pressure on them.

If it really is just a bunch of scattered mercenaries, Rean might see the unfortunate souls being brought over bound hand and foot in a couple of days. Even if it's not the real mercenaries, according to the Dark Elves' habits, they'll find a scapegoat.

According to the logic of the beneficiaries, it is actually unlikely that only the dark elves are the masterminds. However, considering the dark elves' neuroticism, arrogance, and the diversity of species within their race, it would be foolish to overestimate their rationality and intelligence.

"Have you been discovered?"

Seeing the feather spinning in place in the basin, Rean knew that it had probably already discovered the problem.

A highly skilled assassin. And this will become an important clue to his identity.

"The number of top professionals is always limited."

Rean felt that this was an unlucky guy who had been tricked, because of the mismatch of information that it was almost impossible for him to kill him. No matter how you looked at it, he had been tricked.

"Since it's a trap to set him up, it'll be hard to find the mastermind behind it. However, it's not difficult to take this opportunity to extort money from the dark elves, and Radiant City can also use this opportunity to teach these outsiders, the dark elves, a lesson."

(End of this chapter)