Chapter 92

Chapter 92 \nChapter 92\n

Nearly all of the bandits had been dealt with . What was left was one man who’d stayed out of the fight the entire time .  

 

 

“Dark Mist . ”

 

The name of the organization responsible for the assassination attempt on Laptiricia-sama . The group above Enjuu . As I knocked out Leif, I heard that name muttered . The resting area was once again enveloped in a thick dark mist . I couldn’t even see beyond a few meters .

 

[～～～～、～～～～、Dark Eye]

 

I didn’t know what it was exactly, but I was pretty sure that it was some sort of magic judging by the chant . When I finally heard the name of the spell, I realized it was a spell to see through the darkness or night . In Response, I also switched to my FLIR-mode to confirm the location of my target .  

 

The man was no longer where he was before he casted Dark Mist . I simply couldn’t find him . There was no one when I looked . I didn’t pick up any movement or sound, neither was there a dot on the map . Did he escape? Just when I thought that, I could hear the faint sound of air being sliced from behind .

 

A cold shiver ran up my spine, and I slid-jump forward . I looked back mid-slide . He was there, silently coming after me .  

 

“You can actually dodge me? It’s been a while since anyone could avoid my backstab while Dark Mist and Shadowrun are in effect . ”

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The voice sounded young, clear and high pitched . But at the same time, it was cold .  

 

 

“ ‘Shadowrun’ huh…”

 

Of course I didn’t know what that was . But it was probably some sort of skill . A stealth movement to be exact . Was that a shortsword in his hand? I saw cold blue streaks extending from his hand . It was hard to judge while in FLIR mode . All I see was the outlines of the and it made CQB hard . The blue streak suddenly changed to red, signifying an increase in temperature . The heat coming from that short sword had somehow become a sort of beam saber .  

 

“Kuh!”

 

I twisted my body to avoid the blade . I readied the welrod and took aim after I found my footing—

 

“Not here?!”

 

Again with the ‘Shadowrun’, the man had disappeared again . Before I could find him again…

 

[～～、～～～、～～、Dark Flame]

 

Right as I heard the voice, a plume of jet black flame burst up behind, engulfing me . I did a slide-jump to escape the flames and discard my burning overcoat in the process . I was able to grab a tomahawk with my left hand . I wasn’t able to retrieve any magazines, however . They were stashed in the inner pockets . The overcoat burned, showing up as bright particles in my vision . And with that, the magazines were gone… I only had eight rounds inside the welrod .\n 

 

“Even that couldn’t catch you . You are more capable than rumoured, ‘Black Mask’ . ”

 

“You know me, but I don’t know you; isn’t that unfair?”

 

“Would an assassin introduce themselves to their target?”

 

“Fair enough . ”

 

I couldn’t afford to take my eyes off this man . He was silent and fast . If I allowed him to get behind me, I was done . Right after our short exchange, I threw the tomahawk at him . While at the same time I also positioned the welrod’s crosshair on him .  

 

[～～～、～～、～～, Dark Hole]

 

At first, I thought he’d use his dagger to deflect or physically decade . However, he instead responded with some sort of defensive magic . A large circle with no heat signature appeared before him, sucking the tomahawk in . A thrown tomahawk was pretty much a long ranged attack, just like a shooting arrow . Judging that, shooting now wouldn’t do any good . So I decided to attempt a melee .

 

I had the electric baton hanging on my hip, but I deemed that it was better to leave my left hand free . I never tried to dual wield a baton and a tonfa before, so I didn’t know what kind of movement the CQC system would dish out . In this situation, such an unpredictable move could be my last .

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Since coming to this world, this was the first wound I’d taken . And ironically, it was not inflicted by his sword . It was my own tomahawk that’d disappeared in the previous black hole . My right hand, cut below the elbow, fell into the black hole alongside the welrod . With my line of sight diverted, I wasn’t able to react to the assassin’s next move .

 

I felt a sudden sharp pain come from below my armpit . It was accompanied by an unpleasant sound… Did my ribs break? Either way, the attack sent me rolling on the ground . Just when my body came to a stop, and I laid on my back, I felt something heavy pressed against my stomach .   The assassin had mounted me, sitting on my belly as he began to strangle me with hsi hands .  

 

“Did you think I wouldn’t use magic there? This is it, the trash that’s been an obstacle to our dominance . Along with those vixens, I’ll send you forth to the evil god . ”

 

With a short sword in his hand, he stabbed my chest . Since he used his left hand to do so, it was embedded into my right side .  

“Guu!”

 

“No use to struggle—” 

 

“When you meet the evil god, do tell him this – It’s his fault for dropping me in this world!”

 

“What—!”

 

In my desperation, I pointed my finger right at his face . An invisible shield deployed instantly . The CBS was like a thin film, deploying some inches from my hand; where his head was . It was cut in half .