Eternal Thief

Chapter 1198: A Painful Interview!

A vast mountain range lay north of the Spirit Inferno Domain. At this moment, a black- cloaked figure flashed past the trees, his cloak tattered and filled with warm blood. It was clear that this person was running from someone or something.

“Just who the hell is that crazy lunatic, and why can’t I get rid of him!?!” A husky voice cursed in frustration with a hint of deep fear.

At this moment, the cloaked figure seemed to sense something, as all the fine hair on his body stood with a deep sense of fear. A runic crystal appeared in his hand, and he instantly crushed

it!

The next moment, a barrier appeared around him. As the barrier manifested, multiple dark streaks appeared out of nowhere and directly shot toward him like lightning bolts.

The barrier trembled under the volley of the sharp bolts, and it managed to block most of them, but alas, there were too many. At this moment, the barrier instantly shattered, and those directly landed on the man’s body as he instantly let loose a shrill scream filled with gut-wrenching pain.

But strange, those black streaks didn’t land on any of his vital as if the attacker was deliberately avoiding them for some reason and didn’t want to kill him but just pulverize him.

The man lay on the group as blood gushed out from his body as he cried in pain. He knew he was no match for the other party, and at this moment, in front of him, a graceful figure adorned in black robes and hood above it appeared like a ghostly phantom.

Furthermore, another person was standing behind this hooded figure like a shadow.

The man suppressed his pain as he looked towards the hooded figure in front who had been chasing after him for three days. He didn’t think about it at first because of his arrogance, but now, he knew that the other party could’ve killed him on multiple occasions, yet he somehow managed to escape every time.

Only now did he realize that this person wanted him to feel hope while driving him to utter despair, even though he had never done something like this despite being a sadistic himself who found joy in other misery.

Yet, now he was feeling the same misery he had inflicted on countless people himself, even more so when he thought how he couldn’t even resist or fight back despite living for many years and being proficient in assassination techniques.

The other party seemed to be the bane of assassination techniques he knew, and no matter what he did, he was always discovered. At this moment, he finally lost all hope of running away. Still, he was unwilling to die in this place, especially meaninglessly, without knowing why this madman was after him.

The only reason he could think of was that his identity had been exposed, and this person was some revenger. Yet it seemed impossible since betraying the organization behind him was impossible, not to mention that he was very careful hiding his traces, which made him even more confused.

Furthermore, the other party’s carefree attitude humiliated him even more.

He clenched his teeth with hatred as he spat, “W-who are you!? Do you even know who I am, and what will happen to you if you kill me!? My sect will avenge me even if they have to chase you to the end of heaven!”

The hooded figure didn’t reply instantly as it raised its hand, and the next moment, that dark streak that was now stabbed deep into this man’s body suddenly retracted, making the man scream in pain.

All those dark streaks vanished into the hooded figure’s sleeve, and at this moment, it finally spoke for the first time in her crisp voice, “You are a 2-Star Fiend Assassin of the Fiend Assassin Guild branch of Spirit Inferno Domain, also the Vice Branch Guild Leader. Your code name is Blooded Fiend. You were going to the Southern Guardian Sect City’s Sutton Clan to investigate the sudden death of your blood puppets, right?”

Blooded Fiend’s eyes widened with shock when he heard the other party knew who he was and why he was in this place. This was completely unexpected yet frightening since he knew very few people knew his code name, and they were all part of the Fiend Assassin Guild.

“Who are you!? Are you an assassin of the Fiend Assassin Guild? Do you know that killing fellow members is punishable by death?” He asked again.

The hooded figure replied, “I’m not a part of the Fiend Assassin Guild. As for how I know who you are and how I track you down, consider them my unique abilities.”

Blooded Fiend was shocked by this unexpected answer, and he was perplexed now, “Why did you want to kill me? Do you want revenge?”

“You are not worthy of my revenge. If I wanted to kill you, you would’ve been dead without even being able to retaliate, and you know it better than anyone.” The hooded figure replied dismissively, “But what I want is to join the Fiend Assassin Guild, and I thought the easiest way would be to prove myself to the Vice Guild Leader. So, what do you think, do I qualify to join the Fiend Assassin Guild or do I have to find the Branch Guild Leader?”

Blooded Fiend, who had lived for over five thousand years, was rendered utterly speechless when he heard the reason for the other party to hunt him down for three straight days was to ‘prove’ herself.

“Y-y-y-you goddam lunatic!” He cursed in resentment and directly vomited blood in anger. At this moment, a dark interface suddenly opened in front of the hooded figure. She heard an emotionless voice speaking in her head, and her pitch-black eyes suddenly widened with shock and pleasant surprise.

This might be the most bloody and painful ‘interview’ for the ‘interviewer’ in the history of the Mortal Ascension Heaven!

In the Eastern Guardian Sect City, two cloaked figures were standing in an alleyway of the black market, and they were observing a ten-floor dark tower with crimson rune markings not far away from their position. This dark tower was none other than the branch of the Sea of

Secrets!

“Madam, although we found the Sea of Secrets, how do we join them? From what I gathered from the black market, the Sea of Secrets is an extraordinary place; they won’t allow just anyone to enter; they select their ‘guests’ on their own, and no one knows the criteria. Furthermore, almost everyone wanted to become their guests, even the AIG sect. They are too mysterious and hold unfathomable power.” A woman’s worried voice rang from one of the cloaked figures as she advised her ‘madam’ to drop this ridiculous plan.

The ‘madam,’ however, didn’t seem too worried about it at all as she nonchalantly chuckled and replied, “Others might not know their criteria for choosing their guests, but from ‘his’ words, it’s pretty clear they select talented and famous people who have the potential to bring him information. Although it’s vague, and there might be more to it, it’s still enough to know what they are after.

“But we are not here to become mere ‘guests,’ instead, we want to join the Sea of Secrets ranks. What we should be thinking about is how to become their member. Ever since I heard about them, I have known what my target is, and you know I like challenges like this.”

The next moment, the ‘madam’ turned around and started walking away from the alleyway, and the other woman quickly followed.

“Since they like gathering information, I need to prove my abilities. Hehe.” The madam giggled with anticipation in her voice as her golden eyes shone with excitement.

At this moment, an interface popped up in front of her as she heard the emotionless voice. She was startled before she clicked her tongue: “Even our mighty backer wants me to do the same. Now it’s even more interesting!”