Chapter 456 - 128: Assassination_2

The shadow searching the training field couldn’t find Udi, and eventually left angrily, not even bothering to check the castle at the center of Manor.

"This guy even knows there’s engraved magic and Curse Spirit in the castle," Udi thought calmly.

Not going to the castle, probably not wanting to alert anyone.

In other words, this shadow will find another opportunity to kill him soon.

This also reminded Udi of the assassination attempt faced by the young Sid before Udi inhabited his body.

"Before I inhabited this body, they didn’t hold back on trying to kill me, but now that I’m here, they still want to assassinate me..." Udi sneered coldly, turning away and returning to the castle.

...

The next day, Cleia still hadn’t returned.

Just as well, Udi didn’t need to avoid her deliberately, wearing a black robe, he sped towards the nearby town.

Signs of Curse Spirit activity are often linked to humans, although it’s still uncertain, but it’s been the pattern since ancient times.

The greater the population, the more prosperous the area, the stronger the Curse Spirit that emerges.

Kagano Manor is just behind Wind Language Town, not far away.

Wind Language Town has a population of seventy to eighty thousand people; generally speaking, the strongest Curse Spirit emerging from such a place wouldn’t exceed Level 4.

In fact, the emergence of Level 5 Curse Spirits in the last month is countable on one hand.

"Cleia hasn’t come back this time, could it be a Level 4 Curse Spirit was born in Wind Language Town?" Udi, in his black robe, walked amidst the bustling town, using Curse Power to cover his eyes, looking around and sensing for Curse Spirits, pondering as well.

Most of Cleia’s outings are to handle Curse Spirits that have emerged or migrated to nearby areas.

It’s not just to maintain peace in Wind Language Town, but also for her own cultivation.

Therefore, the number of Curse Masters in every place is arranged reasonably.

If there are too few Curse Masters, Curse Spirits can’t be dealt with, leading to disasters.

If there are too many Curse Masters, it leads to unhealthy competition among them, with more people and less resources, slowing down cultivation speed and escalating conflicts between Curse Masters.

Before Kagano family migrated here, Wind Language Town’s only Curse Masters were Thorne Lex, the town’s administrator, and his son Gild Lex.

Judging by Thorne’s attitude towards Cleia, it’s not hard to deduce that Thorne is probably a Level 5 Curse Master, and likely not very strong compared to others at Level 5; as for his son, he’s probably not much stronger either.

In Udi’s eyes, his ’sister’ Cleia is a Level 5 Curse Master but should be one of the Top Level among them; otherwise, the disparity in strength compared to an Unranked Curse Master wouldn’t be so vast.

"Hm? Found it." As Udi searched for Curse Spirits, he suddenly paused; his Curse-covered eyes revealed a trace of grayish-white smoke while looking at a residential house.

This grayish-white smoke is invisible to ordinary people; only with Curse Power can it be seen.

His figure flickered, disappearing from view, and reappeared beneath the house.

"Samurai sir, who are you looking for?"

A tall, burly man walked out from the doorway, looking at Udi with vigilance.

It’s not because of the black robe Udi wore; many Samurai who train their bodies also like wearing hooded black robes in Wind Language Town. It’s mainly because of Udi’s sturdy physique and proximity to the man’s home.

Samurai, possessing strong vitality and physique, often take on jobs of eliminating Unranked Curse Spirits to lessen the burden on official Curse Masters.

Simply put, Samurai are the subordinates of Curse Masters.

However, in social standing, Samurai still reign above ordinary people. Because of this, some Samurai might commit wicked or prohibited acts using their power that surpasses ordinary humans.

This is evident from the burly man’s cautious yet respectful inquiry.

"There’s a Curse Spirit at your home," Udi stated calmly.

He didn’t wish to cause conflict.

Upon hearing this, the burly man’s face tightened, but he quickly realized his home was perfectly safe; how could there be a Curse Spirit?

He suddenly recalled similar incidents happening previously in Wind Language Town.

A Samurai once found a Curse Spirit in a wealthy man’s house, which frightened the wealthy man, prompting him to ask the Samurai to eliminate the Curse Spirit, but the Samurai made a despicable demand.

He wanted the wealthy man’s beautiful wife to accompany him in bed.

Back then, Wind Language Town had only one Samurai, and the administrator, being a Curse Master, wouldn’t intervene over such a trivial matter, so the wealthy man, fearing for his family’s life, reluctantly agreed to the Samurai’s demand.

As a result, after the farce ended, the Samurai claimed he removed the Curse Spirit and left; the next day, a passing Samurai heard about this incident, curiously visited the wealthy man’s house, but found no trace of Curse Power.

One must possess Curse Power to see Curse Spirits; although Samurai don’t have Curse Power, they can use Curse Tools created by Curse Masters to see Curse Spirits.

...Even with a significant power difference, an eliminated Curse Spirit leaves traces.

This indicated that the Samurai deceived ordinary people who couldn’t see Curse Spirits, with a lie.

The burly man’s mind conjured this speculation, heightening his vigilance, yet he still couldn’t afford to be disrespectful towards the Samurai in front; being reprimanded at best, killed at worst.

As protectors of the Kingdom’s stability and peace, Samurai and Curse Masters possess privileges far exceeding ordinary classes, especially Curse Masters, whose difference from others is akin to that between two species. To some ruthless Curse Master families, ordinary humans are no different from chickens, ducks, pigs, or dogs; sometimes, to eliminate one Curse Spirit, it might involve the deaths of hundreds or thousands of ordinary people.

"Samurai sir, my home is very safe; there’s no Curse Spirit...." the burly man forced a smile.

Udi quietly looked at him, squeezed out a small smile, "Then it doesn’t matter.."

Just as the burly man sighed in relief, he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

Udi didn’t spare him a glance, walking directly into the house.

On the second floor.

Udi locked eyes with a slightly corpulent woman; she wore thin garments, revealing her form.

However, Udi didn’t focus on her, instead narrowing his eyes at her shoulder.

A worm-like Curse Spirit with numerous tentacles, two meters long, appeared in Udi’s vision.

The worm-like Curse Spirit seemed to sense Udi could see it, baring its terrifying circle of serrated mouthparts at him.

"An Unranked Curse Spirit." Udi felt the aura on the Curse Spirit, confirming his suspicion.

Similar in tier to the Fire Curse Spirit he enslaved earlier, but judging by size and aura, this worm-like Curse Spirit appeared significantly stronger.

Even within the same tier, there can be vast differences in power.

Udi walked forward calmly; as the woman shut her eyes in terror, powerful vitality surged within him, and he slapped down.

Silently, a sharp scream emitted from the Curse Spirit.

The plump worm Curse Spirit was slapped away, tumbling several times in mid-air before landing.

Before the worm could react, a handsome face zoomed in close.

The face was filled with greed.

A large hand directly grabbed the worm Curse Spirit, coaxing it with weak Curse Power, attempting to enslave it.

Naturally, the worm Curse Spirit fiercely resisted.

Boom!

Udi’s heavy punch struck the worm Curse Spirit, the strong vitality power soaking into it, even if only one-tenth effective, causing a heart-wrenching cry.

"Why not willingly become my servant and partner?" Udi cruelly kept punching, nearly pulverizing the two-meter long, immensely fat worm Curse Spirit, and in its final throes, employed scant Curse Power to successfully enslave it.

With insufficient Curse Power, Udi’s pitifully meager Curse Power couldn’t directly forcefully enslave the Curse Spirit, even one that’s Unranked.

But it’s okay; when Curse Power falls short, rely on sheer force.