Chapter 42: Assassination Mission, Bronze Bear Breathing Technique

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Assassination Mission, Bronze Bear Breathing Technique

Roy didn’t ask any more questions and began browsing the other Excellent Level Inheritance Maps.

His luck was good; he found two Breathing Technique Inheritance Maps that suited his needs.

The Defense Type Bronze Bear Breathing Technique!

And the Constitution Type Giant Horned Rhinoceros Breathing Method!

"I’ll take these two!"

"Are there any missions worth 1,000 Contribution Points available right now?"

Roy handed the Inheritance Maps for the Bronze Bear Breathing Technique and the Giant Horned Rhinoceros Breathing Method to Sandru and asked quickly.

"There are three."

"One is in Yorkshire, and the other two are in Gel County."

Sandru took the Inheritance Maps and glanced at them casually.

"What’s the mission in Yorkshire?"

Roy continued to ask.

"Assassinate Webb, the second son of Count Rock Lion."

Sandru looked at Roy with a serious expression.

’What?’

Seeing the surprised look on Roy’s face, Sandru continued, "Speaking of which, this matter is somewhat related to you."

"How is it related to me?"

Roy asked with a frown.

"After you killed Jeremy, Count Rock Lion’s enemies realized that the Beluns Clan isn’t as strong as they appear on the surface."

"The Count offered a Baron’s Domain as a reward not just out of anger, but also to send a message to the outside world that the Beluns Clan is not to be trifled with."

"However, this move of his failed to deter his potential enemies."

"Besides Webb, Count Rock Lion himself and all of his sons are on the assassination list."

"If you’re interested, you could consider taking out Count Rock Lion himself as well."

"The reward for assassinating Count Rock Lion is 4,500 Contribution Points."

After speaking, Sandru watched Roy with great interest, awaiting his answer.

After thinking for a few seconds, Roy said slowly, "Forget about Count Rock Lion. He’s a Black Iron Great Knight, so he won’t be easy to kill."

"I’ll take the mission to assassinate Webb."

Although he hadn’t had much interaction with Webb, he knew Webb’s character was no better than Jeremy’s.

’Sons raised by the same father tend to have similar characters.’

Not only that, but Webb and Jeremy were also full-blooded brothers, born of the same father and mother.

If there was any difference, it was that Webb was relatively more low-key.

But that was only normal.

After all, when Jeremy was still alive, Webb was only the second-in-line heir. He couldn’t afford to be as high-profile as Jeremy.

"Bring back Webb’s head. That’s the client’s request," Sandru said slowly.

"Alright!"

"I’ll be back in an hour."

Without waiting for Sandru’s reply, Roy stood up and left the office.

In less than fifteen minutes, he arrived outside Rock Lion Castle.

After a moment’s thought, he retrieved his Dark Night Knight equipment from the Chaos Square and quickly put it on.

Mask, armor, Cross Sword!

Once fully equipped, he began to infiltrate Rock Lion Castle.

Compared to his first infiltration, the security at Rock Lion Castle had clearly been raised a level.

However, for Roy, who was already a Black Iron Great Knight, it still posed no difficulty.

Like a shadow, he deftly scaled the castle walls, avoided the eyes and ears of the guards, and swiftly entered the main keep.

After reaching the third floor of the keep, he stopped and turned toward the window where he had first met Catherine.

Soon, he was in front of the very window where his and Catherine’s acquaintance had begun with a fight.

Without any hesitation, he climbed out the window and began scaling the wall toward Catherine’s bedroom like a gecko.

The last time he was here, he hadn’t known that was Catherine’s bedroom.

Now, before assassinating Webb, he decided to first visit his only contact inside Rock Lion Castle to find out where Webb’s room was.

Although Webb hadn’t killed Catherine’s mother, it was obvious that Catherine wouldn’t have a good impression of him either.

Without much effort, he reached the outside of Catherine’s bedroom.

He didn’t just push open the window and go in. Instead, he peeked inside to check the situation in the bedroom.

’If Catherine isn’t here or is already asleep, there’s no need to go in.’

’If she’s awake, I can go in and ask her which room is Webb’s.’

Roy’s luck was good.

He spotted Catherine with just a single glance.

Although it was already late, Catherine was still awake, practicing her Breathing Technique in her bedroom.

Upon seeing Catherine, Roy raised his right hand and gently knocked on the window.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

The knocking sound wasn’t loud, but it immediately caught Catherine’s attention.

Without any hesitation, Catherine immediately stopped her Breathing Technique Cultivation, went to the window, opened it, and said to Roy, "Get in here, quickly."

"Alright!"

Roy immediately climbed inside.

Catherine stood at the window and checked the situation outside.

Only after confirming that Roy hadn’t attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers did she close the window.

"You took a mission from Sandru?" Catherine asked quickly.

Although she hadn’t accepted the missions to assassinate Count Rock Lion, Webb, and the others, she knew about them as soon as they were posted.

She had also considered whether to take these missions herself.

After some thought, she had dismissed the idea.

With her current strength, dealing with Webb and Nox wouldn’t be a problem.

The problem was, if she made a move, there was a high probability she would be exposed.

More importantly, she felt that Roy definitely wouldn’t pass up these missions.

"Yes, I took the mission to assassinate Webb. I came to ask you which room he’s in," Roy said, looking at Catherine with a calm expression.

Hearing his answer, Catherine sighed and said, "I thought you had taken the mission to assassinate Count Rock Lion."

"I know you want him dead, but now is not the right time to assassinate him," Roy replied.

With his current strength, he was absolutely confident he could kill Count Rock Lion in a one-on-one fight.

But it was obvious Count Rock Lion would never give him a fair one-on-one opportunity.

Besides, he didn’t want others to know that he had already advanced to become a Black Iron Great Knight.

Catherine was silent for a few seconds, then said slowly, "The seventh room to the left of my bedroom is Webb’s."

"There are also two High Tier Knights guarding his bedroom door."

"If you’re going to assassinate him, you must act fast. Take out those two High Tier Knights as quickly as possible."

"Otherwise, if they raise the alarm, you’ll be surrounded by more than ten High Tier Knights in less than a minute."

Now that he knew where Webb’s bedroom was, Roy said quickly, "Alright, I know what to do. If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving."

With that, he went to the window and pushed it open.

He checked the situation outside, and after confirming there were no patrolling soldiers or Official Knights nearby, he decisively climbed out and disappeared from Catherine’s sight.

Soon, he was back in the third-floor hallway.

Following the information Catherine provided, he easily found Webb’s bedroom.

Just as Catherine had said, two fully armed High Tier Knights were guarding the outside of Webb’s bedroom.

Standing at the corner of the hallway, he observed the two High Tier Knights for a moment before drawing his sword without any hesitation.

The next second, a white, flame-like Fighting Qi instantly enveloped his entire body. He pushed off his legs with explosive force, shooting toward the two High Tier Knights.

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