Chapter 32: Assassination!
After dealing with many affairs, Soren was also ready to set off for Arendelle. To deal with the Lord of Shadows, he must enlist the help of the Princess. Soren had long suspected that the Princess inherited the bloodline of the “Goddess of North Wind and Snow,” but there was no definitive news to confirm this. The Winter Girl had not yet appeared, and the true danger for the Princess was during the ‘Chaos of Ice and Snow,’ which had occurred in the later stages of the Saint’s Cataclysm. At this moment, bringing the Princess to the same side was beneficial for both, as she was continuously improving herself in battles against other deities.
Speaking of which, Soren’s sudden plan to strike against the Lord of Shadows was due to some other events that had taken place.
Time returned to a few days ago. Soren explored the God of the Hunt – Mara’s divine realm. This was an adventure that yielded very rich rewards. Soren not only gained a significant amount of Divinity Value and Divine Power Value but also accumulated over two million Killing Experience. Initially, he planned to leave after exploring part of it, as the second wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm was about to begin. However, he couldn’t bear to part with such abundant rewards, knowing that the realm of the God of Hunt was rapidly collapsing; if he left now, it might be destroyed by the next visit.
Thus, he ultimately decided to stroll around with the Avatar of Lady Silver Moon.
Not to mention other gains, the Killing Experience and Divinity Value alone were worth spending some time here. Additionally, much had been arranged for Modo City; even if Soren were not present, it should be able to withstand this crisis safely.
This delay took more than a day.
Both of them gained something, but by that time, the realm of the God of Hunt had shrunk considerably. Without the support of Divine Power, the divine realm was on the verge of accelerating collapse, and it seemed unlikely to gain anything else.
Soren then returned to the Material Plane with Lady Silver Moon.
It was during this moment when Soren and Lady Silver Moon left together, crossing through the barrier to the Material Plane, that they suddenly felt a force enveloping them. The nearby space was completely isolated.
“Be careful!”
“Be careful!”
Lady Silver Moon and Soren spoke almost simultaneously.
Immediately, a hint of divine brilliance appeared in Soren’s eyes. He activated the Divine Profession of Tracking, incorporating everything around them into his divine perception.
Everything seemed perfectly normal.
But that was precisely the strangest part because the absence of any signs of abnormality, despite Soren’s perception, only pointed to one thing: the traces had been erased by someone powerful.
Only Legendary-level Wanderers and Rangers could accomplish this. These erased traces were anomalies in themselves, prompting Soren to activate the Divine Profession of Tracking without hesitation.
In an instant!
Certain images flashed in his mind.
“Ah!”
A desperate scream followed as a half-elf adventurer was assassinated by a suddenly appearing dagger. The corpse was about five meters away from Soren, but now there was nothing there.
On the other side, an orc shaman was brutally slashed in the throat, the corpse approximately seven meters from Soren.
Then, just three meters to the side, an elf druid was pierced through the heart by a short sword. He hadn’t even reacted to what was happening.
— Death Replay!
This was Soren’s divine ability; the power of the Tracking profession combined with the Death Domain to replay the moment of death.
Almost all were one-hit kills!
Many adventurers had died here before Soren arrived, all killed by the top assassins, with many not realizing what happened at the moment of death.
“Someone is lying in ambush here!”
“High-level Legendary Assassin!… Assassin!… Capable of complete invisibility!… They don’t reveal themselves while attacking!…”
“Damn it!!!…”
“It’s the acolytes of the Lord of Shadows!…”
“The target is me?!”
Soren’s reaction and reasoning abilities were undoubtedly first-class. From these fragmented images, he immediately deduced the general course of events.
Assassins.
Followers of the Lord of Shadows.
They would never reveal themselves while sneaking or attacking, which was why Soren could not see any enemies; this was due to the divine power from the Lord of Shadows granting them the ability of “Permanent Invisibility.”
Damn!
Only the Lord of Shadows, who governs the Divine Profession of Shadows, could cultivate such followers. His target could not possibly be Lady Silver Moon beside him, so the only explanation was that he wanted to kill Soren. Soren was the God of Half-Elves and Wanderers, possessing the Shadow Domain, making him the Lord of Shadows’ most dangerous competitor.
Soren had killed the God of Hunt — Mara.
Therefore, the realm of the God of Hunt had fallen to the mortal world, and Soren was the most likely to enter it; clearly, the ambush was set by the other party at the exit of the main divine realm. They evidently aimed to eliminate Soren!
Now.
The most dangerous and uncertain point was whether the Lord of Shadows had personally come.
Deities are all afraid of death.
The Lord of Shadows may not dare to come in person to assassinate Soren, as the Lady of the Night had long wanted to gain the Divine Profession of Shadows.
He had always been a cautious deity.
………………
Almost inaudible sounds emerged.
As Soren and Lady Silver Moon discovered that the surrounding space was sealed and completely unable to use teleportation spells, sounds came from all directions, almost imperceptibly.
It was as if a gentle breeze had swept past!
“Assassins!”
Lady Silver Moon’s face suddenly furrowed, slowly saying: “These are the acolytes of the Lord of Shadows! I didn’t expect him to prepare to attack you so quickly!”
To repay Soren a favor, this goddess had once warned him.
The Lord of Shadows harbored killing intent toward Soren!
If it were just Soren alone, then the situation would be somewhat dangerous.
However, very fortunately, he had come out with Lady Silver Moon today, and these assassins clearly did not recognize her Avatar, mistaking her for Soren’s companion, who was also a very dangerous Legendary Spellcaster.
Then.
By normal reasoning, in the beginning of a battle, the assassins would definitely prioritize eliminating the most dangerous spellcaster!
This was a rule established over countless years.
Countless assassins have learned bloody lessons that ignoring those spellcasters would lead to many painful outcomes.
Therefore.
In the瞬间that battle erupted, Lady Silver Moon unexpectedly became the first target for these assassins.
In contrast, Soren faced only two or three enemies!
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