[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-city-of-desire-kingdom-building":3,"chapter-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-670":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","City of Desire [Kingdom Building]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1846840,2449,"Chapter 673: Silk and Steel I","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-670",670,"\u003Cp>Proofread by Thomas F\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Governor Knox\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fingers lightly touched Osward and Kruabar with the Governor's Blessing. It is an enhancement skill; it will enhance all their attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy is strong, from a very powerful organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Manor, one of the most powerful organizations on Mayhurst Island and the continent, with an Lv. 50 powerhouse leading it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, it's a heritage organisation. Older than the kingdom of the undead itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like inheritance skills, the skills of their predecessors are passed on within these organisations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their members are a cut above the regular assassins in classes, skills, and training. Making them extremely dangerous, I deactivated every skill I used and focused everything into Governor's Presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the Governor's Blessing, it is the only skill I could help with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this place, in the seat of my power. It becomes even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment passed, and she appeared in front of Kruabur out of thin air, with other Lv. 30 assassins appearing above Osward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They appeared in front of my bodyguards; they wanted to kill them first. Once they are dead, they will be free to kill me and every person here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they did, they launched their swift attacks. So much that they felt blurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially of the woman's attacking, Kruabar. I had doubts about him defending the attack, but to my surprise, he had brought his big shield, stopping the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprising her, he defended against the attack, while the other assassin dodged as the wind arcs approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They disappeared and appeared a moment later, exchanging places. The girl attacked Osward while the man attacked Kruabar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Osward immediately sent Earth Spears at the woman, but to my surprise, she dodged between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth Spear Hail is a Grade IV spell; it is hard to dodge this spell from meters away, but she dodged it from a meter away and went for Osward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shocked me and I wanted to call out Osward, but I was so panicked that I couldn't even bring out a word out of my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike me, Osward remained calm. Steel needles burst out of her staff, and behind them was a blast of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the assassin moved back and disappeared. At the exact moment, the other assassin disappeared as Kruabur defended against his attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You need to be calm, Governor,' a voice rang out in my mind. It was even, without panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Onaz standing beside me; I could not see even a hint of panic in the woman's eyes. Like always, her face is expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is right, I need to be calm. I cannot panic; it will only help the enemies and stop me from aiding my people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a deep breath, willing myself to be calm. It is hard, but I forced myself, before focusing on my skill, Governor's Presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence skills are powerful, with those belonging to the ruling class being the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole purpose of skill is to be suppressive, and its power is greatest in this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I concentrated on it, willed the skill to suppress the enemies while sparing the allies, just like Lord Silver had taught me, when he came here last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's hard to concentrate with assassins everywhere, with people panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards are experienced; they have put people in the corner and are now dealing with the assassins. Although only four assassins deal with them, the remaining six are after me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two most powerful are attacking my two bodyguards, while four assassins are fighting against the other guards surrounding me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I focused my skill on these ten, wanting to be as suppressed as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was able to focus, I could see the effects. It seemed to be affecting the assassins, except for the two who were attacking my bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and they continued the attacks, while my bodyguards defended me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time these assassins attack, I feel scared. They are coming very close, just a few inches more, and they would bring death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were attacking when suddenly, they did something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came at me instead of my guards. Directly toward me, as they did, Kruabur moved at speed, I hadn't thought he could, while Osward released several spells at once, pushing them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Osward and Kruabar are powerful, but they were also given special training, including dealing with the assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jon himself trained them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see anger flaring in her eyes as her attempts were thwarted. Feeling my gaze, she turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not too late, Miss Blava. You could still leave,\" I said to her. Looking directly into those pale grey eyes. \"You will not get that chance, once the reinforcement arrives,\" I added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never. I will not leave, till I kill you whores!\" she replied, looking at me and Onaz with vengeful eyes, before she disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just disappeared when the door began to ring loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards surrounding the city hall had arrived. The others, including the police commissioner, are coming. All we have to do is survive till then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two may be powerful, but even they wouldn't be able to deal with the coming numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blava Moor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck!' I heard the door and couldn't help, but curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards outside the city hall had arrived and were pushing to break down the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had locked the door and activated the Door Closed, along with Steel Chamber and a few other skills that others had activated, which would make it harder to break into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, given their numbers, we had at most a minute before they rushed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lv. 30 and others will arrive in two to two and a half minutes. I have to finish the whores before that, but they are making it difficult, more than we had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I hate fast casters!' cursed Bamis. Me too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are the most elite assassins; killing mages is most difficult for us. We do not fear the powerful mages, because we are fast enough to dodge their spells before burying our daggers into their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That become difficult, when we face against the fast casting mages like this bitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are fast; that is our strength. We are not more defensive than warriors; most assassins have weaker defenses. We could deal with the mages because we could avoid their spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It becomes harder with fast casters as they could launch spell after spell very fast, making it hard to dodge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Everyone, go all out!' I ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a command for the kill; so far, only two of us have been focused on killing, despite being unable to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were focused on keeping the enemies at bay so that they wouldn't disturb us. Their numbers are more than double ours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's less risky to hold them back than kill them, but now things have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have less than a minute to finish off our target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel others activating the skills, and I activated mine, the most powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dance of Silken Thorn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is my most powerful skill; the only one I inherited from the Night Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Lv. 30, one becomes a true member of Night Manor when they acquire the heritage skills. Most get two, but I only got one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one I got is one of the most powerful heritage skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is one that the Night Master has, but he got it at level 40, while I got it at level 30. It is a very powerful skill, but just as taxing; that is why I only use it when needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is time I use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to kill these whores and I will use my most powerful skill to do that. The skill that made me one of the sixteen shade cloaks of the Night Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating the skill, I appeared out of the shadows before the half-orc. The half-orc is good; he also has short-range speed skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their range is short, but they give a good burst of speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has also been trained to guard the charge against assassins. Just like that bloody mage and become a wall between whores and me, but now, that wall will crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My dagger moved toward him in Silent Rend and Swift Fang quickly, but he also moved quickly and pushed his shield toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This time, you will not!' I said as my blade reached his shield, when suddenly, it went over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the surprise, but he reacted fast. Moving only a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My dagger missed his neck and gave a deep cut across his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a little disappointing, but it didn't matter; he wasn't a target. I moved toward the target when I saw his sword coming toward me, very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surprised me, but I smiled, and the next moment, my dagger clashed gently against his sword, creating a melodic sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shook him, forcing him to take a step back. I used the counterforce, jumped over the blade smoothly, and moved toward the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to attack when I saw a spell before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought Bamil would keep her busy, but she was able to slip the spell toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is Stone Spikes, and there are tens of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't stop or retreat; I just adjusted my position with the Dance of Silken Thorn before moving my dagger, activating Flick Deflection and Swift Fang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang Clang Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My blade flashed and clashed against Stone Spikes, and I began to deflect them while I continued to move forward toward the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many of them, but my dagger is fast and deflected each spike after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I struggled with protective defence when I was young, but my brother taught me daily. He used to forgo his own training to train me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to get lashes for that, but he still would help me whenever I struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had suffered too much, and I wanted to pay him back for it, but these whores had killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I will kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only these two, but each and every one. Especially those two, they are not going to get a quick death; I will torture them till they regret what they did and beg for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even then, they will not get the mercy of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one of the stone spike deflected, lodging into the roof. as I appeared in front of the whore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is covered in defensive spells, but that was never a problem for me. Beside my dagger is an artifact; even without any skill, it could tear through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die whore,\" I said and swung my dagger toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I expected fear in her eyes, but there was none. Instead, there is a defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rage burned in my heart, and I pushed my dagger even faster toward her when something happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second whore appeared in front of her. It immediately brough shock and fear in the eyes of the first whore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to stop the attack; the second whore isn't important. Killing her would have been just the cherry on top, but seeing the fear appearing in eyes of the first, I moved to kill the second whore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is no suffering, then there is no meaning in killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the first whore will feel the hurt at the death of the second whore, then I will kill her. Let her feel a fraction of pain, I am in before killing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, my dagger reached her. Tearing through the defensive spells and skills around her, before reaching her chest and burying my dagger into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap the Patreon link below to unlock 20+ advanced chapters, or join Free to enjoy character art, maps, and more exclusive content!\u003C\u002Fp>",1991,"2026-06-09T06:55:04.513Z",1,"novelbin.me","032ecb8f7de295364b971b997811a15b9ec71739cd0150a8aa7e4d3f87f1c78f","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-671","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-669",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]