[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress":3,"chapter-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-152":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Evolution: From Little Devil to Devil Empress",{"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},1079822,1395,"Chapter 152: King of Knights [8] - Hesitation","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Liora’s tense mind relaxed a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, she had seen the path forward. Now all that she needed to do was keep walking in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted to the Lavender Knight Technique as she picked it up and quickly flipped through its pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to take a better look at its accompanying skills. Most importantly, she wanted to take a look at the Amethyst Swordfall, the skill that the Marquis had tried to perform before his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, her actions paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flicker, her body teleported to the rooftop, and she lowered her eyes, looking into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes fell on a blurry figure that was walking silently in the middle of the night. The figure blended into the surrounding darkness, like a trained assassin ready to strike at their target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its footsteps were steady yet nimble, dashing forward and approaching a nearby building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After it reached it, the figure stood below an open window and turned its head, inspecting its surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it made sure that there was no one nearby, it leaped into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor’s face was expressionless beneath the silver mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she wandered through the darkness, she soon arrived in front of her target’s residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscles of her legs tensed as she pushed against the ground, launching herself up and leaping into the building through the open window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she landed, she rolled on the floor, relieving the remaining momentum in her body and keeping her actions mostly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising to her feet, Eleanor observed her surroundings as her ears perked up, listening to the sounds around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, she noticed the complete lack of any noise in the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, everyone—including the servants—was asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was within her expectations. In fact, it was the reason why she had chosen to come here so late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor showed a surprising sense of familiarity with the building as she wandered through the rooms and the long corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, she arrived at a closed wooden door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood that this was the room where her target was currently sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching to the left side of her waist, Eleanor slowly unsheathed a short dagger before slowly opening the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she stepped inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior was luxurious, with precious furniture scattered throughout, as well as elegant paintings hanging on each of its four walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Eleanor paid no heed to this. She didn’t stop to admire them and sigh at the luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were fully focused on the figure of the man lying on top of the king-sized bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had short black hair and a handsome face, and was currently sleeping with his eyes shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was Alex, the son of her Uncle Roger and Eleanor’s target. Beside him slept a beautiful woman, his partner, whom he had recently married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the couple sleeping carelessly, Eleanor’s eyes turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She approached the bed while making sure that her actions didn’t produce any sound, only stopping when she stood right beside Alex’s sleeping figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, her right hand moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger’s sharp edge shone brightly as it whistled through the air, aiming directly at the left side of Alex’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intuition of Knight Apprentices was already strong, much less that of True Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dagger approached him and his life was soon to be in danger, Alex’s eyes suddenly opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the sharp light approaching him and seeing the shadowy figure beside him, he was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he reacted very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand moved beneath his pillow and grabbed the hidden sword, which he then waved towards his attacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Eleanor struck first, the difference in the length between the two weapons meant that the two attacks would land at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Alex could be certain that the assassin would defend themselves rather than continue their attack and end up injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the sword coming in her direction, Eleanor didn’t retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, her grip on the dagger grew even firmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Alex’s astonished gaze, the dagger’s trajectory continued, and the two blows soon landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword strike hit the assassin’s waist and dug deep into their skin, only stopping once it came into contact with the bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a price, his heart had been pierced by the dagger’s sharp tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until his final moments, Alex didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What hatred did he and the assassin share that they would go to such lengths—even being seriously injured—all in order to kill him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aah! An assassin! Murder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment after Alex took his last breath, a horrified scream cut through the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm blood had splattered everywhere and had fallen on his wife’s face, waking her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her husband dying in front of her and being unable to do anything, the woman couldn’t help but scream for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sudden shout jolted Eleanor, who was overwhelmed by the pain in her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting her gaze to the horrified woman, her eyes flashed with hesitation. But very quickly, this hesitation vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping closer, she raised the dagger before bringing it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the noise in the room faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was silent, and no one had discovered the death of the couple just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Eleanor left their residence, she didn’t return to her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she silently made her way towards the mansion’s infirmary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still bloody, she walked through the corridors and arrived at her destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she sat beside an unconscious middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her Uncle, Roger, who had been seriously injured during the battle with the Holy Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had ended up like this because he wanted to win some time for her brother and Eleanor to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling this, Eleanor’s hand clasping the dagger relaxed a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, she couldn’t help but stare at Roger sleeping beside her, his figure reflected in her blue eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard for her to make a decision. Though Roger had watched her grow up, it was a fact that the two now stood in opposite sides.\u003C\u002Fp>",1024,"2026-06-03T10:39:03.947Z",1,"novelbin.me","db0a3f4d3a302c2b050de815a8a3eef0a2ae3fad02d24ecd243b57acd72a07f1","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-153","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-151",482,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-cover.jpg"]