Chapter 371: Assassination

Amidst the crowd, Karl was dressed as an ordinary adventurer, wearing a black cloak.

He looked at the figure on the carriage, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, a telepathic message arrived: "All is quiet on the Nine Prince's side for now."

Hearing this, Karl felt relieved.

In truth, he had come to Wangcheng mainly for the Flame Temple's Fierce Flame Fighter, the man by the Third Prince's side.

It was that man who had killed his wedded wife.

And this man would perhaps soon leave the Third Prince to lead a team to Slay the Nine Prince Lin.

This was his chance, the only chance to avenge his wife.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists tighter, yet he suppressed his anger to avoid being detected.

Then, his gaze fell upon the man who had collapsed on the ground, a trace of sympathy flashing in his eyes.

That unlucky fellow had offended the Third Prince; his end would not be good.

On the Third Prince's carriage, the coachman stepped down, holding a whip, looking fierce and menacing: "You're courting death."

As he spoke, he lashed out with his whip at the unlucky Commoner on the ground.

However, a sudden turn of events occurred.

In a situation no one had anticipated, the Commoner lying on the ground suddenly charged toward the carriage with lightning speed.

Stab!

Break!

"Kill!"

The Commoner on the ground was none other than Heiniu; he let out a loud shout and crashed straight into the carriage.

Boom!

In an instant, the carriage was torn to pieces.

As for the coachman, he had long since been smashed into fragments by the powerful impact.

"There is an Assassin." The Flame Temple's Fierce Flame Fighter's expression changed drastically.

He pulled the Third Prince tightly behind him.

The Third Prince's head was buzzing, his body feeling somewhat numb and sore; he regained his senses: "Kill him, quickly kill him, there is a heavy reward!"

Before him, Heiniu wore a look of murderous intent.

"People of the Flame Temple, Third Prince... you all deserve to die!"

He stepped forward and threw a punch.

A huge roaring sound suddenly echoed throughout the entire street.

The Fierce Flame Fighter stepped forward, blocking Heiniu's path; he looked wary and full of murderous intent: "Who are you!"

The Third Prince was also astonished, his mind constantly pondering who exactly wanted to kill him!

He was, after all, the Third Prince, one of the most powerful people in the Saya Kingdom.

No one dared to kill him at all.

Once exposed, the entire family would be wiped out.

Being able to dispatch a High-level Professional, and not just an ordinary High-level Professional, meant they were certainly no simple person.

"The one who kills you." Heiniu's words were like Gold, and he kept attacking rapidly.

At the same time, he was building up his momentum.

As a player, he feared no death.

During this time, besides killing monsters to level up, he had also been creating his own combat martial arts.

Among them, he had even received guidance from Lin Chao.

Therefore, Heiniu was able to unleash strength far exceeding his own, though of course... the price was quite high.

The crowd on the road had long since scattered.

Heiniu and the Fierce Flame Fighter stood together; Heiniu held the absolute advantage, and it would not be long before he could Slay the Fierce Flame Fighter.

Of course, his martial art was also building up momentum, and it was about to reach its Ultimate state.

The Third Prince watched this scene, feeling immensely worried.

Although his strength was not great, he had been baptized by the God of Song and possessed the strength of a mid-level professional.

He could see that in a little while, the Fierce Flame Fighter would undoubtedly be defeated.

Suddenly, a look of pleasant surprise flashed in the Third Prince's eyes: "Our people have arrived; you are doomed to die."

Just then, in the distance, five High-level Professionals were seen rushing toward this side.

These five High-level Professionals had only recently entered the High-Grade, and their strength was not very strong, but united together, plus the Fierce Flame Fighter, it was enough to easily Slay Heiniu.

These five people were originally the men the Fierce Flame Fighter had prepared to ambush and kill the Nine Prince together.

Seeing the newcomers, the Third Prince felt victory was in his grasp, and the Fierce Flame Fighter also smiled broadly: "Now, you cannot escape."

On a restaurant in the distance, Karl saw this scene, his expression changing again and again.

He had not expected the Fierce Flame Fighter to have prepared so many experts.

It seemed that he would have to return empty-handed after coming this time.

And that expert who was assassinating the Third Prince would likely not escape death either.

"Hurry and join forces, cripple his hands and legs, I want him taken alive!" Seeing the newcomers, the Third Prince was full of confidence and became arrogant again.

However, to everyone's surprise, Heiniu did not panic and remained calm.

He looked at the five people arriving, a Ghostly smile flashing in his eyes.

Self-Sacrifice!

He instantly unleashed a martial technique he had created himself after petitioning the Manager.

For living beings, this martial technique only has one chance to be used.

Because, this is a life-taking martial technique.

To use it is to surely see blood, and surely someone will die.

Therefore, very few people use this kind of martial technique.

Heiniu is different; he is a player, so he does not fear death.

Such a powerful martial technique, he does not fear using it.

Suddenly, an aura intense to the Ultimate degree swept through, and everyone present felt a dangerous aura.

The Fierce Flame Fighter's expression changed drastically: "Not good, run!"

However, it was too late.

At this moment, Heiniu transformed his own body into a weapon, like a heavy hammer, crashing directly forward.

Those five High-level Professionals hurriedly cast spells or defenses.

However, against Heiniu's must-kill martial technique, those defenses were as fragile as eggshells, shattering instantly.

Boom.

The spells vanished, the floor boiled, just like a bomb exploding.

Throughout the entire five-meter radius, there were broken bricks and debris everywhere.

The Third Prince's body had long since become fragments.

The five High-level Professionals beside him also perished under this strike.

Only the Fierce Flame Fighter still had a breath left, but how long this breath could last was unknown.

He looked at the unrecognizable corpse on the ground, his eyes filled with terror: "Devil!"

He could not understand.

The person who attacked before him had extremely high talent.

Such a person, if they proceeded step by step, might have been able to become a Legendary in ten years.

Such a person, trading life for life, to kill the Third Prince.

It is too... wasteful.

How much hatred must that organization have for the Third Prince?

To trade the death of a Legendary seed for the Third Prince.

"Cough, cough..." The Fierce Flame Fighter coughed once, and finally closed his eyes.

Heiniu's one strike of Self-Sacrifice must-kill technique slew the Third Prince and the six High-level Professionals in one fell swoop.

In the distance, Karl saw this scene, his heart shocked.

There was both the unexpected satisfaction of a great grudge being avenged, and also pity for that powerhouse who dared to slay the Third Prince.

Nearby, Kongwa looked at that attacker, a trace of surprise and doubt flashing in her eyes.

That person gave her a very familiar feeling, just like... the burly man beside the Nine Prince.

Could it be... this is impossible?

If it were true!

Kongwa's heart turned cold.

Is the Nine Prince this ruthless?

Is this still the merciful person who saved her younger sister back then?

Of course, this thought was only fleeting.

She understood that now, they people of the Arcane Empire should leave.

Otherwise, it would be easy to be implicated.

On the other side, on the street, countless professionals looked at the collapsed street, their eyes filled with shock.

Wangcheng... is about to have a major event.

Half an hour later.

Charlie's face revealed an excited expression: "Uncle Karl, is my cousin alright?"

The shock in Karl's heart had not yet fully dissipated: "Your cousin is fine, but..."

"But what?" Charlie asked anxiously.

"The Third Prince... is dead."

"What? The Third Prince is dead! How did he die?"

"On the road, an Assassin slew the Third Prince, and the five High-level Professionals beside the Third Prince were also slain!"

"Was it a Legendary who struck? Which Legendary?" Charlie was extremely excited.

To think a Legendary would strike against the Third Prince.

"It wasn't a Legendary, it was a High-level Professional; he traded his life for another's, slaying the Third Prince and the professionals beside him." Recalling the heaven-shaking strike of that Assassin from before, Karl still felt somewhat numb even now.

He felt that he would likely never be able to unleash such a terrifying strike in this life.

"He died, which tough guy was it?" Charlie felt some pity.

Because of the Flame Temple, and because of his cousin, he was also very hostile toward the Third Prince.

"I don't know him, I haven't seen him." Karl sighed inwardly.

If that person were still alive, he would definitely want to say a word of thanks to that person in person.

After all, that person helped him kill his enemy; he could be considered his benefactor.

"What a pity, I didn't get to see that person; in the future, I also want to become that kind of person." Charlie's heart was filled with admiration.

Three days later.

On the carriage, Kongwa looked at the burly man on the horned beast beside them, stealing a glance.

The burly man had strong perception and looked back: "Are there flowers on my face?"

"No... no..." Having been caught peeking, Kongwa felt a bit nervous.

She had seen this man before; he was the very man who stayed by the side of Nine Prince Lin.

Last night, when the envoys of their Arcane Empire were traveling, this man had joined their caravan.

Because of Nine Prince Lin, the Great Arcanist Kong Ping welcomed Heiniu very much.

However, seeing Heiniu, Kongwa was shocked beyond measure.

She had originally guessed in her heart that the person who had Slayed the Third Prince was Heiniu, who was by the side of the Nine Prince.

Heiniu had already died at the crime scene.

But now, Heiniu appeared alive and well before her.

She was a bit dazed, unable to understand.

Could it be that she had recognized the wrong person?

But this back, it really looked very similar.

"Why didn't you return to Koya City with the Nine Prince?" Kongwa changed the subject and asked.

"I came out to gain experience," Heiniu replied.

He had obtained that map from Lin Chao marked with Divine Creatures.

The Divine Creatures marked in the map were almost all within the Arcane Empire.

Therefore, he chose to head to the Arcane Empire to hunt those Divine Creatures.

His goal had always been to become Legendary, to achieve Divinity, and then... head to the Abyss to find Norma.

"I am also quite interested in the Arcane Empire, so I'm taking the opportunity to go and see it," Heiniu added.

Indeed, compared to those kingdoms that worshipped gods, he felt the Arcane Empire was more like the ideal nation in his heart.

"You also have no faith and don't like gods?" Hearing this, Kongwa was a bit excited.

People outside the Arcane Empire mostly had faith.

"I have no faith," Heiniu said truthfully, "but... I like gods."

He certainly liked gods, because he wanted to become a god.

Heiniu's answer made Kongwa quite surprised.

She was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"By the way, I might leave for a while tomorrow night. It just so happens that we will pass by a valley where there is a monster I need to Slay," Heiniu said.

"A monster?" Kongwa was slightly stunned.

Gaining experience by Slaying monsters?

She was a bit puzzled.

This kind of experience might hone combat skills, but it also carried great danger.

A moment of carelessness could lead to one's fall.

"Do you need our help?" Kongwa asked anyway.

They had established trade relations with Prince Lin.

Prince Lin was also her benefactor.

She would still look after Prince Lin's subordinates.

"No need," Heiniu replied.

The two ended their conversation and fell into silence.

Kongwa continued to sit on the carriage, glancing at Heiniu from time to time.

For some reason, the more she looked at Heiniu, the more she felt he was the person she had seen that day.

Driven by an impulse, she asked: "Heiniu, do you know that the Third Prince of the Shaya Kingdom was assassinated a few days ago?"

"Oh? Is that so? I am not aware of it," Heiniu answered simply.

Time passed quickly.

Lin Chao brought Ye Di back to Koya City.

Beside him, the face of Yibei, the disciple of the Great Arcanist Kong Ping, showed signs of fatigue.

"Nine Prince, can you take me to the Star Sand mine?"

He had followed Lin Chao to Koya City precisely to mine Star Sand.

"Naturally, I can," Lin Chao said, "The Star Sand mine is not in the city; it is over at... Tieshi Mountain."

Koya City actually had a lot of Star Sand.

But this kind of thing was rarely mined.

Currently, there was only one Star Sand mine near Tieshi Mountain, and it was only being mined because Lin Chao needed to build Golem Puppets.

"Sorry to trouble you, Nine Prince," Yibei cupped his hands.

Before coming, his master had instructed him to be extremely respectful to Prince Lin.

"It is nothing. We will take the Cloud Carriage and can reach Iron Stone City immediately.

There is a Star Sand mine there," Lin Chao said slowly.

"Iron Stone City?" Yibei was slightly stunned.

Wasn't there only Koya City here?

The Koya City before his eyes was backward and ignorant, matching his perception of the Shaya Kingdom.

"I have established a city near Tieshi Mountain," Lin Chao explained.

"Building a city?" Yibei finally began to size up Lin Chao seriously, "His Highness the Nine Prince has quite the grand ambition."

Building a city is not something an ordinary person can accomplish.

Even a Legendary would find it very difficult to do.

He guessed in his heart that the city-building Prince Lin spoke of was likely just a small-scale affair—building a fortress, constructing a few houses, and letting laborers live there.

He sat in the Cloud Carriage, heading toward Iron Stone City.

Suddenly, a clanging sound came, very loud and resonant.

Yibei was slightly stunned: "What is happening?"

He pulled back the curtain and looked down toward the ground.

A look of shock appeared on his face: "Golem Puppets!"

Within his field of vision, more than a dozen Golem Puppets, each like a giant, were moving stones.

As a person from the Arcane Empire, he was more than familiar with Golem Puppets.

The Golem Puppets before him were extremely similar to those of the Arcane Empire, though there were quite a few differences in their appearance.

No... these puppets seemed to have greater strength and were also more agile.

"Some time ago, the Kunan Orc Tribe invaded; I obtained some Golem Puppet blueprints from them and built some Golem Puppets, which are just right for building the city." Lin Chao looked at the ground, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

In the time he had been away, the construction of the entire Iron Stone City had already begun to take shape.

It could be seen that there were already some residential areas.

If one ignored the massive noise of construction, the nobles in Koya City who were loyal to Lin Chao could already move in.

"These Golem Puppets are different from the ones I have seen," Yibei said, his voice somewhat complex.

"I made some slight modifications to the blueprints."

"Modifications?" Yibei looked at Lin Chao again, "Your Highness... if you were to join the Arcane Empire, in time, you would surely become a Great Arcanist."

Modifying blueprints is something only a Great Arcanist can do.

Or, an Arcanist with a profound understanding of Arcane arts could do it.

Prince Lin's talent is truly terrifying.

Moreover, the massive city on the ground and the small hills that had been leveled all spoke to the fact that Prince Lin was not just playing around; he was truly building a city.

Yibei stood by the window, observing the ground through it the entire time.

The more he looked, the more surprised and amazed he became.

On the ground, one could see thousands of acres of fertile fields.

Even though winter had arrived, there were still green crops.

It was evident that Prince Lin had used many Mages to cast spells on the crops.

It was evident that Prince Lin valued the livelihood of the people.

Aside from the Goddess of Agriculture, those noble priests and high-and-mighty Mages would never use their spells on the fields of commoners.

Furthermore, the rows of houses looked even more refined and orderly than the houses in the Arcane Empire, giving Yibei the feeling of having returned to the Arcane City.

And at this moment, a glimmer of light suddenly radiated from Lin Chao's eyes.

Heiniu... had slain a Divine Creature!

(End of this chapter)