Chapter 135: 135 Capture

Rapid Magic is a Level 3 Wind Attribute magic, originating from the Magic Core of a Storm Magic Wolf.

Although it is quite difficult for a Magician to master, for an Advanced Peak Mage with Luoning's super-grade Attribute Affinity, mastering it is not very difficult.

At this moment, under the enhancement of Rapid Magic, his speed has been greatly increased.

Luoning feels his body is unprecedentedly light; a slight step allows him to cover a distance of three to five meters, and in the blink of an eye, he is right in front of the assassin.

"Are you surprised?"

Luoning swings his sword, the extremely fast blade producing a whistling sound. On the Liuyan Sword, the Battle Qi differentiates into wind and fire attributes, and under their mutual superposition, the flames burn more and more intensely.

"This sword..."

The assassin's eyes catch the complex patterns on the blade of the Liuyan Sword, and his heart is slightly shocked. "This is not an ordinary sword; this is an Enchanted Weapon!"

Enchanted Weapons are the high-end of the high-end; a mere master craftsman capable of operating extraordinary materials simply cannot forge them.

Generally speaking, every Enchanted Weapon comes from the hands of a powerful Magician, just like rare Spell Scrolls.

The black-clad assassin really wants to curse right now.

The person he is here to assassinate not only possesses a Spell Scroll for Level 5 Protective Armor but also holds a covetous Enchanted Weapon in his hand. How many good things did Wushan Castle give this guy?

This Luoning is nowhere near an abandoned person; he is clearly a big tycoon.

He even begins to suspect whether Wushan Castle deliberately deprived Luoning of his inheritance rights.

"But even if he has an Enchanted Weapon, I am still one level higher than him."

The assassin knows he must decide the outcome as quickly as possible to extricate himself from this entanglement, and his return moves are almost completely unreserved.

The two's sword moves are continuous, and between the rotation of offense and defense, the aftermath generated by the collision of Battle Qi flies out from the fierce battle, bombarding the ground and leaving pits of various sizes.

The watching Servants scream one after another, panicking and hiding behind stone pillars and walls, secretly observing the battle in the courtyard.

Only today do they discover that the Lord's strength is actually this strong.

Luoning's moves are swift and fierce, his sword momentum becoming wilder like the wind. Relying on the enhancement of Rapid Magic, he flashes behind his opponent and thrusts his sword toward the opponent's spine.

But the opponent seems to have had a premonition, sidestepping to dodge the sword and taking the opportunity to turn and counterattack.

Such scenes have occurred many times, but Luoning seems to have gradually found his state in the battle; besides his swift offensive, he has also become increasingly proficient in neutralizing the opponent's powerful sword moves.

Looking at the other side, the black-clad assassin is like Leisen being suppressed by Ruidar, becoming increasingly stretched thin.

Assassins spend most of their time devoted to the way of assassination, emphasizing retreating immediately if a single strike fails; they cannot be said to be weak in close-quarters entanglement, but they are not particularly skilled at it either.

While the two are in the heat of battle, a figure darts into the battlefield rapidly, carrying surging Battle Qi and crashing into the black-clad assassin before Luoning can stop it.

With a loud boom, the two forces of Battle Qi collide, and the black-clad assassin is heavily knocked away. The Battle Qi Armor on his body begins to disintegrate, and then he crashes hard into a flower bed; the stone-built flower bed explodes, and gravel flies everywhere.

"My Lord, are you alright?"

Maiken's figure appears in the middle of the battlefield; the Battle Qi Armor on his body has also been knocked apart, and he looks anxious.

"I'm fine."

Luoning pants heavily; the high-intensity offensive battle just now consumed a lot of his physical strength and Battle Qi, but apart from being injured at the very beginning, he has basically not been hurt in the subsequent battle.

Luoning signals for Maiken to stand aside and not intervene again, and he walks slowly toward the black-clad assassin.

"What is your name?"

Luoning asks, "Why come to Shanlin Town to assassinate me?"

While speaking, Luoning outlines the Spell Pattern for Rapid Magic again, renewing this magic for himself.

The black-clad assassin clearly does not see this detail, and at this moment, panic is already creeping into his heart.

Facing Luoning alone, he already felt it was quite strenuous to cope, let alone now that Maiken, whom the intelligence report told him to watch out for, has appeared.

For him, this assassination no longer requires consideration of whether it can succeed; what he should be considering now is whether he can walk out alive.

Facing Luoning's inquiry, the assassin does not answer directly.

He slowly stands up, only speaking his own exclamation: "A seventeen-year-old Advanced Peak Knight; if this were known to the outside world, it would definitely cause a sensation throughout the entire Wushan Territory."

The most talked-about topic regarding Wushan Castle is the heir issue; first Wiggins, then Luoning, even though Lulansi cultivated them before, they were all called mud that couldn't be plastered onto a wall.

But at this moment, what Luoning displays before the assassin is completely the appearance of someone capable of the job, at least in terms of martial power, he is second to none.

"Thank you for your recognition and praise."

Luoning laughs, "Let me guess, are you an assassin sent by Sain Territory?"

The opponent remains unmoved and instead changes the subject.

"I have assassinated many times, and even if I didn't succeed, I could leave calmly by relying on my Concealment ability. I am very curious, how exactly did you lock onto me?"

Maiken's heart stirs; he finally knows how this person mixed into the castle.

Concealment, stealth, so that's it.

He begins to think about how to prevent this problem in the future.

Luoning is quite annoyed by the opponent's attitude of beating around the bush. "You perhaps haven't figured out what your current situation is, so I will let you recognize reality first."

The battle begins again, but this time it ends very quickly.

Perhaps because the strong impact from Maiken just now injured the opponent's leg, the assassin's movements are no longer as fluid as before, and under Luoning's fierce offensive, he does not resist for many moves at all.

"Puff!"

The Liuyan Sword pierces the opponent's arm, and the assassin can no longer hold his weapon; the long sword in his hand falls to the ground.

Amidst his painful groans, Luoning uses a sweeping leg to knock him to the ground, then steps on his left ankle; a bone-chilling sound of bone cracking rings out, ruining his ability to move.

"Maiken, confiscate his weapons." Luoning ends the action.

Maiken calls out, and Dawei and the others all come up, hoist the opponent up, and after stripping off his outer garment, they remove all the Daggers, medicine pouches, and other things hanging on his waist.

"Wait!"

Luoning's pupils contract, his gaze locked on the position of the opponent's upper left chest.

Maiken looks over following his line of sight, only to see a white skull-like pattern embroidered on the assassin's chest.

"My Lord, is he a killer from the Skull Society?"

"It is obvious."

Over these past few months, Luoning had known of three assassination attempts by the Skull Society—the assassination of the heirs of the Green Family in Lake Town, the assassination of his father Earl Wiggins, and the assassination of himself.

The first incident was one that Luoning happened to run into, which was why the Gelin Family siblings, Marina and Malike, were lucky enough to survive;

The second incident was the misfortune that befell Weijinsi, causing him to lose a leg;

Both of these matters had some connection to Luoning, but he had not expected that the third time, the other party would come directly for him.

Could this be considered "poverty in a bustling city goes unnoticed, while wealth in the deep mountains attracts distant relatives"?

At first, Luoning simply felt that it was Leisen who had sent the assassin to kill him, but when he saw this skull emblem, he thought of more possibilities.

There were many motives for assassinating him, and there was more than one potential mastermind behind the scenes.

"Maiken, I want to obtain valuable information from his mouth; make absolutely sure he does not die."

Luoning instructed, then reminded him: "I hear assassins are skilled at hiding poison; search every inch of his body thoroughly, do not even let a single strand of hair go, and do not let him commit suicide."

As he spoke, he tossed two Spell Scrolls to the other man, "These are 'Healing Spell' scrolls crafted by Aierlong; if he slits his wrists or cuts his throat to commit suicide, use them in time to save him."

"Remember, I want his information, I do not want him dead."

"Understood, my lord!"

Maiken knew this was for an interrogation, and he had some skill in this area.

Thus, he took the Spell Scrolls and signaled for Dawei and the others to take the assassin away.

(End of chapter)