Absolute Regression Chapter 479

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The intruders were assassins.

Having dealt with many assassins before returning, I know their unique prayers.

Living without emotions.

Is it because they kill not because of resentment or hatred toward the other person? Or is it because they first train themselves to exclude emotions when they are able to kill?

Their way of living is very subtly different.

If I had noticed, Hui would have noticed it too. No, since it was a matter of spotting an intruder, he would have noticed it even sooner than I did.

Now that I’ve stepped forward, he’ll be hiding around his father’s residence, watching the situation unfold.

Of course, if I had noticed and Hui had noticed, then of course my father would have known about the intruder’s presence. Because the great Cheonmahoshin Gong would have naturally informed us of the crisis.

Just trust me and go back to sleep. It doesn’t look good with blood splattered on those pajamas, does it?

I opened the door quietly and went out into the yard.

He stood in the yard like that, staring into the darkness, and whispered again, pretending to shush.

“Let’s fight quietly since Father is sleeping.”

But it seemed as if there was no one here, no one made a sound. The only thing heard around was the sound of crickets.

If my father were awake, he would definitely say this.

You are the loudest!

A smile came to my lips as I thought about it.

At that moment, as if responding to my words, someone hiding in the darkness in front of me made a subtle noise.

It’s not a mistake.

When I noticed they were hiding, I revealed my location and became bait myself.

The other killers around him will be waiting for me to attack him without even breathing.

Herein lies the scary aspect of assassins.

The assassins are taught that even if everyone dies, only one has to succeed. So, while there are many of them, they are also just one assassin.

Since the other person threw out the bait, you should bite it at least once out of consideration for their sincerity.

He flew towards the assassin who had revealed his presence.

I flew quickly, but there was no sound of wind. My airship was smooth and quiet, as if I was moving in a world where sound had disappeared.

The opponent did not evade, but emerged from the darkness. He was wearing a black mask, black clothes, and black shoes. He was camouflaged in black from head to toe.

The saying that a murderer who is caught hiding is a murderer whose life is over did not apply to this murderer.

He was bait, but he was not bait.

His movements were incredibly fast and precise. He was capable of killing even the most skilled of people in a head-on confrontation. He was someone who had mastered martial arts so well that it seemed a waste to kill someone with his skills.

Perhaps that’s why Interest showed his presence as a representative. In order for other assassins to have a chance to fight, he had to be able to withstand a direct confrontation.

Of course, I didn’t give him the chance.

In order to avoid making the sound of swords clashing, I decided to fight with a single blow.

The moment the sword flew towards my face, my new form disappeared from there.

I was behind him, having activated my shadow.

Phew!

Even though the sword was sticking out of his back, he tried to suppress his scream. He was used to not making a sound under any circumstances. This alone was enough to tell. They were really well-trained assassins.

‘You must have spent a lot of money commissioning these guys.’

The first wave of assassins died too quickly for anyone to step forward. They had no chance to launch a surprise attack.

Will you wait for the next opportunity?

The moment I let my guard down, thinking that only this one person had intruded.

If you search through the corpse’s bosom to see who it is, you will be attacked with fatal attacks.

Of course, I didn’t move the way they wanted.

He held the body of the fallen corpse and laid it down quietly without making a sound.

Then he looked into the darkness in front of him and pretended to shush.

It wasn’t just anywhere. The spiderweb-like energy that had already spread out from my body was taking over my intestines.

The shushing now was directed towards the place where the spider web was shaking the most.

Realizing that his position had been revealed, the assassin leapt out and flew towards me. It was a one-hit, sure-fire attack aimed solely at killing the opponent, disregarding defense.

Shhhhh.

The sword flew past my face. My eyes reflected in the sword were emotionless.

Whoosh! Crunch!

The black magic sword created a straight line and slashed at his chest. The opponent instinctively twisted his body to dodge, but a third of his chest had already been cut off along with his heart.

Because he cut his opponent so quickly and sharply, he died without even feeling any pain.

I was again slicing through the air without a sound.

Phew!

My sword pierced the tree. As gently as a tofu, yet faster than any swift sword.

The body of the assassin hiding behind the tree was pierced, but this time there was no scream.

Rather, the opponent clutched the blade with both hands even as he died.

How could he, who is dying, hold my black magic sword?

I drew my sword and leapt up the tree. The fingers of the assassin holding the sword were cut off and scattered in all directions.

The sword’s light flashed in the darkness.

Pok! Pok!

There were three assassins attached to the tree from the beginning. Who would have thought that there would be three on one tree? I aimed for that, but I couldn’t avoid my aura that spread out like a spider web.

When the two assassins who had been lined up like cicadas on the tree fell and first overlapped the corpse, I was already standing in front of the wall about ten steps away.

As expected, the black magic sword was gently embedded in the wall.

Choaaaaaaah!

I slid along the wall with my sword still lodged in it.

My new car slid quickly along the wall, as if sliding on ice.

At the same time, the black magic sword tore the wall apart.

The bodies of the assassins who had been holding their breath while leaning against the wall were cut in half and fell down.

The surprise and confusion of the killers was palpable.

Judging by their ability to hide their bodies, they must have been assassins who had killed countless people and had been recognized for their skills. If they went out, they would have returned after killing their targets without fail.

But today, they were falling down one after another without being able to lift a single hand properly.

‘There is a traitor!’

Could it be that they are thinking that way since their location has been discovered exactly?

I took care of them quickly.

They are the ones who came to kill me, my father, and Hui. They are people who kill people for money. There is no reason for me to hesitate.

When I climbed up on the roof, the spiders flew at me.

Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!

I ran through the dark forest. I ran across the rooftops without making a sound.

In the blink of an eye, we reached the end of the roof, and the water cannons we had thrown fell to the floor.

Even though it fell from a great height, there was no thud. I silenced the sound with a drop of water just before the body hit the ground.

As they continued to find their hiding places, the assassins could no longer resist. They attacked first.

From above the tree and in the darkness to the left, two assassins attacked simultaneously.

This time, I used the King’s Treasure. The target was the left-handed water rushing in.

The assassin who had driven countless people to their deaths, like countless others who had died under his care, was unable to stop his own steps toward death.

As he fell, blood gushing from his neck, the water falling from the trees was flying like flying stars.

Phew! Phew!

The dark sword and the dagger swept through the air. The dark sword disappeared into the distance into the darkness, and the dagger I had thrown disappeared into the darkness.

The assassin who appeared behind the stone lantern was holding a dark weapon in his hand. It was not a dark weapon that was thrown like a dagger. It was a dark weapon that ejected poisonous needles with great force from a round cylinder.

Flash!

A flash of lightning rushed towards him.

Crunch! Crunch!

Before he could unleash his magic, his wrists and neck were cut off in quick succession.

“Didn’t we decide to fight quietly?”

When the weapon was released, an explosion would have been heard.

Normally, assassins with this level of skill would rarely use a weapon that makes such a loud noise, which meant that the situation was urgent.

A fish spread its net and fell on me.

It was a steel net used by assassins. This mesh was as tight as a net, and it was a special net that could not be easily cut with a sword or even a sword. If you fixed it somewhere and cut it with a sword, it would be cut, but if you turned it over like this during actual combat, you would panic for a moment and flounder.

At that moment, another spray of water flew overhead, cutting through the darkness.

Choaaaaaaah!

What he had sprinkled was bone-dissolving acid. It was a vicious move to trap them in a net and melt them down. The two killers’ movements were so well coordinated that they seemed to be the movements of one person.

I wasn’t there when the net split into four with two swings of the sword and the volcanic rock poured down.

Saaaaak!

The moment I cut the neck of the shooter who had thrown the net, the shooter that had passed over my head fell far to the ground. The dagger I had thrown was already embedded in his neck. Of course, he also fell quietly into my empty water.

It was just then.

Oh my god!

A sword bounced from the ground and passed by my face.

It was a decisive move by the hidden assassin.

This very same water cannon that dug into the tunnel and was waiting at this exact spot.

This powerful move showed that he was the most skilled of all the assassins I had faced so far. This attack was the key to today’s ambush.

But that’s their business.

To me, he is just an assassin who tried to kill me but failed, and probably the assassin who killed the most people.

My sword was already deeply embedded in his shoulder and below.

At the last moment, he tried to scream. It was unclear whether he intended to ruin the end of this quiet fight or whether he simply could not bear the pain that was stabbing him from his shoulder all the way to his insides.

But my hands were faster. I covered his mouth with my left hand and drew my sword.

As the sword was pulled out, he died, spewing blood. Half of his body was still in the hole in the floor.

He let out his breath and looked around. There was no one alive or hiding in this yard anymore.

I walked slowly and entered the building.

* * *

The water dripped down the ceiling.

There weren’t many rooms left with targets. The situation outside was not good.

Even under the ceiling that was crawling now, I could hear the sound of swords cutting and flesh being torn. I couldn’t see it, but I could instinctively know. Those who came with me were dying.

He intuitively felt that the success or failure of today’s contract depended on him.

‘It actually turned out well.’

You will end up keeping all that money that was supposed to be shared.

‘I’ll kill you.’

He moved little by little, very little by little.

The real skill of an assassin lies in sneaking in without a trace, surviving for several hours without being detected, and determining the right moment to eliminate the enemy.

In that respect, he was the most patient of all the assassins that came today. If he could just get over the target’s head, he would be successful.

Because no one could stop the poisonous stingers that silently shot from the ceiling while sleeping.

Moreover, it wasn’t just any ordinary stinger. This stinger, as thin as hair, was a special weapon that could kill you without you even knowing you had been stung.

The needle was so thin that even if an autopsy were performed later, it would not be possible to tell where it had hit and caused the poisoning.

He drilled a hole in the ceiling to see how far he had come.

That moment when you look down through the hole.

“!”

He was startled to the core.

Someone was looking into the hole from below.

The next moment.

Phew!

A sharp sword pierced through and passed through the assassin’s neck.

The person who killed him was Whi.

Blood flowed down from the ceiling pierced by the sword. Then, a voice was heard from behind.

“It’s pouring down rain here.”

The swordsman who entered looked at the blood flowing down from the ceiling.

There were also corpses lying in the hallway. All the water that had approached from the back, as well as inside the house, had been removed.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. What about you, sir?”

“I’m okay too.”

I’m sure that even without me, Hwi would have been able to block today’s invasion all by himself.

Water and escort drones.

In that natural enemy relationship, Hwi was the one at the top of the natural enemies for the killers.

A drone can kill me, but a water gun can never kill me.

Whee had that kind of pride.

At that moment, there was a noise in the room.

“Father is awake. Let’s go in.”

Geommugeuk and Hwi entered the room.

Geum Woo-jin got up from bed and was drinking cold tea from the kettle on the table.

“I’m sorry, I tried to handle it as quietly as possible.”

At the end of Geommugeuk, Geomwoojin turned his head and looked at his son.

“I could only hear you talking.”

The swordsman laughed. That’s what he wanted to hear.

“That’s the extent of holding back and holding back again.”

A faint smile appeared on my father’s lips.

Whiga reported to his father.

“The intruders are assassins.”

The faint smile on my father’s lips disappeared. My father hated both the Poison King and the Demon Lord, so how could he like Salsu?

Geommugeuk asked Hui.

“Do you know where these people came from?”

Hui, the leader of Cheonma’s escorts, was the person who knew the most about assassination in the martial arts world. The more famous he was, the more he knew.

Indeed, Hui knew who his opponent was.

“Considering their attack method, these people are assassins from the underworld.”

list.

It was one of the three great murder organizations in the martial arts world and was a symbol of infamy and fear.

The moment I heard the word ‘Geummu-geuk’, one person came to mind.

He has many adjectives.

A top assassin with a natural talent for killing.

A cruel assassin who killed his father, who was the head of the list, and took over the list.

A man who later unified the world of assassins and became the king of all assassins.

The god of death, known to be able to cut off even the head of Yeomra.

But the most meaningful modifier to Geommugeuk was this.

The fourth king among the twelve zodiac kings, the king of murder.

I don’t know what the situation is right now, but I have a feeling that he is behind this Geumryongse family affair. It’s like the sword follows where there’s money.

King of Sal.

You must not let your guard down. None of the twelve kings are easy opponents, but you must be especially careful when dealing with the King of Sal.

Because he is a person who is born with the greatest talent for killing someone, regardless of the means used.

The wind blowing in from outside the window carried the smell of the hot blood of dead victims.

Geommugeuk spoke calmly with deep eyes.

“I think there will be a lot of blood this time.”

Absolute Return Episode 480