Chapter 374: A comet hits the moon, a rainbow pierces the sun, and an eagle strikes the palace
Thousands of war ghosts are wailing and countless fallen souls are roaring.
The Abyss Blade released infinite power. The power from the abyss distorted the space and chopped the killer with the blade across long distances.
Then……
A translucent shadow exactly like the killer appeared behind him. Under the slash of the Abyss Blade, the shadow was forcibly split into two halves.
"ah!!!!"
The killer may have undergone extremely cruel training, but when he faces the pain that tears his soul apart, screaming becomes his only instinct.
The soul-tearing blow interrupted all subsequent reactions of the killer, whether it was retreating into the shadow world through the recoil force, or using the power of the ring in his hand to flash and dodge.
From the moment his soul was torn apart, no matter how he had imagined fighting back, at this moment, the killer could only face one ending.
An ending that is absolutely unavoidable.
die!
The blade easily split the strong body in two. The dark red beads on the Abyss Blade emitted an evil light, forcibly detaining the killer's soul in the blade.
A vicious weapon from the abyss, a weapon born for killing, has the power to temper itself through killing and become stronger.
The body that was split into two halves began to rot and break in mid-air, and finally turned into ashes.
The killer's blood, muscles, bones, and even soul were all devoured by the Blade of the Abyss , marking the first debut of this deadly weapon on the continent of Kovare.
After the killing, the blade kept humming, urging Mo Cheng to continue killing. It needed more flesh and blood, more souls.
"Hey!"
Looking at the weapon in his hand that continued to emit the breath of the abyss, Mo Cheng sneered and wrapped Helena with holy light to protect her from being contaminated by the breath of the abyss.
Seeing the holy light in Mo Cheng's hand light up, the Abyss Blade seemed to realize something and immediately stopped moving, taking back all the abyss breath.
But it was too late.
A huge amount of holy light, of extremely high purity and carrying extremely brutal power, violently slammed into the body of the Abyss Blade.
When a weapon forged from the abyss is infused with a huge amount of holy light in an absolutely brutal manner, what will that weapon feel like?
Mo Cheng didn't know, but he knew it was definitely a painful and uncomfortable feeling.
Looking at the Abyss Blade, which was dyed pure white by the holy light and looked like a sacred weapon, Mo Cheng slowly said, "Remember, you can't do anything I don't ask you to do."
"What I give you is yours. If I don't give it to you, you can't take it."
The Abyss Blade trembled continuously, releasing a pleading emotion, and only then did Mo Cheng take back the holy light.
This weapon has all good attributes and abilities, but Mo Cheng is not satisfied with its desire for blood, soul, and killing.
He is a dignified user of Holy Light, a collaborator of Winterhold's School of Magic, and the hereditary Earl of Aundair. The weapon in his hand must be a righteous divine weapon like the Ashbringer.
It would be fine if he was holding a weapon that was obviously made in the abyss, but this weapon also released the breath of the abyss from time to time, and its desire for blood, soul, and killing made Mo Cheng frown.
This means that he can't just take out this weapon to show off. He has obtained a good weapon with a cool appearance but cannot stand on the street to show it off. What's the difference between this and walking at night in gorgeous clothes?
I couldn’t use good equipment when I was in the [foreign land]. Now that I have traveled through time and have good equipment but I can’t show it off, then isn’t it a waste of time?
So much so that Mo Cheng was thinking about whether he should use holy light to refine the Blade of the Abyss every day to see if he could refine this big sword into [Ashebringer].
Anyway, there is no such thing as durability for the system's equipment. Mo Cheng has tried it and found that this thing is really sturdy and cannot be broken.
Without staying where he was, Mo Cheng let go of his senses to make sure no one was watching him. Then, he took Helena and carefully avoided everyone's sight and came to the hotel where he lived.
After they were safe, the frightened Helena said, "They want to kill me. Is it related to the matter you are investigating, Your Excellency?"
Helena is very smart, otherwise she would not have been in charge of a business family . She was keenly aware that this assassination was different from any risks she had faced before.
Although it was difficult for the Seranis family to compensate the nobles, they could afford it.
As for business rivals, although the Seranis family suffered a setback, their strength was not weakened to the point where they could be destroyed by a single assassination.
At the same time, because of Helena's identity as Baron, once she died, the nobles had to conduct a thorough investigation for the sake of their own reputation.
If they don't do so, after setting a precedent, the nobles will face a life where assassinations become the norm.
Helena couldn't imagine anything directly related to the assassination from herself or the Seranis family, so the only thing left was the case that Mo Cheng was investigating and the Seranis family was involved.
"According to my investigation, it may have nothing to do with the sinking of your family's fleet."
Mo Cheng poured Helena a glass of water and placed a few candies next to her. "Eating some sweets can help relieve your mood."
Although the system task imitated Viscount Nidas's riddles, the overall text narrative still made Mo Cheng realize that this matter was definitely related to the sinking of the Serannis fleet.
That was the origin of the incident.
"Will there be a third assassination?"
"More than three times, depending on the employer who posted the task."
Mo Cheng pushed his glasses and calmly said something that was definitely not good news, "Based on my experience, your name is most likely on a list of some organization, and they will keep trying to assassinate or even kill you."
The explosion at Viscount Nidas's manor is a very obvious example. Under normal circumstances, assassination organizations will not accept missions with nobles as targets. Even if they accept the mission, they will reduce the noise to a minimum to make people think that it was an accidental death.
For example, the game starts with blowing up a garden. This kind of loud and powerful kill can be ranked in the top ten even in Mo Cheng's [Foreign Land] career.
Although after he had studied in the Shadow Sect, the way he completed assassination missions was not much different from that of the previous group of people.
What he did was upright, like a white rainbow piercing the sun, and Nie Zheng assassinating Han Kui.
The Seranis family's strength could not withstand the constant stream of assassinations.
Helena was very clear about this, especially when she saw that the [insurance] for the second assassination attempt was actually a [hero]-level warrior, she knew that she had no option of remaining safe and sound.
If it was during the heyday of the Seranis family, she could have spent a large amount of money to hire a [Hero]-level warrior to protect her, but even then, she couldn't let them fight to the death with warriors of the same level just to protect her.
Not to mention that Serannis is now like a candle in the wind and rain, and may be eaten up by other nobles at any time.
Helena was not a stupid person, so she made her choice quickly.
"Your Excellency, I wonder if you are interested in Seranis's property?"
