This assassin is upright

Chapter 225: The unexpected guardian! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
In an extremely luxurious room, Yu Zhun crossed his arms across his chest, calmly staring at the fat man on the bed.

The other party was completely unaware of the strange peeping man nearby and was contentedly eating fruit with the help of two maids.

Aristo, the third prince of the empire.

According to the strategy information collected before entering the dungeon, this prince is extremely lazy. He spends most of the day lying on his bed and being served by servants. He even needs to be carried by servants when he goes out.

He was the most passive among the four princes in the competition for the throne and hardly took any initiative to fight for it.

Would such a person really collude with Maris secretly and attempt to overthrow the royal family?

Yu Zhun had been observing the other party for several hours, and the more he watched, the less likely he felt it was.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

There was a rapid knock on the door.

"Come in!" Aristo called out lazily without even raising his eyelids. A man who looked like a guard quickly walked into the bedroom and spoke quickly, "Your Highness the Third Prince, the king summoned all the princes to enter the palace."

Yu Zhun, who was hiding in the dark, had a slight flash in his eyes.

It seems that Estelle successfully met King Paris.

This is also a good opportunity to observe Aristo.

"Ok?"

Aristo slowly opened his eyes after hearing this, but soon closed them again, "No, tell father that I'm asleep."

"This..." The guard looked embarrassed, "Your Highness the Third Prince, I'm afraid this won't work."

"The king specifically mentioned that you would also go." The guard sighed, "He also said that Your Highness should bring the [Hidden World Candle] with you."

"[Hidden World Candlelight]..." Aristo sighed, and slowly sat up with the help of two maids, with a bit of dissatisfaction in his eyes, "Could it be that the news that I lost the [Hidden World Candlelight] in a bet a few days ago has reached my father's ears?"

The guard shook his head slightly and said nothing.

"Well, I have no choice but to go." Aristo raised his arms and let the maid change his clothes. Then he sat tremblingly on the sedan chair that was carried into the room. "I'm afraid I'm going to get scolded for sure."

Following Aristo's sedan chair out of the mansion, Yu Zhun couldn't help shaking his head.

It’s confirmed, this is a real idiot.

If nothing unexpected happens, the other party's loss of the secret treasure in the bet was most likely a trap set up by Prince Oron.

All just to put the blame on Aristo.

After confirming this, Yu Zhun turned and walked towards a street outside the palace, and soon entered an empty house.

A few hours later, Estelle appeared in the house.

"Sorry for the wait." Estelle looked at Yu Zhun, "I have already informed my father that Maris was going to rebel."

"My father is furious. Next, he will take measures from all aspects to restrict Lant City and prepare troops for battle."

"That's quite efficient." Yu Zhun sighed, and then reported the situation on his side, "Aristo should be framed."

"He lost the bet on [Hidden World Candlelight]."

Estelle nodded slightly.

Although Aristo said the same thing when she met her father, she still had some doubts. It was not until she got Yu Zhun's confirmation that Aristo's suspicion was completely ruled out.

"Now, the only thing left is the Sanctuary." Estelle's face was tense. "As long as we find the location of the Sanctuary and destroy it, all of Maris's plans will be in vain."

"Yeah." Yu Zhun nodded slightly, but couldn't help falling into deep thought.

"What's wrong?" Noticing that Yu Zhun looked strange, Estelle couldn't help but ask.

"I'm wondering... have we overlooked something?" Yu Zhun raised his head and looked at Estelle.

"Lant City is the base of the rebels, and Welsh City is loyal to the royal family, so..."

"What about Somon City?"

"This city mainly mines various minerals. Lant City vigorously develops industry and has a huge demand for minerals." Yu Zhun's expression became serious. "If Somon City and Lant City collude..."

"I've thought of this question as well." Estelle's expression also became serious, "So, let's go to Somon City next."

"I want to personally confirm Somon City's position."
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"The city of Somon is just ahead."

Yu Zhun and Estelle hid their bodies and took half a day to finally arrive at the only city in the [Mercenary Town] copy that they had not visited yet.

Unlike Lant City and Welsh City, Somon City looks very primitive. There are large mines in the city. Even before entering, Yu Zhun could vaguely see people moving around in the mines.

"What are you going to do?" Yu Zhun looked at Estelle.

"Investigate the flow of mined ore in secret." Estelle whispered, "If there is an abnormal flow of ore into Lant City, then Somon City is most likely deeply connected to Lant City."

"I don't think it needs to be so troublesome." Yu Zhun smiled slightly and pointed to a group of people not far away who were also heading towards Somon City.

"I saw an acquaintance."

Estelle looked in the direction of the voice and soon saw the familiar figure in the crowd. Her eyes quickly turned cold.

"Montal."

The vice president of the Lant City Chamber of Commerce had previously been involved with the wanted criminal Pello from the capital. By eavesdropping on their conversation, Estelle had already determined that he was one of Maris's men.

And now, he appeared in Somon City.

In just a moment, Estelle changed her original strategy.

"Let's follow them." Estelle lowered her voice and spoke with a hint of anticipation in her eyes. "I overheard some information before. Montal is responsible for transporting supplies to the 'Sanctuary'."

"If it's a normal purchase, he doesn't need to come to Somon City in person!"

"You mean..." Yu Zhun was slightly moved, "The things he wants to purchase this time are likely to be sent directly to the 'Sanctuary'?"

After receiving Estelle's affirmative answer, Yu Zhun also became interested.

If we could find the location of the "sanctuary" and kill Maris right away, everything could end early.

The two men quickly slowed down and followed behind Montal and his group from a distance.

After entering the city of Somon, Montal and others went straight to a warehouse without any delay.

A large amount of mineral resources had already been loaded in the warehouse, and after some negotiations they were quickly loaded onto trucks and transported out of the city.

The direction they headed after leaving the city was not the direction of Lant City.

Yu Zhun and Estelle looked at each other secretly, with surprise in their eyes.

It really takes no effort at all.
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"Faster, faster!"

In a desolate land covered with yellow sand, Montal looked at the vehicle loaded with goods behind him and couldn't help but urge it loudly.

"We'll be there soon."

"This is the last batch of goods. As long as this batch of goods can be delivered within the specified time, everything will be over."

After saying this, Montal looked ahead expectantly.

It was an endless desert, but he could vaguely see the outline of a city hidden in the desert.

The "Sanctuary" is just ahead.

As the situation became worse and more urgent, the Sanctuary's demand for goods became more and more urgent. Fortunately, he successfully met the supply of materials by exploiting the workers in Lant City. As long as this batch of goods was delivered, he could enter the Sanctuary and wait for everything to end and Maris to ascend the throne of the new king.

With your own merits, you will surely be rewarded handsomely.

Thinking of this, Montal's body couldn't help but tremble slightly with excitement, as if he was already wearing the gorgeous robes of a high-ranking official.

After hearing Montal's words, the people around couldn't help but speed up their pace.

Soon, under the leadership of Montal, the group penetrated into an invisible membrane, causing waves.

"So the sanctuary is hidden here." Watching this scene quietly, Yu Zhun had a strange smile on his face, "No wonder we couldn't find it."

"Yes." Estelle nodded in agreement. "Although I haven't met Evanson, the Lord of Somon City, yet, there is no need to do so."

The sanctuary was built in a desert between Somon City and Lant City, so Somon City must have a deeper connection with Lant City.

Compared to the city of Somon, everything in the sanctuary is the most important.

Without any hesitation, Yu Zhun and Estelle followed the example of the previous group and rushed straight into the invisible ripples.

The next moment, the yellow sand around them stopped abruptly, and a magnificent city appeared before their eyes.

The scale of this city is in no way inferior to that of Lant City, and unlike the polluted Lant City, although there is the roar of factories here, the air is extremely clean.

Watching such a brand new city appear before her eyes, Estelle's breathing suddenly stagnated and she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

The next moment, her expression changed rapidly.

The effect of [Ring of Silence] was instantly broken as her breathing rhythm changed!
Beside the two of them, Montal, who had not yet walked far, suddenly turned his head and looked over. Then his expression changed drastically and he shouted loudly.

"There is an intruder!"

Before Estelle could react, figures were already coming towards them quickly.

"Sigh~" Yu Zhun sighed slightly, and appeared in front of Montal, piercing the opponent's chest with a knife.

Soon after, the other people who were transporting the goods were not spared. They were killed instantly by Yu Zhun's dagger as the death knell rang one after another.

"Hidden world!" Yu Zhun whispered to Estelle, who understood and held a burning candle in her hand.

"Om-"

A dark portal opened from nothingness.

Yu Zhun did not hesitate at all and directly pushed all the ore brought by Montal into the hidden world.

These ores may be important to the sanctuary.

In this case, we must never let them get what they want.

After doing all this, Yu Zhun clapped his hands and turned around to face the group of powerful men who were approaching.

Seeing Yu Zhun throwing the delivered supplies into the hidden world in public, the masked man in the lead had cold eyes.

"Are you Yu Zhun?" His voice was a little strange. "You will definitely die today if you break into the sanctuary."

"You should be one of the four generals, right?" Yu Zhun estimated the strength of his opponent and said with a strange look, "I have killed two guys like you. Who gives you the confidence to say such a thing?"

"I am indeed no match for you." The masked man said faintly, "But I am not the one dealing with you."

Almost at the moment he finished speaking, Yu Zhun's pupils shrank slightly and he suddenly dodged to the side. The next moment, a heavy energy cannon blasted towards his previous position, and the violent energy instantly tore his afterimage into pieces.

That is…

Yu Zhun suddenly raised his head and looked at a weapon that looked like a turret in the city, which was slowly dimming.

Next to that artillery battery, dozens of other artillery batteries were gradually becoming brighter, and seemed to be in the process of being activated.

A drop of cold sweat quietly slid down Yu Zhun's forehead.

Damn, these guys have no moral principles...

Without any hesitation, Yu Zhun stomped his foot and rushed towards the masked man who was suspected to be one of the four generals.

As long as he is very close to the enemy leader, this kind of long-range weapon will be ineffective!

Sensing Yu Zhun's intention, a hint of coldness flashed across the masked man's eyes, "It's time for you to take action."

The next moment, five figures rushed out from behind him. The leader held a scarlet blood sword and stabbed straight at Yu Zhun.

This familiar feeling...

Yu Zhun's heart skipped a beat, the corner of his eye twitched violently, and he stomped his foot without hesitation, and the gray area covered the surroundings.

[Thorn of the End] exclusive skill, [Assassin's Field]!
Increase agility by 100%, and reduce the agility of hostile targets in the area by 50%, lasting for 20s!

The moment the field took effect, Yu Zhun changed his target without hesitation and killed the leader of the five people coming towards him.

"Ping—"

After the sound of weapons clashing, the energy gust that was stirred up lifted the opponent's hood, revealing a face that Yu Zhun was familiar with.

"Miss!" Yu Zhun narrowed his eyes suddenly, and instantly understood everything, "You actually joined Maris?"

"This is all thanks to you." Mis growled, and swung the sword in his hand again, slashing towards Yu Zhun in an instant.

"Ping ping ping -"

The sounds of weapons colliding rang out one after another. Under the influence of the equipment effect [Cangyuan] of [Netherworld Instant Magic Blade], Miss's agility continued to decrease, and finally reached the upper limit. Coupled with the suppression of [Assassin's Field], it was reduced by 90%.

However, Miss was not at all panicked. She let out a low shout and swung the sword in her hand towards Yu Zhun's waist.

Yu Zhun subconsciously raised his weapon to block, but the next moment his pupils suddenly shrank.

The long sword ignored Yu Zhun's dagger's blocking, penetrated through and slashed directly at his waist and abdomen.

Equipment effect [flash break]!
Seeing Yu Zhun's astonishment and surprise, Miss sneered, "This is a surprise for you!"

This surprise should have been given to Yu Zhun to try in the [Purgatory Arena], but it was not until this moment that Miss had the chance to actually use it on Yu Zhun.

【Life+530230】

Looking at the green text and the added shield above Yu Zhun's head, Missy said with a light "tsk", "He is indeed very tough."

Between Lv41 and Lv50, the gap in attributes and equipment is just too big. In addition, Yu Zhun, who has the talent of one-hit-kill, can use all the equipment effects to stack his own tankiness, so it is normal that Miss cannot be defeated.

As long as the talent effect takes effect, it is enough.

The output he cannot produce can be made up by borrowing external objects.

“Did you know?” Seeing Yu Zhun being [Immobilized] instantly, Miss grinned, “Each of these energy heavy artillery can cause true damage of 10% of the maximum health.”

"Now, enjoy it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Missy and the other four team members retreated rapidly.

The next moment, Yu Zhun, who was standing there unable to move, was instantly engulfed by a series of long-accumulated energy artillery!
"Yu Zhun!!!"

Estelle's pupils shrank and she cried out in surprise.

"Your Highness, please worry about yourself."

A cold voice came from behind her.

(End of this chapter)