Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 55 [The Pale Shadow] and [Iron Mountain] (Please continue reading)

Adhering to the principle of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," Li Wei subjected the soldier who had sneaked away in the middle of the night to severe torture to extract a confession.

It was eventually discovered that this soldier was indeed a mole, an undercover agent hired by the Deathbird's Voice to facilitate assassinations.

Moreover, he had been infiltrating the castle for some time; he was the one who informed the broker of the Deathbird's Voice when Sir Fred left the castle.

Then, taking advantage of the Knight Fred's absence, the assassin sneaked into Levi's castle that night and attempted to assassinate him.

Of course, what this undercover agent didn't tell the Deathbird's Voice broker was that Levi had already advanced to the rank of knight. Because Levi had only recently become a full knight, only he and Fred knew about it, which led to the assassin's unexpected downfall.

However, this undercover agent had no idea who his mastermind was.

After all, the Voice of the Dead is a professional team, and they do a very good job of protecting client confidentiality.

However, the fact that they were able to hire assassins multiple times, and even a mid-level knight, suggests that the mastermind behind it is likely not much different from what Li Wei and Knight Fred guessed.

"The Duke of Montenegro!"

Li Wei narrowed his eyes, his killing intent palpable, as he pondered a countermeasure.

The fact that the Duke of Black Mountain could hire assassins twice shows that he would never give up until he achieved his goal.

Given the power and status of the Duke of Montenegro, Li Wei could imagine how difficult his future would be.

The Duke of Montenegro is currently refraining from taking action against himself due to the apparent laws, but this comes after discovering that both assassination attempts have failed.

Li Wei had no idea what outrageous things the Duke of Montenegro might do.

There are only two things Li Wei can do now.

One option was to abandon his territory and lordship, and from then on wander the world, escaping the pursuit of the Duke of Black Mountain.

The second option is to continue as the lord of Blackwater Valley, but then there will be some headaches to come.

Ultimately, Li Wei decided to take it one step at a time, as both options had their advantages and disadvantages, and it was difficult to make a decision at the moment.

He'll soon be promoted to a mid-level knight, and now that he has a lot of gold coins, he can start expanding the military strength of his territory.

With his current strength, unless the Duke of Montenegro comes to kill him in person, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

In the end, Li Wei sent the undercover agent to meet the merciful Father in heaven.

"We're still not careful enough. We need to be stricter with the vetting of soldiers in the future, Fred," Levi said to Fred.

"I'm sorry, young master, this is my dereliction of duty. This will never happen again." Fred felt extremely guilty and heartbroken.

As Lord Li Wei's knight, I have failed to fulfill my duty and responsibility to protect him, and I have let my master down!

"It's alright, I just need some time, not too long. I'll make those who want me dead regret it!"

"Oh, right, Fred, don't forget to find out about the Giant Breathing Technique and the Mellon family for me. This should be done secretly."

Li Wei returned to the shelter and continued practicing breathing techniques.

Even if someone is thinking about me, or even if the world ends, it won't stop me from practicing my breathing techniques. My liver will be fine.

……

In a certain place in the Emerald Kingdom, in a gloomy and dark black castle, rows of black crows stood on the roof of the castle, and flocks of black crows circled in the dim yellow sky above the castle.

The entire castle exudes an atmosphere of death and oppression.

Inside the castle's underground wine cellar, a gloomy-faced, pale-faced, tall and well-proportioned nobleman was savoring his treasured wines that he had kept for many years.

He picked up a glass of Blood Roland wine and went to the second-floor balcony of the castle. A red-eyed raven swooped down from the sky and landed on his shoulder. A letter was tied to the raven's leg.

Red-eyed crows are faster and more accurate communication pets than carrier pigeons. There are only a few in the organization, and they are mainly used to contact major clients or trusted members.

He opened the letter; it was unsigned and read:

"Dear Pale Shadow, I originally did not want to disturb you, a Shadow-level assassin, by writing a letter. However, the mission I entrusted to your organization some time ago has not yet been answered by your organization. From the information I currently have, it seems that the person I want to eliminate is still alive and well."

If your organization is unable to complete such a simple task, then I have serious doubts about your organization's professional competence.

I will give your organization one last chance. If I cannot complete my mission, my cooperation with your organization may come to an end.

Alas, the legacy of the Thousand-Faced Knight shouldn't have failed so miserably...

Upon seeing this, the pale-faced nobleman's expression darkened. He gripped the stone railing with his right hand, and surging black energy emanated from his fingertips, seemingly leaving his body. From a distance, it appeared as if his right fingernails had suddenly grown long, transforming into sharp, vampire-like nails.

The stone railings are covered with scratches, deeply imprinted within them.

A moment later, the pale nobleman wrote on the blank parchment with a quill pen:

"Deploy top assassin Iron Mountain to continue the mission of assassinating Baron Livy. No matter the means, this mission must not fail!"

"——————The Pale Shadow"

Then, the red-eyed raven carried the letter and flew away into the distance.

The pale nobleman looked grim; even now, he couldn't understand it.

How did Baron Livy survive two assassination attempts?

The Phantom Knight was a bronze-level assassin; his failure was to be forgiven.

That Bernard Knight was a silver-ranked assassin. They were known as the Deathbirds. There were only thirty silver-ranked assassins, and each one was extremely precious.

But not only did the assassination attempt fail, the Knight Bernard also died.

It's unclear whether the Pale Shadow was killed by external forces or by Baron Levi himself.

If it's the former, he can understand it; if it's the latter, then it's somewhat unbelievable.

"Six years ago, he was nothing more than a coward who abandoned his protection and surrendered territory to save his life. Six years... is that enough time for such a big change to happen?" the pale shadow murmured to himself.

As a Shadow-level assassin known as the Deathbird, he is one of the Five Shadows.

He himself was completely unconcerned about Baron Levi's affairs. In his view, the only thing Baron Levi was that he was the son of the famous Black Serpent Knight, but that was all.

However, he had to care about the organization's reputation and maintain its high level of professionalism and good reputation in the industry, especially since the person cooperating with them this time was a truly important figure, someone who, in terms of both strength and power, was almost at the very top of the pyramid.

The Voice of the Dead Bird also relies on this client, so he absolutely cannot lose this client.

Tieshan is a highly renowned assassin within the organization in recent years. At only thirty years old, he is a high-ranking knight and the illegitimate son of a noble family. He cultivates his family's superior breathing technique and may even advance to the rank of Grand Knight in the future. Overall, his strength ranks among the top five of the organization's twelve top assassins.

If even Tieshan can't complete the mission, then the only ones in the organization capable of carrying out this assassination are probably the "Five Shadows of Death."

However, as the leader of the organization, the people he always sent out to assassinate were at least earls.

If things progressed to the point where I had to personally assassinate a mere youth.

The Pale Shadow might need to seriously consider disbanding the Deathbird's Voice; everyone should go back to their own homes and do what they need to do.

They can't let the old man, the Thousand-Faced Knight, down any further.

Thank you to Cao Dahua for the 2000-yuan donation, and thank you to Li Keyi for the 100-yuan donation!

(End of this chapter)