The villain really doesn't want to steal the heroine.

This is a unit directly under the command of the Emperor of the Magic Empire, just like the Royal Guards.

Although Wanxing didn't know why the other party came,

But in broad daylight, since the other party chose to sneak up on me instead of coming openly, it was obvious that he was here with ill intentions and people with good intentions would not come!

So Wanxing immediately ordered an attack.

Chapter 34: Fatal Backstab

The four royal secret guards are all at the high-level peak level, the same level as Wanxing’s butler, but they are more proficient in assassination.

The order they received was to kill the Duke's son, Wanxing Russell. Originally, this mission was a bit troublesome because Russell Academy had a defensive magic circle to identify students, and it was difficult to sneak in.

If the Duke's son had been hiding in Russell Academy, it would be difficult for them to take action. Perhaps they could only wait until the holidays and try to kill him on his way back to the Duke's Mansion.

But who would have thought that just after they received the order, the Duke's son took the initiative to run out of Russell Academy and even away from Russell City.

After receiving intelligence from an insider in the Duke's Palace, more than a dozen royal secret guards lurking in Russell City set out at the same time and headed towards Lake Bell.

Although they arrived a little late, the Duke's son had already gone into the water with the little maid when they arrived.

But this situation is better for these royal secret guards, because if they rush onto the cruise ship and kill the Duke's son, they will inevitably suffer casualties. Although the royal secret guards are not afraid of death, it is naturally better to survive if they can avoid it.

Moreover, there are defensive magic circles and counterattack magic circles on the cruise ship, as well as the guards of the Duke's Mansion. Under the cover of the guards, the Duke's son still has a chance to escape.

Now that the Duke's son has voluntarily disembarked alone, it is a perfect opportunity for them to assassinate him.

Although no one knew what the Duke's son was doing in the water, he would definitely return to the ship. He would not never come back - if he really did never come back, then it could be considered that he had barely completed the order from above.

So these royal secret guards were divided into two teams, sneaking in and lying in ambush on both sides of the cruise ship's docking point, waiting for the Duke's son to come ashore and then launching a surprise attack.

The four royal secret guards who were lying in ambush on the left side of the docking point thought that today was their lucky day after seeing Wanxing, the walking special merit, appear.

But he didn't expect that his stealth was discovered by Wanxing before he got within ten meters.

In fact, up to this point, it is still acceptable. As the target is the son of the Duke, it is reasonable for him to have equipment that can detect stealth.

But the scene that appeared immediately afterwards completely overturned their three views:

What? Slime can actually fly?

What a terrifying magical fluctuation, and what's going on with those four dragon-head phantoms?

Dragon Breath? This is Dragon Breath!

The four royal guards suddenly realized that this should be a dragon disguised as a slime using transformation magic!

Pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger is too bullying. Where is your dignity as a dragon?

But Xingyi did not give them a chance to escape. Through the identification vision shared by her master, she could easily lock onto the target, and then enveloped them with four types of dragon breath respectively.

By the time the four royal secret guards reacted, they were already covered by the wide-ranging dragon breath.

Dragon Language Magic itself is known for its high mana consumption and huge destructive power, and the same is true for [Multiple Dragon Breaths]. Once a human of the same level is hit head-on by a dragon's breath, it is almost impossible to survive, not to mention that the defense of the stealth profession is not high.

The royal guard, surrounded by the poisonous breath, felt as if countless small insects were biting him all over his body. The key was that the venom was also terribly corrosive, melting away his leather armor and clothes with ease. Then the venom corroded his limbs, torso, and head like taffy... In just a few seconds, he was as blurred as a melted wax figure, and his flesh and bones were eaten away from the outside to the inside!

The Royal Guards, enveloped by the paralyzing breath, instantly felt a tingling sensation, emanating from every part of their bodies. Their bodies shook wildly as if they were touched by high voltage electricity. A moment later, their bodies were charred black, accompanied by the smell of barbecue...

The royal guards who were surrounded by the scorching breath died the quickest death, being burned to ashes by the pure white flames on the spot.

Surrounded by the icy breath, the Royal Guard remained unconscious. The icy blue wind and frost carried a terrifying chill, instantly freezing the guard with a crackling sound. He remained in a dodging position, his body shimmering with ice crystals, like a perfect humanoid ice sculpture, motionless, surrounded by a biting cold.

Wan Xing wondered if he could come back to life after thawing. He wondered curiously about the plot in the science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem": Dashi was diagnosed with leukemia and forced to hibernate to survive. He was awakened a hundred years later, but the leukemia was no longer fatal and was as easily cured as a cold.

In his previous life, he also heard that there were three institutions in the world that could perform human cryopreservation surgery. For example, the Yinfeng Research Institute preserved 21 frozen human bodies, hoping that they would be "resurrected" in the future.

However, Wan Xing's curious question was soon answered.

Because his experience bar had a slight change, and this change occurred four times - this meant that the four attacking royal guards were all dead.

As expected, everyone is equal in front of dragon breath.

In addition, these royal secret guards also helped Wanxing answer another question. It turns out that killing people can also gain experience - of course, as a principled villain, he will definitely not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but will only kill those who provoke him.

When the four royal guards were killed by Xing Yi,

A dark figure suddenly emerged from the shadows behind Wanxing, holding a dark and dull dagger, and stabbed at his vest.

Black Shadow had read the intelligence gathered by the spies in the Duke's Mansion and knew that while the Duke's son practiced both magic and martial arts, he only reached the beginner level. After Wanxing ascended to the advanced level, he didn't flaunt it. He was competing against heroes and demon kings, and his advanced combat power was insignificant. Therefore, few people knew his true level: only Roelle, the housekeeper, the captain of the maze guards, Duke Russell, and a few others. The spies in the Duke's Mansion were unaware.

The Duke's son's combat power was weak, and the giant dragon disguised as a slime was still in mid-air.

Therefore, the black shadow believed that his timing of this assassination was simply perfect. With just the Duke's son's flashy elementary fighting skills and magic, it was impossible for him to block his deadly backstab that contained super-level fighting spirit.

The overall situation has been decided. What we need to consider next is how to escape from a giant dragon.

Wanxing was already dead in Black Shadow's eyes, so his thoughts diverged. He thought that after this stab, he would hide in the shadow of the Duke's son again. While the dragon was hesitant to destroy the corpse, he would quietly switch to the shadows of the trees and escape...

"We've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Wan Xing released the high-level fire magic [Flame Fist Blasts the Sky] that had been accumulated for a long time with his left hand, and stabbed the black shadow with the [Holy Sword Fireworks] tightly grasped in his right hand.

Although he seemed to be standing there watching the battle, he actually never stopped using his analytical and identification powers to explore his surroundings.

A name [Fobole, captain of the Royal Secret Guard, super-class stealth...] suddenly appeared on the shadow, which naturally attracted Wanxing's attention.

Chapter 35: Long Wei's Control

However, this enemy named Foboler is a super-class stealth warrior, and his [Shadow Movement] skill is extremely disgusting. According to the information identified by Wanxing, it can be said to be the escape magic second only to teleportation.

If Wanxing attacks the shadow directly, the opponent can easily escape into the shadow of any surrounding object in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, you must wait for Foboler to actively exit the [Shadow Move] state. There's a casting process involved in re-entering the shadows. Seizing this gap in skills to launch an attack significantly increases the chances of hitting.

Of course, Wanxing did not do nothing while waiting - he silently chanted the spell and cast the newly learned high-level fire magic [Flame Fist Blasts the Sky].

This magic is not the most destructive among the high-level magics, but it has a special feature: it can accumulate power!

The first stage of the Sky Blast requires charging for 1 second, and its power is similar to that of ordinary high-level magic.

The second stage of Breaking the Sky requires charging for 3 seconds, and its power can reach the limit of high-level magic.

The third stage of Kaitian needs to charge for 5 seconds, and its power is barely close to super-level magic, which can be regarded as half a step to super-level.

When Fobole finally found the right moment to emerge from the shadows behind Wanxing and launch a sneak attack, he was greeted by three levels of charged Flame Fist!

He was almost stunned by this. Wasn't it said that this Duke's son only had a beginner's level of cultivation? Why was he using high-level fire magic so skillfully? Were intelligence officers just there to do nothing?

Fortunately, he had a protective scroll on him that could automatically activate to help him block a super-level attack.

His assassination has not failed yet!

Because human energy is limited, the Duke's son has become a high-level magician at such a young age, which must have consumed most of his time and energy. In contrast, his fighting spirit must be very weak!

As long as he could withstand the damage of this high-level fire magic, he could easily stab the dagger into the heart of the Duke's son, reap the fruits of victory, and gain the appreciation of His Highness.

Feeling that he had a clear advantage, Foboler ignored it and let the [Flame Fist Blasts the Sky] hit him hard. Then a black light flashed, and the fire magic that was comparable to the half-step super level dissipated into nothingness.

Before he could feel sorry for the life-saving scroll he had spent a lot of money to buy, Foboler heard another scream!

"[Guardian of the Wind]!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the assassin was blocked by [Flame Fist Blasts to the Sky], Luo Ai'er released a super-fast rotating green wind shadow that surrounded Wanxing's body.

This is a high-level wind-based auxiliary magic that can increase one's own movement speed while reducing the movement speed of surrounding enemies. The key is that this green wind shadow can also deflect the enemy's physical attacks, creating an effect similar to dodging.

When Foboler saw that Wanxing had an additional auxiliary magic, he was not panicked at all.

Being able to perform high-level magic in such a short time, the maid of the Duke's son must also be an extremely talented magician, but that's all.

Because the maid used the wrong magic, she wasted her only chance to cast the spell.

Foboler confidently gripped the black dagger in his hand. As a super-class stealth, the most valuable thing on his body was this super-class dagger. It had the noble effects of breaking shields, breaking magic and defeating the enemy first, and could ignore super-class and below defensive magic and auxiliary magic.

Simply put, it is very effective against magic shields and is the most suitable dagger for stealth players.

Combined with another powerful strike that creates a stun effect, this dagger is the magician's nemesis.

The advantage is on my side, victory is in my grasp!

With this thought, Foboler's dagger and Wanxing's right hand tightly grasped the [Holy Sword·Fireworks] and collided with each other - although Wanxing's level did not meet the equipment requirement LV50 of [Holy Sword·Fireworks] and could not trigger the special effects, but the legendary quality of the holy sword alone was enough to be invincible!

"Ding!"

"Crack!!"

As the sound of metal breaking rang out, Foboler widened his eyes and watched in disbelief as his noble super-class dagger shattered into pieces like tofu.

Even when the tip of the golden sword was only 0.01 centimeters away from Foboler's heart, he still found it hard to believe - because he had only anticipated two possible outcomes.

If the long sword in the Duke's son's hand was not of super grade, he would have been chopped in half along with the sword.

If the long sword in the Duke's son's hand was also of super-grade quality, then due to the huge power gap between the super-grade and primary-grade swords of both sides, the long sword would be pushed back by the huge force and hit the Duke's son.

In short, the Duke's son is doomed to die. The only difference is whether the sword can be preserved.

But the reality was that the long sword shattered his super-grade dagger with ease. This situation usually only happens when the quality difference between the two sides' weapons exceeds two grades.

In other words, the quality of the long sword in the hands of the Duke's son is actually higher than the heroic level, reaching a glorious level, and can even be compared with the royal sword in the hands of the emperor.

I didn't expect that Duke Russell was so rich that he even equipped his son with imperial-standard glorious weapons. Wouldn't the weapons used by Duke Russell himself be even more advanced?

It's unfathomable and terrifying when you think about it. This information must be reported to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so that His Royal Highness can guard against Duke Russell's evil ambitions!

Just like the kaleidoscope of thoughts that erupts before a person dies, all of the above thoughts were figured out by Foboler in an instant.

His loyalty to His Highness reignited Foboler's fierce desire to survive. Given just 0.001 seconds, he could unleash the Royal Guard's forbidden technique, [Shadow Transformation], completely transforming his body into a shadow. Using [Shadow Movement] in this form was a powerful escape, completely eliminating the need to blend in with the surrounding shadows because he had become one.

However, this transformation is irreversible; after using it, one can no longer revert to human form. Furthermore, the shadow form cannot persist forever. With Foboler's super-class combat power, he can only maintain sanity for ten days at most before losing his sanity and completely dissipating. The weaker the Royal Secret Guard's cultivation, the shorter the shadow form's duration.

Therefore, the royal secret guards would not use this forbidden technique unless it was a critical moment of life and death.

Unfortunately, Wanxing did not give the enemy a chance to make a comeback - when he was about to perform [Flame Fist Blasts the Sky], he had already instructed Xingyi to use [Dragon Power] to control the situation through the consciousness connection.

Long Wei's actual killing effect is not strong. It mainly plays the role of controlling and interfering with the enemy, such as interrupting the enemy's skill release, intimidating and reducing the enemy's fighting spirit, suppressing the enemy's body, etc.

Despite this, [Dragon's Might] still had an effect that satisfied Wanxing.

Foboler was only disturbed by Long Wei for a moment and missed the most critical 0.001 second. By the time he broke free from Long Wei's control, it was too late.

[Holy Sword Fireworks] had easily broken through Foboler's super-grade leather armor. The tip of the sword pierced through his chest and crushed his heart into powder.

Chapter 36: Future Responsibilities

Realizing that he was doomed, Foboler coughed up blood and murmured in his dying moments:

"Hey, I...my mission is completed!"

Hearing these familiar lines, Wanxing made a prompt decision and asked Xingyi to use space teleportation to take him and Luo Ai'er back to the luxurious dormitory of Russell Academy.

When he was playing games in his previous life, he also fought with the Royal Secret Guards. These guys knew a lot of forbidden techniques, especially the super-class stealth fighters, who loved to self-destruct before dying, which was very disgusting.

So he chose to run away immediately, without even caring about the guards on the cruise ship.

Sure enough, as the Wanxing team disappeared, a shocking explosion sounded on the shore of Lake Bell.

After the intense flash of light and thick smoke dissipated, only a deep pit with a diameter of several hundred meters remained. The bodies of the royal guards had been vaporized by the explosion along with the nearby jungle.

Such a huge commotion naturally attracted the guards on the cruise ship, and the royal secret guards who were lurking in ambush on the other side also rushed over to check.

In this regard, Wanxing can only let the guard team fend for themselves.

He himself had been assassinated, so he could only prioritize protecting himself and had no spare energy to ensure the safety of his guard team.

Besides, working as a guard means taking risks. Once you get paid, you have to be responsible for fighting!

If Wanxing tries his best to rescue these guards, wouldn't that be against Tiangang? Who is the guard of whom?

More importantly, as long as Wan Xing didn't go back, the Royal Guards wouldn't be able to find him as their assassination target and might give up. If he went back to rescue him, the Royal Guards would definitely fight even harder to kill him, and the casualties among the guards would only increase.