Chapter 428 - 218: Lawrence, Reduced to a Goblin...

Chapter 428: Chapter 218: Lawrence, Reduced to a Goblin...

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Before Lin Mo could even explain, Flora unceremoniously pinched her friend’s cheek. "It’s not like that between us."

’Lin Mo is certainly excellent and handsome, but he’s Feney’s boyfriend. How could I steal a man from the girl I see as a little sister?’

"Oh..."

Shaya didn’t press the issue or argue back, letting Flora pinch her cheeks as she greeted Lin Mo again.

"Hello, I’m Shaya, a friend of Flora’s."

As she spoke, she gave a goofy smile.

Paired with her cheeks being stretched out by Flora, she gave off an air of silliness that was both goofy and cute.

’Might as well just call her "Silly Ya"...’

Lin Mo complained to himself.

"Now that this is over, about the follow-up matters here in Lania City—"

Lin Mo was just about to get down to business when Shaya, who had been looking goofy just a moment ago, suddenly turned serious. "Someone’s here!"

Before the words were even out of her mouth, she whipped a dagger out of her sleeve and swung it to the side.

"CLANG—!"

A sharp sound rang out as the newcomer was revealed—a figure in a black robe, the standard garb of an Assassin. The dagger in their hand, which had been aimed at Lin Mo, was parried by Shaya.

Lin Mo’s pupils contracted. A wave of fear washed over him after the fact.

Without a doubt, the opponent was an absolute expert. To have snuck up so close without him noticing...

True, the war was over, and with Flora by his side, Lin Mo had let his guard down slightly. But regardless, judging by that level of stealth and the speed of the attack, the opponent had to be an Elite Level Assassin at the very least!

The Assassin whose attack had been blocked stared in utter shock. After a quick glance at Shaya, he hastily pulled back to retreat.

The intel he’d received hadn’t mentioned that his target had such a powerful Assassin with them.

"After him!"

Without needing Flora’s reminder, Shaya was already in pursuit. From their brief exchange, she had gauged the opponent’s strength. He was an Elite Level Assassin below Level 15, most likely Level 14. He was undoubtedly an expert, but compared to her...

"CLANG—!"

Another sharp clash of weapons rang out. The Assassin felt his arm go numb and his face filled with alarm.

’So strong!’

’Where did this expert even come from?’

In both speed and Strength, he was clearly at a disadvantage. A clean escape seemed impossible now.

’In that case, I have to complete the mission the Duke gave me, no matter what!’

His gaze fell upon Lin Mo once more.

That’s right, his target was this young man.

After suffering such a huge loss, how could Duke Sed just let it go?

He didn’t dare touch anyone from the Auswiss Clan. He didn’t dare touch Flora, a disciple of Elvis and the Kingdom’s most prodigious Mage. But this kid with no background? That was a different story.

The disruption of his plan was inextricably linked to this kid!

Although he seemed to have some connection to City Lord Beixila, he didn’t have the blood of the Auswiss Clan flowing through his veins. In the end, he was an outsider.

The Auswiss Clan would take action for Beixila because she had the family’s blood in her veins and represented their honor.

But an outsider wasn’t important enough to warrant intervention from such a great family.

Thus, the Duke’s second mission for him was to kill this kid to vent his anger and, at the same time, eliminate a potential future genius who might become an enemy.

Before carrying out his mission, he had seen Flora, hailed as the Kingdom’s once-in-a-century Magic genius, but he hadn’t paid her any mind.

Flora’s power was certainly immense, and he admitted he was no match for her. However, his goal wasn’t to fight her; he just needed to slaughter the kid next to her.

And on this point, the attacker was quite confident.

Powerful individuals have an instinctual reaction to killing intent. If his intent had been aimed at Flora, she would have most likely discovered him, thanks to her considerable combat experience and the powerful Insight granted by her remarkable Spiritual Strength.

But if his killing intent was directed not at Flora but at someone else beside her, the chances of being detected would be greatly reduced.

And indeed, that’s what happened. Neither Lin Mo himself nor Flora had noticed the Assassin who had appeared so suddenly.

But Shaya’s presence was something he hadn’t anticipated...

’This young-looking girl... she’s so strong!’

He could tell from their brief exchange that her power was even greater than his own.

Normally, he should have abandoned the mission.

With Flora and this powerful young female Assassin present, it was almost impossible for him to complete the assassination in front of them.

But Duke Sed had anticipated such a situation and had specially prepared a countermeasure for him.

He quickly pulled a Potion from his clothes. The next moment, with a furious roar, his entire body was enveloped in a red glow, his veins bulging and his muscles knotting...

"It’s a Blood Burning Reagent!"

Flora reacted instantly and shouted a warning, "Be careful! He drank a Blood Burning Reagent!"

’Blood Burning Reagent?’

Shaya, at the side, was startled. Besides basic Alchemy Potions like Life Potions and Magic Potions, there were, of course, many other types of Potions that Alchemists could create.

These included various functional Potions that could temporarily provide abnormal statuses or effects.

For example, there were the most common ones like Strength Potions to temporarily boost Strength, and Stone Skin Potions to temporarily increase skin toughness, and so on.