Chapter 162 Mysterious Commission <TOC> Chapter 164 The Old Western Army
Translator: SumTLMan
On the second floor of the Silver Python Trading Post, ordinary assassins were not received. Only those veteran moon-level assassins were allowed to go up.
In the trading post, only assassins who had killed more than nine fourth level awakened individuals could be promoted to moon-level. They were all the cream of the crop within the fourth level.
Though Krait was not weak, he was only a star-level assassin and lacked the privilege to go up.
Simpson activated the elevator to go up.
“Listen to me, Krait, as long as you complete this commission, you’ll definitely be able to step into the ranks of moon-level assassins.”
His speech was rapid and somewhat excited.
“When I found out about this mission, I was overjoyed, afraid that you might be lying on some courtesan’s belly, making it impossible for me to contact you.”
“Now, we’re both going to soar to greater heights.”
The occupation of an assassin broker was closely related to that of an assassin, and his status in the Silver Python depended entirely on Krait.
The décor on the second floor was very extravagant, not like a place where assassins exchanged tasks, but more like an upscale club.
More than twenty assassins had already been waiting there. Among them, some were crude and vulgar, wearing smelly cotton clothes, like ordinary farmers. Some were gentle and refined, well-dressed, and resembling upper-class individuals.
One person was covered in tattoos, with almost no inch of skin visible. This indicated that he was a powerful energy shaper awakened individual.
The most peculiar was a tall and sturdy man whose left arm had been surgically replaced with a mechanical arm, forged entirely from psychic metal, as evidenced by the psychic energy emanating from it.
Most of these diverse assassins were moon-level, with a few being star-level like Krait.
The power gathered here was enough to annihilate a medium-sized marauding gang.
The excited Simpson immediately quieted down, as he couldn’t afford to offend the people here. He pulled Li Mu to a corner to sit down and quietly waited for the commissioner to arrive.
Li Mu silently activated his Divine Eye Technique and Illusion Breaker Eyes, observing everyone present and assessing their strength.
After the two of them, several more assassins entered, bringing the total number of assassins present to twenty-four.
Just when some people were getting impatient, the commissioner finally arrived. The Shen siblings followed a stunning Ansei woman, who was surrounded by a group of people appearing on the second floor.
What attracted the most attention was the animal behind them—a robust swamp tiger.
“Are these the most elite assassins of the Silver Python?”
The Ansei woman was gorgeous and captivating, her face bearing a disregard for life. She seemed like a natural-born leader, looking down on all the assassins present with a condescending gaze.
“Of course, they can effortlessly accomplish your task, Ms. Demos Scarmaggio,” said the exchange director with a somewhat obsequious tone.
The Scarmaggio surname silenced all the assassins present, and those who were restless and could not suppress their breath became as quiet as cicadas after being doused with cold water.
Scarmaggio is the surname of the ruler of Raginbeard, and no one dares to impersonate a member of the Scarmaggio family.
Demos sat down, and the ferocious swamp tiger, Agustia, behaved like a docile large cat, lying in front of her.
The creature, on the brink of death from being kicked by Li Mu, no longer showed any signs of severe injury.
Well-informed people in Raginbeard knew of such a powerful swamp tiger, but most of those present learned for the first time that its owner was Demos.
Demos stroked Agustia’s head, and a trace of psychic energy emanated from her fingertips.
An astonishing scene unfolded as Agustia’s fur and flesh seemed to be unzipped by an invisible force, revealing the skull riddled with holes beneath.
Rumors said that the Scarmaggio family inherited a secret technique capable of completely controlling a creature, which apparently wasn’t a mere rumor.
Agustia’s skull had not fully healed; the cracks were barely fastened with iron nails, and the brain inside could be seen through the gaps.
One could vaguely discern how terrifying the kick that landed on its head had been.
“Someone used a simple kick technique, cracking its skull. That kick nearly killed it outright,” Demos said with a slightly fanatical voice, waving her hand, and Agustia’s scalp and flesh healed without a trace.
“It seems like the injury was caused by the Hidden Bone energy, could it be that a bishop of the Soul Cult has come to Raginbeard?”
Among the assassins, a seasoned enhancer-type awakened individual recognized the air technique responsible for the injury. As an energy technique practiced along the bones, the destructive power of Hidden Bone energy was astonishing, especially against an enemy’s skeleton.
As a member of the Scarmaggio family, these powerful enhancer-type awakened individuals were their best prey.
Demos couldn’t wait to capture them and inject the psychic fungi into their bodies.
Unfortunately, even after mobilizing all her subordinates, she still couldn’t find any traces of the mysterious awakened individual in Raginbeard. Subsequently, the chaos in the Black Dragon Breath area made it even more challenging to locate them.
As the rulers of Raginbeard, the competition within the Scarmaggio family was equally intense. The weak either gave up practicing the Seven Fungi Life Manipulation Technique and voluntarily marginalized themselves, being raised like pigs, or turned into skeletons, becoming stepping stones for the strong to climb upward.
The psychic fungi cultivated by the Seven Fungi Life Manipulation energy system are capable of devouring each other, producing astonishingly positive effects. Among the first generation of Scarmaggio family members seeking to advance to the third energy level, usually only seven survive, while the rest serve as nourishment for the successful ones.
Every fifty years, at least five individuals with third energy level awakenings are born stably, fortifying the Scarmaggio family’s rule over Raginbeard with an unshakable foundation.
Just when Demos was at her wits’ end, two individuals from the Shen clan, active in Raginbeard, approached her, claiming they knew the identity of the awakened individual.
“He is the security officer of the Orissa jurisdiction in the Avonigarda Province.”
The pair told Demos of Li Mu’s feat of singlehandedly annihilating the Blue Blood Gang.
This piqued Demos’ interest. She was familiar with the Blue Blood Gang, an emerging small-scale faction, but its leader, Jolly, was a talented enhancer-type awakened individual and within Demos’ scope of consideration.
She knew that the two individuals likely held a grudge against the security officer named Li Mu and merely sought to use her to eliminate him.
However, Demos did not mind at all, as long as Li Mu was indeed that powerful. Since she could not find the mysterious awakened individual, a substitute would suffice.
Thus, she immediately employed her influence, recruiting the most outstanding assassins from the Silver Python, implementing a capture plan.
Chapter 162 Mysterious Commission <TOC> Chapter 164 The Old Western Army