In the slender hands of the woman, she held a strangely shaped short knife, with blood dripping from it.
Ayanokouji kept his eyes on her body, searching for details, hoping to gather more information. However, there was no doubt that he could feel the terrifying aura emanating from her.
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"This, this is the guest who commissioned me!" Felt exclaimed.
The person in the sky image was the one who had previously commissioned her to steal Emilia's insignia. However, Felt had only met her briefly and did not know her identity or name.
At this moment, she felt extreme fear in her heart. She had always been straightforward and sensitive and had not realized that the other party was such a terrifying person.
A bad premonition arose in her heart.
"This person..."
Inside the palace walls, Reinhard watched the scene in the sky, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his expression gradually becoming very serious. With black clothes, black hair, and a unique sword from the North, he knew the identity of the woman.
"Reinhard-sama, do you know this person?"
A knight guard standing beside Reinhard asked.
"This attire undoubtedly belongs to the infamous assassin, Bowel Hunter Elsa!" Reinhard said slowly, "She earned this nickname because of her habit of disemboweling her victims. She is extremely dangerous..."
At this moment, he was lost in thought. He placed his right hand on his angled chin and rubbed it gently.
He was puzzled as to why the Bowel Hunter had come here and wanted to kill Emilia.
However, Reinhard did not ponder for long before turning to his companions and saying:
"Although I don't know whether the illusion in the sky is true or false, as one of the throne candidates, Emilia-sama is likely facing a crisis. I will go and find her immediately! Moreover, the Bowel Hunter is extremely dangerous, and it's very likely she has sneaked into the royal capital. The others should start searching right away!"
❰❱ SKY SCREEN ❰❱
"You clearly look like an ordinary person, but you have extraordinary skills, truly well hidden."
At this moment, the woman in black was playing with the short knife in her hand, as flexible as if it were part of her body. Her ambiguous eyes were fixed on Ayanokouji.
"It seems you can give me a lot of fun. As a reward, I'll tell you my name, Bowel Hunter Elsa."
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."
Ayanokouji said calmly. Although there was no change in his expression, his eyes remained focused on the woman who identified herself as the Bowel Hunter.
'The previous action was very fast, seemingly beyond human speed, definitely the result of rigorous training. Even though the sword is held in one hand, the possibility of carrying other weapons cannot be ruled out.'
He calmly analyzed the situation and looked for possible ways to win.
'The most critical issue is the lack of a weapon. Holding a weapon is the most critical point in hand-to-hand combat.'
While thinking, he looked around, searching for something that could be used as a weapon, and finally his eyes landed on the ice breaker that Emilia had launched earlier.
"Taste the delicacies to the end."
While speaking, Elsa placed the cold sword in front of her lips.
Her charming face was reflected on the smooth metal surface, and then she turned her gaze towards Felt and Rom behind her, as if looking at desserts before a meal, "Let's enjoy the dessert first..."
"You!"
Rom immediately shielded the stunned Felt behind him, and almost instantly, he picked up the fallen club from the ground again. He felt the terrifying murderous aura, as cold as the winter wind, making him feel fear.
"Felt, run!"
Rom knew clearly that both he and Felt had become targets of the Bowel Hunter.
The club clenched in his hands fiercely smashed into the spot where Elsa stood, followed by a violent tremor, and smoke filled the air.
In the smoke and dust, Rom's breathing became rapid, and the chest of his massive figure visibly heaved up and down. The immense force he had just exerted made him wonder if his attack had hit Elsa.
"This is indeed a frightening strength."
As the smoke slowly dissipated, an elegant figure gradually emerged – Elsa.
At this moment, she stepped on Rom's club, heading towards him, making a sharp sound as she stepped.
"It's my first time fighting a giant. I'm really looking forward to it."
"Ahhh!" Rom roared angrily, lifting the club in his hands high, trying to throw Elsa off.
In the face of his strange strength that could easily break stones, Elsa's weight was no different from a feather.
But Elsa jumped into the air, spinning in a circle while holding her sword like a waltz.
Not only her figure but also a silver-white light flashed simultaneously, and in an instant, Elsa was behind Rom. Only a swish was heard, and there was blood in Rom's abdomen.
Rom lost his life, and his heavy body fell to the ground like a large rock in a landslide.
"Rom!"
Seeing Rom, whom she regarded as her grandfather, brutally killed, Felt naturally did not choose to run away. She held back the tears that were about to flow from her eyes and drew a hidden knife from her lower back, lunging towards Elsa.
But how could Felt, who lived in the slums and had never received professional training, match the elite assassin Elsa?
In just one round, her tiny body was split by Elsa's sharp sword, and Felt fell into a pool of blood, her red scarf seeming to melt.
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"NO!"
Rom reached out his hand, trying to cover Felt's eyes, not wanting her to see such a bloody scene, but Felt still clearly saw Elsa kill Rom and herself.
"Did she kill us..."
Felt stared blankly at the sky. The scene before her felt like a dream, full of unreality.
"Let's get out quickly!"
Rom immediately said to Felt. He hadn't expected Elsa to take action against him and Felt. Was it because Felt didn't do something right, or to silence her?
Rom didn't know the reason, but he already knew how dangerous Elsa was. He couldn't let Felt and such a dangerous person come into contact, knowing Elsa had already found his and Felt's address. So, he prepared to move as quickly as possible before the other party found them.
"No, Grandpa Rom, let's watch a bit more... After all, this is just an illusion, it might not be true."
Felt's thoughts were interrupted by Rom's voice. Although she comforted him like this, she already suspected that this wasn't a simple illusion but a prediction of the future.
But now, everyone had seen what would happen in the future, and there would definitely be changes in behavior moving forward.
❰❱ SKY SCREEN ❰❱
"Honestly, if it were before, I might consider playing with you slowly for a while, but now I have a tastier snack to savor!" Elsa said with a smile on her face.
"And you, didn't you choose to run away?"
"Even if I chose to run away, I wouldn't be able to escape." Ayanokouji said slowly.
Elsa took less than a few seconds to deal with Rom and Felt, but for Ayanokouji, this time was enough for him to pick up the ice cone that Emilia had previously launched to the ground as a weapon.
The extremely low temperature made his fingers freeze, but Ayanokouji seemed not to feel the pain, and his eyes were fixed on Elsa.
"Did you take it while I was enjoying the dessert?" Elsa said with a smile.
Her charming smile was like a deadly snake at this moment. "But what surprises me a bit is that you didn't choose to help these two people, I thought they were your friends!"
"This is the first time I've met them today. We don't even know each other." Ayanokouji said slowly.
For him, Rom and Felt's only role was to delay her.
Seeing Elsa teasing him in front of him, Ayanokouji spoke again: "Your target should be Emilia, but I just met her not long ago, and I helped find her insignia. Could you pretend not to see me?"
"I'm really sorry, I can't." Elsa said slowly, her eyes narrowing slightly, and the murderous aura filled the air, "After all, you are now a relevant person."
"I'd like to know the reason for your actions?" Ayanokouji asked, wanting to buy time for himself and simultaneously gain more information.
"I was just hired. Forget it, I've wasted enough time. I can't wait to play with your intestines! Let me have some fun again!" Elsa said, swinging the short sword in her hand and rushing towards Ayanokouji.
Elsa was very fast, like a venomous snake finding its prey. Even if Ayanokouji made a mistake, he would be killed in an instant. However, Ayanokouji was skilled in all fighting techniques in the real world and had a reaction speed far beyond that of an ordinary person. He immediately rolled backward to avoid this almost fatal attack and, while dodging, stabbed the ice cone in his hand. But Elsa also turned slightly to one side, in a way that ordinary people couldn't do, her posture avoiding Ayanokouji's almost certain attack.
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, right? What a strange name!"
Her attack failed, but Elsa didn't feel frustrated. Instead, the smile on her face became more evident, her initial laziness now filled with a bit of excitement in her eyes.
"Are you a member of the Knights? Ordinary guards can't have such skills."
"No, I'm just an ordinary person. I have studied tea ceremony and painting before." Ayanokouji said lightly, with no visible change in emotion on his expressionless face.
The conversation was just an interlude to their fight. They quickly engaged again, and the sound of ice and steel clashing echoed in the air.
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"Ayanokouji, are you that strong?"
In the classroom, the students who were sitting around watched the scene before them in disbelief.
The boy who usually seemed transparent to them actually possessed extraordinary martial arts skills and could temporarily compete with a terrifying assassin.
"Maybe you can win!"
Horikita couldn't help but shout, her eyes focused on Ayanokouji beside her. Even though it was just a video, she felt like the real Ayanokouji was fighting against someone else.
However, she realized that Ayanokouji's face showed no expression of excitement. Instead, his eyes were rare and serious.
"No, I can't win."
Ayanokouji said, as if stating an undoubted fact.
"Can't you fend off your opponent now? As long as you find an opportunity, you will surely win!" Horikita said with a serious face.
"No, although it seems I can still face my opponent in the video, the opponent hasn't used her full strength, and basically, I only have defensive capabilities in the video."
Ayanokouji said slowly, as if he were someone else on the screen, and he also knew clearly that Elsa hadn't used her full strength at all, it was more like a predator playing with its prey.
"Not only that, because I'm holding the ice cone, I must be suffering from frostbite on my palms, and the loss of physical strength is more severe. The outcome of the battle is already determined."
"How can you say such discouraging words? You're the one fighting!"
Horikita's tone was slightly excited, and she didn't understand how Ayanokouji could calmly say such words.
"I'm just stating a fact, and what's shown on the screen is just a video. At least that person isn't me right now, and I don't have the ability to change the video's outcome."
From beginning to end, Ayanokouji's tone was very calm.
At this moment, he knew that the result of the fight wouldn't change. Even if he far exceeded the average person, he wouldn't be a match for Elsa, but he still focused his eyes on the screen.
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