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nRoy’s expression told Swift Death all he needed to know.

nThe assassin stopped and narrowed his eyes at him. “It’s a surprise to know someone as intelligent as you don’t know who wants you dead. You manage to fool the world into believing you’re not worth a cent when actually you’re the best among the unawakened. The fact that you tackled two trial grounds alone and succeeded in triumphing over them proves it. I don’t know why you hid yourself so deeply, but you must have your reason, just like I had for becoming an assassin.”

nThe assassin was silent for a while.

n“Uh… well, now that I think about it, it’s not too surprising you don’t know. Actually, you don’t have much of a beef with my client. You are just in their way. So they want you out. How about this? I’ll tell you who they are if you beat me.”

nWith a smile, Roy gladly accepted his challenge.

n“Alright, bring it on.”

nThe minute his last word was spoken, the feminine youth charged toward him.

nThere was a reasonable distance between the two.

nHe wouldn’t instantly reach him.

nThis was the perfect time to determine this man’s power level and specialties.

nRoy inspected him.

nAt that very moment, the black bracelet on that youth’s wrist released a shine.

nIt was barely visible, but it didn’t escape Roy’s notice.

nOn the other hand, a blue screen appeared before him.

nOnly three words were shown before it crumbled apart into pieces.

nThen, another system’s notification rang in his mind.

n『Ding! Your target’s family regalia has nullified the effect of your skill. Inspect failed!』

nRoy was taken aback by this. This was the second person on which his information gauging skill had failed. He must be really something.

nLike his name, Swift Death covered the distance between them swiftly.

nTwo daggers materialized out of nowhere in his hand.

nRoy, who saw this scene, determined that this guy was at least at the Weapon Master Level.

nAlthough the opponent was a whole stage above him, he didn’t panic.

nHe had taken down a Level 15 Boss Monster that was supposedly stronger than level Peak-level Weapon Masters.

nHe had no reason to fear this guy who had only shown the capability of a beginner-level Weapon Master.

n“My name is Swift Death. You’re about to experience why I am called that!”

n“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”

nThe assassin slashed his daggers at him several times in one breath as if he was not familiar with the concept of taking a break.

nRoy dodged all his attacks by simply tilting his body out of the trajectory of his attacks, just like a martial expert. He did not even pull out the Moon Reflecting Sword.

nThe assassin’s eyes widened to the size of saucers as he was alarmed to see how easily Roy had dodged his combo move.

n“H-How… did you do that? How can you dodge my Swift Barrage with that body of yours?” Swift Death asked after dodging Roy’s sword by jumping backward. A distance was created between them.

nRoy smiled and replied, “What do you mean how? You’re just too slow and predictable. I can see your attacks coming for my vitals from a mile away.”

nThere was a ridiculous difference between their stats.

nThe brief exchange they had helped Roy realize that.

nHe had been fighting Boss monsters all this time. Boss monster’s stats were ridiculously higher than all the trainees and most weapon masters. He was the only one whose stats were higher than Level 10 Boss monsters and around level 15 boss monsters.

nOthers wouldn’t come close.

nIt’s just that he hadn’t realized it until this fight.

n“Whoosh!”

n“Clang!”

nRoy stabbed his sword toward the assassin’s shoulder. Swift Death blocked it with his dagger, but his hand turned beet red as if it would explode. The impact he felt from blocking his sword was similar to a train smashing a man.

nThey clashed several dozen times in a span of a minute.

nRoy’s 69th attack went through Swift Death, who quickly burst apart like a balloon.

nHe immediately realized that his sword had only connected with the assassin’s afterimage.

nThe real person was somewhere else.

n“Then… Where is he?”

nRoy’s sixth sense came into play at this moment. Firstly, he sensed great fluctuations in the surrounding Mana just two steps behind him. Then, his hair stood on the edge. A prickling sensation stabbed the back of his head.

n“Got you.”

nBefore those whispers reached Roy’s ears, Swift Death hadn’t only appeared in the spot where he had sensed energy fluctuations but also thrust the sharpness in his hand towards the back of his head. Roy bent his knees, his body dropping down as the dagger went over his head. The assassin swiftly followed up with a stab to his back with his other hand that forced Roy to roll forward.

nHis body hadn’t hit the ground when he launched a kick towards his butt. From the corner of his eyes, Roy saw a glimmer of steel flashing ominously on the tip of his boot. A knife was sticking out of it. If this kick of his were to connect with his butt, he wouldn’t be able to fart or ** in peace!

nPah!

nRoy slapped his hand on the ground with all the strength he could muster, shooting himself out of the trajectory of his insidious strike.

n“This is where we say goodbye.”

nThe dagger in his hand shot out, flying towards Roy at the speed of an arrow.

nAs he was in mid-air, he had no platform to change his trajectory or move out of the way of this dagger.

n“It’s impossible for you to dodge death this time around.” Swift Death proudly exclaimed.

nHowever, his expression took a turn for the worst as he saw a smile creeping up on Roy’s face.

n“Mana Wall!”

nA mana wall appeared in the trajectory of the dagger.

nAlmost at the same time, a mana shield appeared below him.

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