Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 1242: Assassins in the Shadows

Chapter 1242: Assassins in the Shadows

"I doubt the Crimson Moon Dynasty royal family would be foolish enough to attack us the moment we left the palace. You must be working for another faction, trying to frame them. I’ll give you a choice—submit, or die."

The two assassins didn’t hesitate.

Without a word, they spun around and fled in opposite directions.

"Fine. I only need one of you alive," Amalia said indifferently.

She swung her blade once more.

A violent blade aura erupted, cutting through the air with terrifying force.

A powerful gust followed in its wake, sweeping through the battlefield.

Without even looking back, Amalia dashed toward the fleeing assassin.

Behind her, the black-clad assassin who had taken the first hit suddenly convulsed.

Blood spurted from his body in multiple places, his wounds deep and fatal.

He was dead before he hit the ground.

The others turned their eyes to the second fleeing assassin, who was still mid-air when the storm caught up to him.

The gale surrounded him, razor-sharp blade energy swirling within it.

In mere moments, he was sliced into countless pieces, shredded into nothing more than a pile of unrecognizable gore.

When the remains hit the ground, they resembled nothing more than a pool of flesh and blood.

To an unknowing bystander, it might have looked like the aftermath of a woman suffering a catastrophic miscarriage.

Inside the vehicle, Shao Jin—who had been tasked with protecting Minister Sharif and General Rafiq—swallowed his saliva hard.

"So this... this is Ms. Amalia’s true strength?"

Ms. Amalia always seemed gentler and more approachable than Mr. Kenny.

But now, watching this scene, he wasn’t so sure.

Somehow, she seemed even more ruthless than Kenny Lin.

"Sure enough, the more harmless a person looks, the more dangerous they are," Fu Ling sighed while sneaking a glance at Minister Sharif out of the corner of his eye.

Minister Sharif was an elegant-looking man who also appeared harmless on the surface.

However, when it came to scheming against others, he was truly ruthless.

"Minister Sharif, General Rafiq, do you think they were sent by the Crimson Moon Dynasty to assassinate us?" Khalil asked.

"An assassination attempt even after knowing that there are two immortal in our team?" Sharif chuckled.

The people of the Crimson Moon Dynasty might be arrogant, but that was because they had the foundation to back up their arrogance.

However, as a powerful nation and a formidable star system, they were not so foolish as to be unable to weigh their options.

With the overwhelming invasion of the aliens, they had to understand that the Nine Great Star Systems could only resist the alien threat if they stood united.

So while the Crimson Moon Dynasty might send spies to test them or exert dominance to maintain their position, they would never go as far as sending assassins.

"The Crimson Moon Dynasty royal family isn’t foolish, but the Pleiades Star System is complicated. Sometimes, the more advanced a civilization, the more intricate its societal structure becomes."

Just like everything had two sides—wherever there was light, there were always things lurking in the shadows, waiting to destroy.

Amalia didn’t make them wait too long and soon returned.

However, she was empty-handed, suggesting she hadn’t managed to capture anyone alive.

"Ms. Amalia, did you find out anything?"

"Nothing," she replied.

When she had attempted to extract the assassin’s memories, the man had self-destructed.

In order to prevent the explosion from causing too much collateral damage, she had forcibly suppressed it—but the result was the same.

He was completely dead.

Now, their only hope was that Kenny Lin had found something.

Not long after, Kenny Lin returned.

Amalia glanced at the object in his hand. "Why did you bring back his head?"

"I accidentally pulled it off," Kenny Lin said nonchalantly, tossing the severed head aside.

Although the black-clad assassin had escaped decisively, Kenny Lin had caught up to him.

Realizing he was outmatched, the assassin had attempted suicide.

"He wanted to kill himself before we even did anything?" Amalia showed a look of disbelief. "He knew your strength that well?"

"I thought it was strange too," Kenny Lin replied with a bright smile. "The more they seem to know about me, the more interesting this gets."

Just then, a commotion rose in the distance.

The Crimson Moon Dynasty royal army had arrived.

Upon seeing the devastation—the collapsed walls, the bloodstains on the ground—they immediately grasped what had happened.

"Please rest assured, esteemed envoys. We will investigate this matter thoroughly," an officer said without hesitation, making a firm promise without asking any questions.

Amalia found his attitude acceptable. "I expect an answer soon—preferably by tomorrow."

"Thank you for your patience, Ms. Envoy." The officer let out a sigh of relief.

As long as they weren’t completely unyielding, tomorrow would be manageable.

"Alright, let’s go."

The two vehicles quickly left the scene.

"Sir, weren’t these people from the Erythar Star System? I thought the people from the Erythar Star System were supposed to be arrogant?" a soldier asked in confusion. "But they seem pretty reasonable."

The officer was also puzzled.

When he found out that the victims of the attack were from the Erythar Star System, he had initially worried that they would be furious.

"See if you can find any useful clues."

Before long, a subordinate approached while holding a severed head.

"Sir, we only found a head."

The officer removed the glasses from the head—it was an unfamiliar face.

But as long as they had an image, identifying the person shouldn’t be too difficult.

"Let’s go back and make a report."

The embassy was heavily guarded, so there was no need to worry about any more black-clad assassins attacking them.

After bidding farewell to Minister Sharif and the others, Amalia and Kenny Lin returned to their rooms.

As the sun set, the sky was gradually cloaked in darkness.

The stars scattered across the night sky, but while some corners of the world lay in silence, others were brimming with revelry.

Inside a brightly lit, luxurious villa, a burly middle-aged man stood in the living room.

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