461: League of Assassins! Ban Eric!

"What is this?"

Su Lie's eyelids twitched. "Was I discovered?"

He was already prepared to start a massacre.

At this moment, the voice of that Shadow Clan member rang out again: "Haha! Brother, don't panic! You haven't been discovered! Look at the jade stone in your hand; as long as you are a Survivor, you will definitely be able to see it!"

Su Lie frowned slightly and looked down at the jade stone in his hand.

Under his Identification.

The panel related to the jade stone automatically popped up.

[Stone Visible to Mist Survivors: Red God-level Quality; Rule Identification type item.

Function 1: Only Mist Survivors can see this stone's panel.

Function 2: After activating this stone, you can receive a friend authentication and add friends through the mist manual's friend module.

Note: Both functions of this stone can only be activated by Mist Survivors.]

"There's such a thing?"

Su Lie did not activate the stone.

He casually tossed the stone aside and strode toward the teahouse.

When he arrived in front of the teahouse.

Su Lie finally made his decision and walked upstairs.

Since this unknown entity mentioned the information about assassinating Li Si, the lord of Shadow City.

It was sufficient proof that.

The sacrificial mission Su Lie received was also received by other Survivors.

This indicated that.

He had a large number of competitors.

If he wanted to know the intelligence information of his competitors.

He had to go to the teahouse.

Whether it was a trap or a genuine assassin gathering.

He had to check it out.

Clack! Clack!

When Su Lie arrived at the private seating area on the second floor.

The person who led him there asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going to add me as a friend, Your Excellency?"

"No! There are too many traps here. I'm afraid everything is fake!"

Su Lie shook his head, openly stating his concerns.

The person was stunned, then started laughing: "Aren't you afraid this place is a trap?"

"Afraid and unafraid!"

Su Lie said ambiguously.

The person's smile grew wider. She looked at Su Lie and introduced herself: "My codename is Rainbow! I am a Second Transfer Survivor, currently Level 99! I received the mission from the mist sacrificial altar! The objective is to assassinate Li Si, the lord of Shadow City!"

"My name is Jing Ke! Second Transfer Survivor, Level 80! My goal is the same as yours!"

Su Lie sat across from Rainbow and said with a smile.

Rainbow nodded and turned to look at the people in the surrounding private seating areas.

These people stood up one after another and introduced themselves.

Even the waiter serving the second floor of this shop was a Survivor.

Everyone present was a Second-Turn Professional, with levels ranging between 79 and 99.

Su Lie was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected the mist sacrificial altar to issue the rules simultaneously to over a dozen Survivors.

No!

It should be a large batch of Survivors.

After everyone finished introducing themselves.

Rainbow said to Su Lie: "We have been staking out this place for three days. According to the information we've gathered, Li Si, the lord of Shadow City, will begin inspecting the entire city tomorrow morning, expected to pass here around 8 AM!"

"That will be the best time for us to strike!"

She used Spirit transmission to tell Su Lie: "Brother, are you interested in joining us?"

"Why not go directly to the City Lord's Mansion?"

Su Lie asked in surprise.

Rainbow couldn't help but laugh: "Naive! The Shadow City City Lord's Mansion, like our Shelter, is protected by the rules! When we go there, not only will our combat power be Suppressed, but we will also be restricted by various rule-based prohibitions within the City Lord's Mansion!"

"Going there is just courting death!"

"Moreover!"

"Before us, three waves of Survivors have already tested it, and all of them were wiped out!"

... At this point, her voice paused.

Just then, an army suddenly arrived on the marketplace street outside.

The army dispersed the crowd and rushed toward the Well of Shadows on one side of the marketplace.

"The City Lord has ordered all Wells of Shadows to be sealed!"

Immediately afterward, a solemn voice rang out.

Su Lie's heart stirred: "Could it be that... the chaos in that town has become known?"

Rainbow sighed slightly after hearing this: "Good! Good! Good! If Brother joins, there will only be 19 of us participating in this assassination attempt!"

"At that time, the mission will be handed over to one of us for submission, and the rest will receive compensation equal to the mission reward as a return!"

"We have all signed the Contract!"

Saying this.

She took out a Contract and handed it to Su Lie.

Su Lie did not look at the Contract. He asked Rainbow: "Rainbow! What is the time ratio between this Shadow Realm and the Mist Main World?"

Rainbow looked at Su Lie in surprise, saying with a half-smile: "It doesn't hurt to tell you! In the outer layer of the Shadow Realm area, the time ratio is 1:1; we are currently in the first layer of the welcoming area, where the time ratio is 1 hour in the Mist Main World to 1 day in the Shadow Realm!"

Su Lie secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He cupped his fist toward Rainbow in thanks: "Give me one day to think! If I come tomorrow morning, it means I will join your operation! If I don't come tomorrow, then don't wait for me!"

Having said that.

He stood up and was about to walk out.

Whoosh!

The other people in the private seating area frowned slightly upon seeing this and stood up simultaneously.

A look of vigilance appeared in everyone's eyes as they looked at Su Lie.

Su Lie frowned and looked at Rainbow: "Are you going to stop me?"

"Everyone is worried about the mission being leaked! How about this! Write a confidentiality Contract yourself, and after you sign it, we won't make things difficult for you!"

Rainbow made the arrangement.

Only then did the expressions of the others soften slightly.

Although they didn't speak, they were constantly chatting in a small group.

Su Lie then took out a blank rune paper and, using his Contract Book Talent, wrote a confidentiality Contract according to the template.

After he signed and activated it.

Rainbow finally smiled: "Apologies! Please forgive us, Brother!"

"It's nothing! It's nothing!"

Su Lie waved his hand and strode out of the shop.

After Su Lie left.

One of the burly men couldn't help but send a voice message to Rainbow: "Rainbow! Could that kid be planning to scout out the City Lord's Mansion himself?"

Rainbow said meaningfully: "We Survivors are basically paranoid and never trust what others say! We only know how to advance or retreat after witnessing and practicing everything ourselves!"

"Aren't you all the same? Therefore! We can only wait until tomorrow!"

"However! I don't have high hopes for him!"

"A fellow who didn't even prepare intelligence information rushed in so rashly! He truly doesn't know what's good for him!"

"Forget it! Let's ignore him!"

... On the other side.

After Su Lie left the teahouse, his expression turned cold: "Hmph! Someone in Rainbow's team actually harbored killing intent toward me! Why is that?"

"We have never met!"

"The others stopped being hostile toward me after I signed the Contract!"

"Only two people remain like this!"

While he was thinking.

Su Lie suddenly sensed a threat through his Crisis Perception Talent.

His eyes darted around.

Su Lie turned and walked into an alley, simultaneously activating the Invisibility Rule.

In the blink of an eye.

He vanished in the alley.

Whoosh!

Before long.

Two teams of well-trained soldiers blockaded the entrance to the alley.

"Where is the person?"

"We clearly saw him enter here!"

"What does the visibility plate show?"

"Report! Nothing at all!"

"What about traces?"

"The opponent seems to possess a certain Talent; he didn't leave any traces!"

"Disperse!"

... After a brief and fruitless search for Su Lie, the soldiers dispersed.

Su Lie, standing in the alley, frowned: "It seems there really is a spy from Shadow City in the team! I wonder how they managed to deceive Rainbow! Or is it..."

"That person... received a mission to protect the Shadow City Lord!"

Su Lie thought of a possibility.

However.

None of this had anything to do with him.

Su Lie passed through the adjacent wall and strode forward.

After wandering around the city for about six hours.

Su Lie finally found the Shadow City City Lord's Mansion.

This was a castle built on the peak of the mountain behind the city.

No!

It should be said that the entire thousand-meter-high mountain was part of the City Lord's Mansion.

This high mountain had sheer cliffs on three sides, with only one side accessible via a winding road leading to the summit.

And starting from the foot of the mountain.

A layer of city wall was set up every hundred meters up the mountainside.

By the time one reached the area where the City Lord's Mansion was located.

This high mountain had ten layers of city walls arranged upon it.

And each layer of wall was higher than the last.

The entire mountain looked like a shield mountain.

Furthermore, soldiers of the Shadow Realm guarded and patrolled every layer of the city walls.

Su Lie entered the City Lord's Mansion area using the Invisibility Rule.

Here, not only did he not trigger any alarms, but he was not even subjected to the Suppression of power in this place.

He walked up to the summit like a tourist.

Along the way.

Su Lie discovered that.

The city was not only filled with massive cannons but also musketeers and machine gunners.

Moreover, numerous traps were set between the walls on the mountainside.

Soon.

Su Lie arrived at the City Lord's Mansion on the summit.

He silently entered the core area of Shadow City.

This place was different from what he had imagined; there were no magnificent decorations or luxurious furnishings.

Everything was ordinary.

Soon.

Su Lie saw Li Si, the lord of Shadow City, in a study.

Li Si was sitting in the main seat, discussing something with a blonde, blue-eyed person beside him.

"Eric! My preparations here are 90% complete. I estimate that the plan can be finalized and the trial opened by tomorrow afternoon! All affairs on the Shadow City side are entrusted to you!"

Li Si said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Su Lie couldn't help but look closely at Li Si.

Only then did he realize that the Li Si in front of him was different from the other Shadow Realm creatures.

"Is it an illusion?"

Su Lie guessed.

The blonde, blue-eyed Eric nodded in response: "Don't worry, Your Excellency! The plan and traps here are ready! Tomorrow, a batch of Survivors will be harvested, and by the afternoon, you can sacrifice the Survivors and open the path to the trial!"

"However!"

"A very powerful Mental Virus and contamination have appeared in Seven Shadows Town. The entire town has completely fallen, and all the shadow people have turned into murderous fanatics!"

"In addition, this power has already spread to four other towns!"

"I have already ordered the Well of Shadows to be sealed!"

"Although this matter is strange and sudden, it perfectly aligns with our plan!"

... He briefly introduced the situation here.

Eric continued: "As long as you successfully advance to become the lord of the shadow realm, we won't fear any number of foreign races in this area!"

"I understand!"

Li Si nodded.

The two then discussed Shadow City's defense arrangements and internal affairs decisions.

After the conversation was completed.

Li Si then dispersed into a cloud of black particles.

Eric quickly walked to the position where Li Si had just been sitting. He sat in the City Lord's main chair and took out a blank rune paper from the drawer.

Just then.

Su Lie forcibly used the Glorious Sealing Skill on Eric.

[Buzz!]

[It is detected that the target's Spirit attribute value is lower than your Spirit attribute value!]

[This sealing attempt is successful and effective!]

When this message appeared in Su Lie's vision.

Su Lie also revealed himself from the Invisibility state.

At this moment, Eric had turned into a gold and silver sculpture.

Simultaneously.

A series of warnings rang out inside the Shadow City City Lord's Mansion.

And a wave of darkness was rapidly suppressing Su Lie.

Su Lie sensed the impending threat through his Crisis Perception Talent.

After putting Eric into the storage slot of his Backpack Talent.

He entered the Invisibility state again.

Buzz!

Powers like Suppression and confinement missed the moment Su Lie vanished.

Whoosh! Clatter!

A squad of fully armed armored soldiers charged straight in.

After finding that nothing was wrong here, they were about to leave.

"Wait! Where is Military Advisor Eric?"

The leading guard commander was startled upon seeing this. He shouted quietly and re-entered the room.

After everyone searched carefully without result.

The entire Shadow City City Lord's Mansion instantly entered a phase of defense and internal review.

At the same time.

Su Lie followed the guard commander into a conference room.

Standing here were the leaders of the various Legions belonging to the Shadow City City Lord's Mansion.

After they learned that Eric had disappeared, they all became extremely solemn.

"I suggest contacting the City Lord immediately!"

"No! The City Lord is at a crucial moment; we absolutely cannot disturb him!"

"But Military Advisor Eric is extremely important to us. If he is alive, fine, but if he is dead, who among you will bear this responsibility?"

The noisy voices were silenced by a solemn and powerful voice.

Only then did the leaders decide to contact the City Lord.

Buzz!

Soon, the image of Li Si, the lord of Shadow City, appeared in the conference hall.

Li Si frowned and looked at the crowd, asking discontentedly: "Didn't I say that all affairs within the City Lord's Mansion are to be managed by Military Advisor Eric? You... Has something happened to Eric?"

When he thought of this, his expression became extremely ugly.

Su Lie stood aside, listening with interest, silently pondering: "If this Li Si isn't in the City Lord's Mansion, where exactly is he?"

Li Si's next sentence allowed him to find his target!