parentshiftbook Chapter 70 Assassination!
Chapter 70 Assassination!
"The Dark Eater has already gone after him; he won't survive the night."
Joe Baker's white hair was combed back, which made his expression completely visible.
Anger, murderous intent... it was obvious.
But in the end, Joe Baker suppressed these emotions, forcibly suppressing them.
The wind was strong tonight. Gu Chen moved swiftly from the study door to the window next to Qiaobeike's study and peered inside.
Joe Baker sat behind his desk, and opposite him stood a figure shrouded in gray mist.
"Luckily, I didn't directly use my spiritual energy to probe the study... I just briefly sensed the magical fluctuations, otherwise I would definitely have been exposed by now."
"...It's manageable, as long as I don't expose myself..."
"Jobeck is at the mid-level of the first ring, while the other one is at the high-level of the first ring."
After glancing around the study, Gu Chen hid back against the wall next to the window, concealing his aura and using his powerful mental control to control his body and magic without leaving the slightest fluctuation.
It's something an ordinary person definitely couldn't do, but the "Star Gazing Method" allows him to do it.
"As the eldest son of the Antinoya family, you should know that our patience is limited."
The voice of the gray mist figure was like rust scraping against metal. Although there was no magical fluctuation, just hearing it made people feel uncomfortable all over and their hair stood on end.
"Sunday's hunt will be your last chance. You must kill this bug—what's it called again? Yes, Gu Chen."
"Otherwise, if the remaining members of the royal family turn their attention to us, we will not care, but Antinoya will be the sacrifice."
The sounds from within the gray fog were extremely... terrifying, and Joebeck fell silent, no longer speaking.
Although there seemed to be nothing in the gray fog, one could still feel a sense of being watched.
Until Joe Baker said that sentence:
"……good."
"What do you mean?"
The two people inside seemed to be of completely unequal status, and this kind of thing seemed to have happened quite a few times before.
But for Gu Chen outside, this was very sudden news.
"...The one who was chasing me, someone who seems to be in a leading position in a political conspiracy, with a powerful family background, who could send out four mid-level first-ring assassins at once, and who himself has mid-level first-ring strength, is now being treated like a dog?"
Gu Chen leaned against the wall, breathing very slowly.
The information just kept coming... arriving as if it were nothing, and each one more explosive than the last.
"If other forces are involved in the royal conspiracy, then it's not just a matter of Antinoya supporting them..."
"It sounds like when Joebeck, the eldest son of Antinoya, is facing this mysterious person in the gray fog, he doesn't feel superior at all... In fact, the royal family has become the enemy, no longer the beneficiary."
"Depend on……"
These messages made Gu Chen frown.
At first, he thought it was something that happened within the royal family, like some brother-in-law of the king or some outsider who orchestrated a palace assassination.
Then they hunted down the direct heir, and the rumors were indeed true, since a new member of the royal family had inherited the position of the deceased king.
Upon hearing this... it seems to be a plot about nobles assassinating the king and then installing a puppet ruler?
The remaining members of the royal family... what do you mean by "remaining"? Does it mean they're almost all dead? Then who's sitting on the throne now?
Countless pieces of information swirled in Gu Chen's mind, as he tried to synthesize them into a concrete answer.
Information is still scarce, but one thing is certain.
Gu Chen will face even more enemies.
"Tsk... Troublesome. Now I'm facing more than just one family as my enemy. I wonder how many people and wizards are lurking in the shadows watching me."
"Damn, in that case, I should thank Grey Tower. The Grey Tower Academy's rule that wizards can't fight each other on the surface actually bought me a lot of time."
If Jim had thrown this out of the academy, there would have been no need for any accident disguised as a soul furnace, or for him to go to such lengths to hunt it down.
They just buried him in a deserted place or in a basement.
Things have become more complicated now, with new forces getting involved...
Gu Chen's surprise attack plan was disrupted, and he held his breath and leaned against the wall.
"If there is no reaction from a high-level first-level cultivator, I have no problem handling it."
"Jobeck is only at the mid-level of the first ring, so I have no problem handling him."
"The two problems combined make things difficult to handle... I'm completely a glass cannon right now. A big factor in my victory over Ken was that Ken is a mind wizard, while my past experiences and Jim's tenacious willpower and talent are exactly what counteracted him."
Gu Chen tightened most of his mental energy, but tentatively released one to see if the two people in the study could detect his presence.
Indeed, nothing was found, so Gu Chen began to try to release the magical connection again.
He could certainly sense the mental probing of the two people in the study, but Gu Chen's control was superior, allowing him to evade it.
Silently, the magical connection was almost established when two blood lines, barely visible to the naked eye, climbed up the necks of Joebeck and the Gray Mist Wizard in the study.
"...We can't hesitate. If we can't attract Joebeck's attention, then Ken won't be able to take Jim to the Black Forest, and I'll definitely be trapped at Gray Tower Academy."
"The only way is to muddy the waters and kill them before they can act!"
"...Sigh, what an impressive young master, is he preparing to stay in the Sealing Tower now?"
Just as Gu Chen had made up his mind, a new sound suddenly came from inside the room, causing him to stop what he was doing and wait quietly for the words to be spoken, trying to obtain new information.
"...You've been talking too much nonsense. Let me remind you, you're just a high-level first-ring necromancer. You're no threat to Antinoya. I need to go to the Sealing Tower to find the Source Crystal. My business is more important than yours."
"Of course, of course, but your Antinoya family is not much of a threat to us."
"Hehe... I'll be leaving now. The hunting party will be held with the puppets you created."
"Source Crystal?"
While the two were talking, another person was speaking in their minds—Gu Chen.
Is the Source Crystal related to Antinoya and Joebeck?
What kind of puppet?
Will the hunting party send out a puppet?
If we don't kill them now, we won't be able to kill them at the hunting party!
If he doesn't take action now, he'll never get ahead in the academy, and the other party will keep harassing him relentlessly!
There are two heirs of the Antinoya family in Grey Tower Academy, one is Alyssa and the other is Jobeck.
Furthermore, Joebeck also knows about the Source Crystal... We must act immediately!
Then run towards the Black Forest!
I need to weaken the opponent's strength. Although there's a possibility that I can't win, I can get Ysera to come and help. She needs the Source Crystal!
"Who?!" Joe Baker turned his head sharply!
Suddenly, the entire wall shattered! Gu Chen unleashed a powerful punch! The Grip of Life and Death had already shattered the entire wall, and then, the Soul-Eating Death Qi transformed into dozens of gray-white spikes that shot towards the two of them!
This method of use is extremely simple. He mastered it as soon as the Grasp of Life and Death was formed. It involves directly throwing the Soul-Eating Death Qi at the opponent!
But it's simple, and therefore the easiest!
Although Joebeck instinctively dodged, several spikes formed from the soul-corroding death energy still hit him!
"Aaaaaah!!!"
He couldn't help but let out a scream!
The feeling of having your life taken away is absolutely unpleasant.
Gu Chen had experienced it himself, so he certainly knew how Qiao Beike was feeling right now...
This is exactly the effect I wanted!
Meanwhile, the mysterious figure in the gray mist beside Joebeck appeared to be much more at ease. With a wave of his sleeve, a wall of bones instantly formed!
The soul-corroding death energy sizzled and corroded holes in the bone wall, but ultimately failed to penetrate it.
"Gu Chen!"
"You...you deserve to die!"
Joe Baker's handsome face was twisted like a demon.
How dare you...
"Kill him! Ka... uh!"
Gu Chen didn't give him a chance to speak at all. The two magical powers were already connected the moment Gu Chen made up his mind to take action!
With his blood-drawing fully activated, Joebeck suddenly clutched his chest and knelt down, the color draining rapidly from his face!
This terrified Joe Baker!
Isn't he a Blood Wizard? And a mid-level first-ring Blood Wizard at that, a young talent who's about to break through to the high-level first-ring Blood Wizard, just a few points away from breaking through!
Isn't this nobody just a low-level first-tier cultivator? How did he manage that?
Damn it! It really was Ken who betrayed Antinoya. He actually thought that this guy named Gu Chen had used some kind of secret technique that overdraws his life force!
Blood sorcerers know a little about this secret technique... but can it be used twice at the same time?!
At this moment, thoughts were flashing through Joe Beck's mind, but the speed was getting slower and slower because the blood in his body was flowing backward!
But the next moment, a badge inlaid with a golden gem popped out from his collar, and a white light screen instantly bloomed, deflecting Gu Chen's spell!
"cut……"
Gu Chen was displeased... He hadn't been able to kill him with a single blow!
However, at this moment, Joebeck was lying on the ground, and the gray soul-corroding death energy was spreading deeper and deeper into the wound that had just been hit, just like Gu Chen when he was struggling in the Black Forest.
Gu Chen ignored him, because another enemy was already standing in front of him.
The figure in the gray mist let out a piercing laugh:
"Interesting little bugs."
He pulled back his hood, revealing a face covered in stitches.
"You might have used some special method to enhance your combat abilities against opponents of the same level... but I've always been a low-key person."
When that face covered in stitches appeared, a powerful sense of oppression washed over me!
The Second Ring Road is powerful!
A necromancer from the second ring!
Damn it, I'm still relying too much on my mental abilities to detect things!
Gu Chen's heart sank to the bottom. This was not a Dark Eroder, but it was still a second-level cultivator!
Furthermore, as the stitched-face wizard revealed his true power, a clearly visible gray mist began to appear!
As the gray mist descended, Gu Chen sensed a distinct aura of death...
His Grip of Life and Death began to radiate a golden light, and a beam of golden light shot toward the stitched-face wizard in the gray mist. This pure life magic naturally dispelled death!
"Damn it, Calkosa, you fucking attacked me!"
"Shut up, you piece of trash!"
However, this fog was completely indiscriminate. Jobeck, who was already tormented by the Soul-Eating Death Qi, was now attacked by the gray fog from the Stitched-Face Wizard, and he collapsed to the ground!
"Kill him!"
Joe Baker screamed; that was all he could do.
"Welcome to your death!"
As the stitched-face wizard opened his mouth and whispered, Gu Chen's hair stood on end!
A giant gray hand rushed towards him!
The speed was too fast; Gu Chen had no time to retaliate and could only hold the Grip of Life and Death in front of him, the golden light of life shining brightly!
"Um!"
Gu Chen's back slammed through the window and he flew out, but he didn't die!
He twisted in mid-air, his life-or-death grip piercing the outer wall to slow it down, and the stone bricks shattered beneath his hand.
"You can't escape!" The stitched-face wizard leaped out of the window, and another black hand formed behind him.
"Blood extraction!"
"Damn it!"
At that very moment, Gu Chen activated the magic link that he hadn't used all along!
The stitched-face wizard froze instantly!
Damn, how come this young man's spell effects are so powerful!
He had clearly severed the magic line within the one second the spell took effect, yet he still had almost one-fifth of his magic power drained in that instant!
The second son must not be allowed to live!
Joe Baker's voice came from below: "Don't let him get near the wall!"
Taking advantage of the moment the stitched-face wizard froze, Gu Chen had already jumped to the ground, his temples throbbing.
The excessive use of stargazing blurred his vision, but he knew clearly that he couldn't stop!
Because Ken sent a telepathic message!
"Good news, it seems that Joebeck no longer has any means of instant teleportation."
"Bad news, I can sense the Dark Eroders' presence receding, and the entrance to the Black Forest has been opened."
The Dark Eroder has arrived! Its aura of death is as conspicuous as a beacon fire in the night.
"It's alright, you take Jim and get out of here, then have Ysera rescue me! Just say I'm at the entrance to the Black Forest, and I have information about the Elementium Crystal!"
"I have arrived."
A minute after Gu Chen finished speaking, a positive response came from Ken's side.
"Come quickly..."
Gu Chen gritted his teeth and estimated Ysera's arrival time; the token had already been activated.
If we don't come soon, we're really doomed...
Just moments ago, the roof beneath Gu Chen's feet collapsed, and the stitched-face wizard's bone claws had already gripped his throat the instant he fell.
The soul-corroding death energy and the magic of death collided in the confined space, and the resulting energy storm blew away half of the roof.
"Your arm... damn it, you're insane!"
The stitched-up face suddenly released its grip in terror. Gu Chen's Grip of Life and Death was frantically absorbing the surrounding death magic!
Too late!
Gu Chen felt as if his right arm was about to explode. The soul-corroding death energy and life energy were spinning wildly on the verge of going out of control, losing balance due to the intervention of the death magic!