Street Assassination
This hunt is going on for an unknown period of time before we can return to town, so Rein is planning to go and buy some essential supplies.
Potion ingredients, firearms, Magic Scroll, and outdoor gear for various wilderness environments. Of course, a few sets of test tubes and beakers for potion-making practice are also necessary.
After learning the "Six Forms of Combat" last time, Rein had almost spent all his cash, and these things were not cheap.
Fortunately, with the wealthy Bazel backing him up, borrowing tens of millions shouldn't be a problem.
"Boss, bring two sets of high-quality potion-making equipment, 3,000 vials of testing reagents, 2,000 acid neutralizing agents, surgical instruments, and an alloy operating table with folding supports."
As soon as Rein opened his mouth, he bought several years' worth of supplies.
Boss: "Alright, that'll be five million three hundred thousand lisoes in total."
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The sewer laboratory has been taken over by the Winst Family, and it's estimated that all the equipment and instruments have been moved out.
Rein bought a complete set of all the surgical and laboratory equipment that Rennes could afford.
Unfortunately, the equipment available on the market is of much lower quality than that from the Ilubeck Laboratory, and many custom-made instruments are simply unavailable. However, it is barely enough for his current needs.
"Space storage rings" are magical equipment made by high-level mages. They are rare items in other places, but in City of Radiance, the city of mages, they are just a type of high-level item that can be bought with money.
Anyway, having more debts is never a bad thing, and he took advantage of the rich man Bazel to borrow a little bit more.
Various supplies filled several Storage Rings.
With everything ready, Rein decided to go to the information merchant Hook to see if he had any news about Ymir.
But the unexpected happened when nothing was amiss.
Suddenly, Bazel strode over from the distance on the street.
As they passed each other, he said in an unusually serious tone, "I smell filthy vampires nearby! They're definitely coming for me. I'll distract them; you be careful."
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Rein felt a pang of anxiety as he listened.
He didn't say anything, but strode away in the opposite direction from where Bazel had left.
This was also the solution the two had agreed upon when they encountered danger.
The enemies who dare to hunt down Bazel must be high-level experts. Rein, a mere First Tier weakling, has no chance to get involved, so he should stay as far away as possible.
Besides, it's easier for Bazel to fight or flee on his own; he doesn't need anyone else's help.
How did those vampires discover Bazel's whereabouts?
As Rein walked, he kept thinking about what went wrong.
A legendary figure like Bazel, a werewolf skilled in tracking, took precautions against almost every possible way to reveal his whereabouts.
He doesn't show his face, doesn't talk, doesn't make any moves, and hasn't had any contact with outsiders recently.
Even for Mystic System Transcendent like "prophet" and "diviner," being classified as a low-level Transcendent is fine; but to be classified as such a legendary figure would come at a price that ordinary High-tier Extraordinary could not afford.
Therefore, it seems very abnormal that their whereabouts were exposed this time.
Werewolves are very sensitive to the scent of vampires, and since Bazel was certain that there was a vampire's aura nearby, he couldn't have been wrong.
Hopefully, he can pull through.
There was nothing Rein could do but pray silently.
He blended into the crowd, trying his best not to let anyone notice his connection with Bazel.
On the other hand, Bazel was equally puzzled. His disguise was almost flawless, so how did those vampires discover him?
The vampire's aura was very strong; it seemed his rank was quite high.
In order not to implicate Rein, he tried to go as far away as possible so that if a battle broke out, it would not affect the only doctor who could treat his injuries.
But as he walked, Bazel became puzzled.
He discovered that the vampire's aura wasn't chasing him; instead, it was running further and further away in the opposite direction.
"Could it just be a vampire who happened to be passing through the 'City of Radiance'?"
Bazel was very puzzled.
Perhaps I'm just overthinking it, or maybe it was just a coincidence?
His preconceived notions prevented him from ever suspecting that the problem lay with Rein. After all, in his mind, how could a mere First Tier Awakened be targeted by a high-ranking Awakened, who would personally come to hunt him down?
At this moment, he stopped and, using a shop on the street as cover, turned his gaze to the crowd in the distance.
He then quickly identified the vampire in the crowd, as well as his assassin and the Black Robe Sorcerer's accomplice.
Judging from the three people's formation, it was clearly a classic "triangular encirclement and attack," indicating that they were about to make a move, but their target was not themselves at all!
In that instant, Bazel suddenly realized. "Damn it! Those guys are after that kid Rein!"
Although his strength was limited by the [Silver Radiance Sacred Artifact], his perception was incredibly sharp.
The moment he saw the hooded assassin's dagger flash with a cold light, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed inwardly, "Damn it! What did that kid do to be targeted by the vampires?"
This legendary figure vaguely guessed that Rein probably had some "dark history" before he met him!
But now is not the time to consider this issue. Whether it's the guardian contract or his own injuries, Bazel absolutely does not want to see Rein killed in front of him.
Without the slightest hesitation, he stomped his foot hard, the immense force creating a spiderweb-like crack in the solid floor.
Swoosh~
In the blink of an eye, Bazel's entire body was covered in silver fur. Like lightning, a burly silver figure rushed into the street.
But it was too late!
The safe distance he had deliberately maintained to avoid implicating Rein has now become the biggest obstacle to his rescue!
Quinn is one of the best among the Third Tier assassins.
He was a professional assassin; if he wanted to assassinate a First Tier novice, there was absolutely no chance for the person to react.
By the time outsiders saw the cold glint of his dagger, the blade was already sliced across the target's neck.
"Not good!"
Rein was completely unaware, but the cold glint on Ben's neck made his hair stand on end.
A sense of impending death instantly washed over me, as if I had fallen into an ice cave.
He never imagined that someone would actually try to assassinate him in the street.
But when he caught a glimpse of that familiar black dagger out of the corner of his eye, he instantly guessed the identity of the newcomer. "Quinn, leader of the Weasel Gang!"
In an instant, it dawned on me.
Damn it, Quinn didn't die at Storm Lake either, and he even chased me all the way to City of Radiance!
At that moment, Rein finally understood that the danger was not Bazel, but himself.
He never expected these guys would dare to kill someone in the street!
The next instant, the Cold Light Dagger silently sliced across the neck, the movement as smooth as a gentle breeze, enough to kill without even feeling pain.
Almost simultaneously, the Black Robe Sorcerer not far away, clutching the green skull in his hand and chanting a strange incantation, attempted to extract Rein's soul; while Quinn touched the Storage Ring in his hand, intending to take the corpse with him.
The original plan was perfect: one kill and one cleanup, and they could even complete the assassination mission without anyone on the street noticing.
But something unexpected still happened.
Rein's "corpse" leaned back as if about to fall.
But the two men who made the move were both taken aback.
Black Robe Sorcerer: "Huh? I can't separate the soul?"
Quinn: "Huh? Corpses can't be stored in a storage ring?"
A moment later, they understood. The target wasn't dead?!
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