Assassinating Clyde, the Unexpected Saint Realm Expert (Part 1)

In terms of strength, Lin Lei, after his Dragonization, was already Level Nine Expert, but he was completely overwhelmed by Fengyun.

Under Fengyun's command, Lin Lei saw no hope of victory.

Even someone as resolute as him had, for a moment, considered abandoning his warrior identity and switching to magic, hoping to surpass Fengyun in the field of magic, which he was more proficient in.

"Lord Lin Lei, His Majesty Clyde has come to visit you, accompanied by Lady Merritt, the Right Merit." Suddenly, a maid entered to announce Clyde's arrival.

After dismissing the maid, Lin Lei immediately pretended to be seriously injured, lying motionless on the sickbed, waiting for Clyde's arrival.

Shortly afterward, Clyde led his group to Lin Lei's room.

Lin Lei, who had slightly turned his head, saw this and his eyes flashed with a sharp light. Then, he pretended to be weak and got up to invite Clyde and the others to sit down. He even poured wine for Clyde and the others.

Under Lin Lei's warm hospitality, Clyde and the others could not refuse and all drank alcohol except for Lansem, who insisted on not drinking.

However, a lean man with short silver hair next to Clyde paused slightly after drinking his drink, and then looked at Lin Lei with a playful expression.

Seeing Clyde and the others drink the beverage laced with Hemolytic Poison, Lin Lei smiled slightly. He then used the excuse of having important matters to report to dismiss Clyde's men and the guards at the door.

The room was now empty except for Clyde, Lansem, Merit, and the rather sinister-looking Silver-haired Man.

After closing the door, Lin Lei told Clyde about his father's death as he walked towards Clyde.

When he reached Clyde's side, he suddenly roared out that his father had been killed by Clyde's younger brother, Duke Pardeson, and that he had personally killed Pardeson some time ago in order to avenge him.

At this moment, Clyde's brows were furrowed deeply.

The inability to muster his fighting spirit and Lin Lei's murderous intent made him realize that things were unlikely to end well today, but he didn't seem to be afraid at all.

His attendant, Lansem, also looked shocked, but made no other moves, and didn't even seem to have the idea of calling the guards outside to protect him.

Only Merit, her face filled with panic and disbelief, questioned Lin Lei: How dare he assassinate His Majesty!

The scene made Lin Lei feel inexplicably uneasy, but things had come to this point, and there was no turning back. Instantly Dragonization, his tail swung, and his claws, sharper than daggers, were about to grab Clyde's neck.

Even so, neither Clyde nor Lansem showed the slightest fear.

Suddenly, Lin Lei realized that he could no longer move his hands.

Because the other hand was firmly gripping his wrist, he couldn't move at all.

It was only at this moment that Lin Lei noticed the other Silver-haired Man who had been left behind by Clyde.

"Interesting, very interesting. I heard from Luoye that there was a young fellow who would be very suitable to join our Inquisition, so I came to check him out on my way back to the city."

"But I never expected to witness such a scene of revenge for his father!"

He then glanced at Clyde and said, "However, as the king of the Finley Kingdom, Clyde is also one of the face of our Church."

"A Cardinal Archbishop just died, and we can't afford to have anything happen to him now. So, you'll have to come with me to the Inquisition."

As Saint Realm of the Light Church, the Inquisition's Saint Realm- level Special Class Steward Steller, didn't actually take Clyde seriously. He only intervened to save him because he was considering the consequences of Clyde's death.

On the contrary, Steller was quite satisfied with Lin Lei, the Second Greatest Magical Genius in History. His intense killing intent and his willingness to use any means necessary (poisoning) to achieve victory were things he simply liked.

Especially after witnessing Lin Lei's ferocious appearance after his Dragonization transformation, he felt even more that Lin Lei was a good fit for their Inquisition.

Next, all we need to do is take Lin Lei back to the Inquisition and have someone investigate how he transformed, and also investigate whether his hidden Level 9 strength was funded by other forces and whether his background is clean.

Once everything is confirmed to be in order, we can consider changing the king of the Finley Kingdom after a while, using Clyde's life to win Lin Lei's heart.

As the king of a country, Clyde saw that Steller had only captured Lin Lei and had no intention of killing him, so he roughly understood Steller's intentions.

He immediately wanted to tell Lin Lei what had happened to his mother, asking for nothing more than to let Lin Lei know that his mother had been sacrificed to the Lord of Light.

By letting Lin Lei know that he and the Light Church are mortal enemies, the possibility of Lin Lei being brought under the Light Church's control was completely eliminated.

But before Clyde could provoke him, a dark shadow swiftly bit at Steller's wrist; it was Beibei.

At the same time, Lin Lei also swung his dragon tail at Steller's head.

Although Lin Lei realized he was no match for this so-called Steller when he was captured, he did not despair. Both Beibei's sneak attack and his dragon tail attack were actually covering up their last trump card.

Seeing this, Steller chuckled. He now admired Lin Lei even more; in such a critical moment, he was still thinking of attacking. This indomitable spirit, this determination to take a bite out of the enemy even at the cost of his life, was exactly the kind of talent their Inquisition needed.

Moreover, Beibei also caught Steller's attention, who remarked, "Is this little mouse a Mutant Shadow Rat? Its speed is extraordinary!"

But just as he easily deflected Beibei's bite and slapped away Lin Lei's tail strike, he reached out again towards Beibei, who was still in mid-air and had not yet landed, intending to grab her and examine her.

His sixth sense suddenly gave him a frantic warning. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw three men dressed in black cloaks, shrouded in black mist, and each holding a black dagger, attacking his head, heart, and spine respectively.

This is Fengyun making his move. As for the black dagger in his hand, it is a spare weapon that he modified from the spike of Spine Armored Dragon that he collected.

While it may not qualify as a magical weapon, it is undoubtedly a top-tier weapon. If time were not so limited, he could easily have transformed it into a first-rate Dark Magic weapon with his current abilities.

This was also a lesson he learned after the battle at the town outpost. As an undercover agent, when faced with situations where fighting was unavoidable, one must have a weapon that was not easily recognizable and would at least not expose one's identity.

Otherwise, it would be too difficult to not have a suitable weapon when you need to take action!

In the blink of an eye, Steller's pupils contracted, and a flash of silver-white battle aura appeared on his body, instantly forming an ice wall a finger-thick thick in front of him. He also suddenly retreated three feet.