A Honey Trap?

Death—what a terrifying word.

It represented the demise of the body, the end of life, the conclusion of a story.

It inspired awe and fear, a demon that the powerful and wealthy avoided at all costs.

A scythe that was fair to everyone.

Talia had always felt that death was far from her, until tonight. As she watched that young man approach her step by step, death came crashing down upon her, closer than ever.

"What kind of monster are you?!"

Talia spat out the blood in her mouth and slowly rose to her feet, one arm bracing her waist.

Every inch of her body burned with pain. Without betraying it, Talia slipped a small dark-green vial from the utility belt at her waist and concealed it in her palm.

A born actress, she put on a weak and frail appearance. Though fear filled her heart, she endured the agonizing pain and fixed her eyes tightly on Jino.

"A monster?"

Jino, who was walking toward her, wore a disdainful smile. "I'm not a monster. I'm human."

"Human?"

Talia's expression stiffened, her face darkening.

Could an ordinary human catch up to her in just a few seconds?

There had been hundreds of meters between them!

Was that something a human could do?

"So, how do you plan to die?" Jino shrugged, his face cold. "Should I crush your head, or snap your neck?"

"I suggest the latter. Your corpse will look better that way."

At that moment, Jino was like one of those endlessly talkative final villains from an anime. But unlike a villain, he was frantically harvesting points from Talia, so he would drag things out for as long as he could. He did not believe this woman could escape from his grasp.

"A choice?" Talia's gaze hardened. She took a deep look at Jino, who stood where he was, then crushed the vial of green medicine in her hand.

Bang!

The green potion exploded, and a faint smell of sulfur spread through the air.

Jino frowned as he watched Talia.

The woman's injuries were healing at rapid speed.

Her formerly pale face regained its color, and even her aura rose considerably. She looked completely revitalized.

"Interesting. A Recovery Potion?"

Jino was not surprised by Talia's condition.

She was a villain capable of yielding points, after all. Naturally, she had some means of protecting herself.

Just as Jino was considering this, Talia suddenly let out a low shout.

"Ha!"

The grappling hook at her waist shot out like a cold, poisonous snake, its steel claws accurately stabbing toward Jino's eyes.

It flew at Jino with incredible speed. Everything happened in an instant, and Talia did not believe he could react in time.

Yet, unexpectedly, a large hand casually caught the incoming grappling hook.

"You weren't seriously thinking of defeating me with this, were you?" Jino sneered, lightly pulling the arm holding the hook inward.

Boom!

A terrifying force surged forth. Talia was yanked off her feet by the immense strength and sent flying toward Jino.

"Damn it!"

Talia's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly released the rope, and her entire body crashed into the forest in a miserable tumble.

Bang, bang, bang~

The woman raised both hands to protect her head as her body rolled uncontrollably across the ground, only barely stopping after slamming into a large tree.

Negative Emotions from Talia +10, +10...

"If I were you, I would have chosen to run instead of fight."

Jino's expression remained calm as he walked up to the woman and seized Talia by the throat.

However, her fighting style made it clear that this woman had a forceful personality and was highly aggressive, yet she seemed never to have experienced a life-and-death battle. She lacked experience.

If Batman had been here, he would have wisely retreated during their first exchange, investigated Jino's fighting style and even his strength thoroughly, then arranged another battle.

That was the difference in combat thinking. Clearly, this young female assassin was still too inexperienced.

The points he had harvested from this woman had already reached nine hundred.

A bountiful harvest.

"Cough, cough."

Talia struggled to breathe as she stared into those cold, merciless blue eyes, her heart once again filling with fear.

It was not just his exceptional hearing and terrifying speed—his reflexes were equally extraordinary.

How was she supposed to defeat an enemy like this?

A voice in her heart kept urging her to give up, but Ra's al Ghul's image soon surfaced in her mind. That contemptuous, dismissive attitude reignited Talia's will to survive.

A flash of resolve crossed Talia's eyes, only to be replaced by shame and indignation.

As a qualified member of the League of Assassins, Talia decided to use a technique she knew of but had never tried before.

"Cough, cough, I..." Talia spoke in a hoarse voice, her eyes now brimming with charm and tenderness.

The abrupt change made Jino pause slightly. Then, an interested expression appeared on his face. Was she planning to seduce him?

Interesting.

With that thought, Jino slowly released Talia's neck.

Having lost her balance, the woman immediately fell onto the damp ground.

"Please, begin your performance."

Jino smiled as he looked down at Talia from above.

Well, he had no other intentions. He simply wanted to challenge his weakness and strengthen his willpower against the temptation of beauty.

Talia ignored Jino. Sitting on the grass, she raised her lovely little face, her emerald-green eyes brimming with affection. One delicate hand lifted, her index finger lightly touching her lips, while the other rested gently on Jino's thigh. Then she slowly rose to her feet. Her hands moved over Jino's body like a pair of slithering little snakes, occasionally pausing playfully at certain sensitive spots and clumsily stroking them.

"That's it?" Jino's face did not redden, nor did his heart race. He sighed. "Your technique needs work."

She was not even as good at flirting as his own maid.

Jino's mockery immediately filled Talia with anger. She had never used seduction techniques since the day she was born, so of course she was inexperienced.

But Talia's greatest strength was that she never backed down from a challenge.

Rather than discouraging her, Jino's taunt ignited her fighting spirit.

The woman clenched her pearly teeth, then suddenly raised her straight, shapely right leg and kicked.

Smack!

One of Talia's feet landed against the tree trunk beside Jino's ear. The two stood one before the other, with Jino's back against the tree, making it look as though Talia had pinned him against it.

"Now this is a little more interesting."

Jino smiled and turned to glance at those long legs.

Even though he had seen countless legs, these were the longest and straightest he had ever seen.

Jino stared into those emerald-green eyes, his right hand cooperatively gripping that round, flawless long leg before slowly exploring downward.

"Mm!"

A flicker of panic passed through the femme fatale's eyes, but it quickly settled. Talia forcibly endured the strange sensation coursing through her chest like an electric current. She extended her small tongue to lick her rosy lips, then slowly leaned toward Jino. The distance between them steadily shrank until they could hear each other's breathing.

His steady, even breaths mingled with her slightly hurried ones. Talia parted her red lips and murmured in an ambiguous tone, "Trust me, there are many things I can do."

"Then show me." Jino tilted his head and stared into Talia's eyes.

Both of them harbored their own motives, making the quiet night all the more suggestive.

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