"Mark!!"
The scene left everyone dumbfounded. Even Mark, a Shadow Assassin, would have found it hard to make sense of what had happened.
From their perspective, Mark had suddenly burst out of the shadows and slashed Xiao Ran from behind. For an assassin, if he had immediately retreated after that, he would have been a textbook example of the profession.
But instead of leaving, Mark had thrown a knife handle at Xiao Ran's face—and Xiao Ran had turned and cut off his head.
Was he trying to get himself killed??
That was the thought that flashed through everyone's minds.
People usually gave away kills in video games. Why was he doing it in person?
But Cassia, Mark's companion, knew full well that he was one of the finest assassins to emerge in recent years.
Once, when three organizations joined forces to hunt him down, he had not only assassinated their leader and escaped with ease, but had also crossed three countries in a single night to complete an unprecedented assassination speedrun.
How could such an exceptional assassin have died so suddenly? What about all those Cursed Objects he had?
It felt like watching a top-tier expert step in a puddle and drown.
He hadn't even performed as well as that third-rate assassin, Mars.
Mark had died a senseless death. How could he have known that the massive blade in Xiao Ran's hand was so absurdly powerful? How could he have known that Xiao Ran's Mental Shock would, by sheer coincidence, cause him to meet the conditions for [Execution by Beheading]?
But that was how the world worked. It wasn't until Mark's body and head hit the ground that everyone came back to their senses.
Seeing that Mark was dead, Cassia's gaze turned sinister. They had been partners ever since becoming