Another Mission

Two days later.

Jonathan arrived at Black Phoenix City to collect his mission payment from Xue Yan.

Xue Yan handed him a magic crystal card. This card was issued by the bank established jointly by the four great empires, and the transaction fee alone cost one hundred gold coins.

"With this magic crystal card, you won't have to carry large amounts of gold coins around anymore. I will deposit the commission for future missions onto this card as well."

As he spoke, he began to ask about Jonathan's trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

"Training is indeed effective for improving practical combat experience. I should be able to break through to a level seven warrior before the end of this year."

"That way, I'll be able to see the Old Instructor soon!"

Jonathan rolled his eyes and said, "What does that have to do with you!"

"By the way, I have another mission on hand. It was issued by the Bred Family, and the target is to eliminate their business rival, the head of the Rot Family, Cland."

"The Rot Family is a noble house that has risen quite rapidly in the Bandas Kingdom in recent years, holding the title of count."

Hearing the name Bred Family, Jonathan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I heard this Bred Family is a marquis, yet they can't even compete with a count. Truly useless."

"That has nothing to do with us. We just take the money and do the job."

"You should take this mission. To kill Cland, they have offered a reward of two hundred thousand gold coins."

"According to my investigation, Cland himself is a level seven early-stage warrior, and he is always accompanied by a level seven peak-stage guard. I have also investigated his recent itinerary. If you take it, I will give you all the details."

Jonathan thought for a moment, "Tell the Bred Family to double the reward, and I'll take it."

Xue Yan felt that wouldn't be a problem, so he gave the mission-related intelligence to Jonathan.

After looking over the information Xue Yan had gathered, Jonathan had a plan in mind.

Five days later, Duke Hanna would be holding a banquet, and the Bred Family, the Rot Family, and most of the prominent nobles in Black Phoenix City would be attending.

He set the time for the assassination for after the banquet concluded that night.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going."

"Mm, go ahead. Remember to break through to level seven soon so I can notify the Old Instructor to come over!"

Jonathan was speechless and left without looking back.

Cross walked up to Xue Yan's side and said, "Sir, this mission is quite difficult. Are you just going to hand it to him like this? Aren't you afraid he might have an accident?"

"Sometimes people need to be pushed to bring out their potential. Besides, with his speed, unless it's someone above level eight, the Rot Family's guards won't be able to catch him if he decides to run."

Five days later.

The Hanna mansion was brightly lit, and nobles from Black Phoenix City walked into the residence in an endless stream.

Such banquets were generally just for drinking and socializing; there wasn't much else to them.

In Duke Hanna's study.

"Canina, it was agreed that you would offer your sister to me, so where is she? I haven't even seen a shadow of her yet!"

"If things are like this, how can I feel at ease handing the Water Jade Ore Vein over to you?"

"There are quite a few families who want this mining business!"

"Yes, yes, Duke Hanna, please rest assured. I have already sent my son out. We received news of her last time; she might be on her way back to the city by now."

"If she doesn't return in these next few days, I will go find her myself. I will definitely bring her back and send her to your mansion."

"That's more like it. Alright, we should head out. Not being seen for too long will make people suspicious."

The total profit from the Water Jade Ore Vein reached tens of millions of gold coins; it was absolutely a huge piece of fat. Although thirty percent had to be handed over to the royal family, the remainder was enough for a family to develop rapidly.

The person currently in charge of the Water Jade Ore Vein was the current King's own younger brother, Hanna Bandas.

Ever since this news spread, nobles had frequently visited Duke Hanna's mansion, with the Bred Family visiting the most often.

Duke Hanna had accepted quite a few bribes during this period and could be said to be waiting for the highest bidder.

Over an hour later.

The banquet ended, and the nobles began to return home.

Once Jonathan locked onto his target, he began the assassination, starting with Cland Rot's ordinary guards—five level six warriors.

Jonathan didn't even need to ambush them. With his lightning-fast speed, the men couldn't even see his figure. In the blink of an eye, they all fell.

The other nobles and guards traveling with the Rot Family were shocked, protecting their own masters and constantly moving away from the battlefield.

Cland's level seven peak-stage guard rushed out. His speed was very close to Jonathan's, and he held a soft sword in his hand.

As he swung it, dozens of silvery-white sword lights swept toward Jonathan.

Seeing this, Jonathan knew this person was no slouch; he was a master even among level seven peak-stage warriors, very close to being a level eight warrior.

He cursed inwardly, "Damn that Xue Yan, he intentionally didn't mention this point."

He leaped into the air and vanished into the night.

Then, a cloud of black mist descended, shrouding the carriage where Cland was located along with the guard.

Immediately following that was a level six Gravity Spell, while he cast an Anti-Gravity Spell on himself.

With one increase and one decrease in speed, he instantly far surpassed the guard.

Speed is king!

Jonathan was no match for him in terms of pure strength, so he launched an assassination within the vision-blurring black mist.

An assassination that was fast to the extreme, silent and soundless.

In just over a dozen breaths, the peak seventh-rank guard could no longer hold on and collapsed with a loud crash.

He arrived in front of Cland, only to hear him say: "Since even Barre is no match for you, it seems I cannot escape death today. I want to know, who sent you to assassinate me?"

As an assassin, he shouldn't have said anything, but Jonathan was not an assassin in the true sense.

He had joined Saber only to have a shelter when he was weak.

"Actually, you should know in your heart who your biggest rival is in the competition for the Water Jade Ore Vein this time."

"I understand!"

Following that, he unleashed his full power, and his massive battle qi shattered the carriage, sending him rushing toward Duke Hanna's Mansion.

"Bred, you actually hired an assassin to kill me! How vicious your heart is!"

The moment the words fell, he was killed by Jonathan, his corpse landing at the entrance of Duke Hanna's Mansion.

Many nobles saw and heard this scene, including Canina and Hanna.

Duke Hanna looked at Canina with an ugly expression, his eyes filled with fury.

"Catch that assassin for me!"

Jonathan leaped, and before long, he vanished silently into the night; they had no way to pursue him, and he returned to the Duke's Mansion shortly after.

The next day, this incident caused a huge uproar, and even King Prell was furious upon hearing it, summoning Hanna and Canina to the palace for questioning.

Canina naturally denied it, claiming the matter had nothing to do with him and that Cland had tried to drag him down with him before dying.

Because there was no evidence, the King could not arbitrarily imprison a noble family head who held the title of Marquis, so he could only let him go.

Not long after Bred returned, he found Saber and scolded them severely, claiming he would only pay the initial reward.

Xue Yan summoned Jonathan and scolded him just as severely.

"What is wrong with you? How could you give Cland the chance to speak?"

Jonathan didn't care at all. "I don't have a Silence Spell; what could I do if he wanted to speak?"

"Then why did you choose a spot not far from Duke Hanna's Mansion?"

"I accepted the mission, so where I choose to do it is my business. In any case, the mission is complete, so transfer the agreed-upon money."

Xue Yan said with a dark face, "The employer said that since you drew fire onto him, you get at most the original reward of two hundred thousand. Four hundred thousand? Don't even think about it!"

"If you have the ability, go ask him for it yourself!"

"If I have to ask for it myself, then I will. My things aren't so easy to swallow!"

A cold glint flashed in Jonathan's eyes. After leaving, he went to the Brette family estate that very night.

Thanks to A-Hao for the generous tip, thank you for the support!

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