After firing a shot, Solam calmly reloaded and aimed at Huo Keduo once more.
But at that moment, Solam's vision blurred, and a dark figure appeared behind him. A dagger pierced through his back and emerged from his chest!
"Heh heh, young man, don't keep staring only at what's in front of you!"
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It was Magellan!
No one knew when this old bastard had slipped past everyone's notice and suddenly appeared behind Solam! Solam struggled to turn his head toward Magellan, but he could not see his face. Beneath the hood was nothing but darkness.
"No!!!" The cries came from Mevis and Jacqueline.
"No!!!" At the same time, a terrified, furious roar erupted from behind Solam, drowning out Magellan's teasing voice. A shadow suddenly burst forth nearby, and a silver flash slashed viciously toward Magellan!
"Hmph! Child's play." Magellan did not even bother to regard the incoming silver light. In truth, he had long noticed a brat hiding in the shadows to protect Solam's back. He found it utterly beneath contempt. Such clumsy stealth might fool ignorant country bumpkins who had never seen the world, but to an assassination master like Magellan, it was riddled with flaws.
With a flick of his other hand, Magellan produced a dagger and effortlessly blocked the incoming scimitar. Then, with a casual upward sweep, his dagger knocked away the scimitar while severing the tendons in the hand holding it!
An assassin's signature skill: Tendon Severing!
The shadow could no longer conceal itself. It was Trism!
Though the tendons in his hand had been severed, Trism did not make a sound. Instead, he gripped the dagger "Black Star" in his other hand and viciously drove it toward Magellan's chest! Black light spilled from the dagger, clearly