As the first job in his effort to reform the assassination business, this had to be done flawlessly.
Raphael intended to have his target, Bennett, die of a heart attack, because he had recently been diagnosed with a heart problem and was undergoing treatment.
A sudden heart attack at this point would not arouse suspicion among those around him.
As for how to trigger the target's heart attack, Raphael would concoct an appropriate poison.
He could concoct many kinds of poison. These were similar to Beyonder potions, and ordinary people who drank them were practically beyond saving.
But getting a target to drink poison went against a Zombie's fighting style, so he rarely had any use for those poisons.
For assassination work, however, they were perfect.
At dusk, Raphael slipped into Nebet's villa. The mineral merchant was fairly wealthy and could afford two Beyonder bodyguards.
But they were two low-sequence Beyonders, and Raphael truly did not consider them a threat.
Raphael took a look at the target dining in the distance. There were too many people in the dining room for him to act.
According to the intelligence gathered by the men Wagner had sent to keep watch, Nebet would go to his study to read for a while after dinner. Raphael was waiting for that opportunity.
He hid in the attic for a while, using a ghost to monitor Nebet's movements.
Zombies could control ghosts and weaker evil spirits to serve them. This was Raphael's first time using the ability. They would not inflict much damage if ordered to attack a target directly, but they were ideal for surveillance.
After he had hidden for over an hour, the ghost sent a signal. Bennett had finally risen and headed to his study.
Raphael immediately left through the attic window. In