"If I were you, I wouldn't try touching that."
Someone spoke behind Zhao Si, and the sound sent a chill crawling over him. The hairs on his back stood on end, and cold sweat broke out all at once.
He hadn't heard any footsteps at all. The voice was unfamiliar, too-a woman he had never met.
He reacted in an instant, drawing his blade and firearm, turning, and attacking.
Glintstone Pebble and Black Flame flew through the air.
Yet every attack missed.
"Don't get so worked up." The air rippled, revealing a human figure.
The tall woman wore black chain mail, a hood, a transparent cloak, and a light veil over her face.
She held a strangely shaped black dagger.
Incidentally, the Fingerslayer Blade looked like a dagger as well. Its winding blade had two branches on the cutting edge and one on the spine. A strange blade, a strange person-the Black Knife Assassins had earned their name from their weapons.
"Hey, wait, where did the chest go? What magic did you use?" the Black Knife Assassin cried out.
Zhao Si remained on full alert, his back against the wall. "Which Black Knife Assassin are you?"
"Huh? You know me?" The Black Knife Assassin pointed at herself. "Well, my name's Alecto."
"Alecto? Do you also have sisters named Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, and Po?" Zhao Si's expression was grave.
Alecto froze. Even after a long moment, she still couldn't wrap her head around that.
"Who are Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, and Po?" Confusion covered Alecto's face, but unfortunately, her veil kept Zhao Si from seeing it.
It was worth mentioning that Alecto was very tall, nearly a head taller than Zhao Si.
"Maybe they're your counterparts in another world." Zhao Si wanted Alecto to reveal an opening first. "In the distant future,