How strong were the Black Knife Assassins in combat?
That was hard to say. Besides, the Black Knife Assassins were an organization, so their individual strength was bound to vary.
It was perfectly normal for some to be stronger and others weaker.
What made the Black Knife Assassins terrifying was their ability to turn invisible and appear out of nowhere. Then there were their Black Knives imbued with Destined Death. Destined Death truly was far too lethal.
But Alecto had no Destined Death now, so all she had was an ordinary black dagger and the combat skills she had honed herself.
At most, she had invisibility. There were no other additional abilities.
Compared with Alecto, Asimi was actually more of a threat.
Earlier, Zhao Si had complained that the Dragonkin Soldiers had nothing wrong with their legs, but that had not really been fair. After all, the second-generation Albinaurics made by the Eternal City were those little silver-white monsters with toad heads and black, tadpole-like eyes.
Their legs were normal, and they had decent mobility. But they looked nothing like humans, and their intelligence might have been lacking.
Asimi was undoubtedly the culmination of the Eternal City's experiments, a product capable of meeting their expectations of becoming a lord. He possessed intelligence and could transform, acquiring different abilities depending on his target.
Better still, he could grow.
If, like the "protagonist," he had the capacity for unlimited growth and could learn every skill from each form he took, then Asimi really might become the most perfect Eternal King.
No, not just the Eternal King.
He might even become the perfect Elden Lord.
How terrifying.
Zhao Si watched Asimi writhe and change, extending limbs from a ball, forming a torso, and revealing a head.
In the space of a breath, the