Chương 11: Chapter 10: First Kill

The room had become a battlefield. Broken furniture. Collapsed walls. Flying debris. Three assassins surrounded Rayan. Each one stronger than Aeron. Far stronger. The prince's heart pounded. This wasn't training. This wasn't a simulation. This was real. One mistake meant death. The first assassin attacked. Golden lines appeared. Rayan moved. His body reacted automatically. The strike missed. The second assassin followed. Again. Missed. This text was taken from Royal Road.

Help the author by reading the original version there. The third launched dozens of attacks. Missed. Missed. Missed. The assassins grew increasingly horrified." What is this monster?" Rayan heard every word. Monster? He almost laughed. A week ago he couldn't defeat anyone. Now trained instincts from the Hall guided every movement. The first assassin roared. Astra energy exploded. A killing technique. The attack raced toward him. This time— Rayan didn't dodge. He stepped forward.

The Judgment Blade glowed brilliantly. The world slowed. Golden lines converged. One path. One strike. One answer. Rayan swung. SHHHK! Silence. The assassin froze. His sword shattered. A thin golden line appeared across his chest. Then— He fell. Dead. The room became silent. Rayan stared. The blade trembled in his hand. His first kill. A human life. Taken by his own hand. The remaining assassins retreated immediately. Fear filled their eyes.

"Retreat!" The shadows vanished into the night. Rayan remained standing. Breathing heavily. Looking at the body. The Guardian's voice echoed inside his mind.

"The world has noticed you." Rayan slowly looked toward the moonlight in the sky. Something felt wrong. Very wrong. The assassins weren't random. Someone had sent them. Someone powerful. Someone inside the kingdom. And somewhere in the darkness— A hidden figure watched from a distant tower. Their face concealed. Their voice cold.

"Interesting." The figure smiled.

"So the Dharma Heir truly exists." A massive eye opened behind them. An eye made entirely of darkness. And the kingdom's greatest conspiracy finally began.