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Chapter 840: 840

Chapter 840: Uninvited Guest

The assassin didn’t expect that he’d miss his target . And the worst part was that it took him a long time to come up with this plan . Fortunately, he was not a new assassin . He realized that it was not the time to be consumed by ego even though Marcus was not with Zhang Heng .

When the assassin discovered that Zhang Heng was the champion of the Amphitheatrum Flavium, he knew that he would not stand a chance against him . So, he did not hesitate to run after he missed his target, pretty confident in his stealth ability .

Almost every assassin had worked hard to perfect their stealth ability . Not only would it help them to approach their targets silently, but it could also help them to escape, thus saving their lives .

And as the assassin ran, he deliberately created more chaos in the crowd . He pushed and kicked the people around him . The people he chose to mess with looked like they had bad tempers, instantly angered when the assassin irritated them . The assassin, however, made sure that the men that he annoyed wouldn’t know that he was the culprit . Since they could not find the instigator, these hotheads had to vent their anger on the people around them . Soon, more people had started fights, making the whole place even more chaotic .

The assassin turned around, looked back, and saw that Zhang Heng did not come after him . He just stood still and watched quietly from a distance . This gave the assassin a little relief .

He did not lower down his guard and stop running, however . After escaping the mob, he plunged into the nearby alleys, running across four in one go . Only then did he slow down a little . Next, he changed clothes quickly, walked out of the alley, and pretended to be a customer in front of a small stall while actually scrutinizing his surroundings . After confirming that there were no suspicious people around him, he stood up .

But what he did not notice was that a pair of eyes were trailing him from the other side of the roof . Zhang Heng wasn’t in a hurry to rush to a confrontation since the man below him was just a hired assassin . In other words, the things he knew would be very limited . In all fairness, however, his skills as an assassin were pretty good . Zhang Heng figured that he could be one of the best assassins among his peers .

In terms of assassin skills, he was currently better than Zhang Heng . However, the potential of the two wasn’t something that could be compared . Zhang Heng’s teacher was Dadatis, and he was among the world’s best assassins . For now, Zhang Heng had not yet mastered everything that Dadatis taught him . Fortunately, assassin skills weren’t the only skill that he learned . He also had the Heart of Kreis with him, a perfect item to track someone down since it allowed him to move around without a single sound .

Zhang Heng tailed the assassin all the way, wanting to see who he would come into contact with next . Considering how he had taken such a long time to prepare and execute this plan, then failed miserably, he would obviously need to give his employer a good explanation .

After that, the assassin walked into a laundromat . Zhang Heng knew that it belonged to a small gang from this area . Having also joined the anti-patrol alliance, this gang was one of the more aggressive groups that had always promoted violence . Their goal was to curb the patrol’s growth .

However, Zhang Heng made no moves when he entered the laundrette . After that, he waited for about a quarter of an hour before the assassin came out of the shop, personally escorted out by the small gang’s boss . Zhang Heng then waited for his target to walk for a considerable distance and began tailing him again .

If it was someone else, they might have thought that the small gang’s boss was the one that hired the assassin to kill Zhang Heng . After all, Zhang Heng was working his way to becoming a full-fledged assassin . Earlier, he had learned from Dadatis about how an assassin’s mind worked .

Excluding the incompetent ones, most assassins would have a handler . The handler would help them to scout for more business opportunities, and at the same time, negotiate with their employers as well . When the salary was agreed upon, the employer would tell the handler they wanted the assassin to eliminate . After completing the task, the handler would take part in the assassin’s reward as his pay . Their pay was about 10% to 20% of the assassins’ reward .

This was done to protect the employer . Even if the assassin was caught while carrying out the mission, they couldn’t tell who their employers were . Secondly, doing this protected the assassin and prevented the employer from killing the assassin after completing the task .

And this assassin who dared to attack him was good . Obviously, it wasn’t the random lyncher that one could pick off the streets . It made no sense for him to contact his employer after he had personally failed the mission .

At the same time, Zhang Heng was very patient about it . He followed him for about half an hour before the assassin walked into a butcher shop . The butcher shop’s owner obviously knew him, seeing how he did not ask his customer what he wanted to buy . After confirming that there was no suspicious person behind him, he opened the side door and allowed him to enter the backyard . Once he got there, he put down his guard entirely and complained, “What kind of job did you pick for me?”

In the backyard, a Samaritan who was blind in one eye dangled a bag of gold coins . And there was a wonderful melody coming out from it . He raised his head when he heard the question, “He is the champion of the Amphitheatrum Flavium! Didn’t you say you can deal with him? I asked for three hundred gold coins from the person so you could complete this task . You can go on retirement once you complete this job, and I can also make a lot of money . How did it go? Please tell me that you have completed the task!”

There was a touch of eagerness in Samaritan’s eye .

“It’s a pity that I brought you bad news this time . I failed the task . ” The assassin shook his head .

“How is that even possible?! You are my best assassin . You said that the gladiatorial champion possesses only a strong frontal fighting ability, and he was no different from ordinary people?!” The Samaritan had a hard time accepting the bad news .

“I don’t know how he dodged my fatal attack . He even took the dagger from me, and I don’t feel too good about it,” the assassin hesitated . “It seems he and I are the same kinds of people . ”

“What? Are you from the far and mysterious Eastern Empire, too?” the one-eyed Samaritan asked .

“I’m not talking about where he comes from . For a moment, I thought he was also an assassin . ”

“Do you think he is an assassin too? Then why would he give that up and transform himself into a gladiator?”

“I know it sounds a bit ridiculous . Forget it… Maybe I’m wrong,” the assassin muttered . “And I’ve also managed to lose him and put on a show to confuse him before I come here . ”

Before he could finish his sentence, the one-eyed Samaritan on the opposite side had his eye wide open as if he saw a ghost .

So the assassin also turned around, followed where the Samaritan looked and saw Zhang Heng standing by the wall .

“I heard you talking about me, and I just have a few questions to ask . So please forgive me for the uninvited visit . ”