《Death... and me》Chapter 20: Averting Attention Plan
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Roan (Death) had guided souls for countless years. It is hard, or better, it is almost impossible to imagine a type of death that Roan hasn't seen back in his home Universe. Obviously, murder was well within his scope. With that kind of job, he had long since developed a kin sense for killing intent. It reached a point that if the intention was strong enough, he could even see it!
Sure enough, this was exactly the case at the moment. Roan could see some kind of red aura spreading around the room. Worst of all, this killing intent was aimed at Rean and himself.
"Wh-What is it?!"
Roan looked at Rean, surprised.
"You can see it?"
Rean nodded.
"What is this red thing? Light? No... there is no shadow. I've never seen anything like this before. And why is it gathering around us?"
Roan then quickly explained through their Soul Connection. If he used words, it would take too long. But that Soul conversation they can do can pass large amounts of information in a split of a second.
"This thing is killing intent. The reason it is gathering on our bodies is that we are the assassination targets. At first, only I was supposed to see it, but it seems like our Soul Connection through that White and Dark light allowed you to see it as well."
"Judging by the amount of killing intent, this guy is dead-set of killing us regardless of the price. Also, since we can already see the killing intent, it means that he is close by."
Rean was taken aback.
"The hell? I've been alive for a little over a month, and someone is trying to kill me already? Fuck that!"
Roan then said.
"Let's move to where those two guards are. Whoever wishes to kill us will have to defeat them first."
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Rean immediately understood what Roan wanted to do.
"The 'averting attention plan' number 2?"
Roan smiled and nodded.
"It is good that you know. Considering that this guy is coming to us, he definitely isn't weak. After all, there are two Energy Gathering Realm protectors at the entrance. We probably can't hide from that thing called Spiritual Sense, so our chances are on those two guys."
The two then immediately left the room. Hamarlia was surprised to see the two babies crawling their way out. Those two haven't left the room for several days in a row, after all. She noticed that they seemed interested in the guards at the entrance, so she didn't mind. Those are their protectors, so the babies would be fine with them. The important thing is that they finally wanted to leave the room by themselves.
Rean and Roan didn't know what she was thinking. Nor did they have time to care about it. The names of the guardians assigned to the twins were Opril and Diakar. Rean and Roan soon reached the legs of the two protectors and pretended to play with them. Opril and Diaker just smiled and let them do as they wished.
Suddenly, they felt a Spiritual Sense pass over them. Still, there should be no need for such a thing to happen here, so they were immediately put on alert.
Right after, a shadow jumped out of the corner and attacked. It seemed like the enemy had already found its target. Seeing that, Rean and Roan's protectors were taken aback. They didn't expect someone would try an assassination right in the middle of their Tribe. However, they are protectors, and they had received a lot of training during their upbringing. Noticing that the enemy's target was the babies, they immediately jumped forward to block his way.
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The guy saw the two guards and snorted. They might be in the same Energy Gathering Realm, but he is already at the peak Stage. As for Opril and Diakar, Opril is at the initial Stage while Diakar is in the middle. There is quite a difference between the two parties' cultivation.
The enemy then gathered Spiritual Energy in his fist and punched. The Spiritual Energy blasted forward, immediately pushing the Opril back. Diakar was the only one able to resist that wave of Spiritual Energy. However, he knew that things were not good. The enemy's cultivation was a lot higher than his. He had to do his best just to block the Energy Wave.
Opril quickly recovered and rushed back, but he had fallen quite a few meters away. So he wouldn't be able to support Diakar straight away.
Diakar tried to kick the enemy away, but he was too fast. The enemy lunged to the side and was ready to attack Diakar's flank! Once he finishes Diakar, it will be easy to get rid of Opril. After that, he just needs to kill the two babies behind Diakar, and he might even have a chance to escape if he is fast enough.
But it was then that something unbelievable happened. Right in the place where the enemy dodged Diakar's kick, there were two babies! The problem is, the babies were definitely behind Diakar before, so how come they appeared exactly where he needed to step on? The enemy was moving as fast as possible, and the babies' appearance was way too sudden. Hence, the assassin ended stumbling on them!
Not only that, but the direction he stumbled to was also perfectly aligned with Opril's attack! Let alone the assassin, even Diakar and Opril were taken aback by that turn of events. It was to the point that it looked like a premeditated action. But how could that be possible? They are just babies! So it could only be said to be a coincidence. Maybe even a heaven's gift.
Opril, obviously, did not lose that chance and attacked with all his might! He might be an initial Stage while the enemy is at the peak. But they are still in the same realm. A point-blank attack would definitely cause a lot of damage and probably even kill him. Not to mention that Opril was playing things safe, deciding to target his body where the heart was located so that he wouldn't miss.
But in the very last moment, the enemy rotated his body to the side, making Opril's attack miss his vital point. However, the fact that he was hit at point-blank didn't change. The assassin was sent flying and crashed on the wall. Several bones of his chest were broken, and some pieces pierced his internal organs. The killer knew that in his condition, he had no chance of leaving the Varen Tribe alive anymore. He looked at the babies with hatred in his eyes. If before it was just an assassination mission, now he is taking things personally. Since he can't escape anymore, he will at least bring those babies to hell with him.
Rean and Roan noticed that their plan worked. Unfortunately, not as well as they intended.
"Shit, there is no way the 'averting attention plan' will work on him again."
Roan grimaced.
"He is hurt now. We can only hope that Diakar and Opril will be able to hold him long enough."
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