<h4>Chapter 866 - Assassin</h4>


    Great King City.


    In a chamber within the City Lord Mansion, Sophia’s eyes flew open. She coughed as blood leaked from the corners of her lips. In the next moment,rge purple bruises appeared on her snow-white body, intertwining into the face of a grotesque ghost.


    The ghost face fiercely struggled as if it wanted to break free from her flesh and blood. Ghastly shrieks and howls filled the quiet chamber.


    Curse bacsh!


    Her eyes shed with startled anger. Sophia raised a front hoof and ced it between her eyebrows. A mark instantly appeared, releasing a rainbow-hued light. As the light shed it instantly spread across her body, covering her entirely within.


    The ghost face angrily roared but it was finally suppressed, hidden within her flesh and blood.


    Hu –


    Hu –


    Sophia gasped for breath in great heaving gulps. Due to the simultaneous feelings of anger and fear, her face was pale white.


    The curse life form had been killed!


    This was the only possible reason for her to suffer such a terrifying bacsh. It had to be known that the curse life form was a life-saving tool the High Ancestor had gifted her when she came of age. It was the direct descendant of the Cursed Eye and had great potential for growth.


    Now that it had been killed, the Cursed Eye would never let this go. Just now she had borrowed her life mark to barely suppress the outbreak of the bacsh. But, this measure was simply a stopgap; it wouldn’tst forever.


    Unless she returned as soon as possible and asked the High Ancestor for help, once this bacsh erupted again her body simply wouldn’t be able to handle it.


    “Damn it!”


    Sophia clenched her jaws. Originally everything had been in her control and she had even grasped the perfect turning point to win. But in an instant the situation had thoroughly deteriorated and she fell into an absolute disadvantage.


    That hateful woman, how did she aplish this? Sophia was well aware of how terrifying a curse life form was. Even in their normal state it was difficult to contend with them, much less now.


    Was that woman hiding other methods? No, that shouldn’t be it. The information she obtained hadn’t mentioned anything regarding this.


    Don’t panic!


    Sophia steadied her breathing. She thought for a moment and her eyes started to glimmer. Just how terrifying was a curse life form? Even if that woman managed to kill it, there was no way she could have done so unscathed.


    In other words, that woman was now in her weakest state. The more Sophia dragged things out the more disadvantageous it would be for herself. Moreover, the curse bacsh could only be suppressed temporarily. She needed to defeat her opponent in the shortest period of time to win.


    It was time for a change of ns!


    Sophia’s eyes shed.


    …


    “Curse life form!” The muscled and sturdy Stronghold Master was still wearing a light pink dress. It hugged tightly to her body in a strange way. When she heard Doctor Ye’s exnation, her eyebrows furrowed together and a trace of ughter intent appeared on her ferocious face.


    “Doctor Ye, are you sure?”


    Doctor Ye said, “I discovered the aura of the Cursed Eye on Qin Yu. when put together with what I sensed before, he hasn’t lied in this aspect.”


    The Stronghold Master sighed. “As I thought, the information that I’ve never been able to confirm was true. She had a curse life form protecting her all this time.”


    Doctor Yeughed, “Hehe, but now it is dead. My eyesight wasn’t wrong. This boy Qin Yu is a talented person. He even managed to eliminate such a terrifying existence!”


    He paused for a moment before continuing to say, “When having a curse life form’s protection, in order to avoid having the curse corrode away at your body, it is necessary to sign a contract. I fear that one in Great King City isn’t feeling so well right now.”


    He had a fully gloating expression.


    “Doctor Ye, things aren’t this simple.” The Stronghold Master stood up and walked to the window. “If she has suffered a curse bacsh as you said, then she won’t sit there and wait for death. She’ll likely make a move soon.”


    Doctor Ye coldly sneered, “So what? Could miss be afraid of her?”


    “I am not afraid of her, but our luck this time is bad. They have aprehensive advantage in every aspect. If we meet them head-on…I fear it will be troublesome for us. I’m afraid we won’t be able to make use of our previous preparations.”


    Doctor Ye frowned. “That is a fact. Miss isn’t prepared yet?”


    The Stronghold Master nodded, “I’m still a little bit away. But if the situation is critical then I could still force myself to use it. Everything will depend on what she does now.”


    …


    Sophia personally invited a top noble from the imperial city. He was from the direct bloodline of the Aurora n and was third in the line of session, s. Because of this, the entire City Lord Mansion became busy as they worked around the clock.


    A series of exquisite dishes were constantly delivered to the gorgeously decorated banquet hall. The City Lord and Mister s happily chatted with each other.


    The banquet continued for six hours. After finishing, the City Lord invited Mister s to her private study so that they could further discuss matters.


    Since this involved confidential topics, the many obam nobles that apanied them respectfully bowed and withdrew.


    Soon after, Sophia and Mister s, who were supposedly discussing secret news, were lying down in bed, their bodies folded together as they panted.


    The blushing City Lord seemed to sense something. She hugged onto Mister s even tighter, passionately crying out loud.


    s wildly elerated. Then, with a deep roar, hepleted another outpouring of his firepower. With a happy andfortable expression hezily slumped onto the soft and beautiful body beneath him.


    Of course, this beautiful body was based on the standards of the obam race.


    It was just that at this time, Mister s who was still immersed in a drowsy ecstasy didn’t notice the ice cold look in the City Lord’s eyes.


    She lifted a hand. A front hoof rapidly transformed, turning into the palm of a human woman. It was fair and clear, soft and exquisite, as if it had never been tainted with smoke or fire. Then, it mmed onto s’ body.


    Bang –


    Like an exploding balloon, fresh blood spewed out, mixed with fragments of organs. The mixturended on the City Lord’s body. Mister s’ eyes flew open. He groaned twice before falling silent forever.


    “Ahh! There’s an assassin!”


    The City Lord’s screams resounded throughout her study.


    …


    Sophia easily rid herself of all possible doubt.


    Although she had gotten dressed by the time everyone arrived, with her flushed face and her messy body, it wasn’t difficult to guess what had been happening.


    Of course, the more important evidence came from Mister s. He was lying naked on the bed with a strange smell floating in the air.


    Because Mister s was an important figure, even with Sophia’s status she still had to undergo a thorough inspection. But the truth remained that they had intimate rtions, and the proof remained within her body.


    So, when Sophia said it was a human assassin that had done this, the imperial city’s Aurora Family agreed after thinking about it.


    What was more, there was a delicate shining handprint on the back of the dead Mister s. This killing blow surely came from a human woman.


    And finally, the nobles who urgently came from the capital soon reached an agreement with all other parties in Great King City: the one who killed Mister s was the same human who had broken into the City Lord Mansion not too long ago and killed the steward Dorafi.


    In response to this matter, the City Lord Mansion began a massive investigation. After some time they found some clues. Although they had no idea who this assassin was or who instructed them, they could approximately make out his location – the mountain range not too far away, the Little Sweet Mountains!


    …


    In truth, the Little Sweet Mountains weren’t small at all. So, this name was in actuality not too appropriate. Its appearance was a mountain range that ran from north to south for over 100,000 miles. It was covered in over 100,000 peaks, with endless rivers travelling through it. It could definitely be regarded as an independent state.


    There were over a trillion lives living in this state. Besides the various monster beasts that were the majority, there were also the surviving humans who had run away to escape the pursuit of the obams.


    Of course, there were also some obam viges here, but those who lived here often had tragic pasts that caused them to flee from their homes and into the deep mountains. Once discovered by other obams, they often had fates more miserable than the humans.


    When the dire intentions of Great King City started to spread out, this news soon swept through the Little Sweet Mountains at an astonishing pace – a human assassin had killed the noble from the imperial city, leading to retaliation from the obam race! Unless they handed over the murderer, they would use cataclysmic methods to cleanse the mountains of every human!


    Nine Nether Peak was located deep in the Little Sweet Mountains. Before this news reached them, the Stronghold Master learned of it through some unknown channel.


    Doctor Ye was silent for a long time. Then he coldly sneered, “That youngdy from the Bolie Family, in order to win she’s willing to go to any length…before, I once heard that the Boli Family isn’t a pure human bloodline but is mixed with barbarian blood. I didn’t believe it before, but now it seems that it''s true!”


    He naturally understood who killed s.


    The Stronghold Master had a calm expression. “It is impossible for things to be dismissed when a top obam noble is in. Although Nine Nether Peak is hidden deep in the Little Sweet Mountains, we will be dragged in sooner orter. Once we are discovered, she will gather all her strength to attack Nine Nether Peak.”


    Doctor Ye was silent for a moment. His frown tightened for a time before loosening. “Miss, there is no need to worry; I am here. No matter how many troops those obams send out, I will force them all to stay forever!”


    There was a sharp look in his eyes.


    “Old Ye!” The Stronghold Master red at him, a bit of charming anger in her eyes. Unfortunately, with her current image it was somewhat unappetizing. “Me pulling you here is in fact already viting the rules. If you are discovered, then directly being determined as having lost is a possibility.”


    Doctor Ye’splexion changed. “I almost forgot. I cannot expose myself. Then, what can we do…” He clenched his teeth and indignantly said, “Now that I think of it, it is all that boy Qin Yu’s fault. Why did he eliminate that curse life form? Provoking trouble for himself is one thing, but he even pushed that Bolie girl into a desperate situation. We can only fight to the death with what we have. If we only had a little more time then with young miss’s preparations we would have easily won!”


    The Stronghold Master revealed a helpless expression. “Old Ye, aren’t you the one who rmended Qin Yu?” Seeing his awkward expression, she didn’t mention it again. “Alright, let’s get down to business. Although the situation is a bit difficult, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any cards we can y.


    “Right now, the array formation hasn’t been fullypleted. But, if we pay a price it is still usable. I only hope it can force the obams back.”


    The Stronghold Master’s eyes lit up. “Old Ye, never forget that as things are, time is on our side. If we canst long enough then we might be able to win without any needless confrontation.”


    Old Ye revealed a hesitant look. “Miss is correct, but once the great array formation is forcefully activated you will be stuck here. You won’t be able to take one step away from Nine Nether Peak.”


    The Stronghold Master smiled. “If we don’t do anything we will be found sooner orter. If that’s the case it’s better to bet it all…and, I have confidence in my array formation. They won’t be able to break through easily.”