Chapter 97: Receive Blood
P.O.V - David.
I wake up one morning just before dawn.
The children were still asleep so I quietly got a few things and left.
After finding out the location of the assassins the Grand Elder used to massacre the village I plan out a way to get them.
I ventured out yesterday and got a few informations about them.
They have two Martial Masters being their Captain and Vice Captain.
They are part of an organization known as the 'Jade Monkey'.
Apparently its an organization of assassins that receive requests to kill.
Those kind of people were ready to kill anyone no matter their position, age or status.
As long as the pay was good enough they would take the job.
Though I was known to be an assassin, I never killed for pay or money.
I only assassinated those who I thought could be a threat to I or Diana.
I walk up the mountain to the top and the sun had begun to rise.
The view from the top wasn't bad.
The a large span of the Lijon town could be seen.
To my left, in the distance, at the end of the city, I could see the Ximen Clan just in front of the expanse of this mountain.
A little to my right was the village, detached from the town.
I began descending after taking in the view for about two minutes.
I walk down, pastbthe village and into the town.
I locate the branch of the Jade Monkeys and begin watching them.
It was bigger than I thought.
It was a huge fenced compound with two tall pagodas standing in it.
I blended into the environment and watched all their movements till dusk.
At dusk I move away to an inn to eat.
At the inn I hear people talking about how everywhere had been tensed because the captain of the Lijon branch of the Jade Monkey had returned today.
Apparently he had gone to make his report to the Main Branch a few days ago and he had just returned.
I see, my best chance to attack them has gone.
Well never the less, I was going to attack them before I found out about the Captain not being around.
After eating I remained at the inn for another two hours to see if I could get anymore information but that was all I could get.
By the time I step outside the inn stalls had started closing up.
The moon was out bright.
I felt nostalgic standing under the bright moon light.
I took in a deep breath.
"Ohh what a good day to bath in blood." I say out loud.
I wait around the branch for another one hour and when it seemed like everywhere was cold and quiet enough, it was time to move.
I find a spot and begin taking off my clothes revealing my black clothing underneath.
I pull up the turtle neck to cover up my nose down and then put my clothes into my storage ring.
I hop unto the fence and scan the compound.
Few guards patrolling around all in black.
Stealthily with my Phantom Technique I move to through towards the Pagoda by the left.
I walk in, activate the Heavenly Demon Technique, I needed to be as fast as possible.
I need to get this done before I am found out.
Stealthily and as quietly as I could be I begin killing from the bottom floor up.
My daggers were laced with poison.
Though I always went from vital points on the body.
In the case I meet an expert whom I cannot easily attack such vital points, the poison should help.
Damn, it feels a little sad that I have to be using poison again.
I stopped using poison in my last life after I entered the Late Peak Realm.
While killing each of them mostly by sliding their throats I hear the faint sound of glass breaking from the top floor but I didn't pay mind to it.
After about fifteen minutes I arrive at the top floor.
Across the door in front of me I could feel two Presence.
It's probably either the Captain or Vice Captain and their attendants.
I swing the door open and dash in.
As I dash in I see a sword swinging towards my face.
I immediately bend backwards to dodge the attack.
I reach the end of the room and I turn immediately to see who had attacked me.
"Huh? A kid?
Is this why you called me here Rever?" The man standing by the left who attacks me asks the lady who stands by the right.
Rever? that's what the people call the Vice Captain.
And this man, to be speaking to the Vice Captain that way, he must be the Captain, Reiner.
Fuck, I'm in soup.
Why the fuck are they here together?
They are supposed to each reside in each of the pagodas.
"Its a kid?
No the others must be coming behind us." The Vice Captain Rever says as she turns back as if expecting someone to burst through the door.
As she turns I throw a dagger at her aiming for her head but just as it was about to hit she slaps it away with the back of her hand.
"Hmmm, you really are the one causing a ruckus here?" She asks as she turns to look at me.
I dash at her with my dagger as she was closer to me than Reiner.
She stood there not moving.
As I was about to reach her I feel a heavy kick to my side that sends me bashing into the wall, it was from Reiner.
I stand up immediately and two daggers at them, one for each as I dash towards Reiner this time.
Our blades clash and sparks fly everywhere as our blades continued to clash from his very swing.
We both back away for a moment.
"Who are you child?" Reiner asks.
"I am the one who has come to collect payment for blood shed." I reply, eyes angry.
"Wha..."
Before he could ask, I dash at him, this time faster than before.
His Vice Captain joins in and easily they overpower me and send me to the ground.
As I try to rise to my feet I cough out blood.
Fuck.
This is bad, really bad.
I didn't think I'd have to face them both on my own.
Even facing one Martial Master is hard enough.
Then facing Martial Master Realm assassin who is always aiming for your vital points.
Then two of them on top.
I heave a sigh as they launch at me to attack me.
With a cold breath I say;
"Heavenly Demon Technique... Devastating the Mountain God."
I raise my right leg and slam my feet to the ground releasing Ki.
The impact causes the floor to collapse downwards.
We crash through all the floors down till we reach the ground floor.
We crash to the ground floor and the floors and roof comes crashing down on us all.
I rise from the rubble groaning in pain.
Just a second later the two also come out from underneath the rubbles.
"Who the hell is this kid." Reiner asks Rever who stands beside him dusting off her body.
"I would also love to know that Reiner." Rever replies to him.
"Tell us who are you kid?
Why have you come here?" Rever asks me as she points her sword to me.
"As I said earlier, I have come to receive payment for the blood you all have shed.
For the innocent lives you have taken.
For the people, the children you have made cry, Jade Monkeys, you all will pay in blood." I say as I point my dagger at them.
"Ohh, I see, you must be a relative of one of the people we have killed" Reiner says as he heaves a sigh.
"Just go back kid. I must admit that you are strong, but you are not strong enough to take on the both of us.
You are not even able take I alone if I get serious with you.
I do not wish to waste your talent here.
Just go." Rever says to me.
"You do not wish to waste my talent?
And yet you did not deem it to think of the talents of the young ones you wasted before you slaughtered them all?" I ask, my voice filled with anger.
"Huh? What childr..." Reiner was saying before I throw my dagger to her face.
She barely manages to dodge it as she looks at me surprised.
The dagger moves way faster than earlier.
I had been trying to spare some energy, but sparing my energy against two Martial Masters would just be pure arrogance.
"Let's go all out" I say to myself as my Ki spreads over the room.
"Oh, little boy is getting serious." Reiner says as spins his sword.
At the same time, we launch at each other, my two daggers in hand and their two swords swinging to my sides.