Dark Grimm Grotto

Everyone has their limits. The Assassin was fed up by their persistent attacks.

Today, they even managed to inflict injuries on him. This annoyed him a lot.

At that time, he subconsciously looked in Ethan's direction. But he was dumbfounded to find that Ethan was no longer there.

The place where he was captured was empty. Even though the rope was still there, Ethan was missing.

The Assassin was red with rage. Nowadays, things were not going according to his plans.

He found it hard to kill an Elementary Stage cultivator.

Even though he had captured him, unexpectedly, these two people appeared again at a crucial moment and attacked him.

And just as he was fighting back, the target he put a lot of effort into capturing had now escaped, and he didn't even know when.

The Assassin knew just how tough Ethan was. Even though he was just a cultivator in the Elementary Stage, he was very tough to handle even for a Physique Strengthening Stage expert like him.

It was because of this point that he set up this trap previously. He was this close to success when these two siblings came out of nowhere and ruined everything. How could he not be angry?

Now he didn't know where exactly Ethan was. And he didn't have any idea whether he would get this opportunity again or not.

Everything was going as he planned. But these two idiots came out of nowhere and spoiled everything. Now he had to face Ethan's wrath.

As a Physique Strengthening Stage expert, there was nothing he had to fear against an ant-like existence who was at the Elementary Stage.

But Ethan was different. The Assassin knew it from his previous clash against him.

The Assassin looked at those two siblings with eyes full of hatred. Now that Ethan had escaped, he had to give a satisfactory explanation to his client.

And he couldn't just say that he was unsuccessful in assassinating Ethan only because of these two idiots. That would make him look like a joke!

The Assassin's hatred towards the two siblings intensified. He decided to kill them and end this nonsense once and for all.

Previously, he had never killed them because of his respect towards his job. He understood that these two siblings attacked him because he killed their father.

But now, they became the hurdles in his path. So, if there were hurdles, then just remove those hurdles. That had always been the way of the cultivation world! That's how it worked!

"Die!"

Just as the Assassin was making up his decision, another arrow pierced through the air like thunder at the Assassin. It was fired by those two mysterious people.

But the Assassin was experienced in this. So the moment he heard the sound of "Die," he was on high alert. And the moment he sensed the arrow that was targeted at him, he immediately dodged to his right.

"I'm saying this once again, if this is the best you can do, then forget about the revenge. You are simply wasting your time."

The assassin warned. Before he took action, he thought that it was only the right thing to do to warn them. After all, he admits that he killed their father. Giving a final chance was not at all a bad thing.

But the two people only smiled in response. The Assassin looked at their smile and thought that they had gone mad in pursuit of revenge. But then he felt something weird. He felt something was wrong.

'Why would they smile?'

This was the thought that ran through his mind. After all, who would smile upon their missed target? Unless...

"Shit!!!"

Just as he cursed, black smoke suddenly lit up 50 meters in diameter around him. The black smoke solidified and formed a spherical prison imprisoning the Assassin!

The Assassin suddenly felt that he had fallen into his opponent's trap. He understood that the arrow wasn't their main attack. But the Formation was the true trap! And he was caught up in the trap.

"Shadow Prison Formation!!"

The Assassin immediately guessed the Formation name with just a glance. He looked at the two mysterious people who were smiling smugly at his situation.

"You idiots! Did you people collaborate with the Dark Grimm Grotto? Do you have any idea what you people are doing?"

The Assassin shouted in anger and frantic. He was anxious because the Dark Grimm Grotto was a notorious criminal organization that was well known for its ruthlessness. They were very strong. And all the members of the Grotto were at least at the Physique Strengthening Stage!

The Physique Strengthening Stage was not a common stage in the world. Many people were stuck at the Elementary Stage. As for the people with the Physique Strengthening Stage, they were very few in number in the Grace Continent.

As for the people with a cultivation base above the Physique Strengthening Stage, they could be counted within two hands. Only the Capital City of the Grace Kingdom have plenty of Physique Strengthening Stage experts. As for other places, the number is very limited.

In such situations, the Dark Grimm Grotto had standards very high. Their minimum requirement was the Physique Strengthening Stage. One could imagine how strong their leader was.

The Dark Grimm Grotto always killed people for fun. They had no emotions. Killing people was a daily routine for them. Even when the Assassin assassinated his targets, he always felt guilty.

And the people from the Dark Grimm Grotto always killed the people for fun. They were very strong, and nobody dared to go against them. Nobody dared to even maintain contact with them. Because no matter who went to annihilate them, they never returned. As for what happened to them, it had always been a mystery.

And these two people had gone mad for their revenge and made contact with the Dark Grimm Grotto. The Assassin never imagined that these two people hated him this much.

"So what if we took the help from the Dark Grimm Grotto? As long as our father's death is avenged, everything is well and good for us," the girl said with anger, rage, and delight.

The anger was towards the Assassin for killing their father. The rage was for their inability to kill the Assassin with their strength. The delight was for the capture of their enemy.

"Well said."

At that time, a voice rang out not far from the Array in which the Assassin was trapped. Not far from them, a person wearing a black cloak appeared. He was a middle-aged man with mixed white and black hair. He had a thick mustache and beard masking his mouth. His eyes were so sharp that anyone who looked into them would shiver in fear. No doubt, it was something accumulated over the years from countless killings.

Most importantly, his strength far surpassed the Physique Strengthening Stage and reached the next level! The Assassin could feel it with a glance. The energy coming out from this person was completely different. Even the Assassin had only one thought after looking at this person.

'This person is very dangerous!'

The mysterious man approached with an air of confidence, exuding an aura of power that sent shivers down the Assassin's spine. It was clear that he was no ordinary cultivator; his prowess surpassed the limits of the Physique Strengthening Stage, making him a force to be reckoned with.