[12] - Assassinations

Xander smiled madly as he watched Alice and Eula set up a tent behind his apartment.

The apartment Xander is currently living in has a forest behind it, it was very good for him since natural air can be breathed every day.

*Swish*

'Hehe... Looks like they're here.' Xander thought as he looked at the dark direction of the Forest.

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(Loid Forger P.O.V.)

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!!

This is.

'Red coats, black masks, and black gloves... These are the Parabellum!'

'What are the Royal Family's Hidden Weapons doing here? Why are they coming here? Have they figured it out?'

'No, no, no... The Royal Family has a history with the High Table, it would be impossible for them to stop the operation.'

This Apartment only has four tenants, me and my family as well as the kid. Does the kid have some special identity?

He does look very familiar to the Princess... !!!

Don't tell me that he's some kind of a hidden prince!! Hmm? Why is Anya looking at me like that?

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(Anya Forger P.O.V.)

'A-Assassin!!'

'Did Papa think the same thing? What Prince? Don't tell me that kind-hearted big brother is a hidden prince! Is this some real life novel?!'

'Is A-Anya gonna be a Princess?!'

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(3rd P.O.V.)

Yor was walking around the apartment when she heard some swishing sounds that came from the Forest, she arrived there and saw two tents being set up.

"A-Ano... Excuse me?"

"Umu?"

Alice looked in the direction where the sound came from and saw a black-haired beauty. Eula on the other hand thought of the woman as a 'Karen'.

"Yes, Miss?"

"Mrs. Forger, may I ask what are you doing in here?"

"Oh..." Alice didn't know what to explain which forced Eula to answer.

"The Forest is a Public Area which everyone can use, we are here only to camp. Since this point has the nearest direction a clean water and light source, we decided to camp behind the Apartment."

"Y-Yes!"

However a slicing sound immediately alerted the two, Yor narrowed her gaze as she spun her fingers around and suddenly a thorn-like spike knife appeared in it and blocked the attack.

"Y-You're the Thorn Princess!" Eula shouted directly as she recognized the woman.

The Thorn Princess was one of the SS-Class Assassins in the High Table. She was dedicated as the most ruthless assassin as everywhere she goes, blood follows.

"I-Its the Parabellum!" Alice directly shouted as she recognized the people that suddenly attacked them, she then sneakily noticed that one of them was about to reveal a handgun when Yor suddenly lunged and kicked the guy's jaw.

Alice and Eula escaped from their shock and now narrowed their gazes, it was obvious that the Parabellum came here for them. Now that this was a perfect opportunity for them to strike back since the Thorn Princess doesn't know who they came from.

The Parabellum Assassins were silent as a snake, they reveal and strike at perfect chances. The trio didn't know how many they were, but it was obvious that they came here for one instruction. It was to kill someone strong.

"E-Eula! use your [Glacial Illumination]!"

"Are you an idiot, Alice! Using that would destroy the area, it would cause much more damage to us than to them!"

Technology in the Modern Era was very advanced, they wouldn't know whether someone is sneakily recording them. And using the footage could instantly destroy their characters.

"B-But we don't know what we could do!" Alice was panicking, she was a Mana-Born Knight. But she was still slower than someone with a gun. They weren't overpowered just because they have swords.

Eula swung her greatsword around her with Mana, freezing the surroundings as its mist was capable of releasing the camouflages of the Parabellum Assassins.

"Hey, Alice. Am I the only one who notices that the Parabellum only sent C-Class Assassins?" Eula said noticing that the Thorn Princess has already eliminated almost twenty people.

Alice looked at the Thorn Princess' battlefield and noticed something terrifying, every corpse on the ground has some huge hole in their brain. Seeing the weapon the Thorn Princess was holding, she shivered.

"O-Obviously! We aren't in the Iron Era where knights like us are rare!" Although the Knight Duo were Commander-Level Knights, they weren't that experienced, smart, or even physically and mentally strong.

The only reason why they were strong in the Order was due to their mana and weapons.

The Royal Family has multiple hidden forces that were stronger than the Favonius and Integrity Knights combined, the Parabellum Assassins were only the tip of the icebergs dedicated to eliminating them.

In terms of Levels, the Knight Duo was only as strong as a B-Class Assassin.

The only reason why they aren't swarmed by C-Class Assassins was due to the Thorn Princess' help.

*Bang*

Someone suddenly shot a Barrett M82, Alice and Eula looked behind and saw another Assassin holding a gun on their necks with a bullet wound in his forehead.

The duo again gulped seeing someone helping them.

"A-Alice, we should escape after this."

"Y-You're correct, Eula. This apartment sure has many strong people." The Duo again gulped and resumed fighting.

Yor Forger or Thorn Princess on the other hand was still decimating the fight with her Thorn Knives, she wasn't getting tired at all, but she was rather getting annoyed. Her favorite dress was being stained with blood.

She grumbled as she killed another one, however, her instincts screamed telling her to dodge something.

*Bang*

"As expected of an SS-Class Assassin's Instincts." A cold voice misted through the forest, everyone looked at it and saw someone with a bulletproof red-and-black vest and bodysuit, Yor eyes went wide open as she smiled.

"Deadshot... Good to see you here."

"Thorn Princess, I wasn't tasked to kill you so you should go away and take care of your family." Deadshot said whilst holding his Custom AR-15

"Fufufu, you should be careful with your greedy mouth, Deadshot. You wouldn't notice that you're already dead in your sleep." Yor threatened as she removed the blood in her Thorn Knives.

"..." Deadshot was silent, he knew that Yor could perfectly do that. The two were both SS-Class Assassins but the differences were pretty massive.

Deadshot doesn't miss a shot as long as he has a weapon, but someone with a Peak-Class body like the Thorn Princess could easily dodge him. And his forte was ranged weapons after all.

"An American Assassin-Mercenary commonly used by American Businessmen to eliminate their enemies... What're you doing here in the UK?" Yor slowly said as she threw her knives, successfully killing the other assassins.

"The Royal Family has released a statement towards the High Table. Perhaps you didn't know because you were busy."

"Oh! The Royal Family, huh?" Yor smiled as she looked at the nervous Knight Duo, it was already obvious who the targets were.

"$3,000,000 each on three targets. The Former Integrity Knight-30, Alice Zuberg, Former Reconnaissance Company Knight-Captain Eula Lawrence... As well as a boy named Xande-" A knife was thrown on Deadshot's masked cheek, which he successfully dodged.

Everyone looked at Yor who was angry which made everyone confused.

"... So you're telling me my cute-little neighbor is wanted in the High Table? Why?"

"... He nearly broke the reputation of the Princess."

Yor used the reflection of her knives the look around, she noticed four snipers on top of buildings, pointing their weapons towards her, the duo knights, as well as the sniper that helped them earlier.

She doesn't know who the Sniper that helped them earlier but she was very thankful for it.

"... So you're gonna target him?" Yor asked as she was stretching her limbs.

"Of course not! I don't target children and defenseless women."

"But you're targeting those girls?

"Bitch please, they're the same age as we are."

Alice and Eula glared at Deadshot tightly, they were only in their mid-20s, not someone middle-aged like he was.

Deadshot looked at his watch and saw that time was running out.

"I hope you had your fun, Thorn Princess." As soon as Deadshot said that, he turned around and walked back to the Forest.

But suddenly, in an instant. Four Sniper Rifles fired at the same time, Yor sighed as she was unsuccessful in saving those who were targetted by the Sniper, she could easily dodge it.

However, a cold voice that was nearly heard by everyone suddenly voiced out.

"[Chrono-Stasis Grigora]"