The Assassin’s Gambit

A Duel in the Darkness

Vera pulled Aria back and stepped forward.

Several more throwing daggers flew toward them.

Silent. Without a trace.

Clang! Cling! Chaeng—!

With the least possible movement, Vera deflected every single one.

The daggers, caught by the thin and delicate blade of the Falling Flower Sword, embedded themselves into the floor, walls, and ceiling.

"Ho… You shouldn't have been able to see those. Your intuition is impressive."

The voice was calm—almost mocking.

It was Dark Emperor of the Bloodshadow Pavilion.

Those daggers had been thrown using the secrets of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Descend Sword Technique.

A technique that made them soundless and traceless.

It was the same killing art used by Ezekiel, the Silent Midnight Blade, master of the Bloodshadow Pavilion.

But against Vera, it was useless.

She could see them.