Chapter 75: Assassination and Probing

Nightfall!

Inside a spacious, silent, dim room.

Gunie sat cross-legged on the large hotel bed.

"Hoo... inhale..."

Gunie's breathing was rhythmic, following a profoundly mysterious pattern.

Immersed deep in his soul, Gunie was quite surprised.

Originally, according to the sequence position of the main soul and secondary soul,

when practicing the soul cultivation scripture, one would cultivate the main soul, while the secondary soul would not benefit from the scripture's effects.

A captured secondary soul could not be cultivated or improved.

This was a recognized fact.

Even a secondary soul nurtured from one's own soul cultivated slowly, with little potential for growth.

At first, Gunie thought so too.

But in the past two days, Gunie discovered that his five-stage peak lord demon secondary soul showed signs of breaking through to the sixth stage.

Gunie realized things were not as simple as he had imagined.

After the system made the demon lord's soul completely homologous with his main soul, not only could it enjoy the cultivation effects, but the effects were also very fast, seemingly no slower than the main soul.

This seemed quite incredible.

With a gentle exhale, Gunie opened his eyes, his expression as calm and steady as ever.

"I am already a super spellcaster, and now with a five-stage peak demon lord soul that can improve synchronously with me,"

"With this combination, even ordinary six-stage experts might not be my match."

"After all, the demon lord's soul is extremely powerful."

"The mere ability of soul devouring almost completely counters those supernaturals with weak soul abilities."

"A lord is, after all, a lord, not something a 'common' creature like a human can provoke casually."

Gunie gently rubbed his fingers.

"Especially those shadows, sneaking stealthily toward a demon lord—that's simply suicidal."

"Unknowingly... I have already gained considerable strength."

"Enough to handle the current situation."

Gunie thought to himself.

Then, Gunie turned his head and looked toward the door.

"Those rat-like fellows, always spying in the shadows, it's about time to teach them a lesson."

From the time Gunie arrived at the hotel for dinner until he entered his room,

those who thought they were well-hidden had been secretly observing him.

And it wasn't just one team; Gunie guessed there were at least five or six.

In the rumors, over a million gold pounds on 'Captain Jack' was enough to make bounty hunters sniff the scent of gold and come bloodthirstily.

After all, a million gold pounds could move a grandmaster.

And this wealth, exceeding a million gold pounds, was enough to make some capable bounty squads take the risk.

Such bounty squads daring to come wouldn't be weak; at least in some aspects, they might be extremely strong.

A lion uses its full strength even against a rabbit; Gunie would not underestimate such foes.

A moment of carelessness could lead to a great loss; among supernaturals, there were many experts with 'special skills.'

Just as Gunie was pondering,

"Bang, bang, bang..."

A knock sounded.

Gunie's brow twitched slightly.

Silently moving to the door, Gunie's eyes glowed with a blood-red light as he looked outside.

What met his eyes was a young woman of about twenty-two or twenty-three, dressed in a red gown.

Her figure and face were both stunning, enough to stir any normal man's heart.

This second-stage witch was probably just a special service worker.

A second-stage supernatural getting involved in a fight of this level would have no chance of survival.

Slightly extending his perception, a faint smile curled at the corner of Gunie's mouth.

"A well-laid trap. If it were an ordinary four-stage spellcaster, they'd be dead for sure."

"But for me, with a little caution, it should be fine."

"Click!"

Gunie opened the door directly.

"Hello, I'm Luna, a second-stage witch. Pleased to serve you. Here is your order slip."

Saying this, the second-stage witch, carrying a small handbag, took out a pink card.

Just as Gunie reached out to take the pink card,

a sudden change occurred.

Without any warning or sound, a blurry figure, following a perfect arc, lunged at Gunie's neck with a dagger gleaming with a cold green light, incredibly fast.

A faint smile appeared on Gunie's lips.

He completely ignored the assassin.

When the four-stage assassin was halfway through the air,

his body, like a puppet, was perfectly controlled in midair.

This four-stage shadow had underestimated Gunie's perception.

As a domain spellcaster, the ten-meter radius around him was now his absolute perception zone.

At the same time, this four-stage shadow's own perception was not strong enough.

Even though he was hiding in the second-stage witch's shadow, Gunie had already bound him tightly with puppet threads, and he hadn't noticed a thing.

Thus, the moment he leaped out, he was directly controlled in midair.

"Ah!" The sudden scene made the second-stage witch cry out.

But the cry did not travel at all.

On a level invisible to the witch, dense puppet threads crisscrossed the doors, windows, and the entire room, sealing it layer upon layer.

Gunie had long filled the place with puppet threads.

With so many enemies, Gunie naturally needed to set up various traps.

"Shh!"

Gunie made a gentle shushing gesture.

Immediately, the witch covered her mouth, her face showing fear.

When the four-stage shadow struck, she could feel the dark, cold aura.

One blow would have been enough to kill her.

Yet such a formidable four-stage assassin was easily controlled by the black-haired man before her.

She could guess that she had been caught up in an assassination.

An assassination where even a slight ripple could kill her.

Meanwhile, compared to the second-stage witch's fear, the four-stage assassin was plunged into endless terror.

This time, their bounty hunting squad had come specifically to kill this immensely wealthy super spellcaster.

And they had devised a fairly good series of plans.

The first plan was for him to hide in the second-stage witch's shadow, launch a surprise attack, and draw the target's attention.

Then the two five-stage assassins and the five-stage spellcaster hidden outside the wall would strike simultaneously.

After all, he was just a spellcaster, even a super spellcaster; once a powerful anti-magic scroll was cast on him, he would surely die.

Moreover, their leader, a powerful six-star, six-stage 'Demon Knight,' was lurking not far from the corner and would join the fight quickly once it started.

No matter how you looked at it, this super spellcaster was going to die here today.

But the four-stage assassin never expected that the moment he struck, he would be instantly controlled by some strange means, without even sensing how the opponent had acted.

Now, not only could he not speak, but he couldn't mobilize any source energy or transmit any sound.

He could even feel that the second-stage witch's cry had not escaped.

The entire passage was now controlled by an invisible force.

How could this guy be so terrifying? Was this a super spellcaster?

Endless fear surged in his heart.

Both he and the opponent were at the fourth stage, yet the opponent could kill him with a flick of a finger—the gap was unbelievable.

Glancing at the controlled four-stage assassin, Gunie casually took the service slip from the witch's hand.

After reading it, Gunie pinched the witch's delicate cheek and said with a light laugh,

"Though I'd love to try the services listed here, as you can see, I'm busy now."

"Walk slowly down the stairs, don't panic, just walk normally."

"Go on."

Gunie said softly.

The witch, still covering her mouth, her delicate face showing lingering fear, quickly trotted toward the stairs.

Then she quickly disappeared down the stairs.

After the second-stage witch disappeared, Gunie looked at the four-stage shadow.

"Shwoosh!"

Blood tentacles shot out.

Gurgle...

Blood gurgled as it was drawn out.

In three seconds, the entire blood of the four-stage assassin was completely drained.

At the same time, the 'demon secondary soul' in Gunie's soul sea performed a soul devour on the four-stage assassin.

Without any resistance, the four-stage shadow instantly fell.

Both at the fourth stage, but with super spellcaster strength, Gunie could easily kill any fourth-stage supernatural.

The moment the four-stage shadow fell,

the others in the squad seemed to sense something.

Bang!

Bang!

The window in the room shattered instantly, and two figures rushed in.

At the same time, at the end of the corridor,

Whoosh...

Scorching flames, like hellfire, burst forth and rapidly spread along the corridor.

The entire passage instantly became a world of fire.

In the hellish flames,

a powerful six-star, six-stage Demon Knight, riding a flame elemental mount, charged in.