Chapter 135: First Appearance of the Death Society

"As expected of an assassin, his perceptual ability is terrifyingly strong. My mount had no breathing, no movement, and was purely a lifeless object, yet he was still able to detect it. Impressive," Chen Yun muttered inwardly. "With 3,200 attack power plus poisoned darts, I wonder if the mount in its miniature state can hold out. It has to be a one-hit kill! Skill, go!"

The moment the door was pushed open, the aerospace combat vehicle unleashed two major skills. Niu Bi was momentarily stunned upon seeing the exact location of the miniature combat vehicle, but he still flicked several darts from his hand.

The speed of the two skills, which automatically locked onto the enemy, was matchless. The moment Niu Bi exposed his body, his death was sealed. Hundreds of -400+ red damage numbers floated above Niu Bi's head.

At the exact same time, five darts with terrifying attack power struck the energy shield of the aerospace combat vehicle.

-4690.
-4810.
-4760.
-9930.
-18740.

Three normal damage instances.
One triggered a 2x critical hit.
The final one directly triggered a 5x critical hit!

A total damage of over 42,000!

Chen Yun clicked his tongue. Fortunately, it was the aerospace combat vehicle that stepped up; if it had been himself, he would have been instantly obliterated in a fraction of a second!

"Recall mount!"

"Mount has been recalled."

The skills of the miniature-state aerospace combat vehicle were also in miniature form. Its base damage remained unchanged, and all attacks poured into Niu Bi without causing a single shred of damage to the surrounding buildings. As Niu Bi dissolved into a stream of data and vanished, the entire bathroom returned to tranquility.

"Player Chen Yun has completed the 1st phase of the main quest 'Executing Justice on Behalf of Heaven'. Reward: 150,000 experience points, 50 purple gold coins."

"The player is too far away from the items dropped by the quest NPC. The dropped items have vanished along with the quest NPC Niu Bi."

......

"What the fuck!"

Chen Yun could no longer maintain the pretense of sleeping; he bounded straight up and let out a crude curse.

How could he have been so forgetful? Heavens, this was a boss! Just how many good items should it have dropped? Because of his own negligence, they had all flown away!

"What is it, Chen Yun? Having a nightmare?" Ah Qi asked, turning her head from the passenger seat.

"Huh? ..Ah! Yeah," Chen Yun said with a depressed expression. "I dreamed I was bitten by a dog."

"What? You dreamed of being bitten by a dog? Hahaha!" Hearing this, Ah Qi immediately burst into laughter.

Chen Yun ignored her, his heart filled with bitter grievance. He knew that any boss would undoubtedly drop good items; today was an absolute, devastating loss!

"Sister Lele, Master Niu Bi's magic trick tonight was so handsome, especially the moment he fired the gun—I was scared to death. How do you think he pulled that off?"

"I don't know. I inspected that bullet; it was real, no problem at all."

"Could Niu Bi have really caught the bullet with his mouth? Just what kind of vision and speed would he need for that?"

"Impossible. If that were true, he'd be a superman. There must be something we don't know about."

"Oh right, Chen Yun, aren't you supposed to be good at magic tricks? Did you see clearly?" Ah Qi suddenly turned back to ask.

"I saw it clearly." Chen Yun's mind was still dwelling on the lost items, and upon hearing Ah Qi's question, he answered subconsciously.

"What? You saw it clearly?" Ah Qi had merely asked offhandedly, never expecting a real answer, but Chen Yun's reply greatly exceeded her expectations.

"Huh?" Chen Yun snapped back to his senses, recalled Ah Qi's question, and couldn't help but offer a wry smile. "You dragged it out of me, didn't you? That's right, I did see it clearly."

"Good grief, if you saw it clearly, why didn't you go up on stage and expose it? That's one million copper coins!!" Ah Qi screamed.

"Don't be silly, Ah Qi. Since Niu Bi could say those words, he definitely had the absolute confidence to make sure we couldn't figure it out. Stop listening to Chen Yun's nonsense," Wang Lele said disdainfully.

"That's not necessarily true. I couldn't figure out how Chen Yun pulled off the magic trick he did last time at all," Ah Qi shook her head, then looked at Chen Yun with excitement. "Quick, tell me, how did Niu Bi pull off this trick?"

"You really want to hear?" Chen Yun put aside his depressed thoughts and said, "You can hear it, but you have to promise not to leak this secret. The magic industry hates it most when their tricks are exposed."

"Mm, I promise I won't spread it. Hurry up and tell me, curiosity is killing me," Ah Qi urged.

"Actually, it's very simple..." Chen Yun recounted what he had witnessed. "So, magic is just magic; it's never real."

"Whoa... So that's how it is. Chen Yun, your eyesight is too sharp. How did I not notice any of that?" Ah Qi said in astonishment.

"Now that you mention it, I do recall wondering why the bullet felt so soft when I engraved my mark on it. Turns out it was made of iron. You know, the vast majority of bullets in our Empire are made of steel, which is extremely hard," Wang Lele said with sudden realization.

"Of course. The iron rod he used must have been magnetized. Steel-cased bullets aren't magnetic, so he definitely wouldn't have used steel-cased ones," Chen Yun explained.

"Hearing you explain it like that, this magic trick is really simple and completely devoid of danger. No wonder they forbid exposing it—once it's exposed, it loses all the fun," Ah Qi pouted.

"The principles behind magic tricks are always simple; it's just that the audience infinitely complicates them in their own minds. Of course, that's also the charm of magic—didn't you see the sensational scene tonight?" Chen Yun chuckled, though a new thought was quietly brewing in his mind.

Chen Yun constantly kept in mind the main quest issued by the game system—Return Home. It required 100 billion fame points, and right now he didn't even have 1 million, not even a fraction of what the quest demanded.

The fastest way to gain fame points was to become famous. The greater the renown, the higher the fame points. Should he moonlight as a magician to farm some popularity?

Deep within the Starry Sea.

An island sat amidst the boundless ocean. Various plants grew luxuriantly across the island, flowers bloomed in abundance, and lush forests spanned the landscape, from which flocks of unidentifiable wild birds frequently took flight.

The scenery was picturesque and harmonious.

Yet, no one would ever imagine that upon such a utopian island existed an organization that made the entire world tremble—the Death Reaper Society!

Only successive leaders knew when the Death Reaper Society was established. What outsiders knew was that it gathered over 90% of the top assassins across the globe! It was an organization that truly struck terror into the hearts of men!

"Lord Sovereign, the life signal of the assassin codenamed 87 has vanished. The location is Blue Melody City in the Dragon Empire." A man shrouded entirely in a black cloak, revealing only a pair of eyes, spoke to a masked figure gazing out the window.

"Standard procedure," the masked figure said flatly, without a single ripple of emotion, still looking at the scenery outside.

"Understood, Lord Sovereign." The man bowed slightly and retreated.

"To be able to kill a bronze-tier assassin... could it be the work of a cultivator above Tier 6 in the Dragon Empire?" The man muttered to himself as he pulled out his phone while walking.

"Left Envoy, are you looking for me?"

"Mhm, Number 87 is dead. Go take over his mission, and by the way, find out the cause of his death. The location is..."

"Understood, Left Envoy. I'll head over immediately and report back to you the moment I verify the situation."

"Mhm. If you find the one who killed him, execute him directly."

"Yes!"