Chapter 91

Shuu, blending into the darkness, discovers a heavily lit stronghold.

Apparently, they have a great deal of confidence in their defenses, as it was brightly illuminated. It also seemed to be a statement of intent to quickly find and immediately annihilate the enemy.

(The place is quite spacious. I believe it was the regiments from five legions.)

This means there are five S-rank magic armors here. Furthermore, there are awakened magic armors as well.

If one can become a commander in the great empire where the powerful rise, it would be one of these six.

(Well, I intended to kill them all from the start.)

There are various ways to kill.

One is to freeze them with the advanced death magic, *Breath of the Underworld*. Another method is to use a wide-area destruction spell, such as the divine curse-level magic, *Gluttonous Black Crystal*.

However, this time, he has decided to carry out a proper assassination.

The reason is to give credit to the revolutionary army. The true work of an assassin lies in the unseen. Making a grand, noticeable destruction is the wrong approach.

(First, I need to pinpoint their locations.)

He has obtained various pieces of information from the excellent informant, *Hawk Eye*.

First, the information about the S-rank magic armor leading the second regiment. The generals, *Crimson Poison*, *Earthquake*, *Iron Tower*, *Beast King*, and *Magic Origin*, are the leaders of the legions. Each is a powerful magic armor user, and normally, it would be difficult to defeat them.

However, Shuu can kill them instantly.

(If I find the targets, I can kill them immediately.)

The imperial army is not that numerous. The second regiment should have fewer than a thousand. However, finding the six among them is extremely difficult.

(No matter what, I need to find the first one first.)

He regrets not bringing *Hawk Eye* with him.

Just as he thought this, he sensed a presence behind him.

Shuu immediately turned around and attempted to strike with a hand blade. At this distance, using death magic would be slower.

"!"

However, his hand blade stopped just before it pierced the person behind him.

Shuu's fingertips stopped just short of the person's neck.

"That was dangerous."

"It's you, *Hawk Eye*. I almost killed you."

"That's harsh. I thought my skills were needed, but I was just in the way?"

"No, you came at the right time."

He was just thinking about needing some help.

If *Hawk Eye* offers to help, he would definitely accept. Normally, *Hawk Eye* would require a large amount of information fees, but for Shuu, he provides all information for free. This includes even trivial information, as per their contract.

Shuu is the type to use whatever he can.

There's no reason not to make effective use of it.

"So, who is the closest?"

"The largest tent you can see from here. Can you see it?"

"Of course."

"That's *Iron Tower*'s camp. He is very nervous and goes to sleep at a fixed time every day. He should be sleeping now. It would be the easiest to kill."

"I see. I'll be back soon."

Shuu becomes a spirit and uses vibration magic. Of course, he also uses a non-elemental magic to conceal his presence.

Thus, he disappears and heads towards the tent *Hawk Eye* indicated. As a skilled assassin, Shuu is not detectable by ordinary magic armor users. Even specialized detection magic armor users might sense him, but if they react, Shuu will kill them. Using death magic, he can eliminate them without leaving any trace.

He then phases through the tent and enters it.

The tent, being the camp of the leader of the *Iron Tower* legion, has some security. There are detection magic devices, but Shuu destroys them with death magic. The devices are drained of energy, so they don't appear broken. Thus, the guards didn't notice anything unusual.

(Easy.)

He reaches the back of the largest tent.

As *Hawk Eye* informed, *Iron Tower* was sleeping there. Although Shuu doesn't know what *Iron Tower* looks like, he trusts the information given. He approaches silently and takes a hand blade stance with his right hand.

Wielding the most powerful form of death magic, he strikes towards *Iron Tower*'s heart.

A black aura devours all existence and concepts, creating a large hole in the chest.

"Ugh!?"

The fatal blow woke him, but it was too late.

The first target is dead.

(That's it.)

Shuu quickly leaves the scene.

From here on, it's a race against time. He has now grasped the layout of the camp. With the right information, anything is possible.

He returns to *Hawk Eye* using spirit form and ignoring air resistance.

"Next? Tell me all the remaining ones."

"That's *Earthquake* over there, *Beast King* beyond that, and *Magic Origin* where there are a lot of magic devices. The problematic *Crimson Poison* and the awakened magic armor, the Unbeatable Gold, are still in a strategy meeting. They are in the main tent."

"Is the information accurate?"

"No problem. My subordinates have infiltrated. I heard it while *Death* was killing *Iron Tower*."

Despite the limitations of teleportation magic, it excels in movement.

Shuu realized the terrifying capabilities of *Hawk Eye*.

However, if he is an ally, he is reliable.

Shuu acts while the information is still fresh.

"Considering the positions, I should kill *Earthquake*, *Beast King*, and *Magic Origin* in that order. Then, I'll kill *Crimson Poison* and the Unbeatable Gold simultaneously. For that, I need to..."

He calculates the optimal route. Of course, he uses spirit form to move in the shortest distance. He then kills the S-rank magic armors one by one and completes his mission.

Since he is assassinating S-rank magic armors, he needs to finish the job quickly.

If there is any commotion, they will be on alert, and it won't be an assassination anymore. He can still kill them, but it won't be a proper assassination.

(Move, accelerate, with spirit form, inertia is irrelevant, so no need to decelerate. Approach the target in the shortest distance, stop with magic, and kill with death magic. Repeat this process.)

He determines the route and designs the magic.

Multiple magic arrays float beneath his feet.

"Mr. *Death*. Good luck."

"Yes, I'll be back soon. There's still work to do after killing the commanders and the awakened magic armor. You need to accurately determine the coordinates of the third and fourth regiments."

"Understood. As per the original plan."

Shuu accelerates and disappears from the scene.

Using ideal physical conditions to ignore air resistance, Shuu instantly appears at the tent of the S-rank magic armor, *Earthquake*.

Unfortunately, *Earthquake* is awake, enjoying himself with two female attendants.

(First, I'll kill all three.)

Shuu approaches silently, without making a sound or disturbing the air, and immediately strikes with a hand blade wrapped in death magic, piercing the hearts of all three. The bed is stained with blood, and three corpses are formed.

(Next.)

He accelerates again and disappears, heading for the next tent.

The next target, *Beast King*, is a servant-type magic armor user and has his magic armor as a guard. It seems he doesn't even trust his allies.

The magic beast, which can detect scents, seems to have noticed Shuu's presence.

The magic beast, resembling a large boar, bares its fangs at Shuu.

(This one can't be phased through.)

Magic armors are constructed with magic. Even in spirit form, Shuu cannot phase through them.

Shuu extends his right hand and eliminates the magic armor with death magic.

"What!?"

*Beast King* seems surprised that his magic armor is gone.

However, it's too late.

Shuu is right in front of him. Even if he is an S-rank magic armor user, a surprise attack at a speed that can barely be seen with the naked eye is fatal.

*Beast King* is killed instantly with a single strike of death magic, his heart torn out.

"What happened, Commander?"

(Die.)

The disappearance of the magic beast made the subordinate suspicious. One of his subordinates rushed in.

Of course, Shuu mercilessly kills him with death magic.

(The next target is *Magic Origin*'s tent, where there are a lot of magic devices...)

A direct attack would be foolish.

There are likely an excessive number of magic detection devices. Shuu thinks about using his spirit form's characteristics to the fullest.

He accelerates diagonally downward and burrows into the ground.

He has pre-programmed the magic array to accelerate upwards at the appropriate location.

In other words, to the location of the magic armor, *Magic Origin*.

Shuu emerges from the ground with death magic in his right hand.

However, *Magic Origin* is waiting.

"I was waiting! I sensed the intruder with my magic devices!"

Numerous books float around *Magic Origin*. His magic armor has the ability to seal magic and magic armors into the books he creates. The sealed power is one-time use, but if used well, it can be versatile.

Especially for an S-rank magic armor user.

The number of stored magic and magic armors is countless.

He releases them.

However, Shuu is not flustered.

(You're slow, trash.)

Shuu extends his left hand and eliminates the magic armor with death magic, then strikes *Magic Origin*'s heart.

"Guh... why..."

(That's because you're slow.)

He pulls his right hand out, and a large amount of blood spurts from the left chest.

Of course, it's an instant death.

To the Despair-level demon, the S-rank magic armors are mere trash. After all, a Despair-level demon can destroy a country. In other words, it can defeat awakened magic armors.

(Now, the last one is the problem.)

The last targets are *Crimson Poison* and the Unbeatable Gold, who are still in a strategy meeting late at night. They are likely given the highest command of the second regiment. It makes sense that they are meeting late into the night.

He needs to assassinate both the general and the awakened magic armor simultaneously, and also eliminate any accompanying aides. If not, the assassination will be discovered too soon.

To create a favorable situation for the revolutionary army, it's best to have the assassination discovered the next morning.

(I know there's no point in thinking, but I'll go.)

Shuu is not afraid.

With the power of magic, he can kill them without any problem.

He moves with five layers of acceleration, phasing through all matter to reach the most authoritative tent in the camp. This tent, given only to the commanders of the great empire, is lent by the emperor for each war. It serves as both the sleeping quarters of the highest commander and a tactical meeting room for planning strategies.

In the accelerated world, Shuu ponders.

(I sense eight people. Two of them have considerable magic power.)

They are likely *Crimson Poison* and the Unbeatable Gold.

His priority targets. Especially the Unbeatable Gold, an awakened magic armor that cannot be killed with death magic, will be killed with death magic.

(I'll start with *Crimson Poison*.)

He phases through the tent and enters the tactical meeting room.

He strikes the high-magic-power woman from behind with a hand blade. The target is the heart, of course, wrapped in death magic.

However, *Crimson Poison* smoothly dodges.

(What?)

Unable to kill her instantly, he reluctantly steps back. He uses death magic with his left hand to take the lives of the other six people.

The reason he doesn't use death magic on *Crimson Poison* is to unify the method of assassinating the commanders.

By killing all the commanders with a heart-piercing strike, he can significantly lower the morale of the second regiment. This will benefit the revolutionary army.

"You, an assassin? You seem young, but you're reckless. Attacking here..."

Gloa Menetes, *Crimson Poison*, smirks as she looks at the dead aides. Among the six dead, there were strategists involved in the logistics and management of the second regiment.

She feels frustrated by the sudden appearance of the assassin.

"Die."

Gloa releases a red mist.

It dissolves the human body or destroys it from the inside with poison. However, it only affects living beings. It is ineffective against Shuu, who is in spirit form.

(What a hassle.)

"It's not working...? Are you a spirit-type demon!"

As Shuu prepares to strike with a hand blade again, the Unbeatable Gold steps forward.

A large man covered in golden armor, easily recognizable even to Shuu. He is likely protecting *Crimson Poison* from Shuu's attack.

The Unbeatable Gold declares.

"My armor absorbs all attacks and reflects them. No matter how powerful your attack, it cannot penetrate my armor."

(I know, I know. *Hawk Eye* told me.)

"And you, the rumored *Death*. The ability to cause instant death with unknown causes. I didn't expect you to be a demon. Is your unique power magic? The rumored Underlord, you must be it."

(You're surprisingly sharp.)

Shuu couldn't hide his tension.

He thought the Unbeatable Gold was just a musclehead, but he has a sharp mind. Two hundred years as an awakened magic armor user is not for nothing.

"Hmm. So, you're *The King*'s demon?"

"Be careful. It's a demon that can destroy a country."

"Of course."

Even knowing Shuu is *The King*'s demon, the two remain calm.

Or rather, they are pretending to be calm. As powerful individuals, they understand that defeating Shuu is difficult. However, showing fear in their expressions means losing mentally. They must maintain a calm appearance. They hope Shuu will retreat if things go well.

However, Shuu has no intention of retreating.

If he wants to, he can easily kill them.

He can kill *Crimson Poison* with death magic, and the Unbeatable Gold's attack absorption and reflection ability is irrelevant to death magic.

(It's just a matter of not being picky. Time is the priority now.)

Shuu wraps his right hand in death magic and points his left hand at *Crimson Poison*.