Chapter 67

Auge stared at Tang En, full of surprise.

Today, when he met Tang En at the city gate, the latter clearly had no weapons and looked like a crude peasant. Now, he had actually killed his way here with just a longsword?

"Where are those guards?"

Dewi was furious: "What are they eating? How could they let someone in!"

Auge noticed that Tang En's longsword was still stained with blood and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I'm afraid those people are already dead."

"What!? There are twenty well-trained guards in the manor! How could this person kill them all!"

Dewi still couldn't believe it.

"Are you an Awakened?"

Auge frowned. An ordinary person could never be a match for those guards; only an Awakened could possibly defeat them.

Tang En didn't bother to explain. He was too lazy to explain to a dead man and said indifferently: "The missing little girls from Caspami Castle, I'm afraid they were all your doing, right?"

Auge said in a deep voice: "Answer my question."

Tang En continued on his own: "I originally just wanted to settle accounts with you for Ellington, but I didn't expect to find a scumbag."

"You, you are Ellington's lord Tang En!?"

Dewi's eyes widened, and he regained some of his confidence: "Ridiculous! How dare you speak to me like this! Don't you fear that Locke will flatten Ellington!?"

"Locke? Oh, you mean that unlucky guy who was trampled to death by soldiers...?" Tang En shrugged. "Sorry, your soldiers have become my slaves and are now working in the Brussels iron mine."

"Nonsense!"

Baron Dewi roared: "If you kneel and beg for mercy right now and return the Brussels iron mine to me, I might forgive your rudeness and allow you to kiss my boots!"

Tang En sighed: "So... where do you get the nerve to question my words?"

"My lord," Auge said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid what he said is true..."

"You mean Locke, with his five hundred elite soldiers, was actually defeated by those country bumpkins in Ellington?"

Dewi laughed in disbelief: "You might as well tell me this bastard climbed into the goddess's bed!"

Tang En nodded solemnly: "If I could, I would really like to climb into the goddess's bed."

"Boom!"

A thunderclap echoed outside the window.

Shit!

Tang En was shocked. Could the goddess of this world really hear him!?

Dewi laughed maniacally: "Haha, you, this peasant who defiles the goddess, will be punished by the gods!"

Tang En regretted his loose tongue. He knew this world had deities when he first arrived, but he had forgotten about it in the past few days.

"Well, if there really is divine punishment, there's no stopping it."

Tang En sighed: "Now, let's settle our accounts... You sent troops to attack Ellington, which means you don't accept my deal?"

"Who are you, a peasant, to think of making a deal with me? Dream on!"

Dewi sneered: "Even if you are the lord of Ellington, you're still just a country bumpkin. What makes you think you can make a deal with me?"

"Very well, it seems you've made your choice."

Tang En raised his longsword: "Then we'll have to settle this another way."

Dewi suddenly shrank back and screamed: "Auge! Kill him!"

"As you wish."

Auge's expression suddenly turned very grim. His arms trembled, and two daggers slid into his hands. In the next moment, his figure disappeared.

"An assassin?"

Tang En was surprised: "No wonder you could kidnap little girls so silently, you have such a subordinate."

Dewi sneered: "Auge is my strongest subordinate. Even if you are a ninth-rank Awakened, being targeted by a fourth-rank assassin means you have to worry about your head while you sleep!"

As Dewi said, in Plandar, being targeted by an assassin was the most dangerous thing. Even high-level warriors and mages dared not underestimate low-level assassins.

If targeted by an assassin, one had to be constantly on guard. The roads you walked might be full of traps, the food you ate and the water you drank might be laced with poison, and even while sleeping, you would be on edge, always fearing for your life.

Dewi, with Auge's help, had eliminated most of the resistance in Caspami Castle, securing his position as the ruler.

In a sense, without Auge's help, there would be no Baron Dewi today.

"Kill him!"

Dewi roared: "Auge, kill him, and I'll reward you with gold, women, and power! Whatever you want!"

"As you wish, my lord."

Auge's voice echoed in the room, seemingly coming from all directions, making it impossible to determine his exact location, showing just how terrifying an assassin could be.

It was almost effortless...

Auge hung upside down above Tang En, his eyes fixed on the back of Tang En's neck, as if a slight push of the dagger would end his life.

Tang En looked up calmly.

Their gazes met, and Auge seemed to be electrocuted, instantly flashing to another corner, his body drenched in cold sweat.

Was he discovered?

No, it must have been a fluke... My stealth is flawless; he couldn't have detected my presence!

Auge controlled his breathing, even his heartbeat, which was almost at a standstill, only beating every few seconds.

Assassins, though extremely dangerous, relied on their stealth. Only Awakened with the stealth talent could become assassins.

However, once discovered, the assassin's fragile body became their greatest weakness, and even a high-level assassin couldn't withstand the attacks of low-level warriors and mages.

Therefore, stealth was the most important basic skill for an assassin.

Auge was confident in his stealth skills. Even a Black Iron-level Awakened would find it difficult to detect his presence, let alone this man.

Auge regained his confidence and slowly extended his dagger...

Tang En looked to his right.

"Whoosh!"

Auge once again avoided Tang En's gaze, retreating into the shadows, his heart racing uncontrollably, and his forehead drenched in cold sweat.

How could this be...

He had discovered him again!

Once was a fluke, but twice?

Auge felt his breathing becoming extremely difficult. Stealth put a great strain on the body, requiring control of both breathing and heartbeat. However, the two shocks had made his heartbeat lose control.

But once he left stealth, he would be in great danger, so he had to force his heartbeat to slow down.

This was extremely uncomfortable, making him feel like he wanted to vomit blood.

No, I can't keep this up. I have to end this quickly!

Auge gritted his teeth, forced his heart to calm down, and moved to a new position, planning to directly eliminate Tang En!

However...

Tang En's gaze fell on Auge again.

"Puff!!"

After being discovered by Tang En multiple times, Auge finally couldn't suppress his heartbeat. The sudden, intense heartbeat caused his blood to flow backward, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!

"This... can't be..."

Auge pointed at Tang En, his face full of disbelief, and instantly collapsed to the ground, dead!

What the hell?

I haven't even moved, and you're already down?

Tang En was stunned. He had merely looked at the guy a few times, and he was already dead?

This guy's mental fortitude is really too weak!

To be scared to death by a few glances, Auge might be the first in the history of assassins!

Dewi roared in anger: "You killed Auge!"

"No, I haven't even moved. He was scared to death..."

"You, you..."

Dewi panted, his eyes red with anger, and then... he fell to his knees before Tang En: "My lord! Spare my life!"

I... what the hell?

Tang En was dumbfounded. Even the innocent Ilia was stunned, never expecting Dewi to surrender so easily.

Looking at the tear-streaked face of Dewi, Tang En felt like he had been hit by a truck. He had come here in person to prevent any experts from causing trouble and to ensure that others understood Baron Dewi.

Who knew he would encounter a fragile assassin who died from a few glances and a lord with no integrity.

If he had known Dewi was this kind of person, he could have sent Elsa or Brian to handle it...

Tang En's energy drained away, and he weakly waved his hand: "Put some clothes on first."

"Y-Yes!"

Baron Dewi hurriedly put on his clothes.

"That girl, you are free now. Go."

Tang En gestured for the frightened girl to leave.

"Thank you, my lord, for saving my life..."

The girl said and hurriedly left.

"Sit."

Tang En casually threw his sword on the table, making Dewi's heart tremble, and his fat body shudder.

"Now, we can settle our accounts."

Tang En looked at Baron Dewi with a half-smile: "I clearly stated in my letter, how many gold coins was it?"

"M-My lord!"

Baron Dewi said in a broken voice: "I really don't have that much gold! The gold from the mine, I sent it all to the capital to my family. I didn't keep much for myself..."

Tang En pointed at himself: "Do I look like a fool?"

Dewi hurriedly shook his head.

Tang En roared: "Then how dare you lie to me!?"

"I'm not lying to you!"

Dewi was on the verge of tears: "My lord, the gold accumulated in Caspami Castle over the years is all in the treasury. Would you like me to show you?"

Tang En was taken aback by his words. If he dared to show him the treasury, it meant he was telling the truth.

"Which family?"

"Huh?"

"I asked which family!"

Tang En said impatiently: "Write an IOU, so I can collect the debt later!"

"Cadire, Alinx, the Cadire family..."

"The Cadire family, got it."

Tang En took out a piece of parchment: "Now, write the IOU."