Chapter 283- Festival 14- Wiped off

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As they walked into the building, a vivid drop in the temperature occurred as the people seated at their tables turned towards the two figures. All in black, with their face behind a mask. It was difficult to observe the mood of the room, or the people gathered as they were always stoic, like status. The duo didn't pay it any attention and walked towards the counter, where a man stood at the opposite end, his muscular arms folded. "We were expecting you, Contractors". The man said, a low tone in his voice. Nicho pulled out a pouch from his storage ring and placed it on the counter. "How was the job? Did you get it done?" There was a tense silence that ensued between them, and the duo knew right away that something was up. "Contractors, you gave us a mission to get the student staying at Room 138, is that right?" Nicho raised a brow. "Was that his room number? I don't know, I forget". "That student was Raffaelo Jun, did you know that?" The man asked, his tone growing with the tension in the air. Mila scoffed. "And so what if he is?" She asked. "You gave us a job without letting us know the student we were meant to kill, and I understand....but he was a member of the Great family". Mila stumped her hand on the counter, her gaze narrowed. "And so what if he is?" "Don't you get it? Someone like that, if we had killed him then we would have been wiped off if they traced it down to us". "Then don't get caught". The tension brewed like a whistling tea kettle, a hot conflict ready to brew. "How many assassins have been sent to the Great families and returned back alive to tell the tale?" The great families were powerful beings that they knew, but system assassins who had been given to annihilate one of them as a commission had experienced it beforehand. The true meaning of being a member of the Great Families. "...it just goes to prove that you are incompetent, no?" Nicho asked, a smile forming on his lips. "Incompetence? We lost thirty members because you hid the fact that you wanted a Great Family member dead! Not just any! But a Jun? Your commission was incompetent". "Says the man scared of a fifteen-year-old". Mila mocked, a playful sarcasm dancing at the back of her throat. "So what now? You lost your team so you want compensation? In fact, you're the ones owing us compensation! How dare you?!" Nicho held back Mila at that moment, the tension reaching its climax at the same time. Nicho stood behind the man's counter, pulling out his odachi as he swung it through the air. A sudden outpour of mana occurred as the wind around him propelled the assassins drawn to him. "Transcendent Skill! Wind Gesture". Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire He sliced his odachi through the air as a sudden tornado formed on the ceiling, sucking in the assassins that charged towards him like a vacuum. It began to increase in size, expanding at a ridiculous rate until it reached the blazing flames. On the outside of the building, the old tavern looked reasonably peaceful despite the conflict within, but that was changed as soon as a sudden light ignited out of the roof. It was followed by a sudden vibration and a loud explosion. The explosion curled on itself before recoiling out with a powerful wind pressure, reaching the vast forest and uprooting its trees. It spread through the district, causing unwarranted destruction as some buildings were blown out from the ground. The people of Lumbrica all felt the vibration through the ground, their gazes drawn to the source as screams of shock and fright pierced through the air. The strong wind pressure had reached nearly the whole diameter of the district, spreading and causing catastrophic destruction as the buildings were pulled out of their foundations and the roads damaged beyond sight. The sudden occurrence took the people by surprise as some were still found in the middle of the explosion, protecting one or two of their valuable goods or loved ones. This occurrence lasted for seconds, as the strong wind pressure blew with a furious tune while it dispersed into the skies until it died down with the sounds of the people. Their shocked expressions were drawn to the destruction, confusion laced in their gazes while the source of the explosion was sought out. While this occurred, two figures floated in the skies at the start of the explosion where they had once stood. Mila and Nicho stood on a floating carpet while the assassin that had conversed with them from the beginning was held by the collar by Nicho. The assassin had been staring down at the sight, his fright and shock palpable despite the mask. "Oh....what a shame, you got wiped off either way huh?" Nicho teased as he pulled off the man's mask, breaking it into pieces before throwing it away. "Now, you have nothing" Mila said with a smirk as her gaze remained fixed at the sight below her. "Oh?" Nicho muttered as he pulled the man's face towards him, the man's anger palpable through his eyes. "weren't you a member of the Ronin household?" "Was he?" Mila asked, her tone laced with curiosity as she glanced up at his face. "here..." Nicho turned the man around for her to view his face before turning him back towards him. "so, do you see the wrong deduction you made? You assumed all Contractors would be weak because they give you jobs to kill people they ordinarily can't, right?" Nicho asked with a smile. He placed his free hand on the man's face and carraced the man's beard. "We were not". "So, should we get the information out of him now? Having to go to the Academy only during the day is boring and tiring". "Agreed.." Nicho said with a nod. "So, will you tell us that entrance method?"

Chapter 283- Festival 14- Wiped off

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