After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 40 - 26 The Origin of Sky City

"That man seems to be a more traditional knight," the dagger softly parted the curtains, and the diminutive assassin scrutinized the inn a kilometer away through the gap in the curtains.

Then, a purple arrow pierced through the head.

The assassin’s body involuntarily fell backward, his right eye penetrated, with blood flowing and staining the floor red.

The atmosphere briefly stagnated.

"Take cover!" the leader of the assassins immediately reacted, ordering all the assassins present, and set an example by hiding beside the wardrobe.

The few assassins on the scene also came to their senses, quickly finding cover; by now they had understood that the assassins sent out had been dealt with by Ahtal.

Now, he began to snipe at them from the opposite direction.

At the same time.

On a roof eave within a hundred meters nearby.

Xi Mu put down the meteor bow and casually handed the great bow to Letixia beside him, then lifted his hand to grab the Hunting King’s Greatsword from behind.

"I’ll go and take care of them," he told Jed and Letixia, then jumped off the eave and walked toward the inn where the assassins were hiding.

Letixia watched this scene unfold and didn’t try to stop him, but instead drew her bow, targeting the room where the assassins were hiding.

In fact, she was not only proficient in magic, but also skilled in swordsmanship, spear skills, archery, and using daggers, having undergone professional training from childhood.

And within a hundred meters, she could direct the trajectory of her arrows with magic, making it impossible for her to miss; otherwise, she would have greatly dishonored her royal tutors’ dedicated teaching.

She wondered if Xi Mu would be surprised to find out she was skilled with the bow.

"These assassins really do have tenacity," Jed shook his head lightly, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings, holding the dagger taken from a female assassin, prepared for any assailant that might appear.

Since Letixia was sniping the enemy, she naturally took on the duty of protector, to prevent anyone from harming Letixia.

At the same time.

A hundred meters away.

Xi Mu alone entered the dimly lit inn, his footsteps echoing more and more as he approached the room where the assassins were located.

If he went now to find the guards of Sky City, he wouldn’t need to lift a finger to get rid of this group of assassins and could even enjoy a soft bed and a delicious dinner.

But that would mean wasting the experience pack, so he chose to take matters into his own hands and deal with the assassins one by one.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, thrusting the Hunting King’s Greatsword upwards; accompanied by the sound of flesh being torn, Xi Mu swung the greatsword forcefully, and a body with a pierced chest flew toward the passage ahead.

Sliding along, it left a long trail of blood on the ground.

"If we’re talking about assassination skills, you’re all too naive," a laughing voice resonated as Xi Mu taunted the hidden assassins, "After all, you’re just a bunch of assassins playing with your lives for a meager bounty from the town master."

He flicked the greatsword casually, piercing the wall beside him. As the shadow of the wall twisted, an assassin spewing blood was revealed, his eyes looking at Xi Mu as though interrogating.

Why had he been discovered?

Without an answer, Xi Mu swung the Hunting King’s Greatsword carelessly, flinging the body forward. As it slid, it triggered a hidden trap, and poisoned arrows shot out, sticking into the floor.

Then, a voice of rebuttal came forth.

"If we are third-rate assassins hired by a town master with a bounty, then you are nothing but a villager protecting the town master’s daughter," the voice stated.

The disparity between nations in this world is immense, somewhat similar to reality, with vast territories occupying a continent that is also a country.

And occupying several hilltops could also constitute a country.

However, even though they are all called countries, there is absolutely no comparison between them, and Letixia’s country, though not really a small town, cannot be compared to vast nations.

"If you can’t even handle us villagers, that’s rather pitiable," Xi Mu said jokingly, pausing in front of the stairs that led upwards.

In front of him stood an assassin with twin blades, nimbly manipulating them, his smile vile yet confident.

Three seconds later.

Xi Mu passed the assassin with the twin blades, and the assassin’s confident and vile smile had become a blur of blood and flesh.

The experience provided by this group of assassins was starting to decrease. Was the second princess of the Iris Flower Kingdom reluctant to spend money, considering the poor quality of the assassins she hired?

Before the optimization, the quality of the assassins who came was stronger with each wave; as long as he maintained the right rhythm, he could harvest a wave of experience points every so often.

Reaching the roof, Xi Mu had accumulated seven or eight bodies behind him, all of whom had attempted to assassinate him.

Once upon a time when he was a novice, he was tormented by these assassins to the brink of death, with the slightest carelessness leading to his demise.

But now, he could consider this group of assassins as walking experience packs, and they posed no threat to his safety.

"Why... do you protect that woman?" the leader of the assassins had already appeared in the hallway, looking at the knight clad in silver, slowly advancing with the greatsword, and inexplicably feeling a chill down his spine.

"She can’t give you anything, whereas if you kill her, we can give you nine-tenths of the bounty," he proposed.

"Once I help her reclaim her country, it will all be mine," the knight in silver armor laughed lightly, his pace unfaltering. The bloodstained Hunting King’s Greatsword touched the ground lightly, as if a brush dipped in red paint, drawing a long bloodstain on the floor.

At that moment, the leader of the assassins realized something—the knight before him was not upright; rather, he possessed a strong ambition.