794 Oops
Somewhere in northern Europe, three girls in black robes were observing a castle-like building from a distant hill.
At that time, they were on land covered with snow even though it was spring.
“Fir, can you smolder a little more warm fire? It’s getting colder in here.” Yuuki brought some twigs closer to the little fire orb.
“Really, I am a noble and dignified fire spirit. However, I am being treated like a bonfire now…” Fir sighed, but she still complied with the request. She enveloped herself in the warm fire.
“Are you sure our target is there? It’s a castle with hundreds of people. It’s similar to us declaring war to all the members of that organization, right?” Sylvia used the binoculars to examine some details of their target’s location.
“Yeah, there are two participants in that place. That castle-like building is the secret base of a world-class hitman organization. What are you waiting for? We’re here and now is your time to act. That way, we can hunt down the evil deities sooner.” Fir urged everyone to act quickly.
“You’re just a guide here, not an order-giver. We need to observe first. If you impatient and want to hunt them down yourself, then you can do that.” Ai raised her eyebrows.
“Oho~ I thought you were worried about your lil sis, shadow lady?” Fir smiled broadly.
“She is currently with her powerful master. Nothing will go wrong if she is with her.” Ai snorted softly.
“But, you want to return as soon as possible just for your twin, right? I know you can’t leave her far away from you for too long. You are a caring big sister, after all~” Fir tried to provoke Ai. She had no other intentions, only asking for quick action.
“Tch, you’re so fussy for a small fire orb. It’s just a assassin organization. I can blow that place up in a a second if I want to, and be done with it. Let’s go.” Ai rushed towards that castle-like building without further ado.
“We’re leaving without any plan?” Sylvia felt a bit shocked. It was a somewhat reckless decision.
“Just beat anyone who gets in our way and take the chess pieces from our targets. Sylvia, you can transform into a flash of darkness, right? Come with me and we’ll finish this in no more than five minutes. Yuuki will assist us with her ice abilities.” Ai turned into a flash of shadow and rushed off.
“Well… Yuuki, please assist us. Also, tell us the target’s exact location via telepathy later, okay? Fir will go with you.” Sylvia scratched her head. After saying that, she turned into a black mist and rushed after Ai.
“O-okay…” Yuuki could only nod because her comrades left just like that. They jumped into action without any effective plan because Fir’s provocation was effective against Ai.
“If something happens because we act without a proper plan, then you will be fully responsible for this, Fir.” Yuuki pursed her lips discontentedly. She then extinguished the bonfire and took Fir away.
“No need to worry. This is actually an overkill mission because you are all very strong, far beyond those experts. Let’s take a higher ground on the tower over there.” Fir pointed to the highest point at the target location.
Yuuki didn’t say much as she needed to concentrate fully on assisting Ai and Sylvia from behind. She summoned her Moondawn and moved across the snowy ground without leaving any footprints.
Ai and Sylvia infiltrated the main building and headed straight for the security room before anything else.
*Rumble*
Sylvia sabotaged the devices in the security room, surprising the guards on duty there.
“Who are you!? Intruder!?” One of the guards in a thick coat pointed his gun at the intruder.
However, Ai acted quickly from behind to knock everyone in the control room unconscious.
“You need to be more careful when you come out of the darkness.” Ai shook her head.
“That’s because you are there. I need to destroy these surveillance devices fast so they don’t alarm the others. Our target is only two people. You said we will finish this quickly.” Sylvia damaged some of the tools in the room with magic.
“The language they use seems unknown. Our shared processing doesn’t provide any information. Maybe, Ely doesn’t speak the language here?” Ai muttered under her breath.
“Yeah, there are so many languages in this world. It’s so troublesome. Ely only knows a few, not all of them. Let’s move.” Sylvia left the security room and sealed the place with a blockade.
After that, she and Ai rushed towards their first target, with Yuuki and Fir coordinating from above.
A flash of shadow and a mist of darkness entered a specific VIP room. Their target was too absorbed in sharpening a dagger artifact, but their presence was instantly noticed by that person’s instinct.
*Bam!* *Bam!*
“Hmm?” The fierce-looking man was flustered as he shot into empty air upon realizing it. He shot reflexively because he sensed the intruder, but no one was there. He immediately became alert.
“You have a good perception, but it’s not enough.” Sylvia whispered before she stabbed her target in the back with a profound electric shock.
*Thud*
The fierce-looking man fell to the floor with his eyes wide open. He never thought, even in his wildest thoughts, that there would be someone who could infiltrate his room like a disembodied shadow.
His body was convulsing, and electric shocks were still running through his body. At the edge of his consciousness, he stared intently at the black-robed woman who stabbed him in the back. He didn’t know who this intruder was, but he would take revenge soon. “Just you wait, btch.”
Sylvia just shrugged her shoulders and gave a signal to Ai.
“…” Ai crouched down and took the chess piece from the unconscious man. After that, she and Sylvia went hunting for their last target in that place.
‘Ai, Sylvi… Our next target is at an open training ground. You cannot ambush him like the previous one.’ Yuuki squinted her eyes as she observed the open field.
A group of people was training in a mock battle under the watchful eye of a few strong-looking people.
‘Is that so? How strong is the strongest person over there?’ Ai turned around to get out of the building.
‘The strongest one is most likely at the Great Master level, uhm I mean Grand Master. It’s most likely on the same level as Intermediate-level in our world standard. But, please don’t underestimate that guy. There’s still Earth’s limitation. I’m ready to shoot my ice arrows or create an ice storm if needed.’ Yuuki observed everyone within sight with her magic eyes.
‘All right, I will kidnap the target first. We need a little help to distract them during our retreat, Yuuki. We will not engage in unnecessary battles.’ Ai shared her simple plan with Yuuki and Sylvia. She materialized herself and glanced at Sylvia.
‘I will guard your back.’ Sylvia nodded slightly.
Ai took out a sack and stroked the little black dragon on her shoulder. After Fir described their target’s characteristics, Ai shot down at a man in the middle of the training field like an eagle about to grab its prey.
*Swoosh!*
Ai sacked her target and carried that person away. The kidnapped man tried to free himself by destroying the sack. Still, he received several blows and suffered from being dragged to the ground.
Everything happened so fast, but some people acted quickly too.
“Intruder! A surprise attack!” One of them shouted while chasing the kidnapper.
“Stop that guy! Don’t let that guy get away!”
“Wind Slash!”
“Thunder Fist!”
“Fiery Ice!”
Some people tried their best to stop the intruder. However, none of their attacks hit their targets.
“Hee~” Ai smirked behind her mask and jumped high onto the roof. She only needed to go through two more walls, and she would escape this place.
Unfortunately, an old man with a long white beard was already waiting for her.
“You won’t be able to escape after infiltrating this place. Gravity Push, Bow Down to Earth!” The powerful old man slapped the empty air in front of him.
*Boom!*
“!!!” Ai was surprised and was blown away dozens of meters back. She landed back on the training ground.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bam!*
Several gunshots were fired at Ai, but Sylvia blocked them with her darkness barrier. She released a dark shockwave to blow everyone away from Ai’s surroundings.
“Dark Magic? So, you are those witches, huh… Since you alraedy here, then I will bury your corpse here! Five Secret Technique, Buddha Palm!” The powerful old man jumped down like a missile with his palm pointed in front.
Ai received tremendous pressure from above, which prevented her from moving. She looked up and turned into a shadow to escape her opponent’s deadly attack.
*Boom!*
A giant palm crater was carved into the snowy ground at almost one-meter depth. A flat red sack was right in the middle of the palm crater, just like a fly that had just been swatted to death.
“Oops.” Ai muttered quietly. She jumped onto a nearby roof while looking down at her bare hands. Her ability failed to bring that sack into shadow with her?
“Oh gosh…” Sylvia put her hand to her head. Ai forgot to take their last target away, and that person was flattened to death by that old man’s gravity palm attack.
“…” A moment of silence fell upon that place. The powerful old man landed on the ground with a complicated expression as he killed his organization members instead of the intruder.
“I will kill you, witches of the north!” The powerful old man roared with fury and attacked the nearby intruder.
*Swiish* *Swiish* *Crackles*
Yuuki released her ice arrows, freezing the ground and creating a gust of blizzard.
Sylvia dodged the attack and dashed towards the dead target. The black chess piece already floated above him somehow. She grabbed it and then jumped high to the roof.
‘Time for us to go!’ Sylvia raised her hand before rushing off into the forest area of the snow hills.
Ai and Yuuki rushed to escape in the middle of the blizzard. Their operation was considered finished and took no more than five minutes.
Meanwhile, no one chased because the intruders were already gone when the blizzard subsided.
And by the time reinforcements arrived, it was already too late because the battle was over.
“…” The powerful old man looked at the white sky with a distant gaze. However, there was a deep hatred in his eyes.
The blizzard had already subsided, but his anger grew even more. Same with the members around him.
That day was the first time in the history of the world-class hitman organization that an intruder could escape safely. However, that information would be sealed so that no one would know. After all, it would be a disgrace to them.