'This kid!' Amelia suddenly muttered inside her mind. She gritted her teeth as the one teasing now was Sidius, not the other way around.
"Alright, go ahead and transfer the corpses here," she muttered in defeat.
Sidius cheerfully followed her instructions, efficiently putting the corpses inside another expansion bag.
While Sidius worked, Amelia silently calculated the price and stated, "Based on the current market price, these corpses amount to 45,200 star coins."
"Alright, transfer me 20,000 star coins. The rest is my debt repayment," Sidius said, handling the expansion bag filled with fiery corpses.
Amelia nodded and took out her phone to complete the transfar. Once the process was successfully executed, she glanced at Sidius and declaeed, "Done!"
"Thank you, I'll be going first," Sidius bid farewell and walked towards the exit.
"It would be bad if the academy found out that a student and a professor were meeting this late at night," he suddenly commented, leaving Amelia momentarily speechless about his confidence.
…
Walking out from the office, Sidius' brows furrowed in concern as his lips tightened into a thin line. The weight of the news clung into him like a shroud.
He grabbed his phone and composed a text to Pliero saying, "Giyacenth Shop, 9:00 PM, no delays,"
The Spirit Divine Pill, a whispered legend, held the power to disrupt his plan. However, he still reminded himself, 'High risk, high return.'
A journey of familiarity led him to the train station. However, it as only some time after the train pulled to a stop in Immussillus City that he sensed something amiss.
A subtle sound, almost like a whisper, reached his ears.
He was immersed in plotting his strategy when he suddenly found himself in a dimly lit, unfamiliat street. His heightened senses immediately alerted him about the oddity of the situation, and he wasted no time putting them to use.
Swift and silent, he concealed himself using the Tam step until he arrived at the heart of commotion. There, he identified several men dressed entirely in black.
"Affirmative sir," uttered a shadowy figure, confirming the authenticity of the 'Spirit Divine Pill,' to be auctioned.
Sidius' mind raced with questions as he tried to make sense of the enigmatic group.
'Who are these people?' he pondered. 'They were all wearing concealment items. I can't see through them.'
Amidst his confusion, the man with an air of authority pressed for crucial information.
"Did you uncover who's behind it?"
"Yes sir," came the response, "ouf leads points to Fragrance Alchemy Hall—"
But before the informant could continue, an arrow sliced through the air, aimed straight at Sidius.
In a heartbeat, he twisted away like a coiled spring, narrowly evading the ambush.
"Impressive reflexes for a rat," a deep, resonant voice echoed from the shadows above. "I'll be taking this fellow," the voice added, remaining concealed.
Meanwhile, Sidius' who escaped the grasp of death, breathed heavily. His heart pounded intensely as he peered up at the formidabble yet invisible opponent.
'A pro?!' he silently acknowledge.
Sidius clenched his jaw, frustration forming in his knitted brows as he cursed inwardly. 'Tch. I can't find the guy who shot that arrow. Is he lurking, planning another suprise attack?' he pondered, assessing the gravity of the situation.
'And that arrow carries a rare Nullifying Smoke that weakens my senses,' he added.
"Whoever shot that arrow knows how to control his killing intent. It seems like there's really a pro among their ranks," Sidius admitted to himself, with urgency driving his every step.
His instincts screamed at him to escape. Arrows relentlessly pursued him, along with a formidable aura in pursuit.
Meanwhile, the professional assassin furrowed his brows in confusion. The man he is pursuing was clearly a lower ranked chosen, yet he couldn't land a hit on him.
"I like his movement technique more and more," he added, quickening his pace with a sly grin forming on his face.
The figure continued to chase Sidius, when, suddenly, the man who interrogated the informant broke through the tension.
"This… Impossible! How can someone of his low rank make it here?! This array only permits D rank and higher!"
"Unless…" realization drawned on the man.
The dark attribute ilusion array that they had set up is an incomplete high-tier magic array. It had a random opening for people to pass or if someone possesed an exceptional dark elemental mana exceeding the grade of the array's dark element.
"There's no way he has a powerful dark element, so the only explanation is because of his sheer luck," he confidently reasoned, unaware of the true nature of the situation.
On the other hand, Sidius continued to analyze every aspect of the mysterious surroundings. He maintained a steady pace, constantly observing the seemingly never ending street maze.