In the slender hands of the woman, she held a strangely shaped short knife, with blood dripping from it.
Ayanokouji kept his eyes on her body, searching for details, hoping to gather more information. However, there was no doubt that he could feel the terrifying aura emanating from her.
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"This, this is the guest who commissioned me!" Felt exclaimed.
The person in the sky image was the one who had previously commissioned her to steal Emilia's insignia. However, Felt had only met her briefly and did not know her identity or name.
At this moment, she felt extreme fear in her heart. She had always been straightforward and sensitive and had not realized that the other party was such a terrifying person.
A bad premonition arose in her heart.
"This person..."
Inside the palace walls, Reinhard watched the scene in the sky, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his expression gradually becoming very serious. With black clothes, black hair, and a unique sword from the North, he knew the identity of the woman.
"Reinhard-sama, do you know this person?"
A knight guard standing beside Reinhard asked.
"This attire undoubtedly belongs to the infamous assassin, Bowel Hunter Elsa!" Reinhard said slowly, "She earned this nickname because of her habit of disemboweling her victims. She is extremely dangerous..."
At this moment, he was lost in thought. He placed his right hand on his angled chin and rubbed it gently.
He was puzzled as to why the Bowel Hunter had come here and wanted to kill Emilia.
However, Reinhard did not ponder for long before turning to his companions and saying:
"Although I don't know whether the illusion in the sky is true or false, as one of the throne candidates, Emilia-sama is likely facing a crisis. I will go and find her immediately! Moreover, the Bowel Hunter is extremely dangerous, and it's very likely she has sneaked into the royal capital. The others should start searching right away!"
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"You clearly look like an ordinary person, but you have extraordinary skills, truly well hidden."
At this moment, the woman in black was playing with the short knife in her hand, as flexible as if it were part of her body. Her ambiguous eyes were fixed on Ayanokouji.
"It seems you can give me a lot of fun. As a reward, I'll tell you my name, Bowel Hunter Elsa."
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."
Ayanokouji said calmly. Although there was no change in his expression, his eyes remained focused on the woman who identified herself as the Bowel Hunter.
'The previous action was very fast, seemingly beyond human speed, definitely the result of rigorous training. Even though the sword is held in one hand, the possibility of carrying other weapons cannot be ruled out.'
He calmly analyzed the situation and looked for possible ways to win.
'The most critical issue is the lack of a weapon. Holding a weapon is the most critical point in hand-to-hand combat.'
While thinking, he looked around, searching for something that could be used as a weapon, and finally his eyes landed on the ice breaker that Emilia had launched earlier.
"Taste the delicacies to the end."
While speaking, Elsa placed the cold sword in front of her lips.
Her charming face was reflected on the smooth metal surface, and then she turned her gaze towards Felt and Rom behind her, as if looking at desserts before a meal, "Let's enjoy the dessert first..."
"You!"
Rom immediately shielded the stunned Felt behind him, and almost instantly, he picked up the fallen club from the ground again. He felt the terrifying murderous aura, as cold as the winter wind, making him feel fear.
"Felt, run!"
Rom knew clearly that both he and Felt had become targets of the Bowel Hunter.
The club clenched in his hands fiercely smashed into the spot where Elsa stood, followed by a violent tremor, and smoke filled the air.
In the smoke and dust, Rom's breathing became rapid, and the chest of his massive figure visibly heaved up and down. The immense force he had just exerted made him wonder if his attack had hit Elsa.
"This is indeed a frightening strength."
As the smoke slowly dissipated, an elegant figure gradually emerged – Elsa.
At this moment, she stepped on Rom's club, heading towards him, making a sharp sound as she stepped.
"It's my first time fighting a giant. I'm really looking forward to it."
"Ahhh!" Rom roared angrily, lifting the club in his hands high, trying to throw Elsa off.
In the face of his strange strength that could easily break stones, Elsa's weight was no different from a feather.
But Elsa jumped into the air, spinning in a circle while holding her sword like a waltz.
Not only her figure but also a silver-white light flashed simultaneously, and in an instant, Elsa was behind Rom. Only a swish was heard, and there was blood in Rom's abdomen.
Rom lost his life, and his heavy body fell to the ground like a large rock in a landslide.
"Rom!"
Seeing Rom, whom she regarded as her grandfather, brutally killed, Felt naturally did not choose to run away. She held back the tears that were about to flow from her eyes and drew a hidden knife from her lower back, lunging towards Elsa.
But how could Felt, who lived in the slums and had never received professional training, match the elite assassin Elsa?
In just one round, her tiny body was split by Elsa's sharp sword, and Felt fell into a pool of blood, her red scarf seeming to melt.
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"NO!"
Rom reached out his hand, trying to cover Felt's eyes, not wanting her to see such a bloody scene, but Felt still clearly saw Elsa kill Rom and herself.
"Did she kill us..."
Felt stared blankly at the sky. The scene before her felt like a dream, full of unreality.