Chapter 199 – A Fisherwoman’s Dream (1/2)

Chapter 199 – A Fisherwoman’s Dream

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*step**step*

The sound of light footsteps echoed as a lithe figure approached Calron. His body was completely paralyzed from neck down, so he could not tilt his head to see who the assassin was.

Fortunately, he did not have to wait for long seeing that the assassin arrived in front of him herself.

With a soft oval face, brown hair and black eyes, the assassin looked more like a common woman in her twenties rathen than a highly-skilled murderer. Contrary to her pleasant face, it was her harsh and violent eyes that gave people the chill and sense the darkness hidden inside her.

This is embarrassing… getting caught by a low ranked Saint stage cultivator.

Calron began channelling his source energy, allowing the Blood Legacy to consume his poisoned blood while simultaneously regenerating the lost blood. Since he was not using legacy arts like the Titan’s Fury, he did not have to worry about the ability consuming more blood than it was regenerating.

I need more time.

It was impossible to remove the entire poison from his bloodstream in such little time, hence Calron needed a few minutes to stall the assassin from making a move.

“I’m sorry.”

The assassin abruptly whispered to Calron as she knelt down on the ground to face him.

“Eh?”

Calron was taken aback by the sudden apology, momentarily forgetting his plan of stalling for more time. What surprised him, even more, was that the woman was sincerely apologizing to him. He could feel the honesty through the Divine Perception.

“Is there any last wish you might have?”

The woman asked while gazing into Calron’s eyes.

“Why did you apologize to me? I’m guessing you don’t do that for every target you kill.”

Calron asked, continuing to circulate the source energy within his body.

“No, I don’t. However, you are the man who freed all the slaves so I cannot help but feel regret in killing you. If I had a choice, I would not take your life. Please tell me if you have a last wish before I complete my task.”

The woman stated calmly, but a hint of sadness lingered in her voice.

“You always have a choice… you just chose wrong.”

Calron responded while glaring at the woman.

“That choice doesn’t exist for a slave.”

The woman smiled as she unsheathed a dagger from her side.

“You’re a slave!? But they’re not supposed to be any more slaves in the city!”

Calron finally understood why the woman behaved so strangely with him and the reason for her apology. However, he could not fathom how someone was still bound to slavery as the King had all records of slaves found and immediately released everyone.

“Those are only the slaves officially registered in the city. Some nobles like to get battle slaves illegally and hide them from the records so they can mold them into assassins and get their dirty work done through them. I am one of those victims, and it’s also why I feel such regret in being forced to kill you.”

The woman looked down, unable to face Calron.

“Those noble bastards… ”

Calron cursed, his hatred for them increasing by the second. The poison was now wholly forced out of his body, but Calron remained still and listened to the woman.

“Thank you for saving the rest and for preventing more victims like me in future. I did as much as I can to buy you time by fighting against the soul command by my master, but I am nearing my limit. I cannot delay any longer. Please tell me your last wish.”

The assassin shook her head and placed the tip of the dagger against Calron’s chest.

“My wish…”

Calron’s eyes flashed with an azure light as he sent a bolt of lightning from his chest and through the dagger to the woman, instantly paralyzing her body.

“…is to spare you.”

Calron finished, kicking the dagger out from her hand and restraining her.

“H-how did you do that!? The poison should have been strong enough to incapacitate even a Saint stage expert!”

The woman exclaimed, her eyes widened in shock. However, there was a trace of happiness etched on her face now that she was unable to kill Calron.

“Who is your master, and why does he want to kill me?”