Only Artemia, Lilith stayed behind. Silveria dragged, Maria, Noire, Sera, Sakuya, and Gracier out of the meeting room.
”We need to talk,” Artemia said those words.
Alex looked at her and asked.
”What do you want to talk about?” He asked.
”Are you really planning to go there alone? While your plan sounds good? It’s full of flaws you will get yourself killed; you need assistance-“
”Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I will infiltrate the empire together with Noire and Sera.” Alex explained to Artemia before his eyes stopped on Lilith for a moment before his lips were curled slightly, showing a faint smirk.
”I need the underworld queen’s help.”
Boom!
This declaration was like a clap of thunder in Artemia’s ears; she couldn’t believe what she had just heard; she looked at Lilith incredibly. Even with her vast network s, he never found out the identity of the underworld queen, the one who wore a butterfly mask. But finally, she heard about her identity and was shocked because it was her friend whom she had not expected to be connected to such a world, something like that did not happen in their previous life. She must have decided to become the underworld queen before regaining her memories and, most importantly, because she wanted her personal force to compete against her brother Lucifer.
In the span of a minute, Artemia quickly analyzed and arrived at that conclusion.
Meanwhile, Lilith’s expression remained impassive, as if nothing could affect her; not even the revelation of her secret identity could change this.
”What do you want?” She finally asked. She knew she must have gotten this information from Sera as she was the only one capable of finding her real identity; she was the strongest assassin, after all, the head of a strong information network.
Alex smiled upon seeing Lilith’s reaction. ”I want you to stir up some trouble in the underworld of the Holy Crux empire.”
This was his goal all along; he wanted to attack the Holy Crux empire from all sides; this way, he could easily infiltrate the empire and carry out his plan.
”Ok, I will follow your arrangement, but you will owe me.” Lilith accepted but on one condition, he would owe her, and she had an idea what she would ask.
”Ok, don’t worry, I will help you.” Alex declared as if he could guess what she had in mind.
”Excuse me then,” Lilith said before escaping from the meeting room.
”Lily, just wait!” Artemia’s voice echoed behind her, but she didn’t stop; she hurriedly left. She knew she would be bombarded with questions if she were to stay.
”Sigh! How troublesome. I must teach that damn woman how to keep her mouth.” Lilith mumbled, but unexpectedly Sera’s voice happened to drift into her ears at that moment.
”Unfortunately, you can’t do that, at least the current you can’t,” Sera said.
”Tch! Just wait.” Lilith said those words before disappearing into the villa. Sera appeared shortly after she left and shook her head; she began walking in the direction of the meeting room.
”Eretria, I want to talk to your father.” Alex suddenly declared shocking Artemia.
”Huh?”
”For what reason?” She asked.
”Just a discussion between men,” Alex explained, not going into the details.
”I see. I will leave first. See you soon.” Artemia said before leaving toward the palace.
A few minutes later, using the secret passage, she sneaked into the palace until the emperor’s chamber.
At the same time, Alex was talking with Sera.
”Sera, contact your former comrades, especially the purple-haired woman. I have a mission for you.” He declared.
”Oh? I have you know that we are not cheap to employ.” Sera responded, and her demeanor changed; her presence was completely erased; she was like a deadly weapon ready to strike at any moment; if Alex was a weak-willed individual, he might have passed out.
Chuckling, Alex took out a list. On this list were the names of certain officials, higher-level ones in the Holy Crux empire, such as priests, cardinal advisors, and cardinal. The list has their names and what they have done in the past years. While Alex was not some hero of justice that punished those that did evil, he wanted to use this list to create chaos. It was by no means to get revenge for those poor souls who suffered under the people on this list. His goal was simple. It was to use Sera, and the others help to assassinate those on this list.
”I want you to kill all those marked on this list.” Alex declared with killing intent. Sera immediately understood that he was not joking this time as she could feel his killing intent; while it was not sharp as her own because she had killed more people than Alex did, there was a certain uniqueness.
It was not sharp as her killing intent, but it was dangerous enough to make her feel a reaction. She felt a chill at her back and had goosebumps all over her body when she got enveloped in this killing intent; worst, Alex fixed his gaze on her, increasing the pressure she felt. But who is she? The strongest assassin that ever existed in Mysthia.
The corners of Sera’s lips couldn’t help but tilt upward, and she said.
”There is no problem but as I have said we are not cheap. Can you afford us?” It was more like a taunting than a question.
It was Alex’s turn to smile; looking down on Sera, he asked. ”Who do you think I’m?”
Only five words, but those five words spoke a volume. Sera chuckled and declared.
”Good, as their leader, Zero humbly accepted mister Alexander’s request. None of those marked on the lips shall escape death.”
It was a declaration full of arrogance, and like in Alex’s case, Sera was arrogant because of her strength and achievement; she was the assassin’s Queen with a hundred percent rate, meaning she had never failed a mission. Cardinal or not, Saint or not, it doesn’t matter she would succeed. The moment their names got marked, the death goddess would take their lives; there was nothing they could do about it.
Alex nodded while inwardly he was shocked; he couldn’t detect Sera’s presence even when she sat before him. He felt chill and sighed in relief. It is a good thing she is on my side. He thought.
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