Kahn was surprised by reading the names in the list. And the details of these people were what made him ask that question in surprise.
"And I thought you were someone capable since you reached the Grandmaster rank at such young age. Even those so-called geniuses of noble factions and military officials don't amount to anything in front of you.. But to see that you find this task troublesome.. I find it disappointed." said the elven assassin.
"And why are you under the impression that I need any approval or validation from you? If you were so capable, why did the magistrate contact me in the first place?" scoffed off Kahn and gave a deathly look towards the assassin, instantly paralyzing him on the spot.
He used the Executioner's Gaze on the assassin to put him in his place because how could Kahn allow someone's lackey or a henchman to talk down & question his strength?
"I'm only concerned about the consequences of killing these people. Tell the magistrate to make sure that things don't come to bite me back. And after this deal is done, our debt is paid. I don't want any more involvement in this. Understood?" said Kahn in his tyrannical voice. Instantly sending shivers to the already paralyzed and scared assassin.
The assassin soon left.. More like ran for his life as soon as he recovered.
Kahn kept the envelope in his drawer and went back to sleep. Today he was too tired so his sleep had no dreams.
The next morning when he woke up, he left in a hurry to do some intel gathering on his own. The matter was too sensitive to leave it to anyone else.
Because the 3 names the list contained had one of the most prominent figures in the entire city.
One of them was the current ruler of the Underworld of this city, the other was the president of the Business Federation and the last but not the least was the current leader of the Noble Factions and probably the hardest one to kill.
The reason why he was stunned and bewildered was because if he killed any of these people.. There would be a war fought just to sit in the position of these people.
Gangs and criminal groups will fight for the seat of the ruler of the underworld. All the businessmen who only appeared simple would fight for the authority of the new president while the so-called upper class nobles will kill each other to gain the head position of the leader.
The reason Kahn asked if the magistrate wanted to put the entire city on war was because the consequences of these people falling would affect the entire population of the city in many ways.
Because no matter what world it was.. In the power struggle of the strong, it was always the poor and the innocent who suffered the most.
Violent gang fights would implicate innocent passerby & citizens while the silent war between business authorities would affect the prices of the goods and daily necessities for the normal people, affecting the economy of the city where normal folks barely made enough to keep on living. And not to mention the Nobles faction.. Those people had money, resources and people to fight their wars in the amount of thousands.
No matter which part it was.. Either way, there was going to be a bloodbath in some way. Besides, it would also break the power balance in the city and it could also cause destabilization in the security of the city itself.
This was just paying too big of a price just to have his name not implicated and burying the matter of killing two people.. No, the entire Scarlet Lion guild. Because Kahn wasn't stupid to think that the magistrate didn't know that it was him who murdered more than a hundred people that day.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone this far and give him the list of the top powers in the city. And that's why he had no option but to accept this deal.
Kahn spent the entire day traveling to these locations where the targets were known to live and often visit. And the most important part was that they'd be alone in some of these places. So he had to bribe few people, infiltrate places and determine the best place and the timing for taking them out.
And he had no intentions to get mixed into this after the killings were done. But he had to be careful that there'd be no way he could be connected to this. So he changed his clothes to of a mage and hid his face behind a mask while gathering the intel.
He also had to decide how he'd carry out the killings because he couldn't make it the same way Azrael did the things as it'd lead to unnecessary suspicion from the Magistrate's side. Also cutting their heads off with a sword would be another trail, new dark magic skills were out of the equation.
"I guess it leaves only one option." spoke Kahn and decided that he had enough intel to do the assassinations. And the method he chose would be very effective and won't implicate him in any way. Besides, it was about time he used one of the trump card abilities he recently gained.
When the night descended and the bustling nightlife of the city lightened up the dark corners and infamous streets, a brothel full of half-naked women including human, demonkin and elf females with their plump and exotic bodies along with their seductive assets waving around were serving the drunk & lustful customers with their the upper half of their bodies exposed.
Some of the more daring customers even grabbed the butts of these women and fondled their breasts as they teased them in front of so many people.
This wasn't considered as weird in this place because at one corner, a dozen of men and women were doing the deed while being completely naked. Beastmen having their go on human and elven females while the human males banging their bodies on demonkin and lamias (Snakekin females). The moans and grunts of these people filled the entire hall.
[[Author : For the record, the Novel is R18. Nudity and Gore won't be shied away from. So don't go reporting the novel or filing a complaint.]]
And in the topmost floor of this 5 stories building, a tall and muscular Demonkin who was surrounded by multiple females with bodacious bodies and giving him the service, enjoyed the blissful experience of bodily pleasure as he laid on a bed.
A set of footsteps were heard and 2 men, a Tigerkin and a Wolfkin stood in front of him.
"Boss, he's here. And he's asking for a private meeting." said the Tigerkin.
"Tell him to wait. I'll be there soon." said the Demonkin.
"Well, I guess we'll have to shorten our time here. Let's finish this quickly." said the Demonkin and multiple moans of women whimpering in pleasure came out of the room.
After some time, the Demonkin who was now well dressed up in more businessman type of clothes entered inside a room full of highly decorated ornaments and incredibly well-designed furniture.
After he entered the room, his eyes landed on a skinny and old man.
The old man who was dressed in aristocratic clothes bowed in respect in front of the Demonkin.
"My name is Saan Jormain. Pleased to make your acquaintance sir Vetroleux Arvitzen, the King of the Underworld."