CHAPTER 483: CHAPTER 391 ASSASSINATION OPERATION_2

"I just want to meet these mages from Cloud Tower."

"Are you out of your mind? They’re here to kill you!"

Yan Xing smiled and said, "Since they have come to kill me, I can kill them too. Let me tell you... once the rainy season ends, my army will counter-attack, seizing Storm City with the utmost speed.

"I do not wish for the mages from Cloud Tower to inflict heavy casualties on my soldiers during the battle, so I’m thinking of organizing an assassination targeting them.

"It will be you, me, Olaf, Donna, and Arlanda carrying out this task, and it will also serve as a field test for our Magic Weapons."

Hibel had not anticipated that Yan Xing, upon learning of a group of mages from Cloud Tower garrisoned in Storm City, would consider assassinating them.

"Your plan is very bold. But if it fails, you might not make it out of Storm City alive."

"No! We are a team beyond Cloud Tower’s imagination, wielding weapons they cannot fathom, using tactics they cannot foresee.

"I’m very confident in this assassination. The only thing missing is someone well-acquainted with the terrain of Storm City.

"Especially the layout inside the Lord’s Mansion."

Yan Xing could gather intelligence within Storm City through the Creed Intelligence Exchange and Rose Court, and he also had a map of Storm City in his possession. But the mages from Cloud Tower would definitely be staying inside the heavily guarded Lord’s Mansion, and those details were beyond the reach of his spies.

Without much deliberation, Hibel answered, "Since it’s against Cloud Tower, I can join the fight.

"I often visited the Lord of Storm City in the past and am quite familiar with the interior of the Lord’s Mansion.

"I will take part in this assassination."

Once Yan Xing proposed the assassination plan, the entire intelligence network under the Eternal Domain sprang into action.

One report after another arrived at the Eternal Domain from Storm City.

There were five mages sent by Cloud Tower this time. Counting Miler, who was always stationed in Storm City, there were a total of six mages in Storm City.

The capabilities of five of the mages were unknown, but one, a female mage named Moflin, had undergone elementalization.

The mages from Cloud Tower studied Alchemy, aspiring to eternal life.

They discovered that as corporeal beings, regardless of how much they trained, their lives would inevitably end—death was merely a question of time.

Even transforming themselves into Undead, able to survive for hundreds or thousands of years, they would ultimately disperse into bones or ash as their spirits faded away.

Only gods and elements in this world are eternal and undying.

The mages from Cloud Tower were divided into two factions: one obsessed with becoming gods, the other with turning themselves into elements.

The objective of the Elementalist Mages was to elementalize their bodies, transforming from corporeal to incorporeal beings.

Yet, to this day, not a single Elementalist Mage had succeeded because the difficulty of elementalizing one’s brain was too high. One small mistake, and they would lose their consciousness entirely, becoming pure element.

Still, those mages who could partially elementalize their bodies were incredibly powerful, their elemental affinity nearing infinity.

They could cast spells of their aligned element instantaneously; even forbidden spells posed little difficulty for them.

Elementalist Mage Moflin definitely possessed Master Level strength, with a comprehensive combat power value exceeding 10,000.

How much higher, there was no way to determine.

Upon receiving the mages’ dossiers, Yan Xing couldn’t help but reflect that Cloud Tower truly had deep resources; their opening move was so grand. If he hadn’t known about their arrival in advance, he would have undoubtedly been caught off guard by them on the battlefield.

Now, all these mages resided in the Lord’s Mansion of Storm City. Due to the rainy season, they hardly ever left, spending all their time in meditation. To carry out an assassination against them within the Lord’s Mansion would be exceedingly difficult. But the mission had to be executed.

If they, especially Moflin, were allowed to cast their spells haphazardly on the battlefield, the damage inflicted on his troops would be too great. Moreover, Yan Xing did not wish for Storm City to suffer excessive destruction. The city would be his, and repairs cost money.

With each passing day, clear weather became more frequent over the Wildwind Highlands.

The temporary rivers formed by the rains dried up.

The abundant rainfall caused the grass to grow extremely lush, making the reclaimed farmlands almost unrecognizable.

In the sky, planes and flying creatures took to the air with increasing frequency. The Wildwind Principality’s airships and the Eternal Domain’s aerial fortresses often pressed close to the frontline at Outpost Fort, creating a standoff.

The situation on the highlands grew tense once more.

As both sides moved their armies forward, a new round of war seemed imminent.

Meanwhile, Yan Xing had led his Super Tactical Squad into Storm City.

Unlike Nuta City, which had a strong commercial atmosphere, Storm City was built from its inception as a large military fortress.

However, over time, some retired soldiers chose to stay, managing businesses that served the military. Subsequently, their families gradually moved to Storm City, continuously increasing its population.

After Anderson solidified his footing on the Wildwind Highlands and Nuta City developed to supply Storm City with ample resources, more and more refugees flocked to the city.

Even with the increase in civilians, Storm City remained under military administration.

Soldiers on duty were everywhere on the streets. They would stop unfamiliar faces for interrogation and inspect the belongings of passersby.

Therefore, infiltrating Storm City and remaining undetected was not an easy task.

Yan Xing and his group were staying in a small building near the Lord’s Mansion.

This was a safe house established by Nuta City’s Assassin’s Guild. The building’s owner was Nidick, a spy belonging to the Rose Court.

"Mr. Terence..." Nidick brought some food and water. After placing these items on the table, he respectfully addressed the thief, whose face was hidden by a hood, "It is my honor to serve you, a legendary thief. We have received orders from the Rose Court. All spies in Storm City are now under your command."

Yan Xing had not revealed his identity this time in Storm City. After all, his current status was too prominent. So, he had resurrected the name "Terence," an alias he hadn’t used in a long time.

Yan Xing stood by the window, observing the outside through a crack. He then glanced at the other four team members, whose faces were also hidden by hoods, before saying to Nidick, "Thank you. Continue watching the Lord’s Mansion. Tell the informants there’s no need to deliberately approach the targets; just have them report to me whatever they normally see."

"Yes, Lord Terence," Nidick bowed to Yan Xing and said, "Lady Li Jiya asked me to convey her regards. She is unable to assist you personally due to an overwhelming workload and hopes for your understanding."

"Send her my regards as well. After things here are concluded, I will visit Nuta City and invite her for tea.

"Now, leave us. We need to discuss our next move."

"Yes, Lord Terence."

Once Nidick left, Hibel couldn’t resist lifting her hood. She exclaimed to Yan Xing, "You—you’re Terence? The legendary thief who tried to assassinate you, and the only one you never caught!"

Yan Xing lifted his hood and said with a smile, "That was entirely coincidental. Right after I entered Nuta City, I learned someone had put out a contract to kill me. So, I disguised myself and took on the mission to assassinate myself.

"Now you should understand why I was able to pinpoint all the assassins so accurately—it’s because I was one of them.

"And the one least likely to be captured.

"As for the matter of Terence, we can discuss it later.

"For now, let’s focus on the mission at hand."

Olaf, Donna, and Arlanda revealed their faces and gathered around.

Yan Xing placed a hemispherical device on the table, which projected a holographic image upwards.

The image was a terrain map of the Lord’s Mansion, with guard posts and patrol routes clearly marked.

Their targets resided in the West Tower of the Lord’s Mansion, which housed a Meditation Chamber specifically for mages.

Since all the mages were located there, security in that area was even more stringent.

Charging in and killing them was definitely not an option. A comprehensive plan was necessary.