Chapter 11: Dark Thunder Ruins

  The next morning, the Storm Queen's team changed its usual cautious style and rushed forward. The four elite members of average level 19 abandoned their original route and first cleared a group of goblins occupying a spring, then killed a batch of cat demons occupying a large amount of medicine, and finally defeated a group of Minotaurs occupying a mine, causing them to flee in terror.

  As usual, the team should have taken a break to rest and regroup, but this time Fina did not do so. Instead, she continued to push forward with forced marches, finally arriving at a massive ruin.

  "This is the Dark Thunder Ruins!" Midei's eyes flashed.

  Dark thunder ruins, after the great fire in Gran Forest, became the most terrifying death place in the forest, a gathering place for undead and ghost monsters, an area that adventurers dare not speak of.

  However, in the year 984 of Arad's calendar, there were no zombies or skulls here, but a monster settlement dominated by cat demons. The strongest among them was a cat demon king named "Gardener Ruru", with a level of 20, surrounded by 19-level Minotaur and poisonous cat kings that could spray toxic fog, as well as dark curse cat demons that used various curses.

  In addition to the various goblins that depend on the cat demon for survival, in short, the Dark Thunder Ruins are currently equivalent to an enhanced version of the Flame Challenge.

  Its terrain has been transformed by the monsters, easy to defend and hard to attack, but in another words, as long as it is blocked by a high-level strong person at the entrance, the people inside will easily become fish in a barrel. For high-level assassins, this is an excellent hunting ground.

  In the previous life, this was exactly where assassins chose their sniping location.

  But this time, Midee will turn this place into a burial ground for assassins.

  "Are you all ready? Next, it will be an unprecedented challenge." The black-haired young man asked with a double meaning, looking at Fina, Siegmond and Lilian.

  The Storm Queen maintained her usual relaxed expression, the Gunner and the Saint nodded silently, but in the depths of their eyes, there was an unprecedented solemnity and excitement.

  Their abilities are all top-notch, or rather, it's precisely because they're this kind of people that they can become the mainstay of the future "Falcon Squad".

  "Alright, let's go! Let's face this real battle properly." Midei said, taking the first big step towards the ruins.

  Soon, Fina's signature magical explosions began ringing out one after another in the ruins.

  Outside the ruins, in the dense forest sea, trees cast shadows one after another, and wild grasses grow luxuriantly.

  A 25-year-old job changer was hiding in a bush, yawning with boredom.

  He is the supervisor, preventing the team from cheating, such as using high-level rare consumable puppets to replace themselves in battle. At the same time, he is also a protector, to avoid any accidents with these noble and dignified young masters, and in this regard, Dean Linde has repeatedly warned them.

  However, the turncoat himself did not think that the task was important, because he had long known that he was just a "bright sentinel", and there was another 30-level expert who was hiding in a certain place. This expert would not easily show up, nor would he make regular contact, only when there was real danger would he take action, and he was indeed a "dark sentinel".

  "What bad luck, to have ended up tailing the Hamilton family's precious daughter." The former assassin muttered under his breath, Midie's methods had not only made it impossible for him to get a clear shot, but also left him utterly bewildered.

  And so, over these three days, his vigilance had decreased a lot. In his daze, he hadn't noticed at all that a shadow had already shrouded him.

  A pair of slender hands slowly extended from the darkness, ten fingernails stained with a layer of enchanting dark purple, and in his right hand he grasped a black dagger that would not reflect light.

  The dagger was thrust directly into the back of the Academy Guardian's neck, and the black blade easily entered the body of its prey, brutally severing the spine before piercing through the throat and vocal cords, causing the 25th-level job changer to not even make a sound before being instantly killed.

  Although they were only 5 levels apart, a sneak attack, whether intentional or unintentional, ended the battle as soon as it began.

  This is the perfect demonstration of Assassin skill "Heavenly Punishment".

  After a successful hit, the assassin emerged from the bushes. He was a dark-skinned elf with a handsome face, a petite figure, and icy cold eyes.

  A 30-year-old assassin.

  "Hmph, adventurers of the Principality of Bellmard, is this all you're capable of?" The dark elf looked down at the corpses with disdain, her voice cold.

  Soon, two more dark shadows appeared in the forest sea outside the ruins. A 30-level shooter, a 31-level combat mage, and another 35-level sword soul!

  The 35-level Sword Soul's long sword was flowing with a crimson color, apparently, the Dark Whistle that the Magic Academy was proud of, which had at least 30 levels, hadn't even had time to appear before being miserably killed.

  "This time, the employer's task is for us, the Blood Blade Thieves' Guild, to take out two people: Fiona of the Hamilton family, that red-haired girl, and Middy of the Aslex family, that black-haired boy. Don't get them mixed up." Sword Soul spoke slowly and calmly, "As for the others, just kill them if you can, they're just a bunch of ants, no need to waste your mind on them. Got it?"

  "Yes!" The other three replied in a low but respectful tone.

  Just as Meddy had anticipated, these killers once again chose the ruins as their hunting ground.

  The four of them left a powerful frontal force, and the battle mage who was not too restricted by movement, blocked the exit of the ruins. The other three dispersed into the ruins, starting to search for their target.

  In the eyes of the sword-wielding leader, these low-level students who hadn't even undergone job change yet were never their match to begin with. Having cleared out this entire monster settlement, they must have had an even lower combat strength. If it weren't for the high price offered by the client and not wanting to offend them, there would be no need for someone like him, a mid-tier power, to take action.

  But since I've made my move, as the eighth-ranked assassin of the Blood Blade Thief Guild, I'll make sure to do it cleanly and efficiently!

  "Hmm, what's going on?" The Sword Soul acting in the shadows suddenly sensed something was off.

  There are too many monsters here, it doesn't look like they've been cleaned up at all.

  Just outside, I clearly heard the rumbling sounds inside the ruins, but when I came in and took a look, I found that the monsters had indeed **risen**, but only a few were killed. Large groups of goblins were frantically searching around in the ruins, cat demons were angrily jumping around the destroyed cat nests, and the Minotaurs were waving their giant axes and hammers wildly, turning everything upside down.

  Those four students from the academy, who should have been extremely conspicuous and surrounded by monsters, had all lost their tracks. On the other hand, the killers, although of a high level, found it extremely difficult to move through the raging monster crowd without making a move.

  "This is a trap!" Jian Ling's heart suddenly tightened.

  They were just a group of weak and small prey, around 20 years old, yet they dared to play tricks in front of me? This notorious hitman, who had never failed before, couldn't help but feel enraged.

  Just then, a huge explosion came from the main gate of the ruins.

  "The first one." Midei quietly said as he wiped away the bloodstains on his face.

  The black-haired youth glanced at the combat mage who was lying on the ground, and before he could utter a plea for mercy, he swiftly beheaded him with one sword stroke. The head rolled around on the hard ground of the ruins for a while, finally coming to rest in a corner with an expression of shock, resentment, and anger.

  Lure the killer into the ruins, turn around and catch the turtle in a jar, one hit must kill, this is Mide's strategy.

  Of course, in implementing this strategy, the most important thing is how to hide under the monster's eyelids without being discovered.

  For adventurers, facing monsters rampaging in the ruins, no matter how high their level or strong their stealth skills, it's hard to escape being discovered. However, if the adventurers themselves become monsters, that's a different story.

  Midi grasped a formula that came from the research of his future lover, "Fog Witch", which allowed adventurers to thoroughly blend into their surroundings and disguise themselves, with materials obtained from monsters living in such environments.

  Of course, this formula is not unique, and after a few years, facing the severe mutation of the monsters' environment, adventurers have mastered several similar methods.

  But in this world that has yet to be shaken, there are few people who know of such things, and assassins will not even think about it.

  With the accumulated monster drops along the way, plus the materials specially supplemented from several other ruins today, Mide successfully concocted this full-body spray agent.

  Then things became very simple - enter the ruins, stir up the monsters inside like a beehive, and then use potions to get rid of them and ambush in areas closer to the entrance where monsters gather.

  And so, the assassins who had calculated their timing well easily slipped past their targets and entered deeper into the area. Meanwhile, Midee's group seized the opportunity, combined their strength as four, and launched a beautiful coordinated attack, directly taking down the 31st-level combat mage guarding the gate.

  In this way, Midy and his party thoroughly took the initiative.

  Can blow up the entrance of the ruins and then drift away.

  You can also turn around and strike back, counter-killing those assassins trapped by monsters.

  But Mide knew that this question didn't need to be considered at all. The future Bullet Queen's choice would definitely only have one option.

  "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, double the return!" The red-haired girl showed a proud smile. "I thought the Seth family would at least not resort to foul play during the trial, but now that they've chosen war, I'll give them war!"

  Midi nodded slightly.

  Without a word, he didn't need one, feeling the hot rush in his left arm, Mide charged into the ruins with that bright red streak!