Toxic Empress

Assault at Headquarters

THE DUARRRR!

Suddenly on that day there was a massive attack in front of the gates of Shofin Kingdom. An entire group of higanbana assassins ran out to check on the person who sent the devastating attack. Laiv as the person trusted by Xena as well as the number two assassin, immediately took command to deploy the subordinates to be more careful and protect the slaves they had saved this time.

“Some follow me and some stay here to protect the slaves!” laiv's orders.

Laiv led the way, their lightning-fast movements floating in the air, the killing ability of the members who were under Xena's leadership had been well honed. No one doubted their abilities, even the world made them the greatest threat. There have been many nobles who died at the hands of the higanbana killer, not only nobles, people who have bad morals are also dragged into the murder.

Arriving at the front of the gate, half of the ground level was severely damaged. Laiv sharpened his eyesight, from the opposite direction appeared a swarm of people wearing black masks.

“It looks like there is a new enemy,” said Laiv while grinning sinisterly, all members of higanbana know if Laiv shows his grin, then it is certain he will destroy his target mercilessly. Laiv, who is usually flat-faced, does not display a smiling face, will change when he is faced with an enemy or a target of his assassination.

Without lingering Laiv directly lunged towards the opponent, his super-fast movements were hard to read by the eyes, the weapon held by Laiv was only a pen. The subordinates followed Laiv, they scattered in all directions to launch an attack. Swords, daggers, and knives used they have been laced with poison belonging to Xena so as to accelerate the occurrence of death.

“M-they're very fast! How do we beat him?”

The swarm of enemies looks frantically watching the super-fast movements of the higanbana killer, one by one of them were dropped. Using a pen, Laiv managed to cut them all down, the sharp tip of the pen he stuck into the neck of the target then he slaughtered them viciously. In an instant all the enemies were successfully annihilated by them, their killing ability was above average and they deserved to be feared by the world.

“What's this all you can do?” Laiv cornered one of the enemies whose legs had been broken by Laiv. The masked man looked frightened, he only shuffled back to get away from Laiv, yet it seemed that he could not avoid Laiv in the slightest. The bodies of his comrades were scattered on the ground, the blood splatter and the smell of blood so radiating into the smell.

“T-please a-pardon me.. s-I was just told,” said the man faltered because of the fear of eating him.

“Who told you to attack us? Say!” Laiv intimidated him, behind his glasses was stored a spotlight so sharp and filled with pressure.

“Yang told k-we are—”

The duarrr!

The man's body suddenly exploded and shattered in front of Laiv, not yet had he answered but he had first died without being killed by Laiv. For a moment Laiv sighed, she reached into a handkerchief to wipe away the blood that stained her glasses and face.

“Mantra destruction? Just like the spell cast on Miss Alina's killer's body. Who is the mastermind behind all this? They seem to want the destruction of the higanbana killer. I will immediately report this matter to Miss, can not be by mail, I have to see Miss directly,” Laiv murmured.

Therefore, Laiv put up another layer of barrier to keep innocent slaves from being affected by the attack. As a result of the enemy attack earlier, all members of the higanbana killer were kept busy. They paced back and forth, running here and there to double check all guard to be aware of the smuggling of enemies into the headquarters.

“Where are those kids? Why don't they show themselves?” Laiv questions the whereabouts of Carian, Klaus, Floris, Giselle, and Elinor. After completing the mission, they did not return to headquarters and are now on their way to Charise. They left without asking permission Laiv, they should be prepared if later caught by Laiv then it is certain they will get rantings and severe punishment from Laiv.

Then Laiv walked towards the treasure storage warehouse, he opened the door leaves and saw the piles of gold coins that were mounting. Once again Laiv exhaled, he was at a loss on how to spend all the gold coins they had accumulated over the past five years. So far there is no expenditure in large quantities, while income continues to come every day. They get all that money for looting their target's treasure, the average murder target comes from a wealthy family.

Laiv repeatedly nags Xena to spend the money, but Xena doesn't care about it at all. Laiv had already tried to hand out the money to the slaves, but the amount did not decrease in the least.

“It looks like I should get Miss to buy an empire so that all her money could run out. I will bring some to give to Miss,” said Laiv, he took a box of gold coins and then closed the storage warehouse again, now he is ready to go to Charise.

...***...

“What is this? Why did you break into my palace?!”

Currently in the palace of the Gylda residence, a group of knights ambushed in and behind them were Count Berend, Baron Elmo, and Marquess Cerano. Their anger was stirred up because of the death of their wife who invited question marks. They were influential nobles in Charise, so they were not afraid to do anything to look for solid evidence.

Although Gylda is the Queen Mother, but it does not rule out the possibility for them to behave presumptuously like this. From yesterday Derryl insisted on defending Gylda, but he still lost arguing with the nobles who were excited to ask for proof directly. Then the first thing they did at that time was to look for valid evidence in the palace of the Gylda residence.

“I'm sorry, Your Honor. You became the suspected murderer of our wife, so we intend to look for evidence in your palace,” Marquess Cerano said.

“I didn't kill anyone! You are very brave to the Queen Mother. Do you know the consequences of accusing me like this? You can be put to death!” firmly Gylda.

“We're just looking for evidence, why are you panicking, Your Majesty?” count Berend's reply.

Gylda was furious because of their behavior, it was very desirable that he slapped the faces of the three nobles.

‘If I am proven innocent, then I will make sure you are in jail!’ grouse Gylda in heart.