The First Magic World War

Charles, even though he had managed to drive off the leopard girl Philedrica, was extremely shocked. This beautiful girl with a pair of azure eyes moved even faster than the brown-haired, grey-eyed Algenon. If he didn't have Insight as his special ability, which allowed his perspective to envelop the entirety of number 5 on Dragon Fortress Street in the Lucavaro District, he would have been kicked so hard he might have vomited blood just from the impact.

"The one who tried to assassinate me, I don't know what beastman race they are, but they definitely aren't part of the Leopard People! This leopard girl's technique is the authentic Leopard's Hunt!"

"The burst of speed was just too fast."

Charles had just rushed up to the third floor when he saw the brown-haired, grey-eyed Algenon. He offered a sunny, warm smile and said, "Good morning!"

Algenon couldn't help but curse, "You're insane, it's nighttime!"

Charles flicked out his Magic Stabbing Sword, Blood Rose, and in an instant, unleashed twelve points of cold light, enveloping Algenon completely. He didn't forget to explain, "I fear you won't see tomorrow morning's sun, so to prevent any regrets upon dying, I kindly asked how your morning was!"

Charles displayed his Dawn Fire technique with fluid grace, forcing Algenon to retreat with a single move. His body lifted up high, and he could no longer find time to look for a window. The leopard girl Philedrica would catch up at any moment, and if the two enemies joined forces, all would be lost. He directly broke through the roof, escaping to the street.

Having just breathed in the fresh night air, Charles sensed two attacks aiming for him. Without any hesitation, he withdrew his Blood Rose and transformed into a young Agile Cat. Taking advantage of the smaller size after the transformation, he jumped into a nearby building's chimney.

The very next moment, Algenon and Philedrica crashed through a neighbor's window and precisely targeted the location of the stove, jointly engaged in a "cat hunt"!

With the help of Insight and Quickness Technique, Charles managed to escape from the house under attack from the two enemies, leading to a frenzied chase of two assailants after one cat. Enjoy more content from empire

Charles flipped onto the roof of a building, dispelled the Cat Transformation Spell, and drew out his Anti-Space Sniper Rifle, getting into a shooting stance.

Just as Algenon and Philedrica lost sight of Charles, they sensed danger. Almost simultaneously, they each darted in different directions. The Magic-Breaking Bombshell Bullet sailed through the night sky, soaring into the air like a brilliant firework.

After missing his shot, Charles immediately hid the Anti-Space Sniper Rifle within his clothes and once again turned into an Agile Cat, darting towards a nearby alley.

Algenon and Philedrica gave chase but once again lost track of Charles.

Philedrica said with frustration, "He must have some other kind of special ability, or else he couldn't escape so easily every time."

Algenon also felt that it was unlikely for two top assassins from the Orc Assassin Alliance to spend the entire night in pursuit without catching Charles. He must have other special abilities besides Blood Flame Qi and Angel's Thorn. Pondering, he said, "It'll be difficult for us to catch him tonight."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Being a professional assassin herself, Philedrica knew that in this situation, the best course of action was to retreat from the battlefield and look for another opportunity. Assassins should always remain hidden in the darkness and never engage in direct combat.

She nodded and said, "Let's leave Strasbourg first."

Algenon nodded in agreement, and the two of them employed Leopard's Hunt, sprinting away several hundred meters.

Charles reverted to human form and had a moment of decision as the two assassins slowed down, but then he shook his head, choosing not to take out his Anti-Space Sniper Rifle.

In their non-combat state, the two were able to recover their energy very quickly, and soon accelerated again, dashing another few hundred meters. With such a long distance and swift-moving targets, using Charles' barely average marksmanship would only waste the precious Magic-Breaking Bombshell Bullets.

Charles leisurely followed them until they vanished into the night. He then turned and returned once more to number 5 on Dragon Fortress Street in the Lucavaro District.

Since he had taken action, not to take something would seem like a bit of a loss.

He broke into the Chelsea Detective Agency again and searched thoroughly, but he didn't find any cash, neither any letters nor contracts, only a bunch of handguns—dozens of them.

It was understandable though, since assassins needed to be inconspicuous, and handguns were most suitable for that purpose.

However, Charles was somewhat surprised that the detective agency had no third person; he had thought there would be at least seven or eight staff members!

Charles packed up all the somewhat valuable things from the detective agency and took them to Number one Sparrowhawk Street; he surely wasn't going to take them to his own house.

Then he set the detective agency ablaze!

He didn't know if the two assassins would return, and even though the Patrolling Army of the Lucavaro District didn't have any Transcendents, their numbers were still significant, and they could hold their ground in a fight.

It had been several days since Charles had come to work, so his late-night arrival surprised his subordinates. Although the Patrolling Army wasn't very impressive, they still retained basic military discipline, including night patrols.

Charles instructed the night patrol not to disturb anyone else and took the spoils of victory back to his office.

He didn't think much of the loot; after all, the truly "valuable" items wouldn't have been left behind by Algenon and Philedrica.

After tossing the items in a corner of his office, Charles lay down on the soft bed in the office; he was actually quite tired.

Although it wasn't too comfortable, after a night's sleep and fully rested, Charles got up the next morning feeling somewhat refreshed. He freshened up in his office, and since he was there, he decided to deal with some official business.

To Charles's great surprise, the Patrolling Army of the Lucavaro District had a "big job" today—the body of Archduke Ferdinand was to be transported back to the Behemoth Duchy for burial, and the procession was to pass through Lucavaro District; hence, an order from the court demanded the Patrolling Army along the route to be "on alert."

Charles thought to himself, "Archduke Ferdinand is already dead, no one will 'assassinate' him now. This mission is bound to be very safe."

"Should I join the excitement?"

"Since I've crossed over, I haven't enjoyed a feast yet!"

Dobin had already nearly arranged everything, and it wouldn't have made much difference whether Charles was there or not, but Charles still decided to personally lead the team to safeguard Archduke Ferdinand's coffin, as if to see the Archduke off on his final journey.

After all, he came from the Behemoth Duchy himself, and Archduke Ferdinand was considered his "former lord."

Charles gathered his subordinates, and he found that today, there were very few absences; over one hundred and eighty people had shown up, mainly because there was a sum of money allocated for this operation from above.

Charles sent a few of his men to buy drinks since they were going out on an escort mission, they didn't buy any beer though.

Before departure, he treated the more than one hundred and eighty members of the Patrolling Army to a hearty meal and distributed the handguns he had brought back the previous day as a reward.

Dobin was quite moved; he was growing increasingly satisfied with Charles, his superior. He was easygoing, rarely caused trouble, and often treated his subordinates to feasts. On Earth, bosses who fooled their employees with cheap meals instead of bonuses were considered heartless, but in the Old Continent, such a superior was seen as possessing great conscience and virtue.