Where there is light, there is darkness.

The Holy Kingdom is a vast and beautiful country, but that doesn't mean it is heaven. Where humans gather, darkness and evil will always grow, and even the Holy Kingdom is no exception.

The City of Korhal.

This is a border city. On the surface, it does not have the solemnity and seriousness of other border cities. On the contrary, the prosperous and elegant buildings and rolling villas make it look more like a resort. The green mountains and clear waters, clean and tidy streets and flat and tall city walls make everything look extremely luxurious and beautiful.

But at this moment, those murderous soldiers broke the tranquility.

“Here they come again.”

Sitting in the tavern, watching the fully armed soldiers walking through the street, a man in black laughed and spoke. He raised his glass, took a sip of beer, and then sneered.

"Look, don't they look like a group of stray dogs chased out by their master?"

"What can we do about it? After all, I heard that the one who died this time was the city lord's useless son."

The woman sitting next to him shook her head. Although her tone was quite helpless, there was a hint of smile on her face.

"How did he die this time?"

"I heard that he accidentally fell from the balcony and died."

Having said this, the woman nodded meaningfully.

“Many people witnessed it.”

"yes……"

Hearing the woman's answer, the man in black sneered.

"Accidents...are everywhere. Our Lord Death is really amazing."

"Keep your voice down, idiot."

The woman stepped on the man viciously to make his expression look less weird.

"Don't you know what it means to keep a low profile? That rumor is just a rumor, but it's not just a rumor! Be careful, if you keep talking nonsense, you might be the next one to suffer an accident!"

Hearing this, the man's face suddenly became serious and he dared not speak anymore.

It all started with the "Death Exchange" half a month ago.

In the city of Korhal, there is a rumored "Death Exchange". Of course, this is not a gathering place for necromancers, nor is it related to hell. In fact, it is a gathering place for dark assassins. Assassins from various forces or no forces will take on tasks in the Death Exchange and then assassinate the target. Of course, all of this is kept secret. Those commissions will be placed on specially treated wooden boards, and only assassins are allowed to take these commissions. Of course, the Death Exchange also has strict restrictions and a hierarchy. Assassins who complete their tasks will be promoted and then qualified to take on more dangerous tasks.

And just half a month ago, something happened in the Death Exchange.

An unknown assassin took a commission to assassinate the city police captain.

This was not a big deal, so the assassins did not take it seriously, but just one day later, the Death Exchange confirmed the death of the security captain.

He did not die on the way home, nor did he disappear in some dark corner. Instead, he slipped and fell from the city gate after getting drunk, and then landed on his head with a "bang" in full view of everyone.

And then... naturally, nothing happened.

No one took this seriously. He was just a small city police captain, and it was well known that he was an alcoholic. It was normal for him to accidentally step on loose bricks after drinking too much and fall to his death.

But what no one expected was that shortly after the death of the security captain, the power of attorney returned to the Death Exchange, and a request for confirmation was given.

This means that the security captain was not killed by an accident, but by an assassin?

The Death Exchange has become a famous gathering place for underground assassins in the darkness, of course it has its own strengths. They invited their most powerful prophecy wizard, who predicted and investigated the death of the security captain, and concluded that... the security captain did die in an accident.

Since the evidence was irrefutable, it was impossible to let the thief succeed, so the Death Exchange naturally revoked the commission. Of course, they did not find the assassin who accepted the commission. At that time, they just thought that the thief was trying to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, so he deliberately hid his head and showed his tail. Especially after the Death Exchange revoked the commission, the assassin did not come out to explain, which made the Death Exchange more and more convinced that the other party might just be lucky. After accepting the commission, the target of the commission accidentally died due to an accident, so he planned to get a reward.

And after that, something strange happened.

In the Death Exchange, there were cases where people took on commissions, and the targets of the commissions all died due to various accidents. These commissions were also returned to the exchange for confirmation after the targets died, but the exchange's predictors investigated the results of each commission and found that they were... accidental deaths.

Once or twice can be considered an accident, but if similar "accidents" occur in large numbers in a short period of time, it is no longer an accident.

The person in charge of the Death Exchange is no fool. Their prophecy wizard is a legendary wizard, but even the other party could not detect any signs... How is this possible?

The assassins in this world are very powerful, but they are still assassins after all. To put it bluntly, they are still the kind of beings that hide in the darkness and kill with one strike. The biggest advantage of the assassins here is their patience and ubiquitous assassination operations. They can wait for a target for more than half a year, constantly looking for the target's flaws, seeking to kill with one strike. They can also use their own weapons full of curses or magical powers to break the opponent's defense, but even so, they still need to do it themselves.

Because of this, these assassins usually rely on special means to conceal themselves, and at the same time, assassins will not take out their star patterns casually. In other words, in this world, assassinations are known to everyone as assassinations, and at most, they just don't know who the assassin is.

But... this assassin's "assassination" is no longer an assassination.

This is more like a declaration from the god of death.

Of course, the Death Exchange did not pay much attention to this "assassin" at first, because although the people killed by the other party were of high status, they were all weak. If it was someone whose strength far exceeded theirs, then it was not impossible to kill them with such a powerful force, but it was just a bad taste at most.

However, when a senior wizard in a family was assassinated, things immediately went wrong.

Of course, according to the people who examined the body at the time, the mage was suddenly out of control when he was casting magic, and then the magic backfired on him, causing him to die unexpectedly. From beginning to end, the mage showed no signs of being controlled by the mind, and the priests of the temple also said after examining the body that the body was not poisoned or had taken any drugs that interfered with the mind.

If it happened somewhere else, it would probably just be considered a mistake made by a high-level wizard and not be taken too seriously.

But Death Exchange doesn't see it that way.

Because just before the death of this high-level wizard, his assassination commission was taken away by the "God of Death".

And when the high-level wizard died, the "commission" was sent back.

For a moment, the top leaders of the entire Death Exchange were shocked.

Although in the eyes of ordinary people, assassins have an advantage over mages, in fact, an assassin least wants to face a mage, especially a high-level mage. Because mages who have reached the intermediate level will use various methods to store defensive spells to deal with emergencies, whether it is a secret assassination, poisoning, or even mind control of the people around the mage to take advantage of his defenseless attack, it is impossible. Once a mage is prepared, the assassin will definitely be the next unlucky one.

Therefore, for those powerful assassins, it is better to kill high-level warriors, sword masters, or even druids than to kill a mage. After all, they have a certain degree of confidence when facing these professions, but when facing a mage, they basically rely on their luck to bet whether the opponent is really stupid enough to be killed by an assassin.

Of course, assassins usually have bad luck... As for the ending, there is no need to ask more questions.

But now, there was actually an assassin who could kill a high-level mage in such a strange and easy way? More importantly, he did it without anyone noticing how he did it!

This immediately attracted the attention of the Death Exchange, and even the three legendary masters inside the Death Exchange were all dispatched and stayed in front of the commission board, trying to find the assassin.

But then, a horrifying scene happened.

Another commission disappeared silently, and then with the "accidental death", the commission returned to the Death Exchange again. The problem was that during the whole process, the three strong men didn't find anything at all!

This meant that the other party had evaded the joint search of a powerful prophecy wizard, a legendary killer, and a legendary thief, and was entering and exiting the Death Exchange as if he was in a no-man's land, but no one had discovered him!

Is this still a human being!?

As the situation gradually escalated, the news that an "invisible god of death" appeared in the Death Exchange was widely spread, and many people heard about it. Because of this, they were even more terrified. Some people even bribed assassins to find out the target of the "invisible god of death" so as to investigate and prevent it. But... all this was useless.

"…The invisible 'Death'?"

The armored sheriff raised his head and looked at his pale-faced subordinates in front of him.

"Isn't this a normal accident? You and I witnessed it with our own eyes."

"Of course, Master Conan..."

Hearing the sheriff's question, the servant in front of him also broke out in a cold sweat.

"As you said, we were invited to the ball, and both you and I witnessed the absurd behavior of that person..."

At this point, the servant showed a hint of disapproval on his face. Because the dead city lord's useless son was a pervert by nature, and loved to play with women. In fact, when they attended the dinner hosted by the city lord this time, they also witnessed how annoying the playboy was. After failing to tease the maid, he planned to take her away by force. During this process, the playboy suddenly stepped on the smooth floor and lost his balance, and then hit the railing of the second-floor balcony. Perhaps because the railing was broken due to disrepair, he fell to his death in front of everyone.

Knight Conan saw this scene, and he was going to stop the idiot's stupid behavior. Although he has retired now, as a former Templar, he can't be indifferent to such things.

Not to mention that this idiot son had a very bad reputation in the city. After his death, the whole city was almost celebrating. If it weren't for the concern for the city lord, the whole street would probably have been holding celebrations by now.

But now, the city lord came to him and said that he wanted to search for a "God of Death"?

What the hell is this?