Although it was not the first time Levi killed someone, it was the first time he killed someone in his own bedroom.

He looked at the corpse on the ground and took off the crow's mouth mask made of black metal. It was impossible to tell who it was through the cracked head.

"What bad luck! I have to change the room to sleep tomorrow."

"But I don't know this person. He must be a killer hired by my enemy. The problem is, I'm just a teenager who has never offended anyone. Who would send someone to kill me?"

Suddenly, Levi began to recall his life of kindness to others.

Ultimately, he could only think of two people who might have a motive to kill him.

One is Pastor Abraham. After all, he had just rejected the church some time ago and did not treat the high-ranking pastor well. He might indeed kill him.

The second possibility is the Duke of Montenegro and the two earls who are closest to the Duke of Montenegro, the Earl of Silver Veil and the Earl of Blood.

After all, these people occupied their territory, and although they might not care on the surface, they knew that if they really grew up to be someone like the Black Snake Knight one day, they might be able to take the territory back, so they simply went all out and made the Black Snake Family completely extinct.

"But, if that's the case, why did they let me go in the first place? This doesn't make sense." Levi muttered to himself.

"Or maybe that old dog of Abraham did it."

"In short, apart from these two, I should not have any conflicts of interest, or grudges or hatred with other people."

"Could it be that the Wild Boar Gang did it? They robbed me before, and now they want to kill me directly?"

"But the Wild Boar Gang, which is an evil force in the underworld, shouldn't hire assassins. They are not afraid of having their reputation ruined."

Levi paced back and forth in the room, feeling a little irritated.

"I have been so low-key and tolerant, why, why do you still want to kill me?"

"No, I have to find out who wants to harm me. Once I find out... if I can beat him, I have to get rid of him, otherwise I won't be able to sleep or eat."

His own castle was surrounded by high walls and was constantly patrolled by soldiers.

This killer could sneak in so easily, he must be very strong and good at stealth.

Thinking of this, Levi took out a knife and cut open the killer's chest. He saw a black gaseous object like an octopus lurking on the killer's heart, with countless capillary-like tentacles rooted in the heart.

"Haha, Life Seed! As expected, this guy is an official knight!"

"Sending a formal knight to deal with me, the mastermind behind it must be someone extraordinary." Levi's face was uncertain.

With the killer's death, the octopus-shaped seed of life began to slowly dissipate.

Levi watched silently. It was also his first time to dissect a formal knight.

Sure enough, the situation was similar to that in his own body. There was also a similar seed of life in his heart.

The only difference is that my own life seed is in the shape of a snake, while this life seed is in the shape of an octopus.

Levi stripped off all the killer's clothes, looking for some clues.

Eventually, he found a pamphlet tucked inside the killer's clothing.

The booklet only has a few pages, and the cover shows a figure hidden in the shadows, with a dark and eerie style.

"In Praise of Shadows."

Levi muttered to himself as he opened the booklet.

The content is similar to some religious books, and the whole book introduces a god, whose name is:

Lord of Shadows.

"Lord of Shadows? Never heard of him." Levi shook his head.

Although the belief in gods in this world cannot be said to be as numerous as the hairs on a cow, there are still quite a few.

In addition to the [Heavenly Father] believed in by the Holy Light Church, there is also the [Mother of Earth] of the Earth Church, the [Ice and Snow Goddess] of the Winter Church, the [Storm Emperor] of the Storm Church, the [Eternal Fire] of the Eternal Life Church, the [King of Ten Thousand Dragons] of the Dragon Church, and the [Lord of Stars] of the Church of Stars. These seven are the seven righteous gods believed in by the people of the seven countries in the world today.

The reason why the seven righteous gods are called righteous gods is simply because the churches they belong to have huge influence in the seven countries and they call themselves righteous gods.

In addition to these seven righteous gods, the beliefs that Levi knows of include the [Lord of the Wilderness] of the Wilderness Brotherhood, the [Lady of Silence] of the Monastery of Silence, and the [God of War] believed in by some war fanatics.

So it’s normal that Levi doesn’t know the Lord of Shadows.

In essence, the Voice of the Death Bird is an organization with a very small number of members, and there are not many people who believe in the Lord of Shadows, so it has not spread at all.

In the past, Levi didn’t care about the belief in these gods, but since confirming the existence of wizards, he discovered that some myths and legends might not be as simple as he imagined.

If this world can have wizards who possess supernatural powers, why can't it have more powerful gods?

Levi still has great respect for gods.

Although he does not believe in these, he respects other people's beliefs, but on the premise that they do not harm himself.

After Levi finished reading "Hymn of Shadows", he discovered that on the last page of the booklet, there was a diagram of the inheritance of a breathing method.

The inheritance diagram is very similar to the breathing method inheritance diagram that Levi had obtained before, except that in the middle of those little man patterns is a turbulent sea, and in the center of the sea is a huge sea monster similar to an octopus, which is a bit like the sea monster legend that circulated in parts of Europe in the previous life: the Kraken.

"?? Is there anyone who carries the inheritance of the breathing method with him?"

Levi is funny too.

What he didn't know was that the Siren Breathing was the most common breathing method among the members of the Voice of the Death Bird organization. This organization would give manuals promoting the Lord of Shadows printed with the Siren Breathing to some civilian children who they believed had potential but did not have an ancestral breathing method. They would train them in killer skills from an early age and provide them with resources for them to practice the Siren Breathing, thus ensuring that the organization always had an injection of fresh blood.

The Siren Breathing Technique is a breathing technique that is extremely suitable for assassinations. It focuses on flexibility and agility of the body. If practiced to the level of a formal knight, it can even change a person's body shape through principles similar to bone shrinking. If combined with some makeup techniques, it can even completely change one's appearance.

In fact, if the Phantom Knight had not underestimated his enemy and been too close to Levi, catching him off guard, even if Levi was a formal knight, it would not have been so easy to kill the Phantom Knight.

Levi put away the "Praise of Shadows" which contained the breathing method inheritance diagram, along with the Crow's Mouth mask, the good-looking dagger, and other assassination tools.

Levi tore the worthless killer's body into pieces and threw it into the blazing fireplace. He watched the body burn in the flames, crackling and with a burning smell. Faintly, Levi seemed to see a dancing eight-clawed shadow rising in the flames, then gradually disappearing. When he looked intently, only a charred skeleton was left.

"Oh, this breathing method is really weird."

Levi's heart was calm.