The gold-class assassin stood motionless at the entrance of the hidden tunnel, his hooded head slightly tilted as he stared back into the darkness.
"…Strange. I feel like I'm being watched."
The silver-class assassins around him immediately became tense. They all knew how sharp a gold-class assassin's instincts were.
One of them whispered nervously,
"Sir, are you sure? We used the Eclipse Smoke Talisman and took the emergency escape route. Even if that envoy tried to chase us, he shouldn't be able to track us this quickly…"
The gold-class assassin didn't answer right away.
His gaze remained fixed on the dark passage behind them.
After a long moment, he spoke in that same cold, youthful voice.
"Keep moving. Do not stop."
The group didn't dare question him.
They immediately accelerated, disappearing deeper into the forest like ghosts.
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Deep within the dense forest outside the border fortress...
