Inside the hall!
The atmosphere gradually became subtle.
"Elsa, take a look. Are all the high-ranking members here?"
Ayato ignored everyone's gazes and asked quietly.
"Mm, a few are missing."
Elsa glanced around and smiled. "But I can find them. Not a big problem."
Ayato hummed in acknowledgment.
"Elsa, do you know the consequences of betraying the organization..."
A leader stood up and shouted angrily.
But!
Before he could finish his sentence.
Everyone only saw a flash of cold light.
Elsa had appeared before him at some point, cutting him in two.
"What?"
Everyone was shocked and angry.
The person who had spoken was a former ace assassin.
Although his strength wasn't a match for Elsa's...
He couldn't have been killed so easily.
When had Elsa become this strong?
Could it be.
She had been hiding her true strength all along?
"Sir, Elsa and Meili's defection must have something to do with you, right?"
The organization head remained as steady as a mountain. "I don't know how you did it."
"But do you truly understand what you're facing?"
Although her voice was calm.
Everyone felt an inexplicable pressure.
A look of fear appeared on every leader's face.
They didn't know how many years it had been.
Since they had last seen the head take action.
They knew very well.
The head's strength was at the very top level of this world.
Otherwise.
Given their organization's modus operandi...
They would have been wiped out long ago.
How could they have survived until now?
They even dared to assassinate royal election candidates.
"So, do you know what you're facing?"
Ayato said with a faint smile. "Just a rat hiding in a dark corner."
"And you dare to threaten me?"
"You're asking for death!"
A hint of anger crept into the head's voice.
Boom!
The next moment, a terrifying aura rose.
The entire hall, even the huge mansion, trembled continuously.
"This?"
Ayato raised an eyebrow and lightly flicked his finger.
Chii!
A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, instantly shattering the curtain.
Boom!
With a roar, it completely engulfed the head's figure.
This being who had controlled the assassin organization for countless years, whom few dared to provoke...
In just an instant.
Was completely obliterated.
"..."
At this moment.
The entire hall was dead silent.
Everyone's pupils contracted, as if their eyes were about to pop out.
Dead?
The head was dead just like that?
All of this was simply too horrifying.
Even seeing it with their own eyes, they still found it incredible.
But soon.
Everyone snapped out of it, a boundless terror rising in their hearts.
Because Ayato's gaze had fallen upon them.
Just his gaze.
Already made it hard for them to breathe.
Too powerful.
Why had they never heard of such a monster?
At this moment!
It wasn't that no one wanted to flee.
But they didn't dare to make a move.
Because!
In an instant.
They would be killed by him.
"Master, what should we do with them?"
Elsa blinked and said with a smile, "Why not just kill them all?"
"They're all useless anyway. No point in keeping them."
Ayato said, "If you kill them all, can you control the entire assassin organization?"
"Eh..."
Elsa opened her mouth, then sighed. "Probably not."
"Many of the channels are in their hands."
"Then these guys are worth keeping."
The moment he said this.
Everyone felt the pressure lift, and they collapsed limply into their seats.
Each person panted heavily, their clothes soaked with cold sweat.
Ayato said calmly, "You heard that. I need a few dogs. What do you say?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then a series of thud sounds were heard.
Without hesitation, everyone knelt before Ayato. "We are willing."
Tch, no backbone.
Meili curled her lip in disdain, a look of contempt in her eyes.
"Good. Don't resist."
Ayato raised his hand, and several spikes extended from his control ring.
"..."
Everyone's faces were filled with terror.
But they didn't dare to move.
Because although Ayato didn't say anything...
Everyone knew.
If they moved, they would die.
Then!
They could only watch as the spikes pierced their bodies.
Then!
Their entire bloodline began to change.
Some information continuously surfaced in their minds.
Their eyes grew wider and wider, more and more shocked.
Soon!
Those who had completed the transformation.
Began to grow more and more excited.
Immortality.
Oh my god.
They had become immortal beings.
Although they had become slaves...
Compared to the benefits gained, it was insignificant.