[227] Assassination

And, just as the Assassin from the Mage's Association was infiltrating the Holy Church Cathedral, another Assassin was also infiltrating towards the pyramid outside the city—

No doubt.

This was DIO's Assassin on this side, Jing Ke!

Without worrying about anything else, just go for the kill. Sending those kings into the grave is her victory, and it's also DIO's victory.

DIO's thought was simple—

Just two more days, endure these two days, and it's done!

At that time, he would ascend to heaven! Obtain the power enough to give him peace of mind. In other words—according to DIO, as long as he ascends to heaven and advances his Stand further, even Gilgamesh and Ozymandias would not be fearsome!

"Gilles de Rais."

DIO played with Rider's chess piece in his hand.

"Yes, Lord DIO, is there something you need?" Gilles de Rais squinted and smiled.

"How are your preparations?"

"Almost ready, can start anytime." Gilles de Rais smiled, caressing the R'lyeh Text in his hand.

"Then, it's done!" DIO smiled satisfactorily.

Tonight... rely on the commotion caused by that Assassin's assassination to get through... After tomorrow, if there's still no action on the third day, the members of the Mage's Association will also attack proactively.

This is not good. The current DIO is well aware that he doesn't have the direct means to defeat those two with divine abilities.

So, he must attract their attention.

And what else... is more attention-grabbing than the sea demon that can destroy this city?

And... at that time, they would feed a large amount of "food" to the sea demon that appears, making it grow quickly. If this sea demon spreads to the entire city, it won't have much impact on DIO.

If those who caused the disturbance are taken care of, will the disturbances from the day's battle also quiet down?

Then it will be time for him to act—

By the third day, he will ascend to heaven, get everything, and for him, two days later is the decisive battle!

If possible, leave the sea demon until the day it appears.

The preparations now are just to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances...

...

"So, this is Rider's Noble Phantasm." Assassin Jing Ke looked at the pyramid-shaped Noble Phantasm, searching for opportunities to enter.

After a while—

She saw the gate of the pyramid and the sphinx-like statue standing at the entrance.

"Entrance? Or a trap?"

No matter what, to kill that Ozymandias, she must go through it!

She didn't consider whether she could come back. Even if she had to sacrifice her life, as long as she could kill that king, it would be her victory!

Thinking like this, she concealed her presence and entered through the entrance.

Now, the full abilities of this pyramid haven't been revealed yet. Dio's intelligence network only learned about the abilities displayed by Ozymandias when he fought against Gilgamesh and Enkidu yesterday.

Jing Ke's presence concealment ability is only B—

However, she also has an A-level "Restraint" ability, able to hide any killing intent before the attack.

So... although she didn't know if there were surveillance or anything in the corridors of this pyramid, she went in with the worst assumption—

Means don't matter.

As an Assassin famous for assassinating kings, her ability to kill kings has been strengthened—

Although she failed in her previous life, she won't this time. This time, she will definitely succeed, pierce the heart of the pharaoh with the dagger in her hand, cut off his head, crush his soul core, and end his life!

This is assassination...

Only tonight's assassination, not placing the target on the Master or similar, but on the most difficult king.

This is her.

Jing Ke!

"Crack—"

As Jing Ke stepped into the pyramid, she slightly turned her head, and the next moment, her expression changed. Without stopping, without hiding her figure, she just concealed her killing intent completely.

She rushed forward without hesitation.

Because—the sphinx-like statue at the entrance stood up!

Not only that.

In front, one after another monster appeared!

To assassinate this Egyptian pharaoh, she had thoroughly researched the history of this country, studied the experiences of this pharaoh. Thought about what his Noble Phantasm might be...

But she didn't expect to have such monsters under his command.

They weren't just monsters; if anything, they were divine beasts!

Just by looking, it's clear that each of them has the combat power of a Servant or higher! And... there are four of them just with a casual glance.

There are also two more Sphinx beasts behind—

If she fights, she might not be able to defeat even one of them. Just by looking at her, she understood this, so she passed! Passed through the corridor, relying on her agility, she advanced towards the pharaoh!

But...

The moment she stepped into this pyramid, she was already discovered.

This pyramid is Ozymandias's Reality Marble, eroding reality, occupying a fixed space in reality, and truly changing reality in that fixed space.

Everything inside is under the control of the pharaoh—

Although Jing Ke didn't know about all this, it didn't hinder her progress—

Cross over!

Advance!

Forward!

Pass through the gaps between the feet of the Sphinx, through the cracks of the mythical beasts—

What came in front was the claw of the Sphinx.

The fiery storm expelled by the Sphinx—

She passed the first one, passed the second one—

After a while—

The claw of the Sphinx struck—

"What—?" Jing Ke's face turned ugly, unable to dodge!

With her A-level agility, she couldn't dodge!

No... she didn't know when her speed had slowed down... Although she didn't realize it herself, her speed was no longer as fast as it was at the beginning.

Bang—

Mercilessly.

The Sphinx's claw struck Jing Ke.

"Crack—"

You could clearly hear the sound of bones breaking. Jing Ke flew backward, but—she flew outside the encirclement of the Sphinx!

"Passed through!"

One arm went limp, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of Jing Ke's mouth as she rushed past the Sphinx's defense line—

After a while... in front—

Another Sphinx appeared—The seventh Sphinx!

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