Assassination Attempt

Christopher paused, remembering the proposal.

Mariana Vanir had proposed to the previous owner of this body that he should help bring her any valid information about his family, and she would give him her body for three nights... A tempting deal, considering the beauty before him, but that fool would have run his family into the ground for mere pleasure.

Christopher sighed. "I refused."

"Huh?"

Mariana was stunned. "Come again?"

"You heard me." Christopher frowned slightly.

"But you said you'd think about it."

"Yes, I did think about it, and my answer is no." Christopher replied flatly, adding, "Now get out of my personal space."

"Hey! Show some respect to the young lady!!"

One of the bodyguards yelled.

"What if I don't?" Christopher stared at the man with killing intent.

"You—"

"Enough."

Mariana stopped her guard and stared at Christopher. "What happened to you?" she asked, staring at his well-built physique.

"Just some workouts... Come on, let's go."

He walked past her, deliberately bumping his shoulder against hers, then walked away with his siblings.

Mariana massaged her shoulder with a slight frown. 'How did he get so powerful? Just a slight bump almost dislocated my shoulder!'

"Are you okay, Miss?" The muscular man asked, frowning slightly.

"That pig thinks he's so cool because he's done some training and improved his physique... Send some people... Not our guards, just pick some people off the street and have them do the job."

"What job, Miss?" The man asked.

"Fufufu..." Mariana chuckled. "Let's go." She walked towards the exit, the five following behind her, some carrying more than five shopping bags.

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"What proposal was that slut talking about?" Katherine asked, staring at Christopher's back.

"It's nothing important... Besides, I refused."

The two looked at each other and nodded, not asking again.

"Come on, this is my favorite store!" Katherine walked towards a fashion store, while the two shook their heads and followed behind her.

"Katherine, always drawn to fashion." Adonis said in a low voice.

"As long it makes her happy, we'll go with it." Christopher added.

"Yeah." Adonis nodded.

"That your friend, Angus... Is he trustworthy?"

"Angus? He might be stupid and takes a lot sometimes, but yeah, he's trustworthy."

Christopher nodded, remaining silent.

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[Five Hours Later.]

[4:30 PM.]

The three walked out of the store with countless shopping bags... Katherine was clearly happy, while Adonis and Christopher looked like zombies.

"I can't believe she took three hours to select ten clothes," Adonis grumbled, adding, "And we only bought three!"

"I'm never coming shopping with her again," Christopher said quietly. "My back and butt are completely tired of sitting... I need a massage," he added.

"What are you two murmuring back there?" Katherine turned to face them.

Christopher: "Nothing."

Adonis: "Yes... Nothing."

She stared at them for a few seconds and nodded. "Let's go, it's getting late."

Christopher stopped and looked to his right, seeing dark figures moving behind some cars parked in the mall parking lot.

"You guys should go on ahead; there's something I need to do."

"Huh?" The two turned to him.

"What's so important?" Katherine asked, mildly confused.

"Don't ask, just go." He gave Adonis the bags and urged them towards the car.

"Okay-okay-okay... Be fast; you know how Mum is," Adonis said, getting into the car.

"Be home before dinner!" Katherine added.

The two got into the Lincoln and drove away, with an Audi following behind them.

Christopher tucked his hands into his pants pockets and calmly walked down the street... Occasionally spreading his Life Force.

The ten figures moved with the darkness, being as discreet as possible.

They watched Christopher enter a dark corner, far from anyone's ears.

"Come on, he's just a useless and weak guy; we can easily kill him," a figure said, drawing a dagger and entering the dark alley, the nine following behind.

"Huh?"

"Welcome."

They stopped, seeing Christopher leaning against the wall, his gaze fixed on the sky.

"I only ask one question before killing my enemies, and this is my question... Who sent you guys?" He lowered his head and turned to the ten, their faces concealed with black masks.

"And we have a rule... Never reveal our employer's identity," the man with the dagger said.

"Hmm... I haven't even started, and some fools have already sent assassins after me... How nice?"

He stood upright and turned his whole body to the ten... Christopher watched as they drew their daggers; some were even armed with guns...

...The five with guns moved forward and pointed them at Christopher.

Christopher observed the guns for a few seconds and opened his mouth.

"Hmm... SIG P365... Price, $5,000... And I see five here... Which is a total of $25,000. You guys must be from a powerful organization, and only wealthy and powerful people can employ you... So I'm guessing the Vanir family, or... I don't know… Let's stick with the Vanir family for now."

The ten blinked in surprise.

"You're correct about a lot of things, and also wrong about some... It's just sad you won't get the chance to know right from wrong... Five of you, kill him."

The five nodded, attached the silencers, and pointed them at Christopher.

BAM! BAM! BAM!!

Numerous shots were fired, all heading towards Christopher with clear killing intent.

BANG!!

"Huh?"

The ten were stunned to see a barrier around Christopher.

"This...? How can you be so proficient in Life Force control?!" The leader yelled, mildly confused.

Ding!

The sound of bullets hitting the ground rang out as Christopher sighed.

"I'll give you a second chance; who sent you?"

The ten shook their heads.

"Kill him!!"

With that, they all lunged towards Christopher, whose hands were still in his pockets.

"It seems I'll have to kill you all."

He stared at the ten, who split up and moved around him.

"Oh? Is this your tactic?" he asked, looking at the figures quickly surrounding him.

Whoosh!!

The first one shot forward, thrusting his daggers. Christopher took a step back, dodging the figure who moved past him, and with a swing of his leg, he struck the man's back with a kick surrounded by his Life Force.

CRACK!!

The kick instantly shattered his spine... He spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell several meters from Christopher, meeting his end.

"..."

The other nine were stunned.

"This...? He was an Expert-level Tamer? How did he...? What level are you?!" The leader yelled, staring at Christopher.

"Why don't we find out?" Christopher grinned at him.

"Kill him, and avenge our comrade!!"

"Yes!"

The nine shot forward at once. Christopher leaped into the air, jumping right above them.

"What?!"

They watched as Christopher landed ten meters from his previous spot.

"Boss, I think the information we received about this guy is incorrect... He can't be an ordinary civilian... And with that jump, he's above Elite... Maybe a Legendary or Master level."

A man said.

"If he's that powerful, why haven't we heard of him?! Use your Life Force and scan him; he's just a Novice. There's no way the eldest son of the Valhalla family is that powerful," the leader hissed.

"But..."

"Shut up! We must complete this mission!" He gripped his dagger tightly and lunged towards Christopher.

"DIE!!"

He plunged his dagger towards his chest.

BAM!!!

"Uh?"

He was stunned to see Christopher holding his wrist. He subconsciously turned to his right... Seeing the devilish grin on Christopher's face, he was horrified.

"You should have listened to him."

Christopher took the dagger from him, and with a flash, plunged it into the leader's head.

BAM!

Blood spurted out, while Christopher quickly leaped backward, landing some feet away.

"Hey...! You almost stained me!" He yelled, checking his white clothes... Seeing no blood, Christopher sighed in relief.

"You're lucky," he added, staring at the leader, who dropped dead on the ground.

"Now, who's ready to talk?" he asked the eight in front of him.

"Kill!!!"

Instead of answering, they all shot towards him with killing intent.

"Pathetic."

Christopher hissed and shot forward like a bullet.

BOOM!!

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[A few minutes later.]

[5:00 PM.]

Ricky and the three walked into the alley and looked at the dead bodies all over the place.

"What took you guys so long?"

They turned their heads to the right, seeing Christopher walking out of the darkness.

"Boss? You... You did this?" Ricky was horrified, even seeing one Elite-stage Beast's corpse on the ground.

"Take care of this mess and find out the organization these guys belong to... I don't like leaving loose threads behind... I cut them down."

With that, he walked out of the alley, leaving a stunned group behind.

"I'll be waiting for your findings at the mansion."

They heard his distant voice and nodded absentmindedly... Their gazes fixed on the dead bodies.

"Is this still Boss Christopher?"

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[6:00 PM.]

Christopher drove into the mansion in the Audi and looked around the compound.

'I hope they got the flower; I'll need it tonight... I must get Lucas's claw before tomorrow,' he thought, getting out of the car and walking towards the mansion.