Surprise Attack

Agent Kirf turned toward Agent Eris and spoke.

"His acting is truly impressive. If I were someone else, I would have been long deceived by him."

Agent Eris nodded in agreement. "Exactly. I told you, sir. He's a peculiar one."

Then Agent Kirf turned toward Alex and said, "While acting is indeed a valuable skill for an agent, you need to stop wasting our time and just do as you're told."

'What acting are they talking about?' Alex wondered, and he felt the need to explain himself once again.

"Like I told you, sir, I cannot follow your order. I am not a murderer."

Agent Kirf sighed and spoke again, "Agent Silas, if you are going to persist in acting like this, at least maintain your façade."

Growing more perplexed, Alex asked, "Could you please clarify, sir?"

"You seem to have forgotten to adjust your body language and aura," Agent Kirf responded matter-of-factly.

Dumbfounded, Alex thought, 'Just what is wrong with my body language that makes them think I am acting?' Then Alex questioned himself, 'And when did I have an aura?'

Alex's confusion deepened, so he asked, "What do you mean, sir?" trying to understand what they were talking about.

Agent Eris observed, 'He is not acting, though,' and thought, 'He really believes he isn't a killer.'

Then she replied instead of Agent Kirf, "Agent Silas, from the very beginning when you stepped into this room, you didn't show any fear or terror, only disgust."

"This behavior does not align with that of someone who is not a killer."

"If you were truly a normal person like you claimed, you would have felt terrified and run away long before," Agent Eris explained.

"But instead, you stayed and started to talk with us like everything was normal," Agent Eris added and speculated, "Almost as if you were accustomed to being in this kind of environment."

Agent Kirf interjected and pointed to Agent Eris and himself, saying, "We are killers, so when we encounter one of our own, we can recognize them."

Agent Kirf further emphasized, pointing at the dagger that Alex was holding. "From the very moment you held the dagger, which was given to you with the intention of taking someone's life, your hand never trembled, not even slightly."

"That's not the behavior of a normal person, Agent Silas," Agent Kirf added.

"Huh," Alex became surprised as he glanced at his hand gripping the dagger. 'Now that they mention it, I didn't even find it strange to hold a dagger. It felt like the perfect fit in my hand.'

Alex shook his head, denying their claims. 'No, they are trying to get inside my head.'

Alex pondered, 'Are they crazy? Why are they trying to convince me that I am one of them, a murderer?'

Seeing that Alex still showed no signs of understanding, Agent Eris thought, 'I suppose it will be easier to demonstrate.' With that, she launched an attack against him.

As Alex was lost in his own thoughts, trying to comprehend what they were talking about, he suddenly felt a sense of danger, as if he were going to die.

Then he saw Agent Eris appear in front of him, wielding a dagger aimed at his abdomen.

Alex's instincts kicked in. Without thinking or trying to comprehend the situation, he teleported behind Agent Eris and swung the dagger he was holding toward her head.

Just as Agent Eris released her killing intent and was about to stab Alex in a non-fatal area of his abdomen, she suddenly lost sight of him.

'Where did he disappear?' Agent Eris wondered, then felt a killing intent behind her. 'Did he teleport behind me?' she thought.

Reacting swiftly, Agent Eris spun around, deflected the dagger that Alex swung at her head, and countered with a forceful kick, blasting Alex toward the wall. 'This should be enough,' she decided.

'Teleportation... He might be the first person in the world who can teleport,' Agent Eris thought, as she knew there weren't any teleportation skills in the world or anyone with a similar innate ability.

She let down her guard and got lost in her own thoughts. However, at that very moment, she saw Alex, who had crashed into the wall, throwing his dagger toward her.

She instinctively tilted her head, narrowly evading the dagger, but she was still a bit late, and the dagger had scratched her face.

Agent Eris felt warmth on her face, and when she touched the faint wound, her hand became wet with blood. 'I still got injured,' she internally exclaimed.

Then she looked toward Alex, who had gotten up and taken a battle stance.

A chuckle escaped Agent Eris's lips, and she was about to attack Alex again, liking the thrill she felt, but she restrained herself after hearing Agent Kirf's commanding voice.

"That's enough, Agent Eris."

Agent Kirf looked at both of them and lamented, 'Why am I always dealing with either psychopaths or rookies?'

'At least this time, the rookie they assigned is somewhat interesting,' Agent Kirf recalled, having witnessed Alex's fighting style and unique teleportation ability.

However, as Agent Kirf glanced at his watch, he realized he was needlessly wasting time dealing with this actor and psychopath duo.

Agent Kirf shifted his gaze towards Agent Silas, who remained cautious, and let out a sigh. 'Is this the agent the headquarters deemed fit for the operation I've been working on for the past three years?'

Agent Kirf couldn't help but question once again. 'Even if the agent is interesting, It's still a rookie.'

Then Agent Kirf turned his gaze toward Agent Eris and let out another sigh. 'And this one, I still don't know why the headquarters is still keeping her in the field despite her constant disobedience to superiors.'

Agent Kirf had seen the file regarding Agent Eris, filled with numerous complaints from past coworkers about her attitude towards work.

Shaking his head in disappointment, Agent Kirf asserted firmly, "Agent Eris, you know I don't like it when you decide to do something without my directive."

"Sorry, sir. I just thought if I showed him, he could make up his mind faster," Agent Eris replied.