Absolute Death Game-Chapter 436 - 44 Ancestral Dragon Mirage (Transitional Chapter)

Xiao Buli arrived at the entrance of the Barbaric Wastelands, planning to enter when at the same time, at the Ancestral Dragon base.

The task Eagle Eye had this time was somewhat hard for him to accept, but like always, he showed no questioning of the orders from above and was utterly obedient.

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This time the mission was to assassinate a general. Eagle Eye didn’t know much about this person; he began these types of missions only after being involved in the game. Before that, he was just an ordinary soldier. If not for the Ancestral Dragon, his fate would have been retirement and idleness at home; if his family’s condition were good, perhaps he’d find a decent job, but most retired soldiers ended up working in security.

Eagle Eye was very grateful for this, and so for the missions given by Ancestral Dragon, he was always highly enthusiastic and executed them diligently. The souls that had perished under his sniper rifle could be attested to by the notches carved into its stock—seven in total, meaning seven lives taken by that rifle. However, this mission differed from the rest; not only was the death of the person required, but also the manner and location of death; he must kill the target without anyone noticing. Not being noticed? That meant sniping was out of the question.

Luckily, Eagle Eye had another profession in the game, that of an assassin. Although he had spent less time in the game since starting to execute tasks for the organization, his assassination skills had not been neglected. In fact, they had become even more adept due to the practical experience he gained in reality, which was unobtainable in the game.

Under the cover of night, Eagle Eye sneaked into the general’s home. The general had a son and a daughter, both holding important military positions, which was exactly why Eagle Eye had the chance to be alone with him. Tonight, his son was on duty, and he had a strict policy against special treatment for his children. As for his daughter, she was attending a small gathering at a friend’s invitation.

Eagle Eye, hiding within the shadows, seemed to blend in naturally, effortlessly bypassing the guards at the entrance. This was a military family compound, but during peacetime, the security could not be exceedingly tight—a high wall, wire fencing, surveillance, 24-hour guard duty, none of these could detect the ghost-like presence of Eagle Eye.

So without any obstruction, Eagle Eye entered the villa where the general resided. The nanny was preparing dinner downstairs while the general had just taken off his hat, hanging it on the coat rack at the entryway, and instructed the nearby guard, "I’ll sit in the study for a while before dinner. Don’t bother me unless it’s something important."

Eagle Eye was pleased to hear this. He had planned to take action later in the night, but this opportunity seemed perfect for his special mission. The fewer people at home, the less worry there was about being discovered. And the target had just ordered not to be disturbed, an opportunity not to be missed. With that in mind, Eagle Eye watched as that guard entered a room downstairs before he slipped into the house, quickly ascended to the second floor, and soon found the location of the study.

The study door was closed tight. Eagle Eye placed an optimization spell on his ear, the secret behind his extraordinary sight. This optimization spell could double the functionality of his spellcasting organ for a short time.

At that moment, Eagle Eye heard the sound of papers being flipped inside the room, the general muttering continually as if reading the words on the paper. It seemed to have to do with some top-secret experiment project. A noise of a chair being moved followed by the creaking of footsteps and then the sound of a cupboard door being pulled. Eagle Eye knew his chance had arrived. The general must’ve turned to look for something on the bookshelf. Again blending into the shadows, Eagle Eye, crouching down, opened the room door.

The general heard the noise from the door behind him, which creaked open. He turned around to see it slowly opening, but there was nothing behind it, as if blown by the wind. The wooden door had seen many years and sometimes wouldn’t latch properly, so the general didn’t find it odd. He set down the book he was holding, walked toward the door to close it firmly, then twisted the knob to ensure it wouldn’t be blown open again. Satisfied, he turned to walk back.

But the moment he turned around, suddenly a large hand covered his mouth and nose, its grip enormously strong. The general couldn’t breathe instantly, but as someone who had experienced the battlefield, he didn’t panic and his first instinct was to counter-attack.

But the person behind him gave him no chance. He felt a chill on his back as a dagger penetrated from his lower back. The general felt his strength drain out through the wound rapidly, his attacker releasing the grip over his mouth and nose. But by then, the general didn’t have the strength to even cry out; his body collapsed to the ground with a thud, lacking any support.

Eagle Eye checked his carotid artery, making sure he was dead before pulling out the dagger. A blue glow shimmered on the blade’s edge—that was the poison provided by Ancestral Dragon, one that could paralyze a person’s nerves through their blood quickly and increase blood flow to hasten death by bleeding out.

If you think that the mission ended there, you would be greatly mistaken. Eagle Eye’s real test was just beginning because the mission clearly stipulated that after the target was killed, the scene must be cleaned up, and the body disposed of, even specifying a cremation furnace as a designated cleanup location. To Eagle Eye, this seemed utterly unnecessary; if the goal was to kill him, then letting others know he was dead would nullify his influence. Why then kill him and then try to disguise it? Could it just be to create the illusion of his disappearance?