“Teleport now!” I growled.

“It’s too late!”

Lin Yixin’s eyes turned steely when she suddenly took half a step backward, barely dodging a light blue arc of energy that appeared out of nowhere. It was none other than the Assassin’s offensive skill, Cold Blade!

Shit, we got ambushed!

Lin Yixin and I entered the battle phase at the same time as three assassins appeared all around us. They were all high-level assassins from Hegemon Palace, and the fact that their IDs read very similar to each other meant that they were probably a group of friends—The Little Mushroom Who Plucks Girls, The Little Girl Who Sells Matches, and The Little Ponytail Who Wears Girls!

The resemblance didn’t just stop at their IDs. All three assassins were around Level 90 or so, and in Sky City Level 90 assassins were incredibly rare. The fact that three of them currently resided in Hegemon Palace meant that Pillar of the Nation must have splashed a lot of money to get them!

Little Mushroom retreated immediately and used Fluorescent Powder after missing his attack. Behind him, the other two assassins...