In some part of the Barevisk family manor, several elders of the family were doing their own things. Some were sleeping, while others were still awake.

One of them was inside his room cultivating. He was one of the elders who had a close relationship with Munez. As he cultivated, his aura of a low pseudo-immortal stage cultivator leaked out, showing that he was quite a high ranking elder.

He closed his eyes as he cultivated, but then suddenly opened them and looked toward one side of the room. There was nothing there, yet he kept staring in that direction. His eyes narrowed.

'I'm pretty sure I sensed something…' He had not finished his thought when he suddenly sensed something behind him. He instantly jumped from his meditation position. He wanted to strike whoever had appeared behind him, but then he sensed another presence to his side.

He used his movement technique to evade the sudden ambush, but then—

Stab!

He felt something pierce him from behind. His movement stopped for a second, and that was enough for the other figures to close in on him. Two more stabs landed quickly—one in the elder's head and one in his heart. One of the attackers also covered his lips so he would not scream.

The elder could only show a shocked expression in his death, as he did not understand how the assassins had suddenly come so close to him.

After the Silent Reaper's assassins killed him, they instantly disappeared into the shadows, leaving only a dead corpse behind.

Scenes like this also happened in other places. No matter who their targets were, the assassins still reached them, and once they were done, they vanished. Blood flowed silently in the darkness of some parts of the mansion, and still, no one knew it.

It seemed easy on the surface, but this was the best of the best groups that the master of the Silent Reaper had gathered specifically for this mission. They were among the strongest and most experienced assassins in the organization.

This was the first time the master had gathered them all like this, which showed how important the mission was.

The Barevisk family had indeed prepared in case assassins from the Silent Reaper came, but it was not enough. Although they had strengthened their security, in the face of the strongest groups of the Silent Reaper, there were still gaps.

They were still bypassed by the true capability of the most powerful assassin group on Akares Star.

However, the Barevisk family was not completely hopeless, as there were actually some targets who had a keener sense for detecting the assassins' presence. In one part of the manor, where there was a large garden, an elder at the low pseudo-immortal stage was walking through it. He suddenly moved his hand to block an incoming attack from behind.

The assassin's strike was blocked, but then another attack came from above, forcing him to block with his other hand. He wanted to retreat, but he realized that another assassin had used a technique to hold his feet in place.

The other assassins also tried to attack again, using their free hands to kill the elder while he was stuck.

The elder decided to go all out as his aura burst forth. The assassins responded with their own aura to contend with him, and their attack continued. The elder finally broke free from the assassin's technique, but then he was stunned when he sensed two more assassins appear right behind him.

"Alarm!" he shouted one last time before several stabs landed in his body, ending his life.

However, the commotion from their battle and his shout was enough to alert a nearby patrol. The patrol instantly signaled that intruders had infiltrated the manor grounds.

"Alarm! Alarm! There are intruders!" the guards shouted to one another as they sent signals using talismans. The moment their warning spread, a bell rang across the manor grounds. The entire area grew noisy, and soon more cultivators appeared from the surrounding buildings.

The cultivators of the Barevisk family poured out and took their positions as they had been trained for such situations.

"Move! Move! Don't let those rats escape! Block all escape routes and kill them!" one of the elders shouted to his men as he watched the many cultivators spread across the manor grounds.

A transparent barrier then rose, covering the entire manor like a cage. With this, no one could escape as long as the barrier remained active.

The assassins hiding in the shadows watched the many movements from the Barevisk family and one of the group's leader spoke to his group through voice transmission.

"Proceed to plan B. Kill anyone who tries to stop your path to the target or blocks an escape route. Leave the barrier to the piercing group." After that, their shadows dissolved again as they moved toward their next targets.

The master of the Silent Reaper, of course, had already heard the commotion. At that moment he was inside the building where Munez was located. He looked at the unconscious Munez lying on the bed not far from him for a moment, then dashed in shadow form toward Munez with the intent to kill him instantly.

However, he suddenly saw a barrier erected around the bed and two figures entered the room, striking in his direction with elemental techniques. The master did not seem surprised. He evaded the attack with quick movement. His shadow body spread across the floor, causing the attack to miss its target.

The strike destroyed half the room and the blast startled the nearby guards. They began to hurry toward the room.

However, they were suddenly attacked by other assassins who had been lying in wait within the shadows. Every guard who tried to approach the room was instantly killed by the assassins' daggers and shadow techniques.

The assassins' attacks were precise and fast, leaving the guards, whose cultivation levels were much lower, no chance except to face death.

"Don't move on your own! Form the battle formation! The assassins are at the peak of the pseudo-immortal establishment stage! Wait until support from the elders arrives!" one of the men shouted.

Without wasting any time, they followed the order exactly as they had been trained. But the assassin was not impressed and vanished into the shadows. The guards advanced together in formation, yet at that moment, the assassin activated his domain.

Darkness suddenly engulfed the entire area where many guards stood.

"He used his domain! Counter it with your own domain—Uokh!" In the darkness, someone tried to give orders, but the sound of slashes and collapsing bodies filled the air. The cultivators trapped within the domain of darkness could neither see nor sense anything, which filled them with fear.

They could only hear the sound of their comrades dying one after another as the assassin freely slaughtered them within the dark.

A few seconds later, reinforcements finally arrived, and the darkness was slightly pushed back by the incoming elders. There were several of them, and with their combined domain, they managed to bring light into the shadows.

The assassin did not give up and continued his attack. At that moment, another assassin joined the fight, making the situation even more chaotic.

Back in the place where Munez lay, the two elders who had tried to attack the master of the Silent Reaper stood back to back after missing their strike. The darkness from the domain that had covered them earlier had already disappeared, allowing them to see their surroundings again.

Their expressions were wary as they looked around, searching for the figure of the master.

"To think it's really you who attacked the patriarch. What happened, Pedro? Why did you suddenly become hostile toward the patriarch?" one of the elders asked. They were the grand elders at the middle pseudo-immortal stage of the family who had supported Munez.

They also knew about the special connection between their patriarch and the Silent Reaper. They were aware of things about the organization that not everyone knew, for example, the name of its master. They had learned it directly from the patriarch himself.

"Well, unfortunately, I have to do this for my own survival, so don't blame me. What we did in the past was just business," Pedro, the master of the Silent Reaper, replied.

The grand elder frowned upon hearing his answer. He understood that with such words, there was no room for negotiation and that battle was inevitable. He glanced at the barrier surrounding the patriarch and, seeing that it remained stable, turned his focus back to their current situation.

He had to defeat this legendary assassin if either he or the patriarch was to survive.

In another part of the manor, near the pavilion complex where Sir Ferix stayed, the guards were already in position, wary of any movement. Several elders at the pseudo-immortal establishment stage were also present after the bell rang to strengthen security.

The sound of the bell and the clashes of battle echoed through many parts of the manor, keeping everyone on edge.

As they kept guarding with full focus, many shadows suddenly appeared right behind their line and attacked in a surprise assault. The guards were caught completely off guard, unable to sense anything before the attack struck.

"Watch out—Argh!"

"Guard your back! Stay close to your comrades!"

A fierce battle broke out just outside the pavilion. However, not all the assassins engaged the guards and elders; some slipped away, infiltrating deeper into the pavilion complex.

They moved swiftly toward the place where they believed Sir Ferix was located. As they approached the building where he was supposed to be, they saw someone standing in front of it.

They had no idea who the man was, nor did they care. They assumed he was just another guard and tried to push past him.

One assassin attacked while the others attempted to rush by. But before they could pass the man's body—

"Ck, ck, ck, that's not polite," the man said.

Suddenly, their shadow-formed bodies froze in place.