Hero of Darkness

Regardless of how their encounter started, the blonde-haired thrall quickly shifted the topic as soon as the exorbitant amount of money was mentioned by the mage in black robes. No longer showing hostile appearance or body language. 

"Are you sure? Because I don't accept any delays. I want everything on time." said Loki. 

Normally if someone was on the same level as you in terms of strength, one would be worried about a sudden attack and feel a sense of competition. But to Loki, he wasn't even bothered about angering Odin. 

Because if push came to shove and they fought here… the one to lose the most here would be the thrall. 

Since he was a mage and the warrior in front of him was a close combat brawler, he had the advantage in terms of range of attacks, skills, area of effect and damage output during a fight. 

And as a result, this whole building itself would be reduced to ruins. Because of that very reason, Odin didn't attack him either and hence, Loki initiated their conversation in a carefree manner. 

"You don't have to worry about that. Our network has been spread across the entire district for over a decade and no one has found out anything yet. 

There are 57 big cemeteries holding more than 5 million corpses as we speak. Managing your requirements won't be a problem. We have people everywhere.

We also have some of the top clans of the empire using our services as well. So you may rest assured." explained Odin like how one would try to sate the curiosity of their top client. 

"And what about the 5 thousand high-rank bodies?" asked Loki in a solemn tone while his expression, indicating that he was content with the answer from the thrall. 

"Manageable. But may I ask why do you need so many bodies? This number is simply too big no matter what your purpose is." asked Odin. 

"Do you always ask these types of questions to all your clients?" retorted Loki with an irritated expression. 

"Fair enough. Let's discuss the further details then. I can't deliver without a down payment first." 

To this, Loki took out a space ring and threw it towards the thrall. 

Odin then checked the contents as soon as he caught the ring. He nodded and kept the ring in his pocket. 

"What about the lives of my guards you killed?" asked Odin. 

"About that.. Pack them up for me. 

Count them as part of the deal too." said Loki in a sinister voice. 

As if this was something he planned to do from the very beginning when he killed the guards out of the blue. 

Afterwards, both the parties decided the arrangements regarding how and where they would deliver the goods. 

As he left, the meeting room had only 3 people who now decided to address some issues. 

"Logan.. Where did you find that freak?" asked Odin as he released half of his aura on the wolfkin. 

"He.. He was a big customer from a couple of weeks, I couldn't meet the demand so I thought it would be best to introduce him to you, boss Odin. 

Only if I knew he was such a nutjob.. I wouldn't have brought him here. Those guards were the ones who provoked him without checking who they were dealing with. 

Please.. It's not my fault." explained Logan. 

"Fine. Normally, we would receive 40 million at best for a job of this scale. You did bring in a fat sheep so you're forgiven. 

You'll receive your 10% cut." said Odin. 

"Boss, how could you let him go? He killed our people for no good reason." spoke the blue wolfkin in an angered tone. 

"Hank, I've fought other peak grandmasters before.. But this guy doesn't even feel like a human from his aura. 

From him.. I can sense a completely different energy. Something I haven't felt even from the Saints I've met so far." 

"What kind of energy you're talking about, boss?" asked Hank, Logan's cousin. 

"You both might not have sensed it because you're too weak. But when I was talking to him.. I was getting an extremely horrifying feeling as if I was staring at death itself." elaborated Odin with an aghast expression on why he didn't stress on the part about the dead people on his end. 

"This guy is not simple. He paid with Orichalclum plates. It's something only the top business enterprises in the capital or the prestigious noble clans use. 

And that sheer amount of bodies.. I feel like he isn't alone. Either he is backed up by a force we can't afford to mess with or there must be a new player in the game just like those clans. We need to know who we are dealing with first." said Odin with a somber expression. 

The reason why Odin had this feeling was because from the start to the end of their conversation, Loki didn't even show a slight sense of being wary about him trying to scam him or even threaten him. 

This type of confidence only came in two situations. One, you are extremely powerful than the opposition. Two, when you have a tyrannical force backing you up. 

And since Loki was a peak grandmaster just like him, there was a bigger chance of the second scenario to be the main reason. 

"Hank.. You know what to do." said Odin. 

Hank, the blue peak master rank archer nodded in response and left the room. 

When Loki was strolling through the streets of a populated zone, thinking about the ways of killing the thousands of people that were going about their lives in the busy streets without getting caught, he heard a warning in his head. 

Just like Kahn had advised, he was cautious enough to not leave a trace behind. And hence, he had dozens of assassins who were given to him by his master and kept a lookout for him in case anyone tried to follow him. 

He already left a few assassins in the building where he made the deal with Odin. Even the peak grandmaster didn't realize that unbeknownst to him, 3 assassins were hiding inside his shadow. 

"Hehe… I reckon I'm getting more than what we agreed on." spoke Loki with malicious intent after hearing that he was being followed by the people from Odin's side. 

His eyes glowed red the next second as he spoke in a grim tone. 

"Let me show these people why they say that sometimes... Death is a Mercy."