Thanks for the invitation. I am a parasite in Terra.

The elevator door opens.

Zuo Jian took a step forward and slowly entered.

At the same time, he raised his hands and readjusted his face.

Soon, Norman Smith's face appeared in his head again.

The other party approached only after the owner of this face left the building.

Then, he would let the other party know that all his expectations had failed.

........

"call...."

The thin man let out a long sigh and then slowly crawled in the ventilation duct.

"Black rat."

That's what everyone who knew him called him.

A large part of the reason is related to his Originium skills of concealment, and another part is because he is short, dark and thin.

But it was precisely because of this that he was noticed by the gangs and bid farewell to his past days of petty theft.

And now, because of the order from his boss, he was going to sneak into this building controlled by another gang to gather some... necessary information.

The Earl of Warwick died, and his two adopted daughters were adopted by a big shot in the gang.

But that's not the problem.

The problem is....Warwick's territory.

His adopted daughter theoretically has the legitimate right of succession.

The earldom has hereditary rights.

But...they were adopted.

Did that mean they were going to try to take Warwick's inheritance by relying on the adopted daughters?

It would be okay if that was all.

But... Black Rat also knew that, except for the Glasgow gang that suddenly emerged from nowhere, the gangs that could survive in Londinium today basically had their own earls supporting them behind the scenes.

This action of the gang...in a sense, also reflects the supporters behind it.

And the supporters behind them...

It's the Iron Duke.

Although rumors say that even if he supports them, it is just to let them summarize the intelligence of Londinium City from time to time. He does not have deep connections with the gang. It is more like a transaction than support.

Moreover, he seems to have been dissatisfied with the gangs for a long time, and he might even deal with them personally when the time comes.

But...now things have changed.

Was it their own idea or the Iron Duke's idea that they adopted the Earl of Warwick's daughters?

In short, he needed to come here to find out the information this time.

This is extremely important to the dukes behind the entire Londinium.

pat.

The black rat crawled out of the ventilation duct and then turned his head... In an instant, his eyes suddenly widened.

There is an elevator running next to you.

And the number above just happened to stop at the floor where he was.

“Huh…really.”

"Every time I smell the scent of rats, it always makes me feel a little uncomfortable."

The elevator door opened, Zuo Jian stepped out, and looked at the black rat that was frozen in place in front of him with some indifference.

"Who allowed you to enter my area?"

Zuo Jian narrowed his eyes and almost instinctively felt unhappy and disgusted with the intruder.

(Regarding the recent daily life... Well, this is indeed my fault QAQ, because I started writing daily life and then transitioned to writing it, so sometimes I subconsciously make the same mistakes as before. I'm really sorry! [Bow] After I realize this, I will gradually start to push the plot back on track!)

Chapter 112: The Transient Nature

"Hello...you are...Norman Smith, right?"

However, unexpectedly, the black rat showed a slightly happy expression after seeing who was coming.

"You...recognize me?"

Zuo Jian narrowed his eyes and looked at the thin man who was gradually approaching in front of him.

"It's me, the Black Rat from Crown Street. Did we often "work" together in the past? I heard that you left your original territory and joined this gang. I heard from others that you even became the second in command!"

"So this is all true! Norman, I knew you were a hidden talent."

......

He is lying.

The man in front of him had his heart beating faster unconsciously beneath his thin torso, and cold sweat began to seep out of his forehead.

But...it seems that the other party did not lie about knowing me.

"I thought you weren't doing well in your new gang, so I never came to look for you. Who knew you would actually—

—”

"what do you want to say in the end?"

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Zuo Jian narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to exude a hint of coldness.

Norman Smith seemed to have this person in his memory, but... it was too vague, perhaps because it was a long time ago or because he was not familiar with him at all.

"I just want to ask you one thing. Are you sure you know me well?"

"Of course... are you kidding me, Norman? We did so many big deals together in the slums... Oh! Do you remember that there was a perverted customer who wanted to find an infected kid to fight those hungry beasts in the underground arena?!"

"The little devil we caught was still a girl. At that time, you thought the infected were too dirty. Hey, but what about the infected? As long as she is not scratched and not infected, it feels a pity to send such a beautiful little girl to be fed to those beasts. Afterwards, you kept suggesting that I get a check-up, didn't you? In the end, nothing happened to me..."

"Are you finished?"

Zuo Jian opened his eyes, his merciless pupils were now as calm as the surface of a lake.

"I...Norman, I really just want to make a living, you know that, considering the friendship we have done so many business deals together..."

"I think I remembered something about the 'business' you mentioned."

He opened his mouth slightly, and his eyes seemed to regain some clarity.

Just now, he was also searching for the memories of Norman Smith.

.......I never thought that deep in this man’s memory, there was such a wonderful memory.

Really...

It's a bit disgusting.

"Don't be like this, Norman! Okay, I understand how you feel! I'll tell you who sent me here and what I'm here to investigate. Please, let me live, okay?! I promise I won't say I know you anymore..."

The black rat slowly took two steps back and spoke in panic.

However, Zuo Jian just continued to walk towards him at the same speed as at the beginning, neither fast nor slow, as if...he could not hear his words at all.

"*Victoria swears*... in that case... "

The thin body was stunned for a moment, then burst out with the speed of a trapped beast and rushed towards the man in front of him.

In his memory, Norman has always been stronger than him, but... that was only in the past!

Over the years, he didn't believe that Norman, as the second-in-command, could still have the sharp reaction as before, while he had been staying in those mixed places to hone himself.

Even if he can't cause any damage, as long as he uses one attack to make him draw his attention away from blocking himself, he can use the opportunity created in that instant to use the Originium technique to escape!

The moment the black rat lunged, a complete retreat plan emerged in his mind.

There is no doubt that as long as nothing unexpected happens, his chances of escaping are almost 100%...

puff!

The short dagger pierced into Zuo Jian's eye socket in an instant. The expected block did not appear at all. The whole process was even unobstructed as if he was facing an ordinary person.

"What.....?"

The black rat just froze in place at this moment.

Norman Smith....when did he become such a loser? !

The entire blade of the dagger pierced directly into the brain through the eye socket, and a large amount of blood began to gush from it... He was dead.

Just like that, defenseless...died?

wrong!!!!

The black rat looked up and his eyes suddenly widened.

At this moment, Zuo Jian, whose eyes had been completely destroyed by the dagger and even his brain was directly destroyed, just stood there quietly, without any feeling of convulsion that a dead person should have.

And his intact eyes still maintained their original indifferent look.

It's as if...it's not on the same body as the eyeball on the other side that was pierced.

Tick ​​tock....

Blood dripped onto the tip of his shoe, bringing Black Rat's thoughts back to reality.

Then he reacted and immediately pulled out his dagger and stepped back a few steps.

really.....

Norman Smith, whose dagger had been pulled out, still stood there as if nothing had happened, even though blood was gushing out of one of his pupils.

But the feeling just now was clearly a stab...

"You seem to be very good at hiding and assassination?"

Zuo Jian spoke slowly, then touched his injured eye socket with his hand.

".........what did you....do?"

The black rat swallowed, then looked at his arm with some fear.

The exposed skin was stained with a few spots of blood splattered by the man.

At this moment, those blood spots felt like the marks of burning cigarette butts, sending waves of burning sensation through his skin.

Damn it.

He was struck.

Although he didn't know what trick he had fallen into...but his years of experience of surviving in cracks told him that if he ran away at this moment, he would probably end up dead.

"I suddenly felt that some things shouldn't be wasted."

I saw Zuo Jian lowering his head, allowing a large amount of blood to spurt out of his eyes.

Then, in the ever-growing pool of blood on the ground, several four-legged scarlet creatures slowly crawled out.

Its disgusting appearance

It looked like a furless Pelomon, and the head with densely packed eyes on its neck made him feel extremely disgusted.

"What do you want to do?"

"Black rat...right? Show these hounds how good your concealment skills are."

There was a cruel smile on Zuo Jian's lips, followed by a creepy sound.

"Well, after five minutes, if you still have about 40% of intact human tissue left on your body, I will let you live."

"If you can't..."

He stood up, and then his head twisted in a strange shape.

"The seclusion you are so proud of is now mine. How about that? Is that fair?"