I alone am the Honoured One! - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Assassination attempt!
Zhao Tian stood up on the road, brushing away the dust and small shards of glass from his clothes. A smile appeared on his face as he glanced at the man dashing towards him “That was a surprise. My first time in an assassination.”

The man was clad from head to toe in pitch-black emanating an aura of killing. His face was hidden by a mask, showing just a pair of fierce eyes and he had a sharp blade.

Chi Miya, who was overwhelmed with fear and anxiety, felt her entire body shake uncontrollably. “Miya, get up!” Huh? She turned her eyes around and saw the assassin rushing towards them. “Tia-

*swoosh* As the assassin raised his hand aiming his strike to stab the blade at Zhao Tian, he swiftly caught the wrist and twisted it. *crack* In a split second, a sharp sound of bone cracking echoed through the air and the assassin’s right arm had been utterly twisted, and contorted in a strange way, rendering the arm unusable.

W-What the? The assassin trembled in shock and pain as he gritted his teeth, without wasting a single moment he quickly slid his left hand in to take the next weapon. Being highly skilled in their craft, these assassins were not ones to retreat in the face of such excruciating pain.

*crack* *twirk* But Zhao Tian gripping his wrist again twisted the assassin’s hand and skillfully manipulated his hand, swiftly directing the blade towards the assassin’s neck himself, and *scleeschhh* did a precise slash.

“Arhghhh!” With a sudden, guttural cry, the sharp edge of the blade seamlessly sliced through the assassin’s neck instantly killing him, and *thud* the assassin’s body collapsed on the road.

Chi Miya’s eyes quivered in horror as she saw the lifeless body of the assassin falling onto the road. She slowly raised her head and saw Zhao Tian standing there with cold eyes “T-Tian?”

*swoosh* She blinked her eyes and he disappeared from sight. H-H-Huh? In a state of panic, she anxiously looked around trying to see him.

*woosh* Hearing a sound, she turned around only to witness the chilling sight of yet another assassin lunging towards her with a sharp blade. *gik* In that very instant, a wave of terror surged through her, causing every strand of her hair to stand on end, as she helplessly watched the blade inching to her.

However, just as despair began to consume her, Zhao Tian appeared before her and grabbed the assassin’s face in a firm grip.

Wha- The assassin’s eyes widened in astonishment at Zhao Tian’s speed as he appeared out of nowhere. *boom* He blasted the assassin’s head on the road with his hand. *splash* *boom* The impact left a huge crack on the road’s surface as the assassin’s head mashed to a paste.

Chi Miya was terrified seeing the bloody pool and crawled back on the road looking at Zhao Tian, his eyes filled with murderous intent which even scared her to death. This is not the Tian she knows… “T-Tian?”

She again glanced at the huge cracks in the road as if the road was broken and her breath caught in her throat bewildered by the sheer magnitude of the impact. W-What power?

“I told you to get up. Miya!” She again heard his words and her body instinctively stood up out of fear. “T-Tian?”

*bang* *woosh* Hearing a bullet sound whizzing through the air, Zhao Tian swiftly moved standing in front of Chi Miya. Chi Miya was horrified to hear the bullet sound again and saw Zhao Tian standing in front of her.

*gasp* Her eyes dilated in shock and her heart palpated seeing Zhao Tian taking the bullet aimed at her. She quickly hugged him “T-Tian?” panicking something happened to him trying to save her.

*clank* But she heard a sound and instinctively turned her gaze downward as the bullet rolled on the road. E-Eh? Confusion clouded her thoughts as she looked at Zhao Tian, who stood before her unscathed. What the actual fuck?

“Miya, run to the woods. It will hinder the sniper to target you…” Chi Miya came out of her shock and her head was filled with a lot of questions.

As the sniper observed the situation, a frown formed on his face, “A cultivator? We were never told there was a cultivator with the target.”

“T-Tian, what jus-”

“Shut up and do what the fuck I just said.” Zhao Tian spoke and he saw three more assassins rushing toward them. Hearing his high-pitched voice, Chi Miya’s body shriveled and she quickly nodded running to the woods so the trees would hinder the sniper.

“Haah!” Chi Miya cautiously made her way down the treacherous mountain slope, gasping for air as she moved with deliberate steps, She navigated through the dense forest walking down the steep soil, hiding within the trees to avoid the sniper’s focus.

“Ahhh!” However, her footing faltered on the treacherous incline of the mountain, causing her to lose balance and gradually slide down the steep slope.

“Urgh…” As she slowly descended the slope *woosh* she heard whizzling noises of air.

She turned her head and her eyes caught sight of an assassin hurtling towards her, brandishing a gleaming blade in his hand. Reacting purely on instinct, she swiftly raised her arms in a desperate attempt to shield herself, overwhelmed by fear and the imminent danger that loomed as the blade drew closer.

*swoosh* Zhao Tian appeared, his leg extended in a powerful kick aimed directly at the assassin’s face. *thud* *boomm* The force was so immense that it sent the assassin flying through the air, causing a trail of destruction as he crashed into three tall trees, shattering them into splinters. In a split second, the assassin’s back was brutally snapped in half, resulting in instantaneous death.

Haa! Haa! Chi Miya struggled to catch her breath, her chest heaving up and down in a rapid rhythm. “T-Tian…” Her words stumbled as she tried to speak, and a wave of relief washed over her when she saw Tian standing before her, completely unscathed.

Zhao Tian’s gaze shifted towards the sight of her torn dress, her hair in disarray, and the numerous small slashes marred across her body. With a heavy sigh escaping his lips he extended his hand “Let’s go up first…”

Chi Miya gave a nod reaching out her hand and Zhao Tian tightly clutched her hand as they walked up to the road.

Reaching the top, Chi Miya’s chest heaved with both relief and exhilaration. She placed her hands on her chest and she could feel her heart still beating rapidly, as she narrowly escaped death over four times in a single day.

“Urghh!” A painful growl left her lips feeling the numbing pain all over her body again. Feeling so tired, she sat on the road her breath still heavy.

Her eyes then glanced at an assassin who was rolling on the road in pain his arm and leg distorted in a different way. Zhao Tian noticed her gaze “He is the sniper. I captured him so we could find who wanted to kill you and why…”

The assassin who was writhing in pain heard his words. *Huff* *Huff* He gasped for air, his breaths coming in quick painful huffs as if he was deciding something, and rolled his tongue biting something lodged between his teeth.

Huh? Zhao Tian saw this and facepalmed himself “There goes the last evidence. I should have thought about this.”

“W-What happened?” Chi Miya asked seeing his disappointment.

Zhao Tian spoke looking at the lifeless body of the last assassin he captured “He just killed himself before we could torture him. They are assassins they are not afraid of life.”

Chi Miya’s blue eyes looked around the dead bodies of the ruthless assassins scattered on the road, a mangled corpse with a shattered skull… another assassin lay with a severed head, the result of a brutal and precise strike.

“Tch!” She turned her eyes away, unable to bear witness to the grotesque display of blood and gore before her. She took a glimpse at Zhao Tian standing there “What are you?”

(A/n: I am batman!)