"I don't dare!" Trapp answered unhesitantly.
"Um," the assassin was dumbfounded at his reply. She didn't expect him to be so straightforward.
Immediately, her mood worsened, and she felt like Trapp was making a fool out of her.
"Are you seriously playing with me right now? Do you call yourself a man when you don't even dare to reveal your true identity?"
"Humph, I can't believe you're such a spineless coward!"
The assassin was uncharacteristically pissed. It was very much unlike her to talk so much like this to somebody, but right now; she was very annoyed and pissed and needed somebody to vent her frustrations on. Who better than the cause of all the troubles would she vent them on?
Trapp was not offended by the assassin's words. Instead of being pissed, he actually laughed out loud as he said.
"Haha, I don't mind being called a spineless coward. In any case, if it makes you happy, you're free to call me whatever you want. But don't
Trapp slowly made his way towards the first squad. There was an odd smile on his face and his body was very relaxed as his hands were tucked inside the pockets of his pants. With the way he was, Trapp didn't look like he was going to meet his enemies. Instead, he looked more like he was going to meet his friends whom he was just seeing after a long separation.Unfortunately, the first squad didn't react in a similar manner, but as Trapp slowly approached them, it was like they were facing a great enemy. All their bodies were tensed up, and they gripped their weapons tightly, as if in anticipation of a fight.The leader of the second squad was just thanking the leader of the first squad for coming to their rescue and he was also interested in knowing how they had ended up on the base and what they were doing here. But then he noticed the tension in the air.Looking between Trapp and the members of the first squad, the leader of the second squad quickly asked, "Br
Trapp had suddenly appeared in the middle of the squad's formation and was holding a dagger to Max's neck. This scene successfully shocked the squad members who were surrounding max in the middle, causing them to undergo a huge amount of psychological pressure.One of the members could not withstand this pressure, so when he saw Trapp suddenly appearing close to him, he immediately panicked and launched an attack at him in a crazed manner."What the fuck!"Without thinking at all, that squad member condensed a small fireball hurriedly and shot it at Trapp. the power in that fireball was not strong as the squad members had only condensed it in a panic. It wouldn't have been a threat to Trapp, as he could easily avoid it. But the thing is that the squad member had fired off his attack in the middle of the whole squad. If it exploded and hit somebody else, it would cause a huge problem for them.Fortunately, the squad leader was able to react in time. He qui
"What else do you have to say?" Trapp asked calmly.The leader of the first squad was already feeling flustered as he didn't know how to deal with Trapp. he didn't want to offend him and he naturally didn't want to see Max getting killed.The leader's mind was rapidly churning with different thoughts as he struggled to come up with a way to handle this situation that would satisfy both parties.Trapp looked at the leader closely. He could clearly see that he was struggling and a part of him felt pity for the leader. But no matter what, even if the leader came up with a very convincing argument or an irresistible offer, Trapp was determined to kill Max.Trapp was insistent on killing Max because he wasn't the type of person who could stand being provoked one-sidedly. Trapp was an arrogant man, and he could be petty and shallow at times. But no matter what, he couldn't let a person that had schemed to harm him go away scot free. It just wasn't the kind of p
Without a word, Trapp left the first squad and returned to the assassin's side, leaving the squad members in a depressed state. Every one of them could not speak as they looked at Trapp's back, hatred clearly visible in their eyes.Watching Trapp swagger away from the very relaxed, the malice buried deep in the hearts of the squad members seemed to slowly rise to the surface and a virtual storm of dark clouds seemed to hang above their heads. These clouds were formed of dense negative emotions that threatened to swallow the squad members and plunge them down into an abyss, where they would lose all inhibitions and attack Trapp regardless of any consequence.Throughout, Trapp did not turn around and he continued to expose his back to the squad members as if taunting them to attack him.Trapp's uncaring attitude was filled with total disregard for the squad members whose emotions were reaching a tipping point and he seemed to be blatantly daring them to attack him
None of the squad members doubted Trapp's ability to defeat and kill them. They were able to feel a suppressive pressure from him that made them weak and unwilling to face him. This kind of pressure was something that people naturally exerted over those who were weaker than them.It was a subconscious fear that was exerted over other people who were weaker than oneself, forcing them to be unwilling to face you in combat. If a person could exert this kind of fear and pressure over another person, then when fighting that person, it would feel like their hands and feet were shackled by an invisible force and they wouldn't be able to display their full power in combat.There were a lot of factors that could lead to another person being able to have suppressive pressure over their opponents and it wasn't a hard fact simply based on if you were stronger than the other person or not. Things like confidence, will, and courage could also cause people to suppress others.
"So you are the famous ending maker... the rookie who has been making a lot of waves recently in our circle?" the assassin, Phantom Trace, said to Trapp after learning his identity. Naturally, the identity that Trapp revealed to her was his assassin monicker and not his real identity.Phantom Trace looked Trapp over from head to toe before she continued speaking, "I hear you currently have a 1000% mission completion rate and that all your targets have been successfully assassinated since you began your debut. nice track record... it's almost as impressive as mine. Your codename is a little tacky, I would say, but apart from that, you're definitely promising."The assassin, Phantom Trace, evaluated Trapp as she observed him, stating his past record since he became an assassin. From her words, it seemed like she was praising Trapp, but if one listened carefully to what she said, one would know that there was a hidden meaning underlying her every word.Although the
"What is that supposed to mean?" the assassin looked at Trapp suspiciously as she asked that question."What exactly are you insinuating?"The assassin could not understand what Trapp meant by his question. It was he was insinuating that he wasn't the cause of her recent failure up until now.Trapp's question made this whole mission seem like a conspiracy. To the assassin, Phantom Trace, Trapp was just mystifying things in order to shirk responsibility and avoid blame. She wasn't going to fall for his schemes."If you think for one second that I am going to let you off just because you want to sound profound when you are not, you've got another thing coming, mister!"Witnessing the assassin's reaction, Trapp rolled his eyes at her. Then he shook his head as he said to her."Alright calm down and stop being overly dramatic. Will you at least let me finish what I was going to say.?""Sheesh, women! Even if you are powerful and capable,
The assassin, Phantom Trace, was frowning very hard. Her brows were deeply furrowed, and her expression was slightly unnatural. Listening to Trapp's analysis, she could not help the feeling of shock and surprise that overwhelmed her.Trapp's analysis was spot on and accurate to a fault. Just like he said, the second mission had greater priority over the first. As long as she completed it and retrieved the item that she was told to, she would still get paid regardless of his, she completed the assassination mission or not.This was a clause that had been added to the contract that she signed when she came under the employ of the Avalon family.Although assassins like her and Trapp mostly worked in the shady and gray area of society, there was still a need to keep accounts clear in case of any problems during the course of a mission. For example, signing contracts had now become necessary in order to prevent either party from breaching the terms of the contract. I