Twenty minutes before the explosion, outside Si’s Twin Towers A Tower.

King Arthur took a deep breath. ’Calm down! Stay calm! It’s just Si Li. I’m not actually going to kill him. I just need to scare him and then run...’

’I’m not nervous. I’m not nervous... like hell I’m not!’

King Arthur was extremely nervous. This operation was completely different from the last one.

When she’d assassinated the Tier Three Knight before, King Arthur hadn’t felt much pressure. Even if she messed up, she could just face him head-on.

They were both Knights, neither of them skilled in one-on-one combat. Who was afraid of whom!

But now, King Arthur was facing a Tier Three Extraordinary from a different class.

According to the intel provided by Guang Ling.

Si Li, the head of Si Pharmaceutical, was a Tier Three Shaman.

The Shaman class was very similar to the Wizard, and while their methods weren’t as varied or bizarre, they were just as insidiously underhanded.

Their entire skillset was nothing but dirty tricks on top of more dirty tricks!

Even with the element of surprise, King Arthur felt the risk was extremely high.

She estimated the time. There were fifteen minutes left until the Wizard set off the explosion.

Her own part of the plan had to start in ten minutes. She had to engage Si Li within five minutes and then retreat quickly the moment the explosion went off.

Both operations would attract the Si Clan’s attention simultaneously, dividing their focus and allowing both operatives to retreat safely.

King Arthur took another deep breath and mumbled, ’Master Ma, you have to be reliable. Please keep an eye on me. If anything goes wrong, you have to pull me out. I haven’t gotten the Sword in the Stone yet. I don’t want to die...’

Exhaling the anxiety from her chest, King Arthur started walking toward Si’s Twin Towers A Tower.

Once again using Guang Ling’s cover, she slipped into A Tower without drawing any attention and made her way smoothly to the top floor of the Twin Towers.

According to Guang Ling’s intel, Si Li was in the office just ahead of King Arthur.

Outside the office, a full four A-Class Prosthetic Implanters stood guard.

King Arthur immediately felt like she’d been screwed over by the mission assignment. The difficulty of her task was much higher than the Wizard’s.

But there was nothing to be done. Who told her to be a Knight?

She couldn’t do the kind of work a Wizard did.

She calculated the time. One minute before the explosion.

King Arthur’s gaze turned resolute.

The Spiritual Power unique to a Knight surged around her.

A broadsword resembling the legendary Sword in the Stone materialized out of Spiritual Particles.

The A-Class Implanters couldn’t see this Sword in the Stone, but their minds were instantly hit with severe pressure.

If it had to be described in one word, it would be... terror.

The most obvious sign was the dazed look that appeared in the four A-Class Implanters’ eyes.

Seizing the opportunity, King Arthur moved immediately.

A phantom image of a Round Shield appeared before her.

Immediately after, King Arthur drew her own Two-Handed Broadsword and launched a Fearless Charge at Si Li’s office.

Fear of death?

Indecision?

Hesitation?

All such negative emotions vanished in that instant.

At this moment, King Arthur was like a pure Knight from the Middle Ages, with only a single conviction in her heart.

Cut down everything, obtain the Sword in the Stone! Become a Legend like the true King Arthur!

King Arthur’s charge carried not a hint of assassination; it was completely open and honorable!

The four Prosthetic Implanters had no reaction at all, completely stunned by the Sword in the Stone that King Arthur had manifested from her Spiritual Power alone.

Though they were both Tier Three, the technique King Arthur displayed seemed even more powerful and more authentic than that of the Round Table Conference’s Knights.

With a loud CRASH, King Arthur burst through the office door.

She saw Si Li working at his desk, facing a screen.

As a Tier Three Shaman, Si Li never expected to be ambushed by a Tier Three Extraordinary at this time, and with such brazen methods.

A frontal assault?

A Fearless Charge?

’Is this Knight insane?’

’Do they really think the Si Clan’s security is just for show?’

Si Li reacted in an instant, and the Spiritual Power of a Tier Three Shaman began to roil.

The Sword in the Stone in the void began to slowly corrode.

As he acted, he slammed a button on his desk.

The entire A Tower began to be slowly encased in armor. He was going to trap a turtle in a jar.

But at that exact moment, a blinding, incandescent white light erupted outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Si Li’s thoughts fell into chaos for a second.

’That’s the direction the Iron Curtain was heading!’

’That location is beneath the Iron Curtain!’

’Damn it! Something big has happened!’

King Arthur seized the opportunity while Si Li was distracted.

Her entire body emanated a fearless aura, and a pure white, flame-like energy seemed to ripple around her.

Without a trace of fear, King Arthur charged behind the phantom Round Shield—straight toward... the floor-to-ceiling windows!

The Wizard had succeeded. If she didn’t retreat now, when would she?

The windows shattered. King Arthur burst through them, managing to escape just before the armor plates sealed A Tower shut.

From a height of several hundred meters, even a Tier Three Knight would be in for a world of hurt if she simply went into freefall.

But King Arthur wasn’t a medieval Knight. She also had prosthetics!

An orange-red propulsion flare appeared—it was a small thruster, installed on her prosthetic legs.

These prosthetics couldn’t let King Arthur fly, but they were enough to slow her freefall or accelerate her Fearless Charge.

She landed steadily, instantly found the entrance to an underground pipe, and dove inside.

"Come and get me if you’ve got the guts! I’m used to being a sewer rat anyway!"

King Arthur vanished into the night, returning to the underground pipes that were her domain.

...

At the Liu’s Heavy Industries senior employee apartments, Lin Qi returned without incident.

The Si Clan had actually reacted very quickly. The riot squad, LDPD, and other personnel began to move almost the instant the explosion occurred.

The A-Class Implanters belonging to the Si Clan also began a city-wide search.

But Lin Qi had Guang Ling’s help, and King Arthur had drawn most of the pressure from the search.

Lin Qi made it all the way back to his apartment without anyone discovering his location.

In the Highest Level temporary channel, things had been lively for a while.

King Arthur: "Mission accomplished! That was so intense! Four A-Class Implanters and a Tier Three Extraordinary, all on the top floor of A Tower."

"You guys have no idea how gutsy I was. One Holy Sword, one Round Shield, one Fearless Charge, followed by a King Arthur’s Glory, and I blasted right through the top floor in an instant."

"Didn’t even need Master Ma to step in. I handled it all by myself, easy peasy..."

Master Ma: "[Cyber-Confusion.emoji]"

Master Ma: "I really didn’t have time to act. The moment I arrived near Si’s Twin Towers, I was tied up by that old woman from the Assassin Alliance again. It’s a good thing you’re alright, otherwise... I’m afraid... I’m very sorry."

The moment Master Ma’s message was sent, King Arthur, still in the underground pipes, broke out in a cold sweat.

’What the hell?’

’Master Ma wasn’t there just now?’

’Then who was it that gave me my courage?’

’The Sword in the Stone? Or the spirit of the real King Arthur?’

’I was way too brave!’

’I was so close to chickening out!’

Master Ma: "Just kidding. A Tier Four Blood Robe can’t stop me. If I want to save someone, there’s no possibility of failure."

Master Ma: "[Cyber-Smile.emoji]"