Danmachi - Infinite Mana System!

Chapter 123 - Thanatos Familia 01.

[Chapter Size: 1500 Words.]
Third Person POV
Orario.

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As soon as Lucius uttered those words, silence took over the place at that moment. It seemed like all the activities of the black market had come to a halt. At this moment, only the breathing of Lucius and Ryuu with their assassins, positioned above the buildings, was heard.

"Well, I thought you would act, but it seems you won't..." Lucius spoke, cracking a mocking smile. And then, he vanished from the spot next to Ryuu and appeared in front of four people dressed as assassins while they covered their bodies with dark clothes.

Before they could act, still surprised by Lucius, the mage made a hand motion, releasing bolts that shot directly at all of them. Caught off guard, the majority were hit, while one managed to dodge having agility of level 4. All flew onto the buildings, exploding in bolts. Even the people at the market were surprised by the explosions happening above them in the direction of that alley as bolts illuminated the darkness of the night.

Ryuu quickly joined the fight, jumping onto the buildings, "Take care of this one, I'll go after the others that were hit." Lucius murmured with his distorted voice, and he vanished again while Ryuu ran towards the man who prepared to face her.

The electrocuted assassins struggled to get up at that moment, wondering what had happened. "How did he appear out of nowhere? How can he do that?" they wondered.

"You should have been paying more attention to me," Lucius spoke, hovering above them. And, before they could react, he released another bolt on top of the whole group, causing a new explosion on those buildings. Now, drawing the attention of the entire place, while an explosion was heard throughout the district.

When the dust settled, only 1 assassin managed to stand, while the other two lay dead on the ground.

Looking at the last one, Lucius amusingly asked. "Are you really assassins? I expected more. This is being too easy. I thought the Thanatos Familia would send at least level 4 assassins, but this is a level 2 at most. What a disappointment," Lucius mocked, behind his mask, as the last member was growling at him.

"Don't underestimate me, you will pay for this!" the man challenged. However, at the first step he took towards Lucius, a trap that Lucius had secretly placed was activated on him, electrocuting him. The next moment, another sound of bolts was heard, as the man felt pain in his body and fell motionless to the ground.

"Really disappointing," Lucius murmured, placing his feet on the ground again. He walked up to the man, while Ryuu was fighting another level 4 adventurer. She was a good assassin, but a frontal combat had its shortcomings against adventurers of the same level. Lucius stood there waiting while they exchanged blows, causing explosive sounds above the rooftops.

"This can't last long..." Lucius commented, seeing that more people were approaching by the sound of the previous explosions, he knew he had to finish that fight quickly. Then, before the assassin fighting with Ryuu could react, a bolt went towards his attacker, who was caught off guard.

Being electrocuted the next moment with Lucius's most powerful bolt, he became slow and Ryuu finished him off with her wooden staff.

"Don't look at me like that, we have to get out of here. Take him, we'll ask them some questions in another location." He said while Ryuu picked up that adventurer, Lucius took the one that fell with his trap.

They were ready to leave the place, but suddenly three adventurers climbed up: a dwarf and an elf and a human, "Who are you?! What do you think you are doing in this place, don't you know that this is the underworld of Orario and you are subject to being chased if you cause trouble?" The dwarf growled.