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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 136: Tension Rises

The tension on the walls grew day by day. Every soldier fixed their gaze on the infamous coalition army, their eyes gradually turning to the commanders leading the invasion.

A week later, an urgent message arrived at the cabin where three thousand soldiers had finally gathered. This was the rapid response private army Jun had prepared.

"The forces of Duke Hyou have been sighted leading an army of 10,00...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 135: The Horror of a Large-Scale War

In the days to come, Jun, accompanied by a small army, secretly departed for the walls where Qin was defending itself against the combined armies of all the warring states except one. Qin had managed, with great effort, to remove this particular state from the equation, preventing the enemy forces from becoming even larger.

Even so, the numbers were absurdly disproportionate.

It’s i...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 28: Horse

Dante walked down the stairs and found his father sitting in the living room.

"Did you have a good night?" John asked as he drank his coffee.

"It was nice, with some surprises, but overall it was fine." Dante didn’t remember causing a scene last night, unless the noises were too loud.

"And how are you feeling?"

"My head hurts."

"I can imagine."

Dante walked toward the kitchen to pour himself...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 27: What Happened Last Night?

These days, the weather in Montana has been rainy and evidently cold.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Inside the room where Max was sleeping, a phone kept vibrating.

"Silence, silence, stop making noise. I'll wake up in a bit; don't bother me."

Dante, who was lying on a large white bed, murmured quietly and reached out with his hand to find the vibrating phone.

"Hmm? Why can't I move?" Dante t...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 26: Nightclub

"Is this where you plan to launder your money?" Susie looked at the pub called The Umbral and felt that this place was still too advanced for the people of Montana.

When Dante arrived at the grand opening of his pub, he had some minor complications obtaining the license due to the reckless Beck brothers, who didn't make it easy for him to get the permits. This made him realize he now had new enemies.

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 134: Life Before the War and Death Because of It

In the village near where an intense battle was unfolding, life remained monotonous.

Jun would rise at dawn and spend his days training in the mountains. After completing his daily tasks, he would walk alongside Kyou Kai, who was responsible for reading and relaying information.

It was supposed to be just information.

“What’s this?” Jun asked, looking at a docu...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 133: Preparation

The meeting with the King concluded with a modest banquet.

All the guests departed, and Jun returned to his daily life, but that didn’t mean everything was peaceful.

Why wouldn’t it be?

An impending storm loomed over Qin, casting its shadow across all of China. The current situation resembled the calm before the storm.

At that moment, Qin, which had begun warring for the unification of th...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 25: Who Is Dante?

“Let me make this clear: I don’t know what kind of relationship you want with me, but since I’m a reasonable man, I’ll assume you’re looking to be my partners in future ventures.” Dante snapped his fingers. Cocodrilo, standing behind him, stepped forward with a briefcase, placing it on the table in front of the Beck brothers, who remained silent.

Malcolm glanced at the briefcase, then at Dante, and as...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 24: Chairman of the Montana Liquor Board

At the crack of dawn, Dante, unbothered by the possibility of being scrutinized, got into a black truck driven by Crocodile and headed to the building where the man who had previously denied him a liquor license for his pub awaited.

He knew perfectly well that without this license, he couldn’t open the pub, which was critical for solving many of his problems and supporting his family.

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 23: News and a Family Gathering

After that unexpected meal—or rather, that prepared one—Dante gave Susie a brief tour of the city while she did some shopping. Since they were close to home, he offered to take her to his house, where she would personally see the legendary largest ranch in the United States.

On the way, this time driving himself, Dante glanced at Susie, who was wearing jeans paired with a T-shirt featuring Nativ...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 132: Summit of the Army

Royal Palace of Qin, meeting hall.

There was one thing Jun had learned while carefully organizing the memories stored in his mind. And that was none other than how to make people wield their power against him.

"I forced my opponent to act."

Clearly, the key was that he imposed restrictions on himself and his opponents simultaneously, creating a strategy to achieve victory effortlessly.

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 131: The Reunion

The waves of war were crashing near Qin, and panic was spreading everywhere, especially among those who feared being enslaved.

While some prepared for the inevitable, others remained calm, keeping a broader perspective on the conflict.

Jun, mounted on his horse, dressed in black armor and wearing a matching cape adorned with red symbols, stood in front of an open field. Behind him, tens of thousands of t...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 130: When the Tides Stir [1]

"Is he dead or not?" Ri Boku hadn’t been able to sleep well due to the misunderstood threat that Jun posed to his plans.

Reports indicated that all the assassins and the brigade he had personally sent were wiped out.

No survivors.

Since then, he had been investigating everything about Jun by any means necessary, and as time passed, he uncovered even more terrifying truths.

"We...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 129: Planning

Days passed, and Jun's army was mobilizing toward the cities of Wei, now under his full control, in preparation for the upcoming large-scale invasion.

For this plan, the most important woman Jun had spoken to, Yo Tan Wa, would play an extremely crucial role to ensure everything proceeded as planned.

First, they would wait for the King of Qin to grant them an official document bearing his seal, ensuring that...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 128: A Few Days Later

"How did they find me if everything was meticulously planned?" A question was heard in the room of a palace within the border city that Jun controlled.

Shen, who had fully recovered, said under his breath, "We don't know."

"We estimate that the information was not leaked. Ri Boku personally took charge of extending his information network while Suez was recovering in bed." Shen admitted that there w...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 127: The Day the World Stood Still

Trevor, who had been holding off Zhao’s soldiers to prevent them from invading the hills where the assassins had established their villages, was still in position.

When he heard that Jun had left after the last group of assassins, he ordered a retreat, encircling the hills from the other side to create a distraction.

It would have been perfect—a brilliant plan—if Zhao hadn’t sen...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 22: Touch My Family, and You Die

"You're different from any of the Dutton family in this state. I understand that you grasp what your father and I are fighting for." Dan Jenkins gave a slight smile as he sipped his wine, nodding toward Susie, who responded with a polite expression.

Susie wasn't someone who acted impulsively, and although she understood Dan's intentions, she wanted to see how Dante would handle this problem.

Ho...

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Wind in the Smoke

Chapter 21: Addressing More Problems

Later, Dante, who wanted to show Susie the city, personally took her to places that he had learned about just the day before, thanks to Rip.

"We have here a nice restaurant where they serve the best food you can find in this place," Dante said as one of his men held the door open.

Susie looked at all the bodyguards Dante brought to this simple meal and asked, uncertainly, "Do you have a problem wit...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 126: The Meaning of Black Moon

All this time in the darkness, Shen anxiously ran toward the border, hoping to encounter spy shadows.

But no matter how far he ran, he found nothing. So, he thought of leaving Xia in a safe place; the top of a tree was the best spot he could think of.

"I know I promised my Lord I'd take you to a safe place without looking back, but I also made an oath. Be smart and stay here silently," Sh...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 125: Mercy

"They wanted to kill nothing more than a child, one who doesn’t understand evil."

The leader of the assassins, an old man nicknamed Zong, felt his heart sink at the sight unfolding before his eyes.

His companions, his brothers-in-arms, fell dead, decapitated by a fierce demon who had lost all sense of survival.

An unreal vision was developing before him at the hands of a single man.

Their martial...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 124: Pursuit [2]

In the deep darkness of the forest, at its center, was a barren field.

The clash of metal could be heard, and after a few minutes, there was silence.

A dead silence—uncommon, as just moments ago, the sound of metal against metal suggested that there were many people here.

Jun sat on a rock in the middle of the barren field and took in what was happening around him. Covered in bleeding wounds, he ...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 123 - Pursuit [1]

Xia felt a tingling in her head as the situation around them suddenly changed.

She tried to grasp what was happening while taking in her surroundings in a half-asleep state, but it wasn’t easy.

It was a natural reaction. How could she have known she'd be on horseback when she opened her eyes?

All she heard was that their pursuers had caught up with them. At the very least, Xia could infer that i...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 122: The Flower Amidst the Sea of Blood

Jun walked towards the main square in the mountains, swaying side to side as he scanned his surroundings. In the distance, he spotted a tiny figure standing in the square.

"A girl?"

As Jun approached, the girl actually began to run away from him.

Could she be some sort of monster?

"You won't escape."

...

From afar, Shen, who was bringing a few horses, notice...

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The Black Moon Assassin

 Chapter 121: Current Problems (1)

Jun opened his eyes as a sharp pain coursed through his entire body.

The first thing he saw was a familiar ceiling: the ceiling of his own room in the temple within the assassins’ territory.

Then, as his senses gradually returned, he felt a presence beside him, and turning his head, he saw a man with white hair staring at him, along with several other figures who appeared ordinary.

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 120: The World's Shock

"Urgent message!"

"Urgent message!"

"Urgent message!"

Several days later, nocturnal hawks and eagles took flight, their dark silhouettes streaking across the night sky as they delivered messages to the capitals of all the warring states.

“What? Jun Asura laid siege to the God of Martial Arts. He relied on his own strength to slay that monster and claim the title of Martial God.”

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 119: The Difference Between a Purpose and a Mission

"It's not personal; none of this is." Jun walked toward Hou Ken, who was breathing heavily, staring at the blood spilled on the ground.

"Your purpose…" Hou Ken murmured, his eyes narrowing.

This time, Jun responded sincerely: "The war will never end; it won’t be us who can change that. But I assure you, my vision is far greater than yours."

"I can stop these w...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 118: The Path of an Assassin Seeking Only Harmony (1)

"The battle has begun." From the top of a hill far from the battlefield, Ri Boku watched as night fell. He saw Hou Ken's massive figure, knowing this battle would be over before it even started.

But his calm gaze soon faltered as the clash began.

"Who really is Jun?"

…

Jun's encounter with Hou Ken in these recent days was nothing more than a coincidence....

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 117: The Encounter

Jun went to see his strategists at noon and returned late at night.

Whether he succeeds or not will depend on how skilled the assassins from these hills are as fighters.

“Luck doesn’t exist." Jun murmured quietly while climbing a slope.

Everything was already arranged. Shen had agreed to help build an army from scratch, structuring them to at least know the basics that any organized army woul...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 116: Everything Intensifies

The weather was quite bad; the snow had made it difficult for both forces to take the first step forward to initiate the battle, and everyone was careful enough not to make a wrong move.

Everyone waited in silence until the weather eased a bit.

"Are you sure his name is Jun?" A man dressed in a blue robe looked at the reports from the trackers who had brought him information about the leader o...

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The Black Moon Assassin

Chapter 115: The Martial God

Boom!

With a massive roar, dust rose from the peak of a mountain as a stone gate opened and a tall, muscular figure emerged.

Under his feet, massive cracks spread out, emitting an aura as heavy as a mountain, which made his body appear even more formidable.

Without a single gesture or signal, the man simply stood there like a pillar that could support the heavens. He had naturally become the ce...