Endless World: The Rise of Leonard Lawson

The scattered, hidden weapons on the floor were nothing but trouble for Claudia.

She wasn’t a naive person to think the opposing party was going to fight fairly, not especially when they clearly emphasized that she was a dead person.

And sure enough, her foreboding wasn’t unfounded.

Redflow lifted two fingers, his gaze locked on Claudia.

Soon, the concealed metal responded.

Tink... tink... tink...

Each piece vibrated with mana.

Claudia’s eyes coldly narrowed. ’Freedom really isn’t easy to earn.’

She assumed a strong bout, ready to confront Redflow’s next move.

Upon seeing her resilience, Redflow didn’t comment much on it. As an assassin, especially one from the Assassin Syndicate, this kind of resilience was the bare minimum requirement.

Rather than commenting on a dead person’s emotional state, it was better to end things quickly and find another hideout.

He flicked his hand, causing the weapons to surge forward.

In response, Claudia sprinted into them. Her body twisted through the cloud of death, her daggers deflecting only what was unavoidable. Every step she made was calculated, slipping through deadly gaps like a leaf riding a storm.

Redflow watched with an unfazed expression. ’Let’s see how much stamina you have.’

With another flick, he sent more weapons toward her. It was a never-ending wave of attacks. The weapons that were deflected or missed would be recycled.

Although Claudia knew that charging blindly forward was a terrible option, she had no other option. Her mana had barely been replenished from the previous crippled state, so she could only do close combat.

Claudia burst through the storm and slammed into him. Her clothes were shredded, and small cuts were made in the meantime.

Within 5 meters away, Claudia gritted her teeth and blinked forward.

Her blink caught Redflow slightly off-guard, enabling her knee to strike his ribs.

CRACK!

Redflow coughed violently, but quickly retaliated with a blade concealed between his fingers. A vicious grin could be seen on his face.

’He even predicted this?’ Startled, Claudia realized her attack landed not because she caught him by surprise. But it was actually a trap and a bait all along.

She tried to grab his wrist mid-swing and forced it upward to prevent the blade from hitting her vital marks.

STAB!

The blade pierced through her own shoulder, narrowly avoiding a vital point.

Claudia endured the excruciating pain and kicked the ground to propel herself backward. Her hand clutched tightly on her bleeding shoulder.

The ground beneath her was dyed crimson.

Still, she didn’t have the time to be concerned about her injuries.

Redflow was indeed one ruthless and meticulous assassin.

He offered Claudia zero chance or opportunity to further retaliate.

In the blink of an eye, Claudia was quickly placed at a disadvantage, with her injuries accumulating at a rapid pace.

However, Claudia wasn’t the type to give up.

Amidst Redflow’s ruthless attack, she gritted her teeth and consumed all her mana.

”Hmm?” Alarmed, Redflow quickly sensed danger.

Alas, it was too late for him to avoid the danger.

SHINK!

Claudia expended all her mana to close the distance between them, her dagger barely missing the vital point because of her shoulder’s injury. In the end, she was only able to repay the favor and injure Redflow’s right shoulder.

Redflow stumbled a few steps back, his expression turning darker.

’Really a nuisance bitch.’ His bleeding shoulder flared with mana, and the remaining bandages slithered like living snakes, wrapping around Claudia’s torso and arms, tightening with killing intent.

Claudia’s body wiggled intensely.

She wanted to resist, but no longer held the strength.

Her face was full of unwillingness to lose her life here.

’I still have my vengeance...’

As the bandages tightened further, Claudia found herself losing oxygen rapidly.

What made it worse was that soon the bandages ignited with faint light, clearly ready for another explosive trigger.

Claudia’s pupils shrank.

With such close proximity to the explosion, followed by her frail body...death was certain.

A few seconds later, her body stopped wiggling, seemingly accepting her death.

”It’s over,” Redflow said emotionlessly. He snapped his fingers, triggering the explosion.

BOOOM!

As a mushroom cloud of smoke was emitted, Redflow turned around to check on the other person.

He hadn’t forgotten that Claudia was accompanied by another person.

However, he didn’t get to take another step forward when he noticed Claudia was still alive.

Confused, Redflow was about to make another move, only to narrow his eyes and immediately vanish from his current position.

BAM!

Shortly after his retreat, a figure emerged from the spot.

Redflow’s eyes narrowed suspiciously when he could sense that this newcomer was no easy opponent.

At the same time, he spotted two more figures appearing next to Claudia.

”Are you alright?” A little girl approached Claudia and asked worriedly.

”Hmm?” Dumbfounded, Claudia glanced at the little girl. ’Wasn’t this the little girl with the Crown Prince?’

It was at this moment that Claudia noticed Leonard was standing on the side.

As soon as she locked eyes with him, Leonard promptly handed over a small vial to her.

Claudia caught the small vial and recognized the content.

’Restoration Potion...’ She held the small vial, unsure of whether to consume or not.

”What? Do you still want to be covered in blood and look like a mess?” Leonard taunted coolly.

”Fine by me,” he then gave her a disdainful gaze before turning around.

”Hmph,” Claudia snorted and consumed the Restoration Potion without hesitation. Soon, the injuries she sustained were fully restored to their initial state.

Meanwhile, Redflow failed to notice this scene because his focus was now occupied with Curtis.

Based on his experience, Redflow could discern that Curtis was a person who had killed many before. A moment of carelessness and his head might be rolling down the floor.

”Didn’t expect her to have multiple allies.” Redflow’s expression gradually darkened.

Curtis didn’t bother to respond. Instead, he blinked away from his position.

’Hmph!’ Redflow hissed and quickly maneuvered his bandages.

CLINK!

His bandages collided with Curtis’ shield. The blunt force caused him to retreat a few steps.

Just when Redflow was about to retaliate, he suddenly sensed danger coming from behind him. ’Who is it?’

He tried to control the hidden weapons to distract the incoming danger, but to no avail.

Ellie, who perceived Redflow as an enemy, had already closed the distance between them. Her small hand punched out.

BAM!