Far from the frozen forest...
A shadow raced silently across the rooftops of the capital.
Not a single guard noticed.
Not a single alarm rang.
Captain Leon smiled beneath his hood.
His evolution had changed more than his appearance.
His long crimson hair flowed behind him like blood in the wind, while darkness wrapped around his body like living armor.
Behind him, ten Shadow Rabbit Assassins moved in perfect formation.
Every one of them mirrored Leon's movements.
No footsteps.
No sound.
Only death.
Leon raised his hand.
The unit instantly stopped.
Ahead stood the royal prison.
Inside...
The princess.
Outside...
Over two hundred elite soldiers guarded the fortress.
One rabbit whispered through the Soulbound connection.
"Captain... do we attack?"
Leon smiled.
"No."
"We assassinate."
The rabbits grinned.
Their eyes glowed red.
DING!
Captain Leon has activated Unit Skill.
Shadow Formation
All unit members gain +50 Dexterity.
Critical hit chance increased by 40%.
Presence nearly impossible to detect.
Leon vanished.
A guard standing atop the wall blinked.
"Huh?"
A black blade slid across his throat.
The soldier collapsed without making a sound.
Another guard turned.
Too late.
A rabbit assassin appeared behind him.
Slice.
Dead.
Within seconds...
Twenty guards had fallen.
Not one had managed to scream.
Inside the fortress...
A captain suddenly frowned.
"Something feels wrong."
Before anyone could react...
The torches throughout the prison went out.
Darkness swallowed the halls.
One by one...
Soldiers disappeared.
Then their bodies fell from the shadows.
Panic spread.
"Enemy!"
"Where are they?!"
"I can't see them!"
Leon walked calmly through the chaos.
Each swing of his dagger claimed another life.
He didn't waste movement.
He didn't waste breath.
His mission was simple.
Protect the princess.
Eliminate anyone who stood in his way.
Deep beneath the prison...
A young woman sat chained inside a glowing magic circle.
Her silver hair reached the floor.
Even in chains, she carried herself like royalty.
She looked toward the cell door.
"...Someone is coming."
The steel door exploded inward.
Leon stepped through the smoke.
He bowed respectfully.
"Princess."
"I have been sent by my king."
The princess frowned.
"King?"
"I thought my father was dead."
Leon smiled.
"My king."
"Sam Martin."
The princess stared at him in confusion.
"I've never heard that name."
"You will."
Before Leon could break her chains...
The room trembled.
A cold laugh echoed through the prison.
"So..."
"An assassin has entered my castle."
Dark mana flooded the chamber.
A man in black armor slowly emerged from the shadows.
His crimson eyes locked onto Leon.
Rex's voice suddenly echoed through Leon's Soulbound link.
WARNING!
Enemy Detected.
Name: Darius, Warden of the Royal Prison
Level: 48
Class: Shadow Executioner
Leon slowly drew both daggers.
The Shadow Rabbits formed a circle around the princess.
Leon smiled.
"You picked the wrong prisoners to guard."
Darius grinned back.
"No..."
"You picked the wrong prison to invade."
The two assassins vanished at the same instant.