Chapter 331 - Cap 330: Jade's First Mission

Pov Jade: 

My training with Beatriz was horrible, the first week she made me hide all the time, and every time she found me she lectured me on everything I had done wrong, then she took me to Érica to serve as a goal in her curse studies Just remembering what that Demon was investigating makes a shiver run down my spine. 

To avoid being the target of Érica's experiments again, I tried my best in my training and I always asked Beatriz for advice, I even learned some skills to help hide myself, because of that I improved a lot, but Beatriz always managed to find me for the rest of the week and send me to Érica, that heartless person sent me to that Demon every time. 

From the beginning of the second week Beatriz started teaching me murder techniques, she started teaching me about people's bodies so I could identify the places I have to hit, but it was very difficult for me to understand, so she just taught me three places to hit which are head, neck, and heart. 

After that she started teaching me unarmed assassination techniques, as I was a spear user I couldn't use daggers very well, it was very difficult to get used to the difference in weapon length, so I kept learning ways to use my claws for the assassination or using my tail discreetly to capture the target. 

The last three days were hands-on training where I had to fight stealth battles in the forest against Beatriz, I lost all the battles, but Beatriz praised me a lot for my quick improvement during practice, she said that I learned faster in practice than with her teaching in other ways. 

Unfortunately the spear Anton was making for me wasn't ready yet, but that's ok since at least I learned to use the poisons the master gave me, my training with Beatriz was very focused on that. 

When we arrived in the city where we were going to start the plan, the master said that he would be in charge of the Duke's mansion where the two most troublesome enemies are, I was in charge of taking care of the government building, there would only be 30 enemies there, compared to other places this I had less, but I was happy with it as I was nervous about not knowing if I was going to be able to do it. 

At the request of the master, Lyra and Irina made magic crystals with powerful invisible barrier spells, we should use this at the beginning of the operation to not let anyone escape, Irina gave me two crystal coins that I should use to activate the barrier. 

I left for my mission wearing a black outfit that was glued to my body, this outfit was very comfortable and also made me feel faster while wearing it, in the city I went through the alleys until I reached my destination, I stayed on top of the roof to activate the magic barrier making a slight wave of mana diluting in the surroundings without leaving a trace. 

After that I entered through a window and started to move around the place the way Beatriz taught me, I feel that it was being easier than when I was training, maybe it's because of this combat outfit since they said there was occult magic in this outfit. 

I was told that all the people in this building are Vampires and there are also two Demons, they said that even the guards and maids are enemies, so while I was hiding in a dark corner behind a statue I waited until two maids came close and grabbed their necks, I avoided getting injured as they warned that Vampires are very sensitive to the smell of blood, so I used my superior strength to break their necks, but they were still alive. 

So I forced a kiss into their mouths to pour my poison into them, in seconds their eyes darkened and died, it was Beatriz who gave me this advice that was very useful now. 

Once they were dead I stored the corpses in a storage item, then kept moving to get rid of the other enemies, I saw five people eating in a room, so I used my claws to move across the dark ceiling. 

From above the ceiling, I use the deadliest poison I have to drip on the food while they are distracted talking, as soon as I see the five weakly falling to the ground but still alive, I realize that killing Vampires really is difficult, it takes some of my energy to create a large amount of poison in a cup I had nearby, so I make the five of them drink until they are all dead and I guard their bodies as well before continuing my search. 

As I was passing through a hallway I saw another guard approach, I entered an empty room and left the door closed, as soon as the guard passed he looked into the room and then I curled up with my tail pulling him inside before he could scream I cover his mouth with mine when my poison killed he guarded his body too. 

That way I keep moving around the place killing everyone until there are only two men left in the office at the top of the building, their desks are far from the door and window, I can't get close to both of them at the same time. 

A large window faces the door, the two men's tables are on the walls on the right side and the other on the left cloth, they are facing each other. 

So I use my poison breath to create a gas that passes under the door, I learned to do it myself while practicing against Beatriz, but that time I used paralyzing gas, now I'm using a mix of various poisons, learn to control the amount of poison mist I let go of my mouth was difficult since the normal thing is to make a large amount spread forward, but that wouldn't be useful now and would make me discover. 

After a few minutes I heard two knocks and I entered, the two were lying on top of their tables, as I approached one he grabbed my arm while the other jumped at me with a dagger. 

I smile and step forward to bite the one holding me, pour a large amount of paralyzing venom on it as it transforms my body back into Lamia form, and use my tail to trap this idiot, when I look at the one that was biting who was already sleeping for a while sleep poison that I also used, I turn to see the other one who had transformed. 

His skin was red, two small white horns were on his head, his eyes were golden and he had grown a head taller. 

I could feel myself pushing harder than before, but it still wasn't enough to let go, so I reached over to bite his shoulder, pouring out a large amount of paralyzing and sleeping poison before dropping him to the ground. 

"Looks like I still have a lot to learn, I didn't realize they were faking it."  (I) 

"I can't tell Beatriz that, she'll get annoyed and make me do more training or even send me to Érica again."  (I) 

"It's no use Jade, I already know what happened, now go back and bring these two with you."  (Nira) 

"Nira!!!"  (I) 

"Why didn't I know you were going to watch me?"  (I) 

"You didn't think the master would send you unprotected on your first mission, did you?"  (Nira) 

I turn to the window that was still closed seeing a black crow passing through the closed window and landing on a table, then a familiar voice comes out of the crow's mouth. 

"Come back soon, but don't forget to get rid of the two guards guarding the entrance."  (Nira) 

"I didn't forget, I was saving them for last."  (I) 

"(I forgot about them, glad she reminded me.)" (I) 

"Do you know how I get out of the barrier?"  (I) 

"Did you forget you have the magic crystal? All you need to do is hold it and say deactivate barrier."  (Nira) 

"That's right, how did I forget about that? Thank you."  (I) 

I open the window and jump out returning to my human form, the entrance is just below the window, so when the guards look up I use my claws to pierce their heads, now I no longer need to stop them from injuring enemies. 

After that I put away the bodies while the Crow comes flying carrying the two Demons in his claws, I grab them both and start heading back to the meeting place. 

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Pov Kira: 

I was inside a room full of decapitated bodies, I was sitting on a couch eating fruit while talking to Byakko. 

"They were very idiots."  (I) 

"I still can't believe they really thought you were just a thief."  (Byakko) 

"All I had to do was steal some stuff from the safe and run all over the mansion like I was trying to escape, the idiots joined in running after me not knowing I was luring them."  (I) 

"You used the thunder runes well as traps in this room, it seems your training with Jay was useful."  (Byakko) 

"I took these two weeks to retrain everything my mother once taught me, Jay with his heightened senses was the best person to train with me."  (I) 

Byakko who learned to change into his Tiger form without needing my spirit energy starts to gather all the bodies together. 

"Don't forget to pick up the bodies."  (Byakko) 

"Yes, the master doesn't want to leave any clues, this way is better."  (I) 

While talking to Byakko I make my daggers that are as fulfilled as a sword return to their normal sizes by compressing the metal together with a rune of the Metal element that I have been training with Byakko. 

"While we're here we'll keep stealing everything they've got, Caryna seems to want a new set of china plates."  (I) 

"Be quick, we still have one more place to go before heading back to the Dungeon."  (Byakko) 

"The Demon worshipers, traitors who helped these Vampires and Demons do atrocities against their own people."  (I) 

"They are weaker than Vampires, I think we can capture them."  (Byakko) 

"It might be a good idea, Nix asked to capture the weak to kill inside the Dungeon."  (I)