Chapter 118 – Want her as Master and Aiko scammed by Assassins!

Chapter 118 – Want her as Master and Aiko scammed by Assassins!

*Scribble Scribble*

*Staaaaare~*

Never mind! Aiko did dislike her staring at her so much! It was like she was trying to burn holes in her body with that gaze, but whenever Aiko would try to glance at her or ask her, she would look away!

Aiko erased the previous Inscriptions and applied her own. Some Paper Lamps couldn't be re-Inscribed, as the person who previously inscribed them made the grooves too deep, which meant that Aiko couldn't scrape away the previous grooves.

"Why are you placing those Paper Lamps there?" Chen Jing asked, not understanding the meaning of her actions.

"Because they can't be re-Inscribed." Aiko said flatly.

"Why?" Chen Jing asked. Her voice dripped with curiosity.

"The grooves are too deep, even if I tried to erase the previous Inscription, I don't have the room necessary to carve a new one." Aiko shook her head.

"Oh..." Chen Jing nodded obediently.

Aiko continued working for the rest of the day. The work went faster than she expected, as the Paper Lamps were made out of paper and it was easy to create grooves in them.

It WOULD be possible to Inscribe the Runes as is, without needing the grooves, but in that case, during rains or humid environments it might mess up the Inscription as the Inscription Ink was very cheap and of low quality.

The grooves would help to keep it in place even in case it would slightly liquefy, preserving its effects.

"But I heard that you can just Inscribe directly-..." Chen Jing was about to continue before she was stopped by the Little Assassin's questionable gaze, as if she was trying to tell her 'Are you stupid?'.

Chen Jing blushed slightly and coughed awkwardly. "I'm very new to Inscriptions, so I don't understand much..." She confessed.

"You can't directly Inscribe it as is, the Inscription Ink is cheap and would be washed away." Aiko said dismissively, making Chen Jing even more embarrassed.

Aiko finished Inscribing for the day and went to meet Chen Hai.

...

"I will be leaving and I will come back tomorrow." Aiko said slowly, but firmly, not giving him an opportunity to say no.

"Very well, our doors are open if you wish to return." Chen Hai was not upset nor did he hold any negative emotions towards this little Assassin. Outside the fact that she picked such dubious missions...

"Thank you." Aiko left the room immediately.

"How many Paper Lamps she fixed again?" Chen Hai asked his Shadow Guard.

"12, Master." The Shadow Guard replied politely.

"12..." Chen Hai tapped the table. "Remind me how many Paper Lamps was the previous Inscription Cultivator able to do."

"He made over 200 of them, Master." The Shadow Guard didn't know how to properly answer, so he told him the number of all Paper Lamps Inscribed by that Inscription Cultivator.

"And in a day?" He stopped his tapping and supported his chin with his hand.

"2, Master." The Shadow Guard suddenly paused.

"So you did see the abnormality too." He mused.

"This slave is useless and asks Master for punishment." The Shadow Guard prostrated, pleading.

"No need. Have you tested the new Paper Lamps?" He asked while stroking his chin.

"We only tested one... Master." The Shadow Guard confessed.

"And?" Chen Hai asked, curious about the results.

"That's... we don't know if we measured it correctly, Master." The Shadow Guard felt his body weakening from fear.

"Just say it." He impatiently pushed the Shadow Guard.

A crisp sound of a rock hitting someone's head.

"Agh!" He stumbled backwards, startling the other Assassins.

They all drew weapons and rushed at the little girl who was courting death. They were never humiliated like this before and they would not have this!

Aiko was not trained in her human body for combat. She didn't know how to properly block or disarm as such her only functioning way of defending herself would be rocks if she didn't want to turn into a Fox and reveal herself.

She threw one rock after another and soon this turned into stalemate. They might not be as powerful as Aiko, but they were highly trained Assassins.

They could defend themselves from the rocks with some difficulty and they were waiting for her to tire out, so they could finish her without the risk of getting their heads slammed with rocks.

Unfortunately for them, they kept defending and defending, but the only party that was tiring out were the Assassins in front of Aiko, as Aiko had inhuman stamina even in her pseudo-human form.

*Clang* *Crack*

Over time Aiko was able to crack their weapons with the sheer force of her rocks, making the Assassins flustered.

*Ding*

Aiko was finally able to hit one Assassin on the head and he immediately passed out.

Fear rose in the other Assassin as the spine-chilling sound of rocks hitting that Assassin's head spread. They didn't want to end up like he did, they didn't want to die because of a rock!

They frantically defended, some even taking out throwing knives and trying to hit the girl with them.

Unfortunately for them, Aiko was in top condition when it came to stamina, while they were already tired. Those knives either missed her or were too slow to hit her to begin with. So she was able to avoid all the surrounding danger.

*Ding*

Another Assassin was knocked- no, killed. She actually killed that one, but now that she looked at his body, it was obvious why, as he was too skinny to protect his body from rocks that felt like cannonballs.

*Ding*

Aiko 'disposed' of the other Assassins and breathed in relief. Those daggers and knives were seriously dangerous as they made even her hair stand straight.

Aiko approached the Assassins. She wondered if they had any goodies on them or if she could find some kind of hint as to where they came from.

The first one was the dead Assassin. He didn't have anything on him, not even Pouch, tokens, money, nothing.

Aiko frowned. This was probably what Assassin was like, but it still upset her that she had to deal with them and not even get any kind of reward.

Aiko clicked her tongue and walked towards another dead assassin. This time he had 5 Silver Coins.

'Fuck! I got scammed!' Aiko cried out. If she knew they were so poor she would throw rocks casually, not worrying about damaging treasures on their bodies.

Aiko felt like she was wronged for this, so she stood up and walked towards another Assassin.

This one was out cold, but she couldn't sense any movement from him. She rummaged through his robes, but yet again there was nothing.

Suddenly her senses warned her of danger behind her so she jumped sideways.

A knife passed through where she just stood.

One Assassin was conscious and looking at her like she was some kind of monster.

Aiko frowned and picked up a nearby rock to throw it at him.

*Ding*

Another satisfying crunching sound and he was dead just like that.

Aiko sighed but staggered. There was some pain in her right-hand pinkie.

She looked at it and her pupils constricted. Her finger was slowly turning green and there was a very slight cut on the tip of her finger...