Kidnapped to Another World

Chapter 168

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Chapter 168

Assassin Leader point of view

Numbers 1,2, and 3 didn't check in last night. It seems that they somehow got themselves killed. Now I'll have to go through the pocketbook to fish out funds to train their replacements. I'd wanted them for the big day we had planned today but I had backups just in case. This is way planning must be done right.

What a waste.

This job seems unlucky somehow. I should have handled it myself. Then I wouldn't have lost my investment on the other three. The young 'uns play too much instead of practicing their craft. When I was their age I put twice as much practice in as a lot of them are doing now. I'd expected one, and two to get killed, but number three was a shock. He was one of my best pieces and had been mentored for years.

I'm a careful planner. I never lose. People don't even know my name because I won't let them know it. I'm currently undefeated. Well...sometimes I don't get as good a gas mileage on some jobs as others in terms of my men but I'm still undefeated.

In this line of work getting defeated usually means you die.

One of my scouts approached from the alley way behind the roof I'm hunkering over in a gillie suit. We're in sniper mode. But the only way to really use these is for espionage and for magic bombing. Some crossbow sniping too, but it's a pain that there isn't a way to make crossbows shoot and reload faster. We're watching the inn across the street.

"Go ahead," I said.

"Master," The scout behind me whispers while on one knee to report and show respect.

"Report," I said.

"We have our men in place. We also went after the extras to them in together. We also have a layered covering system as you have asked for, though it won't be cheap," the scout reports. He looks a bit timid when saying that last part. Nobody likes to tell the boss both, something is expensive, or something is bad news.

He's one of my more trustworthy messengers. He's not as good at combat but he's been thoroughly tested under fire to deliver under fire and trained to resist temptation by others, and also against betrayal. True to protocol, before talking about serious stuff I can see him checking our surroundings to make sure no one is near us. I've already done that but I want him true to principle and not assume that I've done that. That's how you get caught after all.

A valuable pawn, but a bit gullible too. I need to set him straight one of these days to be more ambitious. That's all he'll ever be just like these other pawns.

Being an assassin is an illusion because you can never win all your fights unless you throw away a few comrades to win.

"Sir?" the scout asked again.

"Check in with team four and five to prep them and make sure they are on task. The team leads for those two groups are a bit young and fresh still, so I want another pair of eyes to make sure they aren't screwing around. I want you to watch for the signal. It'll happen soon," I said.

My scout moves quickly and lightly hopping down the roof and blending in with the crowd. His illusions change with the crowd with a glamour to not be noticed or stick out in anyway.

Why did I let him have that special mage cloak anyway? It was a mistake to gamble it on someone like him that's a small fry. He's not even a mage I think, unless its some minor crap like a farming magic skill. A lot of people had something like that lately. It wasn't enough to do much with.