"!?" Elysia immediately got down from the tree and rushed into the thick bush.
When she arrived, four men were already lying on the ground with only a few minor injuries. However, they groaned as if in deep agony. The last one, most likely their leader, was strangled by Xero to a tree trunk.
"Heh-hee... Life can turn quickly, huh... We were supposed to be assassin hunters but were being hunted instead." The assassin leader grimaced cynically from behind his skull mask.
"You don't even deserve to be called prey to be hunted. It's more like pest control." Xero took off his captured mask, but there was still a ninja-like mask.
"Guh, tell me... What conditions would you like for you to release us?" The assassin leader tried his best to negotiate as his survival instinct kicked in.
