The Martial Unity

"In addition to the Great Jrava Mountain Range, he cannot be assassinated at his residence, for it is protected by a team of Martial Seniors and even Master Krakule," The executive analyst informed everybody.

Prince Randal immediately earned a fixed stare from the three of his sisters, heaving a resigned sigh, massaging his forehead.

"Your Martial Master impedes our operations," Princess Raemina pointed out the obvious.

"You know just as well as I do that we do not control the actions of the Martial Masters of our faction," Prince Randal growled.

"You need only ask him to stay away on the day of the assassination, or you can even instruct him not to intervene," Princess Rafia remarked.

"No, that's a bad idea," Princess Ranea narrowed her eyes. "Randal cannot make him go away from the orphanage without giving the entire gameplan away."

"She's right," Prince Randal nodded with a grave expression. "If he finds out, then it is most likely that the entire Martial Union will find out. Although he definitely isn't loyal to the Martial Union, for some reason, he has come to be appreciative of Rui Quarrier ever since he was bested by him in their fight."

He wasn't even surprised, for this was typical Martial Artist behavioral patterns.

"Speaking of the orphanage," Princess Raemina's wide eyes shifted to the rest of them. "Can't we just…massacre them all?"

The other three stared at her.

"…That would make things worse," Prince Randal shook his head. "If Rui Quarrier was not hostile to us before, he definitely will be if we do that. In the worst-case scenario, he may dedicate himself to training Prince Raijun just to get revenge on us. That must never happen."

"Then can't we just take them hostage and threaten him with them?" Princess Raemina asked, tilting her head.

"Forget about the orphanage," Princess Ranea shook her head. "Remember, one major constraint we have is to ensure that the Martial Union doesn't intervene. If his entire family disappears, then the Martial Union will be instantly alerted and will definitely come running to his aid. With the Martial Union's intervention, killing him will become absolutely impossible, and his family will become a time bomb for us rather than a useful hostage."

"…Not just that," Prince Randal narrowed his eyes. "I do not wish to follow in the footsteps of the former chairman of Deacon Industries. For years, he hunted his family to get to him, but eventually, he and his security got absolutely disemboweled by Rui Quarrier, and there wasn't even the tiniest shred of evidence left behind that could tie it down to Rui Quarrier. I do not want to spend the next fifteen years living in fear for when Rui Quarrier returns for my head. Forget about the orphanage; it actually makes it harder to kill him if we focus on the orphanage."

Princess Raemina shrugged nonchalantly.

"So the orphanage and the Great Jrava Mountain Range are both out of the question," Princess Rafia remarked. "In that case, there are much smaller windows of time within which he can be assassinated."

"Indeed," The executive analyst nodded. "Another constraint we have is, as Prince Randal pointed out, number. If the energy signatures of the encounter exceed a certain level, the Martial Union will detect it and deploy an appropriate Martial Artist to deal with the issue in order to ensure that the brawling Martial Artists don't hurt anybody."

"In that case, we should hope for swift, smooth, and clean assassination with minimal duration to reduce the probability of intervention from the Martial Union," Princess Rafia monochromatically analyzed.

"Just so, Your Highness," The executive analyst nodded. "With that in mind, there are several Martial Senior assassins in the provided list that we can attempt deploying to take him down if you are so inclined."

The four of them nodded.

The executive analyst changed the slide on the board, turning back to the four of them.

"This is the Thunder Viper," She pointed to the profile of the assassin on the slide. "He is a notorious Senior assassin known for the shocking speed at which his assassinations occur. The timeframe from the actual start of the assassination to the end is extremely short. He completes assassinations in less than a blink of an eye. That shocking speed allows him to take out Martial Seniors by the time they have even become cognizant of him. I decided to choose him as a serious candidate because he cleanly adheres to the aforementioned constraint of timeframe. I believe that he will be able to adhere to this requirement better than almost anybody else on this list."

The four Royals had already skimmed his profile among the hundred and eighty-six potential assassin candidates.

"What a wonderful assassin," Princess Raemina remarked as her hand swept across his profile.

"Interesting," Prince Randal nodded. "He seems like a highly accomplished assassin."

"His success rate and assassination are highly optimal," Princess Rafia remarked. "In addition, his stealth and capacity for disguise are also several dozens of points higher than the industry median."

"He does seem elite." Princess Ranea pointed out, bored.

"I'm more concerned about whether he's qualified to take a grade-thirteen Martial Senior like Rui Quarrier," Prince Randal narrowed his eyes.

"His record indicates a high statistical probability against Martial Seniors of that grade," Princess Rafia noted. "He is qualified."

"Good, we'll keep him in consideration," Prince Randal nodded solemnly. "Who else?"

The next slide contained a sight that widened Prince Randal's eyes, earning him a dubious glance from Princess Ranea.

To say she was underdressed was an understatement. The picture of the next assassin featured a woman who, for all practical purposes, was naked. A shockingly small and translucent garb covered her upper body, and even smaller covered her waist. Her luscious dark skin and her voluptuous body were hardly left to the imagination.

"This is the assassin known as the Maneater," The executive analyst explained. "She has successfully assassinated every single Martial Senior she has ever attempted to with a perfect record and not even the slightest failure."

"Her targets are all…male," Princess Rafia remarked.