THE SHADOW OF DEATH

CHAPTER 8

Three years later.

The underground assassin world had changed.

A new name was spreading rapidly through the darkness.

“The Shadow of Death.”

Nobody knew his real identity.

Nobody knew where he came from.

People only knew one thing—

If Jinwoo accepted a mission…

Someone would die.

Inside a luxurious underground casino, rich criminals laughed loudly while gambling millions of dollars.

Music played.

Women danced.

Guards stood everywhere with weapons.

At the highest floor of the building, a dangerous crime boss named Victor Romano sat comfortably drinking wine.

“You’re telling me Ace Organization is targeting me?” he laughed.

One bodyguard nodded nervously.

“Yes, sir.”

Victor smirked confidently.

“Then increase security.”

“I want every entrance guarded.”

“No assassin is getting near me tonight.”

Meanwhile—

Across the street on top of another building, Jinwoo watched silently through a sniper scope.

Rain fell softly around him.

His black coat moved with the wind.

Yuri’s voice echoed through the earpiece.

“Victor Romano. Human trafficking. Illegal weapons. Over fifty murders.”

Jinwoo remained silent.

“Eliminate him.”

Inside the casino, guards suddenly noticed the lights flickering.

One frowned.

“What’s happening?”

Then—

The entire building went dark.

SCREAMS erupted instantly.

People panicked everywhere.

Emergency alarms echoed loudly.

“What the hell?!”

“Turn the power back on!”

But hidden inside the darkness—

Jinwoo moved silently.

One guard turned the corner.

WHOOSH!

A knife pierced his throat instantly.

Another guard aimed his flashlight forward.

Too late.

CRACK!

His neck snapped violently.

Bodies dropped silently one after another.

No screams.

No mercy.

Only death.

At the top floor, Victor stood up nervously.

“Protect me!”

His guards surrounded him immediately.

Then suddenly—

The office doors slowly opened.

A dark figure stood there silently.

Blood dripped from the knife in his hand.

Victor’s eyes widened in fear.

“You…”

Jinwoo walked forward calmly.

Every guard in the room opened fire immediately.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Bullets shattered the walls.

But Jinwoo moved unbelievably fast.

SLASH!

One guard collapsed.

CRACK!

Another smashed through the glass wall.

Within seconds—

Everyone was dead.

Victor stumbled backward trembling.

“W-wait…”

Jinwoo stopped directly in front of him.

Victor’s entire body shook with fear.

“I can pay you!”

No response.

“Please…”

Jinwoo’s cold eyes stared directly into his.

Then quietly—

“You sold children.”

Victor froze.

And for a brief second—

Jinwoo remembered Mai.

Her smile.

Her laughter.

The flames.

Hatred flashed across his eyes.

SLASH!

Blood splashed across the office.

Victor collapsed lifelessly onto the floor.

Silence filled the room.

Rain tapped softly against the broken windows.

Jinwoo stood alone again surrounded by bodies.

But this time—

Something felt different.

Not peace.

Not happiness.

But satisfaction.

Because monsters deserved death.

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The next morning, news spread everywhere.

“The entire Romano crime empire destroyed overnight.”

“No survivors found.”

“Authorities suspect professional assassins.”

Deep underground inside Ace Organization headquarters, several assassins whispered nervously.

“He eliminated thirty men alone…”

“He’s becoming terrifying…”

“Even the bosses are watching him now.”

Yuri stood silently in the shadows listening.

Then Boss Ace approached him calmly.

“The boy has surpassed expectations.”

Yuri nodded slightly.

“But hatred is consuming him.”

Boss Ace smiled faintly.

“That’s what makes him useful.”

Far away from Ace Organization—

Inside another underground base—

A woman quietly read the news report on her phone.

Long black hair.

Cold beautiful eyes.

Shizuka.

Now thirty years old.

One assassin beside her spoke nervously.

“Boss Yuno is interested in this new assassin.”

Shizuka closed the phone calmly.

“The Shadow of Death…”

For some reason—

That name felt strangely familiar.

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