Timeless Assassin

Chapter 106: A Special Prize?

Chapter 106: A Special Prize?

(Rodova Military Academy, The Basics of Assassination Class)

Three weeks into the academy, the class that Leo enjoyed by far the most was Professor Severus's lecture on assassination and poison concoction.

Unlike other subjects, where knowledge was often vague, theoretical, or bogged down by unnecessary history, Severus's lessons were direct, practical, and undeniably lethal.

The man didn't just teach about poisons—he lived and breathed them, speaking about deadly substances with the same passion that an artist spoke of their masterpieces.

And today was no different.

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Severus strode into the lecture hall with his usual erratic energy, his dark robes billowing behind him as his eyes gleamed with twisted excitement.

In his chained hand, he held a tiny glass vial, the liquid inside swirling with a sickly, iridescent hue—a color that seemed to shift between deep green and inky black with each flicker of light.

"Class—" he began, his voice carrying that familiar, unsettling glee that made students uneasy.

"Today… I present to you one of the most elusive, most catastrophic, and most EXPENSIVE poisons in the known universe."

He lifted the vial, tilting it slightly so the light caught its shimmering contents.

"This—" he said with a grin, "is the venom of the Ancient Swamp Frog."

A ripple of unease passed through the class.

Some students had clearly heard of it before, their expressions shifting from curiosity to deep discomfort.

Leo, however, simply narrowed his eyes, intrigued, as Severus chuckled, clearly relishing the effect his words had.

"Now, I know what some of you might be thinking—" he continued, pacing slowly before the class. "What's so terrifying about a frog?"