While Perfikot was busy dealing with the troubles caused by arsenic green, there was also a group of people growing very impatient due to her postponement of the Chernobyl inauguration ceremony.
Don’t misunderstand, these people were not the invited guests to the inauguration ceremony.
For the guests attending the ceremony, waiting a few days was not a big deal. After all, Perfikot had only delayed it by a few days, and everyone was willing to give her this courtesy.
As for those who couldn’t wait those days, they either had urgent matters or were not giving face to the Lord of the North.
Generally speaking, the former wouldn’t really be hindered by just a few days, and Perfikot had always maintained contact with Chernobyl, so she could be reached if there was something urgent.
As for the latter... many people were not inclined to give face to the Lord of the North, but few dared to show it.
They either thought their necks were hard enough or didn’t care about their own lives.
This impatient group belonged to those who neither cared about their own lives nor looked up to Perfikot.
The reason they couldn’t wait was because they came to assassinate Perfikot.
To avoid unnecessary delays, they hoped to act as soon as possible, trying to catch Perfikot off guard.
After all, the longer one waits for an assassination, the easier it is to get exposed; not to mention, they were already being watched.
Usually, Perfikot stayed at Eagle’s Beak Cliff. Although it was a busy airship port in the Northern Territory, the population was relatively small since it wasn’t a residential area, so managing it was easier.
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After all, it was a semi-underground research base, and the entry and exit points of the underground area were pre-planned for easy inspection and control, making it extremely difficult for outsiders to sneak in.
Plus, the long-term stationing of the White Bear Knight Order and the power of dozens of Steam Knights deterred anyone from attempting anything.
Under such circumstances, as long as Perfikot didn’t leave Eagle’s Beak Cliff, assassinating her was almost impossible.
However, this time the inauguration ceremony of Chernobyl gave these people an opportunity. They planned to assassinate Perfikot during her attendance at the ceremony.
Even though they knew that assassinating Perfikot was an exceedingly difficult task, the idea itself seemed somewhat fanciful. But for these people, if they couldn’t eliminate Perfikot, the freedom and future they hoped for would never come.
Undoubtedly, this group was opposed to Perfikot.
The main component among them were the former Independents. Their planned independence war was almost single-handedly thwarted by Perfikot, and the bloody and brutal suppression turned into everyone’s nightmare.
Thanks to her, the thriving independence war was smothered in its cradle over a year ago.
Many Independents with wavering convictions severed ties with the party during this time using various methods, all to distance themselves from the threat posed by Perfikot and avoid dealing with her terrifying Steam Knights.
This also left the Independents severely weakened, with many core members hanged on the street lamps of New Shaker City by Perfikot, while the cannon fodder scattered in fear.
Under such circumstances, some extremists were planning an assassination to solve the problem once and for all, even thinking that Perfikot herself might understand.
Of course, for Perfikot, understanding was one thing, but how she acted upon that understanding was an entirely different matter.
Much assassination attempt, Perfikot could understand why they wanted to assassinate her, but she definitely wasn’t going to let them succeed without a fight.
However, these people seemed to believe they were bound to succeed.
But they had no choice even if they didn’t; when people are pushed to the brink, they are forced to believe in even the most outrageous things and treat them as gospel.
Despite their continued anxiety, after receiving news of Perfikot’s return to Chernobyl, they also started eagerly imagining the impact her successful assassination would have on the independent transformation of the New Continent.
Of course, their first discussion point was still the assassination plan itself.
"According to the information received, on the day of the inauguration ceremony, this female demon will give a speech on the governor’s mansion balcony. At that time, we only need to shoot at her, and we can kill her in one strike, avenging our brothers who sacrificed themselves in New Shaker City," one man, who seemed to be the leader, calmly informed the others of the latest updates and arrangements while pointing out potential risks, "But we must be aware that the opponent is a powerful Alchemist, and we have to make a surprise kill to have any chance of killing her.
If there’s any deviation, that female demon can quickly retreat to the room, causing us to lose this precious assassination opportunity and implicate many comrades and innocent pedestrians."
"Leave this to me. I worked on the construction site when the Lord’s mansion was being built, so I have a rough understanding of the building’s structure. At that time, you can help me infiltrate it in advance. I can disguise as a servant and carry a bomb to finish the job if your assassination attempt fails, also diverting attention away from you," another man, not particularly tall or strong, also shared his information with others while addressing the concerns raised by the previous speaker.
He clearly didn’t plan to leave alive; he intended to perish alongside Perfikot.
As someone who lost family to Perfikot, his hatred for her was enough to drive such actions.
If everything went smoothly, the assassination plan was quite standard.
Both long-range assassination and close combat tactics were progressing simultaneously. Without forewarning, even if Perfikot didn’t die, she might be severely injured.
So, after the second person supplemented the assassination plan, everyone felt that the success rate of the assassination was very high.
"Let’s do it! For our sacrificed comrades, and for the innocent people of the old world slaughtered by her, we must kill this female demon!" The man who appeared to be the leader made the final summary and also encouraged the others.
The task they were undertaking was very dangerous and deadly. Without the resolve to face death, it would be impossible to succeed. Fortunately, all of them had this resolve.