Playing Waterbending (Avatar: Last Aibender SI)

Chapter 25: Chapter 25



had gone quite far on foot, and then swam to save time and reach the prison rig.

It was also near the sea called Mo Ce, which happened to link the western Earth Kingdom and the eastern Fire Nation.

Now, I was walking on the bridge that led there.

If I hadn't earned the Stealth skill, I wouldn't have attempted this just yet.

I didn't know how it went so smoothly, but I managed to sneak behind the two guards and enter the base, which was offshore.

I turned my head and thought about killing them instantly without anyone realizing. But what if someone came from afar and noticed their absence? I knew I had a storage to store dead bodies, but it was almost full.

After making up my mind, I decided to move in.

The prison was quite illuminated inside.

At this time of night, not many people were awake, making it the perfect time and place to do what I desired.

However, as someone who played samurai games in my previous life, I didn't dare to walk in confidently. I didn't know if they had set up triggers for alarms or something. The solution I came up with was simple: crawl on the roof. Thanks to my waterbending, it was very possible to do so. And, having reached level 11 in waterbending, it was easier than I had anticipated.

Hearing heavy footsteps from ahead, I paused.

A Firebender, with a mask on his shoulder, was walking and talking to himself.

"I'm glad my vacation request was approved. Tomorrow, I'll leave. I can finally take a break for six months, play with my son and daughter, and have fun with my wife. My mood is so good that nothing can shit on it."

'Sorry.' I thought, as I summoned an ice cube from my storage, turning it into a water tentacle that extended from my hand, wrapped itself around his face, and pulled him upward.

The soldier tried to scream, but his face was surrounded by water. He attempted some foolish bending move, but it was useless as I moved my fingers, making the water enter his respiratory system and freeze it from the inside.

[Defeating an average Firebender.]

[+1200 accumulated experience]

[Waterbending +100 exp]

[Stealth +200 exp]

I quickly placed my hand on the clothes, transferring them to my storage, before equipping them. Out of thin air, the attire of a prison guard appeared on me. Thankfully, they had masks, so I didn't have to hide my tanned skin.

'This should make the assassination process go smoother than I anticipated.' I thought to myself. 'The plan is simple: kill as many as I can, take out the Earthbenders, and spread chaos while making my name known.'

I made the water tentacle surround the Firebender's corpse and freeze it to the roof, sticking him there. I jumped off the roof and landed on my feet. There was a little noise, but it didn't attract anyone's attention.

And so, I began walking around.

I met a couple of guards on my way. The poor fellows raised their hands to greet me.

But too bad for them, they were caught off guard.

I placed my hands on their shoulders and started chatting.

"So, how have you been?" I asked.

"Nothing much," one of them replied. "Just ready to get some sleep. Hey, want to cover for me?"

The poor guy. He didn't know I was using one of the advanced bending skills, the freezing palm. From a distance, it would take a lot of time, but when touching the bodies you want to freeze, as long as they have water in them, they can be frozen.

The only downside is that it took four seconds to complete. But compared to the 10 seconds it took at level 8, four seconds were plenty.

[Defeating 2 guards]

[+2000 accumulated experience points]

[Freeze +200 exp]

As they were chatting, they didn't realize they were already dead. Had I cut their necks or any part of their bodies, the freezing would have been instant.

'It makes you wonder why the bloodbender in Legend of Korra never froze their enemies' blood, despite being able to bloodbend them.' I thought. 'Maybe that didn't align with their goals. Anyway.'

I checked my system.

The storage, in order to be upgraded, needed 50,000 experience points. It would then go from the size of an apartment to the size of a two-story villa.

'I'm already sick of hunting beasts,' I thought as I emptied my storage of two water barrels, put the bodies in, and went to a nearby room to hide them. There were other Firebenders sleeping. Lucky sons of bitches—they died without feeling any pain.

After hiding the bodies and freezing them out of habit, I got out and placed the water barrels back into my storage.

I continued touring the prison, taking care of any enemy that appeared in my way. Floor by floor, I was getting closer to my destination.

A thick door made of metal stood before me.

The whole prison was made of iron. It made you wonder how much money the Fire Nation spent on something like this as a prison. Moreover, it showed the influence the Fire Nation had.

'Seriously. Thinking something like this would stop anyone. It only works on Firebenders and Airbenders.'

I summoned a bit of water and inserted it into the keyhole, before solidifying it and unlocking the door.

As I opened the door and stepped in, I saw a flat land with wooden houses scattered about. There were detainees.

A few cabins were here and there, but most people were asleep outside. Given the white color of their hair, they were already old.

I walked around, my eyes darting left and right.

At the edge of the prison were wooden spikes. I walked over to the edge and looked. The prison was very high. If anyone had decided to jump over, they would face serious risks.

Jumping from a great height into water wasn't as safe as it looked in movies.

One could snap their spine into many pieces. And in this era, without modern medicine, that meant death.

Not to mention, even if they jumped using the right technique, there were about four ships nearby.

'Four ships for a prison. Seems they have guests.' I thought as I walked around.

I found Haru hugging his legs, not asleep, ignoring me.

I guess no one would sleep on their supposed last day in life.

"Wake up, everyone, and get ready. I'm going to be brief," I said.

Haru looked at me. "What's the problem? I'm not supposed to die until morning."

"And I'm supposed to sleep. But here we are," I said, pulling my mask down.

Haru opened his eyes wide.

"Ryuk, what are you doing here?" he asked. "Why are you wearing armor? Hold on, you're a spy this whole time?" He looked at me, betrayed.

"No, I just wore this to sneak in. We don't have time for chit-chat. Wake everyone up before the next shift of guards comes," I urged, holding back the urge to kick him in the head. "I have a plan."


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