Qu Jianlei slipped into Pu Juxiang's room like a ghost amid the chaos of the gathering breaking up.
Fortunately, the man held a fairly high position. Though he was staying in the Modified Warriors' quarters, he had a room to himself.
Especially since the disturbances caused by others had created a faint fluctuation in his emotions, which Qu Jianlei sensed as well.
It could be said that heaven had given him a perfect opportunity, and he had seized it.
A Dark Attribute Rank A's warning ability at night was indeed formidable, and their stealth was strong enough to effectively reduce others' attention.
However, when it came to defense... it was truly pitiful. Once Qu Jianlei got close, a single chop to the neck knocked him unconscious.
Although Pu Juxiang came from the military and could be considered an elite, his close-combat skills were far too poor, and his reactions were clearly too slow.
But everyone had their specialty. He had originally been someone protected within the military, not someone who walked the path of assassination.
After knocking him out, Qu Jianlei did not hesitate to snap his neck.
—The reason he did not use a blade was that he worried the hissing sound of spurting blood would alert others.
Of course, there was also the smell of blood. Many Awakened Ones were highly sensitive to it.
After placing the corpse into his Storage Bag, he flashed away again and quietly departed.
He arrived beside a large tree and rhythmically stomped the ground three times.
Mu Yu's figure slowly emerged from the distance. An Earth Attribute user's sensory ability and movement speed really were somewhat lacking.
The sensing issue was easy to solve; signals could simply be transmitted through the earth. Movement, however, was another matter.
Especially since she did not