After delivering the mission, Ye Tian left the Administrative Hall alone.
Liao Tianze turned to Gao Yingjie, his expression becoming extremely solemn.
"Captain Gao, what exactly happened during your mission?"
Gao Yingjie took a deep breath, his voice still heavy. "To be honest, even after experiencing it myself, I still find it hard to believe."
"I want to see Lord Hero."
"Come with me!"
Liao Tianze did not refuse. He rose to his feet and headed outside.
Gao Yingjie followed close behind, and even Hidden Hero One instinctively came along.
After ordering someone to deal with the corpses in the office, Liao Tianze brought the two of them to the Assassin Temple headquarters.
They encountered no obstruction along the way.
Hero Sheng Yue sat quietly in an enormous high-backed chair as black as night.
"Greetings, Lord Hero!"
The three of them bowed at the same time.
The space twisted slightly for an instant, and Sheng Yue appeared beside them.
"Shadow, you're back?"
Hidden Hero One immediately dropped to his knees. "Please punish me, Lord Hero."
"Punish you?" Sheng Yue's voice suddenly rose. "Punish my ass! You're an old hand. It was only one failed mission—who can guarantee that every mission will be completed perfectly?"
The sudden rebuke made Hidden Hero One's body tense.
Yet though it sounded like scolding, it was actually protection.
Hidden Hero One kept his head lowered. "But many brothers fell to the Demon Race because of me. I have no face to face their families."
"Bullshit!"
Sheng Yue berated him again.
"From the moment they became assassins, they were destined to one day die on the battlefield."
"Besides, whether it was you, Shadow, or those brothers who died, all of you sacrificed yourselves for Demon Extermination Pass and the Holy Temple Alliance."
"You are all heroes.