On the snowy plain near Snowwind Mountain.
Creak, creak...
A man ran swiftly across the snow, stumbling as he went, leaving behind two trails of footprints and one trail of blood.
One of the man's eyes had been gouged out. His eye socket was a mess of black and red, and more than a dozen black blades had been thrust into his body, each one piercing straight through him.
"Huff, huff..."
The man's gasps sounded like a broken bellows. His lungs had been punctured.
With a thud, the man collapsed into the snow, and his blood quickly dyed the surrounding snow red.
Creak, creak...
Another set of footsteps approached.
"Don't, don't come any closer."
The man struggled to sit up, but after trying for a long while, he could only kneel on the ground.
"However you look at it, you're a Tier Three Contractor. You should have some dignity."
A woman's voice rang out, carrying a hint of amusement. The corners of her thin lips lifted, revealing a pair of sensuous red lips.
Snowflakes swirled through the air. A woman in a backless leather outfit stood on the snowy ground. Her short black hair brushed her neck, and her bright eyes shimmered like black gemstones. Combined with her fair skin, they gave her an eerie beauty. Yes, eerie was exactly the word.
"Please let me go. I'm begging you. We've never even met. Why are you trying to kill me? Give me a reason. Even a conflict of interests would make sense, but we don't have any conflict of interests at all."
The man pierced by more than a dozen blades knelt on the ground. He had actually known for a long time that he would die someday, but he couldn't accept dying like this. It was too stifling. From