After dealing with several covert assassinations, Mo Qiong waited for the Brotherhood's final counterattack on the last day of Haman's protection.
Sure enough, at noon, while Mo Qiong and Haman were eating, Outsider Personnel issued a warning.
"Assassins!"
Mo Qiong immediately activated Eagle Eye and asked, "Where are they hiding?"
"They're... not hiding! Six assassins have killed their way in through the main entrance!" Little Ying of the Outsider Personnel said over the radio.
"Huh?"
Mo Qiong froze. He stood at the palace's upper floor and looked out the window, only to see six assassins standing in a row atop the thirty-meter-high arch in the distance, cloaked in black...
At the same time, seven assassins slowly emerged onto the smooth white dome of the temple on the palace's left side, six dressed in black and one in white.
The row of side halls on the right also erupted with fighting and intense gunfire. Clearly, another group of assassins had already forced its way inside.
"Mo Qiong, protect Haman," Master Gou said over the communicator from outside.
"Exactly how many assassins came?" Mo Qiong asked.
"I don't know. There are far more than expected this time!" Master Gou said.
For a moment, shouts rang out everywhere along the palace's edges. They were cries for help from the Outsider Personnel who had encountered assassins.
"There are assassins here!"
"Ah!"
"Requesting reinforcements! Please..."
Through the window, Mo Qiong even saw assassins jumping down from the sky. The moment one landed, he stabbed two guards who were standing too close together.
A white-clad assassin landed and killed two men, then rolled aside to dodge the bullets. He flicked his hand, and three throwing knives instantly killed three gunmen. Rising, he charged forward at top speed and slashed another person's throat as he passed.
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