"This time, we've stirred up quite a mess. The headquarters will deal with it, but we should focus on keeping our heads down. Safety comes first, so we'll suspend local operations for now."
With something this serious happening out of the blue, a Saint falling, even Killer Star knew they needed to lie low, no matter how confident he was.
"I don't know what's going on lately. It's like we're cursed with bad luck. The Xing family was wiped out, Starfall changed hands, and we had to go underground. Now this, too..."
Killer Star sighed. They had hidden when Starfall changed hands, and now they had to do it again.
This would have a considerable impact on the Assassin Alliance's operations in the province.
But there was no point doing something that might get them killed.
They were assassins, not suicide soldiers...
"Rose should be fine. She can keep relying on the Sun Family. We'll find another way."
"Safety first, above all."
"Until next time!"
The three Catastrophe-level figures weren't fools, either. They split up and left as quickly as possible, each going their own way.
At the same time, each of them began using various anti-divination tools to bolster their defenses. As they moved, they stayed as hidden as possible...
Meanwhile, Tao Yu retrieved the magic ring and swiftly recalled his Limbo clone. Then he headed toward a nearby city called Triple City.
As he traveled, Tao Yu examined the spoils from this time. After studying the Saint's corpse, he compared it with the information in his mind.
"So it was him..."
Tao Yu raised an eyebrow. The Saint was named Lei Jingtian, a renowned figure in the province and a heavyweight even among Saints.
He was an elder of the Lei family, one of the top families in