Just as expected, ten seconds later...
A faint stir began to come from inside the woods.
Rustle, rustle~ One black assassin after another burst out, fleeing in every direction under the leader's command.
But as soon as they emerged, they ran into the Security Bureau's experts blocking their way.
The Security Bureau's experts had received a warning in advance and were prepared. They didn't panic in the slightest, and the two sides collided head-on.
"Hmm?" The leader's heart sank.
As the person in charge of the Truth Society's operation to hunt down Qiao Mingyuan, he had realized that the mission had not only failed but that they might not even make it back when the Xia Kingdom Security Bureau forced them into the woods.
As for why the Xia Kingdom Security Bureau had herded them into the woods without continuing its attack...
The leader could guess the reason without even thinking.
They were simply waiting for reinforcements, hoping to capture them with overwhelming force and avoid any unnecessary casualties.
Given the situation, the leader knew that their only chance of survival was to break through before the Xia Kingdom Security Bureau's reinforcements arrived.
Ideally, they would catch their opponents off guard, which would give them a better chance of escaping alive.
But now it seemed the Xia Kingdom Security Bureau had been prepared all along. Their sudden charge had left no openings whatsoever.
I still have that trump card. I'll definitely make it out alive...
The leader steadied himself and immediately began fighting the Security Bureau expert blocking his way.
Not far away.
Captain Chen Hai watched the battle in silence.
The black assassins had thrown caution to the wind and charged out in a desperate last stand.
But the tight encirclement rendered their effort useless. In less than a minute, the black-skinned assassins were once again at a disadvantage. One after another, they fell dead or wounded.
Chen Hai was far from calm. His gaze kept drifting toward the laptop beside him.
In fact, the message on the laptop—"They're about to break out"—had merely served as a warning.
Even without it, the black-skinned assassins couldn't have broken through the perimeter.
At most, there would have been some casualties.
What Chen Hai couldn't stop wondering was how the person who had sent that warning knew the black-skinned assassins were about to charge out.
Had they already conducted a thorough psychological profile of the group?
Chen Hai knew that many masters of psychology could use a person's psychological profile to predict their next move.
And how had the person warning them managed to hack into the computer without anyone noticing?
Too many questions raced through Chen Hai's mind.
Just then...
Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Hai saw new words appear on the laptop screen.
"Everyone in the lower-left section of Zone C, retreat immediately..."
"What..." Chen Hai's pupils contracted.
To make it easier to seal off the woods, Chen Hai had divided the surrounding area into different zones, labeling them A, B, C, and so on, to coordinate his forces.
Chen Hai immediately looked toward Zone C.
At that moment, six black-skinned assassins were under attack there. The one leading them was the strongest of all the assassins, and Chen Hai had identified him as their leader.
"Not good!"
With a vague sense of what was coming, Chen Hai immediately contacted everyone in Zone C. "Everyone, fall back!"
As soon as he spoke, the Security Bureau experts in Zone C retreated without hesitation.
The next moment...
The leader pulled out a black orb about the size of a fist and slammed it onto the ground.
Rumble—
Terrifying flames suddenly spread forward, engulfing everything in their path.
Without Chen Hai's last-minute order, at least five or six Security Bureau experts would have been caught in the raging flames.
Buzz~ Taking advantage of the small gap the flames had blasted through the perimeter, the leader fled without hesitation.
Magic City, Villa 66.
The Flame Orbs made by the Truth Society can severely injure Huajin Grandmasters... Su Yuan thought idly.
The Flame Orb here was the black orb the leader had just thrown.
Without Su Yuan's warning, the South Sea Island Security Bureau would have suffered heavy losses from the Flame Orb. Five Dark Force experts would have died, and one Huajin Grandmaster would have been gravely wounded.
Strictly speaking, the Truth Society had made these Flame Orbs using technology provided by the Alien Force. That was why they were so destructive.
Outside the woods.
Captain Chen Hai's expression was grim.
They had come within a hair's breadth of disaster. If he hadn't issued a warning, who knew how many casualties there would have been?
"Those flames..." Chen Hai scanned the area and saw that the leader had disappeared after using the Flame Orb to break through the perimeter.
"Did he get away?"
Chen Hai looked toward the breach in the perimeter. It led to the urban area of South Sea Island.
"This is trouble."
Chen Hai furrowed his brow. Once the leader blended into the city, he wouldn't be easy to find.
After all, South Sea Island was a major tourist destination with plenty of Black international visitors. If the leader kept a low profile, tracking him down would be difficult.
As his thoughts raced, Chen Hai looked at the laptop screen again.
It had been Su Yuan's warning that made him realize the assassin leader might have a trump card for breaking through. That was why he had ordered everyone to retreat without hesitation.
He hadn't expected his guess to be right.
But he'd only thought of it because of Su Yuan's warning. How had Su Yuan known?
Just then...
More words appeared on the laptop screen.
"Go to Tongxin Hotel in South City District and wait."
Chen Hai studied the message and thought it over for a moment. Then he immediately sent all the bureau's elite forces to lie in wait at Tongxin Hotel in South City District.
By now, Chen Hai was almost certain that whoever had hacked into the computer meant them no harm. Otherwise, they could simply have withheld the warning.
Since they meant well, he could trust them.
In South Sea City, the leader emerged from the shadows of a street.
"I finally... made it out..."
The leader took a deep breath. That Flame Orb had been the trump card the Truth Society had given him.
"Once I'm in the city, I should be safe."
The leader relaxed and made plans to head for the contact point.
The Truth Society had secretly established the contact point, keeping it extremely well hidden. Once he reached it, he could leave the Xia Kingdom without a problem.
However, the leader was extremely cautious. He didn't head straight for the contact point. Instead, he circled South Sea City, avoided all the roadside cameras, and only then slowly approached the rendezvous point.
It was Tongxin Hotel in South City District.
"I'm safe."
The leader was in high spirits.
He had circled South Sea City first to see whether anyone was following him.
As a professional assassin, he was certain no one was currently tailing him.
In other words, he had now completely slipped out from under the Xia Kingdom's surveillance.
Once he realized that, the leader went to Tongxin Hotel and strode inside.
Magic City, Villa 66.
"It's over."
Su Yuan's expression remained calm as he began the final step—
Using the South Sea City Security Bureau's highest-level access, he deleted the login records for his account.
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