Wrapping Up

Sure enough, ten seconds later.

Slight movements began to emerge from within the woods.

Rustle, rustle~ A group of dark-skinned assassins charged out, led by their ringleader, and scattered in every direction.

However, the moment they rushed out, they were intercepted by the experts from the Security Bureau.

Because the Security Bureau experts had been notified to be on high alert beforehand, they were well-prepared and showed no signs of panic, clashing directly with the assassins.

"Hmm?" The lead assassin's heart sank.

As the person in charge of the Truth Society's operation to hunt down Qiao Mingyuan, he had realized the moment they were forced into the woods by the Xia Kingdom's Security Bureau that not only had the mission failed, but even returning alive was no longer a certainty.

As for why the Security Bureau had forced them into the woods instead of continuing their assault, the lead assassin didn't need to think twice to know the reason.

It was nothing more than waiting for reinforcements, intending to take them down with absolute crushing force to avoid any meaningless casualties.

In this situation, the lead assassin knew that their only chance of survival was to break out before the Security Bureau's reinforcements arrived.

It would be best to catch them off guard, which would significantly increase their chances of escaping with their lives.

But as it stood, the Security Bureau personnel were clearly well-prepared and showed no openings despite their sudden breakout attempt.

I still have that trump card; I will definitely make it out alive...

The lead assassin steadied his nerves and immediately engaged the Security Bureau expert blocking his path.

Not far away.

Captain Chen Hai watched the battle quietly.

Although the dark-skinned assassins had charged out in a desperate, do-or-die attempt, it proved futile against the tight defensive perimeter. In less than a minute, the assassins were once again at a disadvantage, falling one by one.

Chen Hai's mind was not at ease; his gaze drifted repeatedly toward the laptop beside him.

In fact, the warning on the laptop screen—"They are about to charge out"—had only served as a precaution. Even without that message, the assassins would never have broken through the blockade. At most, there would have been a few casualties.

What Chen Hai found curious was how the person who sent the warning knew the assassins were about to charge out. Had they conducted a rigorous psychological profile analysis on this group? Chen Hai knew that many psychological masters could predict a person's next move based on such profiles. And how had this person managed to hack into his computer so silently? Too many questions swirled in Chen Hai's mind.

Just then, Chen Hai caught a glimpse of new text being typed onto the laptop screen.

"C-Zone, lower-left battlefield, everyone retreat immediately..."

"This..." Chen Hai's pupils constricted.

As for the so-called C-Zone... to facilitate the blockade of the woods, Chen Hai had divided the perimeter into different sectors—A-Zone, B-Zone, C-Zone, and so on—to simplify command.

Chen Hai immediately looked toward the C-Zone.

At that moment, six assassins were being besieged in that area, and the leader among them was the strongest of the lot—the very man Chen Hai had identified as the ringleader.

"Oh no!"

Sensing something, Chen Hai immediately contacted all Security Bureau personnel in C-Zone, "Everyone, retreat!"

The words had barely left his lips when the numerous Security Bureau experts in C-Zone retreated backward without a moment's hesitation.

The next instant, the lead assassin pulled out a fist-sized black orb and slammed it violently against the ground.

BOOM--

A terrifying wave of fire suddenly expanded and engulfed the area ahead.

Had it not been for Chen Hai's final order, at least five or six Security Bureau experts would have been caught in that inferno.

Hum~ Taking advantage of the small gap torn into the blockade by the terrifying flames, the lead assassin fled without the slightest hesitation.

Magic City, Villa 66.

The Flame Orb created by the Truth Society has the power to severely injure a Transformation-stage master... Su Yuan thought casually.

The Flame Orb mentioned here was the black sphere the lead assassin had thrown at the end.

Had it not been for Su Yuan's warning, the South Sea Island Security Bureau would have suffered heavy losses from that orb, resulting in the deaths of five Internal-strength experts and the severe injury of one Transformation-stage master.

Strictly speaking, such Flame Orbs were manufactured by the Truth Society using technology provided by extraterrestrial forces, which was why they possessed such immense lethality.

Outside the woods.

Captain Chen Hai's expression was grim.

It had been a close call just now; if not for his warning, he shuddered to think how many casualties there would have been.

"These flames..." Chen Hai's gaze swept across the area, only to find that the lead assassin had vanished after using the Flame Orb to break through the blockade.

"Escaped?"

Chen Hai looked in the direction where the blockade had been breached, which led toward the urban area of South Sea Island.

"This is trouble."

Chen Hai furrowed his brows. Once that lead assassin blended into the city, finding them would be no easy task.

After all, South Sea Island was a major tourist destination teeming with international visitors; as long as the lead assassin kept a low profile, tracking them down would be difficult.

As these thoughts churned, Chen Hai looked back at his laptop screen.

It was precisely because of Su Yuan's warning that he had realized the lead assassin might be hiding a trump card for a breakout, which was why he had ordered everyone to retreat without hesitation.

He hadn't expected it to be true.

However, he had only been able to deduce this because of Su Yuan's reminder, but how had Su Yuan known?

Just then, text appeared on the laptop screen once more.

"Go to the Tongxin Hotel in the South City District and wait."

Chen Hai stared at the sentence, pondered for a moment, and immediately dispatched all the elite members of the South Sea City Security Bureau to lie in wait at the Tongxin Hotel in the South City District.

By now, Chen Hai was essentially certain that the person who had hacked into the computer meant well; otherwise, they could have simply chosen not to warn him.

Since they meant well, they could be trusted.

Within South Sea City, the lead assassin's figure appeared in the shadows of a street.

"I finally... escaped..."

The lead assassin took a deep breath. That Flame Orb was the trump card the Truth Society had bestowed upon them.

"Once I enter the city, I should be out of danger."

The lead assassin felt a sense of relief and began making their way toward the contact point.

The contact point had been established in secret by the Truth Society and was extremely well-hidden; as long as they reached it, they could successfully flee the Xia Kingdom.

However, the lead assassin was incredibly cautious. Instead of heading straight to the contact point, they circled around South Sea City, avoiding all roadside surveillance cameras before slowly approaching the destination.

That destination was the Tongxin Hotel in the South City District.

"Safe at last."

The lead assassin was in a good mood.

The reason they had circled South Sea City beforehand was to determine if they were being followed.

As a professional assassin, the lead assassin was certain that no one was currently tailing them.

In other words, they had now completely shaken off the surveillance of the Xia Kingdom.

Realizing this, the lead assassin arrived in front of the Tongxin Hotel and strode inside.

Magic City, Villa 66.

"It's over."

Su Yuan's expression was calm as he began the final cleanup—

He used the highest administrative privileges of the South Sea City Security Bureau to delete the login records of the account he had used to access the system.