Night Attack!

As midnight approached, a muffled bell rang from the depths of the Heavenly Prison, signaling the time for the guard change.

The bell was like a starting gun; the dead silence of Block E was instantly seized by an invisible tension!

Xu Qian's eyes snapped open, his pupils contracting slightly in the darkness. He could clearly sense that the two dormant, dark red killing intents from the direction of the junk pile had suddenly become sharp!

Almost at the same moment the bell fell silent, two figures, like ghosts, darted out from behind the pile of junk! Their movements were lightning-fast and silent, clearly having calculated the brief blind spot and unpreparedness during the guard change!

Their target was unmistakably Block E-98!

And at this moment, Li Xi, who should have been on duty here, had somehow quietly moved to a position near the door of cell E-98. His back was to Xu Qian, his body trembling slightly, as if he were guiding the assassins, or perhaps waiting for something.

"Move!"

One of the figures in black grunted, his voice hoarse and cold.

The other figure flipped his wrist, and a short blade, gleaming with a cold, azure light, appeared in his hand. He lowered his body, preparing to rush towards the cell door!

Seeing this, a flicker of struggle and fear crossed Li Xi's face, but he instinctively shifted aside, clearing the path.

At this critical juncture!

Something unexpected happened!

The figure holding the short blade, who was charging ahead, had just taken a step when his peripheral vision seemed to catch sight of something, and his body abruptly stopped!

What he saw was Xu Qian, still clutching a wooden stick, huddled in the corner!

Xu Qian's presence seemed to have exceeded their expectations! According to the information Li Xi provided, at this time and in this area, only Li Xi should have been the inside man!

It was this moment of hesitation and assessment!

Xu Qian moved!

He didn't charge forward shouting like a hero, nor did he try to stop the assassins. The instant the figures in black glanced his way, he made a move that surprised everyone—

As if terrified by the sudden turn of events, he let out a short, panicked scream: "Ah!"

At the same time, he scrambled backward from the corner with all his limbs! Not towards the assassins, nor towards the cell, but like a startled rabbit, he tumbled and crawled towards the alternate passage he had already scouted, leading to other areas!

His escape was clumsy, and in his "excessive panic," the short wooden stick in his hand "accidentally" flew out, rolling towards the assassins' feet!

This series of actions happened in the blink of an eye!

The two figures in black were clearly taken aback by the "pathetic" reaction of this small guard. After a brief pause, a flicker of disdain and killing intent flashed in their eyes!

"You're looking for death!"

The one with the short blade snorted coldly. He didn't even bother to look at the wooden stick rolling by his feet, and his body surged forward again, heading straight for the cell door! In his opinion, such a useless guard could be dealt with easily, and the priority was to complete the mission!

The other figure's cold gaze locked onto Xu Qian, who was scrambling desperately towards the alternate passage. He flicked his wrist, and a dark streak shot out like a venomous snake towards Xu Qian's back! It was a poisoned sleeve dart!

However, just as the sleeve dart was about to hit Xu Qian, Xu Qian's seemingly panicked body, as if foreseeing the attack, suddenly tilted to the side!

"Swoosh!"

The sleeve dart grazed his ribs and embedded itself deeply into the stone wall opposite, its tail still trembling!

Using the momentum from that tilt, Xu Qian continued to tumble and crawl into the darkness of the alternate passage, leaving only the sound of his panicked footsteps behind.

Throughout the entire process, Xu Qian perfectly portrayed the terror, clumsiness, and a sliver of lucky chance of a small figure facing mortal danger!

The assassin who fired the sleeve dart frowned, sensing something was amiss. But seeing his companion already rushing towards the cell door, he couldn't afford to think further and quickly turned to follow.

Meanwhile, Li Xi, standing before the cell, was utterly terrified. He looked at the assassins, who were like gods of death, then at the direction Xu Qian had disappeared. He opened his mouth, as if wanting to say something.

But the assassin with the short blade gave him no chance to speak!

The azure short blade, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, drew a cold arc through the air!

"Thwack!"

The blade sliced his throat!

Li Xi's pupils dilated instantly, his face filled with disbelief, terror, and despair. His hands futilely clutched his gushing throat as his body slumped down, twitching a few times before falling silent.

The inside man was silenced, swiftly and cleanly!

The two assassins didn't even glance at Li Xi's corpse. One of them quickly took out a set of strangely shaped keys (clearly provided by Li Xi beforehand) and inserted them into the lock of cell E-98.

Inside the cell, the young man who had been keeping his head bowed, seemingly disturbed by the commotion outside, slowly raised his head.

His face was as pale as paper, his lips cracked, but his eyes held no fear, only a deathly coldness, and... a hint of mockery, as if he had been waiting for a long time?