Not Killing You, but Saving You
Xu Huo's proposal was something the bald man agreed to almost without thinking. He hurriedly said, "Absolutely no problem. I'll contact them right now!"
Xu Huo made a gesture inviting him to proceed. "Make it convincing."
The bald man took out his phone and dialed a number. The other person answered quickly, and he immediately snapped, "Hou Song, we took a huge loss this time. You didn't tell us Xu Huo's group was this strong. Half our people are dead. How are we settling this?"
Hou Song's voice came clearly through the phone. "If it were that easy to catch him, I'd have gone myself. Why would I pay you? You should've known the risks before you went... Anyway, are they dead?"
"They're dead," the bald man said, still furious. "But we need to renegotiate the price we agreed on."
Hou Song was silent for a moment. "Bring them here, then we'll talk. You know the place."
"You..." The bald man was about to say more, but Hou Song had already hung up. He looked up at Xu Huo, phone in hand. "I don't know if he bought it..."
It didn't matter whether he believed it. They just needed someone to take the bait.
The group started the car again. Liu Jia took out an earpiece and put it on the bald man. "Now he can't hear us."
"Your Ability is amazing," Yuan Yao said. "You shout once and people go blind."
Liu Jia smiled. "It doesn't last long. Even if you briefly block an experienced Player's senses, it's still hard to get the drop on them."
"That's still impressive," Shen Xin said. "Actually, in the game, how you use your Abilities and items can sometimes matter more than your combat strength. Get your