The Problem Solved

After all that, the person on the other end of the earpiece remained silent. The atmosphere grew a little awkward, but Luo He didn't mind. He had simply said what he thought needed to be said. What No. 13 thought, and what he did next, were up to him.

"Phew—" After a long moment, a sigh came from the other end. "Since you all believe it, I guess I'll believe it too. But let me make one thing clear: I didn't lose this round, and I certainly didn't lose to No. 4. This proves nothing."

"I understand." Luo He gave No. 13 a graceful way out.

"Hmph!" No. 13 made an unpleasant sound, then said, "All right, enough of that. I have a new mission for you." He paused, then stressed, "One the gentleman specifically assigned."

Luo He's expression turned serious.

"At your current pace, you'll reach the military shelter by tomorrow evening. Once you've safely escorted Old Man Huang and his family there, you need to leave immediately for Hanjiang Ferry."

"We've detected a secret outpost belonging to a special Night Watch unit there. A large number of the assassins sent this time came from that outpost," No. 13 said. "The two disciples of Snake Woman and Sand Ghost whom you took out also came from there."

"No. 8 has already arrived. She'll meet you there. Besides the two of you, several major families, including the Xia Family, as well as the nation's Dark Army, will send people to help."

"There may be some particularly troublesome opponents there. The gentleman is concerned about that, so you must be careful..."

"How far do we go?" Luo He interrupted, his voice cold and utterly devoid of emotion.

"The order is to leave no survivors," No. 13 said, relaying the command precisely.