Wu Qiu was dead.
His head burst like an overripe watermelon, splattering brains across the floor.
The moment the shadow bullet stopped in the center of his head, the two of them detonated it together.
The blast of water hit so hard that he lost consciousness before he could even think to call for help.
The high-end hotel's soundproofing provided the final curtain for the assassination.
No Remnant Shell fell beside his corpse.
After all, Transcendents only had a thirty percent chance of dropping a Legend. Not dropping one was the norm.
Chen Xi took the specialized phone from his pocket. She unlocked it with his fingerprint while his body was still warm, then quickly browsed through its messages so she could imitate Wu Qiu's tone if anyone contacted him.
Opening the group chat, Chen Xi saw that they hadn't yet discovered the Muscleman Squad's deaths.
The Evil Flower members didn't seem to communicate very actively with one another, which was perfectly normal.
After all, you couldn't expect a bunch of bad people to get along.
As she scrolled through the chat history, Lin Yue suddenly pulled a safe out with a shadow tentacle.
She exclaimed with delight, "Found it!"
"What would someone hide in a safe? That's so hard to guess."
She picked the lock with a shadow and opened it. Inside was a gift box wrapped in expensive packaging. Just as expected, the box held four smooth, pitch-black pills.
"Why does this feel like it might be something bad?" Holding the gift box in front of Chen Xi, she eyed it suspiciously. "Don't eat one and suddenly drop dead."
Chen Xi pursed her lips helplessly. "Then before I die, I'll definitely stuff one into your mouth."
She picked up a pill to inspect it, comparing it with the