Ambush Again (2)

The mission regulations had all been written in the blood lessons of those who came before, warning newcomers to abide by them. The larger the spatial opening, the longer its coordinates remained suspended in the air. It was extremely easy for someone with ulterior motives to make use of them afterward, reopen the space, and sneak inside. Once you felt safe and let your guard down, they could launch a fatal ambush, turning the vacation space you had painstakingly built into a battlefield and a desolate ruin.

"Hmph, if you hadn't been so clumsy and let that second-rank brat escape, how would he have drawn the target's attention?"

"Wasn't it because your two useless subordinates got in the way?"

"What did you say?"

"What did you say?"

"Second Brother, Fifth Brother, dealing with that guy named Zi Yu is what matters. He crushed the green bead before dying. The rest of the patrol squad will be here soon."

The two snorted coldly and turned their heads away from each other.

"So what if they get here? We'll take care of them all at once." He picked at the dirt beneath his nails, looking utterly unconcerned.

"Dragon Seven, I didn't invite you here to spout nonsense. Take the money and do the job. And keep a close watch from the shadows on the guy you brought."

"Sure, sure. You're the one paying, so whatever you say, I'll do." Dragon Seven spread his hands, showing that he had no objections.

The relaxed atmosphere among the four stood in stark contrast to Li Yu's tense flight. It was Li Yu's first time encountering an Otsutsuki ambush, and lacking experience, he chose a route that most people considered safe.

Long Wu cursed inwardly. *You know I paid a fortune to hire you, yet you