Lu Chengdao's life turned into flickering images that flashed through Xu Yuan's mind.
The answer surfaced at once—
"The Crab team accepted a contract to kill Xu Yuan, an S-rank newcomer. The reward was generous, but Xu Yuan's teleportation proved too troublesome, so they had no choice but to ask Lu Chengdao to step in."
Xu Yuan opened his eyes.
After casually firing a few rockets, he fell into thought.
That couldn't be the final answer.
A major question, for instance, ought to have two or three parts.
The answer about Lu Chengdao only addressed the easiest first part.
Several more remained.
Such as—
Who was the client?
If the operation failed, what did they plan to do?
He knew none of it.
With a thought, Xu Yuan used the Crown's power of the Faceless Lord to search through the entire Crab team.
The blond man with curly hair.
As the team's leader, he had to know more than anyone else.
He's the one!
Xu Yuan activated the Cycle Field around him!
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—
Xu Yuan emptied his magazine. Drawing on the Cycle Field's power, he began watching the new images forming in his mind.
Everything about the blond, curly-haired man!
A moment later.
All the images faded.
Only one scene remained, suspended before Xu Yuan.
In the dark.
The blond, curly-haired man—
The Crab team captain, Wang Cong, sat behind a table, listening to the noisy discussion in the Secret Chamber. Irritation showed on his face.
"Quiet! All of you, quiet!"
Someone shouted.
The room fell silent at once.
Everyone, Wang Cong included, looked toward the speaker.
The man was cloaked in layer upon layer of concealing Mystic Arts. Not even light could pass through, and his face was hidden even more thoroughly.
Who was he?
Xu Yuan wondered in