Everyone Under Heaven Is a Gossip

The orders these people received weren't complicated. Basically, they just had to stay here and prevent anyone from the Chen Family from leaving. The other thing was to follow the commands of the person arranged by the Wa Lord.

Command... What could they possibly command? At most, it was just reminding them not to let anyone slip through.

The Noble Family scions chatted in low voices, not caring much. Although the gunshots sounded a bit different from other noises, in this country they would generally be mistaken for fireworks or a blown tire/engine, and wouldn't cause a commotion.

Even if there was a chance they'd be recognized, the Noble Family had already cleared out the ordinary civilians nearby. They had even arranged large shopping mall promotions in the adjacent blocks, with high-power sound systems broadcasting simultaneously, the sound rumbling and shaking the sky.

The events also advertised free gifts just for showing up, guaranteeing you wouldn't leave empty-handed. This simple, unpretentious display of wealth completely captivated the common people. Who cared if it was gunshots or fireworks? Not taking advantage of a bargain was just being a fool!

"Why do I feel like the gunshots are getting closer? Is someone inside the Chen Family compound trying to fight their way out?"

"Are they really fighting amongst themselves? Could it be a show for us?"

"No, what would be the point of putting on a show for us? If they weren't shooting, wouldn't it be more effective to surprise us and attack when they rush out?"

As the gunshots became clearer, the Noble Family personnel began to abandon their pretense and seek cover, aiming the muzzles of their dark guns at the entrances and exits of the vast estate.

Suddenly, a clear female voice sounded from the command channel.

It was the voice of the commander arranged by the Wa Lord—Su Enxi:

"Attention, all units. Regarding the mission to surround the estate, aside from the Chen Family head's car and his daughter who is being pursued, for whom separate arrangements have been made and who need to be diverted, no other personnel are to be missed. Listen carefully, the Chen Family head's car is a black Pagani, license plate number is..."

"...?"

The Chen Family head and... his daughter who is being pursued? Is that a bit too much information?

Everyone wasn't stupid. Most of them also knew about the rumors of the Chen Family's close ties with the Gattuso Family, and not long ago, they had personally witnessed foreigners with blonde hair and blue eyes going in and out of this estate.

Connecting this to the father and daughter who had turned against each other, could it be... a scenario where a scumbag father colluded with foreigners to sell his daughter for glory, and a virtuous young woman, unable to bear the humiliation, rose up in resistance?

Thinking this, everyone's minds became active. Like gossipy old women, they all developed a sharp, inquisitive heart, and relying on their deep experience from watching family dramas, they instantly filled in a series of dramatic episodes in their minds.

Hmm, the drama inside this Chen Family compound is truly spectacular, absolutely spectacular...

How can we not give our all to cooperate with such a grand performance of filial piety between father and daughter?

"Old Tang is gone!?"

Emiya's team had basically cleared out the warehouse. To describe it more directly, they had used up a bag of Pseudo-Noble Phantasms, completely blasting out the entire warehouse area, including several layers of foundation below the ground, using Fantasy Collapse.

When they decided to head towards the detection and inspection center to rendezvous, they received news that the main firepower of another team was missing.

"Yes, when we temporarily met on the negative first floor, Captain Tang didn't show up," Zhou Minhao replied on the communication channel. "We're about to clear the negative second floor, and there doesn't seem to be any trace of him here either."

Jiu De Mayi, standing next to Emiya, raised an eyebrow. "We can't abandon the mission midway to actively look for someone who got lost."

"Old Tang is still unreliable..."

Emiya was almost used to it. To be honest, he wasn't even that worried about Old Tang. Old Tang had always shown almost heaven-defying luck. No matter how dangerous the place, even if he got lost, he would never lose his life.

"Hope he's okay... Then let's stick to the planned route and go explore that center first. Is it okay for you guys without Old Tang's strong firepower?"

Zhou Minhao's voice was steady. "It's fine! The number of Death Servants here seems small, and we've found a lot of relatively important documents and data. If the firepower is too strong, a lot of valuable spoils might be lost."

Hiss, although it's not polite to think this way, how come it feels like things got better after Old Tang got lost and left?

When Emiya and the others arrived at the mysterious detection and inspection center, they didn't encounter any obstacles from the enemy along the way.

Everyone followed the guidance of Jiu De Mayi, who had learned the internal routes beforehand, and explored deeper down a corridor lined with densely arranged high ceiling lights.

Emiya and Jiu De Mayi led the way, with Ling in the center of the team, ready to activate Dustless Land at any time to protect teammates from attacks.

However, they were tense the whole way but didn't encounter any defensive facilities. Emiya didn't expect these Chen Family personnel to set up a high-tech Resident Evil laser corridor, but surely they could arrange some automatic-firing gun mechanisms?

"Don't let your guard down, there must be some trap waiting for us deeper inside."

Jiu De Mayi's expression was serious, her ears and eyes alert. She remembered that the first time she scouted the way, Nono was tied up by a group of people and taken inside.

Her intuition as a veteran ninja told her that it was impossible for there to be no protective measures here.

However, as she spoke, Emiya had already pushed open a thick metal door, and an unobstructed downward passage opened wide to them, completely exposed.

"Look! The door isn't even locked."

Emiya spread his hands.

"Damn it, is this reasonable?!"

Although it was a good thing, Jiu De Mayi was momentarily filled with indignation. She raised her fist and clenched it hard before finally calming down, leading the team deeper with a frustrated look.

"..."

However, facts proved that Jiu De Mayi's caution was still useful. As the team rounded a corner and entered a passage, the sound of urgent crawling limbs came from the dark path.

"Alert! It's likely Death Servants!"

Hiss hiss hiss—! The ear-piercing screams, like a baby crying, overlapped and became sharper, accompanied by the clanging and banging of many heavy objects moving, making everyone's eardrums vibrate, eyelids twitch, and hair stand on end.

They had just been echoing from deep inside, but within a few seconds, the sound had clearly increased several times, because the speed of the approaching Death Servants was clearly very fast, unprecedentedly fast, abnormally fast!

At this moment, everyone pulled out their weapons and opened fire without hesitation.

Emiya, meanwhile, took the sword bag from the back of a Zhou Family member and drew out the Projected Ganzhiang and Moxie. His arm moved quickly and skillfully—at a time like this, there was no need to time it like Crane Wing Double Link—several black and white short swords flew out rapidly, turning into sharp cold light piercing into the dark passage.

He didn't detonate the weapons. You couldn't just recklessly use Fantasy Collapse in an underground structure like this. Even a slight misstep, like blowing up a support or load-bearing wall, could easily lead to the entire building collapsing and wiping everyone out.

The sound of the short swords' sharp blades slicing through limbs and flesh echoed down the tunnel.

Emiya listened closely again. Although the number of Death Servants had decreased, they were still charging towards them, completely fearless.

It was as if something even more terrifying was chasing them from behind.

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