"Quick!"
"Hurry up!"
After a frantic scramble, the call connected again. You Dongtian asked, tense beyond measure, "How did the mission go?"
All three froze.
Hadn't they just reported that to him?
Could asking again on a different phone possibly change the outcome?
"The mission went smoothly. We've already locked onto a lot of targets... and the local Star Shield Bureaus have all begun operations..."
"I'm not asking about that. I'm asking about that boy, the one I told you to protect. What did you just say? He's... he's missing?"
"Yes, Heavenly King. We don't know what happened to that boy... he just disappeared. We've been searching for ages, but we still haven't found him..."
On the other end, the Heavenly King's breathing grew heavy.
A moment later, he spat through gritted teeth, "What do you mean, you haven't found him? If you haven't found him, keep looking! What exactly are you three... good for? You can't even handle such a little thing?! You... you three are..."
The call ended again.
"..."
The three stared at the phone, growing increasingly frustrated.
They hadn't wanted this outcome either!
But something was off about the Heavenly King's reaction. Did he really need to react so violently?
Wasn't the boy just a young genius in the Embryonic Breathing Realm?
As the saying went, those who accomplished great things didn't quibble over trifles. Though they were fairly upright, there were times when they made certain compromises too...
Back in the office, You Dongtian stared at his phone, utterly distraught.
Missing.
Little Surplus is missing...
He disappeared under the protection of the three great experts I personally assigned!?
*With the lineup I arranged, with those three, even if they escorted Zuo Xiaoduo on a trip through the Witch Alliance, there'd still be some chance of