Brandt froze for a moment, then dared not underestimate the situation. He stopped practicing, turned, and hurried toward Lubbock's room. Guan Xing continued toward the girls' room.
Meanwhile, in the forest a kilometer outside the Night Raid base, Gozuki was leading the Assassination Unit he had trained as they surveyed the terrain.
"Instructor, the information from that person was accurate. We conducted a brief reconnaissance just now and can confirm that Night Raid's base is about a kilometer ahead."
Beside Gozuki, a boy wearing something like binoculars on his head stood on a tree branch and reported to him.
"Mm. Let's go straight in!"
Gozuki nodded slightly and swept his gaze around... There was clearly nothing there, yet he felt as though something had been disturbed.
He was therefore certain that Night Raid had already discovered their arrival. In that case... infiltrating for an assassination was no longer realistic. They could only settle this with their true strength.
"What a cautious bunch!"
Muttering indifferently to himself, Gozuki led the eleven young assassins as they turned into phantoms and swiftly headed for Night Raid's base.
Even with the dense forest surrounding them, the one-kilometer journey took less than three minutes, and they soon arrived at their destination.
However, when they reached the buildings of Night Raid's base, five figures were already standing before them, waiting in full battle readiness.
"Gozuki... the Assassination Unit!"
Guan Xing raised her brows slightly as she looked at the arrivals. The feather fan in her hand stirred. She was somewhat surprised, but on second thought, it was hardly strange.
Or rather, they should have come looking for them long ago!
"They're from the Empire? Then... our base has been exposed..." Mine, who had still been a little groggy, instantly sobered up when she saw the