Feng Jun, accompanied by fully armed special agents, arrived breathlessly. Upon seeing Han Xiao, he immediately grabbed him and frantically checked him for wounds, asking, "Are you hurt?"
Han Xiao pointed to the scrape on his cheek and said irritably, "Are you blind?"
"It's good that you're alright." Feng Jun breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was still pale. The person he had been protecting 24/7 was injured, and he felt a burning sensation on his face.
"It's not your fault." Han Xiao didn't blame him. Pointing at Nosa's corpse, he frowned and said, "This man was an executive officer of the Germinal Organization, a super assassin who has never failed."
"Nosa Kono?"
Feng Jun immediately recognized him. He couldn't help but recognize him; a high-ranking official from Stardragon had once died under Nosa's gun in full view of everyone. Nosa had always been a capable lieutenant of Germinal, never making a mistake, like a deadly Viper, making the Six Nations very wary.
Feng Jun suddenly realized what was happening, looked at Han Xiao in disbelief, and exclaimed in a trembling voice, "Wait, you were ambushed by Nosa, and you even managed to kill him! You're that strong?!"
Is this the first day you've met me?
Han Xiao said irritably.
My mind sank into the panel, and the reward information appeared.
[Character Summon Card: Releases the character's ability once]
[Person: Nosa Cono]
[Ability: Illusion Ability (E) - Target's Intelligence is above 50 points, saving throw possible]
[Used 0/1 times]
Character Summon Card are relatively rare consumables, only dropping from special quests. They allow limited use of NPC characters' abilities. In the past, there were specialized studios that farmed these Character Summon Card, supplying them to wealthy players who liked to spend money. Although Han Xiao doesn't rely on these things in combat, who wouldn't like having an extra trump card?
Han Xiao he had allocated his free attribute points to Intelligence early on, which inadvertently exempted him from Nosa's superpower. If he had only thought to allocate points after being affected, things would have been much worse.
"The Germinal Organization, I accept this gift." Han Xiao's eyes flickered slightly.
Since they are enemies, it is normal for the enemy to treat him in any way. He will not complain or be angry; all he can do is fight violence with violence.
[Do you want to claim the reward?]
"No"
These virtual consumables can be stored in the panel and claimed when needed.
Frenzied Sword was left aside, staring in astonishment at the group of black-clad agents, constantly dropping Detection. Upon seeing the field agents' identities as "Stardragon Homeland Strategic Defense Bureau," he felt Han Xiao was increasingly unfathomable.
Feng Jun pointed at the Frenzied Sword and asked suspiciously, "Are you familiar with this person?"
Ignore him.
Han Xiao took the handkerchief Feng Jun handed him, wiped the wound on his cheek, frowned, and said, "Nosa has found my location, which means Germinal knows as well."
"That's not necessarily true. The Intelligence Department's hackers have blocked the network and are conducting both program screening and manual identification. Any news mentioning you is not allowed to leave West Capital."
Han Xiao's expression turned serious. "Are you sure?"
Feng Jun nodded, then hesitated, "Nosa wouldn't act on his own. He must have already handed the intelligence over to his spies lurking in West Capital, and sooner or later he'll spread it out by hand."
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao turned and left without saying a word.
"Hey, where are you going? I need to take you to headquarters to report," Feng Jun called out hurriedly.
There's no time to explain. You've requested a city-wide lockdown from higher authorities!
Nosa has never failed, so he probably won't be too cautious. He'll likely act as soon as he finds me. His intelligence comes from the Germinal spies who have West Capital. Since online intelligence is not working, the spies can only leave the city, and the intelligence may not have reached the Germinal Organization' higher-ups yet.
Han Xiao knew the identity of the Germinal Organization's contact person in West Capital.
The reason for not targeting the contact person is that it's unnecessary. If you kill one, Germinal will just send another stranger. Keeping a familiar mole around is more effective; you can remove it at a crucial moment.
Killing Nosa would confirm Han Xiao Germinal West Capital, but if he could intercept intelligence, it would prolong the time it would take for Germinal to pinpoint his exact address.
Although this was just his guess, and the intelligence might have already left the city, he was willing to try even if there was only a slight possibility; this had always been his guiding principle.
"Li Yalin, immediately notify the others to find me in Eighth District. Here are my coordinates... Remember to drive over!"
Li Yalin was completely confused. "Are you going to treat us? Going to the slums would be too insincere."
"Don't ask so many questions, just go!"
Han Xiao hung up the phone, smashed the window of a car parked on the street with his elbow, and jumped into the car.
It's time to seize every second and not be bothered by trifles.
The car owner was on the phone next to his car when he was startled by the sound of shattering glass. He rushed over, grabbed Han Xiao by the collar, and yelled, "You get out here!"
Han Xiao's eyes lit up, and he grabbed the car owner's upper body and pulled him into the car, slamming his head onto the steering wheel and honking the horn.
"Great, saves me the trouble of unplugging and restarting."
Han Xiao pinned down the struggling car owner, searched the car for the keys, started the engine, shoved the owner aside, floored the accelerator, and sped away.
The car owner sat on the ground, his face bearing the marks of the steering wheel, looking bewildered. "Wow, are car thieves this brazen now?!"
Driving recklessly through the city, causing other vehicles to scramble to avoid him, he quickly traversed several blocks before a police siren sounded, and a traffic police motorcycle pulled up behind him. The officer shouted, "You car in front, pull over immediately for inspection!"
Han Xiao pulled out the car owner's driver's license and threw it away.
"Take this and deduct points as you please!"
Ignoring the traffic police following him, Han Xiao arrived at the Eighth District, got off his car, and strode towards his destination. The traffic police on their motorcycles relentlessly pursued him, blocking his way. "You stop right there!"
Han Xiao was furious. Why is it that when everyone's in a rush, they all want to chat with you?
A sudden chop to the neck caught the traffic police officer off guard, causing him to faint instantly.
Han Xiao strode quickly, turning through the intricate narrow alleys, knocking down three groups of young men who were trying to rob him, and arrived at an abandoned little church. This was a dwelling occupied by the poor, where many homeless people slept on the floor, spending night after night accompanied by fleas, mud, and the smell of sweat.
Religions also exist on Planet Aquamarine. During the Old Era War, suffering led many displaced people to seek spiritual solace. This sect seized the opportunity and added the most popular idea during the war, "I hope for world peace," to its doctrines, and at one point, its followers reached tens of millions.
Then, the sect's holy site was indeed nuked.
Their so-called true god, "Lord of Heaven," did not come to their rescue, so the religion gradually disappeared.
As I rushed into the church, a group of homeless people looked at me sleepily.
Han Xiao scanned the area but didn't find his target. His eyes narrowed, and he grabbed a homeless man nearby, demanding, "Tell me, where did that man who lives here, with a thick beard, a red wolf's head tattoo on the back of his hand, and is about 1.8 meters tall and around forty years old, go?"
The homeless man looked at Han Xiao, who was covered in blood, and flinched. He cautiously asked, "You mean Lugaon? We all call him ' No Tongue.' He almost never speaks, and he disappeared at noon today."
noon?
Ordinary citizens leaving the West Capital go through checkpoints and undergo a series of checks. It's past 2 PM now, and there might still be a chance to stop someone.
West Capital. Which one will Lugaon use?
Han Xiao frowned in thought. He didn't pin his hopes on the Thirteenth Bureau sealing off West Capital in time. Regardless of whether the higher-ups would agree to a major operation, even if they decided to seal off the city, he didn't know how long it would take, Lugaon might have already escaped.