Su Xiao put away the "Imperial Implent Transformation Blueprint." He finally knew what quality was above blue quality.
Seeing the astonishingly high upper-limit rating, Su Xiao felt restless for a mont.
The rating of the "Imperial Implent Transformation Blueprint" was 89. How strong would equipnt with a rating over a hundred be? It was temporarily impossible to estimate; it would have to be judged only after obtaining the physical item.
The ghastly green poisonous gas gradually spread out. Su Xiao quickly retreated outside the tal door, and after half an hour of travel within the tunnel, he returned to that fork in the road.
After hesitating for a mont, Su Xiao decided to return the way he ca.
Catching up with Red Eye was already impossible, and being corroded by the poisonous gas, his current state wasn’t good. If there was an ambush at the end of the tunnel, that would be troubleso.
If it were Su Xiao, after leaving the tunnel he would definitely destroy the tunnel’s exit to prevent further tracking by the enemy.
Before long, Su Xiao returned to the room beneath Flower Street. Before he returned to the surface, he heard noisy footsteps above.
"Quick, surround this place imdiately."
"Master, all nearby routes have been completely sealed off."
Ignoring the noise above, Su Xiao walked out of the tunnel.
Su Xiao’s sudden appearance shocked the soldiers in the room, all of whom raised their weapons. These were not the Imperial Capital’s guards, but an elite troop.
"Master Bai Ye, are you alright?"
A squad leader approached and, after Su Xiao clearly saw the person’s face, he nodded. The room contained Ace’s unit.
"General Esdeath is arriving soon. What about the Night Raid thieves..."
"They ran away. There are forks in this tunnel."
Outside the room ca the sound of many footsteps, and Esdeath led a group of soldiers into the room.
"How many did you kill?"
Esdeath had already roughly understood the situation.
"Killed one, seriously injured three."
Su Xiao resud his cold deanor with a stoic face.
"Hmm? Did the other thieves all escape? Did the entire Night Raid move out?"
"Not sure, six people went out in total."
Esdeath understood. Killing one and seriously injuring three when facing six people was already very good results.
"You’ve worked hard. I’ll handle the follow-up affairs. Was the Imperial tool successfully recovered?"
"Taken by a Night Raid mber nad Red Eye."
Of course, they had to pin this bla on the Night Raid Team. There was no possibility of negotiation with Esdeath, so they wouldn’t be exposed.
Even if there was negotiation, whether Esdeath would believe the Night Raid Team or Su Xiao was obvious, and this was the benefit of infiltrating the enemy’s camp.
Today the Imperial Capital was completely disturbed. Su Xiao returned to a mansion arranged by Esdeath.
This was rewarded to Esdeath by the Little Emperor. The environnt was very good, but Esdeath usually lived in the barracks and rarely ca here.
There were many maidens in the mansion. Just as Su Xiao entered, two young maidens greeted him.
Su Xiao first had a luxurious midnight snack. The bathwater and fresh clothes were already fully prepared.
As soone from the Assassination Squad, he naturally wouldn’t wear the empire’s military uniform, which was iron-gray, and didn’t suit his aesthetic.
The Third Shadow Departnt had special attire, a black long windbreaker.
After freshening up, Su Xiao lay down on a bed that could at least sleep five people.
Hesitating for a mont in bed, he chose not to open Brand’s treasure chest before the Fla of Luck’s cooldown ended, nor would he open any treasure chest above blue quality, including blue quality ones.
Tomorrow morning he still had sothing to do, so Su Xiao went to sleep early.
...
At two in the morning, at the Suburban Capital Night Raid Headquarters, in a eting room.
There were seven people in the eting room at that mont, all of whom were main mbers of the Night Raid Team.
They included:
Night Raid Team Leader: Najenda.
Newcor: Tazmi.
User of Chun Yu: Red Eye.
User of Romantic Cannon: Mine.
User of Lion King: Leone.
User of Cross Tail: Lubbock.
Lastly, the sowhat dazed Shell.
Shell was a naive girl with glasses, head full of purple long hair, and her Imperial tool was All Things Two Breaks·Soul Destruction, a scissor-type Imperial tool.
This Imperial tool, Big Scissors, was at least one-ter long, exceptionally sharp. Just by the na, you could tell how sharp it was.
At this point in the original work, Shell was already dead, but under the influence of the Contractor, this naive girl with glasses did not die.
There were seven people in the eting room, of whom three were seriously injured, and one critical combat power had already died. The Night Raid Team suffered extrely serious losses.
The atmosphere in the eting room was very gloomy. All seven were silently bowing their heads. Among them, Tazmi had tears rolling down his face; Brand had always taken care of Tazmi, and in Tazmi’s mind, Brand was an important bond akin to an older brother.
"Tazmi, I understand your feelings, but our fate is like this. We’re the Anbu, and death is constantly with us."
A pale-faced Leone softly comforted Tazmi.
"Hmm, I know."
Tazmi pressed a hand to his face and sniffled.
"I must avenge my big brother."
Tazmi clenched his fist, making cracking sounds. He despised his incompetence, as when that man rushed with a knife, he was petrified by the terrifying aura. If it weren’t for Brand pushing him, he would already be a corpse.
"Hoo～."
Najenda exhaled a puff of smoke and needed to summarize today’s battle conditions.
"Thump, thump, thump."
Najenda lightly tapped the conference table, drawing everyone’s attention.
"Let first summarize today’s events. According to intelligence received from Revolutionary army spies, today you encountered a man nad Bai Ye, a mber of the Third Shadow Departnt, Esdeath’s confidant, and a foreign Anbu Sheltered by Esdeath on this expedition to the Extre North.
Despite not following Esdeath for long, he gained significant trust through strong abilities and a loyal character, being almost inseparable from Esdeath and acting as her bodyguard.
Though it seems laughable that Esdeath needs a bodyguard, Bai Ye’s ability makes him suitable for the role as Esdeath’s guard without exaggeration.
Next, let’s talk about the intelligence you gathered from direct contact, starting with Leone."
After Najenda finished speaking, she flicked the ashes from her cigarette. Despite the severe losses in the Night Raid Team, this woman remained very calm.
Leone took a deep breath.
"I fought with that man for about five minutes. During that ti, I sustained over a hundred cuts, each penetrating straight to the bone. Without the restorative power of the Lion King, I would have been dead by now. A normal person absolutely couldn’t withstand three cuts, absolutely!
And there is a very important point: If exposed to that man’s line of sight and being tracked by him, never escape towards sparsely settled areas, absolutely not. If you get targeted by that man outside, you’re done; no matter how you run, you cannot escape. The feeling of being tracked by him is completely one of despair."
Leone, still horrified, felt so wounds on her body that had not yet healed.
"And another thing, that man’s blade possibly carries a poison, a kind similar to electricity. It’s sowhat similar to Red Eye’s Chun Yu’s curse poison, both can infiltrate the human body.
If Chun Yu’s curse poison brings death, the ’electric poison’ on that blade brings pain, excruciating pain prompting one to wish for death."
Bold Leone stopped here, her pupils trembling.
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