Before long, Ling Chen returned the sa way, driving a Land Rover SUV and stopped outside Hong Wei’s villa. Gear engaged, accelerator pressed, accompanied by a roar, the Land Rover’s front surged forward, breaking through the villa gates and charging into the crowd. Hearing the impact behind them, security personnel around the villa turned to look.
Seeing the Land Rover rushing in, the crowd was startled and quickly scattered to both sides.
Bam! A loud noise echoed as the Land Rover’s front slamd into the wall, instantly deforming, and a thick white smoke billowed from the engine hood.
"Who is it?"
"Quick, go inside and check."
Surrounding security personnel buzzed with discussion and quickly encircled the Land Rover. But when the door opened, they were shocked to find the vehicle empty.
At this mont, less than ten ters away from the Land Rover, Ling Chen stealthily moved toward the living room window. All the security personnel’s attention was fixed on the Land Rover, and no one noticed Ling Chen’s presence.
Carefully pushing open the window, Ling Chen leapt silently into the villa.
Closing the window, Ling Chen looked around, seeing the spacious and luxurious living room devoid of people, but intense sounds of fighting occasionally ca from upstairs. No need to look to know, it’s surely Zhu Qing and the Skyhawk Pavilion mbers clashing.
Zhu Qing and the others had already secured ti and opportunity for him, so Ling Chen dared not waste ti, hurriedly searching for the entrance to the basent. Before taking action, Ling Chen had studied this villa’s architectural blueprint and understood the structural layout.
Ling Chen found the entrance to the basent without spending much ti.
Opening the door and looking at the stairs below, Ling Chen didn’t go down directly; who knows if traps were set below.
Taking a flashbang from his pocket, Ling Chen tossed it down the stairs. anwhile, Ling Chen quickly shut the door. A ’bang’ echoed, followed by screams from behind the door.
Seizing the mont, Ling Chen dashed down, seeing several n on both sides of the stairs, each covering their eyes and wailing incessantly. Taking down four n, Ling Chen moved swiftly, continuing deeper into the basent.
Whizz!
Suddenly, a sound pierced the air, quickly nearing Ling Chen. Alert and prepared, Ling Chen slightly shifted left, the projectile skimming past his clothes, hitting the wall beside him.
Looking at the knife embedded in the wall, Ling Chen’s gaze swept around, intending to see who had attacked. But just then, the surrounding light dimd, the entire basent plunged into darkness, rendering visibility impossible.
"Skyhawk Pavilion mbers?" Ling Chen calmly said.
No response ca, not even a breath, yet Ling Chen could sense their presence, a scent of danger. Moreover, his intuition told Ling Chen there were more than one assassin from Skyhawk Pavilion hidden in the darkness.
Hmph! Skyhawk Pavilion really spared no expense this ti, deploying so many to protect Hong Wei.
In darkness, vision is the most useless sense. Ling Chen closed his eyes, focusing entirely on hearing. When Zhu Qing attempted to assassinate him, he experienced the sa scenario. Thus, encountering such combat again was familiar, quickly adapting to the surroundings.
Now, just wait for Skyhawk Pavilion assassins to reveal themselves.
However, Ling Chen underestimated the assassins from Skyhawk Pavilion. Several minutes passed with no movent from them, like beasts lurking in the dark, staring at their prey, waiting for the perfect mont to strike.
What do assassins value most? Patience! Only those who can remain calm can beco competent assassins.
Ling Chen remained still, and so did the assassins, silently waiting. With ti, Ling Chen’s expression turned serious. These assassins were not only complex but also highly skilled.
In such a favorable environnt and with nurical advantage, most assassins would choose to attack rather than endure. But these assassins didn’t act so. Even when Ling Chen deliberately exposed a flaw, they didn’t seize the chance. What does this indicate? It shows they saw through Ling Chen’s intentions.
Moreover, they acted cautiously, likely aware of Ling Chen’s capability, which is why they held back.
Still won’t attack?
As several minutes more elapsed, Ling Chen beca sowhat impatient. In another location, he could wait against them. But now, that’s not possible; Zhu Qing and others couldn’t secure much ti for him; swift resolution was needed.
Ten minutes had passed already, the longer it dragged, the more perilous Zhu Qing’s situation beca. Once Zhu Qing and others failed to fight on, all Skyhawk Pavilion assassins would co for him. At that point, escape wouldn’t be an option. Considering this, Ling Chen didn’t hesitate any longer, opting for a preemptive strike.
Boom!
With a loud noise, smoke erupted around Ling Chen’s feet. These were ready-prepared gear, smoke bombs, and flashbangs provided by Pang Jiulin. This ti with military backing, obtaining equipnt was easy.
Assassins thrive in darkness, but adding smoke destroys such advantages. Though darkness obscures vision, smoke equally does so. In this situation, both sides beco blind, relying solely on acute hearing to deduce each other’s location.
As thick smoke enveloped the scene, Ling Chen reached into his pocket, pulling out a handful of steel nails.
With a flick of the wrist, dozens of steel nails hurled outwards, scattering around. At the mont of launch, Ling Chen finally heard subtle sounds from three positions.
Three people!
Ling Chen’s lips slightly curved; the effect was satisfactory, finally confirming their numbers. This barrage of nails wasn’t ant to harm, but to force movent, causing them to make a sound, thus determining their count and positions.
Knowing the count, as for their positions... Ling Chen listened closely, suddenly furrowing his brow. At the mont, his ears detected multiple sounds from the ground.
This... was his count incorrect? Impossible! Ling Chen imdiately dismissed this possibility. Given such a confined space, it wasn’t feasible to host over ten people without being noticed.
Moving carefully, Ling Chen’s foot suddenly stepped on sothing round. Applying slight pressure, it instantly crushed. This is... Ling Chen laughed aloud.
Beans! So that’s it. Never seen this tactic before, today’s an eye-opener.
The opponents used beans, dropped on the ground, to create faint sounds, thereby misleading or attracting enemy attention. Besides, these beans served another purpose – locating opponents.
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