In a certain room in the Sky Net headquarters.
Roars echoed continuously from the room.
Xue Ye, like a madman, unleashed a barrage of attacks on Kulumen, who was curled up on the ground, covering his head.
Even kicks and punches couldn't vent the rage in his heart, his eyes even flashed with icy killing intent.
He had sacrificed his dignity and willingly served the Hall of Light as a dog.
It was this that allowed Sky Net to turn its crisis into safety, to rise again, and to gain eight Nine Revolutions Golden Pills.
Sky Net gained eight more Earth-grade powerhouses, making it incredibly strong for a time.
They thought this would be enough to contend with the Dark Association and the Chinese forces on the international stage.
But unexpectedly, overnight, all their dreams vanished like smoke, losing four Earth-grade powerhouses.
Half of their efforts went down the drain.
Most critically, Sky Net was now depleted of talent.
In other words, even if the Hall of Light provided Sky Net with more Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, Sky Net would not be able to produce another Earth-grade powerhouse.
It could be said that Sky Net would not be able to recover its strength in a short period.
This situation was all caused by the waste in front of him.
Six Earth-grade powerhouses ambushing Po Xiao alone, even if Gui Wu appeared unexpectedly, he believed that with their numerical advantage, they could at least retreat safely.
But now, only two had returned, which made him incredibly furious, wishing he could skin Kulumen alive.
After a long while, the roaring and screaming finally stopped.
Xue Ye withdrew his hand, knowing he couldn't continue. If he went on, Kulumen in front of him would be severely injured and unable to fight for a considerable time.
This would be extremely disadvantageous for Sky Net, so he could only suppress his anger and choose to stop.
"Sir, we were tricked!"
Just then, Kulumen, beaten into a pig's head, finally spoke.
He felt incredibly stifled. Originally, last night he wanted to hide and avoid being found by Po Xiao.
But Xue Ye thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What could he say? He could only bite the bullet and go along with it.
Now that the operation had failed and he was being beaten by Xue Ye, he naturally felt wronged, but how could he dare to blame Xue Ye? He could only try to shift the blame.
"Hm? What do you want to say? Tricked by what?"
Xue Ye's gaze fell on Kulumen with confusion, and he asked grimly.
"Sir, we fell into Zi Long's trap!"
Seeing Xue Ye's gaze become even more confused, Kulumen quickly provided an explanation.
Zi Long's message claimed that only Po Xiao from the Dark Association had come, but in reality, two Earth-grade powerhouses had arrived.
Given Zi Long's status, would he not know the specific number of people for this operation?
Obviously impossible!
Since Zi Long knew all this, why was the transmitted message that only Po Xiao was coming?
To put it bluntly, it was to make the Dark Association lower its guard, creating an opportunity for Po Xiao to pick them off one by one.
Upon hearing Kulumen's words, Xue Ye's eyes darted around. He pondered for a long time and felt that this explanation seemed somewhat plausible.
Not to mention anything else, Zi Long was an overseer for the outer reaches of the Dark Association. All operations in the outer reaches were controlled by Zi Long. Thus, Zi Long naturally knew the operational arrangements.
"Damn it, Zi Long, you son of a bitch! How dare you conspire against me! I will definitely flay him alive someday!"
Xue Ye cursed in exasperation, then his gaze fiercely fell upon Kulumen.
He continued, "Don't think that saying this will reduce your responsibility. Even if we were tricked, with six Earth-grade powerhouses, you shouldn't have suffered such heavy losses!"
"Yes, yes, yes, your subordinate has no intention of shirking responsibility."
Upon hearing this, Kulumen instantly started sweating again and quickly continued, "But the most crucial thing now is still to deal with Po Xiao. Once he is eliminated, it won't be too late to punish your subordinate."
Hmph!
Hearing this, Xue Ye's expression softened considerably. Although Kulumen was incompetent, it was not bad that he could grasp the main point at this time.
Thinking this, he said, "Now our priority is to hide ourselves. With our current strength, the possibility of dealing with Po Xiao is not high. It's best to wait for support from the Hall of Light."
He paused, then continued, "However, we can't just do nothing. Otherwise, the Hall of Light will also look down on us. Pass down the order, hunt down the Dark Association's intelligence personnel throughout the city."
In Xue Ye's opinion, Po Xiao's ability to find Kulumen so quickly was indeed important due to the influence of Xiao Lingtong.
But the strength of the local Dark Association intelligence personnel could not be ignored either!
Therefore, Xue Ye had only one thought regarding these intelligence personnel: kill them!
This way, in future operations, the possibility of intelligence leaks could be minimized.
"Good! Leave this matter to me!"
Upon hearing this, Kulumen agreed without hesitation and directly turned to make arrangements.
After all, those intelligence personnel were of low strength, dealing with them was not as difficult as dealing with Po Xiao.
It could be said that there was no danger at all, so he naturally did not need to hesitate.
...
South of Killing City.
This was where people from all over the world came to make a living!
Although they appeared to live in prosperity, compared to the entire Killing City, this place could be considered a slum.
Because of this, assassins generally did not choose to come here when they had no missions.
In Killing City, being an assassin was considered superior. How could they associate with the lowly commoners here?
They regarded it as a disgrace.
And in the central area of the southern part, there was a seemingly unremarkable villa.
Its exterior looked very ordinary, but its interior decoration was extremely luxurious.
At this time, in the bedroom of the villa, on a super-large bed, lay three figures.
On the left and right sides were a voluptuous blonde beauty, and between the two beauties was a man.
The man looked very young, and as if dreaming about something, a devilish smile played on his face.
This person was none other than Xiao Lingtong from the City of Desire.
Having scammed Po Xiao, and fearing that Po Xiao would return to settle the score, he had specifically returned to his hideout for refuge.
And at this moment, as he slept, the reason he smiled so happily was because in his dream, he saw Kulumen killing Po Xiao.
After killing Po Xiao, as the informant, he would at least receive a handsome reward, if not the highest merit. In Killing City, this would be equivalent to having a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Few people would be able to shake his position.
"Heh heh, see? He's smiling so happily! What do you think he's dreaming about?"
"What else could he be dreaming about? A spring dream, of course!"
Just then, a male and female voice came from the room.
The smiling expression on Xiao Lingtong's face instantly vanished, replaced by a frown. He was muttering,
"Damn it, you two bitches, don't disturb my dream!"
As he muttered, Xiao Lingtong, without any tenderness, kicked the two women beside him to the ground.
Bang! Bang!
The two scantily clad women fell to the ground with dull thuds, but the next moment, Xiao Lingtong opened his eyes in confusion.
He thought that his kick was not light enough to wake the two women, but why did he not hear any screams?
Hiss!
But when he opened his eyes, what greeted him first was not the two women on the ground, but a man and a woman.
Although the woman was relatively unfamiliar, she was very beautiful, and the man beside her was wearing a golden mask.
It was precisely this golden mask that reminded him of a nightmare. It represented an Earth-grade deacon of the Dark Association.
Although the mask was unfamiliar, the Earth-grade deacon appearing here at this moment could only be one person, and that was Po Xiao.
In an instant, he understood something. Dreams were often the opposite of reality. Po Xiao had not been killed by Kulumen but had successfully escaped.
The other party must have come this time to seek revenge.
Ring!
The next moment, Xiao Lingtong instinctively pressed the alarm button by the bedside. Instantly, the curtains in the room opened.
As a result, Xiao Lingtong was stunned again.
The moment the curtains opened, infrared beams would usually shoot out. He had already stationed snipers around the villa.
But now it was empty, there was nothing.
"Heh heh, you're looking for those snipers, aren't you?"
"Just like the two women beside you, they've all gone to rest."
Ye Cangtian looked at the panicked Xiao Lingtong and said playfully.
After arriving here, he discovered that to prevent those hidden snipers from causing trouble, Ye Cangtian and Gui Wu had first knocked them out one by one.
"This..."
At these words, cold sweat instantly broke out on Xiao Lingtong's forehead.
The Black-grade assassins Kulumen had assigned to him had already been incapacitated by the other party last night.
Now, without sniper protection, he had become a fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.