âDingâ¦â¦â
The bloody fragment dropped into the water and immediately diluted the water.
I frowned and quietly laid there as Shen Bing wiped my head with a cold towel. She softly whispered, âLi Xiao Yao, does it hurt?â
âThey injected anesthetics. What do you think?â
âUh, okayâ¦â
Next to Wang Xin, a 50 year old lab specialist picked up the fragment and gently stroked it, âThis fragment is made from titanium and is very hard. Li Xiao Yao is a Royal Air Level practitioner who has greatly refined his body. His physique is many times stronger than that of a normal person. And yet, these fragments were able to pierce his skin very easily. These people are not only good at predicting our movements, but theyâve also researched our people thoroughly. They know our weaknessesâ¦â¦â
Shen Bingâs arms shook as her face was filled with remorse, âItâs all my fault⦠I was too careless. If it wasnât for the fact that I didnât erase my traces last night, they wouldnât have noticed that someone had forced their way into the system and access their database. Then we wouldnât have fallen into this trapâ¦â¦â
âThe problem now isâ¦â¦â¦â
Wang Xin sighed, âWe lost all our leads again, and we didnât even find Qin Mengâs whereabouts. Theyâve also destroyed all their evidence in the underground labs. Weâre back to square one.â
I raised my head and looked at Wang Xin, âCanât you directly apprehend Wei Fan?â
âNot possible!â Wang Xin flatly replied. âWith his identity as the CEO of Songfeng Entertainments, he was received by officers from *** yesterday. They placed utmost importance on him due to his involvement in the development of the entertainment industry. We cannot make a move on Wei Fan right now. Right now, heâs like a red hot charcoal. If we touch him, weâll just burn ourselves. Last time when we caught Dong Feng, it was only because of General Sun Xing that the situation was able to settle down. Iâm afraid that heâs probably been released already. The pressure from these high ranking officials are too much for usâ¦â¦â
The doctor helped me sew up my wounds. After applying medicine and wrapping it with bandages, I sat up. The effects of the anesthetics were almost gone. I swung my arms around a bit, and felt that there was no loss on my mobility nor strength. For a practitioner who has greatly refined his body, this wasnât much of an injury. Looking at the three fragments, I looked at Wang Xin and said, âHow about this? Iâll leave the Guardian squad and use my own identity to investigate. This way I wonât be able to be pressured by Wei Fan. What do you think?â
âNo! Itâs too dangerous!â Wang Xin shook his head. âYou know, the people that weâve been facing so far arenât even considered to be part of their main group. Not only does Wei Fan have Artificials on his side, he also has a bunch of people like you. Originally, these people didnât care for common matters, but with their vast amount of fortune, Wei Fan was able to hire five Royal Air level experts. The headquarters are telling us not to underestimate Wei Fan. Since his Songfeng Entertainment is located in Hangzhou, weâre in the most dangerous location. We definitely cannot let you go solo. If anything were to happen to you, then the Guardian squad wonât have anyone to rely on anymore. There is no second Li Xiao Yao.â
I smiled helplessly, âThen are we going to be passive foreverâ¦?â
âNo, we wonâtâ¦â¦â
Wang Xinâs eyes grew cold, âFor Wan Fei to be training so many Artificials, he must want to establish his position in the Southern Black Association. Training these Artificials takes a lot of time and space. They must be training in some sort of large factory or something. Iâve been gathering the DNA data from the Artificials. According to the analysts, weâll be able to find their training location in around half a month. When we find this place, weâll have enough evidence to take Wei Fan down!â
I couldnât help but laugh and didnât say anything.
Wang Xin stared at me, âWhatâre you laughing at?â
I blatantly said, âCaptain Wang, itâs not that Iâm undermining our analysts, but donât say half a month. Even if they had half a year, they wonât be able to find the Blood Scythesâ training facility. The Blood Scythes arenât as simple as we think of them to be. Shen Bing hacked into their network, and they immediately set a trap against us. I can say that their tactics are not inferior to ours by one bit. This group is not simple at all. They must have an even more powerful group supporting them behind the scenes. Everything is not as simple as we think it is.â
Shen Bing shivered and nodded. âThink about it like this. They were able to prepare this kind of trap within 24 hours of me hacking into their network. So they must have some kind of expert supporting them.â
I continued, âSo? Besides Wei Fan, all the higher ups in Blood Scythe have erased all of their traces and disappeared. We canât do anything about them. We have nowhere to start and all we have are groundless reports. In the end, we wonât be gaining anything.â
Wang Xin replied, âThen what do you plan to do then?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThereâs one more lead.â
âWhat lead?â
âWei Fan has a guild in [Destiny] called [Mass Burial]. I can confirm that his group of people are in [Destiny]. As long as [Mass Burial] doesnât disappear, we can infiltrate them and analyze them from within.â
Wang Xin excitingly said, âSo itâs like this. Thatâs great! What do we need to do?â
I shook my head. âI donât know.â
Shen Bing replied. âWe get someone to join them and become familiar with them. Maybe then weâll have some useful reports.â
âButâ¦â¦â I touched my wound. It kind of hurt a bit. âHow do we get someone in? Letâs not talk about a normal player. [Mass Burial] has 500 members. Theyâre either Artificials or people with great talent. They wonât easily accept some new guy. Itâs almost impossible.â
Shen Bing smiled. âIf thereâs no opportunity, then weâll make one ourselves. I understand some of this too. Wan Feiâs ID is âNot Ordinaryâ. Heâs someone who is very into [Destiny] and has achieved a very high level. As long as heâs into the game, he has a weakness. I have a plan, but I donât know if you guys would agree to it or not.â
âWhat kind of plan?â I asked.
Shen Bing laughed, âYour [Zhan Long] should be very strong. Why not let your guys go out and practice for a bit. Iâm planning to have [Zhan Long]âs 4000 strong army attack and wipe out [Mass Burial]âs members. You have to make it as brutal as possible. The most brutal way would be to get a Guild Prestige Tablet, directly challenge [Mass Burial] and disband them! Then, with Not Ordinaryâs personality, he would not let this go easily. Heâll look for even stronger people to create a new guild. At that point, we can infiltrate themâ¦â¦â
I nodded, âThis does seem like a good idea. But, who do we get to infiltrate [Mass Burial]? All our [Zhan Long] members are on their radar. Weâll definitely be found out.â
Shen Bing immediately slapped her chest. âThere is still me, your sister. I also have an account in game. As long as you help me with some stuff, I can create a guild in a short time. Iâll bring people to âallyâ with the defeated [Mass Burial] members. Then, the chance will come!â
âOkay!â
I stood up, âThen itâs official. Iâll go back and prepare. Oh yeah. Sister Shen Bing, arenât you busy every day? How do you have time to play games?â
âI donât. I just go on at night to casually play for a bitâ¦â
Wang Xin laughed, âOh. Casually playing can get you to Lv 65 third advancement?â
âThatâs none of your business!â
In Hangzhouâs Guardian base, everyone was afraid of this stern-faced general Wang Xin. Everyone except for Shen Bing. She always challenges him. Thatâs very daring.
â¦â¦
After changing, I went to get Xiao Hei. Through the explosion, Xiao Hei didnât receive any damage. It was only burnt black. After cleaning it for a bit, itâll be as good as new.
Shen Bing drove me back to the studio. After she left, I walked upstairs. Everyone in the studio was sitting in the living room. After hearing the door open, Rainy immediately rushed over and grabbed my arm, âGuild Master, did you find my brotherâs whereabouts?â
âUghâ¦â¦â
I made a sound in pain and retreated two steps, âRainy, youâre grabbing my woundâ¦â
Under my shirt, the bandage around my arm could be seen and Rainy was startled for a bit. She saw the fresh blood coming from the wound, stood there and looked like she was about to cry, âGuild⦠Guild Master, how come youâre injured? What happened?â¦â¦ Itâs all my fault. Itâs all my fault. Iâm sorryâ¦â¦â
I smiled, âItâs not your faultâ¦â¦â
Song Han frowned, âBrother Xiao Yao. What happened? Did you get injured during the mission?â
I nodded. âYeah. Weâve been had!â
Wong Jiang stood up, âGuild Master. Who are you really? How did this happenâ¦â¦â
Old K patted Wong Jiangâs shoulders, âDonât ask. Itâs better for you both if you donât know about it.â
Wong Jiang was a smart person and he quickly nodded, âOkay. Got it.â
I slowly sat down on the sofa as Matcha held onto me, âHey, boss, how come you didnât tell us what you went to do? Did you go fight in the middle of the night? Your eyes are really redâ¦â
I smiled, âItâs nothing. This is just a normal injury. And Rainy, I still havenât found your brotherâs whereabouts, but Iâll continue to work hard. Donât worry about itâ¦â¦â
Rainy rubbed her eyes, âI got it. Thanks, Bossâ¦â¦â
âStay here in Hangzhou for a few days. Little Wolf, get everything prepared for Rainy. I feel a bit worried about Rainy going back to school in Suzhou right now.
âI got it, Brother Xiao Yao!
I continued, âRight now, [Zhan Long] has a new mission!â
Old Kâs eyes shone brightly. âWe finally have a big mission? Haha. Tell me quickly. Iâve been thirsting for some action latelyâ¦â¦â
âYouâ¦â¦â Matcha was speechless.
I laughed, â[Zhan Long] has grown so much already. The main guild has 3000 people and our first division is already at 1000+ members, giving us a total of 4000+ members. So itâs timeâ¦â¦ itâs time for us to put ourselves to the test. For the next few days, weâll be hunting [Mass Burial] members and weâll wipe them out from Ba Huang City! Also, Matcha. Get me a Guild Creation Tabletâ¦â
Matcha was startled, âWhy? Are we making another guild?â
âA friend needs itâ¦â¦â
âOkay. Whatever you want boss!â