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Chapter 166: Chapter 0166 Reaper (Part 1)_1
 

Moonlit night, forest, pine breeze.

A chilling aura permeated the area.

Yu and Chen were top-level masters from Dragon Group, hired by Dong Xuan for thirty million.

The two of them had gone behind Dragon Group’s back to take on this job, all for the sake of making some money.

Thirty million! That was enough to live lavishly for a lifetime. After this assignment, even if they left Dragon Group, they could still lead a life of luxury and pleasure for the rest of their days.

How many people could resist the temptation of money?

In the face of gold, an assassin could become a bodyguard, and a bodyguard could turn into an assassin.

Right now, the two of them were playing the role of assassins.

“Chen, something feels off,” Yu said, gripping his gun tightly.

“It’s a bit strange, too oppressive. It’s like there’s a fierce beast lurking in the woods,” Chen replied.

The two clung closely together, back to back.

They were experts from Dragon Group. Especially Yu, who had already stood out from Dragon Claw and become a candidate for the core organization, Dragon Scale.

How strong were the members of Dragon Scale?

In all of Huaxia, there were fewer than fifty Dragon Scale members. Just think about how strong they must be.

For two masters like them to sense danger simultaneously, how formidable must the one lurking in these woods be?

“Who are you? Speak up and I’ll make it quick for the both of you,” a faint voice echoed in the night, reverberating through the woods.

“Is this Inner Strength?” Yu’s face turned pale.

As masters themselves, they knew the levels of martial arts. Only when one’s Inner Strength reached the Mastery Level could they emit such an ethereal voice, indiscernible in direction, lost to all sense of location.

In Huaxia, those known to have cultivated their Inner Strength to such a realm numbered less than ten. Among those in Dragon Group, there were three, including the former leader Long Tianya and current leader Long Zaitian, and then there was Reaper, known as the war machine.

However, Reaper had died in the Demon Hunting operation, and the Reaper Squad had been entirely wiped out.

They really could not think of anyone else in this world who had cultivated their Inner Energy to such an extent.

But Huaxia was vast and full of extraordinary people. How many more masters existed among the common folk was hard to say.

“Senior, we inadvertently trespassed on your territory. We ask for your forgiveness and to spare our lives,” Yu called out loudly.

The best among those cultivating Inner Strength to the Mastery Level needed at least fifteen years, so they naturally assumed the person speaking was a middle-aged man or older and never imagined he might be the very target of their assignment.

Just then, a young man emerged from behind a pine tree.

Clutching a dagger, his eyes were as cold as the waters of a winter pool.

“Who sent you to kill me?” The same voice now came from the mouth of the young man.

Yu and Chen’s faces changed dramatically.

It never occurred to them that the speaker was their intended victim.

“How is this possible, you’re only in your twenties?” Yu exclaimed.

“Who exactly are you, and how do you have Inner Strength?” Chen’s hand holding the gun trembled.

The two clung tightly to each other, their speech no longer coherent.

“I’ll ask one more time, who are you really?”

Ye Xiong ignored the guns in their hands, his clothes fluttering without a breeze as he released his Inner Strength in a flash, instantaneously increasing the oppressive atmosphere around them.

Since his narrow escape from death, Ye Xiong had never revealed his Inner Strength, except in a fight against Skeleton, because it was too sensitive.

In all of Huaxia, there were not a few who had cultivated their Inner Strength to his degree.

But to have reached such a level at his young age, he was the only one.

Revealing his strength now indicated one thing.

He was about to kill.

“Are you Reaper?” Yu cried out.

“I didn’t expect there to be anyone who still recognized me,” Ye Xiong said, his gaze fixed on the guns in their hands, demanding coldly, “What are you, exactly? I will give you one more chance. Answer within three seconds.”

Yu and Chen exchanged glances as if making a decision.

If they revealed their identities and Dragon Group found out, their fates would certainly not be pleasant.

Being expelled from the organization was a minor issue, but they could also end up before a military tribunal and imprisoned for life.

Special forces turning into assassins, that crime is enough for them to have their reputations ruined and sit in jail for decades.

Having worked together for so many years, they could see the decision in each other’s eyes.

They would rather die than reveal their identities.

The Reaper was merely a rumor, who knew his true strength, most of the rumors were false.

At the same time, both men pulled their triggers.

Pop pop pop pop!

The sound of continuous gunshots rang out.

When they looked closely again, the figure in front of them had disappeared!

Whoosh!

Pfft!

A faint sound, almost simultaneous, rang out.

Chen felt a tremor in his body and a pain in his chest—he looked down to see a dark dagger planted in his chest, not knowing when it had gotten there.

Pain began to spread throughout his body, Chen convulsed.

“Yu, I’ve been stabbed.”

His body slowly slumped down.

Yu watched wide-eyed as his partner died beside him, and he was instantly scared out of his wits.

He couldn’t care less about anything else and ran frantically down the mountain.

Whoosh!

A figure appeared before him.

Yu drew his gun, pop pop, firing all the bullets, but still, he couldn’t hit his target.

After discarding the gun, he drew his dagger and roared loudly.

“Come out, you come out! What’s the point of hiding and skulking about?”

“Have the guts to come out and fight me fair and square.”

“Skulking about, what’s the meaning of this?”

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared three meters in front of him, completely unguarded.

“I’ll give you a chance,” Ye Xiong said indifferently.

Yu, with the dagger in his hand, swung it fiercely, aiming to kill with every move!

Suddenly, there was the sound of a ‘ding.’

The dagger in his hand was amazingly cut in two.

Seeing the smooth break on the dagger, Yu could no longer withstand the psychological pressure and collapsed to the ground.

He stared desperately at the dagger in Ye Xiong’s hand and murmured, “Divine Soldier Leng Mo, how could it be in your hands?”

“I get it now, when Long Zaitian staged his coup against Long Tianya, Long Tianya said he lost the dagger, but it turns out he gave it to you. Long Tianya knew all along you weren’t dead…” Yu rambled on.

“Let’s stick to business. Tell me, who sent you?”

“If I tell you, will you let me go?”

“No, you’ll just die a little less painfully.”

“It was Zhang Meng who connected the job; who the employer is, I don’t know, honestly, I’ve only done this once, never before. I beg you, spare my life.” Yu knelt on the ground, desperately kowtowing.

Dong Xuan really isn’t going to stop until she kills me, huh!

“Even recognizing the Aloof Divine Weapon, you must be from the Dragon Group?” Ye Xiong asked indifferently.

“I’m from Dragon Claw, please spare me for the sake of our past service to the same organization,” Yu pleaded.

“You can die now,” Ye Xiong raised the dagger.

“Don’t kill me, I’ll tell you the inside story of the Demon Hunting operation. Don’t you always want to know who betrayed the Reaper Squad?” Yu said anxiously.

“You know?” Ye Xiong’s dagger paused.

At that moment, Yu’s cellphone vibrated.

“Tell them your mission is accomplished,” Ye Xiong ordered.

(This chapter is so hard to write, continuing to ask for votes.)