672: Chapter 661: Siege 672: Chapter 661: Siege They were born in darkness, trained from childhood as killing machines.
It was a death cell, where people of different colors, races, and languages fought over a piece of bread, a sugar cube, or a bottle of water to survive.
Only those who lasted until the end could enjoy a meal a day.
Every one of them was an expert in the art of killing, memorizing each of the human body’s lethal points and turning the techniques of murder into bodily instincts.
These assassins were weapons incarnate, with almost every part of their bodies able to serve as a means of killing.
“Shlick…
So these are the high-priced bodyguards hired by Chen Fengnan, and their blood is no different from anyone else’s…”
Nanyu was a lackey for Gege Ros, brought out of the death cell because he didn’t feel fear when killing, only an excited expression as if he was born for slaughter.
After discovering his talent, Gege Ros had him serve as his own lackey outside of his work as an assassin.
Licking the blood off Blade Edge, the courtyard had already accumulated over twenty corpses.
The gunfire had subsided, but the roofs around were crowded with countless figures.
Even these battle-hardened bodyguards, who had seen countless Purgatory Fields, felt a tremendous pressure emanating from the mere handful of people before them.
A drop of cold sweat fell from one man’s forehead.
Five assassins stood in the midst of the bodies, and in less than half a minute, they had completed a slaughter that could be described as spectacular and clean-cut.
Although it was a one-sided massacre, the prey’s resistance still brought a thrill to Nanyu.
They were not very strong, the strongest among them only having one foot in the True Qi Realm, but their skills in killing were practiced to perfection through every pore.
“You broke the rules!”
The deputy in charge of the operation, dressed similarly to Nanyu, spoke with a cold voice.
Their operation was not supposed to be discovered.
It was only because of Nanyu’s whim, taking the initiative to capture someone for interrogation, that they were exposed to the risk of exposure.
That was not at all in their plan.
Sneaking into the manor, lying in wait in the shadows, everything had gone smoothly.
Finding Chen Fengnan’s location was just a matter of time.
But problems still arose.
The deputy looked at Nanyu coldly.
As one of Rupert’s subordinates, he disliked Nanyu intensely, not only because he was Gege Ros’s lackey but also because he had wrecked their plan.
A machine should do what a machine is supposed to do!
“One, two, three, four…
eighteen, huh?
Underestimating us?”
Nanyu seemed not to have heard the criticism, instead counting off the figures on the roofs with his fingers, his face behind the skull mask betraying a puzzled look.
His eyes were eerie under the cover of shadow, his emotionless gaze filled with a murderous intent that made others break out in a cold sweat.
“The weak don’t deserve to live; it’s your fault for appearing before me!”
Nanyu looked down on the bodyguards with disdain.
In his eyes, they were just ants that he could easily crush.
“Don’t forget the mission!”
The deputy’s reminder once more made Nanyu impatient, and he glanced over irritably.
His reaction angered the deputy.
This man had forgotten his primary duty.
Had he been with Gege Ros too long and forgotten the first creed of an assassin?
The deputy wanted to confront Nanyu about this, but he stayed calm, keeping his mind rational.
Annoyed as he was with Nanyu’s behavior, he still prioritized the mission above all.
Since their operation was exposed, just as Nanyu had previously stated, they had to switch from assassination to a frontal assault!
“Buy him time, go find Chen Fengnan and bring back his head.”
The deputy stood out, planning to cover the retreat for the others heading to Nanyu.
“Who’s commanding here, you or me?”
Nanyu looked at his deputy, annoyed.
He really wanted to indulge in a massacre; the urge had been unbearable since daylight.
Watching the two sides clash fiercely made him itch to join the fray.
He’d been held back before, and now again, he could no longer stand it.
The deputy furrowed his brow and, without a word, led the other three up onto the rooftops.
The slaughter continued.
To them, the eighteen bodyguards were nothing more than eighteen defenseless weaklings.
With a clear division of labor, it took them less than ten seconds to finish off the group.
The deputy’s concern was not with bodyguards who, no matter how many came, could all be killed; it was about not wasting time on these men when there was a golden opportunity at hand.
“You should go now!”
“You’re the one who should bugger off, you stole my kills!”
Nanyu raised his knife, wanting nothing more than to kill this presumptuous, defiant wretch.
Thud, thud, thud—
Footsteps came one after another from all directions as the teams led by Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning converged, sealing off all escape routes.
When the Four King Kongs saw the gruesome scene, they were momentarily stunned, and then their attention turned to the five assassins.
“As expected, when night falls, the rats can’t keep still.
Have you decided how you want to die?”
Clutching his fists, A-Lei looked at his fallen colleagues, rage welling up inside him.
His sense of loyalty ran deep; even though his connection to the dead bodyguards was merely nodding acquaintances, on the grounds of camaraderie and their deaths defending Chen Fengnan, A-Lei felt obligated to avenge them.
And these five assassins were the prime targets.
“Leave one alive.”
“Keep a cold face, A-Feng reminded them, seeing so many dead at the hands of those uninvited guests ignited his own anger.
These people couldn’t just die in vain, and they needed information.
A-Yu pulled out dual guns, aiming them at the five assassins.
Nanyu laughed, delighted: “Hahaha, here they come, finally someone interesting has arrived!”
“I said, it’s time for you to leave.”
The deputy withdrew the long knife from the corpse, coldly reminding Nanyu once again.
Among the five, Nanyu was the strongest.
Although they had been exposed, the fact that the Four King Kongs had been drawn out meant that Chen Fengnan’s defenses were weak, presenting the perfect opportunity.
For the mission to succeed, the four of them could sacrifice themselves, but that hinged on Nanyu agreeing to leave—to let them buy time while he sought out Chen Fengnan to deliver his head.
But to his utter disappointment—
“Shut your mouth.
Anyone will do, but let’s kill this bunch first!”
The man was no longer listening to anyone else.
The deputy frowned, sighing inwardly, fearing that tonight’s mission was more likely doomed than not.