Chapter 139: Interrogating the Assassin: Just Who Wants to Kill Us?

’What makes her think she can kill me?’

’Her so-called "top secret of the Federation" status?’

’What a joke!’

’Does she really think the Federation’s top brass would rush to Hong Kong Island to kill me for a prodigy who hasn’t even matured yet?’

He knew better than anyone how complicated a place Hong Kong Island was. All sorts of factions were deeply entrenched there; even the Federation had trouble extending its reach. Why would they make such a big move over something so trivial? ’Impossible!’

Besides, for a Top Notch prodigy like Gu Yuexi, the kind you see once in a century, the Federation would never allow her to go to a dangerous place like Hong Kong Island on her own!

She’d be at high risk of being abducted or assassinated by foreign powers!

’She doesn’t even have the right to come to Hong Kong Island! And she wants to kill me?’

’Keep dreaming!’

At this thought, Mu Linyuan, whose mind was already reeling and on the verge of breaking, completely lost it.

He stared at Gu Yuexi’s cold, stunning face as jealousy and venom erupted from his heart like a volcano. His features twisted with rage as he roared:

"Bring it on, you fucking bitch! If you dare come to Hong Kong Island, I’ll find some guys to have their way with you! You hear me?! Fuck you!"

As his voice fell, there was a flash of white light, and his figure vanished completely.

It was just like the pathetic move of cussing someone out online and then immediately blocking them.

"..."

Gu Yuexi’s expression instantly darkened, so grim it looked like storm clouds were about to burst.

’Truly disgusting...’

"Buzz buzz? (’What the fuck? So that’s how you want to play?’)" Chu Sheng’s compound eyes widened at the sight, a wicked fire igniting within him.

’Damn it, I’ve been transmigrated for so long, and I’ve never met someone so arrogant!’

’Just you wait! Lord Mosquito is coming to Hong Kong Island to deal with you!’

Since the area was shrouded in thick fog, everything that had happened in those few dozen seconds went unseen.

To the Perception of the crowd in the distance, everything was calm and peaceful.

...

Meanwhile, in another corner of the fog, the assassin disguised as an examiner was frozen stiff, a chill running through his entire body.

’What... what the hell is that mosquito?!’

He had seen it clearly. The mosquito was obviously heavily injured, its aura weak, so why could it still casually unleash an Attack that could one-shot a Top Notch, Third-Grade Early Stage prodigy?!

’This is impossible!’

’How many trump cards does it still have?’

The assassin felt as if his entire worldview had been turned upside down.

That Fourth-Grade Middle Stage Golden-Scaled Monocled Ape was an "Unowned Contracted Beast" he had spent over a decade of painstaking effort cultivating with a Secret Technique. It wasn’t bound by a Blood Covenant and was specifically used for dirty work like murder and robbery, making it impossible to trace back to him.

Relying on this giant ape, he had assassinated at least eight, if not ten, Fourth-Grade Powerhouses, and it had almost never been injured!

But today, it was worn down and killed by a mere Peak of Third-Grade mosquito?!

’What kind of heaven-defying monster is this thing?!’

’Fuck! How the hell am I supposed to kill that!’

Only one thought remained in the assassin’s mind—run!

This job was a total loss! The bounty of over a billion was gone, and his strongest trump card was gone too! If he didn’t run now, his life would be next!

He didn’t dare hesitate any longer. He quickly put away the "Netherworld Calm Mist Bead" in his hand and turned to flee.

However, just as he turned.

"BZZZ..."

A faint, almost imperceptible buzzing of wings—a sound that made his soul tremble in fear—suddenly came from behind him.

"!!!"

The hair on the assassin’s body stood on end. His body stiff, he turned his head inch by agonizing inch.

There, floating silently before him, was an ordinary-looking White-striped Aedes Mosquito, its limbs even appearing somewhat damaged.

’How is this possible?!’

’When I put away the Magical Artifact, I used a Secret Technique to conceal my entire aura! How could it possibly have found me?!’

The assassin’s mind went blank.

But in the next second, his survival instinct sparked a vicious glint in his eyes.

’What’s there to be afraid of?!’

’I’m a genuine Fourth-Grade Early Stage Martial Artist myself! This mosquito just went through such a brutal fight and killed that kid Mu Linyuan. It has to be completely spent by now!’

’Damn it, I’ll risk it all! I’ll kill it right here! I can still complete the mission!!’

At this thought, the assassin no longer hesitated. The Qi Blood in his body erupted, and a dagger gleaming with a cold light appeared in his hand as he lunged viciously at Chu Sheng!

Chu Sheng watched this unfold calmly, not a hint of emotion in his compound eyes.

He just slowly flapped his wings once.

BZZZ—!

In the next second, centered on him, countless specks of light appeared out of thin air once more!

The light faded.

That sky-blotting swarm of fireflies once again blanketed the entire sky!

Although their numbers had dwindled to just over eight thousand, their terrifying, world-destroying aura was still suffocating!

The assassin: "..."

His lunge froze mid-air. He was completely motionless, as if struck by an Immobilization Technique.

He stared blankly up at the "sky" made of fire and death, and a sudden clarity filled his eyes.

THUD!

The dagger in his hand clattered to the ground. His legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees.

"Big Bro! My Lord! I was wrong!"

He raised his hands high and kowtowed frantically toward the tiny mosquito, his voice choked with sobs. "I give up! I give up! Don’t kill me! I’ll tell you everything!"

"Just spare my life! I’m willing to be your slave! I’ll give you all my savings! I even have an Earth-tier Upper-Grade Magical Artifact! It’s all yours as a tribute!"

In that moment, any semblance of an assassin’s dignity or a powerhouse’s pride was thrown to the winds.

Survive!

Surviving was all that mattered!

"..." Chu Sheng watched him, speechless.

’I thought I’d have to fight again, but this guy just folded immediately.’

’With this kind of mental fortitude, he calls himself an assassin?’

Just then, a cold voice drifted out of the mist, ringing directly in the assassin’s ears.

"Speak. Who sent you to kill me?"

The voice was ethereal, sometimes coming from the left, other times whispering in his right ear, making it impossible to pinpoint its owner’s location.

Clearly, the Empress was using some kind of Secret Technique.

The assassin shivered, terrified by this ghostly display.

He was already terrified of the mosquito; now, he couldn’t even muster a sliver of defiance.

He immediately started kowtowing again, bowing his head so fast it was like he was pounding garlic, his words spilling out like a rap:

"Spare me, heroine! Spare me, my lady! I really don’t know who wants to kill you!"

"I... I accepted the bounty on ’Hell Gate’!"

"It’s an international dark web forum for assassins! The bounty was... was one and a half billion White Eagle Coins! It also came with this Earth-tier Upper-Grade Magical Artifact! The client is ridiculously generous!"

"The buyer is anonymous! ’Hell Gate’s’ security is Top Notch in the world. Forget me, even if you hacked the site, you’d never find the buyer’s information!"

"I’m just a guy who does a job for money, I really don’t know who they are!"

’Hell Gate...’

Deep within the fog, Gu Yuexi’s brows furrowed slightly when she heard the familiar name.

Of course she knew of that website.

It was the world’s largest assassin organization, with operations spanning the globe, boasting, "As long as you can pay the price, we’ll even kill a god for you!"

In her previous life, after she had advanced to Eighth-Grade, she offended an ancient, long-established family by snatching a supreme treasure in a High-Level Secret Realm. They had put a bounty on her on "Hell Gate."

The bounty at that time was one billion White Eagle Coins.

That time, she was hunted by the world’s top assassins for three whole years...

’But what’s going on now?’

’In this life, I’m just starting out, a mere Second-Grade Late Stage rookie. How could I have a bounty on me so soon?’

’And the bounty... is even higher than when I was Eighth-Grade in my past life?!’

’Over a billion White Eagle Coins, plus an Earth-tier Upper-Grade Magical Artifact!’

’This is insane!’