Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 463: All Dead

Chapter 463: Chapter 463: All Dead

As soon as these words were spoken, all the high-ranking officials present were stunned, and the smiles on their faces froze.

After all, Black Scorpion and the other eleven assassins had maintained contact with the assassin group, sending messages back at regular intervals after they left.

But now they had suddenly lost contact.

Generally, when assassins lose contact during a mission, there is only one possibility, that the mission failed, and the assassin died.

So when they heard the news that Black Scorpion and the others had lost contact, a sense of foreboding rose in their hearts.

Group leader Negan’s expression turned ugly.

He took a deep breath to keep a semblance of rationality, then looked at the middle-aged man with a somewhat grim face and asked, "What exactly happened?"

"For the past few days, I’ve been in contact with Black Scorpion and the others, and they also regularly reported back on the progress of the mission, but since a few hours ago, I haven’t been able to contact them at all, despite trying various methods, so I suspect that they..."

At this point, the middle-aged man sneakily glanced at Negan’s face and, seeing it turn even more ashen, dared not continue.

"What do you suspect? Continue!"

Negan narrowed his eyes and asked in a dark tone.

"I dare not!"

The middle-aged man quickly shook his head and said.

"I order you to speak!"

Negan’s voice was cold.

Hesitatingly, the middle-aged man continued, "I suspect that something has happened to Black Scorpion and the others, the worst-case scenario, that is, mission failure!"

"That’s impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Negan slammed the table fiercely, glaring at the middle-aged man and shouted, "A Xuan Rank Early Stage master, three at the Yellow Rank Middle Stage, and eight near Yellow Rank—how could such a lineup fail? I don’t believe it!"

"Yes, I also find it hard to believe. They’re probably just held up by some affair and couldn’t report back on time; it’s all very common!"

"Exactly, I guess they are already on their way back now. Soon, we should get good news, no need to worry!"

The high-ranking officials also spoke out one after another.

Initially, when they heard the middle-aged man say this, they thought that it had been confirmed that Black Scorpion and the others were in trouble.

It gave them quite a shock.

But after understanding the situation clearly, they were not so worried.

It was just a few hours of lost contact, which was quite normal.

They trusted the capabilities of Black Scorpion and the others completely; they believed nothing ill had befallen them.

Negan thought the same.

However, the middle-aged man did not think so.

Having worked in the intelligence department for many years, he had an innate intuition about these matters.

The sudden disappearance of contact from Black Scorpion and the others filled him with an ominous premonition.

He believed that it was highly likely that something bad had happened to them.

However, out of respect for the group leader and the other high-ranking officials, he dared not speak out directly.

Doing so would be tantamount to opposing them, and that would make his life difficult in the Night Shura Killer Group later on.

Thus, he could only nod and say to Negan and the many high-ranking officials, "I also think that there’s nothing wrong with Black Scorpion and the others, but just in case, I’ve already sent people to investigate in Huaxia and it won’t be long before we know exactly what happened!"

"How long will it take?"

Negan looked at the middle-aged man and asked.

"About half an hour or so!"

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and responded.

"Fine, let’s wait for half an hour!"

Negan nodded and agreed.

Then, the middle-aged man found a seat in the conference room and sat down.

Everyone together awaited the news from Huaxia.

About half an hour later, the middle-aged man’s phone rang right on time.

The middle-aged man hesitated not, hurriedly answering the call.

Negan and the high-ranking officials all turned their attention to the middle-aged man.

However, the next second, the middle-aged man’s face turned very bad.

Because the person on the other end of the phone said just one very simple sentence.

"All twelve assassins, including Black Scorpion, are dead!"

At the same time, the middle-aged man also received photos sent from there.

Indeed, they were the bodies of Black Scorpion and the other eleven assassins!

Seeing this, the middle-aged man shivered, nearly dropping his phone.

Negan and the many high-ranking officials, seeing the change in the middle-aged man’s face, also felt their hearts sink.

After all, given the middle-aged man’s reaction, there definitely was no good news!

"What happened?"

Negan narrowed his eyes and asked the middle-aged man.

"Black Scorpion and the others... they’re all dead!"

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and said with a grim face.

"What!"

Everyone present was shocked.

They thought that the worst-case scenario would be that Black Scorpion and the others failed their mission, but they never imagined that they could all be dead!

Leaving other things aside for now, Black Scorpion was a Xuan Rank Early Stage powerhouse, with many skilled fighters aiding him.

To kill all of them required a Xuan Rank Middle Stage powerhouse!

Could it be that Chen Feng’s strength had already reached Xuan Rank Middle Stage?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

No one would believe that a near twenty-year-old could reach Xuan Rank Middle Stage, not based on what was known about him two years ago at Tianqi Island where he wasn’t even at Yellow Rank Early Stage.

"It can’t be. Could it be that there’s another Xuan Rank Middle Stage powerhouse helping Chen Feng?"

Negan bit his teeth and said with an awful look.

"I think that must be the case. If you tell me that Chen Feng alone managed to kill Black Scorpion and the others, I would never believe it!"

A high-ranking official nodded and said.

"Yes, leaving other things aside, if Chen Feng could kill Black Scorpion, then I’ll eat my hat!"

Another high-ranking official said with certain conviction.

"Investigate, investigate thoroughly! Determine how many skilled fighters are with Chen Feng, and what their capabilities are. I want the most detailed intelligence possible. If we face such a loss again, we Night Shura wouldn’t withstand it!"

Negan clenched his teeth, his face ashen, and said painfully.

This time, though not devastatingly, the damage to the Night Shura Killer Group was significant.

The Silver Medal Killers were completely wiped out, and most of the Red Card Killers were dead.

Fortunately, the twin pillars of the Golden Card Killers, the Yueming Elders, were still around; otherwise, the Night Shura Killer Group might really be facing dissolution.

"At your command!"

The middle-aged man clasped his fists, hurriedly retreated, and left the conference room.

Negan stood up from his seat and faced the many high-ranking officials in the conference room, saying sternly, "This matter pertains to the survival of the Night Shura Killer Group. Everyone must keep it secret, and absolutely cannot let other powers find out!"