King of Assassins
Chapter 80 - 79: Madness

Chapter 80: Chapter 79: Madness

An Shirong’s secret chamber is not very large, only about fifty square meters.

In the middle of the chamber is an exoskeleton armor equipped with dual swords on its back. The armor has sleek, flowing lines, with multiple ridges designed to balance speed and power beautifully.

The pure black coating gives the armor a restrained and profound look.

Compared to the commonly seen War Tiger Exoskeleton Armor, this set of exoskeleton armor is far more exquisite. It’s like the difference between a cargo truck and a top-notch sports car.

Although both are exoskeleton armors, there are huge differences in every aspect. There’s even an essential difference.

Gao Xuan recognized this exoskeleton armor: Shadow Warrior.

Thanks to its advanced design, the Shadow Warrior maintained this appearance even a hundred years later.

The Shadow Warrior series has always been the top-tier exoskeleton armor. Even at the Silver Level, experts would choose the Shadow Warrior when selecting mechanical exoskeleton armor.

This top-tier exoskeleton armor, the Shadow Warrior, has many special applications. For instance, using special materials to modify it, it can even be transformed into biochemical armor.

An Shirong having a Shadow Warrior Armor was somewhat unexpected for Gao Xuan.

If An Shirong hadn’t been poisoned, he could have rushed into the secret chamber and armed himself with the Shadow Warrior. He could have reversed the situation.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

Gao Xuan caressed the Shadow Warrior Exoskeleton Armor and lamented, "Old An really goes all out, giving us another big bang."

Yun Qingshang, who walked into the secret chamber, was also drawn to the Shadow Warrior. She rarely took the initiative to comment, "The armor is beautiful."

The Shadow Warrior is a top product of modern military technology, full of technological beauty. Even someone with Yun Qingshang’s cold temperament was awed by the armor’s aesthetic appeal.

"There is personal information of An Shirong inside, cracking it will be troublesome. Let’s put it away first."

Gao Xuan said, "Fortunately, the space in the Yin Demon Talisman is still sufficient."

There are also many good things in the secret chamber: heavy weapons, food, water, and other essential survival supplies.

The most valuable among them are undoubtedly dozens of Silver Source Power Crystals.

These standard hexagonal Source Power Crystals are silver-white throughout and crystal clear. They are top-notch Silver Source Power Crystals.

A single Silver Source Power Crystal is priced at around twenty million, making this bag of Source Power Crystals worth a billion.

Actually, Silver Source Power Crystals are not very useful for ordinary cultivators. Highly condensed Source Power Crystals are difficult for cultivators to digest and absorb.

These Source Power Crystals are usually used to feed Marvels or to craft special weapons and equipment.

For experts above the Silver Level, the usefulness of Source Power Crystals is immense. They are exceptionally valuable hard currency.

An Shirong probably kept so many Source Power Crystals for collection and value preservation.

Of course, Gao Xuan wouldn’t be polite and collected them into the Yin Demon Talisman.

As for other items, they’re not worth taking. Like that Fire God Machine Cannon, it’s not much less powerful than a ship cannon.

This thing is indeed formidable; it’s just too big.

Gao Xuan regretfully patted the rotary gun barrel of the machine cannon, "Even selling this for scrap iron would fetch quite a lot."

"One minute has passed, we should go."

Yun Qingshang reminded Gao Xuan that there was no time for him to boast.

"Don’t panic, there’s an emergency passage here."

Gao Xuan casually pushed a wall, revealing a transparent glass capsule: "A speed of three hundred kilometers per hour, with three exits. Concealed and quick."

Saying this, Gao Xuan hugged Yun Qingshang and jumped into the glass capsule. Once the hatch closed, the ejection device activated, and the glass capsule swiftly slid down the specially designed pipe.

A minute later, the special response unit reacted.

Three heavily armed flying ships were urgently launched, led by Deputy Minister Xu Mountain.

When Xu Mountain’s team arrived at Divine Shield Mansion, they saw that the top floor of the mansion was breached, with a law enforcement flying ship from the patrol team parked on that floor.

The entire floor was riddled with terrifying bullet marks, various furnishings were destroyed into a mess, with debris everywhere. Many tattered pieces of flesh were scattered on the ground.

Seeing the scene displayed on the surveillance light screen, Xu Mountain’s face was extremely grim.

As the Deputy Minister of the Special Response Unit, Xu Mountain had been in this field for decades. He had never seen such a brutal scene.

This was Divine Shield Mansion, the headquarters of Divine Shield Company on Pegasus Star. The floor in question was An Shirong’s office.

Xu Mountain had visited there twice with the Minister back then.

An Shirong held a very prominent and crucial position in Mingjing City. In some ways, he was even more important than the Governor of Mingjing City.

Even the Minister of the Response Unit would be respectful in front of An Shirong.

Yet someone drove a law enforcement flying ship to attack An Shirong and even activated the ship cannon.

Although Xu Mountain knew from the center that the ship cannon was activated, seeing the situation on-site, he still felt a blackout, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Everyone else was shocked, too. Using a law enforcement flying ship to attack An Shirong—is this an act of war?

Has the competition in Mingjing City escalated to this level?

No one dared to speak. The situation was so dire; who would dare to give reckless suggestions?

Xu Mountain forcibly calmed himself, "Quickly go up to inspect the scene, make sure all evidence is preserved."

This is a monumental case; if no results are presented, his position as the deputy minister on duty is unnecessary.

A group of subordinates was just about to act when the person in charge of surveillance suddenly shouted, "There’s a bomb, retreat quickly..."

As the three heavy-armed flying ships hurriedly turned around, the one parked on the top of the mansion exploded with a loud bang.

Fortunately, the power of the flying ship’s explosion was not significant, and although its body was blasted into pieces, it wasn’t completely shattered.

The dissipating shockwave merely blew the three heavy flying ships hundreds of meters away without causing substantial damage.

The glass of dozens of floors atop the Divine Shield Mansion was covered with countless cracks, but few were truly shattered.

When Xu Mountain led the team back and saw the scene, he felt even more hopeless.

The opponent did a thorough job; the flying ship was blown to such a state that all traces were destroyed. It is feared that even the light computer data cannot be preserved.

However, they handled things so cleanly that such a method is rare.

Nowadays, in corporate competition, violent methods used secretly are very direct and brutal. Such meticulous and rigorous methods immediately seemed off to Xu Mountain.

No matter how cleanly the opponent dealt with the scene, traces would always remain.

After confirming there were no hidden dangers, Xu Mountain led the team to the scene of the incident.

After a round of inspections, they found the DNA of An Shiping and others. Only An Shirong’s flesh and blood were not found.

An Shirong seemed to have vanished into thin air without leaving a trace.

After inspection, they also found the initiated escape route.

This gave Xu Mountain a glimmer of hope; if An Shirong wasn’t dead, they still had a chance to suppress the matter.

The Divine Shield Mansion being attacked can have many external explanations.

Provided that An Shirong isn’t dead!

Even if An Shirong were kidnapped by the enemy, it is a hundred times better than being dead.

If a person dies, there’s no way to recover from it.

Xu Mountain held on to a slim hope, reporting the situation on the ground to the minister. At the same time, he also notified many of his own relatives and friends.

An Shirong encountered an attack and disappeared, with his fate unknown. This is an earth-shattering event that will cause turmoil in the entire Mingjing City.

Getting the information earlier means being able to prepare earlier.

After passing on the news, Xu Mountain finally looked at the name Wei Yue and pondered for a long time.

He originally thought he knew this woman well. Today’s events overturned his understanding of Wei Yue.

Regardless of the outcome, daring to assassinate An Shirong has already proven Wei Yue’s courage.

Wei Yue usually seems graceful and dignified, but who would have thought she was so wild at heart. Xu Mountain felt a deep awe for Wei Yue.

No matter the future consequences for this woman, a person of her caliber was someone he couldn’t afford to offend.

In the end, Xu Mountain still contacted Wei Yue. After all, the two families were allies, and both emotionally and rationally, he had to notify Wei Yue.

"President Wei, there was an attack incident at the Divine Shield Mansion. Vice President An Shiping was killed, and President An Shirong is missing. We still don’t know which faction is responsible. Please pay attention to security protection."

Xu Mountain, even when informing, would use official standardized wording. Even if leaked, others couldn’t fault him.

That’s the basic demeanor of an old bureaucrat.

Wei Yue nodded slightly: "Thank you Minister Xu for the reminder, I will pay attention."

On Wei Yue’s beautiful face, Xu Mountain couldn’t see any abnormal emotions, which only made him admire the woman more.

Wei Yue’s unusual composure, on the contrary, indicated she had problems.

It was well understood among the upper echelons of Mingjing City that An Shirong united with the Fang Family to suppress Wei Yue. Given An Shirong’s incident, Wei Yue should be both shocked and delighted.

Only if she were the mastermind could she remain so calm and composed.

Xu Mountain determined that Wei Yue was the mastermind, only increasing his awe for her.

It’s normal to want to kill An Shirong, but to truly implement this plan requires immense courage. Moreover, successfully eliminating An Shirong means not just great courage, but having extraordinary abilities.

If Wei Yue can get through this turmoil, she could instantly rank among the top figures in Mingjing City. Such a woman is truly admirable and formidable.

Being the person she is, Wei Yue also noticed Xu Mountain’s suspicion and awe in his eyes. Without any change in her demeanor, she closed the communication and let out a long breath.

Even now, it was hard for her to believe that Blood Shadow actually killed An Shirong!

The huge mountain pressing on her heart was suddenly removed; Wei Yue felt infinitely relieved.

Her lips curved slightly into a joyous smile.

The light screen flashed, receiving a message from the Dark Web: "Target has been dealt with. Please deliver..."

Wei Yue noted the address in the message and called Wu Caiyun, who was on duty: "Caiyun, let’s go to the lab."

Wu Caiyun looked a bit puzzled; Wei Yue seemed in an exceptionally good mood. It was unclear what joyous event had occurred.

"Boss, is there something good?"

Wei Yue’s smile deepened: "Let’s go, you’ll know when we get to the lab."