Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 400 - 388: Angering Nate to Death

Chapter 400: Chapter 388: Angering Nate to Death

Understanding each other is really important, so taking the opportunity to chat over a meal is a great way to get to know one another.

Pasanin finished his meat and then he helped himself to another piece of steak, saying, "If anyone wants more, there’s still some in the pot, it might be a bit cool, but it’s easy to heat up."

Yang Yi couldn’t even finish his own piece, let alone have another, and at this time Pasanin turned to Yang Yi and said, "You are Sea God, so you guys aren’t mercenaries, are you?"

Yang Yi nodded and said, "Yes, we are not mercenaries, we are spies."

"Freelance spies?"

Yang Yi took a moment to react, then he nodded and said, "That’s right, freelance spies, we only work for ourselves."

Pasanin smiled and said, "Although Justin deals in intelligence, he prefers to interact with mercenaries, but I still felt you guys wouldn’t be mercenaries. Justin wouldn’t introduce mercenaries here; our boss doesn’t allow other mercenaries to come here."

Zhang Yong immediately asked, "Why? Don’t want to foster competitors?"

Pasanin shook his head repeatedly and explained, "No, it’s just because of Aurora’s status. Letting too many people know that Aurora has a leisure and training ground here would cause trouble. There’s the Angel Mercenary Corps, and their leader is a madman eager to find us and settle the score, but such actions are meaningless."

Pasanin looked at Zhang Yong and said, "You asked why we don’t announce our disbandment. That’s because Aurora will never disband. But why don’t we declare retirement and give up our top spot for the Angel Mercenary Corps to take over? It’s because their leader is so detestable. Our boss said he wants to tantalize him, to infuriate him, making the Angel Mercenary Corps forever number two."

Luckily, Yang Yi and his companions were all sharp-witted, and none of them looked at Zhang Yong.

However, after a moment of surprise, Zhang Yong said with a look of resignation, "I am with Angel..."

Pasanin also paused, then after looking at Zhang Yong, he said, "Well, that’s awkward..."

Zhang Yong cleared his throat twice and said, "I used to be, but not anymore."

Pasanin shrugged and asked, "But you don’t seem like you’re from Angel. Are you German?"

Zhang Yong shook his head and replied, "Not German. I’m from Huaxia. Nate’s claim that they only recruit Germans is a deception; he just uses that excuse when he encounters someone he doesn’t want."

After a moment of silence, Pasanin nodded and said, "I see, but it’s still pretty awkward. So, will you try to tell Nate about our training ground here?"

Zhang Yong shrugged and answered, "I won’t do that. I’m now with the Organization of Water, not with Angel. Informing Nate about your training ground here isn’t good for anyone. One thing you got right—Nate is indeed a madman, and a very proactive one at that."

Pasanin thought for a moment, then asked, "Then, out of pride, would you do something? Like, you’re not going to challenge me to a one-on-one duel or anything?"

Zhang Yong nodded repeatedly and said, "Exactly, that’s how it is. Although I’ve left Angel a long time ago, I was still part of them once. Coming across someone from Aurora, it’s necessary to establish a pecking order; such things don’t need a reason."

Pasanin looked reassured and said, "That’s good, I’m looking forward to it."

Their conversation was quite interesting. Yang Yi had been quite nervous, but after listening to them finish talking, he wasn’t so nervous anymore. Since both Zhang Yong and Pasanin could keep their cool, nothing bad would happen, at least it wouldn’t affect the Organization of Water’s training here.

Zhang Yong looked again at Pasanin, asking, "Did you say earlier that not declaring retirement was deliberate?"

Pasanin nodded and replied, "Yeah, when you have a particularly annoying rival, you definitely wouldn’t want to let them easily get what they want, right? To be honest, Angel is really irritating. They take meaningless things like rankings too seriously. Actually, we really don’t care about rankings, but since Nate is always causing us trouble, we need to create some trouble for him too."

Pasanin stretched out his hand to place his palm on the dining table, then he calmly said, "The Angel Mercenary Corps is very strong, we’ve had skirmishes, and the cost of forcefully eliminating them would be immense. Battling the Angels over a ranking is even more pointless, so after we retire, we will live the life we desire. However, we won’t announce our retirement; we’ll remain a towering mountain before the Angel Mercenary Corps, one that Nate will never be able to climb over."

After speaking, Pasanin chuckled, "That will infuriate Nate!"

Chris suddenly asked, "Who is Nate?"

Zhang Yong sighed and said, "The leader of the Angel Mercenary Corps, a German, nicknamed Crazy Wolf. They’re a formidable mercenary group, and he’s a formidable individual. They rank second in the world among mercenary groups, but now they’re realistically first since they are undefeated. Apart from one failure against Aurora."

Pasanin held up two fingers, "Twice."

Zhang Yong shook his head, "Once, the other time doesn’t count."

Pasanin also shook his head, "It’s twice."

Zhang Yong waved his hand, "I’m not going to argue this with you; let’s prove it with our hands later."

Pasanin smiled, "Good."

Zhang Yong finished his meal, wiped his mouth, and then said to Pasanin, "This is a friendly match, so let’s agree not to fall out. I’m a very honest person, and it would be bullying if I were to fight you, so you choose how you want to train."

Pasanin looked at the window, then spoke in a deep voice, "Let’s just play around in the room, treat it like post-dinner entertainment, seriously."

He paused for a moment, then said very seriously, "It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to spar with someone. I’m truly happy you guys could come. Also, I’ll try my best not to hurt you, but it’s been a while since I’ve had a sparring partner, so if I accidentally injure you, I apologize in advance."

After finishing, Pasanin lowered his head, "Please wait a moment, I’ll be done eating soon."

Zhang Yong nodded, then, as he watched Pasanin eat, he suddenly said, "To be honest, I have a lot of respect for you. I feel quite honored to come here, after all, it’s Aurora’s training field. So, where is your leader? He’s not dead, is he? There are rumors that Aurora suffered a defeat and most of its members died, including your leader, which is why you’ve gone quiet."

Pasanin raised his head, "Rumors."

"Then where is your leader?"

Pasanin thought for a while, then asked, "Do you promise not to tell anyone?"

"I promise, I swear."

"Fine, our leader is alive and well, he’s just doing what he enjoys."

"And then?"

"I can’t tell you more than that."

Frustration got the better of Zhang Yong, and he exclaimed loudly, "That’s as good as saying nothing at all!"

Pasanin pushed his plate away, then wiped his mouth and said, "I’m done eating; let’s get started."