Rooftop of the building.
The leader of the twelfth squad of the Scarlet Hand, Luo Qiu, stood with his hands behind his back, silently waiting for the outcome.
This time he was lucky to have received the news of those three clueless Awakeners.
The Seventh Squad had fallen at their hands. Even though the twelfth squad was weaker in overall strength, Luo Qiu wasn't worried at all.
"The members of the Seventh Squad were too stupid, not making good use of their resources, even opting for single combat, no wonder they ended up so miserably dead. I won't foolishly collide head-on with those people. No matter how strong they are, they can't withstand a sniper rifle bullet."
The sniper, Simon, was focusing and aiming.
Soon, a gunshot rang out.
Luo Qiu felt excited. If he could kill those three clueless survivors, his position in the eyes of the boss would surely rise, and the twelfth squad might replace the Seventh Squad, receiving more resources from the group.
After the first gunshot.
Sniper Simon fired two more shots.
Luo Qiu stood behind, counting the gunshots, "Is it over?"
But Simon didn't answer, only kept aiming, and soon fired another shot.
At this moment, Luo Qiu sensed something was wrong.
Three people, if hit, there shouldn't have been a fourth shot.
Or maybe one shot missed.
He looked at Simon and saw sweat droplets sliding down Simon's forehead.
"Simon, what's going on?" Luo Qiu frowned, "Don't tell me you missed? Aren't you known for not missing within two kilometers?"
Simon's tone was slightly trembling, "No, it was blocked."
"Blocked? Are you joking? Can Awakeners block bullets from a sniper rifle? You must be kidding!"
Luo Qiu frowned, walked to the edge of the rooftop, and picked up binoculars to observe below.
He heard the gunshot, and then, it was blocked by a floating, ice-blue Shield.
Luo Qiu muttered, suddenly, he saw a figure rapidly approaching from below, on the street.
This was one of the three Awakeners, known for his use of daggers and rapid speed.
With several leaps, he crossed over several scrapped vehicles obstructing the street, closing in fast.
Luo Qiu shouted, "Forget about there, someone's coming, hurry, deal with the one below first!"
Simon adjusted the rifle.
The bullet spun out, breaking through layers of air resistance.
Luo Qiu watched the Awakener approaching rapidly from below.
The Ice Shield ability user was still far away, this time, they could kill him, right?
Soon he widened his eyes.
The man was in the bullet's trajectory just a second ago, but in the next, like a ghost, he suddenly appeared not far away.
Simon held his breath, aimed, fired.
If it were just once, it might be the other party's luck, but avoiding it time after time, even a fool could see something was off.
By now, Grey Blade had reached the bottom of the building.
He looked up, didn't take the stairs, but stepped on the exterior walls and ran up as if defying gravity.
It was clearly against gravity, yet he treaded as if on flat ground.
Luo Qiu's eyeballs almost popped out again.
Awakeners can't defy gravity , can they? Or is there a power called 'wall stepping'?
The graves of the Seventh Squad hadn't even grown grass yet, and he was well aware of the consequences of being approached.
"You're known for never missing, calling yourself the 'Grim Reaper in white,' and you haven't hit even once, you—"
He cursed, picked up an automatic rifle, and sprayed bullets downward, "Die!!!"
Facing the bullet barrage.
Grey Blade remained unfazed.
His wrists shook, twirling two daggers, amazingly blocking all the bullets.
In his final leap, he landed firmly on the rooftop, his black cloak fluttering.
Simon's face showed shock. He set down the sniper rifle, took out a modified pistol, ready to fire.
The next moment, a Flying Knife shot out, and he lay face up.
Everything happened in a flash.
Only then did the Awakeners of the Twelfth Squad realize.
The people of the Scarlet Hand were all ruthless and did not flinch.
Or perhaps, they thought just one man was not formidable.
They wielded knives and swords, attacking Grey Blade from all directions.
However, Grey Blade's figure was ghostly.
With a flash, he appeared behind one of the Awakeners, dagger stabbing in swiftly.
With another turn, the blade slashed across a throat, and a member of the Scarlet Hand unwillingly fell.
Others cursed angrily.
Grey Blade's face remained expressionless, and he did not speak, only harvesting each life with maximum efficiency.
This was his customary method in killing.
only one person was left in the entire Scarlet Hand's Twelfth Squad.
Luo Qiu was completely terrified, lacking any confidence to confront further.
He screamed and leapt off the rooftop.
"Is this? Trying to commit suicide?"
Grey Blade frowned—at jumping from the high roof of more than ten stories, without a point to leverage, even he would not fare well.
Especially since this man, only had a Third Layer Awakening.
Grey Blade came to the edge of the rooftop and saw Luo Qiu, halfway through his fall, surrounded by bursts of lightning.
The lightning swirled around him.
His descent suddenly slowed, and then, propelled by some force, he rapidly flew forward.
He turned out to be an ability user!
Tang Yu sighed as he looked at Chen Yi's body.
"I was hoping to find out some things, but now it seems..."
Standing by his side, Eileen, who held a Magic Wand cautiously, pointed into the distance, "My lord, look over there."
Zhou Jianhong and the other Awakeners followed her gaze, "He's trying to commit suicide by jumping off a building."
Someone thought further and inhaled sharply.
Undoubtedly, those on the rooftop were people from the Scarlet Hand.
Which meant, within such a short time, a team of the Scarlet Hand was wiped out by that ordinary-looking youth? And even forced one of them to jump off the building in suicide?
What kind of power was that?
They looked at Tang Yu differently.
No wonder he was so unconcerned; he actually had the confidence.
However, the next moment.
Everyone's eyes widened, "This... an ability user? He escaped? And they can even do that?"
Luo Qiu's body was wrapped in lightning, and he sped away as if levitating.
Grey Blade did not give up either, leaping down the building as well.
Grey Blade in midair did not have any means to slow gravity, but he seemed to treat air as stepping stones, leaping repeatedly in the air.
As if he were stepping on solid ground!
The two swiftly moved away and gradually disappeared from sight.
Tang Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Eileen, let's follow them."
The two sprinted at high speed.
Zhou Jianhong and the other Awakeners felt despondent.
They were just fighting Demonized Beasts, and now it suddenly turned into a life-and-death pursuit.
"Should we follow?" someone asked.
"That's the Scarlet Hand; let's forget it, in case there's retaliation..." This one was fearful.
"Bullshit! If it weren't for Young Brother Tang, we'd still be chased by Ghostly Souls, and whether we could have survived is another question. Yet the Scarlet Hand dares to attack other mercenaries during a mission, which is a serious violation! No matter what, I want to follow and see!"
Zhou Jianhong spoke with resolve. Suddenly, he saw Chen Sheng running towards the distance.
Puzzled, he couldn't help but shout, "Captain Chen, where are you going?"
Chen Sheng uttered curtly.