Bayonet felt a bit puzzled. How would Nie Yan arrange everything? Suddenly, he recalled Nie Yan had filmed a video with his mobile phone earlier, capturing Liu Tian’s killing of Qin Han. A realization struck him, and he exclaimed, “I understand. You want to let others do the dirty work?”
“Exactly,” Nie Yan nodded. Liu Tian was a threat that had to be eliminated!
Liu Tian would clearly need a long time to remove the bomb strapped to him. News of Qin Han’s death would soon reach the Moren Corporation, which would definitely investigate the truth. If someone were to hand them the video of Liu Tian killing Qin Han at this moment, the consequences would be predictable. Though the Moren Corporation’s power in mainland China might not rival Liu Tian’s, they could still dispatch assassins!
The assassins sent by the Moren Corporation might not necessarily be able to kill Liu Tian, but with Bayonet’s help, things would be different. Bayonet could accurately obtain Liu Tian’s location and create suitable opportunities for the Moren Corporation.
The tracker had a listening function. Before Liu Tian removed the miniature bomb and tracker, he absolutely dared not reveal anything related to Nie Yan and Bayonet. If he were killed during this period, some secrets would disappear forever.
Liu Tian killed Qin Han, and then the Moren Corporation sent people to kill Liu Tian. Neither side would easily give up, and they would inevitably resort to force. Nie Yan could simply sit back and watch the tigers fight.
Everything was perfectly arranged!
“What a great plan,” Bayonet couldn’t help but admire. This way, their group would be like they had never existed at all. They could eliminate both Qin Han and Liu Tian while avoiding a catastrophic fate for the Sky Group.
“You’re the only one who can handle this,” Nie Yan said. Bayonet had much broader connections in the underworld and knew how to deliver the video to the Moren Corporation without arousing their suspicion.
“Don’t worry, I’ll handle it properly,” Bayonet replied. This task was a piece of cake for him.
Tang Yao needed to rest in the hospital for a few days. Nie Yan gathered with Wang Duo, Lin Yi, and others for a meal, thanking them for arriving in time and helping them escape danger.
“Wang Duo, what kind of unit is your 012 Special Forces exactly?” Nie Yan couldn’t help but ask.
“The 012 Special Forces consists of twelve people, eleven of whom, including me, were selected from the entire army’s martial competition. We have an independent designation, directly under the General Staff Headquarters. Only the senior officers there can issue orders to us. Normally, no one else can manage us. Our job is to operate mechs and handle emergency tasks during wartime,” Wang Duo briefly described. As for specific information, he couldn’t disclose it since it was military classified.
Nie Yan gained a general understanding of the 012 Special Forces and learned about their work.
“Nie Yan, our instructor, don’t worry. If Liu Tian causes trouble for you, just give us a call. We aren’t afraid of that guy at all.”
“Yeah, we’ll beat him up again if he dares to come.”
Hearing Wang Duo’s words, Nie Yan smiled. Liu Tian wouldn’t get a second chance.
Nie Yan reminded Wang Duo and others not to mention what had happened today, letting everything that occurred today become a permanent secret.
In the following days, Nie Yan stayed inside the Temple of the Goddess of Life, reading a lot of literature, and searching for solitary mutated lords. Time passed quickly. He received news that Bayonet had made some progress. Bayonet had met with people sent by the Moren Corporation to investigate Qin Han’s death. He claimed to know the cause of Qin Han’s death and asked for $150 million to hand over the video. After intense negotiations, the price dropped to $90 million, and the Moren Corporation obtained the video from Bayonet.
Qin Han’s death shocked the entire Qin family. After watching the video of Liu Tian killing Qin Han, they were furious. The evidence was conclusive, leaving Liu Tian no room for rebuttal. It was indeed Liu Tian who had personally killed Qin Han. Although they didn’t know the exact process, they no longer cared to investigate further.
The Moren Corporation’s senior management immediately held an emergency meeting. Considering the Liu family’s powerful influence in mainland China, they couldn’t touch Liu Tian with normal means. Therefore, they gathered some top-level assassins and mercenaries for this task, offering a reward of $200 million for whoever killed Liu Tian!
Soon, wave after wave of assassins entered mainland China through various means. Their target was none other than Liu Tian!
Receiving the news from Bayonet, Nie Yan smiled slightly. His two enemies had turned into a dogfight, which would likely cause chaos for a while.
Through these recent events, Nie Yan increasingly felt that the Sky Group was still too weak. Thus, he had to be cautious in many of his actions. If the Sky Group were strong enough, he wouldn’t have to fear people like Liu Tian. Although this crisis was successfully resolved, it was hard to guarantee there wouldn’t be another one. Moreover, he still had two formidable enemies: Cao Xu from the Century Corporation and the Angel Dominion’s Ang Wing Angel. He would eventually have to face these two.
Nie Yan called to inquire about the Sky Group’s development. At least for now, the development was very promising. The Sky Group had accumulated substantial funds by using its original business of smuggling metals and virtual industries. It had begun quietly acquiring shares of the Century Corporation, preparing to confront them.
Tang Yao’s incident made Nie Yan realize that fate was elusive. Cao Xu might inevitably target Nie Yan’s family. This was an unavoidable destiny.
Nie Yan gave some instructions and, as usual, entered the game, appearing on the outside of the Temple of the Goddess of Life.
Perhaps due to the recent lack of intruders, the number of mutated lords patrolling the temple’s perimeter had significantly decreased. The density had dropped quite a bit, unlike before when dozens of mutated lords often gathered together.
While crossing a ruined area, Nie Yan finally spotted a solitary mutated lord, a mage wearing a red robe, likely a fire mage.
A mage would be perfect. If it were a warrior, he might not necessarily be able to handle it!
The mutated lord wandered around, occasionally stopping, raising its right palm upward, summoning a roaring flame.
Nie Yan slowly crept closer, circling behind the mutated lord, approaching to within about thirty yards.
The mutated lord seemed to sense something, looking around suspiciously.
Supreme Stealth!
Nie Yan activated the Supreme Stealth skill, suddenly accelerating forward.
After activating Supreme Stealth, Nie Yan’s stealth effect was greatly enhanced. The mutated lord glanced around but didn’t spot any suspicious traces. Just as it was about to continue moving forward, a flash of cold light suddenly appeared from behind it.
With a thud, Nie Yan’s stun strike pierced the back of its head, triggering the stun effect!
The Supreme Stealth worked well, Nie Yan thought. During the time he activated Supreme Stealth, the mutated lord didn’t even notice Nie Yan had approached within three yards. That’s why Nie Yan’s strike hit successfully.
After the stun, Nie Yan unleashed Cataclysm, performing a backstab, a cleave, and then a sever, each damage skill flowing seamlessly.
As the mutated lord was about to awaken, Nie Yan rushed forward, raising his sword Zeenarad, and executed a crippling strike.
After this round of skills, Nie Yan controlled the mutated lord for over thirty seconds, depleting nearly half of its health.
Glancing at the skill bar, all his attack skills were on cooldown. Nie Yan immediately retreated, raising his Doro’s Rider Crossbow and pulling the trigger.
The mutated lord awoke, waving its staff, hurling streams of fire magic toward Nie Yan.
Blazing flames roared from the sky. Nie Yan quickly activated Haste Step to flee.
Dodging for about half a minute, the mutated lord’s health recovered to about two-thirds. Nie Yan used Shadow Step to approach the mutated lord again, continuing to control it, launching another round of skills.
After about ten minutes, Nie Yan finally executed a Hellfire Slash, killing the mutated lord and leaving it lying on the ground.
Nie Yan picked up the dropped items: a fragment of the Dark Moon gem and several hundred gold coins, with little else of value.
It was a fragment of the Dark Moon gem!
In his past life, it was said that thirty fragments of the Dark Moon gem could be combined into one Dark Moon gem. Even the lowest-level Dark Moon gem belonged to the sub-legendary category, with some even reaching legendary status. It was said that even a single fragment of the Dark Moon gem could sell for tens of thousands of gold coins, usually only the leaders of large guilds dared to spend large sums to acquire it. Nie Yan had only seen one Dark Moon gem in his past life, a sub-legendary one, which had a legendary armor skill attached.
It was said that the owner of that Dark Moon gem spent nearly 700,000 gold coins to collect all thirty fragments. When Nie Yan first heard that number, he was astonished. That Dark Moon gem was considered the most expensive item he had ever seen.
Perhaps in the future, he could collect enough fragments to forge a Dark Moon gem. Gems of this level would be perfect for embedding into Zeenarad’s Sword or the Abak Set. He was currently in dire need of high-quality gems. Using ordinary gems on Zeenarad’s Sword or the Abak Set would be a waste of their sockets!
Nie Yan put the Dark Moon gem fragment into his backpack, looked at the mutated lord’s face, and used his Disguise skill.
After using the Disguise skill, Nie Yan’s body rapidly grew taller, his facial features changing until he looked exactly like the mutated lord.
Nie Yan checked his appearance. The disguise worked! He sprinted rapidly toward the entrance of the inner sanctum.
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