The remaining two bodyguards were startled, but their excellent professional training enabled them to recover quickly. They raised their arms to block Nie Yan and Dagger, who were charging forward.
Nie Yan clenched his fist tightly and threw a punch, the air whistling with the force of the strike.
Seeing Nie Yan’s punch coming, the bodyguard immediately raised his right arm to block.
Nie Yan’s fist collided with the bodyguard’s right arm, producing a snapping sound. The bodyguard’s right arm bone broke instantly, and a sharp pain shot through his arm. As he was about to scream in agony, Nie Yan delivered a side kick to his throat. The bodyguard flew backward and slammed heavily into the wall before collapsing to the ground.
Nie Yan landed and glanced sideways. Dagger had already subdued the other bodyguard.
“Let’s go inside,” Nie Yan said to Dagger.
Dagger nodded and followed Nie Yan.
Nie Yan’s phone vibrated. He checked it and saw a message from Wang Duo and the others. His eyebrows furrowed slightly. After a moment of silence, he replied with a voice message to Wang Duo while pushing open the door to the private room.
At that moment, at a train station in a small southeastern city, Wang Duo and the others received a message.
“Captain, where are Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger now?” one of the team members asked.
“Instructor Nie said he has some matters to attend to recently and told us not to come for now,” Wang Duo replied after receiving the message, his tone slightly disappointed.
“What about Instructor Dagger?”
“Instructor Dagger is also with Instructor Nie.”
“Do you think they might be in trouble?”
“That’s unlikely. With Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger’s skills, who would dare mess with them? I’ll call the executive vice-president to check,” Wang Duo said, remembering he had Guo Huai’s number.
Wang Duo called Guo Huai and spoke with him briefly. His expression grew increasingly serious.
“Captain, what’s wrong? What happened?” several team members noticed Wang Duo’s change in expression.
“Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger are in trouble. Immediately change vehicles and head to Huahai. Destination: Heaven Bar!” Wang Duo said gravely.
“If Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger are in trouble, why didn’t they tell us?”
“The people involved are quite powerful. Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger probably didn’t want to drag us into it.”
“Powerful? Do we not have the strength to handle them? Even if they’re from higher up, whoever dares to mess with Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger, even if it means getting kicked out of the 012 Special Forces, I’ll still deal with them!” Lin Yi scoffed coldly. The 012 Special Forces operated independently from the major military regions and reported directly to the General Staff. They were selected from various units and were true members of the elite with significant privileges. Unless dealing with someone who could control everything from behind the scenes, practically no one could touch them. Eleven of them had joined the 012 Special Forces, while the rest had been assigned to various military units, most holding at least the rank of major general and wielding considerable power. This group had already surpassed the influence of Mo Yuntian. Although Wang Duo, Lin Yi, and the other ten held only the rank of major general, they were already independent from the major military regions, and even the leaders of those regions couldn’t touch them.
“Without Instructor Nie and Instructor Dagger, we wouldn’t be where we are today. I’m willing to risk it all!” Wang Duo said solemnly.
“We’ve always said we share both fortune and hardship. Let them try to take us all down!”
In a short time, the group of thirty-six boarded a train heading for Huahai.
Nie Yan was unaware that Wang Duo and the others were heading his way. When he received the message from Wang Duo, he didn’t want to drag them into the situation, as his relationship with Wang Duo and the others was merely a chance encounter. The reason he trained them was only to fulfill Mo Yuntian’s request.
Nie Yan and Dagger entered the private room.
“Sir, here’s the Lafite you ordered,” Nie Yan said, quickly scanning the room. The private room was about one hundred square meters in size, with an open space in the middle, a large table nearby, and sofas around the perimeter.
There were at least thirty people inside, seated around the sofas. Six of them were sitting on the sofas, chatting. Nie Yan glanced at their faces and recognized two: Liu Tianshi and Qin Han.
The room was in chaos, with shattered glass scattered on the floor. A person lay on the ground, a large pool of blood around him. He might have already fainted, mumbling incoherently. Seeing this person, Nie Yan immediately recognized him as Tang Yao!
Seeing Tang Yao’s pitiful state, Nie Yan’s heart twisted with pain. These bastards!
When Nie Yan looked at Liu Tianshi and Qin Han, his gaze was as cold as a blade.
“Get out, we didn’t ask you to come in!” Liu Tianshi shouted, throwing a wine bottle. It exploded on the floor, scattering glass shards everywhere.
Qin Han glanced over and locked eyes with Nie Yan.
“Nie Yan, you finally arrived,” Qin Han said with a faint smile, like a hunter seeing his prey caught in a trap, exuding an indescribable sense of triumph.
Dagger glanced at the people around the edges of the room and whispered to Nie Yan, “We might have a bit of trouble. Some of these people are professional assassins. I’ve encountered them before, and they are formidable. The others may not be familiar, but their strength probably isn’t weak either.”
Dagger was always accurate in judging people. Nie Yan asked, “If we fight them, how much chance do we have?”
“Less than ten percent. If they use weapons, we have almost no chance of winning,” Dagger replied. These people were likely armed, so if they didn’t leave, they would face certain death.
Nie Yan looked at Tang Yao lying on the ground in a pool of blood. His heart was bleeding, and he said firmly, “I won’t abandon Tang Yao and run away. Dagger, thank you for everything you’ve done for me during this time. You should leave first; there’s no need to die here pointlessly.”
Dagger looked at Nie Yan for a moment and asked, “Even if you know it’s certain death, you still won’t leave?”
“Tang Yao is my brother,” Nie Yan replied with this single sentence. He understood that if he left, Tang Yao would surely die, and Liu Tianshi wouldn’t show mercy!
If he fled out of fear for his life at this moment, Nie Yan would despise himself.
Dagger seemed to already know Nie Yan’s decision. He smiled faintly and said, “The client is God. Since you’re paying, as a mercenary, I naturally have to fulfill my promise to ensure your safety. Don’t worry, I’ll die before you.”
Dagger seemed to have already placed his life and death aside. His words moved Nie Yan slightly. He understood that the relationship between him and Dagger had long surpassed a simple employer-employee dynamic.
He smiled faintly. To have a few brothers who could share life and death together, it was worth being reborn in this life!
Nie Yan walked directly forward and stopped about five or six meters away from Liu Tianshi and Qin Han. Dagger followed Nie Yan, looking relaxed.
“I don’t know whether I should praise you for your courage or scold you for being a fool. Knowing it’s a dead end, you still didn’t run away,” Liu Tianshi said, leaning back on the cushion and narrowing his eyes at Nie Yan.
Nie Yan glanced at the several people around them sharpening their knives and stared at Liu Tianshi coldly, “It’s true that we’re in a dead end, but before we die, you two will definitely die first.”
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, Liu Tianshi and Qin Han couldn’t help but feel a chill. Nie Yan was ruthless, and this sentence clearly hit their weak spot. However, Liu Tianshi obviously wouldn’t be frightened so easily. He laughed loudly, as if he had heard a joke: “Do you think you have the strength for that?”
“You can try it if you don’t believe me,” Nie Yan shot back.
Liu Tianshi and Qin Han paused slightly, locking eyes with Nie Yan.
Dagger held a needle-like metal object casually, picking his teeth. With a flick of his right hand, the toothpick flew toward the glass table, producing a “thud” as it pierced through the three-centimeter thick tempered glass and embedded itself in it. Achieving such an effect with bare hands required immense wrist strength! If the toothpick struck a person, it would likely be no less devastating than a bullet.
“It seems like blood will be spilled today,” Dagger said with a faint smile.
Only now did Liu Tianshi and Qin Han notice Dagger behind Nie Yan. Dagger’s calm demeanor and the display of skill just now sent a chill through their hearts. This guy was a master!
“Who is this person?” Liu Tianshi asked, unaware that Nie Yan had someone like this by his side.
“That’s Dagger, a renowned killer and mercenary internationally,” someone behind Liu Tianshi whispered.
“Dagger? How does he compare to Wolf Fang and the others?” Liu Tianshi asked, as he had also hired a few killers and mercenaries.
“Wolf Fang and the others are not even in the same league as Dagger.”
Upon hearing this response, Liu Tianshi couldn’t help but look at Dagger a few more times, his expression growing serious. In such a confined room, Nie Yan and Dagger might indeed have the means to eliminate them first. He dared not take this risk.
“You take Tang Yao and leave. Leave the rest to me,” Dagger said to Nie Yan beside him.
“No…” Nie Yan was about to object.
“Don’t get in my way. Take Tang Yao away first. Let them try to deal with me and see what consequences they’ll face!” Dagger said. His sharp gaze swept over a man in a black suit beside him who was preparing to pull his right hand out of his pocket. With a flick of his right hand, a metal toothpick shot out, producing a “plop” sound as it pierced the man’s hand. The man’s hand trembled, and the gun in it fell to the ground.
Liu Tianshi and Qin Han were about to stand up when Dagger coldly said, “You’d better sit still, or you’ll know the consequences.”
Liu Tianshi and Qin Han exchanged glances and obediently sat back down. They had never imagined being threatened by Dagger like this, but they dared not provoke him. Dagger could definitely eliminate them in a short amount of time!
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