Chapter 198: The Fuse (2/2)

Having just arrived in Pomelo, to have someone stalking them either meant their adversary had a lot of power and extraordinary intelligence, or it meant their adversary already knew their itinerary; that was what Hugo was most concerned about. Their operation was even secret with the organization, and if it had leaked, that would mean there was a mole in the organization.

No matter what the situation was, as far as they were concerned—and as far as proceeding with the operation was concerned—it wasn't good news.

Hugo knew the power the two had. A card artisan with more power than the two of them had already been able to pose a threat to him. How many such card artisans did his adversary's organization have? A whole series of issues had appeared in Hugo's mind in a very short amount of time.

Without having thought so many situations would arise right from the beginning of the operation, Hugo remembered the big boss's orders before they set out. Don't get careless. Those were the orders the card artisans set out with.

Some card artisans had ascended into the sky. Under Butchie's guidance, they flew off in the approximate direction of the two card artisans.

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The northwest corner of Pomelo was a rather fuzzy concept. Its surface was no less than 100 square kilometers. To find a single person in such a large area, even with their signal balls, would be a rather difficult proposition. Kai was compelled to order everyone to scatter and to line up with 100 meters between them in order to form a ”comb.” What they needed to do was to comb through the northwest corner of Pomelo. That primitive-seeming method was still the most assured and the hardest to get wrong.

Kai didn't really care where the firm's intelligence had come from. He was more worried about what Qian Mingyi had said—that the enemy who might appear could be anyone. To have made the higher-ups so worried, they couldn't have been any ordinary goods. Though he didn't want to run into them, he was more afraid of another fierce battle. He raised his head to take a look into the distance where there were innumerable tall buildings blocking his view.

Kai, Machida and Lu Xiaoru all suddenly lifted their heads to look ahead.

Three people were flying toward them, one in front and two behind. The ones behind seemed to be chasing the one in front. The sudden appearance of those three made the already uptight Kai and the rest suddenly alarmed. They were well-trained, and everyone had assumed the attitude of battle within a very short time.

The distance between the sides was rapidly closing. Kai, Machida and Lu Xiaoru could see the shock in each other's eyes.

Although there was still some distance between the two sides, they had just been able to see clearly. The youthful card artisan wearing the white dress suit in front of them had even more skill than the three of them did. They still couldn't see the other side, though their skill controlling their jet stream cards was brilliant. The white-suited youth looked to be about 20 years old. For such a young ace, no matter what power he was in, he was a highly trained target. There wasn't any youth so talented in the youth training camp of the firm!

Although the power of the two card artisans chasing him wasn't quite up to his, they still were not to be underestimated. They were more than one cut above the card artisans the three had with them. And, although those two had fallen to the lee, they still didn't look flustered. The distance between the two had remained extremely constant. To provide such mutual support would effectively avoid them being split apart. That was enough to show what serious training they'd had; there wasn't a wasted move among their every gesture.

Kai and the rest knew clearly what it meant that only those card artisans who had honed their training through countless experiences could have developed such practices.

The one escaping wasn't flustered, and those chasing him weren't in any hurry. To Kai, the situation raised too many doubts. More importantly, it was really a little coincidental for them to show up!

Seeing Kai and the others, Howie and the two card artisans chasing him all changed their expressions.

For such a gang of card artisans to suddenly appear in front of them in droves, and in what was almost a standard containment formation… Everyone had been scattered into a line, making its function self-evident, which was to impede their breaking through from that direction.

Could the two sides be together? Howie's heart sank.

The gazes of the two card artisans behind him had become even more diabolical than his. Once they spotted Kai and the others, their first thought had been whether it could be a trap with Howie as the bait.

One of them immediately reported the situation to Hugo when something happened they had probably not anticipated; their actions had become the fuse for a battle!

They were calling for reinforcements! Kai, Machida and Lu Xiaoru all changed their expressions.

”But this time, they'll let you attack first!”

What Qian Mingyi had said flashed through Kai's mind, and without any hesitation, Kai gave the order to attack!

”We have all of them; choose your own targets among the three and attack!”

The fierce energy fluctuations in the air had heated up with alarming speed; a storm was brewing!