Chapter 160 Xiao Jin (1/2)
In the headquarters of the Alumera family…
”Green Valley Ville on the South Continent was ambushed. We have lost that territory. The last message from them was an hour ago. Liu Cheng died in the battle, Balsas and Xiao Rui have retreated as well. No news has been heard from them yet. I think they may be in trouble.”
The exquisite crystal wine glass was smashed to the ground, and red wine splattered onto the expensive hand-made Ordina carpet, leaving trails of red roses. Darryl, the leader of the family, was breathing noisily as though he was a bear. His body was bulky like a bear, too, hence his nickname—the Alumera White Bear.
This was Darryl's study. He was rather violent by nature. His bookshelf was not for books but for displaying all kinds of guns. Firearms, ammunition, daggers, swords—his miniature arsenal collection.
”Who attacked our people‽” Darryl snarled.
In front of the desk was a well-dressed, middle-aged man. He was wearing something similar to a suit, but with minor differences in some places. It was way more refined and exquisite. He was wearing a gold-rimmed glasses, and the gold-plated chains of the glasses hanged on his ear. If one overlooked the muscle under his clothes, this person was an archetypal scholar.
He was Alumera's second in command, Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin held the tablet with one hand and said, ”There are two of them. One is the big warlord of South Continent, Lu Cheng.”
”I have heard of his name. Gather the armed men in South Continent! An eye for an eye! Alumera will seek this revenge!”
Darryl patted the table and asked, ”Who might the other person be?”
”He's the assassin from the Dark Net, Black Phantom.”
”Bring him to…” As he said these three words, Darryl's tone changed and came to his senses. ”How did we end up provoking him‽”
Darryl was very wary about Black Phantom, a legendary killer. He knew it was best not to provoke lone rangers like him. While the Alumera family was big, they were most fearful of legendary killers like him. If he wanted to start a mad killing spree to assassinate the middle-class of the Alumera family, it would be impossible to stop him.
Although Darryl was impulsive by nature, he knew who not to provoke. Dealing with Lu Cheng was an effortless decision; Lu Cheng's forces were entangled in South Continent, and he was not going to affect the Alumeras' influence in the North. Black Phantom, on the other hand, was different. He was a lone ranger who could travel up to the North. He had even slain Liu Cheng. Whether the Alumera family 's top forces could even hurt the Black Phantom was still a question in doubt.
Furthermore, Black Phantom's movements were erratic. There were not many reports on him through the intelligence network, and without an expansive intelligence network, they could not track him down. In addition, the organization he belonged to was in fact the world's largest intelligence network. If they wanted to target someone from the Dark Net Organization and requested help from the Dark Net itself, it would be ridiculous. Darryl was eighty percent sure he would be called a fool.
Therefore, becoming enemies with the Black Phantom was certainly an unwise decision. Darryl could only suppress his anger and find other excuses. ”Investigate the reason the Black Phantom is intervening. Don't provoke him just yet.”
Xiao Jin agreed with an expressionless face. It was hard to know what he was thinking about.
Darryl had always been an impatient man, and now that he was frustrated. He pointed to Xiao Jin's face and ordered, ”Go deal with your son's business. The war is coming. I don't wish to deal with any sort of Germinal's business at this time.”
Xiao Jin adjusted his glasses and said, ”He's my son. Once I find him, he will come back obediently.”
…
Day was about to break, and the gunfire in Green Valley Ville was finally coming to an end. The remaining enemies had all been killed.
When Lu Cheng had conquered Green Valley Ville, he ordered his troops to clear the battlefield and restrained them from harming any residents.
The worried residents who could not sleep for the entire night rushed to the streets and listened to the new master of the town, Lu Cheng, in the square. He promised to safeguard the residents' lives and property.
For the [Green Valley Ville Invasion] task, players who had chosen to protect the camp had all failed and were feeling dejected.
The battle last night had been very intense, and many players wished it had been longer.
Han Xiao also gained some experience from the task. He held his arm and leaned against a house to wait for Lu Cheng to complete his speech. He had Frenzied Sword and Bun-hit-dog by his side.
Frenzied Sword was in bad mood as he was not able to keep Han Xiao to himself now. He was upset.