Chapter 387 Familiar, Witness! (1/2)
Two days ago, DarkStar had coincidentally seen through Peggy's lies. Because of that, they had changed their strategy. They did not have to look for a needle in a haystack anymore. Since the Secret Message Bead was on Floating Dragon Island, they only needed to lock onto the organizations involved in the scrimmage at the dock to find out who picked up the bead. The search range became countless times smaller.
The mercenaries had been the main cause of the scrimmage at the dock, so they were the main focus. Sky Ring, Blades, and Purple Gold had all been captured; only Han Xiao's Black Star Mercenary Group was free to move around. Ember was not stupid enough to attack the prison; hence, Han Xiao became the most suitable target.
And so, they laid this ambush.
Seize Black star, take control of the captain of this small mercenary group, make him obey orders obediently, then use his identity to move in and out of prison to asked whether the Secret Message Bead had been picked up by any other mercenary.
After all, the first line of 'DarkStar Task Force Action Manual' was 'In order to reduce the risk of exposure during field missions, avoid using violence as much as possible if the target can be bribed with money—most of the money spent can be snatched back.'
But from what DarkStar knew, the mysterious forces that plotted for the Secret Message Bead were hidden on Floating Dragon Island. That force had come to know the truth before them and was very likely to have contacted the mercenaries before them. After what happened with Peggy, Ember did not want to be toyed with once again. So, he decided to do things the simple way, by using force.
As a member of a large, violent terrorist organization, they always felt a sense of superiority when facing mercenaries. They were like a god of death hiding in the dark, cool and stylish. Whereas mercenaries were like labor workers, without belief and would do anything for money, not even matching up to bounty hunters, who were dedicated to catching wanted criminals.
Saying 'I am from DarkStar' and 'I am a mercenary' felt completely different.
The name of DarkStar was feared by countless races. In contrast, although the mercenary industry was extremely large, it was scattered. It was like the difference between a stone and a sand castle. DarkStar would only pay attention if it were large armies like Sky Ring and Blades. In the case of a small mercenary group with around fifty members and their strongest member being only trade B, it was a piece of cake.
”Who are you people?” Han Xiao asked deliberately while narrowing his eyes.
”A word of advice for you, if you want to live a little longer, put away your curiosity and don't ask about our identity. Don't get caught up in trouble,” Ember said coldly.
He thought that Han Xiao would definitely be surprised by their identity.
What he did not know was that Han Xiao was the witness the night they took the slaves away. Thinking that this was their first encounter with Black Star, they maintained their mysterious identity to put pressure on Black Star, not knowing that Han Xiao knew exactly who they were.
Han Xiao looked around. The walls Ember built formed a colosseum-like cage. There was a total of eight DarkStar warriors surrounding him in the middle. In addition to Ember, the other seven were not some nobodies—they were all grade B Supers.
Seven opponents with the same grade, plus Ember who was grade B+. The increase in difficulty when facing multiple opponents was not as simple as an addition. With a variety of abilities working collaboratively, Han Xiao was unsure of how long he could last against them. Furthermore, he had the burden of Aroshia, so it was a tricky situation.
Han Xiao tried to use the communication channel, only to hear the sound of electric currents.
”Don't waste your time. Strong signal disruption devices have been planted nearby, so no messages can be sent out. You can't call for help,” Ember said indifferently.
”It seems that you think you've got me in the palm of your hands.” Han Xiao kept calm and said, ”Since I have no way to escape, tell me what is it that you want me to do, and maybe we can agree to some terms. I don't want to fight a meaningless battle.”
”We want you to ask the mercenaries about the whereabouts of a black bead,” Ember said.
Hearing this, Han Xiao analyzed quickly in his mind without changing his expression.
It seemed that DarkStar was able to pry out the truth from the mouth of Peggy. They most likely also knew that there is an impostor using their name who is also competing for the Secret Message Bead. But they don't know that the impostor is me. I've been attacked this time not because I'm exposed but because I happen to be one of the targets. This is very crucial. They don't know I have the bead. If I pretend to cooperate, I might be able to get myself out of this.