Chapter 172: At the Edge of Life and Death (2/2)

”Threat neutralized!” Mu’s voice was heavenly, and Ye Chong relaxed!

Shang Xin’s face was pale!

The problem had arisen from her side. Three of her subordinates were replaced with enemy personnel! From when she first took up her current position, her perfect record of service was finally broken, and the enemy had nearly succeeded! What bothered her the most was that the ones who managed to diffuse the situation were all Robert’s own men! Now, whenever her eyes met Duan’s, she could almost feel some unvoiced repeating ridicule towards her!

The target of the attack, Robert himself, looked calm. He was speaking to Bai Linan casually, his composed demeanor bespoke his status as a person of power.

Robert studied Ye Chong for a moment and smiled. ”I didn’t expect this young man to be so skilled. If not for your actions, this aging life of mine would have ended today!” These words brought a violent tic to Shang Xin’s face, but as she recalled her own failure this time that almost led to the loss of everyone’s lives, her expression darkened further!

For the moment, Ye Chong looked comedic. A large patch of cloth was missing from his suit pants on the outer part of his right thigh, and a dagger’s sheath was visible through the hole. His suit was ripped open on both sides beneath his armpits, exposing his white shirt underneath. If he were on the streets, his look would invite roaring laughter from spectators. Now, however, everyone was looking at Ye Chong with great respect!

Ye Chong’s calm, unperturbed expression combined with his damaged outfit made him distinctly stand out!

”You’re too kind, sir!” Ye Chong still remembered that he was supposed to be Bai Linan’s bodyguard, and did not break his cover. Seeing Ye Chong’s plain demeanor, devoid of any excitement due to his achievement made Robert even more impressed! Bai Linan, however, was writhing inside. He was always good in reading people, and knew exactly what that look in his employer’s eyes meant! It seemed that what he was trying his best to avoid what was happening!

”Brother Wang, your dagger!” A guard handed over Ye Chong’s dagger back to him reverently, his expression full of respect!

Strong people were always respected, no matter the place! In that moment, without time to deploy Guardian, Ye Chong had threw out his dagger with all his might! When the explosion stopped, Ye Chong called for one of the guards to search the enemy hiding on top of the building he aimed at. More accurately speaking, he was to search for the enemy’s body! The dagger was embedded deep into the enemy’s forehead, a high accuracy laser sniper rifle on the ground before him with its smart targeting device shattered into pieces!

An image came to everyone’s mind - a dagger swishing into the air, accurately finding the laser sniper rifle’s smart targeting device. In that instant, the smart targeting device scattered into pieces, its fragments falling to the ground like heavenly petals. Nonetheless, the device did nothing to reduce the dagger’s speed, as it struck mercilessly into the forehead of the enemy sniper, granting instant death!

Someone had secretly measured the distance between the enemy sniper and Ye Chong, and reported a whole 68 meters!

With a distance of 68 meters, how could one throw a weapon with just his right hand and hit a target dead-on, killing the enemy? The amount of strength and accuracy required was shocking! Physical training was essential for most mech pilots, but no one had imagined that someone could reach such a staggering level of ability!

As for Duan and Shang Xin, who were both present at the scene, they knew even more!

Only both of them knew how powerful Ye Chong’s attack actually was! The parietal bone at the forehead was very hard, penetrating this was itself an astonishing achievement! Moreover, they found another neglected detail, which was that the enemy sniper was actually found a whole meter away from his actual hiding spot, in the direction of the attack. There were obvious scuffing marks on the ground!

Duan and Shang Xin came to the same conclusion at almost the same time - the dagger had plunged into the enemy’s forehead and, with the excess momentum, pushed the enemy’s body backwards for a whole meter!

Duan and Shang Xin both noticed this detail at the same time, and arrived at the same conclusion almost simultaneously. They looked to each other, and found the same horrified look in the each other's eyes!

With that, both of them left the scene wisely!

The enemy’s plan was almost perfect. They already had the bombs in place before Shang Xin’s subordinates moved into position at the docking zone. The bombs were not meant to kill Robert, but only to create confusion! At the same time, the ambushers used their electro-interference grenades under the cover of the bombs, hence Shang Xin and Duan were plunged into confusion due to the communication block. One of the ambushers then threw out 20 high explosive grenades amidst the chaos. These grenades were also not their final attack, and were only used to move the four bodyguards in miniature mechs away from Robert. The real killing strike was supposed to come from the now lifeless sniper, lying on the ground!

They still could not figure out how Ye Chong found him out. Was it by chance? Or did he have some special methods? Everything happened in a very short time, and the act of discovering the enemy and retaliating was too unlikely to happen without earlier preparation! Could this be a trick by the enemy? Duan lifted his head abruptly at the thought, but found his eyes meeting Shang Xin’s!

However, Wang Xing was an old friend of the manager, and had saved their employer’s life this time. Whatever suspicions he had, Duan decided to keep it to himself.

In the end, the enemy’s assassination plot was perfect, but without a perfect ending! The timing and cooperation were well executed, and if not for the monster that was Wang Xing, the ending would have been very different!

What disturbed them both deeply was the enemy’s preparatory works. How did they find out Robert’s schedule? How did they infiltrate as Shang Xin’s subordinates? From the enemy’s movements, it seemed that they had strong control over the events, and seemed to understand who they were against. However, Shang Xin’s and Duan’s side knew nothing about the enemy. Their identity and the reason for the attacks were still unknown! None of the three ambushers in this attack survived!

Shang Xin’s dignity had received an unprecedented blow. Her subordinates were compromised, and she herself was not aware of it. As for the rest of her team, she could not guarantee their loyalties! It was terrifying!

There were heavy casualties from the encounter this time, mostly due to the 20 high explosive grenades! The scene before them was a hopeless mess!

Both of them kept their silence, deep in their own thoughts!

”Young man, since you’re an old friend of Nan, you’re one of our own. From now on, you’ll be the team leader for all the guards!” Robert announced suddenly with a warm smile. His gentle tone, however, did not allow for objections, and his eyes were looking straight at Ye Chong.

Shang Xin and Duan were both surprised. They did not expect Robert to make such a decision.

Bai Linan felt like fainting. Heavens, they’re all done for!