"Brother Nick, I've found the assassin's hiding spot."
A player from Iron Rain Guild huddled in a corner, sharing his location with Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky.
"Well done!"
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky was overjoyed.
He had been a little worried that his guild members wouldn't be able to keep up with the assassin. Even if they had truly lost track of him midway, their performance tonight would still have been enough to significantly boost Lily's favorability.
But who doesn't like to do things perfectly?
After successfully locating the assassin's hiding spot, their image in Lily's eyes would probably be more than just trustworthy followers; they would be seen as promising young heroes.
"Find a way to get in and take a few pictures."
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky immediately gave his final instruction.
As he sent this message, an uneasy premonition suddenly arose in the heart of the player huddled in the corner.
Wait, why did the light suddenly dim?
The player abruptly looked up, only to find that the assassin he had been tracking had appeared before him at some unknown point.
"Holy crap!"
Just as he was about to dodge, the assassin's fist landed on his face, the violent impact slamming him directly into the wall. Before he could recover, his neck was already locked in a grip.
"You dared to follow me? You're very bold, but unfortunately, you won't have the chance to leave with the information you just gathered."
The assassin had actually been observing from the shadows for a while, confirming that the tracker had no communication devices on him. This way, by simply killing the tracker, the oversight he had accidentally revealed earlier would be covered up.
"Tell me what your relationship is with Lily, and who Lily is. I can let you die painlessly. Otherwise… do you want to experience your nose being twisted like a washing machine knob?"
The assassin smiled cruelly.
But his actions were a futile performance to the player.
"You idiot, do you think your old man here was scared into growing up? I, crouching tigers and hidden dragons of the Iron Rain Guild, never change my name or surname. Don't worry, the Iron Rain Guild will send you on your way in a couple of days!"
The assassin's forehead veins bulged with anger, and in a fit of rage, he snapped the player's neck.
Damn it, why were young people these days so hot-headed, willing to throw away their lives just for a moment of verbal satisfaction?
He dragged the player's body back into the room.
"I asked him, he wouldn't say, only that he was from the Iron Rain Guild, nicknamed crouching tigers and hidden dragons."
"Iron Rain Guild? Why does that name sound so much like the Railway Guild? Could Lily be an agent of the Railway Guild?"
Inoue's expression darkened slightly.
Regardless, he remembered that name and the face from before. If it weren't for these bastards, Lily would definitely not have escaped tonight. He had to find a way to quickly transmit this intelligence back to the Truth Society.
But before that, he still had something to do.
"You go and treat your wounds first. Although your mission failed, I will still pay you a portion of the reward."
Such a good thing actually exists?
The assassin beamed, thanking him repeatedly. He lowered his guard and went into the room to get the medical kit, but just a few meters out, Inoue suddenly appeared behind him, heavily striking the back of his head with a hammer.
Bang, bang, bang!
After three hammer blows, the assassin was completely still.
Inoue dragged both the assassin's and the player's bodies away and buried them, then returned to the room to clean up the bloodstains. Throughout, his expression remained unchanged.
He wasn't sure if the assassin would expose his existence. He only knew that dead men told no tales. This way, no one would ever know that he had orchestrated this assassination tonight.
"We cannot let Lily continue to interact with Four Directions. We must capture her alive as soon as possible and figure out her true identity!"
Thinking about what happened tonight, Inoue's blood surged again. He decided to take a risk and personally deliver a surprise to Lily during the next operation.
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You have completed the special mission [Shadow of Truth], gaining 30,000 experience points, 15 Origin Star reputation, and the title [Shadow of Truth].
While waiting for the results from the tracking player, Lily received a game notification.
Including the two assassins she had just eliminated, she had gained a total of 40,885 experience points tonight.
More than the experience, she was more focused on the newly acquired title.
[Shadow of Truth]: All attributes +2, Spiritual Energy +30, Attack damage against Truth Society faction members +10%, Favorability +20 when negotiating with factions hostile to the Truth Society.
Note: You have become a shadow cast over the Truth. Once an opportunity arises, the Truth Society will spare no effort to kill you.
Although the number of bonuses from [Shadow of Truth] was less than half of the Poison Milk Powder title, it was still enough to completely overshadow the [Wildfire] title she had obtained before. The 12 attribute points alone were equivalent to her leveling up more than 2 levels in one go.
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