Chapter 46
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In front of a laptop, I look at the data that I have downloaded and I frown. Inside my heart, I could not help but became a bit emotional and felt a bit helpless after learning the truth about these large gangs and syndicates.
Their web of authority runs deep within the city that every nook and corner of the city is within their eyes. I know that if I made my move, then a whole army of them would immediately attack me. According to the data, I have gathered, the response time that these people have recorded is around 3 minutes.
I am not sure if I can finish taking down my target in that span of time. But with my speed and agility, I am confident that I can do it.
However, I am not that brave to do a suicide attack on those people. My goal in mind is clear, I will not only eliminate them, but I will also take that which is precious in their eyes just like what they have taken away from me.
Thinking up to this point, I have two options. One is to assassinate those guys in darkness and get my revenge. And the other one is to slowly chip away what they prided themselves the most. That imaginary power that they think they hold.
If I take that from them, then I know that they would suffer as I did. They would fear, panic, and feel the dread that I have felt at that time. They would suffer as I have suffered and die with helplessness and distress knowing that they are going to die in a helpless struggle.
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"Hey… You're creeping me out…" suddenly a voice beside me woke me up from my scheming.
Xiao Rin has been observing Xin Wei since the two have been traveling through the ruined part of the city H.
They are going the long way because they are trying to avoid the patrolling guards from one of the Serpent Gangs, the Green Serpent.
The two have entered the territory of the Green Serpent about an hour ago and are now hiding deep inside a 3 story building.
According to the data that Xin Wei has gotten his hands on, if they went past through the territory of the Green Serpent Gang, then they would now be entering the inner city. However, that is not possible because of the newly built high wall that now separates the inner city and the outer city.
So the only way is to go through the whole of Serpent Gang and reach the main entrance of the inner city.
That would cause him to fight many enemies. The question now is, if there is a shortcut?
Well, according to the complete map from the Blue Serpent Gang mainframe, there is. But that would make the two of them encounter the other gangs in the outer city which would cause him too much trouble.
He has no information about the other gangs and though Xin Wei is powerful and ruthless, there is still a trace of him being a timid teenager. Hence he did not want to create more trouble than what he has right now.
Plus, taking down the Serpent Gang is also a form of his revenge.
And so with that in mind, Xin Weir decided to follow the route of destroying the Serpent Gang one base at a time until the whole Serpent collapses.
While he is planning his next move, at the main entrance and exit of the Inner City, a tall young man wearing a brown cowboy hat and a slender young woman in spy leather clothes, walks out of the elevator.
They showed their ID badge towards the guard who is checking the people coming in and out of the inner city.
"Ah… Hunters!…" he exclaimed with a hint of shock in his tone.
Though he has been a guard in this place for quite a while now, it is seldom that he could see Hunters. This is because, as guards, they are trained and taught to respect and fear Hunters.
Hunters are powerful human beings that would hunt outside of the city for powerful creatures within the forest. They would also take down other super-powered humans especially those that offended the syndicates.
And so Hunters are well received by the public and at the same time feared by them.
So when the guard saw the badge of the two, he subconsciously blurted out that they are hunters. But the guard regretted his action as he lowered his hand and with a shaking hand, handed the two people their badges.
He immediately opened the closed door to the outer city.
The two did not bother with the guard and just walks out of the gate with a swagger.
Everyone looks at the two with mixed emotions. Many who are fans of hunters cheer on the two, while others dare not look at them for fear of offending them.
"Hey, Feng Hai… Our destination is the Green Serpent Gang territory, right?" the woman in a black overall leather spy suit asked the man in a cowboy hat.
"Yep… But we need to get some equipment first from the Black Serpent Base…" the man in a cowboy hat named Feng Hai said with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, Miss Failee… Don't you feel uncomfortable with your outfit?" Feng Hai asked while ogling her hot figure.
He has been ogling her for a while now and is giving his thanks to the gods above for giving him a chance to partner up with such a beautiful and sexy woman.
"Feng Hai… Keep your eyes to yourself if you don't want to lose them." Tan Failee said as she gestured her fingers into gouging his eyes out.
"Hehe… Miss Tan Failee, I know of your temper and your abilities. But I ain't afraid of you… I'm a straight shooter and I never miss my target… And I… Got my sight on you… girl." Feng Hai said with a wink.
Tan Failee frowns but did not want to bother with the foolish man anymore. The man is good at long-range combat and she is really good at close-range combat. The two of them seem to have been chosen by the Hallowed Hand Syndicate higher-ups for the particular purpose of taking out a particular person which the organization has considered as a great threat.
Sensing that the beautiful woman would not talk to him anymore, Feng Hai kept his silence but then grumbled.
"Well, I just hope that what we are hunting is worth our strength and talent." He muttered.
"Have you not seen the video?" she asked with a frown.
"Well, yes of course, but how could that show the real strength of our target? It's all blurry and not that clear."
"Sigh… just do your job and watch my back. I will do the rest." Tan Failee sighs in helplessness.
The two took the jeep which is already waiting for them and they immediately went in the direction of the Black Serpent Base.
Inside the base, they are greeted by a number of Hunters which surprised the two of them.
"Hey, are we all hunting the same person?" suddenly Feng Hai asked the man beside him.
The man frowns but took out a picture in his pocket and showed it to Feng Hai.
In that picture, Feng Hai saw a man with a large scar on his face. Then he began reading the information about that guy.
"So he is someone who escaped the Blue Serpent Base when it was attacked…" Feng Hai muttered as he shook his head.
"Well, I guess our targets are different…" he said while patting the man's shoulder.
As he walks out of that area, Tan Failee is already walking towards him. She is now wearing multiple weapons on her body. With a single sub machinegun with many clips on her waists, two handguns, throwing knives, and a metal baton, the woman looks like she is armed to the teeth.
Upon looking at her, Feng Hai could not help but feel a shiver running down his spine. He could even feel the tingling sensation of those throwing knives on her body.
"Are you ready to go?" she asked as she handed a small black case towards him.
He is already aware of what's inside the case, so he did not hesitate to open it and takes out the earpiece inside and the syringe.
They both put on the earpiece, and then take out the syringe and inject its contents on their arm.
The two winced in pain, but they did not bother with it as the two knew that this is a standard precaution for them just in case something happened. The thing inside the syringe is a tracking device that could find their location wherever they are in the outer part of the city.
As the two prepares to depart, they are joined by other hunters who also took a ride with them on a large truck that would send them to the real outer city area.