As Alister continued chatting with Kaela, Livia, and Selene, a Union server carrying a tray of drinks paused nearby, her gaze lingering on him a bit longer than usual.
She softly clicked a button on the earpiece in her right ear, her voice low as she reported, "Confirmed visual on the target."
Meanwhile, outside the grand hall, on a skyscraper rooftop just a few hundred meters away, a figure stood ready. The woman had striking silver hair that gleamed in the moonlight and intense blue eyes, a jagged scar running down her right eye.
Dressed in a sleek black tech suit and a mask covering the lower half of her face, she held a massive sniper rifle with a calm, deadly aura. She was none other than The Annihilator, the pricey assassin Liang had hired to put to rest their little Summoner issue.
With her left hand, she tapped the earpiece embedded in her ear.
"Roger that. Keep eyes on him and notify me the moment he steps up to give his speech."
