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Chapter 17: What, We Were Supposed to Assassinate Bai Fu?

Bai Fu rubbed her temples; she had a pretty good idea of what was going on.

Most likely, her appointment as acting supervisor had made her a thorn in the side for someone or some faction within the Wildfire Gang.

That person or faction had then approached the player, hoping to have Bai Fu eliminated using the player’s hand.

From a normal perspective, this was a pretty good deal.

How does one find a reliable assassin?

This was the question.

If they were unlucky, they might end up with a fool like the “Five-Star Killer” who botched the target or someone who outsourced the assassination task, which would not only lead to the failure of the mission but also expose them.

Finding a player did not have such issues.

You could say that players were not skilled at assassination, but you couldn’t doubt their determination to complete the task.

Moreover, players were great scapegoats.

Given the current relationship between the player and the Wildfire Gang, unless the player was shouting about it everywhere with a megaphone, no one would think that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually from the Wildfire Gang.

“Too bad your target is me!”

Bai Fu chuckled.

In the Above the Stars, nobody knew the player better than her.

In the Abandoned Cooling Plant, nobody was more popular among the players than her.

As long as she showed up, she could easily defuse this move by the enemy without doing anything else.

But Bai Fu didn’t plan to simply resolve the crisis so easily.

These past two days, she had suddenly appeared to save Jiu Jiao from thugs blocking the road and had shown a deep concern for the player’s safety, successfully winning over a batch of players’ hearts.

Now that the players had come to her, how could she let them go easily?

Bai Fu, activate!

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Under the faint moonlight overhead, Pai Da Xing and others moved slowly forward.

It was now 7:20 PM. They had spent half an hour avoiding one NPC after another and finally arrived near the mission location.

Pai Da Xing took a deep breath and turned back to look at Jiu Jiao, Gui Yi Wo Fu, and others closely following him.

[Everyone, check one last time. Make sure there are no problems with the traps and props we set]

He instructed in the team channel.

A few seconds later, Jiu Jiao responded first, saying everything was fine, followed by a string of “+1” responses.

Very good.

Pai Da Xing repeated the pre-planned tactics in the channel.

[No questions? No one? Then everyone start moving separately. Be extra careful, especially where you step. We’ve come this far, don’t get careless and expose ourselves, giving the target any chance to prepare]

[Pai Da, you can relax]

[I’m a master at stealth games]

Pai Da Xing nodded with a smile.

To ensure the mission’s success, each of them had prepared weapons like daggers, iron rods, bows, and arrows, and learned advanced techniques from Bai Fu, including lime, rusty nails, chili powder, tripwires, nets, and lubricants.

With all these preparations and stealth, he was confident he had at least an 80% chance of completing the mission in one go!

After silently waiting for over a minute, everyone successfully reached the designated location.

The evening breeze carried debris rolling down the street, mingling coolness with a somber atmosphere.

In the dim light, Pai Da Xing surveyed his surroundings.

Everyone held their breath, feeling a mix of excitement and tension.

After all, this was 3500 experience points.

For experience, for leveling up, for getting closer to Bai Fu, and for uncovering the plot behind her, they were ready to do anything!

Pai Da Xing slowly raised his right hand.

When he swung it down, the action would officially begin.

Five, four…

Pai Da Xing counted silently in his heart.

Just as he reached two, something unexpected happened.

“How long do you plan to hide?”

A slightly muffled voice suddenly echoed through the walls in the silent night.

Oh sh*t!

The effect was no less shocking than encountering a jump scare in a horror game.

Several players were directly stunned, looking around frantically.

The remaining players lamented in the team channel.

[We’re done for, we’ve been discovered. How can we still ambush them?]

[What the hell, how did she find us? We didn’t make a sound all the way here. Could it be she has some kind of sensing ability?]

[Is it on?]

[Pai Da, should we continue fighting?]

[This voice sounds familiar]

Pai Da Xing was also startled.

But having experienced big scenes in other games, he quickly calmed down.

The more chaotic the situation, the less panic there should be.

If the opponent was strong, they wouldn’t be able to run once discovered; instead, they should fight back.

If the opponent was weak, there was nothing to worry about; just charge ahead.

In summary, one word — fight!

[Stick to the original plan. I’ll lead the attack with Afu, drawing attention]

“That’s right, regardless of the consequences, let’s attack first!”

Black Tiger Afu, a battle enthusiast, had been holding back. Hearing Pai Da Xing’s words, he stopped pretending and charged into the room with a newly bought iron rod, smashing the half-open door like a bull.

Seeing him go in, Pai Da Xing quickly followed.

“Ah!”

Black Tiger Afu raised the iron rod above his head and delivered a powerful downward strike towards the person inside.

The force was swift and fierce, forcing the person inside to raise their left arm just in time.

Bang!

The iron rod struck solidly.

Pai Da Xing felt a surge of joy. This was a good opportunity.

He slid out from behind Afu’s massive body, dagger in hand, aiming for the target’s left rib.

But in that instant, he clearly saw the target’s face — it was Bai Fu!

“Stop! Everyone stop!”

Pai Da Xing twisted the dagger aside forcefully.

He avoided it himself, but Jiu Jiao and the other players rushing in from the window were too late to avoid it.

“Pai Da, I’ll help you.”

Gui Yi Wo Fu drew an arrow and shot.

Swoosh.

An arrow flew straight for the back of the neck.

Jiu Jiao raised her knife, screaming as she attacked.

Pai Da Xing couldn’t shout again, nor could he block, so he could only watch helplessly as his body lost balance.

Time seemed to slow down infinitely.

He saw Bai Fu turn around, saw her right hand swat away the incoming arrow, saw her left hand grab Jiu Jiao’s blade, twist it forcefully, and take it away.

“Fu Fu?”

Jiu Jiao froze in place.

The next second, Bai Fu grabbed her neck, slamming her against the wall, lifting her into the air with brute force.

During this process, no damage numbers floated above Bai Fu’s head, and no wounds appeared on her body.

She wasn’t hurt?

Pai Da Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart immediately sank again.

“Why are you all here?”

Bai Fu’s eyes were icy cold, and her voice was equally cold.

Jiu Jiao struggled to look down, seeing disbelief in those cold eyes.

In fact, at this moment, all the players, including Jiu Jiao, felt incredulous.

Why was it Bai Fu? Why was their assassination target Bai Fu?

Hadn’t they betrayed Bai Fu’s trust and repaid kindness with malice?

It was over, everything was over!

They had worked hard to raise Bai Fu’s affinity to 82, and now it would probably drop to -82.

The first player to receive the mission, Gui Yi Wo Fu, was almost driven mad.

Was there anything more regrettable, painful, and despairing than killing someone you liked?

He wished he could just stab himself.

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