Xie Litang set up her sniper rifle at the window.
Xie Litang was not proficient at shooting; simply put, she did not trust her own marksmanship.
So she aimed not at the head, but at the chest area over the lungs.
"I'm aiming for a quiet hunt."
"So I just need to make sure he can't make a sound—blasting his lungs to bits will do the trick."
Aim.
Pull the trigger.
*Pfft~
The suppressor at the muzzle let out a low, muffled sound.
The custom bullet whistled through the air, piercing straight into the target's lung.
The immense force of the bullet spiraled, tearing open the target's lung and blasting a gaping hole clear through.
So much for a genius from a top-ten university.
Life was fleeting all the same.
His comrade beside him still had a hint of a smile from their casual banter.
The next moment.
A shadow filled his eyes.
It was an exquisitely beautiful face carrying lethal danger as a sword swung down onto his chest armor.
【Clang!】
Over forty thousand points of true damage exploded across the man's chest armor, shattering his entire upper body into pieces.
"What? You are..."
The third man's brain froze for a second. By the time he reacted, he only then remembered to raise his hand.
He was likely an elemental ability user, but before he could channel any element, he felt a sudden chill at his neck.
Looking back at Xie Litang—
she had already flicked her blade into a flourish and sheathed it.
Who says you can't kill without a clang?
Xie Litang picked up the signal jammer from the corner and re-established contact with Chen Linling in the bank vault.
Without turning her head, Xie Litang said, "My good sister, it didn't take three minutes—it took three seconds."
Inside the bank vault.
Chen Linling looked with sparkling eyes at the monitor, watching her heroic and confident older sister tied up in a high ponytail.
"Sis is so beautiful."
"Her figure is the best too."
That slender waist, those light steps—every single movement struck right at her heart strings.
However...
"Darn it."
"Sis is way too strong. I stand no chance against her at all."
On Chen Linling's split computer screen, Xie Litang had already left the initial alley.
Moreover, those people were far too arrogant, lacking any military discipline whatsoever.
"Linling, situation report."
"Sis, head to Alley No. 2 right away. There's an isolated group right inside one of my pre-set firing ranges. I can provide long-range support and take out one of them for you."
"Aren't you in the vault?"
"I am. I've been here the whole time."
"Then how are you going to help me?"
"Sis, haven't you heard of automated artillery? Target locking, remote optical calibration, drone wind-speed data, and then... bang, program execution complete."
"Got it. Support me."
Five minutes later.
Atop a sprawling banyan tree overhanging an alley, two heavy sniper rifles aimed simultaneously at the group of three.
One was up in the tree.
The other was on a distant rooftop.
The difference was that the distant sniper rifle had a laser-like red beam targeting one of their heads.
Bang.
Bang.
Two of them dropped dead on the spot.
Xie Litang targeted the remaining person and used Sweeping Blade to instantly dash behind him.
The survivor reacted with lightning speed, roaring, "You damn bitch, I'll kill you!"
Claws sprouted from his hands as he transformed into a werewolf—he was likely an ability user of the Werewolf Sequence.
Yet halfway through his transformation, the werewolf's body began to shatter, its blood pooling into a viscous, foul-smelling liquid.
"Linling, report the next step."
"Sis, the situation has changed."
"What's going on?"
"Video surveillance feeds show five groups totaling seventeen people converging on the first ambush site and Alley No. 2."
"Alright, got it."
"Sis, three surveillance cameras have been destroyed."
"Are they finally taking this seriously? With this level of execution, those previous two groups really died a bit pointlessly."
"Sis, on 2nd Street in District 6, there's a group furthest away. That should be your last opportunity for an ambush."
Xie Litang slipped into the shadows once more.
On a street covered in moss and tree roots,
a trio hurried forward at nearly a jog.
None of them looked pleased; they had thought this mission would be a walk in the park.
Who could have expected that shortly after starting the operation, an entire team would lose contact?
"Damn it, how did Brother Yong's team lose contact? Could they have run into a hidden demon beast?"
"A demon beast is unlikely. All three are reserve geniuses for the Xiaolong Squad. After this year's assessment, they can officially apply to join the Xiaolong Squad. With their strength, if they ran into a demon beast, they couldn't have gone down without making a sound."
"Could it be that anti-human murderer Xie Litang?"
"Bro, I don't find that joke funny at all."
"Exactly, she's just a trash unit..."
Before he could finish his sentence—
*Thud~
A custom sniper bullet slammed into an invisible forcefield set up in front of the trio.
It was deployed just in case by the user who had awakened the Electromagnetic Sequence after hearing the news—he hadn't expected it to save his life at the critical moment.
However, his good luck...
...ended right here.
"Enemy attack..."
The Electromagnetic Sequence user roared, instantly expanding his field to maximum.
Yet he didn't wait out another bullet; instead, a blur of an exquisitely beautiful figure appeared before his eyes, driving a longsword deep into his chest.
Xie Litang wanted to repeat her tactic.
She casually slashed at the chest of the person beside him.
Clang.
A sharp metallic clatter rang out, vibrating so hard that Xie Litang's palm went numb.
Looking closely, the man's skin had turned a metallic steel color—he was clearly an ability user who had awakened the Iron Man Sequence.
Xie Litang's true damage of over forty thousand only managed to leave spiderweb cracks on the Iron Man's chest.
Xie Litang cursed inwardly, Tough luck.
Her Heartsteel proc hit hard, but the drawback was that against the same target, it had a thirty-second cooldown.
Failing to land a decisive blow, she didn't even want to poke the remaining person even once.
Xie Litang retreated rapidly.
The next instant,
a loud boom erupted.
The Iron Man's fist slammed into her afterimage, causing a sonic boom of air that collapsed a dilapidated courtyard wall.
If she had hesitated for even a second earlier or greeded for one more swing, she likely would have taken a direct hit from that fist.
"Magnet Boy is dead!"
"Damn it, I'll kill her!"
The two saw red.
Just as they were about to chase after Xie Litang, a backpack was flung back toward them, scattering over a dozen high-explosive grenades.
The Iron Man's pupils contracted instantly, and without a second thought, he tackled his companion to the ground beneath him.
Boom boom boom boom boom...
A dozen high-explosive grenades detonated in rapid succession.
Hiding inside an Old Era residential building, Xie Litang felt the roar of explosions sounded music to her ears.
The corners of Xie Litang's mouth curled slightly as she muttered, "'As firecrackers sound off, another year passes...' Next year, some of them will probably be celebrating their first anniversary in the grave."
Xie Litang turned back once more.
This time, she genuinely wanted to go back and finish them off.
However, Chen Linling's warning came through the earpiece, ordering her to leave immediately.
"Sis, leave right now, immediately."
"Linling, did you spot a new threat?"
"It's not a threat; it's that we don't know what Sequence abilities they possess, and the explosion just now alerted them. This is a risk assessment, got it?"
"Alright, I'll listen to my little sister."
Xie Litang chose to trust her. The ambush in the old district's alleys had dealt seven kills and two injuries to the enemy, achieving her tactical objective.
The next step was in the New District.
That would be their graveyard.
Rate on N.U.
