Su Xiao looked at the crowd, undisguised disgust in her eyes. She glanced at Luo Luo beside her.
"Do we really have to act with these people? They don't look like they have any brains."
Luo Luo glared at Su Xiao. "Of course I know. The people we brought are all elites. It would be a huge waste if they were lost here."
Su Xiao looked at Luo Luo with confusion.
Luo Luo, however, looked smug. "Instead of dealing with the silver wolf ourselves, why not let these useless people do the exhausting work? They won't live long anyway, so they might as well be our stepping stones."
Luo Luo's expression was perfectly normal, even wearing a gentle smile.
If Xu An hadn't awakened her abilities, making her hearing exceptionally sensitive, she might have believed the speech from the two women.
But the conversation between the two not far away didn't stop there.
Luo Luo: "Look, we just said a few words, and these people got all excited. We just need to rally them a bit from behind. Why rush forward? This isn't a race to see who runs fastest. The one who survives to the end is the true winner."
Su Xiao looked at Luo Luo with dawning realization, her face full of agreement.
"You're right. We should let these fools scout the way for us. It won't be like they died in vain."
"..."
Xu An had previously felt a bit guilty for setting up the trap to get the mandarin duck swords from these sisters. Now, listening to this conversation, the already minimal guilt she felt vanished completely.
She looked up again, her eyes filled with coldness.
However, to avoid unnecessary trouble, the mandarin duck swords she had planned to give to Zhou Haimei might have to wait.
After all, the swords had too distinctive a feature. As soon as they were revealed, the other party would definitely recognize them as the swords stolen at the auction.
Given the malicious nature of these two women, they would certainly seek revenge.
Xu An didn't want to deal with both wild beasts and human treachery in this freezing wasteland.
While Xu An was lost in thought, Ze Yuan's voice reached her ears.
"Once inside, you need to be careful of these sisters." Ze Yuan's tone was unusually grave, filled with deep concern.
This was the first time Xu An had heard Ze Yuan speak to her in such a manner.
She also became nervous. "What's wrong?"
"It seems those two women are about to awaken their abilities, but for some unknown reason, they haven't fully awakened. They're in a semi-awakened state. However, this state is the most dangerous. If they're not careful, it could lead to their abilities leaking. If the awakening fails, it could cause a large-scale explosion, which is especially deadly to those like you who have already awakened abilities. You could be caught in the blast if you're not careful."
After hearing this, Xu An's eyes turned icy as she looked at the two women opposite them.
"Is there any way to kill them?"
As she spoke these words, Xu An herself felt a jolt. She could hardly believe that such words had come from her own mouth.
But once spoken, it meant Xu An truly harbored murderous intent.
Although Ze Yuan was surprised, she wasn't taken aback.
Keeping people like them alive was a threat to anyone.
Furthermore, they had already clashed at the auction. As soon as Xu An used those swords, she would be exposed.
But how could she not use them?
They were bought at a high price, so why wouldn't she use them?
Moreover, she now had a reason to kill these two.
"However, if you want to act, it's best to do it quickly. Everyone is together now, so making a move won't attract attention. With so many people, there are bound to be some who slip through the net. If you don't want to face retaliation, it's best to eliminate them all at once."
Xu An nodded, accepting Ze Yuan's advice.
As a reborn individual, no one understood the saying "cut the grass without removing the roots, and it will grow again in the spring breeze" better than she did.
"How much longer until the safe house's magnetic field disappears?" Xu An turned and asked Zhou Haimei.
Zhou Haimei looked at Xu An's suddenly changed expression, suspecting something had happened.
But with so many people around, it clearly wasn't the time to discuss issues. "About thirty minutes left."
She didn't ask further. If Xu An wanted to tell her, she would.
As expected, in the next second.
Xu An linked arms with Zhou Haimei. "Let's go take a look over there. See if there are any other paths." She then looked at the other three, her expression as normal as could be. "Wait for us here. We'll be back after we've looked."
Li Xin had also wanted to go with Xu An, but she received a warning look from her brother.
Li Cheng nodded, signaling that he understood.
Only after Xu An left did he look at his sister.
"They probably have something to discuss that they can't tell us. Don't bother them."
Li Xin nodded, indicating she understood.
No matter how lively Li Xin was, she was just a young girl who had recently come of age. She wasn't so ill-mannered as to be ignorant.
Upon hearing that Xu An and Zhou Haimei had important matters to discuss, she immediately quieted down.
Zhou Haimei, following Xu An to a separate spot, hadn't even had a chance to speak when she saw Xu An's expression turn grim.
"Mei Jie, I need to kill two people. Can you help me?"
"Okay." Zhou Haimei blurted out an affirmative answer without even thinking.
She didn't even ask who Xu An wanted to kill, whether it was dangerous, or what she needed to do.
She asked nothing, only nodding without hesitation and saying "okay" when Xu An asked if she could help.
Of course, Xu An wasn't a bloodthirsty person.
With Xu An's explanation, Zhou Haimei finally understood who they were going to kill and why.
"How do you plan to do it?" Zhou Haimei lowered her voice, locking her gaze on Xu An.
"When the safe house's magnetic field disappears, the silver wolf will definitely charge in this direction. At that time, I'll use my abilities to trap those two women. If I fail, remember to finish them off."
Zhou Haimei nodded.
The long hours passed by, moment by moment.
Many people were sharpening their weapons, taking out all their belongings, just to shoot the silver wolf the moment the safe house disappeared.
Of course, there were also those who were just going through the motions, appearing righteous on the surface.
But upon closer inspection, it was clear they hadn't prepared anything at all.
Seeing Xu An and Zhou Haimei return, Li Cheng looked at the two of them. He didn't know what they had discussed, but both Xu An and Zhou Haimei had grim expressions.
"What do we do next?" It seemed the silver wolf was also waiting for its companions, otherwise, it wouldn't dare to linger in front of so many of them if it were just one wolf.