Chapter 1 To Cover Up

To cover up, Nie Yan pretended to grab something from the classroom, then followed the tree-lined path all the way out of the school gate, got into his Soron, and sped towards the suburbs.

The Soron sped along the road, a blur as it passed. Inside the car, he took out some things, putting a headset-like walkie-talkie in his ear.

"Nie Yan, there are at least five cars following you, and a satellite has locked onto your position. Be careful! I put a weapon under your right seat," Stabber said over the walkie-talkie.

Nie Yan glanced under the seat. There was indeed a black package. He bent over and picked it up, paying attention to his driving as he unzipped it, pulling out a gun, a KJ-382 short submachine gun with sniper capabilities, a range of 1200 meters, and capable of firing three rounds per second. The bullets were only as thick as needles, exploding directly after entering the body, equipped with six magazines, holding 3000 rounds. This thing was a terrifying weapon on the battlefield. If you weren't wearing heavy protective armor, getting hit would turn you into Swiss cheese in seconds.

Good stuff. Nie Yan raised his eyebrows. Stabber could even get his hands on something like this. Besides the short submachine gun, there was also a dagger, sheathed in black leather, a military dagger.

Dagger. Seeing this military dagger, Nie Yan felt a sense of familiarity, feeling especially close to it. He used a dagger in the game as well. Faith's virtual reality was very high, almost no different from reality. Therefore, Nie Yan was simply skilled when using a dagger. Although he couldn't stealth like in the game, many assassination techniques could still be used. A strange, cold smile flashed across Nie Yan's lips. Although this was reality, he was facing mortal enemies, it was either you die or I die, and he wouldn't be polite.

The Soron gradually traveled to the suburbs. Nie Yan was focused on driving when suddenly three cars crashed head-on towards him.

Seeing that they were about to collide, even with the Soron's super-strong protection, such a head-on impact would likely cause serious damage. Nie Yan slammed the steering wheel, and with a bang, the Soron's powerful force broke through the guardrail, rushing into the adjacent woods. This forest wasn't dense. The Soron raced through the woods for a few minutes, finding that the forest ahead was becoming denser and impossible to drive through. Nie Yan tucked the dagger into his waist, opened the door, grabbed the gun, jumped out, and ran wildly into the jungle.

Nie Yan glanced back. He could see several cars had stopped, and at least fifty or sixty people were getting out, chasing after him.

These fifty or sixty people were all assassins recruited by Cao Xu. Usually, they were used to acting alone, and no one knew anyone. At this time, no one could command them, and many would only come and go alone. Moreover, they believed that so many people chasing after one kid was too much fuss. If it weren't for the fifty billion reward, they would have been too lazy to cooperate.

Seeing Nie Yan escape, they sprayed with submachine guns, the bullets hitting the Soron's solid steel plates, ricocheting in all directions.

After a burst of fire, these people chased over, bypassed the Soron, only to find that Nie Yan was gone.

"What's the situation?" Nie Yan asked over the walkie-talkie while running, using the trees as cover.

"They sent over three hundred people. There are fifty or so chasing you, half of whom are world-renowned assassins. Our people have arrived as well, it'll probably be a fierce battle. Be careful. I used my hacking skills to enter the satellite and cracked their encrypted phone, searched for Cao Xu's tracks, and have already sent Shadow Kill over there. We'll handle things here," Stabber said, also particularly solemn. The people who came this time were not simple characters.

"Tracked down Cao Xu so quickly? Taking out Cao Xu will completely eliminate future troubles. As for these people, they're just here to die," Nie Yan said, a cold light flashing in his eyes. The people from Mo Yuntian's side, plus his own, totaled five or six hundred, most of whom were special forces. If they still couldn't wipe out these people in one fell swoop, then they could buy a piece of tofu and smash their heads against it.

After discovering that Nie Yan was gone, the group of assassins immediately started tracking him. During the tracking process, they slowly dispersed, and more and more people entered the jungle, plunging the entire jungle into chaos. Originally, these assassins had satellite support, and the satellite could accurately locate Nie Yan's position, but after only locating him for a while, the satellite signal suddenly malfunctioned and couldn't be used. They couldn't help but curse, the things Cao Xu gave them were really useless, and in the end, they still had to rely on themselves to find him.

Suddenly, there were two muffled sounds, and blood splattered on the bodies of two assassins searching for Nie Yan in the jungle, and then they fell to the ground.

"Someone's ambushing us! We're ambushed, take cover!"

"Damn, it's people from the special forces!"

These assassins panicked all of a sudden. Many of them were as skilled as special forces, but the other side was, after all, the regular army. If the other side sent a lot of people, they would be in trouble.

In a fierce gun battle, these assassins were unwilling to sit and wait for death and began to fight back.

Nie Yan was hidden in the jungle. He had just heard the news from his earpiece that Stabber had used his hacking skills to interfere with Cao Xu's satellite. The assassins lost satellite support, while they could prepare to locate their own people and their positions. The advantage was immediately apparent.

Nie Yan's body was completely hidden in the grass, like a still leopard, keenly scanning the jungle. Not far away, an assassin in black clothing walked over. He took out a short submachine gun, turned on the telescopic sight, and pulled the trigger with a short, muffled sound.

A bullet pierced the assassin's throat, exploding with a pop, splattering blood everywhere.

A fatal hit!

Not bad. Nie Yan was quite satisfied with his marksmanship, after all, he had learned with Stabber for a while.

Nie Yan took a few steps forward and found two special forces soldiers sent by Mo Yuntian wearing camouflage. They keenly spotted him. Nie Yan gave them a hand signal, they nodded, and went to track the assassins on the other side.

With satellite positioning, friendly fire could be effectively avoided, because they could accurately identify their own people.

Although Cao Xu secretly built a private satellite, it was, after all, a civilian satellite, and couldn't be compared to Stabber, an expert in military satellite technology.

"Over here!"

"Take out those two guys!"

Three assassins were flanking over here. They might have discovered the two special forces soldiers just now. Nie Yan hid in the dense grass and followed one of the assassins.

The assassin suddenly heard a sound and glanced behind him, but found nothing.

Just then, Nie Yan suddenly sprang out of the grass beside him, the military dagger in his hand flashing with a cold light.

With a puff, the military dagger pierced the assassin's throat.

The assassin opened his mouth, but didn't shout.

The two assassins in front suddenly realized something and turned around. Behind them was empty, only a corpse lying on the ground, blood still flowing, a bloody smell spreading in the jungle. A look of horror flashed in their eyes. Such fast movements, he actually assassinated someone behind them without them noticing!

One of the assassins took out a submachine gun and swept across the jungle, a dense stream of bullets constantly firing out.

Just then, he suddenly heard a cry of surprise. Looking to the side, he saw his companion softly fall to the ground, a wound left on his neck, blood flowing straight out, his eyes still wide open. Seeing those terrifying eyes, he felt a chill in his heart. Looking at the tree trunk next to him, he saw a dagger stuck there, trembling non-stop.

The person hiding in the dark actually flew a dagger and killed his companion. Before he could react, with a swoosh, blood spurted from his brow, and he lost consciousness completely.

Nie Yan walked out from behind a tree and took down the dagger stuck in the tree trunk. Sometimes, a dagger was much more useful than a gun.

After taking out three assassins, Nie Yan leaped and ran, going to find new targets. He glanced at the satellite instrument transmitted to his mobile phone. The black dots representing the enemy were rapidly disappearing one by one. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before these people would be completely eliminated.

Stabber was performing amazingly, killing more than a dozen people by himself, and he was picking off the toughest ones, the well-known experts.

The assassins sent by Cao Xu were almost completely dead or wounded. They also suffered a lot of losses, with more than fifty deaths and more than thirty seriously injured. He didn't expect that he would actually drag so many people down to pay with their lives for him. Nie Yan couldn't help but feel deeply guilty. Afterwards, he would properly handle the affairs of these people and comfort their families.

Having been reborn to this day, especially seeing so many vibrant lives passing away before his eyes, Nie Yan didn't know if what he was doing was right or wrong, but sometimes, people just couldn't help but do certain things.

Soon, all the assassins were dealt with. Stabber carefully surveyed the area with the military satellite again, confirming that nothing was left out, and then breathed a sigh of relief, saying over the walkie-talkie, "They've all been taken care of."

Nie Yan was silent. All the assassins here had been eliminated. He wondered how things were going on Cao Xu's side.

Everything was going so smoothly that it gave Nie Yan a feeling of unease, but this unease quickly dissipated. Cao Xu had mobilized so much power, so many elite-level assassins, but they were still taken care of. Cao Xu's private satellite had also been cracked. In this situation, what tricks could he still come up with? If there was any plan, it was probably already known by Stabber.

Now he was just waiting for news from Shadow Kill. If Shadow Kill could kill Cao Xu, then everything would be settled. Through Cao Xu's first call, Stabber had already locked onto Cao Xu's location. There was no way Cao Xu could escape!