Seeing Guihuo walking towards Xie Yao, Nie Yan couldn't hold back any longer. If he was even a step slower, and Xie Yao fell into Guihuo's hands, Nie Yan would be constrained, and there would be even less chance to make a move.

Perhaps because he often played the Thief class, the techniques of stealth seemed to have seeped into Nie Yan's bones as an instinct. Guihuo hadn't noticed Nie Yan until he suddenly appeared, and only then did Guihuo react.

"Die!" Nie Yan pounced towards Guihuo with a determined air.

Just as the dagger in Nie Yan's hand was about to stab Guihuo in the back of the heart, Guihuo suddenly moved his feet and raised his hand to block.

The dagger in Nie Yan's hand missed, but his left elbow delivered a fierce elbow strike, attacking Guihuo's scapula, hitting the weak point of the human body joint. With a crisp snap, Guihuo's left shoulder was completely dislocated, and his left hand hung down limply. The intense pain made Guihuo gasp.

What a vicious attack!

Nie Yan's appearance was too sudden. His attention had been focused on Xie Yao, and he hadn't expected there to be another person in this room.

It was difficult to dodge a sneak attack in such an unprepared situation.

Nie Yan's attacks were very fierce, completely up to the standards of a fighter. His moves were decisive and ruthless, leaving no room for retreat. The ferocity of his attacks was no less than that of a professional killer. Nie Yan was also a killer in his previous life, and he had learned almost all the killers' techniques, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to successfully assassinate Cao Xu.

If he had made his move in such an unexpected situation and allowed his opponent to escape, Nie Yan would have lost all credibility.

Guihuo endured another heavy blow, feeling a tightness in his chest, as if his entire chest cavity was about to burst open. However, he didn't just give up; his right elbow swept towards Nie Yan.

Nie Yan dodged, and Guihuo's elbow brushed past Nie Yan's chest. With a tearing sound, the clothes on Nie Yan's chest were ripped in two. Two sharp barbs on Guihuo's elbow flashed with a cold light.

After only a brief exchange, Nie Yan had roughly figured out Guihuo's strength—just a first-rate killer, not top-tier.

Having been reborn, and due to proper training, Nie Yan's strength had clearly surpassed that of his previous life. Killing Guihuo would be easy.

After dodging Guihuo's attack, Nie Yan punched Guihuo's right shoulder, completely shattering it and controlling Guihuo. The short dagger in his hand was placed against his forehead.

Almost at the same moment, Cidao (Stabber) approached Nie Yan, the gun in his hand aimed at Nie Yan's temple.

Nie Yan was shocked. What fast movements! He didn't even have time to react before Cidao pointed the gun at his head. This guy was definitely a master of both marksmanship and combat.

This Cidao's strength exceeded Nie Yan's imagination; he was a level higher than him.

The situation suddenly reached a stalemate.

Nie Yan held the short dagger against Guihuo's forehead, while Cidao held the gun against Nie Yan's temple. Neither of them would give in.

His forehead was cut open, and blood flowed down Guihuo's cheek. He let out a sharp, hideous laugh, saying, "Don't forget I have a teammate! Take your knife away! Be careful of the gun going off!"

Nie Yan smiled. This guy really didn't know what was good for him! He tore off the area communication system near Guihuo's ear and crushed it into pieces.

Cidao didn't move, allowing Nie Yan to crush the communication device.

A glint flashed in Cidao's eyes; no one knew what he was thinking.

From Cidao and Guihuo's conversation just now, Nie Yan could analyze that Guihuo's teammate didn't seem very reliable. Nie Yan glanced at Cidao next to him and said calmly, "Put your gun away, and I'll let you go. Apart from me, Xie Yao, and you, no one will know what happened today."

"How ridiculous. You're the one with a gun pointed at your head!" Guihuo laughed smugly.

"Ignorant fool, I think your opponent definitely wants you dead more than I do!" Nie Yan leaned close to Guihuo's ear and said coldly.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Guihuo's body trembled. He looked at Cidao in disbelief. Would Cidao really do that?

Nie Yan was also very nervous at this moment. Having a gun pointed at his head was definitely not a comfortable thing.

Cidao glanced at Nie Yan and said in a cold tone, "I don't like smart people like you. Being too smart can backfire." He looked at Guihuo next to him, his eyes suddenly turning cold, and said, "I'm not used to being manipulated, but I hate it even more when someone threatens me with my brothers. If someone does that, I'll make them die!"

Hearing these words, Guihuo's face turned ashen. A guy like Cidao had done everything on the mercenary battlefield, dancing with death and corpses countless times. Their thoughts often couldn't be measured by common sense. Cidao's words were equivalent to sentencing him to death.

"Cidao, you can't do this!"

"There's nothing in this world that I can't do!" Cidao said indifferently. Guihuo was just a stranger to him. Guihuo's life and death were irrelevant to him.

"I won't tell anyone about what happened today. If one day you have nowhere to go, you can come and find me," Nie Yan said, glancing at Cidao.

Nie Yan could roughly figure out what Cidao was thinking. As a mercenary, or even a killer, as long as they were a man with some backbone, they wouldn't be willing to be manipulated so easily. If Nie Yan was in the same position as Cidao, he would have killed Guihuo without hesitation and then dealt with the other problems one by one.

Nie Yan had bet right. From the beginning, Cidao had been wanting to kill Guihuo.

Cidao put away his gun. Guihuo's voice was almost distorted as he said, "Cidao, you'll pay the price for doing this! The employer won't let you go!"

Cidao sneered, looking at Guihuo with contempt, and said, "That's all bullshit! If he dares to touch my brothers, I'll kill his whole family!" At this moment, he exuded a chilling aura. The fearless are invincible! If he were to hesitate in everything he did, it would only put him in a passive position. Don't forget, he was a mercenary! He had seen gunfire and bullets and had wandered on the edge of death countless times. What did he have to be afraid of? His brothers had all crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; would they be afraid of this threat?

Seeing Cidao put away his gun, Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Guihuo, a flash of killing intent suddenly appearing in his eyes, and said, "I know you're very unwilling, but go tell all this to Yama! Anyone who wants to touch my woman, I'll make sure they die without a burial ground!"

Suddenly, a bloody light burst out from Guihuo's forehead. Nie Yan's short dagger pierced through his forehead, killing him instantly. The forehead was the most dangerous weak point of the human body. Once pierced by a sharp weapon, the brain would stop immediately, and there would be no chance of survival.

Blood spurted onto the floor, and Guihuo fell to the ground.

This was the first time Xie Yao had seen such a bloody scene, which was different from what she experienced in the game. The bloody smell permeated the air, and she realized for the first time that when her familiar Nie Yan ended someone's life, he was so decisive and ruthless, as if he were a different person.

Xie Yao looked at Nie Yan. At this moment, Nie Yan was familiar and yet somewhat unfamiliar. At this moment, Nie Yan was like the one in the game, the guild leader who was high above and full of killing intent.

Nie Yan risked his life to kill Guihuo, which also touched her deeply. A complex emotion surged in her heart, which she couldn't quite explain.

Guihuo probably didn't understand until his death why Cidao had put away his gun and allowed Nie Yan to kill him.

Nie Yan could feel that Cidao and he belonged to the same kind of people; their personalities were not something people like Guihuo could understand.

"How are you going to leave here?" Nie Yan looked at Cidao and sized up the person in front of him.

This person called Cidao was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, dressed in a black outfit, his face covered in camouflage, and a hideous scar on his forehead. A pair of sharp eyes were staring at Nie Yan, his pupils like those of a hunting eagle, able to penetrate people's hearts.

Nie Yan couldn't see through what Cidao was thinking. Cidao was like a mystery. Nie Yan understood that he and Xie Yao were not safe. If Cidao was a person with a lot of bloodlust, he might kill everyone present. However, based on the fact that Cidao still refused to attack the elderly, the weak, women, and children under Guihuo's coercion, Nie Yan could be sure that Cidao wouldn't kill them to silence them.

"I hope that only the three of us know about what happened today. If a fourth person knows, you should know the consequences," Cidao said in a cold tone, without any expression on his face.

"If one day you stop being a mercenary, you can come to the Nie Family Consortium to find me," Nie Yan said. A person like Cidao was definitely a sharp weapon for killing. If he could recruit him, then the people around him would have more protection.

The ability to kill can also be used to protect people. Cidao had been on the battlefield for many years, so dealing with some assassins would naturally be easy, and he was also proficient in anti-satellite technology, which could definitely come in handy at critical moments.

A person like Cidao, if he applied to any consortium, the bosses of those consortiums would definitely be willing to pay a high price.

"I have at least dozens of murder cases on my hands. Do you dare to take me in?" Cidao looked at Nie Yan and laughed contemptuously.

Nie Yan paused and said, "As long as you dare to come, I dare to take you in." A person like Cidao was unruly. If he was afraid, it would only make people look down on him.

Nie Yan didn't know what Cidao's murder cases were about. He needed to have someone investigate to determine the situation.

Nie Yan understood that he would eventually face Cao Xu one day, and both sides would definitely use any means necessary. With a master like Cidao around, he would definitely be able to play a significant role when encountering dangerous situations.

Based on Nie Yan's experience in his previous life, Cidao's level could definitely be considered top-tier. Nie Yan had originally thought that Cidao and Guihuo were on the same level, but after the exchange just now, Nie Yan could feel that Guihuo and Cidao were not on the same level at all.

Some people would deliberately hide some of their strength, and they would only reveal their strength at the most critical moment. Nie Yan felt that Cidao was such a person.