Chapter 13 Dark Raven Valley Base

At the Dark Raven Valley base, members of the God's Domain guild were gathered.

Jupiter rubbed his brow, looking troubled. The internal beta players were all busy leveling up and experiencing the game, and no one was paying attention to their bounty, which was very frustrating.

"Guild leader, the task prompt has changed!"

The guild members exclaimed.

Jupiter was taken aback and quickly checked. He found that the area in the task prompt had changed, indicating that Zero's specific location was in West Capital City.

"The task suddenly updated?"

Jupiter was surprised and couldn't figure it out.

However, narrowing the scope from a country to a city was more beneficial for them.

The twelve-day internal beta was ending today.

"Now that we've pinpointed the location, we'll send guild members to West Capital City after the public beta. We have to find the target no matter what."

As soon as the public beta started, with the guild's numerical advantage, it would be impossible not to complete the task.

"We'll just wait for the public beta." Jupiter looked confident. He already considered this B-level task as a sure thing, within easy reach.

This time, he would definitely crush those old rivals under his feet, and the guild members looked excited.

…

The Leader stood with his hands behind his back, listening to his assistant's report.

"Executive Nosa disappeared in West Capital City. Lugaoen Cybertan also disappeared with him. Jino, the person in charge of the Wind Eye, said he would send a new contact as soon as possible to replace Lugaoen's position and take charge of the intelligence network in West Capital City…"

"It's Zero." The Leader suddenly said, "He killed Nosa and Lugaoen to avoid exposing his specific address. Hmph, so he's hiding in West Capital City. It must be the Star Dragon's Thirteenth Bureau protecting him!"

Nosa was the organization's super assassin, and to be lost at the hands of Zero was a huge loss. The Leader also had an impression of Lugaoen, who seemed to be a lurking talent very good at managing intelligence.

It's Zero again!

The Leader was very angry, "Zero… You think you've found a backer, so I can't do anything to you?!"

He hadn't originally paid attention to a small rat who defected from the organization, but after this period of time, the Leader realized Zero's threat to the organization.

According to the laboratory's surveillance, Zero hadn't behaved out of line in the organization for half a year. Where did his information come from? It was a mystery.

The Leader didn't know how many secrets Zero had, so he could only make the worst plans. A thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole, and it was time to resolve this hidden danger with swift and decisive measures!

"Have the Wind Eye people find out Zero's specific address. Even if he's hiding in the Thirteenth Bureau headquarters, you have to find him for me, no matter the cost!"

"Two hundred Night Owls and five Executives are on standby at any time. Once his exact location is found, kill him for me. I authorize the use of short-range missiles!"

The Leader issued a series of orders, his tone revealing a chilling murderous intent.

"As long as you dare to show your face, I'll kill you!"

…

"The internal beta is over."

Mad Blade was looking at the thirty-second countdown on the panel, feeling a little regretful. He wished the time could be extended a little longer so he could level up some more.

Of course, he was already very satisfied with his current progress. Han Xiao's missions were heavy-handed, but the experience was real. Moreover, he had bought a lot of Han Xiao's equipment, forcibly stacking his combat power.

Although most of the Mechanic class's skills were related to manufacturing, which was very unsuited to Mad Blade's taste, when he thought of Han Xiao's strength, Mad Blade was filled with confidence again. As long as he leveled up, he would definitely become that strong.

"There will definitely be a place for me in the professional circle!"

As the internal beta ended, the excited Mad Blade disappeared from the spot.

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[Internal beta ended. Public beta countdown: 122 days, 1 hour, 23 minutes]

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows, looked at the forum entrance, and sure enough, it had turned gray and could not be accessed.

"As expected, the reality time of the version update will not be consistent with the time here." Han Xiao shook his head.

"What are you shaking your head for? How much intelligence are you still hiding?"

Gu Hui said in a deep voice.

At this time, Han Xiao was in the headquarters' meeting room. Bureau Chief Gu Hui, the Intelligence Minister, and the Secret Operations Minister were sitting opposite him, looking like they were holding a joint trial.

The Thirteenth Bureau knew that Han Xiao had some combat power, but they didn't expect that he could kill a genuine Esper, and a famous assassin at that. Of course, this wasn't the main problem. The Thirteenth Bureau was more concerned that Han Xiao had easily ferreted out Lugaoen, the Bud's intelligence contact.

Lugaoen had been lurking in West Capital City for more than two years and had never revealed himself. The Thirteenth Bureau had failed to track him down many times, but Han Xiao had locked onto the target so easily. This proved that the intelligence Han Xiao possessed was probably far more than they had imagined.

So there was today's meeting. Gu Hui wanted to know more information.

Han Xiao came back to his senses, stroked his chin, avoided the sharp question, and slowly said, "I've exposed my location. Although the Bud doesn't know where I live, they can confirm that I'm in West Capital City. In the future, they will definitely send more assassins to infiltrate."

Gu Hui frowned, dissatisfied with Han Xiao's evasion, but followed his words and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"

"No longer deliberately hide, but openly oppose the Bud. For the next operation, I want to participate in person."

Gu Hui's brow furrowed so much that the space almost twisted, "That's too dangerous. If you show up, you'll give the Bud many opportunities to attack."

Han Xiao coughed, "Can I say a few words alone?"

Gu Hui hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked to the side with Han Xiao.

The Intelligence Minister and the Secret Operations Minister looked at each other helplessly. Did he have to be so distrustful of them? Suspecting other people's party spirit was going to get them screwed.

Han Xiao looked around and whispered, "I can change my appearance."

Gu Hui was shocked, "You have superpowers?"

Han Xiao shook his head, "I can make a small gadget that can change my appearance, so I won't expose my true face. The Bud will never find me."

A human skin mask? That wasn't a bad idea. The Thirteenth Bureau would make them themselves, but judging from Han Xiao's tone, it seemed that the thing he was going to make was more high-end than a human skin mask.

Gu Hui pondered, "Even with a human skin mask, there will be times when you take it off. It's still too dangerous."

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, "The mask I make will be very convenient to wear."

"Okay, when you make it, I'll agree to let you participate in the operation in person."

Han Xiao insisted on participating in the operation in person. First, for more experience. The public beta was approaching, and the pressure was imminent. Second, he didn't want to stay in West Capital City all the time. Going out would give him the opportunity to participate in events that happened outside.

After this assassination, Han Xiao already had a goal: the Dark Raven Valley base on the border of Sea Xia, a large base of the Bud, the scale of which was incomparable to the previous three branch bases. Armed guards were stationed there, equipped with a large number of vehicles and weapons. Defense facilities protected the base. The person in charge of the base was "Blade Soul" Pan Kuang, a martial artist, only a step away from the D-level, and very powerful.

Near the Dark Raven Valley, there was also a large wanderer settlement, the Crow Forest Town, one of the starting points for novices.

The Dark Raven Valley base was one of the bridgeheads for future players to join the Bud camp and the location where the God's Domain guild received the investigation task.

If he could destroy the Dark Raven Valley base, he could greatly reduce the number of players who would join the Bud camp in the future. This was an idea that Han Xiao had after seeing the God's Domain guild's post on the forum. After some consideration, he felt that it was highly feasible.

Cutting off a major future aid to the Bud organization, and the Bud Leader wouldn't even realize how big the loss was. There was no more suitable target for revenge.

This feeling of secretly doing bad things was so exciting.