Chapter 1415 - 1394: Hostage?
Mr. Master’s voice wasn’t particularly loud, but it was like silver needles piercing through the sky and drilling into everyone’s ears.
At this moment, it was still the middle of the night.
The City of Hope benefited from the nuclear power plant built by Yang Xiao, and the streets of the entire city were equipped with high-powered lighting lamps.
To cooperate with the city’s defense light screen, hundreds of high-energy laser lamps were also installed throughout the city.
At this moment, all the illuminating laser lamps were on, lighting up the night sky of the City of Hope as if it were daytime.
The City Lord Mansion, where Mr. Master was located, was also brightly lit.
Mr. Master had just performed the Ice Explosion Technique, instantly freezing the area within two hundred meters, and over a hundred guards who were closer froze to death in an instant, which was shocking.
Black Wood rushed over and immediately said:
"Mr. Master, it’s a misunderstanding!"
Mr. Master glanced at Black Wood and said lightly,
"Who are you?"
"I was once the City Lord of Titan City, now a subordinate of Yang Xiao. Mr. Master, our Lord Yang and you may have some misunderstanding, let’s talk it over before taking action, okay?"
Black Wood knew that once Mr. Master took action, Yang Xiao would definitely not be a match.
If Yang Xiao were defeated, the five cities centered around the City of Hope would collapse and be taken over by others.
Black Wood desperately wanted to save this losing situation.
Black Wood was very respectful to Mr. Master.
Mr. Master nodded slightly and said:
"Call Lord Yang to come out. I won’t kill you, but Yang Xiao must die. There’s no room for negotiation on this point."
Mr. Master never sounded aggressive, but it was rare for anyone to refuse his words.
Black Wood and others heard this and didn’t know what to say.
A figure flashed across the sky, and a cold laugh came,
"Haha, such big words!"
With a flicker, Yang Xiao stood in the courtyard of the City Lord Mansion, about thirty meters away from Mr. Master.
Yang Xiao looked at this person in white clothes, wearing a white cloak and veil, before him,
"If I’m not mistaken, you must be Mr. Master of the Dark Web, right?"
Mr. Master looked at Yang Xiao,
"That’s right, you are Yang Xiao?"
"Yes, I am Yang Xiao. I heard that the Vulture Chamber of Commerce hired your Dark Web to assassinate me, is that true?"
"I can only tell you that someone indeed hired us to kill you, but we cannot disclose customer information."
"Okay, it doesn’t matter if you don’t disclose it. After all, everyone knows it in their hearts. I just want to ask, do you plan to kill me now?"
"Yes."
Mr. Master gently uttered a word, and the space around him began to fluctuate. A chill instantly spread, and white ice mist appeared in the space within several dozen meters.
Yang Xiao gestured with his hand and said,
"Wait before you act, I have a question I would like to ask you."
"?"
Mr. Master didn’t move, looking at Yang Xiao, waiting for his question.
Yang Xiao immediately shouted,
"Bring the person out!"
A voice responded:
"Lord Yang, coming immediately."
In the blink of an eye, Chen Peng and dozens of guards brought a bloodied person out.
This person was none other than Mr. Eight of the Dark Web, who had been defeated and captured by Yang Xiao.
At this moment, Mr. Eight was seriously injured, his hands and feet were chained with a special rune iron chain, and the longswords in the hands of two guards were pointed at Mr. Master’s lower back, ready to pierce his body at any moment.
When Mr. Master saw Mr. Eight, the surrounding space fluctuations disappeared instantly, and then, a chill rose again, covering the area within ten meters with a layer of ice.
Mr. Eight just glanced at Mr. Master and lowered his head.
In the Dark Web, failing a mission and being captured was a disgrace, and often, captured assassins would choose to commit suicide.
Yang Xiao looked at Mr. Master and smiled,
"This is said to be your Dark Web’s Mr. Eight, who challenged me during the day, was defeated and captured by me. I originally thought Mr. Master would come to plead with me to release your subordinate, but didn’t expect you to come to continue assassinating me instead.
I am someone who doesn’t like fighting and killing. I can give Mr. Master a chance now,
If Mr. Master pleads with me to release Mr. Eight, I might consider it,
If Mr. Master insists on killing me, then I can only kill Mr. Eight first."
After Yang Xiao finished speaking, he stared straight at Mr. Master in white.
Unable to see Mr. Master’s eyes, it was hard for him to judge Mr. Master’s inner thoughts.
Yang Xiao suddenly realized why these assassins all liked to wear veils. It turned out they could conceal their inner thoughts and gain some psychological advantage when facing their opponents.
Mr. Master looked at Yang Xiao and gave a cold snort,
"Hmph, do you intend to use Mr. Eight as a hostage to threaten me?"
"Threaten? Not daring to."
Yang Xiao chuckled, thinking to himself, I am threatening you, so what?
Mr. Master then looked at Mr. Eight and coldly said,
"Mr. Eight, the mission failed and you were captured, and now you want to become someone else’s hostage to threaten me. Are you foolish, not knowing how to handle it?
Or are you afraid of death and unable to act against yourself?"
Yang Xiao and Elder Qi and others heard this, their hearts skipped a beat, looking at Mr. Eight, then at Mr. Master.
Mr. Eight gave a miserable smile,
"Mr. Master, I’m sorry, I brought shame to the Dark Web and dragged you down, my parents..."
"Don’t worry, I will naturally send someone to take care of your parents."
Yang Xiao was shocked, what was happening?
He just heard Mr. Eight laugh miserably a few times,
"Haha...."
Then his body tilted, and he fell to the ground with a thud, blood flowing from his mouth.
Chen Peng quickly leaned down, checked Mr. Eight’s nose, flipped his eyelids, pried open his mouth, then shook his head, stood up, and said to Yang Xiao,
"Boss, he had hidden a suicide pill in his mouth beforehand, probably bit the pill to commit suicide."
Yang Xiao nodded and then looked at Mr. Master,
"Impressive, no wonder the Dark Web is feared on the Central Continent. Such strict discipline, plus a good leader like Mr. Master, one can’t help but admire!"
Mr. Master sneered,
"Yang Xiao, you thought to leverage Mr. Eight as a hostage against me. You really miscalculated. Now that Mr. Eight is gone, I will kill you to accompany him in the afterlife.
Do you have any last words for your subordinates? I’ll give you a minute."
Elder Qi, Black Wood, Suonan, Flying Tiger, and others looked at Yang Xiao with a bewildered expression.
Yang Xiao forced Mr. Master to kill his own subordinate. The situation had reached a point where it was utterly irretrievable.
Mr. Master stood there with a demeanor of having everything under control.
Though he was alone, he faced several Emperor Level Transcendent Realm powerhouses in the City of Hope and thousands of guards surrounding them, showing no fear.
Yang Xiao now understood why Elder Qi, Black Wood, and others were so afraid when mentioning the Dark Web Organization.
The Dark Web Organization had many assassins, each with extraordinary combat power. Such a large organization, but with extremely strict internal discipline, where even one as prominent as Mr. Eight would take his own life after just a word from Mr. Master.
Such an organization, such a Mr. Master, how could one not dread?