Chapter 3605

The morning sun shone in through the gaps in the curtains. Su Xiao rose from the bed, dazed for a moment, before gradually realizing this was the bedroom connected to the director's office. He had only slept in the second half of the night, and it was already nearly nine o'clock.

Although Su Xiao has always had a human physique—cough—a rather strong human physique, and staying awake for long periods is no problem, there are risks. The longer he goes without rest, the harder it is for him to maintain peak combat power. Conversely, if he sets aside some time to rest every day, even for a very short time, he can always maintain his peak state.

After washing up, Su Xiao walked out of the bathroom. Just as he sat down behind the desk, the door was knocked; it was Eleanor.

"Something up?"

Su Xiao was reviewing a document regarding the Solar God Sect and did not look up at Eleanor upon her arrival.

"Director, how did you deal with that old fox? He was actually willing to recommend these people to you."

Eleanor sat opposite the desk with a lady-like demeanor, maintaining a gentle smile.

"Ailin, from now on we are all on the same side, so there is no need to put on this act in front of me."

Su Xiao looked up at Eleanor opposite him.

"Tch."

Eleanor gave a light scoff, took out a lady's cigarette and lit it, then hooked her slender index finger to pull Su Xiao's ashtray toward her with her nail.

"Should I call you Ailin? Or Eleanor?"

"Ailin, I suppose. It's basically me 24 hours a day; she only comes out when we see our mother."

"Oh? Is that another personality of yours?"

"No, that's my sister. We were supposed to be twins; her body died in our mother's womb. Simply put, my sister is temporarily staying with me, just for a bit too long, but I don't mind."

Ailin did not go into too much detail, but in this world where one is born with a chance to obtain extraordinary power, the situation of Ailin and her sister is also possible.

"So, the pervert is you, not your sister Eleanor?"

Bahar, who was on the side, spoke up. Upon hearing this, a meaningful smile appeared on Ailin's face as she said, "Could it not be that my sister and I share the same hobby?"

"Impressive."

Bahar had nothing to say. It finally understood why Ailin was a super sadist. It originally thought these two sisters were one good and one evil; now it seems that is the case, only that whether it is the kind sister or the evil sister, both have a personality that finds pleasure in seeing others suffer pain.

This is also why, if Ailin wants to watch others suffer and feel pleasure, this pain must not be caused by her; she must be a bystander. Her sister's kindness does not allow Ailin to personally become the perpetrator.

Su Xiao basically weighed it up in his heart: if he needs to go out, the authority of the asylum can be handed to Ailin, because Ailin, restrained by her sister, is someone who has a bottom line and can be ruthless at critical moments. Not only that, Ailin's strength is sufficient.

"Ailin, go and sound out the Hunter Squad later; we will have close dealings with them recently."

"That... wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"

Ailin furrowed her slender brows. In her view, the asylum had just changed directors; not contacting the Hunter Squad for the time being was the wise move.

"I need their intelligence channels."

"Oh~, understood. I'll handle this later. But before that, you should pick the people first. They are all waiting on the first floor now. That old fox's meaning is that these five people were originally promised to be recommended to the Hunter Squad. You also know that although that old fox is our predecessor's predecessor, he also has close ties with the Hunter Squad. So there are five people in total; we choose three, and the remaining two are sent to the Hunter Squad. Honestly, if it were me, I wouldn't want to choose at all; I'd want them all."

After saying this, Ailin picked up the five resumes beside her hand and handed them to Su Xiao.

Su Xiao took the resumes. He had a face-to-face talk with the old fox, the predecessor's predecessor, last night, and the other party agreed to help recommend talent. He didn't expect the efficiency to be so high, sending people over today.

The man recorded in the first file was named Harvey Lit Dre, 49 years old today. In the photo, Dre was unshaven and looked decadent.

In fact, it is no wonder Dre was decadent. Before he was 40, he was a famous gold-medal bodyguard in the Alliance. Among the four grand councilors, one of the bodyguards beside a grand councilor was Harvey Lit Dre.

Everything was shattered after Dre turned 40. That day, he was protecting a high-ranking Alliance official, but that official suddenly suffered a heart attack. From the onset to death, it took less than half a minute. The emergency measures Dre took had no effect at all.

From then on, Dre's bad luck began. He protected a wealthy merchant, and the merchant died from excessive drinking; he protected a wealthy young lady, and she was troubled by love and secretly drank poison; he protected an official, and the official was attacked.

It was a night of torrential rain. Dre and that Alliance official were surrounded. In such a chaotic battle, Dre not only protected his employer from harm but also broke out of the ambush zone. Just as he was about to be exhausted but was also about to escape with his employer, a thunderclap struck, and his employer was struck dead.

The assassins who caught up at that time were all dumbfounded. They actually admired Dre's strength and professional ability, and they hated this bodyguard who had killed many of their colleagues, but for some reason, those assassins all wanted to laugh at that moment.

Ever since Dre passed 40, he seemed to have been targeted by the God of Misfortune. In the following years, his protection mission completion rate plummeted from the original 99.7% to 49.2%. This was still supported by his previous completion rate; if one only looked at his completion rate after 40, it was less than 10%. What was even more bizarre was that these mission failures had nothing to do with Dre's personal ability; they were just due to various accidents.

Seeing Dre's information, Su Xiao felt amazed in his heart. He didn't expect there to be such an unlucky person.

Bahar on the side seemed to want to say a few things, but fearing that it would need "major repairs" due to serious injuries later, it swallowed the complaints it wanted to make.

Su Xiao naturally did not need a bodyguard to protect him, but he thought highly of Dre. The reason was that among his enemies this time, there was likely someone with high position and great power, and such people definitely had powerful bodyguards around them.

As a former gold-medal bodyguard, Dre naturally understood his peers very well—no, he should know them like the back of his hand. If Dre were equipped with two talents skilled in assassination, and he acted as the commander of the assassination operation, there would be few targets that this three-person squad could not handle.

Su Xiao continued to flip through the files and soon found suitable personnel. To be precise, the remaining four were all suitable, but it was a matter of striving for excellence.

Among these four, Su Xiao chose the melee assassin named Silver Face and the long-range assassin Veronica.

"Let the three of them in."

Su Xiao threw the three files onto the table in front of Ailin. After Ailin picked up the files, she nodded. The candidates were similar to what she had guessed; the deviation was the choice of Dre. The ideal trio in Ailin's mind was composed entirely of assassins.

A moment later, Dre, Silver Face, and Veronica stood in a row from right to left according to their height.

Dre was even more decadent than in the photo, his stubble even turning a bit white. Logically, a person under 50 should not be this weathered, but at this moment, this weathered face was full of stories.

"Hello, I am Dre."

Dre's voice was steady, his gaze inadvertently scanning the surroundings. Compared to him, Silver Face and Veronica on the side were silent; this silence was very consistent with their backgrounds.

"Director Bai Ye, may I know in advance who I am to protect this time? If it is to protect your own safety, I am not qualified for this mission."

From the moment Dre entered this office, he had a feeling of unease, because behind the desk in front, there seemed to be a massive blood beast crouching, looking at him with icy, fierce eyes, which made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"You don't need to protect anyone. From today on, you are the captain of this three-person assassination squad."

Su Xiao put down the information about the Solar God Sect in his hand, glanced at Dre, and then continued to flip through other information about the Solar God Sect.

"Assassination squad? Director Bai Ye, you must have misunderstood; I absolutely will not..."

"Unique taste, actually marrying a woman from the Northern Territory's Velvet Ear race and having a son and a daughter. The Northern Territory is bitter and cold; let your family settle in Kuss City."

As Su Xiao spoke, he placed an amnesty document for Northern Territory aliens on the table. Dre opposite him took a few steps forward, his hand picking up the amnesty document, but a few veins were bulging.

"Any other questions?"

Su Xiao looked up from the Solar God Sect information and glanced at Dre again.

"No, none."

"..."

Su Xiao dropped the documents in his hand. After reading these, he had a preliminary impression of the Solar God Sect in this world—a bunch of solar lunatics.

Having settled Dre, Su Xiao's gaze turned to Silver Face and Veronica. Silver Face came from the Alliance's Holy Capital. When the Antler Organization collapsed back then, as a member of that organization's assassination department, Silver Face should have been purged.

This was clearly the old fox of the asylum cherishing talent, not wanting a top assassin like Silver Face to die in the infighting of factions.

Speaking of the Antler Organization, it could be considered an institution within the Alliance and also a special religious sect, believing in the Deer God. However, the Deer God is no longer in this world.

This Deer God from the Void is a deity of the friendly faction, but his temper is not very good. If one were to call him the "honey badger" of the deity world, that would be fine. He is either fighting to the death with Ancient Gods or Evil Gods, or tempering himself. He is clearly already very strong, yet he always believes he is not strong enough.

If one were to talk about the controversial aspect of the Deer God in terms of factions, it is that he is extremely vengeful.

This also led to the assassin Silver Face, who was once a member of the Antler forces, having very extreme abilities. Precisely because of this, he could become an assassin in the top echelon of this world.

Su Xiao's gaze turned to the last person, Veronica. The other party was 20 years old, 1.55 meters tall, with some freckles on her face and nose. Her eyes were very bright, and she looked quite youthful and energetic. However, what was more eye-catching was the sniper cannon she carried on her back. This sniper cannon was over 1.8 meters long, weighed over 960 kilograms, and used soul energy as its core driving force. It was one of the main members of the Iron-Blood weapon family in this world.

The reason the old fox could transfer a talent like Veronica from her original unit was largely due to the sniper cannon on her back. The usage consumption and maintenance costs of this thing were too expensive, and the Alliance and the Northern Empire had not been at war for hundreds of years. Veronica and her sniper cannon were simply a demolition squad when used in non-wartime.

At this moment, Veronica's gaze was drifting toward the clock on the wall. Regarding being transferred to the asylum, she only had two thoughts: first, what was the salary and treatment here, and second, what was the food like here.

"Dre, I am now giving you your first mission."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Dre's expression became serious, Silver Face on the side had no reaction, and Veronica subconsciously stood straight.

"Deliver this thing to the Bishop of the Solar God Sect."

Su Xiao took out an exquisite wooden box and placed it on the table. Inside were three bottles of 【Solar Holy Medicine】. He did not believe that people from the Solar God Sect could refuse this thing.

The risk of dealing with six traitors was very high, so uniting all forces that could be united was the wise move.

Seeing that it was not a mission to protect someone, Dre felt a sense of relief in his heart. He took the wooden box and left with Silver Face and Veronica.

Su Xiao picked up the phone and dialed the former director. He had some things to confirm with the other party, but the phone rang for a long time without anyone answering.

Just as Su Xiao put down the phone, it rang. After answering, he found it was from the old director's side, but the person speaking was a woman. The first sentence the other party said was:

"The old man has already run away."

"Who are you?"

"Tessa."

"..."

Hearing the person on the other side state her name, Su Xiao was silent for a moment. Tessa, the leader of the Hunter Squad—why was she at the old director's house? And she was so certain that the old director had run away.

"Good luck. Don't underestimate your opponent; he has received the support of the Dawn God Sect this time."

After saying this, the other side hung up the phone.

The few sentences from Hunter Squad leader Tessa contained a huge amount of information. First was the old director running away. Mentioning this, one had to talk about the old director's long-time opponent, Deputy Director Gustwo.

The relationship between these two could be traced back to the director before the last, that old fox.

First, the old fox won the position of director among several competitors, and then he cultivated the two as successors to avoid the tragedy that occurred during the original struggle for this position. Do not underestimate this position; if it fell into the hands of a major Alliance family, they could do many things. Using this as a stepping stone, it was possible to ascend to the position of grand councilor, and the four grand councilor positions were the absolute peak of Alliance power.

The two people the old fox cultivated back then were the current old director and Deputy Director Gustwo. The two were in a competitive relationship. Deputy Director Gustwo, who lost to others and had a style like a vulture, would certainly not give up, but he endured losing to the old director. This endurance lasted for decades.

The old director's health was deteriorating. Logically, this position should have been handed to Deputy Director Gustwo, but who knew, the old director did not do so, but instead handed this position to someone who had no power in the Alliance but was powerful.

The identity Su Xiao replaced this time was this powerful fellow. The deceptive fact that Bai Ye became the new director was due to the interference of the Reincarnation Paradise.

The current situation is that no one knows why the old director did this, including Deputy Director Gustwo, but this does not affect Deputy Director Gustwo, who had endured for decades, from pouring out his anger.

At first glance, Deputy Director Gustwo ran to the Holy Capital to complain to the grand councilors, but in fact, this was not the case; Deputy Director Gustwo had united with the Dawn God Sect.

When the Alliance and the Northern Empire recognized the Four God Sects, they clearly established an iron law: the God Sects must not interfere in politics, meaning they must not secretly fund high-ranking officials of the Alliance and the Northern Empire to help them ascend.

The Twilight Asylum is a rather special department, and the Dawn God Sect's headquarters is in the "Saint Lan Kingdom," which led to the current situation.

Undoubtedly, the old director is a person with great ability and means, but right now, even the old director has run away overnight, which also means Deputy Director Gustwo is extremely difficult to deal with.

Su Xiao picked up the asylum group photo on the table, looking at the old guy with deep-set eyes and a hooked nose beside the old director. At this moment, looking at the old guy's solemn expression, the more Su Xiao looked, the more pleasing it was. He had racked his brains and couldn't think of how to openly unite with the Solar God Sect, yet this old guy had proactively sent him the reason.

Deputy Director Gustwo's purpose in uniting with the Dawn God Sect must be to deal with Su Xiao; anyone could see that. And Su Xiao, "helplessly," could only be "forced" to unite with the Solar God Sect, thereby "passively" and "helplessly" dealing with Deputy Director Gustwo.

Let's put it this way: in terms of numbers, the Dawn God Sect is hundreds of times larger than the Solar God Sect, but in terms of the overall combat power of the God Sects, assuming the Dawn God Sect is 500, the Solar God Sect must be at least 1800–3000.

Back when the Alliance and the Northern Empire were at war, one of the most elite legions on the Alliance side was named the Solar Legion. The warriors under this legion repeatedly clashed head-on with the Northern Territory's Winter Cavalry Regiment, with both sides having their own victories and defeats.

If it were normal times, as soon as Su Xiao united with the Solar God Sect, the Council would have dismissed him from his position. But now it is different; he is "forced to fight back."

With this opportunity, Su Xiao will not stop until he cracks open the Dawn God Sect's skull. He estimates that among the high-level members of the Dawn God Sect, there might be the traitor he is looking for.

As for whether the Solar God Sect will agree to his union, this is not a problem Su Xiao should worry about. What he should pay more attention to is that in the subsequent union with the Solar God Sect, he must hold back some strength, lest he accidentally become one of the Solar God Sect's bishops, which would be difficult to handle later.

Su Xiao's plan is becoming clearer. There is no need to worry about the Devourer Hegemony Battle for now; all five Devourers are in the development stage.

The primary task now is to unite with the Solar God Sect to face the combined forces of Deputy Director Gustwo and the Dawn God Sect. Defeating them would mean Su Xiao has firmly established himself in this world and has considerable influence in the Alliance. Only after this can he clash with the six traitors.

However, before that, Su Xiao still has one thing to do. He tucked Dragon Flash, which was in its scabbard, into his waist and walked out of the office.

After going down to the first floor, Su Xiao found that the atmosphere of the Twilight Asylum was still relatively harmonious. Some extraordinary beings who had mostly recovered from their mental illnesses were either sitting on the benches in the corridor thinking about life or strolling on the lawn in the courtyard. A few extraordinary beings whose treatment was not ideal were currently swimming on the lawn in the courtyard, with Ailin, who had a look of helplessness, and several other doctors nearby. One could vaguely hear talk about increasing the dosage.

Usually, the atmosphere of the Twilight Asylum is quite good. Of course, when the weekly time comes for the prisoners in the underground prison to come out for fresh air, the atmosphere here changes drastically. The security personnel's eyes become exceptionally sharp, and the place enters a state of martial law.

Su Xiao took the central elevator. When the elevator stopped, he had already arrived at the first level of the underground prison. Following the stairs, he reached the third level of the underground prison.

There are 10 cells here in total. The front of the cells is made of gravity crystals, looking like a layer of 10-centimeter-thick glass. In fact, these gravity crystals are extremely sturdy, and the air valves on them are also one-way structures.

The lights illuminated all the cells brightly. At the very bottom, five prisoners and one Abyss-Spawn were imprisoned. The five prisoners were: Lion King, Angry Shark, Hatred, Mind Master, and finally the Banshee.

Recently, Mind Master and Hatred have been relatively well-behaved, while Lion King and Angry Shark have been preparing a jailbreak plan. But for some reason, their jailbreak plan was canceled, which made Su Xiao feel a bit regretful. If these two dared to break out of prison, he would have had the opportunity to use these two guys.

When Su Xiao passed by the cells of Lion King and Angry Shark, he stopped. He first looked at the Lion King, who was at least five meters tall with hair like a lion's mane, and the shark-faced Angry Shark next door.

"I heard you two are preparing a jailbreak?"

As soon as Su Xiao said this, although the expressions on Lion King and Angry Shark's faces did not change, their hearts both skipped a beat.

"Rumors, absolutely rumors."

Lion King immediately denied it. He was very sure that this new director was looking for a reason to kill him, and once there was such an opportunity, the other party would not hesitate at all.

In the cell diagonally opposite, the Banshee had been watching all this with a smile on her face. Compared to the Lion King and Angry Shark, who had sentences of thousands of years, the Banshee's strength was a notch weaker, but her abilities were very dangerous, which led to her being sentenced to over 13,000 years by the tribunal.

Among the five criminals, the one with the longest sentence was Hatred; he was sentenced to over 1 million years by the tribunal. In Bahar's words, this was likely violating the laws of heaven.

Su Xiao stopped in front of the cell where the Abyss-Spawn was located. In this cell, the pitch-black Abyss-Spawn was like a semi-fluid composed of iron sand, sometimes transforming into black tentacles as thin as hair. If this were to climb onto a living being's body and drill into the flesh, the level of pain would be imaginable.

After discovering Su Xiao's arrival, the Abyss-Spawn in the cell initially ignored him, but soon, it seemed to sense something and began to become irritable and more aggressive, because it sensed that the person who could kill it had come.

Su Xiao wanted to test what kind of improvement the Blade Demon Spirit would have after devouring the Undying Characteristic Abyss-Spawn.

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(End of chapter)