After Qin Hanyue left, Qiao Ying also departed soon.
Ye Si left some of his men near the villa, and they did not leave until after Qiao Ying had gone.
One day later,
Qiao Ying appeared in the UK.
After a simple rest, she continued on her way. Finally arriving at the UK's autonomous overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Ye Si's people were already waiting there, providing Qiao Ying with the weapons and transportation she needed.
The helicopter flew smoothly above the endless sea surface, with terrifying waves and an ominous path ahead.
The Dark Shadow headquarters, where the Dark Shadow leader was hiding, was in a sea area near the Bermuda Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.
This was almost half the globe away from Qin Hanyue in Poland, Cheng Jinyan in New Delhi, India, and Ye Si in Nigeria.
In order to kill Qiao Ying, the Dark Shadow leader had spared no effort.
Qiao Ying piloted the helicopter.
Heading towards the private island in the sea.
As she got closer to the coordinates, the private island gradually came into view, a speck in the ocean.
Lush forests covered the land, like a pearl in the sea, with a magnificent castle standing tall, a gorgeous landscape inviting deeper exploration.
No matter which direction you looked from, the island below and the castle on it were a beautiful and mysterious existence.
However, this fairyland that seemed like a paradise to outsiders was actually a living hell to those who knew the truth.
Qiao Ying arrived within the deadline given by Dark Shadow.
Looking down from above, there was no sign of people on the island. It seemed unguarded, but in fact the entire island was under Dark Shadow’s control.
The castle was like an impenetrable fortress.
Qiao Ying got off the helicopter and walked toward the castle hidden among the trees at the center of the island...
While at the other end of the earth, the swift Xu Zheng Brothers had arrived in Canberra and met up with the welcoming party.
Cheng Jinyan also successfully made it to New Delhi for the rendezvous.
Even though Ye Si was extremely unhappy, he still had no choice but to cooperate and rush to Nigeria to save those worthless lives.
On the island, Qiao Ying walked around with ease.
She didn’t need any guidance, as if she had been there countless times before, and easily made it to the front of the castle gates, entering the castle.
Everything inside the castle was extremely luxurious. Right in front, a chair was placed like a throne, with an imposing manner.
What welcomed Qiao Ying were not knives or guns.
But a bloody, mutilated body.
The castle was silent, only the faint breathing could be heard from the body hung high up by ropes.
That bloody body struggled to open its eyes, saw Qiao Ying, and gave her a helpless bitter smile while pulling up the corners of his mouth with great difficulty, as if he would die the next second.
It was a male.
But not Sack.
It was Moon Shadow, whom she had contacted just two days ago.
It wasn’t hard to guess that his attempt to turn Flowing Shadow had failed, and he had fallen into Flowing Shadow’s hands instead.
One could imagine what kind of inhuman torture he had suffered over the past two days.
The voice of the Dark Shadow leader echoed through the spacious castle, but his figure was unseen, only his voice could be heard.
“Nice to meet you, this is just a small gift to show my regard.”
The echo resonated clearly in the castle, then slowly faded away.
Soon after,
Light footsteps sounded, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten Dark Shadow assassins appeared before Qiao Ying, surrounding her...
In Nigeria—
Ye Si held a watch in his hand, looking at the second hand ticking slowly. His patience was being worn down at a rapid pace.
He had to resist the urge to order his men to attack early, and forced himself to wait until the last second through gritted teeth.
When Ye Si put the watch away: “Blow it up.”
His subordinate reminded: “Aren’t we here to rescue people? If we attack directly and there happen to be hostages inside, it would harm the hostages...”
Ye Si was in a terrible mood: “Didn’t you hear me tell you to attack?! Whether they live or die has nothing to do with me!”
Although Ye Si was known for his volatile temperament, it was rare to see him so out of control. Even when he got angry usually, it was never as frightening as now.
His subordinate was also shocked, and didn’t dare say another word. He immediately carried out the order, without bothering to check if Li Lilian, Qiao Lingling, or Sack were inside that warehouse, and started to bombard and blast away wildly.
At the same time, the Xu Zheng Brothers, Cheng Jinyan, and the team led by Qin Hanyue in Poland all began their rescue operations.
Only Ye Si didn’t care whether the hostages lived or died, he just bombed the place directly.
As soon as the explosions rang out, Ye Si immediately left. He didn’t even get out of his car from start to finish.
It was unclear if there were any hostages inside that warehouse, but no one from Dark Shadow appeared even after it was blown apart. This was to be expected.
The Dark Shadow leader had only done this to forcefully draw Qin Hanyue and the other two away from Qiao Ying, so that she would have to face death alone.
So for Ye Si and the others, as long as they obediently took this trip as asked, there would be no real danger at all, and Dark Shadow wouldn’t confront them either.
In order to get Ye Si and the others out of the way, Dark Shadow had even willingly given up four bases...
The waves crashed.
A heavy, bloody stench and aura of death filled the castle.
The Dark Shadow leader quietly watched on the screen as the girl slaughtered her way through the place, rhythmically tapping his fingers on the table.
JOKER said: "They're exactly the same."
From the moment Qiao Ying set foot on this island, her every move had been monitored and seen clearly by the Dark Shadow leader.
After Qiao Ying killed the last assassin, she forcefully threw a dagger in her hand towards the hanging Moon Shadow.
The rope snapped, and Moon Shadow fell straight down, only to be caught by the corpse that Qiao Ying had kicked over.
Moon Shadow struggled for a long time before he managed to stagger up from the corpse.
The castle was massive.
That was merely a small front hall.
Qiao Ying fearlessly headed deeper inside.
Moon Shadow dragged his feet as he followed behind her with difficulty.
Going through long, tranquil corridors, the two cautiously moved forward. Moon Shadow watched Qiao Ying, who was clearly very familiar with this place.
He thought: If they somehow managed to get out alive, he must find out the truth from her.
After walking for more than ten minutes, several assassins blocked their way again. The combat abilities of these assassins were clearly superior compared to the dozens in the front hall earlier.
Moon Shadow wanted to help, but lacked the capacity to do so.
Fortunately, killing these assassins was merely a matter of time for Qiao Ying.
She finished them off swiftly.
Then she continued forward. She wasn’t wandering randomly around this palace-like massive castle, she seemed to know exactly where JOKER was, moving ahead with a clear target and route.
Along the way, the two encountered wave after wave of assassins.
The Dark Shadow leader evidently had no intention of directly killing her. Instead, he was using these attackers to gradually drain her stamina.
Otherwise, he could have easily killed her mid-air or at sea with thermal weapons from the moment she approached this island or entered this region of ocean. No mortal flesh could withstand an attack from thermal weapons.
Two figures silently appeared from both sides.
The ones blocking their path this time were the other two surviving members of Shadow Squadron besides Moon Shadow and Flowing Shadow, at least in their knowledge.
“At first I didn’t believe it when the Master said you had betrayed Dark Shadow.” Sword Shadow held a long sword with a icy gleam on the blade. He glanced at Qiao Ying.
Sword Shadow said: “Just because of her? An assassin actually falling in love.”
Moon Shadow said: “Why stay and wait to be turned into a clone after your genes are extracted, only to be obediently killed by them?”
Hearing this, Sword Shadow and Green Shadow looked at each other, clearly unaware of what Moon Shadow was talking about.
Moon Shadow said: “I saw Feng Ying’s clone with my own eyes. Not only Feng Ying, even Blood Shadow too.” Speaking of Blood Shadow, Moon Shadow was emotionally stirred, seemingly unable to accept Blood Shadow’s death.
“There was no failed mission at all. After Blood Shadow’s genes were extracted, he was ruthlessly killed off by the organization. The massive explosion in Southeast Asia that killed Blood Shadow was orchestrated by the very same Dark Shadow we had loyally served.”
