<h4>Chapter 190: Hidden Main Storyline (1)</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>As Studios <strong>Editor: </strong>As Studios
“Fighting him was an ident. You know me—I won’t take revenge.” Hannes shook his head.
Garian cut in and said, “Let me guess, he is the recently active ck Phantom. He’s the only newbie worth mentioning in your organization.”
Hannes froze in ce. He started thinking and said, “Turns out it’s ck Phantom. I’ve heard of him although I retired and don’t pay attention to freshmen. He’s quite tough. Seems like you’ve got yourself a great warrior Bet.”
Bet kept silent. Just as Hannes said, he also felt that he had found a treasure.
Back when he first met ck Phantom, his code name was still Mr. ck, and he was only a scorpion. He had been quite strong but still very far from top tier. He had also seemed like Bet’s fan and gave Bet some presents that suited his taste. Thus, Bet had given him some guidance, but it was only a random act, and he did not take Han Xiao very seriously.
However, within a short few months, Han Xiao had shaken the underworld with his battle record and be one of the top ten killers and an undoubted ace of the Blood Pact Society. The speed that he grew at surprised Bet.
Although they had not battled with each other, Bet could feel the strength difference between him and Han Xiao decreasing at a very fast rate.
With ck Phantom’s potential, sooner orter, he would be someone that could share the responsibilities with him so that he did not have to do everything alone. ck Phantom’s partnership with the Dark Net was at the honeymoon stage, so Bet paid a lot of attention to it.
“Since he’s one of your people, I want him to help us do something,” Hannes said.
Bet rejected and said, “ck Phantom is not my subordinate, and I cannotmand him. The most I can do is help you ask, but it still depends on his response.”
Hannes pondered and said, “Alright, I would like to talk to him myself.”
“That can be done.”
The call ended.
“You want to let a stranger join us?” Vernina said with surprise. “Although he’s strong, we know nothing about him.”
“He’s very strong. What’s bad about having another person assist us? We don’t need to keep what we’re doing a secret anyway.”
Garian was the initiator of the mission, and hepletely agreed with what Hannes wanted to do. “We’re digging for a big secret, and three of us is not enough. I have been collecting intelligence for many years and have finally found some leads—I need to know no matter what.”
“One day, you’ll die of your curiosity,” Hannes said with a heavy heart.
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As the sun began to rise, Han Xiao returned to the Dark Net’s safehouse. Golden Fox and Ghost de had been awake for the whole night. Seeing him return, Golden Fox breathed a sigh of relief.
“Is the missionpleted?” Ghost de questioned. “Did you follow my n?”
“Your n wouldn’t work.” Han Xiao shook his head and briefly described the challenges he faced during the infiltration. Ghost de’s intelligence had missed out some details, and these were very important details.
After what Han Xiao said, Ghost de noticed there were errors and ws to the intelligence that he had collected, despite him thinking it was as detailed as it could be. He felt shamed as Han Xiao pointed out the details that he had missed.
Ghost de had originally been very confident of his precise n, but he realized that following the n would not have been enough to deal with the sudden changes of situation. Yet Han Xiao improvised on the spot andpleted the mission seemingly with ease like it was nothing.
The difference made Ghost de feel defeated and embarrassed.
But he realized that Han Xiao had no intention of ming or insulting him; rather, he did not seem to care about what he was thinking at all. Ghost de waspletely ignored; plus, having been pped in the face by reality, he felt even more embarrassed.
<i>Whether it’s taunting or respecting, he doesn’t care about what I think, </i>Ghost de thought with discontent. It felt like he was provoking someone, but that someone treated him like air andpletely ignored him. It was like punching a cotton ball. Furthermore, with their difference in position and strength, he felt his actions were even moreughable.
Being ignored felt horrible for Ghost de—it was like he was just an extra, and he felt like something was clogging his heart.
Although Han Xiao did not know about the change of attitude from Ghost de, he was able to guess it. It was probably nothing more than arrogance and doubts, then getting pped by reality and feeling embarrassed. Han Xiao’s heart waspletely unaffected.
Everyone’s mind was different. Whether it was childish or crazy, everyone would have thoughts that were way out of line. But as long as they did not act on it, it would forever be a secret. Therefore, the great Han Xiao did not care about the thoughts and emotions of others—that would be more meaningless than a pair of spectacles without lenses.
Whether Ghost de doubted or respected him, it would not affect his emotions even for a little bit. There was nothing that described this characteristic of his better than the phrase ‘doing things his own way’.
This was the legendary calming aura.
Golden Fox licked her bright, tender lips, and her emotions wereplicated.
The first time she saw ck Phantom was in the manor defending mission a few months ago. ck Phantom had just been a scorpion back then—his rank had been even lower than hers. But in a few months, she was still in the same ce, while ck Phantom had climbed up in a short time to be an ace of the Blood Pact Society as well as made a connection with the superiors of Dark Net.
Golden Fox envied ck Phantom’s position, but she knew she did not have what it took.
If she could sacrifice her body to have ck Phantom back her up, she would definitely do it, but it was too bad that Han Xiao had no interest in her.
She could understand it—what was wrong with men being weird?
Not bothering with the puzzled Golden Fox, Han Xiao opened the safe and took out the equipment that he had previously ced inside. There was no need to stay in Maple now that the mission was done. As he was getting ready to leave, his phone rang. It was Bet.
Han Xiao picked up the phone.
“I havepleted your request. There were some small idents along the way, but I was overall stable.”
“I knew you wouldn’t fail. I have something else for you,” Bet said. “The enemy you met in the middle of the mission was actually my friend. You might have heard of them before, Hannes and Vernina. They are from my era, ”
Han Xiao acted surprised. “Oh, what a coincidence.”
“It’s surprising that you didn’t lose. You were much weaker when I first met you,” Bet said in awe. “The speed you’re improving at has surpassed my knowledge.”
“Are you calling just topliment me?” Han Xiao said. “Go on, don’t stop. I can still endure it.”
With twitching lips, Bet took a deep breath and calmed his emotions. “Hannes has asked me to tell you that he wants your help. Regarding the conflict earlier, it was just a misunderstanding.”
“Wants my help?” Han Xiao’s eyes twinkled. He realized that this was a mission that came to him without him looking for it!
Or to put in in a more direct way, he had met the requirements of triggering this storyline—he had legendary points and sufficient rtionship with the Dark Net, and he was friends with Bet while his level was high enough. Therefore, the hidden storyline hade to him.
Legendary points and rtionships with organizations had their benefits. Sometimes, NPCs woulde looking for the yer and task them with a mission. These missions were usually more difficult than usual, but they also rewarded generously.
Missionsing to the yers and yers looking to trigger missions everywhere were treated very differently, just like the difference between seeking help from others and others seeking help from you.
Therefore, yers favored attributes like legendary points that could give them a very good gaming experience.
“I could help them, but I need to know the details.” Han Xiao thought for a second and added, “Since they are your friends, they are my friends too. Don’t worry about that small conflict.”
This sentence made Bet feel very good. Heughed in a very ‘reserved’ way, but he could not hide the fact that he was feelingfortable all over. Since Han Xiao had given him so much respect, he would return the favor. “Count it as me owing you a favor. Hehe. Seems like I owe you quite a few favors already.”