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Looking at Liu Yunqing, who had already raised his gun and aimed, Li Yan glanced again at Wan Liming and Chen Xingye. Continuing to treat their guns as toys, he calmly asked, "What about you two?"

In their minds, Li Yan was already a legendary figure akin to a myth, and now standing above them, the three of them on the stairs could only look up to him. This posture made them feel even more self-deprecating.

Upon hearing Li Yan's question, Wan and Chen exchanged glances, but what they saw were faces completely distorted and deformed by the stockings, making it impossible to discern each other's intentions.

After hesitating, Chen Xingye seriously said, "Boss, you are our leader, the idol in my heart. Even now, with our ties broken, you remain the undefeated hero in my heart..."

Upon hearing him say this, even Liu Yunqing and Wan Liming didn't feel he was being obsequious because it was the truth in their hearts.

"...I believe what you say. You want to lead us back. Otherwise, we might already be dead. But what happens after we go back? You've been gone for two years. Is everything still under your control? You value talent and may let bygones be bygones, but what about Queen, who has been holding all the power these years? Even if she remains loyal to you and doesn't deal with us, how will things be managed in the future? How will you win the people's allegiance? We don't want to see you troubled!" Chen Xingye's words carried a good intention.

And some things he couldn't bring himself to say, Liu Yunqing said for him, "King! We never denied that you are the King of Assassins, but you're not a good leader! You left for two years without any news, neglecting the management and development of the organization. You must understand that we're past the age of youthful zeal and liking challenges! Now, the most important thing for me is money! Since you can't give me more money—you haven't even cared!—we found a better way to earn. Why not?"

These words echoed their sentiments. Wan Liming also resolutely said, "If there's no future, let's disband! Before I wanted to become you, now I want more money, and to enjoy more and better women!"

Hearing their heartfelt words, Li Yan felt a bit lost. It seems... in terms of being a leader, he's far inferior to his wife, Zhang Yurong! She, despite working hard herself, can make sure everything in the company runs smoothly, while he? He relaxed while Queen bore the responsibility, and all others faced the issues!

My back was free, but others became burdened!

"Since you're speaking from the heart, I'll be direct! Changing professions isn't so easy. This mission of yours isn't simple; the group that stands to gain the most will safely stay afar. They hire your employers, and when things explode, they'll face destructive blows, which is why your employers would rather hire you at a high cost to act behind the scenes, instead of consuming their own elites and foundation. Besides you, Peng Duandao, Feng Wuqing, there could be some non-professional mercenaries they've heavily invested in, right?"

With Li Yan's words hitting the mark, Wan Liming and Chen Xingye, who followed Liu Yunqing out, hadn't comprehended so much yet, while Liu Yunqing broke out in a cold sweat again. Were they really being used like a gun?

Li Yan looked down at the three of them, "Originally it was just a money problem, and I could have introduced you to retirement and transitioning. As you just mentioned, it's too late now. However, if you complete tonight's mission and exit now, I'll pretend I didn't see you!"

Liu Yunqing gave a grim smile, made all the more terrifying by the way the stockings deformed his face.

"It's too late! Even you may not convince Old Peng and the others. If we leave, their fate would be worse! We chose this path from the first day, earning high-risk commissions, wanting higher returns, and a cost of equal contribution! Now... it's either you die or I perish!"

With these words, all three steeled themselves, preparing to face the most formidable opponent of their lives!

"Since you value this mission so much... I'll give you another chance. Firing here would cause a great disturbance. Come to the rooftop! Challenging me directly might be something you've long considered." Li Yan said, and continued toward the stairs up, leaving them with a lonely silhouette.

The concern of exposure from gunfire was only part of it; the legendary reputation of King kept them from shooting. After Liu Yunqing made up his mind, they all followed him up to the rooftop.

As for whether there were more people ambushed on the rooftop, they didn't even consider it. Would the King of Assassins need help dealing with a few subordinates? Wouldn't that be a laughingstock in the assassin circle? And who could possibly qualify as King's partner?

...

Li Yan strolled casually on the rooftop, leading them over, then laughed and said, "It's very spacious here, so here's your escape route. Now, if you can... kill me to silence me!"

Wan Liming felt his mouth dry and wanted desperately to lick his lips, but the stockings over his head made it impossible. His hand gripping the gun was sweaty after a while.

Chen Xingye, amid his tension, also felt a bit disillusioned. Was he really going to shoot the King? Killing his idol with his own hands wasn't an easy task. It was like shooting a part of his spiritual haven!

Liu Yunqing, aside from his fear, was filled with excitement! The King! The King of Assassins, the God of Assassins! Right now, he's in front of me. If I shoot him in the head, I'll be famous! I'll become the new King of Assassins! I don't want just one of the top few, I want to be number one!

He even fantasized for a moment, what would be the reaction of that show-off girl Queen, if she knew that the only 'Flower' level she ranked, finally died by the hands of me, a 'Fist' level?

Li Yan was now standing in an open area, but leading them over, he had already brought them closely to the edge facing an abandoned large billboard. And the most skilled cleaner, 'Toilet Agent' Chen Junwei, was hiding among those discarded billboards. Now, it was time for this lone hero to shine!

A sudden movement sounded next to them, followed by a strong gust of wind. The three focusing all their attention on Li Yan had no time to react; their wrists were hit by blunt objects and their guns fell to the ground!

Hidden amongst these discarded items, Chen Junwei dismantled irregular iron and steel pieces, using a standard throwing knife technique, hurled them at the three! He secretly admired Li Yan's cleverness to lure up the three villains. Though skilled in martial arts from a young age, he couldn't sense the deadly aura of assassins, let alone imagine Li Yan as their boss!

These makeshift iron pieces, naturally, weren't as effective as real throwing knives, and Chen Junwei wasn't shooting to kill, merely aiming at their weapons. After making his move, he sprang out and rushed towards the nearest one!

On discovering Li Yan had help waiting in ambush, a seeming expert yet utterly devoid of any killer's intent, Liu Yunqing and his team found it hard to fathom and believe.

At this moment, Li Yan also took action. He swiftly closed in, caught the foot of Wan Liming's stockings, and struck at his neck, knocking him unconscious, then dragged him to the edge of the rooftop and kicked him off!

With a heavy tug, Wan Liming's body flew out and disappeared from sight, leaving only a torn stocking in Li Yan's hand.

Li Yan ignored him; as he quickly approached, he deftly kicked, the fallen gun flew in front of him, and as he ran past, he snatched it up. By the time he stood before the others, the gun was already aimed at Chen Xingye's head.

Chen Xingye immediately halted, closing his eyes, waiting to be shot dead. Although the King used helpers, slightly disappointing him as not so mythical as tales told, he also realized that the King was truly unarmed, and climbing to the rooftop was indeed part of his strategy. Though he hadn't successfully challenged him, being swiftly eliminated by the King, dying under his idol's gun was far happier for him than seeing the idol die by his own gun.

"Don't kill!" Chen Junwei shouted in a low voice again. He had just struggled somewhat dealing with two, now tackling Liu Yunqing wasn't as easy as battling foreigners before, because Liu Yunqing, although without the chance to grab a gun, had strong close combat skills, and as assassins, they had no excess moves, every move aimed deadly for the kill!

Li Yan raised his hand and knocked Chen Xingye unconscious. Then he walked over to Liu Yunqing, "Stop now! Do I really need to shoot?"

Liu Yunqing had a moment to think, from Li Yan kicking Wan Liming off to Chen Junwei shouting to spare lives.

He no longer cared about Chen Junwei but reached for Li Yan's hand, letting him pull the trigger and kill him! Maybe that could send a signal to others!

If Li Yan were to be caught by him, he wouldn't be the King of Assassins. His wrist twisted, drawing an arc, using a hook punch to slam the gun barrel into Liu Yunqing's chin!

Chen Junwei also succeeded from behind, both knocking Liu Yunqing unconscious.

"No killing!" Chen Junwei grabbed Li Yan's hand, angrily whispering.

Li Yan shook him off, swiftly searching Liu Yunqing and Chen Xinye, pocketed some items, then coldly sneered: "The foreigners last time didn't describe you clearly, do you think even with more they still can't describe you?"

Chen Junwei paused; if described in detail, he would also be classified as a dangerous fugitive.

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