Closer, the footsteps grew closer.
The special agent in power armor raised his left hand, where a heavy rotary machine gun was mounted. As soon as the person inside showed their head, this heavy machine gun could definitely turn them into a hornet's nest!
"Relax, it's me."
At this moment, a female voice came from inside the house.
Shino was the first to react: "It's Lily's voice!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lily had already walked out of the house holding a water cup, showing no fear on her face despite being pointed at by more than a dozen guns.
"Your hospitality in Four Directions is truly special."
Looking at the smiling Lily, the special agents from Four Directions exchanged glances.
They thought they had seen wrong.
After receiving the news that Shino's residence was under attack, most people believed that Lily was doomed this time, and even if they rushed over, they would only be able to collect her body.
But now, Lily was not only alive, but there wasn't even a single obvious wound on her body.
"The assassin didn't come for you?" the special agent in power armor asked eagerly.
Lily took a sip of water: "They did."
"Where are they?"
"You already saw one on your way upstairs, right? The other two are lying near the garbage incinerator."
The agents didn't care about anything else and hurried back downstairs. When they saw the two corpses neatly laid out in the corner, they were all shocked.
"I know this person, he's Hyena, a B-rank certified assassin from the Dark Web!"
"His expression... What the hell is this?"
Hyena had been shot Four Directions times, one shot hitting his heart, which should have been the fatal wound. But no one was paying attention to that now; all eyes were focused on his face—
It was a face so contorted it looked like he had witnessed Sadako crawling out of a television set!
"What exactly did he go through before he died?"
The agents present felt a chill, and they instinctively looked up at Lily, who was standing by the window at the end of the third-floor corridor.
All of this was done by this woman who came from the Abandoned Cooling Plant. At this moment, no one dared to underestimate Lily anymore.
Minutes later, at Shino's residence, everyone gathered around the coffee table.
"Ms. Lily." The special agent who had come out of the power armor said with a serious expression, "I am Si, the captain of the First Squad of the Four Directions Operations Group, and also the person in charge of this operation. I need to confirm something with you."
"You want to ask how I killed them, right? Actually, I am a Spiritual Energy Prayer Master."
Lily stated the information that could currently be disclosed.
Even if she didn't say it, Four Directions and the Truth Society would suspect she had special abilities. Since that was the case, it was better to selectively disclose a part to cover up her greatest reliance—
A physique so high it was like flipping off an opponent!
Indeed, after learning she was a Spiritual Energy Prayer Master, the special agents from Four Directions all showed expressions of sudden realization.
"That explains it."
A Spiritual Energy Prayer Master, a noble mage profession. Although more inclined towards support, relying on an information advantage to catch those assassins off guard and then wipe them out still had a considerable chance of success.
Si nodded slightly: "Regarding tonight's assassination attempt, I must first apologize to you. Four Directions had promised to protect you, but still..."
"Captain, don't you think this is very strange?" Shino suddenly jumped in and interrupted Si's words.
Si frowned: "Strange?"
Shino said: "The time these assassins showed up perfectly coincided with when I received the message to attend the combat meeting, and also perfectly coincided with the shift change of the people responsible for guarding this place. I don't believe such a coincidence exists; there must be an insider in Four Directions!"
"Shino!" Si growled, "The temporary combat meeting was called by the Information Bureau Headquarters. Are you implying there's an insider at the Headquarters?"
Shino was not at all intimidated by Si's tone: "Perhaps there is. Who can guarantee that the Headquarters is clean? This matter must be investigated thoroughly. Lily is a hero in the fight against the Truth Society; we cannot stand idly by and watch a hero be harmed by the Truth Society. Otherwise, who would dare to stand up against the Truth Society in the future!"
Si stared at the aggressive Shino for a long time, finally squeezing out a sentence: "Don't say things that are not conducive to unity."
He turned his head, looking at Lily with an apologetic expression: "You've seen me make a fool of myself."
Lily was very calm: "It's nothing."
Si stood up: "I have no more questions for now. I need to quickly take back the items found on those assassins for testing. Don't worry, they will be guarding here for the next two days. Unless the Truth Society has completely lost its mind, they definitely won't dare to act recklessly during this period."
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