Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

Chapter 860 Confirms the Conjecture (3K views, please vote!)

The Shadow Empire is located at the southernmost tip of the Kovale continent, occupying nearly one-tenth of the continent's area. Its vast territory contains countless resources and has nurtured numerous powerful individuals.

The capital of the Shadow Empire, Shadow City, is located in the Shadow Swamp, a place perpetually filled with poisonous gas and inhabited by numerous Shadow Crocodiles. Ordinary people cannot enter Shadow City without permission.

Rumors suggest that the Shadow City isn't actually in the Material Plane, but rather in the Shadow Realm.

This rumor is untrue; the memories of the legendary shadow assassin, Kayenirlo, can attest to it.

Gao Yang, accompanied by Milofina, spent two days finally entering the territory of the Shadow Empire.

Within the territory of the Shadow Empire, there is little difference from other powers. Civilians are allowed to live and trade is permitted. However, within the Shadow Empire, there is only one faith: the God of Shadow.

Gao Yang's arrival did not cause any panic, after all, the Feather King of the Immortal Wasteland was too far away for the residents of the Shadow Empire.

Milofina, who was perched on his shoulder, attracted considerable attention due to her good looks.

Walking through the border city of this shadowy empire, Gao Yang quickly found the meeting point for the assassination business, following Kasyapa Nero's memories.

In fact, there is nothing technically complex involved, because the handover point stands in the central area of ​​the city in a giant 30-story building.

Yes, assassination operations that are shady elsewhere are not considered anything to be ashamed of within the Shadow Empire.

Of course, Gao Yang felt the most important reason was that the building's official business was intelligence selling, not assassination services.

Upon entering the building, you are greeted by a female receptionist dressed in black stockings, her flesh barely concealed.

Upon seeing Gao Yang, she greeted him with a professional and enthusiastic smile, bowed deeply, and revealed her impressive career to him.

"Sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Gao Yang looked down at the female receptionist in front of him and asked, "Is your manager here?"

As he spoke, his senses had completely enveloped the entire forty-eight-story building.

Although the Shadow Empire's assassination operations are conducted in a contactless manner, Gao Yang felt that the person in charge here should not be unaware of such an important matter.

Asking a few questions should yield some results.

"Sir, are you looking for our guild leader? We do not know his whereabouts. If you would like, you can look around the store for other items that may interest you, and I will inform him."

"No need, I've already found it."

After Gao Yang finished speaking, under the female receptionist's surprised gaze, he flicked his finger and released a thin arc of electricity, which then disappeared instantly before her eyes.

Guterres stood before the huge floor-to-ceiling window, holding a glass of blood-red liquor, overlooking the city below, while his female secretary knelt before him, diligently gulping it down.

As the branch manager of the Shadow Newspaper, even though it was only a branch in a border city, for Gutt, this position was a thousand times better than being the head of the newspaper headquarters in Shadow City.

Even at headquarters, there are still people who can check and balance the chairman, but here, whatever he wants to do, someone will do their best to satisfy him. He is the god of this branch!

Just as Guterre was about to drink the wine in his glass, an untimely sound caught his attention.

He turned his head and saw a black-haired, black-eyed man sitting on a large sofa, with a golden cat perched on his shoulder. The two of them were calmly watching him and his secretary.

Guter shuddered, his female secretary caught off guard and snatched away, coughing violently a few times.

Gutt had no time to pay attention to his usually pampered female secretary. While pulling up his pants, he looked at Gao Yang with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you? This is Shadow Newspaper, and I am the chairman of Shadow Newspaper."

As he spoke, a dense wave of shadow began to emanate from Gutt's body.

Gao Yang looked at Gu Te, pointed to the sofa opposite him, and uttered a single word: "Sit."

Just one word was enough to soak Gutt's back in cold sweat.

He discovered that his power, which was close to the peak of the extraordinary realm, was now like a stagnant pool, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not mobilize it at all.

This anomaly made Gutt realize that the power of the person before him had exceeded his tolerance.

With a cold face, Gutt sat down opposite Gao Yang and said with a forced smile, "I shouldn't know you, sir. Why have you suddenly come to visit my Shadow Newspaper?"

Gao Yang didn't care about Gu Te's expression, and just asked to himself, "Three years ago, you issued a commission here about the Immortal Wasteland. I want to know who issued it."

Gutt lowered his eyelids as if deep in thought, but his pupils beneath his eyelids had shrunk to the size of pinpoints.

A few seconds later, he looked up at Gao Yang and said with a bitter expression, "I'm sorry, sir, because it has been so long, I only vaguely remember that there was such a request."

In fact, this commission had been posted for almost a year before it was accepted.

Furthermore, as you should know about Shadow Newspapers, there is absolutely no contact involved in posting or accepting tasks. Therefore, please forgive me for being unable to fulfill your request.

Gutt understood a principle early on: if you want to deceive people, you can't lie. Lies can't fool people; for every lie you tell, you need to tell ten more to cover it up, and then you'll be exposed very quickly. The only thing that can truly deceive people is telling the truth, but not stating the whole truth; instead, you should say something selectively.

Gao Yang looked up at Gu Te, whose face was full of bitterness, and smiled slightly, asking with a hint of amusement, "Do you not know, or do you not want to say?"

Looking at Gao Yang sitting comfortably across from him, Gu Te felt a cold sweat constantly running down his back. Faced with Gao Yang's question, a thought couldn't be suppressed from surfacing in his mind:

Take advantage of his inattention and escape from here. As long as he gets out of this room, he can live!
Of course, no matter how much this thought roared in his mind, Gutt remained as steady as an old dog sitting opposite Gao Yang.

Reason told him that if he blinked even slightly larger or at even slightly different rates, he would face ruthless destruction.

"Sir, I really don't know. I'm just the head of a branch. This kind of information is simply beyond my level to know," Gutt said honestly, his back slightly hunched.

"Okay, I know."

Gao Yang's calm voice rang in Gu Te's ears, and Gu Te felt a sense of relief. He looked at Gao Yang's slowly outstretched palm, and then a feeling of indescribable fear followed.

It was as if if he didn't spill everything he knew in the next second, he would instantly leave this beautiful world.

"Etc., etc!"

Gutt's chest heaved violently as he gasped for breath.

He looked at Gao Yang and said very quickly, "I remember now. Four years ago, a middle-aged woman came here. After she left, there were more bounty requests related to the Immortal Wasteland."

In between speaking, he used his limited shadow power to condense the face of a woman and showed it to Gao Yang opposite him.

"Very good perception, but unfortunately it's too late."

Gao Yang's voice reached Gu Te's ears through the pressing palm.

Gutt wanted to say something more, but his skull was already in Gao Yang's hand.

Without any resistance, Gutt's eyes rolled upwards, and his consciousness was instantly destroyed.

A few seconds later, Gao Yang released his grip, and Gu Tezhong slammed onto the coffee table beneath him.

Gao Yang looked at his secretary, who was kneeling in front of the French windows. The latter had completely lost the ability to think. When she sensed Gao Yang's gaze, her eyes were instantly filled with fear, her body trembled like a leaf, and she kept repeating, "Don't kill me. Don't kill me."

Gao Yang withdrew his gaze, and a jet-black dagger fell, embedding itself in the edge of Gu Te's head.

The next moment, he had disappeared from the office.

Through Gutt's memories, Gao Yang discovered that the other party was very intelligent and that what he said was true, but not entirely.

In fact, Gutt knew exactly what he was up to, because he was hiring a legendary shadow assassin and assassinating a legendary powerhouse. What he said was just the rules and regulations of the Shadow Newspaper. From this point of view, he was indeed not lying.

As for the middle-aged woman, there's no need to search for her anymore. After the commission was posted, she committed suicide in the tavern where she was temporarily staying.

However, based on the other person's clothing, speech, and background check, Gutt realized that this person was very likely from a middle-class family on the verge of bankruptcy.

As for why she was willing to do such a thing, it was naturally because it could save her family.

Using economic means to control people and make them work for you is a tactic that the Great Transaction Federation is undoubtedly capable of.

Guter discovered all of this himself afterward; no one else knew it except for him.

Gutt originally intended to use it as leverage at the right time, but he did not expect to encounter Gao Yang.

It can be said that, apart from Gu Te, no other clues about Gao Yang's assassination have been left in the world.

"Gao Yang, are we just going to let that woman go like that?"

Mid-air, Milofina asked with some curiosity.

"That's not necessary."

Gao Yang slowly shook his head. Ever since that woman appeared in the room, her fate of death had been sealed.

"What about the clues? Have you found them?" Milofina asked again.

"Of course, now we're heading to the Great Trade Federation."

"Who should we contact in the Great Trade Federation?"

"Find the strongest and most influential figures in the Great Trade Federation, and then kill them."

Gao Yang remained expressionless and spoke calmly.

(End of this chapter)