Millennium Witch.

Chapter 114-113- Neon Nightmare
While Yvette was plotting her capture, in a private room at the "Red Pepper" nightclub in Fusjiang city, a slightly overweight middle-aged man was leisurely planning two sure-fire attacks while embracing a beautiful woman in his arms.

—He was none other than "Fire Demon" Colby himself.

In the past two days, through the general, all the supervisors within the Fusijiang area have received two optional missions: one is to kill the silver-haired female mercenary "Nameless", and the other is to capture two little girls, one blonde and one silver-haired.

As for the former, Colby knew the cause and effect, and it was related to the death of that idiot Bryce. Given the General's personality, he certainly couldn't allow that "Nameless" to continue operating so arrogantly within Rustbone's territory; otherwise, where would the Ghost Hand Society's face be, and where would the General's authority be?

Colby, however, didn't quite understand. He stroked his shiny double chin, lost in thought. According to the information he had, this seemed to be a deal between the General and Black Tower Pharmaceuticals. Black Tower Pharmaceuticals would send a secret team to cooperate with the General's men in capturing the two little girls.

However, for the local managers under their command, if they believe they are capable, they can complete the task before the Black Tower team arrives, and the rewards will be several times greater.

Colby was immediately tempted. Unlike Bryce, who worked hard to improve himself but ended up dying, Colby was very rich and had a lot of resources. He could outsource the task to others.

For example, to deal with the female mercenary "Nameless," he planned to spend a fortune to hire members of the world's number one assassin organization, "Neon Nightmare," to hunt her down. They were a group of monsters lurking in the shadows, with their "top assassins" possessing combat power comparable to a level five mage or even a high priest of reincarnation. While such high-caliber monsters weren't easy to hire, he was confident that with a premium, some top assassin would be willing to take the job.

And we can't just let this "nameless" woman stay in Fusijiang forever. What if she sets her sights on our business?
As for the two little girls who were highly valued by Black Tower Pharmaceuticals, he planned to use his connections in Fusijiang to join forces with other gangs to ensure that the two had nowhere to escape.

His views on this task differed somewhat from those of the other supervisors. He believed that the difficulty lay not in the two little girls' abilities, but in the fact that they were very good at escaping and were slippery and difficult to catch, which was why even a large company like Black Tower Pharmaceuticals was having such a headache.

Otherwise, it's unrealistic to say that these two kids are so powerful that even the Black Tower can't do anything about them.

He believed that as long as they used sheer numbers to leave them with nowhere to escape, he would be able to defeat them, which would be the easiest part of the mission.

……

A few more days passed. Because Colby suddenly went to Silver Mirror Continent, Yvette did not get the chance to arrest "Fire Demon" Colby. Instead, she went to Salin Town several times and had a pleasant chat with Liana.

During their casual conversation, Liana clearly showed an interest in becoming a mercenary, or more precisely, in upholding justice, and she certainly possessed the ability to do so. However, Yvette and Zero surprisingly agreed on this, neither of them really supporting it.

The reasons differed. Zero felt the world was not worth saving, and that Liana's attempt to be a good person would only lead to her own demise. Yvette, on the other hand, was simply worried that the change in the world line would affect her progress in the story, and made up a flimsy excuse.

Liana was very disappointed, but judging from her expression, Yvette felt that she would definitely go down that path in the future.

It was another damp and chilly night as Yvette returned to the city from Salin. Under the inky sky, the rain fell in fine, drizzling threads, which were illuminated by the sparse streetlights as a pale, misty haze.

On the muddy path where the lights were only a long distance away, the motorcycle sped by, leaving two ruts in its wake. Only the pale blue wind element barrier kept Yvette's dress from getting wet.

She had been driving for a while and was about to turn on the high beams when a faint sense of crisis suddenly welled up in her heart. A long, dark spike emerged from the woods beside the road, like an elusive shadow, piercing straight toward Yvette's temple.

Yvette immediately left the motorcycle, soaring into the air, and raised her hand to grab the barb just as it approached.

The next second, her body shone brightly, and red runes appeared one by one, flashing incessantly on her bare skin and clothes, like a very dangerous and explosive switch had been triggered. "Who?" Yvette landed lightly, letting the cold rain slide down her body. She looked down at the long spear and found that it was a simple magical device, covered with intricate magical circuits.

This is clearly part of a combined spell, using long fibers engraved with magic circuits as projectiles, and the spell to launch them. Since a large number of these engraved fibers need to be prepared, the actual combat effect is naturally much stronger than a pure spell; this is the advantage brought about by the tedious preparation.

"The one who's come to take your life." A cold voice echoed from the dark forest. The other party was clearly a professional assassin, still concealing their presence at this moment.

Yvette glanced in a certain direction in the woods and said, "Do you know who I am?"

"Of course, the well-known new mercenary 'Nameless' who's recently become quite famous in New Eden, am I right, Miss Nameless?" the person in the darkness said in a slightly mocking tone.

"Then you still dare to come looking for me?"

“I never kill nobodies. Only by hunting down famous figures like you can I make my resume even more illustrious. Of course, it’s also your honor.” The assassin chuckled.

He seemed to be trying to provoke Yvette and force her to reveal a weakness, but being a cautious person, Yvette completely disregarded the provocative meaning in his words and asked bluntly, "Who sent you?"

"You're talking too much. A dying man doesn't need to talk so much. All you need to know is that you died at the hands of a top assassin who is about to become a nightmare for Japan," the assassin said impatiently. Perhaps his chat request wasn't getting a positive response, because his voice suddenly turned cold.

He seemingly "inadvertently" gave the information about "neon nightmares" and "soon to become a top assassin," but in fact, it was intentional.

The reason is simple: this is what makes him feel good.

Assassins usually live in the shadows of the world, rarely having the opportunity to reveal their identities to others, which inevitably leads to some degree of psychological repression. When their prey is about to die, they let them know, with a touch of smugness, that they are members of the infamous Neon Nightmare, the world's number one assassin organization, and even a silver-ranked assassin, second only to the gold-ranked assassins. This is one of the few moments they can release their emotions.

Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed tonight, because Yvette had absolutely no idea what a neon nightmare was.

“What is Neon Nightmare?” Yvette asked.

"Heh... Pretending won't work. I can see the fear in your heart." The assassin chuckled contemptuously.

Clearly, he simply couldn't believe that Nameless, who had risen to fame since the Werewolf Killer incident last year, would be unaware of Neon Nightmare to this day.

That's a place where many top mercenaries work part-time—after all, the identities of mercenary and assassin can often be switched, and rune hackers are also in this category.

He felt that the silver-haired girl was doing it on purpose. Her doubts and composure were all to cover up her fear of hearing the name of the organization, Neon Nightmare. Her heart was already trembling, but she was still refusing to believe the truth.

Now, he's going to burst this bubble.

(End of this chapter)