45: Chapter 45 Li Jianguo's Doomsday

"Welcome, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Jiang Xun's voice was flat, yet like a death sentence, it exploded in the hearts of the three "Blood Blade" assassins.

Fear instantly replaced all the arrogance and cruelty on their faces.

"Captain! It's a trap!"

"What are these ghost things?!"

Blood Blade 02 and Blood Blade 03 screamed in terror, frantically activating their divine power to break free from the Runic Giant Hands gripping their ankles like iron pincers.

But those puppets seemed rooted deep in the swamp, remaining motionless. Instead, the faint blue runic light grew more intense, suppressing their divine power firmly.

Blood Blade 01 reacted the fastest. Instead of struggling in vain, he made an instantaneous judgment.

"Retreat! Break out separately!"

He roared, his upper body suddenly erupting with a thick dark energy that transformed into several sharp blades shooting toward the surrounding Ghost Wolf Cavalry, attempting to tear open a gap.

However, what met him was an even colder despair.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

On the hillside, the positions of the Undead Musketeer Battalion spewed forth the flames of death.

Over a hundred bullets, imbued with the aura of death and corrosion, formed a tight net of firepower, accurately shattering all those dark energy blades in mid-air.

The Ghost Wolf Cavalry didn't even move, merely watching these caged beasts with cold, crimson eyes.

"It's over..."

Blood Blade 01's heart sank to the bottom.

Judging by the opponent's unit composition, formation layout, and firepower coordination, this was not something a student could possess.

This was a killing game that could only be laid out by a battle-hardened master of war.

This time, they had kicked a steel plate solid enough to shatter an aircraft carrier.

"Fire."

Jiang Xun's cold voice rang out again.

This time, the muzzles of the Undead Musketeer Battalion were aimed at Blood Blade 02 and Blood Blade 03.

"No! Wait..."

The pleas for mercy were completely drowned out by the dense gunfire.

Two professional assassins, who were somewhat famous in the black market, couldn't even put up a decent resistance before being torn into data fragments by the storm-like barrage, dissipating into the murky air.

In the swamp, only the pale-faced Blood Blade 01 remained, firmly held by the Runic Puppets.

Jiang Xun's figure slowly approached from a distance, finally stopping in front of him.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

Jiang Xun adjusted his glasses, his tone as calm as if he were asking for directions.

Blood Blade 01 looked at the refined student before him, a chill rushing from his spine to the top of his head.

In those calm eyes, he saw no emotional fluctuation at all, only the absolute control over the life and death of his prey.

"It's... it's Li..."

He was about to say the name but suddenly shut his mouth, a flash of determination in his eyes.

"Heh, just kill me! According to the rules, you'll get nothing!"

Having said that, he actually intended to detonate his God Kingdom Origin.

"Rules?"

Jiang Xun smiled.

"Here, I am the rules."

The moment his words fell, Blood Blade 01 discovered in horror that an irresistible, terrifying force carrying the aura of plunder and devouring instantly enveloped his entire God Kingdom.

His command to detonate the origin was like a stream of mud entering the sea, causing no ripples. The God Kingdom Barrier was as fragile as paper before the opponent's power.

[Plunderable civilization detected: Black Market Assassin (Bronze Rank)]

[Talent activated: Civilization Plunder!]

"Ah...!"

Blood Blade 01 let out a heart-wrenching scream. He felt his God Kingdom being forcibly torn open by a brutal force, and all his memories, data, and laws were being frantically extracted and copied.

In the VIP room of the viewing hall, Director Li Jianguo stared fixedly at a secret terminal on his wrist, which showed three faint light spots representing the life signals of the "Blood Blade" squad.

This was his last hope, the trump card he had bet everything on. Suddenly, two of the light spots flickered almost simultaneously and then went out completely.

Director Li Jianguo's heart jolted.

"It's fine... there's still one... the captain is still there!"

He consoled himself, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes looking particularly terrifying due to being bloodshot. As long as the captain succeeded, even if he only severely injured Jiang Xun, he would still have room to maneuver.

However, after only a dozen seconds, the last light spot representing hope also flickered violently a few times before finally dimming completely.

"No... impossible..."

The color drained from Director Li Jianguo's face instantly, leaving him pale as paper. He collapsed into the expensive leather chair as if all his bones had been removed, his eyes glazed, muttering to himself.

"Wiped out... how could they be wiped out..."

The "Blood Blade" squad were top-tier professional assassins even in the black market. Countless gods had died at their hands, including no shortage of Gold Rank powerhouses.

But now, in less than a minute, they were wiped out so silently? A bone-chilling cold rose from the depths of his heart, instantly spreading through his limbs.

He knew he was completely finished.

On the swamp battlefield.

Jiang Xun closed his eyes, quietly digesting the massive amount of information plundered from Blood Blade 01's God Kingdom.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, which were as sharp as blades behind his lenses.

He not only obtained Director Li Jianguo's complete employment records, including the transfer receipt for fifty million Faith Points.

What surprised him even more was that he had also dug out a deeper, more secret account from the assassin's memories.

That was precisely the black account Director Li Jianguo used to store and transfer the veteran pensions he had embezzled!

All the capital flows and every dirty transaction were presented clearly before his eyes.

This evidence, combined perfectly with the evidence previously obtained from Wang Tao and the clues provided by Lame Zhang, formed a complete chain of evidence that no one could shake.

Jiang Xun raised his hand, methodically integrating, encrypting, and packaging this massive amount of data.

A brand-new file appeared on his God Kingdom terminal.

He gave this file a name.

..."The Criminal History of Director Li Jianguo."

After doing all this, he looked up at the leaderboard.

Because of dealing with these "trash," he had already wasted quite a bit of time.

With a thought, the massive Undead Legion and Rune Legion receded like a tide, silently vanishing back into his God Kingdom.

The swamp returned to its usual deathly silence, as if nothing had ever happened.

Jiang Xun opened the communication interface and found two addresses.

One was the anonymous reporting channel for the Jiang City Discipline Inspection Department.

The other was the internal high-level reporting mailbox of the Jiangnan Province Deity Administration Bureau.

He sent the encrypted file named "The Criminal History of Director Li Jianguo" to both simultaneously.

A notification sound for the successful email delivery rang out.

A faint smile finally appeared on Jiang Xun's face.

He looked at the names of the geniuses on the leaderboard who were still struggling to compete for rankings and pushed up his glasses.

"Alright, now it's time to do some real work."

"The competition should also come to an end."