112: Sad Charlie

"The Bloodthirsty Demon Worms, weren't they all wiped out last time? Why have they appeared again?" Linlin asked the Squad Leader, puzzled.

"It's possible the demons have redeployed their forces and provided reinforcements. These demons are too cunning. Many generals (Magicians) were originally guarding Carlos's body there just to capture Charlie. Seeing that he hadn't shown up for so many days, the generals had just left when Carlos's body was stolen by the Bloodthirsty Demon Worms!" the Squad Leader continued to report to Linlin.

"If even you know about this, how could Charlie not? How could he be so stupid as to walk right into a trap? Alright, go about your business!" Linlin said, completely speechless.

"Yes, ma'am!" A squad of soldiers hurriedly ran off in another direction.

"What should we do? Wei He wanted you to show your face more to lure the assassin out. Now that the whole city is in such chaos, will he still show up?" Linlin looked at Spy Wei He and asked with a slight frown.

"Let's go back and sleep first. Running out in the middle of the night to attract people is way too obvious. Who goes shopping in the middle of the night?" Spy Wei He said slowly under Wei He's command.

"Yeah, true. Let's go. I'm tired anyway; it'll be good to go back and rest!" Linlin said as she started walking back.

In a fissure in the ground next to the Dark Forest, Charlie looked at Carlos lying on the bed, his green eyes filled with tears. At this moment, Carlos was extremely shriveled. It was unclear if he had starved to death or bled to death. In any case, from the moment they started drawing his blood, they stopped feeding him. He had been hanging there for several days, and even the soldiers guarding him didn't know exactly when he had died.

His clothes over his chest were stained with green blood. Through the holes in his clothes, one could see the mangled wounds on his chest where the scales had been ripped off, still covered in dried green blood.

"Ah, Wei He, Magic Empire, Magical Beast Empire, I, Charlie, will definitely destroy you all! I'll make you pay back ten, a hundred, a thousand times over! I will torture you all to death..." The veins on Charlie's forehead throbbed, and his eyes bulged. In the darkness, those eerie green pupils looked even more terrifying.

"You are so weak right now, how can you possibly rival those three forces? The Magic Empire and the Magical Beast Empire are established empires on the continent with immense strength. As for Wei He, although he has just emerged, he has great potential. His military discipline is strict, his orders are followed to the letter, and his firepower is extremely powerful. How can you possibly defeat them?" From the deepest, darkest part of the Demons Lair, a deep voice echoed.

"No matter what, I must defeat them, I must enslave them, I must torture them! I must avenge Carlos! I want revenge!" Charlie roared angrily at the voice of the Abyssal Demon. It wasn't that he didn't understand the gap between them, but he had to do it. He had already been disloyal, and now he didn't even have the chance to show filial piety. All of this was caused by Wei He and the others.

"If you truly have such determination, there is a mad corpse divine scale at the bottom of the Rotten Lake. The previous Demon King left it there before he died. If you can retrieve it, your power will surely increase greatly, but obtaining it won't be easy!" the Abyssal Demon's sinister voice continued.

"No matter how difficult it is, as long as I can become stronger, I will go even if it means crossing mountains of blades or seas of fire!" Charlie's fists clenched, his scale-covered hands creaking.

The next morning, Charlie brought Carlos to the edge of the Dark Forest. With a strike of his palm, he blasted a large hole into the flat ground with black energy. He placed Carlos inside and pushed handfuls of soil in with his hands.

"Father, no matter what, I will definitely avenge you. Don't worry, I'm going to get the mad corpse divine scale now. If I can truly get it, I'll be a complete Demon King and no longer human!" Charlie's eyes were filled with sadness and loneliness. He slumped on the ground, his hands hanging by his sides, too tired to even curl a finger. He leaned against Carlos's burial mound, unwilling to get up for a long time.

In Kongdi City, Spy Wei He got up early and walked around the city with Linlin, parading through the streets as if provoking the previous assassination attempt.

This made Zhang Yong, who was in the shadows, gnash his teeth in hatred. The failure of the assassination mission was already frustrating enough, but he hadn't expected his younger brother, Zhang Fan, to disappear as well. He suspected that this was inextricably linked to Wei He.

During the day in the city, there was never an opportunity to act. Finally, in the evening, Spy Wei He took Linlin out of the city to the lakeside near the Kodo Beast Outpost to play on a boat. This gave Zhang Yong hope again.

"Hey, have you caught anything yet? We've been here for ages and haven't caught a single fish!" Linlin pouted, saying crossly.

"Stop being so noisy; you're scaring the fish away!" Spy Wei He said slowly, holding the fishing rod.

"It's fine, as long as that 'big fish' doesn't run away. Ah~" Linlin said pointedly.

Just then, a fish took the bait. After Spy Wei He pulled it up, Linlin shouted happily, "Yay! It took the bait! It finally took the bait!"

Zhang Yong stepped over the lake water, slowly flying toward the two of them. The moment Linlin saw Zhang Yong, she said to Spy Wei He, "I told you, the 'big fish' has taken the bait!"

"Wei He, we meet again. I didn't expect that after the last assassination attempt, you'd still dare to run around everywhere. I really don't know whether to call you brave or stupid. You really are tired of living. But that's fine, you've done me a favor. Just obediently let me take your head back to claim the reward! Hahahaha!" Although Zhang Yong was wearing a face mask, his eyes showed that he was very smug.

"Don't! Brave warrior, as long as you're willing to spare Brother Wei He, I'm willing to give myself to you, mmm!" Linlin pulled at her clothes, exposing her shoulder. Her fair skin made Zhang Yong freeze, and he almost started drooling.

"Hahahaha, of course I like beautiful women. But by taking his head, I can have many beautiful women. Besides, after taking his head, I can still have you, can't I, Miss High-level Magician?" Zhang Yong's words gave Linlin a chill. This man even knew she was a High-level Magician and still dared to oppose them, which meant he had no fear. If Wei He couldn't handle this, she was doomed.

"Oh my, why are you being so bloody? How much money do you need? He can give it to you; he has lots of money. Right, Brother Wei He?" Linlin pointed at Spy Wei He and said coquettishly, her soft body pressed against Spy Wei He's, making Zhang Yong feel a surge of agitation.

"No way. Since I've taken this mission, I must complete it. Those are the rules of the Assassin Organization. If every target just paid their way out, we'd be bandits, not assassins. I still have some professional ethics. Do you have any last words? Speak up quickly!" Zhang Yong crossed his arms over his chest, looking like victory was certain.

"I do. Who exactly wants to kill me? Since I'm going to die anyway, tell me before I go!" Spy Wei He knelt on the small boat, his whole body trembling. He curled into a ball, his head buried in his arms, not daring to look at Zhang Yong.

"Hahahaha, I heard that the Lord was quite imposing on the day of his Investiture. I didn't expect him to be such a coward who fears death. It seems the rumors in the martial world are indeed unreliable! Ah, hahahaha!" Zhang Yong let out a scoff, sizing Wei He up with a raised eyebrow and a curled lip. His chin was held high as he spoke contemptuously.