"Wait a moment." The small captain suddenly remembered something.
"Our bullets clearly hit her body, yet she wasn't injured. There must be another defensive esper among them."
"Nonsense." The man's lips curved upwards, full of confidence. "Defensive abilities can only block your conventional weapons; they're utterly useless against my power."
By the time the few individuals clutched their guns tightly and returned to their previous standby positions.
The zombie crows had vanished without a trace.
"What's the origin of this pain esper? Was Cheng Ge specifically assigned to him?" one of them asked, bewildered.
The captain enlightened him. "His ability can latch onto people's pain and torment them relentlessly. For instance, if you injure your hand, his power will amplify the pain a hundredfold, focusing solely on that one spot, making life unbearable, truly torture..."
"Holy hell, that's brutal?"
Hearing them discuss his abilities, the man proudly declared, "This Luo Xiao Le, she has arthritis and rheumatism all over her body, and her wrists have fractured multiple times recently.
Today, I'll show you what the screams of a bean sprout sound like.
The more fragile someone appears, the more painful their screams will be, and the louder they'll be~"
"Ew..." The two beside him looked at him with a hint of disgust.
They also cast a sympathetic glance at Luo Xiao Le.
They were assassins, but if there wasn't a deep-seated, blood feud, why resort to such cruel torment?
For a mere bean sprout, wouldn't a single shot to the head suffice? Why all this?
It was too dirty, their methods were so abhorrent they felt ashamed...
"Less talk, more action. Watch me shine." The man snorted coldly, and without another word, his previously closed eyes snapped open, unleashing his ability surging towards Luo Xiao Le.
Luo Xiao Le, who was hopping around in the garden.
One second, she was happily bouncing around the garden.
The next second, "Ouch!" she yelped in surprise.
The "pain esper's" eyes were filled with anticipation. He had only just unleashed his power; it was only a tenfold increase in pain, and more was yet to come. Scream, let me hear your agonizing roars!
Luo Xiao Le suddenly lifted her head. "I've figured out how to solve the problem of recoil causing unstable shooting."
Pain esper: ???
Assassination squad: ???
Then they all turned their heads, looking at the pain esper. Where was the heart-wrenching agony they were promised?
Is this guy playing us?
"Impossible, I've never failed before, absolutely impossible!"
"Pain Hell!" He activated his skill again.
Luo Xiao Le abruptly raised her head again. "I've also decided on tonight's menu!"
Pain esper: .........
This... is... im... poss... ible...
After a long pause, he looked up. "I understand. There must be a defender in their team, one who can defend against abilities."
"Are you sure? Is it not your ability that's faulty?" the others asked him incredulously.
"Then why don't you try it!" The pain esper snapped, raising his head in anger and unleashing his ability towards the person questioning him.
"Ah...!" The man only had a minor scratch, but in an instant, he felt a bone-piercing pain that seeped into his marrow. His hand felt as if it were being ground in a meat grinder. Cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead, his throat opened wide, and he gasped for fresh air, trying to alleviate the intense pain.
"See? I told you my ability is fine!" He clapped his hands, retracting his power, with an arrogant smirk.
"...I believe you..." The man's pain still seemed to linger, and he clutched his wrist, looking on the verge of collapse from the agony.
"Captain, what do we do now?"
"Use your abilities on her! She dies here today!" The assassination squad leader's eyes were filled with fanatical determination to complete the mission.
"Yes!" Instantly, water, fire, and lightning ability orbs shot towards Luo Xiao Le's garden!
With the appearance of ability orbs in the sky, the others immediately realized what was happening.
"Bang!" A wind wall suddenly materialized, blocking the incoming ability orbs within its confines.
Lin Xia's gaze was resolute, her wrist flicked, and the ability orbs, now trapped, changed direction and smashed back towards where they originated.
"Break!" Her commanding voice roared at full power, and the opponents' invisibility abilities were instantly shattered, revealing their forms.
"Hmph, you bitch, you refuse a toast and insist on a fine!"
The others waved their wrists and continued their attack!
"Butt's on fire!" Lin Ruo Shui's voice chimed in.
A surging fireball suddenly descended from the sky, smashing directly onto the wall where the assassination squad was positioned.
"Ah!" The few of them screamed and were instantly knocked down.
"Damn it, is there not a single normal person in this villa? Are they all this ridiculously strong?" the assassination squad exclaimed in disbelief.
No sooner had the words left their mouths than something rolled over, colored a bloody red...
They widened their eyes to see that it was a head.
It was the assassin who had been holding a knife, ready to deliver the final blow to Luo Xiao Le!
A man of astonishing beauty stood beside the fallen body, his eyes cold as he watched the severed head roll further and further away...
"Anyone who dares touch her, kill." His words, like ice shards, struck their minds with chilling force.
"Retreat... retreat!"
Having only unleashed one round of their abilities, they clearly sensed that everyone here was far beyond their expectations in terms of strength!
Cheng Miao ordering them to assassinate them was akin to assigning them a mission harder than S-rank.
The individuals who were joking around moments ago now moved like demons from hell!
How could they possibly fight this?
If they didn't retreat now, the entire team would be wiped out!
...
"Bang!" Cheng Miao's hand slammed down on the table like Mount Tai.
The teacup was instantly flung away, scattering scalding hot water, which mixed with the glass shattered on the floor.
His anger surged to its peak.
"Three waves! Three entire teams were sent, and not a single one of them is dead?"
His rage boiled over, though his already sparse hair couldn't stand up much.
"The total operation is the day after tomorrow, and we can't spare any more men as it is. And you, a mere bean sprout, brought you to this state? If this gets out, where will my Cheng Miao's face be!" he gritted his teeth.
"Brother Cheng, please calm down! The opponent isn't just 'a mere bean sprout'; they're terrifying terrorists with wind and fire abilities, formidable martial prowess, and incredibly strong!"
They cried out in protest.
"Plus, there's a defender! My ability didn't even have any effect, otherwise Luo Xiao Le would have been in agonizing pain long ago!" the pain esper also wailed indignantly.
"What...?" Cheng Miao was also somewhat surprised...
"If that's the case..." his eyes grew even darker. "On the day of the operation, once we get our hands on the weapons, I'll blast these people to hell first!"
"Everyone is strong, huh... Then I'll take them down one by one... Leave Luo Xiao Le to me, and you can torture her slowly..." A cruel smile then curled up on his lips.
"It seems the time has come. They dared to keep our communicators and intercept our supplies, and they must pay the price!"
"Let's take their communicators, and I'll send you a little gift in return..."