"Who... who are you?"
Ye Miaomiao stared blankly at Ye Ling, her mind utterly shaken.
Not to mention that Sister Jin and Brother Wu were both top-notch fighters, but the Ghost Fiend was an existence that made the entire Black Tower organization tremble!
As a giant corporation in this world, Black Tower controlled the economic lifelines of many countries and even possessed armed forces comparable to nations.
Black Tower's eyes and ears were spread all over the world!
It could be said that even if Black Tower wanted to find a fly on the other side of the world, it would be effortless.
Yet, this colossal entity had pursued the Ghost Fiend for thirty years without even knowing what the Ghost Fiend looked like, and instead, several of Black Tower's ace agents had fallen at the Ghost Fiend's hands.
But now... the Ghost Fiend had died at the hands of someone of unknown origin?
The immense shock left Ye Miaomiao almost unable to think.
Ye Ling's methods were perhaps something only a god could achieve.
Seeing Ye Miaomiao's bewildered expression, Ye Ling simply shook his head and smiled, then said, "Ye Miaomiao, although I don't know your background yet, judging by your current predicament, it doesn't seem good."
"The organization behind you regards you as a traitor and will undoubtedly send endless assassins to hunt you down. The other faction clearly won't let you off easily either. You have no place to hide in this world."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Miaomiao trembled and snapped back to reality.
Ye Ling was right. Her organization had even released the Ghost Fiend; even if she wanted to go back, the organization wouldn't give her any chance for an explanation.
As for Black Tower on the other side, she had just stolen important information from them. Black Tower giving her a quick death would already be considered merciful.
Ye Miaomiao found herself with nowhere to go and was on the verge of collapse. She asked Ye Ling, "Who... who exactly are you? Which faction do you belong to? Why are you helping me?"
"Just a passerby. I have no interest in your disputes."
Ye Ling smiled slightly at Ye Miaomiao and continued, "As for why I'm helping you, the main reason is simply that I find you pleasing to the eye."
"Of course, if you hadn't stopped that Black... Black..."
"Black Fox," Ye Miaomiao supplied.
"Oh, right, that Black Fox... if you hadn't stopped Black Fox's actions back then, I reckon you'd be a corpse by now," Ye Ling chuckled.
Ye Miaomiao shivered. She looked at the smiling stranger before her, feeling as though she had provoked a very ominous demon.
If she hadn't passed through this alley in the first place, would everything be different?
Ye Miaomiao pondered, but she also knew that there was no going back.
"What have you decided? Want to join me?" Ye Ling's voice interrupted Ye Miaomiao's thoughts again.
Ye Miaomiao came back to her senses, glanced at the bloodstains on the walls, pursed her lips, and then, with a desperate resolve, said to Ye Ling, "Okay! I'll follow you, Uncle! Uncle, what do I need to do next?"
"Tell me everything you know," Ye Ling said with a light smile.
Hearing this, Ye Miaomiao leaned more towards Ye Ling being a powerful figure from a third faction wanting to intervene in the war between Black Tower and her organization, the Free Wings.
Ye Ling's claim of disinterest in the war between Free Wings and Black Tower was merely an excuse to not gain her trust.
However, Ye Miaomiao now knew she had become a discarded pawn by her organization. She understood that withholding crucial information from Ye Ling at this moment would be of no benefit to her.
With that in mind, Ye Miaomiao recounted everything she knew to Ye Ling, word for word.
After Ye Miaomiao finished telling him everything she knew, she looked at Ye Ling somewhat nervously and said, "Uncle, I've told you everything I know, but my position in the organization isn't high, and I don't have access to core secrets. I'm afraid I might disappoint you."
In Ye Miaomiao's opinion, given Ye Ling's strength, he must have already known the information she provided. She was unsure if she still held any value to Ye Ling.
"This is enough," Ye Ling nodded. "I've got a general idea. Simply put, it's a decades-long war between a conglomerate that controls countries and a resistance movement akin to a terrorist organization, right?"
Ye Miaomiao was taken aback, then replied, "Well... you can't quite say that. The members of Free Wings are fighting for freedom against Black Tower's oppression."
"No matter the reason, the nature is similar," Ye Ling yawned. "I thought I could kill some time, but it turns out to be a common power struggle. Truly boring."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Miaomiao asked in disbelief, "Uncle... you're asking about Free Wings and Black Tower just to kill time?"
"Why else?" Ye Ling asked, surprised.
Ye Miaomiao then inquired, "Aren't you an ace agent from some organization or country? With such immense strength, shouldn't you want a piece of the big cake that Black Tower occupies?"
Ye Ling replied, "Didn't I tell you? I'm just a passerby. I'll be leaving this world soon."
"Uncle... are you dying, and that's why you want to find a successor?" Ye Miaomiao asked again. "Don't worry! I will definitely strive to inherit your legacy!"
Ye Ling: "..."
"Forget it... it's hard to explain in a moment. I expect someone will come looking for trouble here soon, so let's find another place."
Ye Ling, too lazy to explain to Ye Miaomiao, raised his hand and collected the unconscious Nuo Ying into his personal dimension.
"Disappeared?"
Ye Miaomiao watched as Nuo Ying, lying on the ground, vanished into thin air, her mouth agape in astonishment. "Didn't Black Tower just start researching dimensional bags? Have they achieved results so quickly?"
"Yes, they are quite capable," Ye Ling said casually, then walked out of the deserted alley.
"Uncle, wait for me!" Ye Miaomiao hurried to catch up.
"Stop calling me Uncle!" Ye Ling glared back at Ye Miaomiao. "Do I look that old?"
"I..." Ye Miaomiao faltered, then said, "Then should I call you... Little Uncle?"
Ye Ling's forehead creased with black lines. He suddenly regretted bringing Ye Miaomiao along.
He had a feeling this girl would break his composure.
"Fine, call me whatever you want."
Ye Ling was losing patience. He didn't want to quibble over such trivial matters and just wanted to leave quickly. But a colossal mecha suddenly descended behind him!
*Boom!!!*
The mecha crushed the ground, casting Ye Ling and Ye Miaomiao into shadow.
The massive mecha scanned Ye Ling and Ye Miaomiao, then its arm transformed into a dark gun barrel, pointing at them. With a cold mechanical voice, it declared, "Suspects detected. Terminate on sight!"
Ye Miaomiao exclaimed, "Watch out, Uncle! It's a Black Tower war mecha! Run!"
*Boom!!!*
As soon as Ye Miaomiao finished speaking, the colossal mecha exploded.
Ye Miaomiao, buffeted by the shockwave, stood stunned, watching Ye Ling standing in the flames.
"Are you guys done yet?" Ye Ling, veins bulging on his forehead, finally lost his temper and flung a massive spirit blade backward!!
The spirit blade sliced through the explosion's fiery glare, shattered the city's ground, and directly cleaved the black tower, which was continuously dispatching mechas, in half.
The entire city was instantly split in two.
Ye Miaomiao, witnessing the city being cut in half by Ye Ling's single strike, was completely dumbfounded.