Although the strongest individuals in this S-class mission were only the two gang leaders at the peak of Houtian, the sheer number of people in the larger gangs was overwhelming. Even the leader of Sector Thirteen wouldn't dare to complete such a mission alone.
Even if your leader possessed Golden Core stage cultivation and immense strength, they would likely exhaust themselves to death.
This was the terrifying aspect of Chen Fan.
Even within Sector Thirteen's departments, some were beginning to doubt that Chen Fan was only at the peak of Houtian.
This was because the strongest leader in Sector One, with Golden Core peak cultivation, only dared to accept S-class missions alone and certainly couldn't complete them in an afternoon like Chen Fan.
Moreover, during the extermination of the Death Knight Legion, although the mission briefing didn't mention any Death Knight members in the early Golden Core stage, the mission's ability index was accurate. Chen Fan had indeed been struck by Zhenqi fluctuations at the early Golden Core stage.
And he had quickly resolved them.
If Chen Fan had known, he might have thanked the captain of the Death Knight Legion for not exposing him.
Of course, Chen Fan didn't know that Sector Thirteen's uniforms had a function to receive damage values.
Chen Fan merely thought it was an ordinary piece of clothing.
So, he wore it when going on missions.
Meanwhile, Chen Fan was still engaged in conversation with Slur.
Their discussion ranged from the Middle East to their return from the Middle East.
Perhaps after Chen Fan revealed his plans to Slur,
Slur nodded slightly.
Without knowing Chen Fan's plan, Slur might not have dared to take such risks. However, after learning all the routes of Chen Fan's mission plan, Slur felt they might indeed have the chance to annihilate Sector Thirteen.
After concluding his conversation with Slur, Chen Fan prepared to leave.
"Mr. Chen, please stay. I heard you are truly searching for other divine artifacts?" Slur said.
Upon hearing Slur's words, Chen Fan immediately turned back and looked at Slur, saying,
"How did you know that?"
Of course, Slur wouldn't admit that Bai Lin had actually provided the information.
He thought of a plausible excuse to tell Chen Fan, saying that a guard he had planted in Sector Thirteen had mentioned that you seemed to be searching for divine artifacts.
After hearing Slur's explanation, Chen Fan immediately realized that this might not be a matter of Slur's planted agents knowing. It was definitely someone close to him who had informed Slur.
Soon, Chen Fan identified the suspects.
"Bai Lin"
"Bai Ling"
At this moment, Chen Fan felt that no matter how vigilant one was against outsiders, betrayal from within was hard to guard against.
Chen Fan's immediate thought was that once he returned to Sector Thirteen, he would definitely reprimand Bai Lin severely.
After all, Chen Fan preferred his secrets to remain unknown to others. He also felt that Bai Lin's actions were excessive and that he needed to have a discussion with her upon his return.
Slur, seemingly noticing Chen Fan lost in thought, immediately interrupted him. For Slur, although Chen Fan appeared rather foolish at the moment, he still worried Chen Fan might guess something.
However, Chen Fan's thoughts continued to race.
Perhaps Bai Lin's initial motive for approaching Chen Fan was his strength. Perhaps Chen Fan had already been a target of the Death Knight Legion from the very beginning.
Chen Fan had considered these possibilities but hadn't delved into deeper speculation. After all, Bai Lin was now his woman.
There was no need to distrust his lover and believe a representative of the Death Knight Legion.
Chen Fan believed that Bai Lin had her own reasons for doing these things.
After these thoughts, Chen Fan let out a sigh of relief.
"Please continue, I am listening," Chen Fan said.
Slur saw that Chen Fan's expression did not show any signs of suspicion and smoothly continued.
"I have reliable information here that the King of Sector Thirteen seems to possess an offensive divine artifact."
"And its power is astonishing; it can even kill targets at a higher level."
"You still need to increase your vigilance."
"If you are discovered, you will surely be doomed. After all, that King appears to possess god-like strength."
Slur stopped speaking after that.
"I understand. Rest assured, I will conceal my true strength. You can count on that. At least before I go to the Middle East, I will continue to undertake many missions for your Death Knight Legion, so you must cooperate fully," Chen Fan said.
After all, Chen Fan needed to use the members of the Death Knight Legion to achieve his goal of early advancement. This would allow him to exterminate the high-ranking officials of Sector Thirteen sooner and take control of it. The research and benefits of Sector Thirteen were too tempting. Even if Chen Fan had the financial means to create a second Sector Thirteen, it would require time and accumulated experience to gain renown.
And Sector Thirteen was a ready-made high-end institution. Chen Fan had no reason to refuse or not need it.
After all, the downfall of Sector Thirteen's high command would be caused by him, and Chen Fan would not let the governmental organizations of the Red Sun Nation benefit from it.
"I hope so," Slur said.
Although Slur greatly feared Chen Fan's strength, in Slur's eyes, Chen Fan was merely a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. In Slur's estimation, Chen Fan had not reached the demigod level, his prediction being peak Nascent Soul stage at most.
However, at this moment, Chen Fan's interest in Slur's intelligence was piqued.