Meanwhile, word was quickly dispatched to the Assassination Sect. Inside, the sect leader sat comfortably in his chair, sipping water and casually scanning his mission roster. The list detailed names of targets awaiting execution alongside those already eliminated, matched with the respective assassins assigned and the massive bounties collected for each job.
Seeing the steady influx of funds always brought a smile to the leader's face. But just then, a frantic subordinate burst in, breathless with news that someone had come to pick a fight with the Assassination Sect.
The leader's face instantly drained of color, and he gave a violent start. It never crossed his mind that anyone would dare storm the very lair of the Assassination Sect—wasn't that pure suicide?
Chapter 167