Chapter 652 429: Mission [2]

And so, he used the Infinite Dao to seal away most of his power.

He only retained the Demon Elephant Body, which he had deliberately kept, along with the two Talents that came with it.

He also suppressed this Clone's strength to the Spirit Level, which was roughly equivalent to a Refining God Venerable.

This was on par with Xu Shu.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

Just then,

a knock suddenly came from the door.

At the same time, Vera's voice came from outside.

"Boss, it's us!"

"Come in! The door's unlocked!"

Hu Qi said casually.

With his perception of the surroundings, everything in the room, and even the entire villa complex, could not escape the reach of his Divine Soul.

He had sensed the two of them the moment they started heading over.

At his words,

the door was pushed open from the outside.

Vera and Zhou Zhipeng walked in one after the other.

"Boss, look at this!"

Vera wasted no time with pleasantries. She handed a tablet to Hu Qi and turned it on.

Simultaneously,

the voice of a female reporter on the screen began to play.

Around 7:20 PM this evening, in the old district of Taiban City, the Tianshui Bank branch on Fengxian Road was robbed.

Three robbers successfully made off with a large amount of cash in plain sight before fleeing the scene...

As the reporter spoke, the image on the screen changed.

Judging by the angle, the footage was from one of the bank's security cameras.

Three masked figures appeared on screen, holding firearms. After entering the bank, they opened fire without hesitation.

After killing several innocent civilians,

they tossed duffel bags to the staff and had them filled.

The bank staff, scared out of their wits, didn't dare to delay for even a moment.

The entire process was fluid and efficient.

The whole thing took less than five minutes.

Once they were done, they quickly retreated.

According to initial estimates, the loss amounts to twenty million. The police have launched an investigation and are now in a full-scale manhunt for the robbers...

The video ended there.

"Those three are probably Intern Readers, just like us!"

Vera said.

To this,

Hu Qi remained noncommittal.

'There were three of them, and while the amount was slightly different, it was still over fifteen million.'

'And a strange scene had occurred in the video.'

'While the robbers were shooting people, some guy made a run for the exit.'

'But when he reached the doorway, it was as if he'd run into something. He was knocked flat on his back, and then the three robbers shot him to finish the job.'

'They must have robbed the bank to complete Side Mission Two and claim the reward.'

'The only difference is that unlike us, who are looking for a wealthy individual,'

'these guys chose the more direct method of robbing a bank.'

'That would also work, but it would easily attract the attention of this world's officials, not to mention the Yin Beasts lurking in the background.'

'That's why we didn't choose to rob a bank ourselves.'

'Normally, though, most people would just find a place to lay low and survive for thirty days.'

'There's no need to take such risks.'

'Combined with that strange incident in the video,'

'it's enough to prove these three are no ordinary people. At the very least, they probably have different Abilities, just like Vera and Zhou Zhipeng.'

However, if Hu Qi's speculation was correct, then even though these so-called "Readers" had special Abilities, their overall strength should be roughly the same.

Even the stronger ones wouldn't be overwhelmingly powerful.

Take his two newfound teammates, for example.

Although their Abilities were slightly different, if they were to actually fight, it would be hard to say who would come out on top.

After all, someone like Hu Qi was an exception.

Therefore, in his view,

these "Readers" were a long way from being immune to this world's firearms.

And that was to say nothing of the so-called Yin Beasts in this world.

If every single one of them possessed overwhelming strength, why would the Reincarnation Bookstore go to the trouble of sending these Intern Readers to this world for a mission?

Acting so flamboyantly, those three could easily end up in disaster.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Hu Qi.

He could also glean another piece of information from the news report.

Namely, that not all the Intern Readers who had descended into this world were in Shenmu City.

For example, Taiban City, where the robbery took place, was nearly a thousand kilometers away from Shenmu City.

Based on the time of their arrival in this world,

it would have been impossible for them to commit the robbery at that time unless they had immediately taken a car there.

"I'm guessing that since we were all sent to this world, there must be competition between the teams. Boss, what do you say? Should we take those guys out early? We might even get a hidden mission reward!"

An excited look appeared on Vera's face.

Although Zhou Zhipeng, standing to the side, said nothing,

his expression clearly showed he was tempted by the idea.

"Oh? Then you two can go."

Hu Qi glanced at the two of them.

'Zhou Zhipeng was one thing. Given his background, he was used to killing, so it was no surprise his methods were a bit extreme.'

'But Vera... she looked clever on the surface, but she was a troublemaker at heart, with even a faint hint of madness about her.'

Hearing his words, Vera's smile froze on her face.

Their audacity stemmed partly from their personalities, and partly... from their simple belief that Hu Qi was strong enough.

Of course,

whether they harbored any ulterior motives—like using someone else to do their dirty work and perhaps even targeting Hu Qi in the process—was something only they knew.

...

At midnight, all was silent.

The pitch-black night sky was like a pool of thick ink, with not a single star piercing the profound darkness.