Chapter 69

Zero stopped.

He chased it for the better part of the night and finally let him find out where the Dark Council was.

There were marks left by an armored vehicle on the damaged highway. The car turned not far away and drove off the highway towards an abandoned city.

He would rather sit in a sedan than in a relatively safe armoured vehicle. This showed that the blonde youth from Zero City was a self-important person.

Perhaps he was still a noble, but people like him, if there was no need, were absolutely unwilling to travel through the night.

This was confirmed by the car marks, and if the other party made a stop or rest, it gave her zero chance to find and rescue Leah.

The Dark Council may be powerful, but snipers in the dark are even more terrifying.

The bullets in the dark would only reveal ferocious fangs at critical moments.

After tonight, the Dark Council will rediscover the job as a sniper.

He started the engine and drove along the tracks to the wreckage of the night.

The blue and white flame of high-efficiency solid combustion lit up Leah's eyes, and in front of her was a field march furnace of the best of electronics, gold, and machinery, showing technological prowess that was beyond the reach of technology in this day and age.

A small alloy pot was placed on the stove, followed by a fourth-grade drinking water, and finally pieces of cold fresh beef and seasoned ingredients were poured into the pot.

Three minutes later, the only beef stew available in the old days came to Leah's eyes.

Whether it was the small, combined marshal's stove, the fourth-grade drinking water that contained no radioactive material, or the frighteningly fresh beef slices, they were things that Liat did not want to imagine.

But now, a bowl of fragrant beef broth was brought to her. As long as she stretched out her hand, she would be able to eat a delicious dish that she would never forget for the rest of her life.

But Leah was more curious about who they were.

When they brought him in, Leah knew that the leader of the group was a young man with short blond hair.

He was a handsome man, like a young nobleman of the old days.

The man's dark red robe, however, made Leah uncomfortable. Sitting with him, Leah had a nauseous smell of blood drifting in the car.

This team was well-equipped, something Leah had never seen before. Even the regular soldiers were equipped with the new generation of firearms.

These firearms possessed both lightness and practicality. The streamlined gun was made of special material, and instead of common metal, it looked more like a composite material on an armored vehicle.

As for the young man who was the leader, Leah had no weapon on him, not even a knife.

But he gave Leah a far more dangerous feeling than the others.

It was as if the young man himself was a moving weapons warehouse.

Not far away, Lia was staring blankly at a bowl of beef broth. Saurun frowned.

Leah was not at all like any other woman in the wild, and apart from the panic of being caught in the car, she showed a coolness that did not match her age.

She even asked Sauron in person what he had taken her for.

Saurun, of course, would not answer. In his eyes, speaking to a prisoner was a waste of his life.

The young nobleman knew that this girl also had a protector, a mercenary named 'Zero'. He even had a mercenary license from his own family.

As for this mercenary, Saurun had read about him.

No doubt Sauron was proud and confident, but that did not mean he would be arrogant.

Knowing all the information about opponents that could threaten him, this was what Saurun had been taught when he became a Blood Cavalry Knight.

Through the information that Saurun was able to obtain, he learned of Zero's combat record.

Apart from killing a butcher in Silver Tree City two years ago, Zero also killed a large number of spiders in Remutt not long ago, including a Stalker and Spider Queen.

These zeros were not reported, and therefore did not exist in the licensed smart chips.

Sauron was based on information provided by Sean, as well as the sudden appearance of the empress's eyes in the black market of Remutt.

Just by killing the Spider Queen, its combat record would be enough to raise its license by one rank.

At least in Saurun's case, his performance today was enough to qualify for a rank 3 mercenary's license.

After the analysis of the character of the information expert on the team, the probability of Zero chasing up to save Leigh was about 90%.

This meant that Saurun would face a good sniper.

The fighting near Hessen Bridge did not escape Sauron's eyes. His trackers found Lough's body.

Judging from the scene, Saurun knew that Zero had used two bullets and used the same bullet point to shatter Lafite's elemental domain. He had also killed a rank 3 elemental domain user.

The tracking expert made an assessment of at least a rank 3 sniper. Even if it was a record of zero, there was no such ability.

And on his body, there were probably many more secrets that had yet to be unearthed.

This made Saurun very interested in him, and he looked forward to seeing Zero catch up to him.

If possible, Saurun wanted to absorb him as his own soldier. A rank 3 sniper expert would be able to raise the strength of Saurun's team by a level.

As for how to persuade Zero to agree to his request, it was not within Saurun's consideration.

He could have women a hundred times prettier than Leah, and Sauron would be better able to give them zero.

In the turbulent years, these two reasons were enough to turn even the most stubborn person into an obedient dog.

Unfortunately, Saurun did not know that he did not want to be anyone's lackey.

The team's biochemical expert had already given a positive answer to Lia's question.

Leah's body did indeed carry the blood of the disordered.

Now, the cells of the disordered are invading and transforming the girl's genes.

This is much more valuable than simply disordered blood samples.

When Sauron reported this information to the Blood Cavalry headquarters, the order was to bring Leah back alive.

Leah, the living specimen, would help the Dark Council to delve deeper into the disorder.

It was late at night, and although Saurun did not feel tired, his precise habits of working and resting allowed him to slip into his own tent.

However, just as he lay down, Saurun's entire body suddenly tensed up. This was a sign of danger.

In the next moment, the miserable cries of some followers could be heard. Following that, the sound of the sniper rifle echoed in the empty ruins.

Saurun rushed out of the tent. After determining the sniper's position, he sprinted forward at a speed not inferior to that of a second-order Agility Enhancer.

To be killed in front of his life's followers, this was undoubtedly a slap to Saurun's face.

Whether or not Zero would join him in the end, Sauron decided to give the sniper an unforgettable lesson.

Under the dark of night, the game between hunters quietly opened.

However, only the heavens would know who would be the hunters and who would be the prey in the end.