360: Chapter 240: Exchange 360: Chapter 240: Exchange “Stop!”
The shout from behind did not stop Lu Ping’an’s axe swing.
Even as the ferocious beast faced the blade, it continued to stare unflinchingly at Lu Ping’an, as if it felt nothing at all.
Its muscles bulged, indicating it still wanted to fight.
“Stop!
Or I’ll kill her!”
The threatening words from behind forced Lu Ping’an to stop reluctantly.
He turned around and saw ow, unsurprisingly, with a helpless expression on her face.
She was being held with a dagger pointed at her throat, and her captor was none other than the missing Su Zhizhu.
Lu Ping’an was not surprised, nor did he bla ow.
It was only natural for her, a first-tier, to be defeated by Su Zhizhu, a fourth-tier.
“If you are not strong enough, you will only be a weak point and a burden on the battlefield.”
With a bit of realization, Lu Ping’an took a step back, towards Xia Qin.
She had already stood up again, but she was obviously in a bad state, staring intently at the threatening Su Zhizhu.
“Pa.”
But she was patted on the shoulder by Lu Ping’an, which perplexed her.
Her injuries and physical strength were instantly restored, surprising even the two experienced rcenaries.
It was then that Xia Qin understood that Lu Ping’an’s “Healing (Life’s Delayed Paynt)” did not require such an obvious display; it was for the enemy to see.
“Su Zhizhu, are you a support?
Well, what a coincidence, so am I.
Why don’t we compare our healing abilities in a battle of attrition?
You don’t lack healing powers, do you?”
With that, Lu Ping’an healed himself as well, recovering from his injuries.
Su Zhizhu fell silent, but her inner frustration and curses grew.
“Damn, is this the ‘newcor who has been a professional for less than three months,’ the ‘2-tier talent lacking battlefield experience and without a battle profession’?
How could the information be so wrong?
Are they trying to get us killed?!”
She was annoyed at the “serious distortion” of the information given by her employer, yet she showed no change in her expression.
After two seconds, she even laughed naturally.
“…How about we call it a day?
Seriously, it’s not worth it to keep fighting.
The reward they’re offering is too small.”
Instant healing abilities are extrely rare and often co with harsh conditions and costs.
But when they truly appear on the battlefield, it ans the contest between the two sides is grossly unfair.
One side can even trade injuries for lives.
It’s not worth risking their lives for such small rewards.
“…I…still…can…fight…” The first to object was the aging fighter.
Her eyes were locked onto Lu Ping’an with a fierce and eerie green glow, already seeing him as her prey.
In fact, even in her aged state, Lu Ping’an might not be able to defeat her, and even with Xia Qin assisting, they wouldn’t be able to kill her quickly.
“Shut up!
It’s your ss that got us into this situation today!
We’ve lost face big ti.”
Displeased, Su Zhizhu scolded her partner and turned her attention to Lu Ping’an, who was the key player in the battle’s outco.
“Alright, let’s call it a day.
Let ow go, and we’ll leave it at that.
You should have information on ; I’m a Contractor, and I don’t lie.”
Seeing the pitiful-looking ow, Lu Ping’an smiled as well.
However, as soon as Lu Ping’an said “I can’t lie,” ow’s face tensed up.
Luckily, this ti, it was the truth and not a lie.
It wasn’t worth risking ow’s life just to kill a rcenary.
Seeing Lu Ping’an’s amiable deanor, Su Zhizhu hesitated for a mont.
But the next mont, she realized that both sides indeed had no reason to escalate the situation further, and if they continued, it would indeed be difficult to stop.
After so thought, she let go of ow.
As soon as ow was released, she ran straight to Lu Ping’an.
But Baman Zhen, despite still being in her aged state and with Xia Qin’s sharp blade and Lu Ping’an’s battle axe aid at her, continued to stare intently at Lu Ping’an.
“I…will…rember…you…”
While this statent sounded like a curse from a nightmare killer, it only made Lu Ping’an smile and nod.
“Yeah, I’ll rember you too.
We’ll have tea together next ti.”
After saying that, Lu Ping’an put away his weapon and took a few steps back to create a safe distance, making it clear that he ant to let them leave.
The two rcenaries didn’t waste any ti either, picking up their weapons and leaving.
Judging by the fact that the fighter had mostly used her fists during the fight, she seed to still have so fight left in her.
At this point, daylight had completely broken.
Yawning, Lu Ping’an felt that the quality of sleep during his camping trip was quite poor.
“Did you eat breakfast yet?
I’ll treat you.”
“I want a double serving.” Xia Qin rubbed her temples, annoyed that she had been summoned so early in the morning for a fight without any clear reason.
“I want four servings!
I’m going to eat you poor, ow!” ow, still feeling quite aggrieved after her encounter, decided to turn her anger into appetite.
Although the day had just begun, the mission was essentially over.
Lu Ping’an had not only demonstrated his strength but also revealed his mysterious ability to “summon special agents at any ti.” Just with these abilities alone, assassinating him had beco a much less feasible and worthwhile option.
As for the “little elf” who should have delivered information earlier…
“Oh, you finally arrived.
Did you enjoy your night of entertainnt?”
As expected, as the trio ate breakfast in a store, the little elf floated over, carrying a bag of docunts.
“No, I only arrived in the second half of the night.
Luckily, the battle in the morning was quite exciting.
The growth rate of humans is truly enviable.” Andrey, the elf, did not bother hiding how he had watched the show and only handed over the information once he realized that there was likely to be no further excitent.
With the information in hand, it ant that Special Service Team’s Lu Ping’an had completed his mission.
He had successfully “forced a local snakehead to surrender information,” ensuring the team’s authority remained effective in the steam factory.
His strong performance also ant that the other mbers of Team 3 would be much safer during their missions.
Given these facts, the information itself beca less important.
Having played the role of a “deterrent,” Lu Ping’an could now leave.
He scanned the docunts briefly before tossing them to Xia Qin, who was engaged in battle with her stead bun.
She looked at it for a mont, then frowned.
This ti, there was a real problem.
“It’s actually involved an official subsidiary of a Proper God…” Every officially sanctioned deity has nurous small or dium-sized organizations, either independent or affiliated with a major force.
Legally, they are considered independent legal entities, but if one regards them as separate companies, it would be naive.
Oftentis, so companies abide by the law, while others borderline illegal practices.
There may even be competition or hostile relations between them.
But, when the accounts are scrutinized, all the profits end up in the pocket of a single entity, the deity’s private treasury…
“I think it’s normal.
The golden apple has a good appearance, and its technical content is a bit high.
If you don’t have the technology, you can’t develop it.”
Lu Ping’an’s truthful statent left no choice but to sigh in resignation.
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