“Go ahead and speak.”
Bai Hongting gestured for the person to present their suggestion directly.
The man stood up, indignation boiling over as he harrumphed.
“This group is too brazen! We absolutely must teach them a lesson!
I think we should form an alliance. Once we spot any of their mbers, we should kill them without hesitation!
Let them know that Hua Country is not to be trifled with!”
This proposal was t with support from many.
Their bases had each lost comrades to this group, and the urge for revenge was almost impossible to suppress.
However, dissenting voices quickly erged.
Peng Shaowei imdiately voiced his concerns.
“Forming an alliance is all well and good, but how can we guarantee that after we kill one batch, they won’t send another?
Moreover, we currently have no way of ascertaining their whereabouts.
Even if we wanted to kill them, we don’t know where to find them.
During this ti, wouldn’t even more of our people fall victim to them?”
Peng Shaowei’s words cast a pall over the room once again.
Jiang Huai chid in, “Exactly. After all, we don’t know which country they’re affiliated with, how many mbers they have, or how large their organization really is.
Simply forming an alliance and running around, expending ti and effort to kill small fry who rely follow orders, would undoubtedly waste our resources.
Furthermore, many of our countryn have been captured by them, and their fates remain unknown.
We must find a way to save them!”
Jiang Huai’s own base had lost seven people to this group!
“You both raise valid points, but… how do we even gain any extra leads about this organization? How can we hope to locate their headquarters?” Li Feng furrowed his brow.
Li Feng had been sent from the Central Base this ti.
Mo Chun, however, did not attend.
“That’s easy,” soone imdiately responded. “Just capture one of them and force a confession.”
This was swiftly shot down by others.
“Don’t you rember? Bai Base Head just said it earlier.
Once those people are captured, they self-destruct.
Perhaps these individuals are what we call ‘death warriors’ for that organization.
Orders from above mandate that upon capture, they must take their own lives to prevent any information from leaking.
Which ans, even if we did manage to capture one, we wouldn’t get a single shred of information about the organization from them.
So, this plan simply won’t work.”
“Then what do we do?” the person asked, his brows knitting in frustration.
“Miss Yun Xiaoxiao, do you have any good ideas?”
At this mont, Peng Shaowei suddenly spoke up, directing his question toward Yun Xiaoxiao, who had been deep in thought.
His voice drew the attention of everyone in the room to Yun Xiaoxiao.
Peng Shaowei, as the commander of the Western Base and the nominal leader of the ‘Slaughter Corpses’ campaign, was well-known to most present.
Several regions had joined the campaign under his leadership.
While so people had already learned of Yun Xiaoxiao’s identity, others remained in the dark.
Even those who knew of her position doubted her true capabilities.
They suspected that she was rely a figurehead pushed forward by Yun City to mislead public perception.
The real power in Yun City was believed to lie with Lu Chen and his ilk.
After all, believing that a child—especially one so young—could truly lead a base was difficult to swallow.
However, seeing Peng Shaowei—a respected figure—ask Yun Xiaoxiao for her opinion with such cordiality, everyone began to wonder.
Could this little girl truly possess sothing extraordinary?
Undaunted by the collective gaze, Yun Xiaoxiao remained composed.
Her brows arched slightly, and her deanor was calm and collected.
“There’s a thod. That is: lure the snake out, trap it in the den, and then annihilate it in one swoop!”
So were puzzled and asked, “What do you an?”
Yun Xiaoxiao’s gaze darkened.
“Since the enemy is after our ability users, then we’ll be generous and give them exactly what they want.
Once they capture soone, they’ll naturally transport them back to their headquarters.
And there, we’ll pinpoint their lair.
With the lair revealed, we can plan accordingly and take them down in one fell swoop.”
Her words sparked a sudden awakening among the crowd.
Of course!
Why hadn’t they thought of that?
If there were no leads, then they would create them themselves.
Working backward from the chain of information, they’d trace the enemy’s hiding place.
Instantly, the way everyone looked at Yun Xiaoxiao changed.
Bai Hongting, too, surveyed her with appreciation.
Not bad—this was exactly what he had initially considered.
However, the practical implentation posed certain challenges, which was why he hadn’t imdiately proposed it.
He brought up his concerns to Yun Xiaoxiao, looking directly at her as he asked, “Even if we’re to lure the snake out, who would be the bait? How can we ensure the safety of this bait?”
He had considered himself, but as base head of the Northern Region, he wasn’t sure whether the organization had gathered intel on him.
If they recognized him and he ventured too boldly, wouldn’t it raise suspicion?
Such action might scare the snake away before it was fully out of its hole.
Moreover, as bait, one had to possess exceptional strength, intellect, and the ability to disguise and observe.
They needed to be capable of collaborating from within while under threat.
Such talents weren’t abundant.
Most critically, this person faced the real risk of luring danger—possibly losing their abilities or their life.
Thus, the cost was imnse, and finding volunteers wouldn’t be easy.
As everyone pondered Bai Hongting’s concerns, Yun Xiaoxiao surprised them all by pointing at herself with profound tranquility.
“I’ll go.”
“No!”
“Absolutely not!”
“You can’t!”
“!!!”
Her declaration was t with imdiate, almost unanimous protest.
Bai Hongting’s face grew stern.
“You can’t go. We have plenty of adults here. How could we possibly let a child like you take such risks? This is no joking matter!”
Most importantly, he couldn’t allow his own daughter to step into such danger.
She had only just been found, and he hadn’t yet earned her forgiveness or properly acknowledged their relationship.
She couldn’t have an accident now.
No matter what, this was out of the question.
Lu Chen and the others were even more vocally opposed.
“If soone needs to be the bait, then it’s ,” Lu Chen stated coolly, his expression hard.
As a professional assassin, he believed he had unparalleled experience in surviving without abilities.
Ling Jing lazily raised an eyebrow. “With that poker face of yours, you’d only scare the snake off. Acting is my forte. This bait—I’ll take it.”
“You all can stop arguing. I’m the one who will act as bait!” Nie Yizhou spoke with unwavering determination.
It was he who had lost Little Fengzi, and this ti, he was resolved to find him.
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