King of Assassins-Chapter 799 - 590 Apostle

A group of field department members surrounded Gao Xuan and Wild Bull in the middle; everyone's eyes glinted, with some showing schadenfreude and others excitement.

This conflict came a bit suddenly, yet it was within many people's expectations.

In an armed division like the field department, it's not easy to rise to a higher position.

Wei Ying was lucky; she had a solid background and strong support. Although her temper was bad and her conduct immature, these two points were enough to keep the situation under control.

Gao Xuan was far from that.

In the field department of over three hundred people, Gao Xuan was merely average. What does average mean? It means after cutting off the bottom, at least a hundred people were at his level. Another hundred were slightly stronger than him.

Gao Xuan's only noteworthy achievement was killing an Evil God's Apostle, but luck played a huge part in that.

What made people more displeased was that Gao Xuan's promotion had nothing to do with that event. It was entirely because Gao Xuan latched onto a beautiful woman's influence.

Honestly speaking, everyone was particularly jealous about this. Gao Xuan becoming a squad leader and directly commanding everyone made the outbreak of this conflict inevitable.

Everyone also wanted to see how Gao Xuan would face Wild Bull's provocation. If he handled it poorly, it would be a huge loss of face.

To everyone's surprise, Gao Xuan didn't get angry. He merely said calmly, "Execute the order, drive these people away, leave two people to watch the entrance, and the rest continue forward."

Wild Bull was a bit surprised as well; it was rare to see someone as composed as Gao Xuan at his age.

One should know that they were all warriors nurtured by the company with some level of cultural knowledge, albeit at a low level. Furthermore, the company didn't teach any management or sociology knowledge.

The field department people were ultimately simple-minded warriors. Wild Bull, who had been grinding in the company for over a decade, only learned some ways of the world.

Wild Bull suddenly provoked to stimulate Gao Xuan, to embarrass him, and vent his anger. If Gao Xuan handled it poorly, he would lose face as a commander.

This operation was so important; if Wild Bull could come forward and perform well, it would show him in a great light.

Wild Bull couldn't predict what Wei Ying would do, nor did he care much. In his eyes, Wei Ying was just an ignorant woman seeking superficial success.

The result was Gao Xuan's calm reaction leaving Wild Bull at a loss.

Seeing Wild Bull standing still, Gao Xuan asked indifferently, "What, are you going to defy orders?"

A fierce glint flashed in Wild Bull's eyes; Gao Xuan was really using his position against him, which filled him with rage.

He believed that with one punch, aided by the light exoskeleton armor, he could explode Gao Xuan's head, even with Gao Xuan's protective visor!

Gao Xuan just looked calmly at Wild Bull, his eyes indifferent and deep.

Wild Bull really widened his eyes but couldn't see any unease, hesitation, or fear in Gao Xuan's eyes. On the contrary, the indifference and depth in Gao Xuan's gaze made his heart grow cold, forcing him to calm down.

Directly attacking a commander, even a temporary one, was a grave offense. The consequences would be tough to bear.

Wild Bull turned away reluctantly, berating his subordinates, "What are you looking at, get to work. Damn bunch of useless people."

Section 10 members were showered with abuse but none dared to speak up. Wild Bull was simmering with anger, and anyone who spoke up would be unlucky.

A few squad members went over and shouted to drive away a bunch of people lying on the ground, who then scrambled out of the passage.

Leaving two people to guard the passage entrance, the others continued forward.

Thus, at each passage they passed, they left guards.

Gao Xuan had a map of Anxi Fort, but it was quite ancient, reportedly dug out from archives from hundreds of years ago.

In the past few centuries, this underground structure had changed significantly. Some passages had completely collapsed, and some areas without passages had new ones forcibly created.

Additionally, there were various messy modifications.

While the general layout was correct, many details didn't match up.

Furthermore, there were too many people inside. As they walked along, Gao Xuan and his team encountered dozens of people, numbering in the hundreds.

Wild Bull still suggested killing them all, but Gao Xuan naturally couldn't do that. He wasn't afraid to kill, but he didn't kill indiscriminately.

Even if these bottom-level people lived worse than death, resembling ghosts one by one.

Gao Xuan found an enclosed space and drove everyone there. Of course, not everyone was willing to obey orders.

During the execution of the orders, someone directly opened fire, killing a few on the spot. The others quickly complied.

Gao Xuan felt somewhat helpless about this; these people truly lacked common sense, daring to confront someone holding a gun.

With such irresponsibility for their own lives, Gao Xuan couldn't help them. He didn't approve of this way, but that's how the world was.

Personal concepts of good and evil were worthless here. Only the company's values had significance.

That was the reality of this world, so cold and harsh. Without understanding this, survival in this world would be tough. That is the simplest survival philosophy.

Gao Xuan didn't like such a world, but he could accept reality. He was no longer the invincible Gao Xuan the world revolved around.

To speak of it more harshly, he could barely control his destiny now, let alone others' destiny.

Gao Xuan led his team forward and arrived at the designated location, the entrance to a large hall.

Inside the hall was vast, gathering around five to six hundred people. All these people were kneeling, facing inside the hall, muttering some kind of chant.

The Alliance only allowed faith in the Holy Hall; all other beliefs were considered cults.

Kneeling and chanting in this place, there was no doubt they were cults.

Gao Xuan had twenty people left under his command. Based on the hall entrance's situation, he set up three defensive points at the entrance.

His task was to control the passage here, allowing no entry or exit.

As for the Evil God's Believers inside, as long as they don't come out, it has nothing to do with him.

While setting up defense points at the rear, Gao Xuan stood silently at the gate watching this group of believers.

Finding self-value through belief in the Evil God is both a tragedy of the era and an individual tragedy.

Gao Xuan doesn't sympathize with anyone; he has never been that noble.

A thousand years ago, he desperately tried to change the outcome of human destruction; it was his obsession. He never thought it was because his morality was so noble or his heart so kind. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

In the end, it's just because he wanted to do it.

In the words of that bald guy, it's driven by interest.

A thousand years ago, he completed his mission, he also tried to reform the Alliance. He doesn't feel responsible for humans becoming like this.

However, out of basic empathy, he still detests such scenes.

Gao Xuan doesn't like pity or sympathy. These emotions come from a superior position, and he doesn't feel he has the qualification.

Everyone is an adult, and everyone is responsible for their own fate. That's all.

Inside the hall, the believers were unaware that someone was watching them at the door.

The fundamental reason for believing in the Divine is not that the Divine needs them, but that they need the Divine, they need faith.

For them, in this cold and cruel world, faith is the only solace. It is the last spiritual home.

Gao Xuan was not just watching the scene; through the ultra-high-definition camera on his helmet, all human data in the hall was scanned and recorded.

These data would then be fed back to Yuanlong Company through mobile data transmitters they carried.

The company would compare the data using the super Light Computer to determine everyone's identity.

Of course, many were born in the Underworld. They might never have been to the surface in their lifetime, let alone registered their identity with the relevant authorities.

Three minutes later, feedback from the company arrived.

Seventy percent of the people were identified as confirmed senior believers of the Moon God Cult.

Even if they were good people before, becoming Evil God's Believers and having their spirits corrupted would gradually turn them into monsters.

The Moon God Cult's fame in Mingjing was achieved through killing.

Confirming they were Moon God Cult believers, Gao Xuan felt relieved. With the target confirmed, there was no need for any hesitation in taking action.

At this moment, a sudden rumble echoed from deep within the hall.

The entire hall shook, dust showered down from above.

The Evil God's Believers in the hall were also startled, all standing up and looking ahead with some panic.

A person stepped forward and shouted, "Someone is invading, brothers and sisters, we must rise up and resist, everyone, follow me!"

This person knew very well that the Moon God Cult was not in a good situation, being hunted by the Yuanlong Company.

Surely there was a battle inside now. If they didn't run, they would only wait for death.

Thus, although he spoke passionately, he began to lead people out of the hall.

Gao Xuan had to speak; he fired a shot into the air, the sound of the gunpowder-driven bullet was quite powerful, and in the closed hall, it was particularly loud.

He shouted, "Everyone, lie on the ground immediately, those who defy will be killed without mercy."

The leading man was startled to see someone at the door. But he was not willing to be captured so easily. He shouted, "Everyone, don't be afraid, rush together and kill him!"

With a muffled and powerful gunshot, the man's shout ended. The armor-piercing bullet shattered his head directly.

The many Evil God's Believers, who did not care about others' lives, felt a bit scared to die at this moment.

Everyone stood in place, at a loss of what to do.

Just as Gao Xuan was about to order the group to lie down, a young woman in a white robe suddenly dashed out from the depths of the hall.

The woman was very beautiful, and although she was far away, Gao Xuan could still see the small black spot on her lip through his tactical optical mirror.

Sure enough, this was New Moon, one of the seven Apostles of the Moon God.

The culprit, Gao Xuan had no hesitation and fired consecutively.

The gunfire from the automatic assault rifle burst out, and the gunpowder-driven armor-piercing bullets shot rapidly.

New Moon, in her white robe, subtly adjusted and dodged, avoiding Gao Xuan's shots just in time.

This extraordinary keen perception and extraordinarily swift movement somewhat surprised Gao Xuan.

A thousand years had passed, had the Cultivation System greatly improved, and the Evil God become stronger?

Of course, Gao Xuan could use the Profound Divine Seal to slow her down. A single moment's delay, and a bullet could blow her head off.

But at this time, Gao Xuan didn't want to stand out too much.

New Moon also reacted quickly; with a piercing shriek and unknown incantation, a crescent blade-like Spiritual Light appeared behind her.

Her slender white finger pointed forward, "Brothers and sisters, kill!"

At her command, the believers' eyes immediately turned red, each like a bloodthirsty wolf, frantically charging at Gao Xuan.