Meanwhile, under a bridge in Jianghai.

Eight or nine burly men were sitting cross-legged on the ground; from above, they were not visible.

"Old Ou has been gone for so long, how come there's been no news at all?" A middle-aged man asked in confusion. He had a sleek head but a long beard, and his eyes were bright blue. He was clearly not from China.

"Don't worry, Old Ou is an A-level expert. In this small Jianghai City, the person who can kill him must be at least a grandmaster from the Dragon Kingdom. This time we have made full preparations. The grandmasters in Jianghai are scattered everywhere and basically will not appear in the world. So we are invincible here now!" another big man said arrogantly.

"Hmph! A small family actually possesses a treasure like the Philosopher's Stone. Too bad, it's going to benefit us Blackbirds this time!" A blond-haired young man laughed. His eyes were extremely sinister, and his lips always carried a bloodthirsty madness. He looked like a typical villainous murderer.

"Yes, but fortunately, China has enough deterrent power, and those Western bigwigs don't dare to enter the country rashly. It's really not easy for us to take advantage of this gap to act, so no matter what, we must succeed once we make a move!" someone sighed.

“Even so, we know of at least three S-class organizations that have entered the country! And even the Demon Spider has gone underwater, so you can imagine how competitive it is. Once Old Ou comes back, we’ll make our move!” The man sitting at the center of the group suddenly spoke. He was wearing a jet-black sailor uniform, and his eyes were like those of an owl in the night, radiating a sharp light.

This man was none other than Luke, the true leader of Blackbird.

"Boss, don't worry. This time, apart from Lao De, all of our Blackbird's experts have come. Moreover, there are three S-rank experts alone. Even if Jiang Hai's grandmasters were to take action, they would be no match for us!" Huang Faqing said with a young smile.

"Don't be arrogant. Even in the underworld, our strength is only at the lower-middle level. Moreover, China is full of hidden talents and should not be underestimated." Lukes glanced at the blond youth with displeasure.

The latter pursed his lips, not paying any attention.

"It's said that besides Chu Renxiong, there's another expert by the target's side. According to the investigation, the one who took the head attacked the target a few days ago and died in a warehouse. So that expert must be at least Super A-level, or even S-level. Therefore, this operation will be very difficult," Lukes analyzed.

“Although Old Ou’s strength is no less than that of the Headhunter, if he is discovered, he will probably have a hard time escaping. This time, Old Ou was sent to test him, but now there is no news of him at all, so he is probably in grave danger.” Baldy frowned.

These words immediately soured everyone's mood.

Snap!

Suddenly, a muffled thud sounded right there.

Everyone was shocked. The blond youth suddenly leaped up and coldly shouted, "Who goes there?!"

Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.

Immediately afterwards, under everyone's gaze, two figures appeared in sight.

"Old Ou?" Luke was the first to recognize his subordinate and asked in surprise.

Upon seeing that it was Old Ou, everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when their gazes fell on the young man beside Old Ou, they all frowned.

"Old Ou, what's going on? Why did you bring a Chinese person back with you?" The bald man sized up the young man and looked at Old Ou.

Old Ou was overjoyed to see the main force, but then his eyes flashed with a hint of madness as he said to Luke, "Boss, I've been discovered! This Chinese guy is the expert next to the target. Be careful! He's very strong! He's already crippled me!"

Upon hearing this, Luke's expression changed, and he said without hesitation, "Be careful!"

Everyone tensed up again, looking at Qin Ziling warily.

Qin Ziling looked at Lukes, a smirk playing on his lips: "I didn't expect so many rats to slip in. Are these people from China just sitting around doing nothing?"

"Kid! You're the target's bodyguard? The one who carried out the head also died at your hands?" Luke looked at Qin Ziling and said in a deep voice.

Qin Ziling said calmly, "That's right."

Luke's eyes narrowed slightly, then he gave Old Ou a cold look: "Useless trash! How dare you bring Chinese people here! Now our whereabouts have been exposed!"

Old Ou lowered his head in shame.

However, Lukes then looked at Qin Ziling: "But that's perfect. Now that we've dealt with you, the target is easy prey. Kid, I must say, you have commendable courage to come here alone to die."

Qin Ziling suddenly laughed and shook his head: "You have gone to great lengths for this Philosopher's Stone, but you have misunderstood one thing, which is that the Philosopher's Stone is not in the possession of the Chu family at all."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Lukes asked, looking puzzled.

“It’s very simple.” Qin Ziling suddenly reached into his pocket and rummaged around for a moment, then pulled out a stone and tossed it around: “The Philosopher’s Stone is in my hands.”

Upon seeing the Philosopher's Stone, everyone's attention was drawn to it, their eyes following Qin Ziling's every move, filled with greed.

"Good! Very good! Hahaha! It really came without any effort. I didn't expect you to have the Philosopher's Stone. It's like the heavens are helping me!" Luke's face was full of joy, as if the Philosopher's Stone was already his.

Qin Ziling laughed and said, "Your Chinese is quite good, but I'm afraid you're not qualified to appreciate this."

"Hmph! You mere ant from the Dragon Kingdom, since you've delivered yourself to our doorstep today, you won't be leaving. This is your burial ground!" Luke sneered, "Surround him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone surrounded Qin Ziling, emanating a powerful aura from their bodies.

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