Yama Rising

Chapter 541: Ahh... Shit

Night. 12.00 a.m.

In fact, the nightlife was so alluring that the trio could barely keep their eyes on their objective. It took them great pains and perseverance to walk right past the enchanting colours of nightlife and right up to the entrance of the Daelim One Apartment.

“One… two… three… There’s a total of 20 people, including one Operative-class expert?” Oda Nobutada stared at the tall building looming over their heads with furrowed brows, “My Lord, it seems like Kim Tae-ji has some ideas of her own.”

Qin Ye snorted. Did Kim Tae-ji betray Lee Jung-sook? No… that’s not quite possible. Sure, commercial relations may be fragile and paper thin, but it’s only been one month since Lee Jung-sook’s disappearance. Kim Tae-ji would never dare take the risk of incurring her empress’ wrath.

What exactly did I say that caused Kim Tae-ji to overturn her earlier judgment of us? But, I’ve got to hand it to her. She’s truly an elite in her own right. She must’ve discovered something amiss in our earlier conversation, yet managed to maintain the same expression on her face. Hmm… that’s right. There was a moment back then when she asked for my contact details. She must’ve discovered something amiss back then, didn’t she? In Daehan, handing over one’s telephone number to Samsung would be tantamount to allowing them to track and trace one’s movements. And since I didn’t offer up my contact details, she must have intentionally fixed the appointment for tonight.

A multitude of thoughts filled their minds in an instant. Just then, Oda Nobutada bowed respectfully, “My Lord, should we--...”

Since the bridge of trust has irretrievably broken down, then it’s time to change things up and trek down the path of fear.

Building 6B. Only the lights on the 24th floor were brightly lit at this moment. And to that end, there were 15 guns aimed straight at the elevator doors. There were even five men dressed in camouflage uniform keeping a lookout over the emergency exit.

And definitely those that had seen blood countless times. They exuded an incisive, cold-blooded aura that lingered around like a fog of death.

Click… The main entrance to the building slowly opened, and three men waltzed right into the building, seemingly unaware as to the destruction that awaited them. The leader lowered the barrel of his gun slightly and whispered into his headset, “Miss Kim, they’re coming up.”

Clack, clack, clack… To the surprise of the mercenaries in the building, a series of metal shutters slowly lowered themselves from an inconspicuous crack located on the outside of the building, sealing off every single glass panel in the building. Finally, with a soft clack, the metal shutters formed a seamless shell that completely sealed off the building.

With these in place, not a single person in the development would hear anything even if gunfire went off in the building.

Another man dressed in camouflage uniform responded softly, “Do you remember back in the old days, when we used to fight in wars and conflicts? Do you remember the years we used to spend out in the battlefield for such paltry sums? But now, it’s so easy with these missions. It’s nothing more than the gentle pull of a trigger.”

And as far as Qin Ye and his companions were concerned, they could tell that things were going to go without a hitch tonight. Several mercenaries even subconsciously lowered the tense posture of their bodies.

“Three ordinary men.” A bald man muttered softly, “They’re not even in the slightest bit wary of their surroundings at all… People in our line can’t help but keep vigilant about us at all times. This is something that comes with years of toeing precipice between life and death. These men… are truly adorable little dolls.”

Just then, another man suddenly gasped, “Hang on… Where did they go?!”

There was no one!

None of them said a single word, nor were there any further exclamations as to where the trio had gone. Everything fell silent in an instant.

“Miss Kim!” The leader of this operation switched on his intercoms. Cold sweat was already beading up across his forehead, and he spoke with great trembling in his voice, “They’re… not men from ‘that’ side, are they?! You only offered us 200 million won for an operation like this?! Are you messing with me?!!”

There was an eerie silence from the other end of the intercoms, almost as though it were a portal to a bottomless abyss.

Unfortunately, they received no response whatsoever from the other end of the intercoms.

“Good evening, everyone…”

The hellish voice had been transmitted through the headsets of all 20 mercenaries!

Unfortunately, as he said those words, the lights in the entire building went out completely. Even the lights within Kim Tae-ji’s room went out in an instant. Everything was consumed by darkness.

Just then, a dark silhouette appeared on the surface of the frosted tempered glass in the main hall.

Oda Nobutada.

Here, he was undoubtedly the stuff of nightmares to countless people - and even experts around.

“Gulp…” The mercenaries gulped nervously as they huddled closer together. An odd gurgling sound came from Oda Nobutada’s throat. And then, without any warning, his head suddenly fell from his body like a broken puppet!

“Ahh…” One of the mercenaries couldn’t help but exclaim with a weak, terrified groan. The piston in his hand trembled from the unsteadiness of his hands. The elation of earning 200 million won from a simple job had completely vanished into thin air.

It was midnight, and they had just witnessed something that they had never ever wanted to see in their entire lives! These were things that they had only heard of in stories or watched in movies and shows!

This was the hardest mission that they had ever agreed to!

Unfortunately, there was no use crying over spilt milk.

“AHH... SHIT!!!” It was an ordinary, placid smile, and yet it gave all of them goosebumps in an instant. Some of the mercenaries couldn’t take it anymore, and they immediately turned and made a beeline towards the emergency exit. Unfortunately, as soon as they did, they saw someone watching them intently on the surveillance monitor!

But in that instant, her pupils had already expanded to the size of two inches, so much so that even the whites of her eyes had turned completely black!

“Fire!!!” It was the last straw. The leader finally broke down and gave the command to fire with a terrified roar. At once, a series of gunfire reverberated within the four corners of the 24th floor.

“Are they going to die?” Nobody knew how tightly Kim Tae-ji was clutching at her skirt in the luxurious room behind the glass door. She gritted her teeth tightly, fervently resisting the urge to collapse to the ground. She trembled profusely, staring at the figure sitting on the sofa in front of her. That man was also holding up a glass of red wine. However, copious amounts of Yin energy was pouring right out of his body - a telltale sign that he wasn’t a human being.

He took a light sip. It was as smooth as silk. The alcohol and the fruity fragrance were perfectly blended together. He raised an eyebrow and glanced at Kim Tae-ji with a smile, “What’s the matter? Are you still wondering if these borrowed knives are sharp enough for their purposes?”

These people aren’t human being!

Have I… actually been messing with a god of death?!

“What do you want?” She immediately continued with a change of tact, “Just say it! I’ll do anything for you, so long as it is within my means!”

“Why struggle against an outcome that is already decided?”

“Now, tell me. Where did we go wrong in our conversation earlier this morning? What mistake was it that was so grave that you’d even go out of your way to kill Miss Lee’s representatives? I think… there’s got to me something I’m missing over here, and I’m curious as to what that might be. Wouldn’t you care to enlighten me?”