This assassin is upright

Chapter 473 Return, Yu Zhun's Fury
The cell fell silent again, broken only by the occasional, agonizing sobs of the Iron Tower. After a long while, the Rat's voice broke the silence once more.

"Captain, what did you say..."

Is it possible for Yu Zhun to break through to the fourth rank?

Before Black Hawk could answer, he spoke faster, "Some of it, right? This guy's improvement speed is ridiculously fast. That special gene drug, plus what we got last time, his improvement is beyond our imagination."

"He dared to go down into a place like lava, so maybe he really has a chance to break through to the fourth rank?" As he said this, the rat's tone became more hopeful, as if all of this he was speculating could really happen.

"If Yu Zhun breaks through to the fourth rank, he will be just like Fred."

“At that time, Fred won’t be able to do anything to him.”

"So he can come and save us?"

"Isn't that right? See if what I said is correct?"

The rats in the cell squeaked more and more excitedly, even waving their arms and legs, but no one responded.

After a long while, Black Hawk slowly spoke.

Even if Yu Zhun breaks through to the fourth rank…

"He wouldn't be a match for Fred either."

"Because Fred is not a fourth-order, but a near-fifth-order."

Only he, who had given his all yet was still easily defeated by his opponent, truly understood the vast difference in strength between them.

The hope on the mouse's face froze instantly.

He slowly lowered his hands and lay back down in his original position.

"So this is ah…"

"I knew it..."
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"Step~"

Yu Zhun stopped at the boundary between the woodland and the desert, and looking at the area sign for District 37 ahead, his expression relaxed slightly.

"We've finally arrived."

District 62 was much larger than he had imagined. After passing through the core area, it took him two days, even traveling at full speed, to leave and enter the territory of District 37.

"I wonder if the captain and the others are still waiting in the ruins," Yu Zhun muttered to himself, but then shook his head.

So many days have passed, and the Black Hawk team didn't bring many supplies when they entered the ruins. They will most likely return to their previous camp for the time being, and at most come to the ruins occasionally to see if they have returned.

"In that case, I'll just go to the camp area to find them."

With this in mind, Yu Zhun moved with lightning speed, heading swiftly towards the 37th District camp. His astonishing speed was not concealed in the slightest, drawing the attention of the powerful members of the excavation team who passed by.

Possessing such terrifying speed, even a speed-type ability would probably require a fourth-tier power, right?

Where did this big shot come from?

Yu Zhun paid no attention to the thoughts of passersby and immediately returned to the previous camp, where he shouted.

"team leader!"

"Rat! Wolf Fang! Iron Tower!"

"I am back!"

However, the camp was completely quiet, without any movement.

Sniffing the air, he found no trace of the four people. Yu Zhun's expression changed slightly, and he barged into the house. Everything inside was covered with a thin layer of dust, indicating that no one had used it in the past period of time.

The rest of Black Hawk Team, did they not return to camp?
Are they still in the ruins of the Roland mine?

Considering this possibility, Yu Zhun withdrew from the camp.

But the next moment, his expression shifted slightly, and he instantly locked onto the distance.

A figure was quickly leaving the area; judging from the movement, it seemed to have set off only after the person had entered the camp.

There's something wrong with this guy.

Yu Zhun's eyes narrowed slightly.

Chase!
"stop!"

After letting out a low shout, Yu Zhun shot out like lightning.

His terrifying speed, comparable to that of a near-fifth-tier cultivator, allowed him to close the distance between himself and his opponent in the blink of an eye. The person who had been leaving was already pinned down by Yu Zhun's shoulder.

"you you…"

When the other party saw Yu Zhun appear like a ghost, their expression changed instantly, and they were speechless with astonishment.

Clearly, he hadn't expected Yu Zhun's strength to be so terrifying.

"Speak! What were you doing just now?" Seeing the unusual change in the other party's expression, Yu Zhun became even more certain that the other party must have something to do, and it might be related to the other members of the Black Hawk Squad, so his eyes also became a bit fierce.

The aura belonging to the near-fifth rank instantly crushed towards the opponent, and the terrifying feeling made the opponent's face turn pale instantly.

Facing Yu Zhun, he actually felt like he was facing Boss Fred.

It must be an illusion...

Seeing that the other party looked blank and remained silent, a murderous glint flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

"I'll talk!" The man was startled and quickly said, "I'm here on the boss's orders to keep an eye on this camp."

"As soon as someone returns here, I...I will report it immediately."

Yu Zhun frowned slightly.

He suddenly remembered the excavation teams that had been following them before they entered the ruins of the Roland mining area.

Could it be that the guy in front of us belongs to one of the excavation teams and is planning to keep an eye on them to confirm their whereabouts?
If that's the case, does it mean the rest of Black Hawk Team are still in the ruins of the Roland mines?
No, that's not right!

Yu Zhun vaguely sensed something was amiss.

"Who is your boss?"

“Yes… Lord Fred,” the stalker quickly replied.

Fred?
A hint of confusion flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

He hadn't been in District 37 for long, and he was unfamiliar with the other person's identity.

but it does not matter.

Grabbing a passerby at random, Yu Zhun slowly asked, "Tell me, who is Fred?"

The passersby who were arrested instinctively wanted to curse, but after feeling Yu Zhun's suffocating and terrifying aura, they couldn't help but shudder.

“Fred…” He hesitated for a moment, “There must be quite a few people with that name in District 37.”

"But if we're talking about the most famous one, there's only one."

"That's Fred, the leader of the Dark Dragon Team."

"That's one of the seven strongest excavation teams in District 37..."

Yu Zhun's expression changed instantly. After waving for the passersby to leave, he looked at the person who was tailing him with a cold gaze and said, "You have three minutes to explain everything."

Yu Zhun was certain that among the excavation teams that initially targeted the Youlong team, there could not possibly be such a powerful individual.

So, what exactly happened during the time I was away?
A sense of foreboding crept into his heart.

What happened to the captain and the others?

Sensing the killing intent emanating from Yu Zhun, the stalker turned pale and tremblingly revealed everything he knew.

Upon hearing that the other four members of the Black Hawk Squad had been captured by the Nether Dragon Squad and were being tortured because they couldn't explain his whereabouts, Yu Zhun's killing intent became almost tangible, and wisps of red mist quietly emerged.

Fred...

This name, which I only heard about today, has already been given its death date by him.

After severing the tailor's neck with a single stroke, giving him a quick death, Yu Zhun stomped his foot and headed straight for the Youlong Team's base.

The undisguised killing intent drew the attention of countless people around him. After noticing Yu Zhun's movements, many of them showed interest and followed him.
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"Lord Fred!"

An excited shout rang out in the main hall of the Nether Dragon Team.

A subordinate stepped forward excitedly, “Pudge sent word that he spotted someone resembling Yu Zhun at the Black Hawk Squad’s previous camp!” “Oh?” Fred looked surprised, then looked down with interest.

Black Hawk was brought in for torture once again. Just moments before, he had been brutally beaten and was now bruised and swollen.

However, Black Hawk, who had not offered the slightest resistance or shown any emotion while being beaten, suddenly opened his eyes, revealing an extremely tense expression.

Upon hearing that the location where the person was found was the previous camp, he was almost completely certain that the person was Yu Zhun.

Yu Zhun is back!
But it just so happens to be at this time...

Just as Black Hawk was feeling uneasy, Fred's voice, tinged with mockery, drifted over, "Didn't you say he was already dead?"

“You…” Black Hawk’s expression changed, and he spoke in a cold voice, “He knows nothing. You’ve already captured us, so why make things difficult for him!”

“Hehe…” Fred shook his head and chuckled, “Since you are an excavation team, you should naturally be all together.”

"Don't worry, he didn't die before, but he's close to it."

"If he brings me what I need, I might give you a swift death; otherwise..."

Fred sneered, "Even if you die, you will suffer terribly."

After saying that, Fred stood up and kicked Black Hawk away.

"Keep a close eye on the four members of Black Hawk Team."

He strode out of the main hall and said in a deep voice, "Let's go and meet them..."

"grown ups!"

Another subordinate rushed into the hall in a panic, his face pale, interrupting Fred's words, his voice trembling as he said, "N-no... something bad has happened!"

"Someone has stormed the Nether Dragon Team!"

"What?" Fred frowned. "Where are the others? Are they just sitting around doing nothing? Where are Dragon 1 and Dragon 2?"

The "Dragon 1" and "Dragon 2" he mentioned are two codenames, corresponding to the two strongest members of the Dark Dragon Team besides Fred, both of whom are fourth-tier evolvers.

"Dragon 1 and Dragon 2 have already gone to stop them, but..." Before the subordinate could finish speaking, heavy footsteps carrying an astonishing murderous aura came from behind him.

"Puff-"

"Puff-"

The two heads were thrown to the ground and rolled to Fred's feet.

"But they are already dead."

Yu Zhun's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell. He didn't look at Fred's suddenly gloomy face, but stared straight at the black eagle at Fred's feet.

The figure, so thin and battered, was almost unbelievable to him.

The former captain has changed like this in just a few days.

Black Hawk also raised his head, and upon seeing Yu Zhun, his expression showed a hint of astonishment. He couldn't help but open his mouth and let out a hoarse shout.

'Go!'

'Get out of here!'

"You're Yu Zhun?"

Fred's somber voice drowned out Black Hawk's cry.

He stared intently at Yu Zhun, a terrifying aura emanating from him. "You dare to kill my men right in front of me? You have some nerve."

"The people who killed you?" Yu Zhun sneered. "Today, not a single member of the Youlong Team, from top to bottom, will survive!"

With a low shout, Yu Zhun instantly drew a pair of daggers and swung them fiercely toward Fred's face.

"Ping—"

With a crisp sound of metal clashing, the dagger was blocked by the longsword that was instantly drawn.

Fred narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of surprise in his gaze as he looked at Yu Zhun. "Your strength far exceeds my expectations."

He never expected that Yu Zhun's strength would be higher than that of the Black Hawk squad leader, and by such a large margin, almost on par with him!

Black Hawk, who was extremely worried, was stunned for a moment. Then, a look of wild joy appeared on his gaunt face.

“But your strength is lower than I expected,” Yu Zhun said coldly.

He had thought that the leaders of the seven strongest excavation teams in District 37 should at least have the strength of the fifth rank, but he didn't expect that they were still one step away from the fifth rank and were about the same as him.

Without saying anything more, Yu Zhun, his killing intent surging, only wanted to burn the enemy in front of him to ashes. A ball of flame suddenly rose from the dagger and swept straight towards Fred on the other side.

But just before the flames appeared, Fred's expression changed slightly. He used his longsword to parry Yu Zhun's dagger and retreated rapidly.

As the flames swept in, he narrowly escaped their grasp.

That seemingly prophetic action made Yu Zhun's eyes narrow.

He charged forward again, Yu Zhun's dagger stabbing out like a venomous snake, while the raging flames swept fiercely towards Fred like a long whip.

"bump--"

Fred slashed fiercely at the fire whip with his longsword, letting out a roar at the same time.

"Everyone, get down!"

Almost the instant Fred's voice rang out, the fire whip exploded, sending countless sparks soaring into the sky, then raining down on the entire hall except for the area where Black Hawk was located.

In an instant, cries of agony filled the air. Flames engulfed the powerful members of the Nether Dragon Team, who could only roll on the ground in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

Ignoring the screams around him, Yu Zhun looked at Fred with a thoughtful expression. "Your ability..."

"Foresight?"

Without saying a word, Fred stepped back and instantly pressed a mechanism hidden in the wall of the hall.

"Om-"

With a low hum, his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Yu Zhun's fire whip swept out immediately, but only hit thin air.

"They actually ran away..."

After a moment of silence, Yu Zhun flashed to Black Hawk's side.

"team leader!"

Seeing Black Hawk's current state of exhaustion, he didn't say a word, but took out a large piece of jerky, tore it into thin strips, and stuffed it into Black Hawk's mouth.

Black Hawk could only swallow passively at first, but he soon learned to chew on his own. Finally, he took the jerky from Yu Zhun and said, "I'm fine, go save the others."

Yu Zhun nodded.

He also knew that if Fred ran away, then the others would be in danger.

"Where are they?"

"Follow me." Black Hawk frantically swallowed the jerky, his complexion recovering at a visible speed, and quickened his pace toward the direction he remembered.

Along the way, some fools tried to stop them, but Yu Zhun killed them all with a flick of his wrist. Soon, the two were getting closer and closer to the cell.

"boom!"

Having confirmed the location, Yu Zhun quickened his pace and instantly blasted open the tightly closed cell door. Inside the cell, a figure was raising his weapon, aiming at three figures lying on the ground, their lives hanging in the balance.

Without a doubt, the escaped Fred immediately issued an order, sending his men to kill the three members of the Black Hawk team in the cell.

The powerful member of the Nether Dragon Team who was holding the mist was instantly burned to ashes. Yu Zhun quickly stepped forward, checked the three of them, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they made it in time. Although all three were in very poor condition, they were all alive.

"Hah..." The rat exhaled with difficulty, stared at Yu Zhun with wide eyes, and revealed a strange smile.

"Is this some kind of hallucination after death?"

"I can't believe I actually imagined that brat would come to our rescue."

(End of this chapter)