Don't use yourself as payment for the commission!

One day, she will drive out every single one of these slutty, cheap women with bigger breasts than her!

Thinking this, Platinum clenched her little fists angrily and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, the clerk at Fengti Restaurant suddenly called out to her again and asked her a very strange question.

"Hey, little girl, are you an only child?"

"Ok?"

Bai Jin turned around with some confusion, wondering what the Feng Ti shop assistant meant.

Why does she care whether she's an only child?

Just as Platinum was still pondering what the other party meant, the Fengti shop assistant crossed her arms over her chest, making her already exaggeratedly large breasts even more prominent, and looked down at this sure-fire little Pegasus.

"What I mean is, where is your brother?"

"Um?

Um!!!"

Platinum was unusually angry!

"You! Me!"

In a fit of rage, Bai Jin gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger and bitterness, and turned to walk out of the store.

The sky was azure, and music was playing outside the door.

Looking up, the large screen in the mall plaza was showing footage of the latest Special Championship match.

In the scene, a white-haired, blood-eyed youth wields a longsword made of blood, bathed in a radiant light like the blazing sun, overwhelming the Candle Knight from Letania with absolute dominance.

Although there is no clear evidence, many people suspect that the Candle Knight may be the illegitimate daughter of a high-ranking noble or even an Elector in Letania, otherwise how could she have such outstanding Originium Arts and noble temperament?

As the dark horse of this year's tournament, the Candle Knight's fighting style is elegant and efficient. Even many renowned knights who have been famous for many years can only be defeated by this woman from Elafia who controls light and shadow.

Everyone had high expectations for this dark horse, listing him alongside Blood Knight Decaeopolis and Sun Knight Bai Xun as a top contender for the championship.

However, in the semi-final encounter with Bai Xun, this highly anticipated Candle Knight was beaten so badly that she was practically powerless to fight back, leading some viewers who had bet a lot of money on her to even question whether it was a fixed match.

Bai Xun's support rate has reached a new high after easily winning the finals, and his momentum has subtly surpassed that of Yao Knight at the same time in the last Special Championship.

"Hey..."

Looking at Bai Xun bathed in the glow on the screen, Bai Jin subconsciously lowered her head, looked away, and tightened the collar of her trench coat to cover her face.

For some inexplicable reason, she had the illusion that she was a sewer rat spying on something that would burn her eyes.

It has been more than a week since Bai Jin was arrested and ultimately humiliated after sneaking into Bai Xun's room. Although Bai Xun released Bai Jin without leaving any backup plan as he promised, Bai Jin's life after regaining his freedom was not easy.

Originally, the higher-ups turned a blind eye to her laziness and slacking off, even though she was a Platinum-level employee who took at least 20 days of leave a month. However, after returning as Bai Xun's prisoner, she was assigned more and more tasks.

She knew this was the Federation's board's distrust of her and their dissatisfaction with the mission's failure, and they intended for her to "atone for her mistakes" in this way to prove her loyalty.

Platinum was tricked into joining the Unarmored Alliance because she couldn't make a living as an Idol Knight. In the end, she was just trying to make a living. Her loyalty to either the Business Federation or the Unarmored Alliance wasn't absolute. Now, after being reprimanded like this, she was even more miserable.

I'm so tired, I don't want to go to work... I really want a vacation...

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have preferred not to have escaped. At least I wouldn't have had to go to work when that guy caught me...

No, no, what nonsense are you thinking, Hinterlea!

After shaking her head vigorously to clear her mind of all the jumbled thoughts, Bai Jin patted her face and started to fantasize about something new.

"Keep it up, once this tournament is over, you can apply for a long vacation and go on holiday to Dosoles."

A truly excellent ox or horse must be able to make promises to itself; otherwise, it's impossible for them to endure that kind of ox-horse life.

Platinum glanced up one last time at the handsome yet annoying face on the big screen before continuing with his work.

Turning from the bustling shopping mall into a dark and secluded alleyway sheltered by tall buildings, Platinum recalled information about the mission in her mind.

Although it is still about cleaning up those disobedient knights for the Federation, this time the target is a bit more special.

"Infected Knight?"

This is really strange. When did infected people become knights?

Only after reading further did Platinum understand the whole story.

This person was an independent knight. Although he couldn't enter the tournament, he had some fame in local competitions. After coming to the Great Knight Territory, he offended a high-ranking executive of a company and was forced to become an infected person.

Even after becoming infected, he continued to compete, mainly because the company's idiots hadn't been thorough enough in their actions, allowing the knight to obtain some evidence, and the recent escalation of conflicts among infected individuals made it difficult to allow the incident to escalate.

At least they couldn't afford to cause trouble before the two major events of Block Zero and the tournament were completed, so the matter eventually fell to Platinum.

Kill the target and destroy all the evidence he has.

For a Platinum rank, this is an overly easy task.

Track, observe, stealthily move.

A familiar road.

This time, Platinum did not choose to use her best bow and arrow, but instead brought an exquisite hand crossbow—which she had selected from the Unarmored Alliance armory. It was said that its previous owner was a hunter named Said in the wilderness, so the hand crossbow was also called Said's Hand Crossbow.

Following behind the target, Platinum looked at the tall but weary-looking knight and couldn't quite understand his choice.

If you've offended someone, leave the Grand Knight Territory immediately. What's the point of staying here as a competitive knight? Are you willing to risk your life for so-called glory and money?

Or is it that since they're already infected, they've given up and are just going to give up entirely?

Platinum didn't understand, but she felt she had no right to comment.

After all, in some ways, what she sold for profit far outweighed what this infected knight had to offer.

For example, freedom, honor, and... conscience.

Not everyone is willing to become a hitman for money.

Seriously... I've had enough.

After letting out a barely perceptible sigh, noticing that the target had turned into a dark corner of the slums, Platinum immediately followed, simultaneously pulling out four crossbow bolts from his sleeve and loading the first one.

First, his feet were broken; second, his armor was shattered; third, his body was pierced; fourth, his head was hunted.

One shot restricts mobility, two shots to the body and one shot to the head—even a god couldn't save you.

But just as Platinum had already aimed at his target and was preparing to complete the mission quickly, a small, thin figure suddenly rushed out of the dilapidated house and threw herself into the man's arms.

The target was Kuranta, but the boy was Fengti, and Phildia and Liboli ran out of the house right after him, so the possibility that he was the target child could be ruled out.

Moreover, almost all five children had obvious traces of Originium crystals on their bodies.

However, upon seeing the children, the tired man managed a fleeting smile, took out food from his bag, and separated the infected children who were playing around him.

Entering the dilapidated house, the man carefully took out five reagents from his bag.

Those were expensive Originium Virus inhibitors. Platinum originally thought he had prepared them all for himself, but now it seems there wasn't one for him.

The target is most relaxed now, and therefore most likely to succeed.

There wasn't even a need for the foot-breaking restriction; with Platinum's accuracy, he could have ended the target's life with a single headshot. But this time, hidden in the shadows, Platinum just couldn't pull the trigger.

With a tremor of the bowstring, not only will the target lose his life, but the five children will likely not fare any better.

While Platinum could use the excuse that children infected with Oripathy probably wouldn't live long anyway, but...

Platinum, don't be foolish. You're no good person. Do you even know how many crimes you've committed? There's no need to pretend to be a good person now.

Moreover, if they let him go, who would let them go? The Unarmored Alliance would not allow them to fail again, especially not because of their own abilities, but because they were disobeying the orders of the Unarmored Alliance.

This is no different from betrayal.

As for the consequences of betrayal, the previous Platinum is the best example.

Yes, I had no other choice.

The scales in his heart tipped slightly, and Bai Jin's breathing stabilized again. The crossbow was already aimed at the target's throat.

The man remained completely oblivious to the impending crisis, instead holding a thin, chubby child and chatting and laughing with other infected children.

Although it was too far to hear clearly, Platinum was able to read their lip movements.

"Knight", "Kindness", "Sun Knight", "Hakuhime", "Want to become"...

Ha, I didn't expect to hear Bai Xun's name here. How disgusting.

I really don't know what's so great about this guy. How come he's so popular among these people? He's just...

Unconsciously, I recalled my conversation with Haku Xun that day.

Indeed, regardless of how he treated himself in private, he donated all his funds to the infected without hesitation, persisting in his good deeds day after day without asking for anything in return, becoming the sun knight in people's eyes who seemed to have stepped out of a story.

Yet he himself was selling his soul for money, doing shameful things as a lackey of power.

For example, ending the lives of these six infected people in front of us.

"I really want it to end..."

With a sigh, Platinum finally pulled the trigger.

The crossbow bolt, made of high-quality steel, whistled through the air as it traveled dozens of meters, grazing the man's cheek before embedding itself in the earthen wall.

Ignoring the intense reaction within the dilapidated house, Platinum, as if all her strength had been drained, dejectedly turned and left.

Tired, more tired than ever before.

The finger that was releasing the trigger was trembling uncontrollably, forcing Platinum to grip her right wrist tightly with her left hand.

Why did I become a knight in the first place, and why did I become an assassin of the Unarmored Alliance?

My mind is a complete blank, and I can't recall any useful memories.

But Platinum knows that no matter what brought her to this point, she will not change it.

Her current life is by no means what she hoped for.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have felt so tired all the time.

As she walked, Bai Jin realized that she had unknowingly arrived at Golden Feather Avenue, and her silent phone in her pocket began to vibrate slightly.

Turn it on and connect.

"Hey, Pegasus, how's the mission going? The higher-ups have assigned you a few more similar tasks. How about you take a break tonight and tomorrow?"

The cheerful voice of a certain Qingjin came from the phone, but for no reason, Baijin felt a surge of annoyance.

He sighed deeply.

"I'm tired. Let everything be destroyed."

"what?"

Faced with Qingjin's doubts, Baijin finally made up his mind and spoke.

"I'm here to withdraw from the Unarmored Alliance. Don't call me again, or I'm afraid Bai Xun will misunderstand."

"What?!!"

Ignoring Roy's reaction, Hinterlea casually tossed her phone into the nearby trash can.

I looked up, walked into the hotel, went up to the upper floor, and knocked on the door.

The Unarmored Alliance will not tolerate traitors. If you want to survive, you must find a powerful backer that will prevent the Unarmored Alliance from taking action.

He seemed to be the only hopeful option.

"Who?"

Before long, the white-haired, blood-eyed youth opened the door. After seeing the white-haired Pegasus standing at the door, his expression changed from puzzled to playful.

"Hey hey hey, isn't this our Platinum King? How come it's gotten so shabby after just a few days?"

Bai Xun looked at Bai Jin standing in front of his room like a goddess and couldn't help but laugh and tease him.

Hinterlea didn't speak directly. Instead, under Bai Xun's amused gaze, she took out the blood-red collar that Bai Xun had taken off for her from her pocket and put it back around her neck.

This time, she wasn't forced; she willingly put on the collar, a symbol of submission, and surrendered herself to them.

After doing all this, Hintraya raised her head to look at the blood demon before her and slowly spoke,

"I've never felt happy in the Undefeated Alliance..."

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