What happened to the Delta Force? It turned into Arknights!

After a brief pause, her voice finally rang out, even more ethereal and otherworldly than before, as if coming from the depths of a distant valley, carrying an indescribable sense of alienation:

"Your insights into the experience of my successor to the throne, and your assessment of 'wisdom' and 'vision'."

Lamarle paused deliberately, letting the words "wisdom" and "vision" leave a lingering weight in the air, "which does reveal a bit of insight."

"However, it is disrespectful to make unwarranted speculations and judgments about the personal life of a ruler of a royal court, regardless of the original intention."

She silently watched Han Fei, not avoiding his gaze. "You are new to the valley, and your words still hold some merit. Let's leave it at that."

"Please return. As for the matter of the assassin, I will relay it to Princess Theresa."

Han Fei bowed slightly and said politely, "Then I won't disturb you any longer, ma'am."

"Ah."

Lamaren made a slight nasal sound. She didn't move, remaining standing in place like a statue, watching Han Fei walk out of the valley.

Han Fei, however, remained completely calm and turned to leave with his men.

After leaving the valley and walking some distance, Remule lowered her voice, nudged Han Fei's arm, and whispered, "Boss, you're too bold! That's the Lord of the Royal Court, aren't you afraid at all?"

"What's there to be afraid of? I haven't done anything impolite." Han Fei shrugged.

To say that you'd go up and directly flirt with someone is definitely a death wish.

But Han Fei didn't do anything. He went in to deliver a package, chatted about the assassins and Theresa, and also praised Lamaren's intelligence and appearance.

This doesn't seem like anything special, does it?

Furthermore, his speech was very subtle, not the kind of direct, lewd approach one would use to flirt with a young girl, but rather very polite praise.

With that, Han Fei really didn't know what there was to worry about.

“Nevertheless, he was still a ruler of a royal court,” Remian said. “I haven’t felt this kind of pressure in a long time.”

For Sarkaz, this was undoubtedly like facing the final boss.

And he was doing it all by himself.

Therefore, neither Remian nor Remile dared to speak much in the valley.

The main goal is to minimize one's presence to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

"It's good that the mission is accomplished."

Texas maintained her indifferent expression. "At least for now, things are going smoothly."

"indeed so."

Han Fei nodded slightly, glanced at Ines, and said, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you scared silly by Ms. Lamarlene?"

Ines then spoke, saying, "I'm just processing the information."

Finally, she stared directly into Han Fei's eyes with her beautiful eyes and said, "You just said that Princess Theresa would be defeated and killed. Are you serious?"

"when……"

Han Fei had just started speaking when Texas suddenly drew her twin swords and said coldly, "There's an ambush."

The next second, a large group of Sarkaz mercenaries surged up from both sides, and the man leading them was someone Han Fei recognized.

He is also Ines's old friend, Hedley.

"Ines, so you've been here all along."

Hedley, sword in hand, walked to the front of the crowd, coldly looked at Han Fei and his group, and said, "Release her, and I will spare your lives."

Upon hearing this, the girls all frowned.

— Clearly, Hadley's words made them realize that Ines had brought the mercenaries here.

The next second, Texas's twin swords were already at Ines's neck, and she said coldly, "Look what you've done. It seems we've been too lenient with you."

As Texas spoke, Remuel's Victor and Remuel's AWM were both raised and aimed at Ines's head.

Upon seeing this, Hadley's expression darkened, and he said, "I told you, let her go."

"boss."

Texas calmly said, "Our position is very poor, we have no cover at all, and they have the high ground, so it's not a good time to start a fight."

"I know."

Han Fei nodded slightly. The current situation was one of the low attacking the high; they were at a disadvantage, while Hedley's mercenary group was at a disadvantage.

As the saying goes, "The high-level player hits the low-level player, and the idiot hits the bullseye."

Han Fei was confident in his team, but it wasn't a good idea to engage Hedley in such a disadvantageous position.

"Han Fei, we can't release him."

Remian's voice remained as gentle as ever, but her words carried a newfound calmness and decisiveness that was not usually present.

"She has never gotten over what happened before. If we release her, we will most likely still have to fight these Sarkaz people."

"But at that time, we didn't have a single usable card left."

Ines listened calmly to everyone's words, her eyes showing no fear. She had long been accustomed to life and death and had experienced even more critical moments, so this level of danger was naturally nothing to her.

There was no trace of fear in her eyes, only calm analysis.

"Amicable settlement? I have no intention of settling things amicably with them."

Han Fei curled his lips. Did he really think he was easy to bully? Did he think anyone could ambush him?

Having been shot in the head by Ines's sentries before, and now being ambushed again, even a clay figure would have some temper, let alone Han Fei, who is no clay figure.

He has feelings for the clerks who serve porridge, but there is a priority to everything.

Even among operators who all work with porridge, there are favorite characters and those who are simply stored away.

Hedley, on the other hand, is clearly the warehouse manager type.

Do you think you're at the same level as Uncle or Boss Yin?

It doesn't exist at all.

If it's Boss Yin or Uncle coming, Han Fei might actually consider giving them face.

The former was his main force in the early stages of development, while the latter was SilverAsh's replacement.

It's no exaggeration to say that during the time when the uncle replaced the silver boss, many PhDs compared the two to the ex-husband and the current husband.

Han Fei is not Nan Tong and doesn't play these games, but his feelings for her are still very deep.

As for Hedley, whose friend is he?

So, under Hadley's watchful gaze, Han Fei casually reached out and lifted Ines's chin, as if admiring some precious trophy, then glanced sideways at Hadley and said:

"Sorry, Hedley, right? Your right-hand man is now my spoils of war."

Volume 1: Chapter 141 Ambush

In that instant, the atmosphere froze.

Han Fei could feel Ines's body tense up in that instant, and at the same time, Hadley's eyes on the hilltop were filled with murderous intent.

But the next second, Han Fei did something that even Hedley hadn't expected.

"What are you chattering about? Let's get out of here!"

With a flick of his wrist, a thick plume of smoke became the perfect cover.

The next second, Han Fei carried Ines on his back like a sack of grain and made a quick getaway under the cover of smoke.

Texas was the first to react and immediately followed Han Fei's footsteps.

Remianne followed closely behind, while Remielle reacted a beat slower, only calling out after everyone had turned around:

"Wait for me!"

Looking at the smoke trail, Hedley frowned and muttered, "Damn it."

A Sarkaz mercenary stepped forward and asked, "Should we fire some arrows?"

Hedley stared at the plume of smoke, hesitated briefly, and then said, "No need."

The smoke obscured Hedley's vision and also prevented the snipers from taking aim.

What if a volley of arrows hits Ines and hurts her? That would be terrible.

Hedley ultimately didn't want to see that happen.

Moreover, he had a feeling that this guy named Han Fei might actually use Ines as a shield.

Hedley had already realized that the man was not one to play by the rules.

What kind of good person would provoke the people surrounding them while they're surrounded? After provoking them, they'd immediately slip away without any hesitation.

This smooth little combo surprised even Hedley himself.

He thought Han Fei would directly challenge him to a major battle.

Meanwhile, Han Fei slipped back into the valley using the smoke from the bee doctor's smoke.

Hackie Bee is indeed a bit weak in terms of offense, lacking offensive damage items, but this long smoke is still top-notch as a support.

With a long smoke trail, you can retreat whenever you want, or change positions whenever you want, without worrying about being shot at, unless the enemy is using telescopic vision.

As soon as they entered the valley, Lamaren's voice rang in Han Fei's ears:

"You're back again."

"Excuse me, ma'am, there are people lying in ambush outside."

Han Fei truthfully replied, "Therefore, I had no choice but to lead my squad back to the valley to temporarily avoid their advance."

Lamaren still did not appear, but left behind a profound and lingering admonition:

"Do not bring the war into the valley. I do not want to see my homeland stained with blood."

Han Fei said respectfully, "Please rest assured, I will not let them stay here for too long. I will crush those mercenary groups today. If possible, I would like to ask you to witness my hunt."

The reason I ran away earlier was because I was caught off guard and plunged headlong into an encirclement. My position was terrible; enemies were on both sides, and fighting them head-on would definitely have resulted in disaster.

But now that he's prepared, Han Fei isn't so panicked about fighting again.

Lamaren remained silent for a long while before softly saying, "I have no interest in killing, so I'll waive my witnessing duty. But I wish you all the best."

At that moment, Ines spoke up, saying, "Can you put me down now?"

"uh-huh."

Han Fei raised an eyebrow, put Ines down from his shoulder, and said, "You really aren't very honest."

Han Fei didn't think it was a coincidence that Hedley was able to accurately ambush and surround his own squad.

—If Ines hadn't been involved, I'd eat Remy's jade feet!

Ines was quite frank, readily admitting, "It's just a simple way to save myself."

Han Fei looked at her with great interest and said, "Aren't you afraid I'll shoot you?"

He paused, then added, "I did save you once, but that kind of medicine can only work on each person once in a short period of time. If I had actually killed you, you would be dead. Do you understand?"

Strictly speaking, Ines has already been through a breakdown once. The fact that she is now able to jump around is purely because the doctor saved her without any weakness buff.

"Afraid? Of course I'm afraid."

Ines raised an eyebrow, then suddenly stepped forward, looking Han Fei directly in the eye, and said, "Since you know me so well, you should know what my Originium Arts are, right?"

"Hmm, of course I know, it is..."

Before Han Fei could speak, Ines raised a finger and pressed it against his lips.

"Shh, don't say it. Even though I'm your trophy, trophies also want their own secrets."

Han Fei raised an eyebrow and said, "Really? But I feel that letting my teammates know about your Originium Arts would be the best way to keep an eye on you."

"Or do you really want me to slap you?"

"hehe."

With Hadley probably outside, Ines felt much more confident. Instead of being swayed by Han Fei's words, she smiled and took a step forward, whispering in a voice only the two of them could hear, "But your heart tells me you can't bear to kill me."

Because you are possessive of me.

Unless, I really cross your line.