"They will kill us... whether we want to take this job or not," said the woman in the qipao, "This is the operating principle of Dubhe Tower’s elite hunters; they will eliminate any unstable factors by any means necessary... and we are, in their eyes—’unstable factors.’"

"We have to strike first!" The spirited young woman gritted her teeth, "We’ve killed Dubhe Tower hunters before... these people are richer than the poor souls who live in the no-man’s land. When we finish this job, we can live comfortably for five or six years!"

"My only worry is being seen as a mantis," the woman in the qipao said indifferently.

The mantis hunts the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... The most dangerous thing is this "cicada" has combat power no less than the mantis, perhaps even higher.

"Strike when there are fewer people," said the female hunter driving the car, "I’ve contacted the sisters in the other car; there’s an opportunity to strike after we drive out of Sunfall Ridge."

"From the latest death sandstorm route map, 5198 bypassed Sunfall Ridge, and circled around to block the front of our inevitable path; the convoy will definitely have to split before leaving Sunfall Ridge," said the woman in the qipao, "We must ensure that the White Tiger Mecha and those from Dubhe Tower don’t end up in the same group."

"Leave that to me," the female driver said solemnly.

"There are four targets: Ya Qiaoxi, uninfected, skilled in wilderness survival, motorcycle riding, and firearms; Candle Dragon, infected, Dubhe Tower elite hunter, able to manipulate ice-cold water flow, with both long-range attack and all-around defense capabilities; the other two identities are unknown, but judging by meme strength, this seems to be a standard ’training team’ with ’one leading one leading one.’

The so-called ’one leading one leading one’ is a training mode commonly used by Dubhe Tower to train new hunters. Such teams typically consist of three people: one elite or senior hunter as the leader, assisted by an ordinary registered hunter with moderate strength but some experience as the deputy, and a rookie hunter who has just joined—In such training teams, the leader hunter accounts for more than ninety percent of the team’s strength; as long as you eliminate him, the remaining two are insignificant.

"The primary target must be Candle Dragon; aim to kill him first, then Ya Qiaoxi and the other young male hunter... But the anonymous client left a somewhat strange note, requesting us to spare the weakest little girl... Should we follow his request?" asked the female mercenary in the passenger seat.

"Why should we do what he wants?" the spirited young woman raised an eyebrow, "He’s clearly trying to get us killed; I’m already doing him a favor by taking this task, so how dare he make extra demands?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"If we can determine that the little girl poses no threat, we can choose not to kill her," the woman in the qipao shook her head, "Such an apprentice hunter hasn’t been with Dubhe Tower for long; if possible, I want to recruit her into our organization."

"What if she’s unwilling?" asked the spirited young woman instinctively.

"Then kill her," the woman in the qipao said lightly, as if discussing what’s for dinner tonight.

...

Meanwhile, at the other end of the convoy.

"Why is it only fifteen million?" Sun Hang couldn’t help but frown, "Is that all our heads are worth?"

"What fifteen million?" Ya Qiaoxi couldn’t help but ask.

"Someone in the convoy has placed a bounty on our heads with the Sand Witch Rose, offering fifteen million," Sun Hang said.

"Actually, the fifteen million is the price for my head," Candle Dragon smiled wryly, "You guys are just bonuses in the order... But Sun Hang, if you reveal your identity, the price would definitely skyrocket."

"The Sand Witch Rose... they wouldn’t take this job, right?" Ya Qiaoxi asked uncertainly, "Even if they’re crazy, they wouldn’t dare provoke Dubhe Tower... Not to mention all these people in the convoy."

"That’s hard to say," Candle Dragon shook his head.

"No, they’ve already decided to take the job," Sun Hang said, removing his headphones and using his little finger to clean his ear, "The people who placed the order are using an anonymous account; this fifteen million is like a pile of shit dumped on Sand Witch Rose’s head. They can’t clean it off, so they have to hold their noses and swallow it... In those people’s own words, this is an open conspiracy."

Neither the group with glasses and Old Snake nor the Sand Witch Rose in the other car knew their electronic devices had been infiltrated by the main brain, and their conversation was transmitted verbatim to Sun Hang’s headphones.

"If other hunters were here on a mission and learned that Sand Witch Rose took fifteen million to kill them, regardless of whether Sand Witch Rose actually accepted the job, Dubhe Tower hunters would execute them," Candle Dragon sighed, "This was originally intended to ensure the operation would have as few unstable factors as possible, but over the years, this way of doing things has given these mercenaries and Free Hunters an impression that ’Dubhe Tower would rather kill a thousand wrongly than let one go’... they’re right, it truly is an open conspiracy."

"Even if we trust Sand Witch Rose, Sand Witch Rose may not trust us," Sun Hang said.