The total annihilation of the Ghost Squad and the Hunting Team shocked the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder to the extreme.

As for Ye Fan, the main culprit, the two Elders felt an indescribable hatred and loathing.

"The Terminator really lives up to the name. How could someone like you be so easily coerced? You’ve been pretending all along, acting like we forced your hand. Before this, you were always thinking on our behalf, giving Sky Net huge help. Whether it was Deceitful Fox’s death or the fall of the God Organization’s base, your contribution was immense. Precisely because of that, Sky Net was able to gather such a terrifying lineup of experts, wanting to wipe out Fire Phoenix and the Butcher in one stroke. And then you made your move. Striking at that moment does the greatest damage to Sky Net."

The Third Elder looked at Ye Fan, his voice filled with anguish: "You chose the timing perfectly, pin-point precise. In order to inflict maximum casualties on Sky Net, you really did endure humiliation and bide your time, just to wait for this strike. I suppose you must be quite pleased now, right?"

"You making a move at this time also proves one thing: you really don’t care about those two hostages. This so-called coercion was just a smokescreen you put on. To maximize the blow to Sky Net, you first used Sky Net to get rid of Deceitful Fox, your biggest enemy. Then you immediately turned around and struck at Sky Net. I’m sure that, in your heart, those two hostages we captured—whether they live or die—you stopped caring a long time ago."

The Fourth Elder spoke with deep, pained emotion, as if he’d finally seen through the Terminator’s true nature: "So, you’re still the Terminator—flawless, without weaknesses. No one is important to you. Looks like we were overthinking it. Maybe if Chu Mengyao were captured, you’d behave yourself and follow orders. As for those two hostages, they mean nothing to you, and I believe you really don’t care."

"You really are unbelievably stupid. I make my move now, and that’s all you can come up with?" Ye Fan mocked. "I’ll be honest with you: I already know where your hostages are being held. If I’m not mistaken, they’ll be rescued very soon. The laughable part is that you’re still standing here talking big about everything else. Truly ridiculous."

"The hostages were rescued? Impossible!" The Third Elder shouted, refusing to believe it.

"Third Elder, where are the hostages being held? Were they really rescued?" The Fourth Elder stared at the Third Elder, eyes burning.

"I don’t know the exact location of the hostages either. To keep it absolutely secret, only the Seventh Elder knows where they are." The Third Elder explained, then looked at Ye Fan and said, "Ye Fan, stop putting on a show in front of us. I can stake my life on it—you don’t know where the hostages are. Besides, there’s no way you’d obediently follow Sky Net’s orders just for two hostages. You definitely don’t care if they live or die. That’s why you decided to turn on Sky Net after Deceitful Fox was killed."

"Stop using your own vicious logic to measure other people. I might as well tell you: among the people guarding Lu Xiangxiang and Liu Shangxiang, there are some I know—Batu and the others from the Night Cat Squad. They used to be five members; now they’re a three-man team. I once did the Night Cat Squad a huge favor, so the hostages’ whereabouts were deliberately leaked by Batu and his people." Ye Fan explained.

"What the hell is the Night Cat Squad?" The Fourth Elder had no idea about this. He instinctively looked at the Third Elder, because the Third Elder was close with the Seventh Elder and naturally knew some things about the people under him.

"The Night Cat Squad is under the Seventh Elder. They’ve made some achievements in hacking technology." The Third Elder’s expression dimmed, and he said in a low voice, "Everything he said checks out. Looks like the hostages under our control have already been rescued."

The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder exchanged a glance. On this issue, they didn’t want to say anything more.

The Third Elder looked at Ye Fan, very concerned about his own current situation, and said, "You’ve already dealt a huge blow to Sky Net. Instead of thinking about running for your life, why are you still staying here? Do you think, with just your strength alone, you can kill us?"

"If you choose to run, we can’t stop you. But if you want to kill us, with just you alone, you can’t. Worst case, we retreat. So you should just go. We can’t worry about anything else right now. As for our positions in the future, we’ll talk about that when the time comes." The Fourth Elder spoke quite objectively.

"You’re all already dead men walking, and you’re still blowing smoke like this. Look at the situation you’re in and you still hope I’ll spare you? That’s nonsense, utterly laughable." Ye Fan said coldly. "You really think you still have a chance to live?"

"Ye Fan, don’t get cocky. I don’t believe a single person like you can stir up much of a storm. Worst case, we just escape. If you want my life, you can forget it." The Third Elder sneered. "We’ll definitely meet again. When that time comes, we’ll have a fair fight to decide who’s superior. Right now, I don’t have time to listen to your bullshit."

"Ridiculous, truly ridiculous. Do you really think I chose to strike at this moment just to wipe out the Ghost Squad and the Hunting Team?" Ye Fan sneered.

"Isn’t that the case?" Based on his understanding of Ye Fan, the Fourth Elder instinctively felt something was wrong.

"Everyone present here is going to die. And I guarantee you, your connection to the outside world has already been cut." Ye Fan said.

"Impossible!" The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder weren’t fools; they also sensed how serious things were. The two Elders looked toward Twain, Green, and the others beside them.

"The nearby signals should have been jammed." Twain said darkly.

"Not good, this is bad—someone’s breaking in from the outside. All of them are women, looks like people from the Shadow Guard." Green suddenly reported loudly, his expression turning ugly in an instant.

"Shadow Guard?"

"How is that possible?"

The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder were both struck with horror.

"Ye Fan, what the hell is going on? You and Fire Phoenix—do you have some shady little secret between you?" The Third Elder demanded.

"Could this be a trap? It’s true Ye Fan was coerced by the organization, but he just went with it, let himself be coerced, then used the organization’s strength to kill Deceitful Fox. Finally, he joined forces with Fire Phoenix to wipe us out." The Fourth Elder said hurriedly.

The situation was clear. The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder both realized how terrifying this death trap was.

It had to be that Ye Fan and Fire Phoenix had plotted this death trap together—first annihilating the Ghost Squad and the Hunting Team, and then moving on to exterminate them.

At that thought, the faces of the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder turned ashen, their appearances utterly miserable.