The guard's throat emitted a low, rumbling sound as he stared wide-eyed at his companion across from him. The guard on the other side was splashed with blood from his throat. He opened his mouth and wished to scream, but no sound came out. One Ninja guy behind him cut his trachea, and the other stabbed his heart with a knife.

Jerry and the others slowly lowered the body, waved his hands back a few times, and continued moving forward.

They approached within 20 meters of the building and lay hidden in the grass, observing the situation at the entrance. There were four guards standing there, all smoking lazily and engaging in casual conversation.

Jerry contemplated how to deal with these four guys without alerting them. He sighed inwardly, wishing they had suppressed firearms, but for now, they could only rely on knives. After a moment of thought, Jerry slowly retreated and returned to where the team was stationed, whispering, "Anne, come here."

A strikingly attractive young girl approached him, listening to Jerry's instructions. Jerry leaned in close to her ear and whispered softly, "Anne, in a moment..."

Anne had lost both her parents at a young age and was raised by her aunt. She had run away from her aunt's home at the age of thirteen and had been living on the streets ever since. After Nightmare defeated Sam, Anne joined Nightmare, catching Jerry's eye, and was chosen to become a Ninja. It wasn't just because of her beauty and intelligence, but primarily due to her cold and sharp wit. No one in the Ninja had ever seen her smile, and they all referred to her as the 'Ice Beauty.'

Anne nodded in response to Jerry's words, shifted sideways, and stopped when she was about thirty meters away from the guards directly in front of them. There was plenty of tall grass here, and it wasn't too far from the main road, making her presence less suspicious. Jerry and a few others remained hidden in the nearby bushes.

Anne used her knife to cut a few slashes in her clothing, letting her ponytail loose from the tie at the back of her head, making herself appear disheveled. Then, she sat on the ground and emitted a faint moaning sound. It wasn't loud, but in the quiet early morning, the sound carried quite far, just enough for the guards stationed below the Devil headquarters to hear.

Four guards heard the woman's voice and were momentarily puzzled, exchanging uncertain glances. A scar-faced man asked the others: "Did you hear a woman's voice?" He looked around but found nothing in the pitch-black surroundings.

The three nodded, and one of them said, "I thought I was hearing things. You heard it too."

"We should check it out!" A man suggested.

However, one of the guards stopped them, saying, "It's a tense moment right now. Could it be a trap set by Dragon?"

"At this hour, with dawn approaching, an ambush wouldn't happen now. If you're not coming, don't hold us back!" a man with small eyes retorted, giving the scar-faced man a disdainful look. He and the other two guards proceeded forward. They had been staying in the building for almost ten days without any contact with women, so hearing a woman's moans was like a fly smelling blood.

Seeing the three guards follow the sound ahead, the scar-faced man hesitated for a moment but ultimately stayed behind, watching his companions. The three men took a few steps, turned around, and said in unison, "What a fool!" They continued forward and laughing.

After a while, the three men arrived near Anne and saw a lady sitting on the ground. They glanced around, seeing nothing but weeds and emptiness. They carefully examined Anne and thought she looked quite attractive. Delighted, their eyes roamed over Anne's figure. The small-eyes asked, "Miss, what are you doing here so late?"

Anne lowered her head and spoke with a trembling voice, "I was just on my way home when two men tried to rob me and then attempted to assault me. I managed to shake them off and ran here, but I twisted my ankle in the process. I can't walk now, and it hurts so much!"

Although Anne's words were full of holes, the three guys didn't pay much attention to what she was saying. Their focus was entirely on Anne's curvaceous body. Anne looked at them, sneering inwardly, and then said plaintively, "Gentlemen, could you please escort me home?"

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One of them squatted down and cradled Anne's foot in his arms, saying, "It... It seems like you've sprained your foot, right? Come on, let me take a look!" As they spoke, they began to remove Anne's shoe. The small-eyes nearby felt displeased and kicked the helper aside, saying, "Get away. Miss, I'll help you up!"

The small-eyed hugged Anne's waist. The girl's fragrant smell immediately confused his mind, and he began to touch Anne's body with one hand. When the other two guys saw it, they bent down and rushed towards Anne on the ground.

The scar-faced man downstairs was waiting impatiently and vaguely heard the woman's tender cry. Cursing secretly, these three guys went to enjoy themselves, why should I stay here and suffer the cold? Scarface couldn't help it, stretched his neck, and shouted in a low voice: "Isn't it beautiful?"

The Small-eyes was pressing her hands up and down on Anne, when she heard Scar's voice saying casually: "It's so ugly, we'll be back soon!"

Scarface knew what Small-eyes was like. If the woman was ugly, he would have already come back. How could he wait until now? Scar snorted and walked forward. After arriving, he saw the three guys lying on a woman like three hungry wolves, and Anne's clothes were torn to pieces. He looked around vigilantly but found nothing, and Scar also joined in with a smile.

When Small-eyes was about to put his hand into Anne's underwear, Anne took out a sharp blade from her hair without leaving any trace and drew it naturally in front of Small-eyes. Small-eyes's body suddenly stiffened, and dark red blood pooled in his throat. He looked at Anne with wide eyes and looked at her in disbelief. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out, and his head dropped to Anne's shoulder.

The three people next to him didn't notice anything unusual about Small-eyes and continued their actions. Jerry and the others who were lying in ambush in the grass saw Anne taking out the knife and touching the three guards.

"What is this?" Scar asked strangely, feeling that his hands were stained with sticky liquid. As he said this, Jerry covered his mouth with his hand and stabbed his neck with a knife. Ninja's other members simultaneously dispatched the remaining two without any sound.

One guy helped Anne up, and Jerry nodded approvingly at her, impressed by Anne's composure and wit. Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind, and he said, "Anne, after this operation, you'll stick with Louis! Your mission will be to ensure Louis's safety at all times."

Anne hesitated for a moment, not saying anything, but nodding in agreement. She had been with the Ninja for some time but had only seen Louis a few times, and even when she did, it was from a distance. She had the impression that he was a young man, and Anne didn't know much about her "Boss." She felt a bit displeased with Jerry's decision because she had started to feel at home again during her time with the Ninja, and she didn't know how things would be with Louis by her side. However, she dared not defy Jerry's orders and could only nod in acceptance.

Jerry continued, "Anne, go change into your outfit in the back; you're not needed here anymore. From now on, your fate is intertwined with Louis's, remember that!" With that, he led the Ninja team to infiltrate the building. Once downstairs, the Ninja conducted a quick surveillance, taking out the scattered guards on watch, and then Jerry signaled to Louis and the others in the distance.

Steven, holding binoculars, let out a sly smile and said to Louis beside him, "Louis, it's time to move!"

Louis nodded and waved to the guys behind him, leading the way forward. When they reached the ground floor, Steven stopped Louis and whispered, "Louis, you can wait down here; we'll go in to deal with Asa."

Louis shook his head and said, "This time, I must be part of the action with you. There's no need to argue; let's get moving!"

Steven sighed, knowing that Louis's decision was not easily changed by others. He and Jerry were the first to enter the building. Inside, the layout resembled a typical commercial office building, with a long corridor leading in. On either side were rows of room doors.

Jerry walked in front, followed closely by Steven. After reaching the end, there was a small square hall with stairs to the second floor. On the left and right side of the stairs stood two guards taking a nap. Steven and the two hid at the wall at the corner of the corridor and the square hall. Jerry glanced over, raised two fingers to Steven, and then withdrew one finger. Steven understood what he meant, which was to tell himself to kill one and keep the other.

Steven nodded and the two approached quietly. One of them felt someone shaking in front of him, opened his eyes saw the two Stevens walking over, and asked strangely: "Are you..."

Steven interrupted him and said as he walked: "You don't know me anymore?"

The guard was stunned and couldn't recall who this guy was, no matter how hard he tried to think. "Let me tell you who I am..." Steven approached him and quickly waved his hand in front of his eyes. The guard only saw a bright flash before his neck felt slightly cold, and then everything went pitch black.

The guard next to him heard the voice and opened his eyes just in time to see his companion lying on the ground with blood spurting from his throat. He opened his mouth and was about to scream. Jerry stepped forward to cover his mouth and held a knife in his other hand.

"Don't move!" Jerry said.

The guard was so frightened that he wet his pants, and upon hearing Jerry's words, he nodded.

Jerry and Steven cornered the guard against the wall and asked, "Where is Asa?"

The guard shivered and stammered, "I... I don't know!"

Steven stabbed the knife forward, and blood suddenly flowed from the guard's neck. He said viciously: "Don't lie to me. If you don't tell me, go to hell!" The guard said with a cry: "I will die if I tell you, and Asa will kill my whole family!”