Venerable Demon King & The Doting Immortal (QT) novel Chapter 158

Chapter 158: Devil in Human Skin

The Divine Emperor’s voice echoed in his mind. "There is one coming."

Xiang Yu peeked around the corner and saw a man standing by the fence, a cigarette glowing in the darkness. The man’s walkie-talkie crackled to life, and Xiang Yu knew he needed to get his hands on it to stay a step ahead. With the man’s attention elsewhere, Xiang Yu moved like a shadow, his eyes fierce and predatory. As the man zipped up his pants, Xiang Yu struck, snapping his neck with ease. He caught the body before it fell, dragging it to a nearby dumpster and tossing it in.

He took the walkie-talkie and asked the Divine Emperor in his mind, "What is the greatest height advantage?"

"In ten steps, take a left and then a right," the Divine Emperor instructed.

Xiang Yu followed the directions, climbing up a stack of shipping containers. He slung the duffle bag over his head, carrying it like a backpack. Once perched atop the rusty shipping container he set up the sniper rifle, lying flat.

He waited patiently, his eyes scanning the scene below like a hawk surveying its territory. Their security was lax, a testament to the Die clan’s arrogance. They didn’t expect anyone to dare attack them.

Men clad in black lingered around two SUVs and a haulage truck, completely unaware of the danger lurking above. Xiang Yu’s gaze was steady, his mind focused. He was ready to strike at the opportune time.

Across the yard, an SUV pulled up with a low growl, its engine echoing ominously against the corrugated metal structures surrounding them. The driver’s door swung open first. Out stepped a man sporting a tempered cut with his sleeves rolled up to reveal vibrant tattoos across his forearms. A cigarette dangled precariously between his lips as he surveyed his surroundings.

"What’s taking so long?" he barked at one of the men who flinched under his scrutiny. "You should have been driving back already! The boss wants to inspect the new goods."

"Sorry, Old Li," stammered an older man, glancing nervously at two other men in suits who sauntered toward them with casual arrogance. "There was a delay."

Old Li took a long drag from his cigarette, letting smoke curl into tendrils before exhaling sharply. "Hurry up." His voice dripped with impatience and menace. _{frёeωebɳovel.com}

Xiang Yu smirked as he lay there watching them. He could feel the tension coil around him like barbed wire. He could feel it thrumming beneath the surface of his skin and an electric anticipation pulsing through him.

Ten minutes later, two massive shipping containers were craned down onto a waiting haulage truck amid muffled conversations and nervous glances exchanged between men who seemed scared of the men in tailored suits. Just as they settled into place with deep metallic thuds, Xiang Yu’s finger tightened on the trigger of his rifle.

A single shot rang out, a sharp crack cutting through their chatter and Old Li dropped instantly, blood splattering across cold steel like paint on canvas. Chaos erupted immediately, men scrambled for cover behind containers while shock painted their faces pale and wide-eyed.