Warning

That very night a person entered the doors of several buildings which held many people ranging from those part of the gangs or mercenary groups.

They held a medallion in their hand and passed by the people who gave way.

The other members noticed something wrong and stepped forward to stop it but before they could they were either restrained or stabbed by their own people from behind.

Another black figure followed behind as they walked towards the main room belonging to the leader of the group.

He sat in a seat as the door opened without anyone knocking and he stood up vigilantly.

He noticed the people opposite him were not his own people and immediately tried to activate his qi to help attack his enemy.

Before he could utilise his qi he could feel something inside his body suppressing the use of his qi.

A look of shock appeared on his face for a moment but just as he tried to recover his focus on the person opposite him he felt a sudden pain on his body.

A thin metal needle was thrown across the room and entered his body.

Just as he wished to retaliate he could feel himself becoming sleepy and weak but he tried to attack the person opposite him.

The black clothed person caught his punch and then redirected his fist to the side of their body and then moved to hold his body.

The back of his legs were kicked from behind, he fell to his knees and was hit in the back of the head knocking him unconscious.

After that he was beheaded and then drained of his blood and qi after he was dragged into a nearby alley.

During the night over five peak or transcendent martial artists were assassinated through various means and the influence behind them was thoroughly wiped out by the Nox organisation.

Any members within those groups that survived were those which had yet to commit any major problems with Nox or the affiliated groups under Ki.

They were spared by Nox and given a choice to either serve Nox or die so most of them chose to consume the Gu worms to keep them under control.

Those already working for Nox had already been under their control for a long time so they had contributed in bringing down the various gangs and mercenary groups.

The leaders or key members had long consumed a Gu worm thanks to their people being turned against them or new members that had joined and messed with the food or water they consumed.

Each known or rumoured peak or transcendent martial artist within the city had consumed a qi suppressing Gu worm without knowing thanks to the help of various people and plots.

As they entered Wolfden city they had been thoroughly investigated and walked within a trap carefully designed by Ki.

They got comfortable, they ate, they drank, they made connections and let their ambitions and desires run wild but they did not realise that they had long been under the control of Nox thanks to the Gu worms within their bodies that would restrict their use of qi at the right moment when Nox would strike at the heart of their groups.

Everything that the five mercenary groups or gangs owned was confiscated by Nox as they were wiped out during the night.

Those related to the killings or eliminating of the groups were given a way to start a new life in another place or given protection with the help of Nox.

The next day the severed heads were placed together in the middle of the black market to send a message to various forces and the bodies of them all were discovered in several back alleys.

The places that they controlled were discovered to have been attacked and looted overnight by someone and the law department began an investigation under the orders of the Bifta family held the most influence within the city under that of the Bombyx family.

Pressure was put on the surviving gangs and mercenary groups within the city as the investigation begun.

The deaths and looting were quickly investigated and they were announced as the acts of several enemy gangs working together.

Although no evidence pointed towards a specific group, all of them were given a warning to stay within the laws of the city or they would either be locked up and judged according to the law of the city.

If they continued to cause any more problems then they would be banned from entering the city and would be forced to leave.

If they refused to leave then they had no choice but to start another conflict within the city which would not benefit them in any way.

The surviving groups were quick to protect their interests and did not want to step out to create any more trouble for themselves so chose to stop most of their activities in fear of being caught up in the investigations and being charged for the deaths of those who had been murdered.

Some smart enough were able to come up their own conclusions on who was truly behind the acts because those targeted had been known to have some conflicts with Nox and kept breaking the rules of the underworld.

Those who guessed who was behind the attack during the night also stopped their actions of breaking Nox's rules right away and stopped provoking them.

During the night, Ki left the city and went back to the village as everything was being arranged according to her plan.

Thanks to her actions, Nox was able to gain more control of the city that they had lost in the past but at the same time warned the other influences within the city not to get too greedy or another massacre would take place and they could be the next targets no matter who was backing them behind the scenes.