Chapter 33: The Third S-class! Xu Gu Becomes a Master of Exploiting Opportunities

On the road,

A red-and-blue lightning bolt raced forward.

The powerful power core and propulsion device pushed his speed to the extreme.

Xu Gu thoroughly enjoyed this speed.

However, realizing he attracted quite a crowd, he slowed down.

In an empty place, he activated a feature of a C-rank auxiliary accessory.

Disguise.

It could somewhat deceive visual detection, temperature detection, radar detection, and so on.

Almost like being invisible.

However, the accessory rank was too low to achieve perfect invisibility; only when not attacking or moving vigorously did it work better.

Since he wanted Ren Dongyang to work for him for free, he couldn't expose himself too early.

The destination was already bustling.

Though not packed with people, the place was teeming with Auto Men.

He saw an underground secret base disguised as a park.

The Ascension Sect had just moved to this place not long ago.

And they were discovered.

The Ren family in the Provincial City still had some power.

Inside the park, many Auto Men were fighting Steel Beasts.

Most of them had been hired by Ren Dongyang for cleaning tasks.

Of course, some Auto Men were quietly observing from outside, clearly waiting for scraps.

Xu Gu stealthily moved forward without being noticed.

Soon, he reached the core area.

In the core area, Ren Dongyang's people were on guard, only allowing Steel Beasts to exit, not letting Auto Men enter to kill Ascension Sect members and seize extra points.

Inside, Ren Dongyang's nine bodyguards were breaking the base's defense devices and battling the powerful guards inside, planning to drive and trap the internal Ascension Sect members into a location for a collective kill.

"Is there someone ahead?"

Xu Gu found a small hill as cover, sat leisurely on a dirt slope, and observed the situation ahead, waiting for the right moment.

So many Ascension Sect members could run, so he planned to act only after Ren Dongyang trapped them all.

He quickly noticed not far away another female Auto Man, also crouching there with stealth accessories activated.

Yet, under Xu Gu's powerful radar, her stealth was utterly useless.

He directly saw through her disguise.

He couldn't help but be surprised; her appearance was handsome, her curves were smooth and graceful, her body proudly S-shaped, with luxurious accessories and a superb air about her.

Xu Gu squinted slightly.

Even more handsome and luxurious, with an extraordinary air than Xia An, who was an A-Class sports car.

This was probably an S-Class.

Maybe an advanced supercar, not an ordinary one.

"Someone from the Provincial City coming? How come I haven't heard of it?"

Xu Gu wondered a bit, sending a message to Xia An to inquire about the situation.

On the other side.

Xu Gu's stealth auxiliary accessories were not of high rank or level.

At this close distance, the other party noticed him too.

However, her radar wasn't as good as Xu Gu's, only letting her know someone was hiding without seeing much specific information.

Yang Xue's eyebrows rose slightly in surprise,

"Someone in Xia City dares to target Ren Dongyang? Even in the Provincial City, no one dares, right?

"I guess they're planning to take a gamble.

"But how could Ren Dongyang leave any loose ends? Whether they succeed or not, once exposed, they'll be killed by Ren Dongyang!"

For a moment, she deemed Xu Gu a reckless gambler.

She had some disdain, as gamblers were among the groups she despised most.

She lost interest.

She continued to focus on the core area, her body tense with a bit of nervousness.

But just then,

A colossal Steel Beast in the shape of a canine, with three heads breathing flames, fled from the core area.

Galloping like the wind, it swept away countless waves of air, its momentum massive and power overwhelming.

It charged straight at Yang Xue.

"Damn!" Yang Xue cursed, feeling unlucky.

The Steel Three-headed Dog wasn't very strong, only at Level 20, classified as an Elite Monster.

Under normal circumstances, being an S-Class from a powerful family, she was at Level 6 and equipped with various strong accessories, so she could naturally handle it.

But in this situation, if she moved forcefully, she would be exposed!

If discovered, it would be over.

However, if she let the Steel Three-headed Dog approach, it would eventually find her and Xu Gu.

Then, they still couldn't escape a big fight.

"Run! I'll hold it off."

Seeing the Steel Three-headed Dog getting closer, Yang Xue gritted her teeth and made a decision to send a very subtle signal to Xu Gu.

Since she and Xu Gu were destined to be exposed,

She might as well let Xu Gu escape first, saving at least one life.

Her exposure wouldn't put her life in danger.

Yet,

Xu Gu made no move.

"Utterly hopeless."

"A gambler is a gambler."

"Deserves to die."

Yang Xue frowned, becoming more disdainful of Xu Gu. She had no intention of persuading further, feeling she had done her best after reminding him once.

She was about to rise and confront the approaching Steel Three-headed Dog.

Suddenly,

Just then,

A tiny red light, like a mosquito, flashed by.

Ordinary people couldn't perceive it.

But Yang Xue's pupils shrank, her heart in turmoil.

She turned sharply to look at Xu Gu's hiding spot.

Then,

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded.

The Steel Three-headed Dog, charging at them, suddenly weakened at the legs, fell to the ground, and as it got up again, its eyes were filled with fear as it looked toward Xu Gu and Yang Xue.

There was something filthy!

Without hesitation, it turned and fled, albeit limping.

A 'mosquito' bite just now ruined its entire leg!

"How is this possible?"

Yang Xue took a deep breath, her eyes wide, looking at Xu Gu's hiding spot as if she were seeing a monster.

Her strength allowed her to walk unchallenged in Xia City, but she couldn't achieve this level!

That strike not only had an extremely high firepower but also required immense control to compress the energy to an incredibly small size and boost its speed to the max.

"Could it be... one of Xia City's top combat forces? But aren't they all guarding Xia City, not here?"

Yang Xue frowned tightly. She came from a powerful family and conducted a thorough investigation before coming here, knowing those top forces in Xia City weren't present.

Besides, even if they were, they couldn't achieve this level.

"Could it be someone from the Provincial City?"

"Using a cannon."

"Daring to target the Ren family's Ren Dongyang."

"Has anyone like that entered Xia City recently?"

Yang Xue was pondering when she suddenly realized, her face expressing shock and disbelief,

"A cannon! Three days ago, Xu Gu was assassinated by the Ascension Sect, and though I don't know how he escaped,

"The battle report indicated a powerful Flame Cannon user intervened, destroying a lot of terrain and buildings.

"Is he Xu Gu's bodyguard?"

She didn't dare associate it with Xu Gu directly, for that strike would mean Xu Gu was far superior to her, which seemed impossible. She was an S-Class from the Yang family in the Provincial City, while Xu Gu was just a civilian S-Class! Even if Xu Gu had a fortuitous encounter, the most they could be was comparable; how could he crush her?

Nearby.

Just then, Xu Gu received Xia An's reply.

"Yang Xue, S-Class, from the Yang family in the Provincial City, whose family background isn't weaker than the Ren family. However, Yang Xue doesn't like flaunting her family background and tends to be low-key. Traits: wealthy, beautiful, young, easy to approach."

Looking at Xia An's response, the first half was quite serious.

What was the second half?

"But wealthy? And an unconventional, not yet worldly-wise S-Class. Maybe I can score some benefits."

As an SSS-Class civilian, he had to acquire some wealth from these S-Class families to grow.

Moreover, Yang Xue had just tried to warn him; she planned on facing the threat herself and letting him escape.

Besides, the Steel Three-headed Dog was his trouble.

So Xu Gu took action.

While Xu Gu was calculating how to deal with this newly graduated, inexperienced but wealthy S-Class female Auto Man,

"Hello, can I add you on communication?"

Yang Xue quietly asked.

Xu Gu's lips curled up.

Volunteering? Such an obedient sheep was rare.