#726 - Chapter 526 It's Too Late
However, it was too late.
The assassins were already close, approaching their targets like silent phantoms.
The meeting room door was gently pushed open, and several neatly dressed assassins in black quickly entered.
Without any words, without wasting any time, their objective was clear and precise.
“Ugh ah...”
Before one of the executives could react, he felt a violent chill strike from behind, followed by a sharp blade swiftly slicing across his throat, spraying blood.
He barely managed a scream before collapsing in the quiet night.
“Damn it!”
“Who is it?!”
The other executives immediately realized the danger and stood up, attempting to fight back.
His life, like a snuffed-out lamp, vanished instantly into the dead of night.
The assassins did not stop; their mission had only just begun.
The scent of blood and violence permeated the air, and several quickly disappearing figures proved how swift and deadly everything had been.
However, despite the speed and efficiency of the assassination, Doflamingo, who led the group, still felt a sense of unease.
He understood that this was just the tip of the iceberg; next, they had to retreat quickly, hide in the darkness, and avoid any pursuit or retaliation.
The World Government would not easily let go of these "secret invaders."
As the assassins quietly retreated, the silence within the base continued to reign. In the empty meeting room, bloodstains marked the scene, the traces of life already vanished into the suffocating stillness.
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The sky brightened, and sunlight filtered through the heavy clouds, shining on the surroundings of the World Government base.
The air was filled with the moist sea breeze, and the faint morning sunlight shone on the base's steel gate, appearing cold and frigid.
At that moment, the base's tranquility was shattered by a sudden knock on the door.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
With the liaison officer's knock, the silence outside the commander's office was broken.
The liaison officer, with his head lowered, walked to the door and habitually knocked.
“Commander, good morning! I have prepared today's work report.”
However, the response was silence; there was no sound from within.
Usually, at this time, the commander would already be in the office, starting the day's work.
But today, there was no movement.
He was slightly puzzled, glanced down at his watch, and confirmed that he was not late.
Then, he took out the key and slowly inserted it into the lock.
The lock clicked softly, and without thinking much about it, the liaison officer pushed open the office door.
However, as soon as the door opened, his body froze.
The heavy stench of blood in the air rushed towards him, instantly engulfing him.
His brow furrowed tightly, and a sense of unease arose in his heart.
The scene before him made his heart jolt, and he could hardly believe his eyes.
The commander's body lay in the center of the office, the floor beneath him soaked in blood, the bright red stains like a colorful canvas, glaringly exposing everything.
The commander's body was twisted, the expression on his face still frozen in the moment of death, his eyes wide open, full of horror and pain.
The liaison officer's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his breathing almost stopped.
His throat was dry, and the bloody scene before him made him feel nauseous.
He gripped the doorframe tightly, barely managing to stand firm.
However, the fear in his heart had already spread, like a tide engulfing him.
Every second, he felt his heartbeat becoming more and more rapid.
“Com… Commander?”
He called out in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly, as if he himself dared not face this terrible reality.
However, his eyes inadvertently swept across the folders on the commander's desk, and those seemingly ordinary documents now seemed to have become evidence of death.
The commander also had several documents in his hands, and there seemed to be some instructions left on them.
His heart beat even faster, and that ominous premonition grew stronger.
Suddenly, a sound of footsteps came from a distance, and the liaison officer turned his head sharply.
He felt a cold wind coming, as if someone was staring at him closely from behind.
He panicked, his mind went blank, and he didn't know what to do.
The corpse before him seemed to be telling of some conspiracy, some terrifying truth that he could not understand.
Just as he was about to retreat, a strong voice suddenly sounded in his ear:
“What are you doing?”
The liaison officer turned his head and saw an armed soldier walking from the end of the corridor.
The soldier's face was grave, and the uniform on his body was somewhat worn out by the traces of battle.
Seeing this soldier, the liaison officer instantly breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to explain:
“Commander… Commander, he…”
“I know,”
The soldier coldly interrupted him,
“I have already checked the other offices as well.
Almost all of the high-ranking officials in the entire base have died like this.”
The liaison officer's face turned pale, his hands trembled, he pointed to the commander's body, and said in a low voice:
“How could this happen… What on earth is going on?!”
The soldier frowned, walked to the commander's body, examined it carefully for a moment, then stood up and replied calmly:
“Obviously, it's an assassination.
No obvious traces were left behind, and everyone died almost without any defense.”
The liaison officer now realized the seriousness of the matter, his mind was in chaos, he opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't say anything.
Everything he had witnessed was really beyond his comprehension.
“Assassination…?”
The liaison officer repeated the word, his tone full of astonishment and confusion.
“Then… those criminals, rebels, they just came in like that?”
“There are no criminals, only suicide soldiers.”
The soldier replied coldly,
“These suicide soldiers are not ordinary assassins; their mission is to infiltrate, kill secretly, and eliminate high-ranking officials.”
At this moment, another soldier ran over in a hurry, with obvious anxiety on his face,
“Sir! Abnormalities have also been discovered around the base, the enemy may be inside us!”
The liaison officer's heart sank suddenly, and emotions of shock and fear surged into his heart.
The high-ranking commanders of the World Government were all quietly eliminated by waves of assassins, and these people were still wandering inside the base.
“This base… won't be peaceful.”
The soldier's whisper revealed deep anxiety; he knew that this assassination was just the beginning, and next, an even greater storm would sweep in.
The liaison officer looked down at the commander's cold body, and endless fear arose in his heart.
Then, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down.
Since all this had already happened, then action must be taken to protect the remaining lives and prevent a greater disaster.
However, nothing in this base was safe anymore.
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