“Fuck!”Letting out a long breath, Jayden shook his head as he turned his gaze away from the screen he had been staring at.The CCTV cameras outside the palace were equipped with night-vision features, allowing him to see everything happening in the darkness.Having gained access to the control room over the past week—especially as the new Chief—he was the one responsible for overseeing tonight’s mission.And of course, he could see that every one of his plans had failed.“So, he’s still the same Martin.”Spectre 03’s voice sounded from beside him. His expression wasn’t much better than Jayden’s—the man known as Spectre 02.“If anything, he’s become even more savage.”Jayden said nothing. His pride wouldn’t allow him to admit it.Even so, deep down, he agreed with what his companion had said.One by one, they watched the Spectres being slaughtered until none were left.“Those Spectres are useless,” Spectre 03 continued. “We should’ve handled this ourselves from the start. Only we can

“There’s no need to cry over what’s already happened. Let the past stay in the past.”A voice from below snapped Spectre 12 back to his senses.Looking down, he immediately recognized the man.“Bastard!” he cursed, his lips trembling as if barely able to contain the rage boiling inside him.This was the man who had killed his lover.This man had to die too.“Die, you bastard!”Ratatat! Ratatat! Ratatat!Shouting at the top of his lungs, he fired the AK-47 in his hands toward Martin.“Die!”He screamed like a man possessed.There was nothing left in his mind except seeing this man dead.But after a few moments, his finger felt heavy.Click!Click!He was out of bullets.Patting his pockets and combat vest, he found no spare ammunition.Glancing to the side, he realized he had forgotten to bring it.Shocked by his lover’s death, he had unconsciously thrown away what he was carrying.Not only that—he had even forgotten to bring his sniper rifle, which was far more powerful than the weapo

“You’re right,” said Martin, nodding his head.Seeing that the Spectres had turned into people far different from what they were originally shaped to be—into the most reliable agents and soldiers of Norvia—he worried that those who remained alive out there would be no better than the ones he had already dealt with.Therefore, it seemed there was no other choice left for him.He had to finish them all.“How many of them do you think are left?”“There shouldn’t be more than fifty,” Valentina replied. “Including your former teammates and the two of us.”With only half remaining, people might think it should now be easier for the two of them.But in reality, things weren’t that simple.“But… to find them, don’t we first have to locate the NIA headquarters?”The ninety-nine Spectres were scattered across the world. They could also use their dual identities to deceive airport officers and even the most advanced CCTV cameras.And what was even more troublesome was if they had completely chan

But just like before, as if deliberately ignoring Lana’s warning, Martin only gave the girl a casual smile with a calm gaze before opening the door.“No! Please, stop! Please!”Lana ran with all her strength, trying to stop Spectre 01.Earlier, she had heard that Jayden was preparing something for Martin.Seeing the man walking in so calmly, she naturally couldn’t accept it.Lana hadn’t done anything before to help Martin face those Spectres.She didn’t want to be someone who once again did nothing while watching the same man walk into danger.“Martin!”Lana shouted as loudly as she could when the distance between her and the door was only five meters.But it seemed too late.The moment Martin stepped through the door, it closed by itself.Clack!A second later, the sound of metal rang in Martin’s ears as the door locked automatically.Click!Not only that, the lights along the corridor began to go out one by one.Bzzzz!Then, shortly after, the sound of gas releasing from vents along

Click!When the monitor in the control room showed that the doors on both sides of the corridor had been locked, Jayden immediately gave the command.“Now!” he shouted to the operator.“Copy that, sir.”Tap!After rapidly pressing multiple keys on the keyboard to direct the cyanide gas fully into the targeted area, the operator hit the Enter key.Bzzzz!The audio device indicated that the toxic gas had begun spreading throughout the corridor.“Hahahaha! Martin, did you ever think your ranking was wrong?”Laughing loudly, Jayden could only vent his excitement through triumphant shouts.“I’m far smarter than you! I should have been the Chief from the start! I am the one! I am!”Not just him—Spectres 03, 04, and 05, who had been standing near him all this time, laughed just as loudly.“You’re truly amazing, Chief! You’re the real leader! Not that coward named Martin! Hahaha!”Laughing to their lungs’ limit, they looked like people who had just won the greatest battle of their lives.Ther