Chapter 200 – The Powerful Underground Professionals

To Longyao City, the Wang Family’s existence was unique.

Although the Wang Family was merely one of the six top-tier Families in Longyao City, with five other Families capable of matching it, in terms of status and influence, the Wang Family was undoubtedly stronger than the other five.

The reason was simple: the Wang Family were the founders of Longyao City. The Wang Family ancestors established this Base City named Longyao City on this land, developing it into a metropolis with over sixty million people. Together with the other three Base Cities, they formed the Four Coastal Base Cities, granting the Wang Family an emperor-like status in Longyao City.

If Longyao City were compared to a nation, then the Wang Family would be its founding emperor, the Royal Family of this land.

Even among the successive mayors, more than half were from the Wang Family, demonstrating the Family’s status and influence within Longyao City.

Such an ancient and special Family followed the principle of bloodline supremacy within its ranks.

To become a direct descendant of the Wang Family and lead the entire Family, one must not only be a pure-blooded direct descendant but also possess a pure and powerful bloodline with sufficiently high grade.

Selected through such principles, every member of the Wang Family’s direct lineage inevitably possessed tremendous potential and astonishing talent.

While Xu Qianqian was highly regarded in the Xu Family for her noble and pure bloodline, seen as a rising star in the professional circle, the Wang Family’s direct descendants might have even purer bloodlines and greater potential than Xu Qianqian.

This was indeed the case.

The Wang Family’s stringent selection method for direct descendants ensured that each generation of their direct lineage produced outstanding figures who led their contemporaries.

Though not like Nightmare Species bloodlines that essentially guaranteed a Seven-Star pass upon acquisition, every generation of the Wang Family’s direct descendants, provided they didn’t die prematurely, ultimately became Six-Star Professionals, reaching the pinnacle of Longyao City.

For example, Wang Yihan’s father, the Wang Family Head and current mayor of Longyao City, was a Six-Star Hunter.

He was also the youngest Six-Star Professional in Longyao City, having reached the Six-Star rank and ascended to the city’s peak while only middle-aged.

Compared to this Wang Family Head and current mayor, others from his generation, such as Xu Yongfeng and Mo Leng, none could achieve Six-Star status at such a young age.

Among the geniuses from Wang Xiao’s era, the highest achievement currently was Five-Star, with Wang Xiao being the only one who reached Six-Star.

This demonstrated how high the talent and potential of the Wang Family’s direct descendants were.

Although Wang Yihan wasn’t Wang Xiao’s only daughter, she was the only one who passed the bloodline trial, thus inheriting the direct descendant status and becoming the Wang Family’s sole direct lineage Eldest Miss, holding a position second only to one in the Family.

People generally believed this Wang Family Eldest Miss would undoubtedly become a genius capable of reaching Longyao City’s pinnacle.

Therefore, it was already accepted that this Wang Family Eldest Miss would become a future Six-Star Professional, possibly even the future Wang Family Head and next mayor.

With such a halo surrounding her, Su Ming had been wondering what kind of person this Eldest Miss was, who shone even brighter and was more talented than Xu Qianqian.

Now that they finally met, Su Ming discovered that this Eldest Miss, whose aura outshone even Xu Qianqian’s, seemed somewhat… simple-minded.Hugging a sharpened sword so tightly that it cuts you—can you believe someone would do that?

Watching the young lady tearfully clutch her chest as if it were a treasure, sobbing as Bai Ruxiang helped and comforted her while leading her to a corner to treat the wound and change clothes, Su Ming felt a massive complaint stuck in his throat, unable to be voiced.

Honestly, he was a bit worried whether the young lady might have been injured in a critical area.

After all, she hugged it so tightly, and her chest was so prominent—even if it got cut, it wouldn’t be hard to understand…

In short, this young miss of the Wang Family didn’t seem all that bright.

Yet, this not-so-bright young miss of the Wang Family was unusually stubborn, refusing to let go of the sword in her arms no matter what.

Su Ming didn’t know if there was a reason behind it or if it was just another not-so-bright move by this not-so-bright woman.

The only thing certain was that the sword was anything but ordinary.

“What kind of sword is it, exactly?”

Su Ming felt the lingering disturbance in his right hand and fell into thought.

However, Su Ming wasn’t in a hurry to figure everything out, lest he provoke the young miss of the Wang Family again.

It wasn’t that he was worried she’d become wary or guarded against him, but rather that she might start rubbing the sword against her chest again…

Just watching made him wince in sympathy!

Su Ming: “╮(╯▽╰)╭.”

And so, after quite a bit of dawdling, Wang Yihan finally reappeared before everyone, accompanied by Bai Ruxiang.

By now, the young lady had her wounds treated and had changed out of her dirty clothes. The grime had been wiped from her delicate features, and her soiled garments were replaced with a flowing dress, giving off a refreshingly bright impression.

At this moment, Wang Yihan truly looked like a young miss from an ancient, top-tier Family. Unlike Xu Qianqian, Xu Yanyan, Yun Langyue, and others who fully embodied the beauty of modern women, she exuded the grace of a classical lady.

Su Ming genuinely felt that if this young lady were to change into a set of Hanfu, she would absolutely look like a little fairy.

Unfortunately, this little fairy with such a strong classical aura was still holding onto that sword, though she didn’t dare hug it tightly anymore. The overall impression suddenly shifted to that of a young maid carrying a sword for a female warrior—utterly worthy of criticism.

The women began to gather around Wang Yihan, chattering away.

Bai Ruxiang and Xu Yanyan were no exception, explaining to Wang Yihan why they were here and what the current situation was.

Only then did Wang Yihan learn that the main force of Sin had left the Ruins and headed to the Xu Family Estate to clash with the various Families of Longyao City.

Meanwhile, the other five Families, who, like the Wang Family, were among the Six Great Families, had taken the opportunity to send covert units to infiltrate these Ruins upon receiving distress calls from Wang Family survivors, intending to disrupt Sin’s clearly malicious plans.

Hearing this, Wang Yihan felt both joy and worry.

She was glad that several great Families had sent people to these Ruins—she was no longer isolated and without support.

But she was worried about the outcome of the clash between Sin and the major forces of Longyao City.

“Those people are terrifying and incredibly powerful.”

Wang Yihan seemed to recall something, her eyes turning red.”They suddenly stormed into my family’s estate, capturing anyone they saw and killing those who resisted. The Wang Family’s upper-rank hunters joined forces to confront them, but were still effortlessly defeated.”

“They outnumbered us, had more upper-rank professionals, and even possessed a highly skilled sorcerer unit that continuously bombarded us from the rear with concentrated fire. It didn’t take long before the Wang Family Estate was set ablaze.”

“Father fought in rage against a man clad entirely in black, whom they addressed as ‘Lord Crow,’ but was completely outmatched.”

In other words, the Wang Family Head was defeated head-on by a powerful member of 『Sin』, rather than being subdued through their combined efforts.

What does this imply?

It implies that 『Sin』 possesses at least one Six-Star Professional, if not more.

Wang Yihan’s subsequent words fully confirmed this point.

“Initially, even though Father was no match for that ‘Lord Crow,’ he didn’t immediately fall and persisted in holding his ground.”

“Until… someone they referred to as the ‘Vice Captain’ made a move…”

Mentioning that person, Wang Yihan’s voice trembled with fear and panic.

“Vice Captain?”

Bai Ruxiang and Xu Yanyan also paled, their expressions shifting to one of alarm.

Su Ming could understand their reaction.

Because, as far as he knew, within 『Sin』—the largest underground mercenary organization—there were two Seven-Star Hunters.

One was the Commander of 『Sin』.

The other was the Vice Captain of 『Sin』.

These two were sworn brothers, born in the same Base City during their youth. Both shared similarly violent and cruel temperaments, and from a young age, they committed offenses that led to their expulsion from the Base City, forcing them to become Underground Professionals.

As a result, the two struggled and climbed their way up, eventually building 『Sin』 from scratch into a dominant force in the underground world. Both became Seven-Star Professionals, reaching the peak of the underground realm.

Given this, within 『Sin』, there is only one Commander and only one Vice Captain.

The two are not only sworn brothers but also inseparable right-hand men. Although they hold the titles of Commander and Vice Captain in 『Sin』, their statuses are essentially equal, and their strengths are comparable. The only distinction is that one of them, aside from his power, possesses considerable intellect, capable of managing a major organization. This led the other to willingly acknowledge him as the elder brother and the Commander of 『Sin』. Beyond that, they are nearly indistinguishable.

Now, everyone could confirm that the group secretly conducting mysterious rituals in Longyao City and persecuting the Wang Family were members of 『Sin』.

Thus, the individual revered by 『Sin』’s members as the Vice Captain could be none other than that one person.

“As soon as that person made a move, Father was immediately defeated,” Wang Yihan said, her voice shaking.

“Although Father was already in a severely injured and retired state, which is why he couldn’t defeat that Lord Crow, he still had the strength to resist him. But against that Vice Captain, Father stood no chance.”

There’s no need to elaborate on the difference in strength between a Six-Star Hunter and a Seven-Star Hunter.

A Six-Star Professional may be the pinnacle within Longyao City, but a Seven-Star Professional represents the apex among all Professionals—the highest rank in the world.

Coupled with Wang Xiao’s poor condition, his immediate defeat was understandable.By the way, the reason Wang Xiao was severely injured and went into seclusion was precisely because of the Huaming Campaign.

The Huaming Campaign claimed numerous casualties.

Among them, one Six-Star Professional was severely wounded and retired from public life.

That person who valued seclusion was none other than the Family Head of the Wang Family, the current mayor, Wang Yihan’s father—Wang Xiao.

As a founding hero of Longyao City and a king-like presence in this land, Wang Xiao led from the front during the Huaming Campaign, fighting at the forefront until he was critically wounded, ultimately announcing his retirement.

“What about your father then?”

Bai Ruxiang and Xu Yanyan had a foreboding feeling.

Sure enough…

“He died.”

Wang Yihan’s sorrowful words plunged the entire room into dead silence.

(End of Chapter)