Meanwhile, in the corner of the rooftop.

At this moment, the sniper dressed in camouflage equipment showed a hint of shock in his eyes after hearing no response through his communicator.

In just a few minutes, his other comrade went to check on Lu Yu's situation and suddenly lost contact.

This outcome instantly filled the sniper's heart with a sense of foreboding.

What exactly happened? Why would his comrade suddenly lose contact?

He and his comrade were elite snipers of the Shadow Martial Alliance, rigorously trained and battle-hardened, very skilled with strong adaptability.

But even with such experience, his comrade mysteriously lost contact when checking on Lu Yu, leaving this sniper at a loss.

Even if Lu Yu launched a sudden attack, his comrade, with his skills, should have been able to send a danger signal during the fight!

But from then until now, there's been no danger signal, not even a strange sound!

Besides his own breathing, the communicator on his mask was eerily silent!

What happened behind that wall that could cause his comrade to suddenly stop communicating?

For a moment, various conjectures flooded the sniper's mind.

These guesses, like a tidal wave, instantly engulfed the sniper, and a feeling of fear surged in his heart.

The Shadow Martial Alliance had sent out ten elite members for this mission; now, eight had died at Lu Yu's hands, and one comrade's life status was unknown.

This accumulation of information weighed like a mountain on his chest, making it difficult to breathe, and filling his heart with panic!

When alone, one's thoughts often become magnified many times over.

This sniper was experiencing just that.

Alone in a cramped corner, surrounded by silence, with a strange atmosphere in the air.

The sniper's fear was infinitely magnified in this eerie atmosphere, shattering the last bit of calm within him!

"No, I can't stay here!"

Amidst the chaos, the sniper muttered to himself, a resolve flashing in his eyes: "Staying here will only worsen the situation for me. I must find out what's happening behind that wall!"

Thinking of this, the sniper dropped the compound bow in his hand, grabbed an arrow fitted with a black hunting arrowhead, drew a black dagger from his waist, and, removing his camouflage equipment, cautiously walked toward the wall where Lu Yu was hiding.

At this moment, he walked steadily, trying to make no noise, holding the sharp arrow in one hand and the black dagger defensively across his chest, fully alert as he approached the wall!

One step... two steps...

The originally short distance to the wall felt endless to the sniper, and each step was taken with extreme care, as if treading on thin ice. As if what lay behind the wall was not Lu Yu, but a beast that devours without leaving a trace!

Minutes later, the sniper reached the edge of the wall, his heart full of tension and oppression.

He still didn't understand why this wall gave him such a tremendous sense of pressure!

Hiss!

Taking a deep breath, the man suddenly turned and charged into the wall, and upon seeing the scene before him, he was utterly shocked!

There lay his comrade, his neck pierced by an arrow, the blood oozing out had turned dark red, looking eerily enchanting on the ground, clearly dead for some time.

No wonder his comrade couldn't send any signal; with an arrow through the throat, making any sound was impossible!

Beside his fallen comrade was Lu Yu, leaning against the wall with his back to the sniper, seemingly lifeless!

"Mutual destruction?"

Seeing this scene, the sniper spoke, his voice tinged with disbelief.

The scenario obviously depicted Lu Yu launching a sudden attack, resulting in mutual destruction with the sniper's comrade!

Upon seeing this, disbelief flickered on the sniper's face, followed by a greedy smile.

With his comrade and Lu Yu both perished, he could now single-handedly bring Lu Yu back to the Shadow Martial Alliance and claim credit from Bernstein.

A reward meant for ten people would be his alone, thrilling him immensely!

Thinking of this, the smile on the man's face grew broader as he approached Lu Yu, slowly crouching down and gently placing his hand on Lu Yu's neck, intending to check if there was still a heartbeat.

However, just as his hand touched Lu Yu's neck, Lu Yu's seemingly motionless body suddenly jolted upright, his hand moving like lightning, gripping the sniper's neck, and with a surge of strength, lifted him off the ground!

Stillness followed by thunderous motion, this phrase perfectly described Lu Yu's actions!

"H-How is this possible!?"

Now lifted by Lu Yu with one hand, the sniper exclaimed in disbelief: "You weren't injured!?"

This sniper could hardly trust his eyes; Lu Yu, who should have been hit by his arrow, was not only uninjured but also exceptionally vigorous!

"Of course, I wasn't injured."

Hearing the sniper's words, Lu Yu smiled coldly: "Did you really think your slow-arrow could harm me? I faked an injury just to draw you two out, you fool!"

His words were full of ridicule and contempt, as if he were a hunter looking at a lamb about to be slaughtered, eyes filled with amusement.

Hearing this, the sniper's eyes filled with shock and disbelief; he never expected Lu Yu's previous appearance of being gravely injured to be an act.

Nor did he expect to fall so easily into such a simple trap set by Lu Yu!