Chapter 153: The Final Battle Ground is in Paris

The rain grew heavier and heavier. A few ribbons of bright red gradually mixed into the puddles flowing along the street, quickly transforming the water into the color of blood, which pooled into a long, bloody stream stretching all the way to the sewer openings.

Half an hour later, Zaqi and the members of the Holy Envoy Corps swaggered away, and after that, the Y6 stronghold fell completely silent.

At two in the morning, Lu Ye suddenly received a phone call.

Thinking it would be Zaqi, he was surprised to hear Ethan’s voice instead.

This made Lu Ye slightly perplexed. Could Zaqi's operation have had a flaw, leaving behind a survivor?

"Hello?"

"Special Envoy, our stronghold was attacked by the Holy Envoy Corps!"

Feigning panic, Lu Ye asked with a hurried tone, "What's the situation?"

Ethan replied, "I don't know how the news leaked, but several hundred people from the Holy Envoy Corps came and wiped out our stronghold. I took a knife to the chest and played dead among a pile of corpses, narrowly escaping with my life. Everyone else is gone."

Lu Ye suddenly understood.

Damn it, no wonder the Holy Envoy Corps couldn't beat Y6; Zaqi really had the nerves of steel!

"Ethan, tell me your location. I'm coming to save you."

"Special Envoy, I'm in the safehouse, in the underground garage at 166 Rue de l'Élysée."

"Alright, wait for me there. Ten minutes."

Fearing that he would wake up Su Qianqian, Lu Ye tiptoed out of bed, drove out alone, and braved the heavy rain to reach Rue de l'Élysée.

Number 166 was a small Western-style villa.

Lu Ye parked his car outside the courtyard wall, scaled it directly, and landed in the small garden inside.

The entrance to the underground garage was not inconspicuous; only a rolling shutter door separated Lu Ye from the inside. Lu Ye gently tapped on the door twice and whispered, "Ethan, it's me."

The rolling shutter door lifted a little over a meter, and Lu Ye quickly slid inside.

"Holy shit!"

Ethan's appearance gave him quite a fright!

A gleaming knife was still deeply embedded in his chest, yet Ethan acted as if he had only suffered a minor injury and could move around freely.

Ethan smiled bitterly, "Those people didn't expect my heart to be on the right side, so they didn't deliver a finishing blow."

So that was it!

Lu Ye raised his hand, gripped the hilt, and pulled the blade out. Instantly, a stream of crimson blood spurted from the wound.

Ethan was terrified. "Special Envoy, you..."

Boom!

Lu Ye abruptly slammed his fist directly into Ethan's wound, and the bleeding stopped instantly.

"This is called the 'Life-Saving Fist'."

"Ah? Oh! Thank you, Special Envoy."

Ethan patted his chest and realized to his astonishment that he was indeed completely fine.

Then he asked, "Special Envoy, what are our next arrangements?"

"Her Majesty has no time to spare for the situation in France, so matters here must be decided by you."

Lu Ye said, "Don't say that. Actually, I am carrying a secret mission entrusted by the Queen, and I cannot surface just yet."

"Everything in France will still be your responsibility. Take a rest tonight, and tomorrow go summon the other members to rendezvous with you and re-establish a stronghold."

"Paris is extremely important to us, and it must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Holy Envoy Corps."

Ethan had no doubts and nodded. "I understand."

"Well, let's not contact each other for a while. Once you've established a new stronghold, find a way to notify me."

"I'm leaving now."

"Goodbye, Special Envoy."

Since Ethan had miraculously survived, Lu Ye suddenly thought of using him as a scapegoat.

Y6's setback in Paris could be attributed to the poor execution and consequences of Ethan's actions.

That way, no one within Y6 would suspect that he and his mother were the ones pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Not to mention that doing this to Ethan wasn't particularly scrupulous; Lu Ye had already asked Liu Yiyi to thoroughly investigate this guy's background.

Ethan obtained intelligence through Y6's channels and privately sold it at low prices to other organizations. Countless innocent lives had been indirectly destroyed because of him, making him an international spy who truly deserved death.

Lu Ye felt not a shred of guilt in utilizing him.

***

Three days later.

Word came from Ethan.

He had rallied all Y6 members within France under his own name to reinforce Paris, establishing a new stronghold in a small suburban town called Broussais, gathering about six hundred people.

This was quite a considerable scale—twice the number of men under Zaqi's command.

Without delay, Lu Ye leaked the location to Zaqi. "Leader Zaqi, Y6 has gathered over six hundred people in the town of Broussais. Can you handle them?"

Zaqi laughed heartily. "Only six hundred people? Quite a few knights have returned to our Holy Envoy Corps these past few days, and we've already formed a thousand-man regiment. Do you think those mere six hundred people from Y6 can hold their ground?"

Lu Ye was momentarily stunned. This Holy Envoy Corps truly was an insect that refused to die even when torn apart.

After suffering consecutive defeats in Britain, they could still muster over a thousand men in Paris.

Putting everything else aside, their resilience was somewhat absurd.

That very afternoon, the town of Broussais fell. Y6's six hundred-odd people, including Ethan, were completely wiped out. This time, they weren't so lucky.

The news shocked Y6 headquarters, and the Queen was reportedly furious, placing all the blame squarely on Ethan.

Ethan's incompetence had given the Holy Envoy Corps an opening, causing massive casualties for Y6 and resulting in the complete loss of control over Paris.

However, Y6's main forces were bogged down in the quagmire of the British mainland and unable to break away to provide reinforcements. The Queen ordered the Special Envoy to be summoned to Paris, commanding him to single-handedly contend with the entire Holy Envoy Corps.

These tidbits of news were actually told to Lu Ye by Zaqi himself. That day, Zaqi was hosting a celebratory banquet at his estate, inviting Lu Ye, his military advisor, to drink red wine in the courtyard and discuss future trends.

It seemed Zaqi's intelligence sources still had some substance to them.

"Sir, I deliberately kept the main force of the Holy Envoy Corps pinned down in Britain while personally leading men to cause trouble here in France across the strait."

"It seems I made a wise choice."

"Y6's main force is bogged down by me in Britain. The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it is for them. By then, even various European nations will step out to clean up this pack of stinking spies."

Lu Ye smiled faintly and said, "Leader Zaqi, forgive my bluntness, but I'm afraid this isn't the best time to hold a celebratory banquet."

Zaqi asked in confusion, "Why? We don't have any opponents left!"

Lu Ye replied, "As you yourself said just now, Y6's Special Envoy has personally descended upon Paris to contend with the Holy Envoy Corps single-handedly."

Zaqi immediately threw his head back and roared with laughter, "Hahaha."

"Military Advisor, are you joking with me?"

"Just based on some so-called Special Envoy? Wanting to fight against us all by himself?"

Lu Ye nodded. "Indeed, he is entirely capable of wiping all of you out single-handedly."

Zaqi was taken aback. "What will he do?"

Lu Ye gave a light smile. "Just watch."

Boom, boom, boom!

A series of deafening explosions suddenly tore through the dilapidated main building of the estate, followed by mushroom clouds blooming into the air, with dust swirling everywhere.

More than half of the members of the Holy Envoy Corps had been gathered inside the house.

Clearly, in that fleeting instant, they had all been reduced to ashes!

Disheveled and covered in soot, Zaqi fled from the dust and ran frantically along the main road.

Thud!

Running blindly in panic, he crashed right into Lu Ye’s chest. Lu Ye had been drinking red wine with him just moments ago, but had somehow already flashed over to block his path.

Zaqi looked bewildered. "Military Advisor, what is the meaning of this?"

Lu Ye chuckled, "I told you a lie back then."

"Actually, I'm not from the Hongying Society; I am Y6's Special Envoy."

Zaqi was even more baffled. "How is that possible? You even helped me purge the Y6 members within France!"

"You can ponder that question slowly in your next life."

Swish!

A black dagger flashed across the air, and Zaqi was sent off to paradise, filled with utter confusion.

Dozens of Holy Envoy Corps members who had managed to scatter and escape from the estate were ambushed one by one by Lu Ye, who waited for them like a hare by a stump, eliminating them completely.

The ones who came to pick him up were old acquaintances, Wu Qing and Zhou Tao.

As soon as Lu Ye finished all the dirty work, they abruptly pulled up in an SUV.

"Brother Lu, long time no see."

Lu Ye complained, "Damn it, you guys arrived ages ago why didn't you come out earlier to help? Treating me like manual labor, huh?"

Wu Qing laughed heartily. "Old Zhou and I don't have your incredible skills. If we had popped out early, wouldn't we just be delivering our heads on a platter?"

Zhou Tao waved from the car, "Brother Lu, get in and we'll talk on the way."

On the drive back to the downtown area, Wu Qing said, "I've already reported the victory Brother Lu achieved here back to headquarters. A promotion and a raise are just around the corner."

"Cut the crap, Xiao Wu!"

"Let's be completely honest. What does the Queen plan to do next?"

Wu Qing stated, "Right now, both Y6 and the Holy Envoy Corps can be considered severely battered."

"This campaign has gradually become clear and reached its white-hot phase. The Queen is preparing to personally lead forces to transfer into France, and the decisive battle will break out right here in Paris."

"Old Zhou and I came ahead of time to cooperate with Brother Lu in setting up a trap beforehand, so that we can make Y6 and the Holy Envoy Corps destroy each other completely."

"When that time comes, the Queen will be able to force out the person standing behind them!"