Chapter 461: Chapter 457 Mutation Chapter 461: Chapter 457 Mutation Amidst laughter and chatter, Tom drove the car off the airport highway and onto a country road. As the scenery on both sides grew increasingly desolate with more farmland and fewer places to hide, the three SUVs trailing them had nowhere to hide.

The three SUVs didn’t bother to conceal themselves anymore and just followed blatantly, clearly knowing that they had already been exposed.

So they stopped pretending and laid all cards on the table.

We’re following you. Got a problem?

If you’ve got the guts, pull over and let’s settle this?

Fang Xiaocao turned his head to take a look, curling his lips into a cold smile.

“They really aren’t afraid of dying,”
Fang Xiaocao mocked.

“Fools,”
Unhappy agreed.

However, Unhappy’s eyes were fixed on Taotie, sitting in the front passenger seat,
which made Taotie inexplicably furious.

He felt a strong urge to drag Unhappy out of the car and beat him up.

Fang Xiaocao looked around through the car window. Seeing the desolate landscape with only farmland and no sign of human habitation, he nodded satisfactorily, “The scenery here is nice, perfect for killing someone and burying the body. Tom, park the car.”

Upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, Tom nodded and replied, “Alright.”

Tom turned the steering wheel and parked the car by the roadside,
sticking his hand out the window and giving a thumbs-down in a highly provocative gesture.

Screech–
The next second!

There was the sound of tires screeching on the road from behind Tom’s car.

The three SUVs stopped simultaneously.

The doors of the three SUVs opened, and four men clad in black emerged from each vehicle.

These twelve men all exuded a menacing aura, clearly indicating they were troublemakers.

Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao raised an eyebrow.

“Let’s go and meet them,”
Fang Xiaocao said cheerfully.

Fang Xiaocao’s insight had improved as well.

He could naturally see that all twelve of them were experts.

The weakest among them were First-Class Experts.

Most of them were top-tier.

And they weren’t wearing Pawnshop uniforms.

Clearly, they weren’t shopkeepers from the Pawnshop.

“They must be from the Blacklist,”
Fang Xiaocao muttered as he opened the car door, stepping out to face the twelve approaching men.

“Blacklist?”

Fang Xiaocao asked with a smile.

“Since you recognize us, why not surrender and come with us back to the Blacklist?”

The leading man, a big burly guy, sneered.

At that moment, the car door on the driver’s side opened.

Both Tom and Taotie got out.

“You little brats, rebelling against the heavens?”

“Dare to bark at Old Man’s Princess Your Highness?”

Before Tom could speak, Taotie was already clenching his fists and cursing with a vicious grin.

“Boss, Boss…”
The twelve men were stunned when they saw Taotie.

The lead man was clearly tense.

“Heh, you still recognize me?”

Taotie said with a cold laugh.

“Boss, you can go.”

“We’ll pretend we haven’t seen you.”

“Our task is Fang Xiaocao, don’t make it difficult for us, the guys really don’t want to fight you.”

The leading big guy took a deep breath.

And spoke with a helpless expression.

“Fool, you know them?”

Fang Xiaocao asked in surprise.

Surprised that the Blacklist’s assassins sent after him knew Taotie.

Taotie nodded, “I know them.”

“These little punks were all trained by me at Blacklist. After graduation, they formed a code-named squad, with the leader called Ying Zhao.”

Saying that, Taotie glared coldly at the opposite side.

“Stop spouting nonsense, you know I haven’t feared you for a day. If you don’t want to die, better scram before I change my mind. Otherwise, you know very well how ruthless I can be.”

Taotie amazingly didn’t act immediately but gave them a chance to escape instead.

“Boss, you know how Blacklist’s internal reward and punishment system works better than we do. We appreciate your kindness, but let’s each serve our masters and rely on our own skills.”

Ying Zhao said helplessly.

“Hahaha…”
“Ying Zhao, you’ve improved.”

“I’m quite pleased.”

Taotie nodded approvingly.

“But opposing me means you’ve reached the end of that improvement.”

Taotie said coldly.

“Not necessarily,”
Before Taotie could finish speaking, Fang Xiaocao interjected.

“Taotie, are these people of any use?”

Fang Xiaocao smiled, looking over Ying Zhao and the others.

“Princess Your Highness wants to recruit them?”

Taotie asked, surprised.

“Why not?”

Fang Xiaocao replied.

“That would be great. This kid Ying Zhao really gets along with me well. Princess Your Highness, please wait a moment, I’ll knock them all out for you.”

Taotie chuckled, rubbing his hands.

Fang Xiaocao and Taotie’s conversation left Ying Zhao and the twelve looking bewildered.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly at the baffled Ying Zhao and the others, “No need, I’ll do it myself.”

With that, Fang Xiaocao pulled out the Blood Jade Ring, smiling as he walked towards Ying Zhao and the twelve.

Seeing Fang Xiaocao’s actions, Ying Zhao and the twelve quickly became alert and prepared to strike at any moment.

Fang Xiaocao shrugged it off, beckoning with a finger at Ying Zhao and the others, “Hey, handsome, see anything on my face?”

Compelled by his words, Ying Zhao and the twelve instinctively looked at Fang Xiaocao’s face.

At the same time, Fang Xiaocao activated hypnotism, his eyes turning into dark abysses instantly.

In the moment Ying Zhao and the others made eye contact with Fang Xiaocao, they all fell into a dazed state.

Fang Xiaocao raised the Blood Jade Ring to his forehead to enhance the hypnosis effect.

The Blood Jade Ring was worth its weight in gold, enhancing the effect immensely.

Originally struggling, Ying Zhao and the others instantly went into standby mode.

Their eyes were empty and fixed, staring straight at Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly, approaching Ying Zhao and the others with the Blood Jade Ring in hand.

He planned to use the Blood Jade Ring to completely hypnotize them, turning them into thinking beings.

Afterwards, he would leave them under Taotie’s command.

But the next second!

An abrupt change occurred.

Just as Fang Xiaocao was less than two meters away from Ying Zhao…
Suddenly!

Bang–
A muffled sound rang out.

Ying Zhao’s head unexpectedly exploded right before Fang Xiaocao’s eyes.

Red and white matter splattered everywhere, even Fang Xiaocao couldn’t escape, getting covered in filth.

Thud–
Ying Zhao’s headless body fell to the ground.

“Oh my…”

Watching a human head explode right before his eyes, Fang Xiaocao was frightened and gasped, stepping back repeatedly.

Tom and Taotie were also shocked.

They darted forward to protect Fang Xiaocao,
shielding him between them with their bodies.

“Old Tom, is it a sniper?”

Taotie asked, remaining highly vigilant.

His sharp eyes quickly scanning the surroundings.

Searching for the sniper’s position.

“Doesn’t seem like it!”

“The scene of the head explosion just now felt unnatural, likely it was something exploding inside his brain.”

Tom said with a heavy expression.

“It just blew up?”

Taotie asked, puzzled.

Initially