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As he thought, the towering Marshal's Terrace had already come into view.

He would soon arrive at the scene.

At last, with the help of a fellow servant in the car, Gu Hang adjusted his appearance to ensure there wasn't a single flaw.

However, just at that moment, Gu Hang's heart tightened, and a sudden palpitation swept over him.

He sensed immense danger; his Spiritual Essence was frantically warning him.

Instinctively, he wanted to deploy his Spiritual Energy Shield, however, the black stone bracelet on his wrist was suppressing his Psychic Powers.

But he did not hesitate for a moment.

Despite the potential trouble, he still summoned a small Subspace Rift.

He certainly chose to trust his spiritual intuition; no consequence could be severer than his own death.

Tearing open a Subspace Rift was difficult, especially since the Terra Imperial Palace was a place that strongly repelled Subspace Powers, and Gu Hang's psychic abilities were still being suppressed by the black stone bracelet.

But just a slight Subspace Rift was enough to enhance his strength slightly, allowing his already near-threshold Psychic Power to exceed the limits set by the black stone bracelet.

The black stone bracelet shattered, and the Spiritual Energy Shield unfolded around Gu Hang.

The next moment, the car window broke, and a bullet shot towards Gu Hang's head.

The bullet, intercepted by his Psychic Power, stopped less than three centimeters from his temple.

Using his Psychic Power, he gently moved the bullet in front of his eyes.

It was a bullet approximately the length of a palm, as thick as a thumb. The bullet head was made of some verdigris metal, and the tail was a complex mechanical device supporting a transparent tube filled with some green liquid.

Gu Hang had no doubt that if the bullet had hit him, he would undoubtedly be dead.

Indeed, this sniper bullet, coming from nowhere, put tremendous pressure on him.

This was no ordinary sniping. Freed from the black stone bracelet, blessed by Subspace Power, his Psychic Power suddenly reached Alpha-level. A regular sniper rifle could not possibly penetrate his defense.

A term flashed through Gu Hang's mind:

Assassin Court.

This was a mysterious organization Within the Empire, as its name implied, specialized in assassination. Their targets were mostly traitorous elements within the Empire; occasionally, they would assassinate Alien or chaotic leaders.

They operated in secrecy, and anyone Within the Empire, including the High Lords of Terra, could potentially drop dead at any time, with diverse manners of death. Whenever such incidents occurred, it likely meant the Assassin Court was at work.

The assassins of the Assassin Court, each possessing unique skills, had undergone extensive biological enhancements and, since they had "special permission to use any means or tools to complete tasks," they always had various advanced tech or Alien equipment at their disposal.

This bullet, and the gun that fired it, were very likely one of those, possessing strong penetration abilities against psychic defenses and physical armor, and contained a deadly poison.

Had Gu Hang's Psychic Power been slightly weaker, not reaching Alpha-level; had he hesitated initially because tearing open the Subspace would lead to uncontrollable consequences; had he doubted his spiritual warning for even a moment... he would have been dead.

However, the crisis was not completely over yet.

The driver of the Hover Car, in panic, stopped the car and attempted to land; the accompanying cars did the same.

But Gu Hang, now fully unleashed, could sense several powerful presences appearing on the ground. Moreover, another bullet was shot from afar.

This time, the bullet wasn't poisoned, but a High Explosive Bomb.

The bullet caused a violent explosion, blowing the armored Hover Car carrying Gu Hang into pieces in mid-air.

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6K!

Still owe 68k

Stayed up too late...