Chapter 102: International Ranking Board
"Who is the Boss? And what Boss are you talking about?"
The air in Xing’s house crackled with unspoken tension.
"Are you stupid?! How many Bosses do we have?!" Xing’s voice, amplified by the phone’s speaker, lashed out at Phoenix.
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[Airport entrance.]
Phoenix stared, dumbfounded. "No... it can’t be. The Boss can’t be so young!" Her brow furrowed in disbelief. "But... we’ve met him. How can he be the Boss?"
Xing’s voice, now calmer but firm, echoed in Phoenix’s ear. "That is a fake appearance. I know it’s difficult to believe, but trust me... When I tried to hack into his location, the Boss’s signature appeared, stopping me cold. I even called him and confirmed. Christopher is our Boss!"
The weight of her travel bag seemed to vanish as Phoenix let it drop to the ground. She tilted her head back, gazing at the deepening twilight. "So... Christopher Valhalla is the Boss of the elites?" she murmured, her voice laced with a newfound understanding. Then, her gaze hardened, a chilling resolve settling in her eyes. "And Skull dare accept the bounty?!" Her grip tightened on the phone.
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[Xing’s house.]
"Well, the Skull doesn’t know anything about it..." Xing’s voice drifted to the phone. "I was about to deal with them, but he said no."