Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 906: Chapter 489, Deadly Assassination_3

This situation is of no concern to the Imperial Guard.

What exactly does The Imperial Guard protect within the Terra Imperial Palace? No one knows, but it isn’t the High Lords, let alone ordinary Empire officials.

But who was responsible for turning the assassination against Gu Hang into a forceful killing?

The initial bullet did conform to the definition of an assassination. A sniper, hidden in the shadows, fired a silent and deadly bullet. If it had been successful, Gu Hang would have ended up like the countless Empire officials who had died within the Terra Imperial Palace that covered the entire Tibetan Plateau. Whatever storms the future would bring, it would no longer be the concern of the dead.

But that bullet did not succeed, nor did the second one that destroyed the entire limousine, neither did the four waiting experts.

The commotion was getting bigger and bigger.

A silent assassination can be ignored by the Imperial Guard, but explosions, earth-shattering bombardment gun fire, these cannot be ignored.

Moreover, there appeared such a strong, unrecorded Psychic Power reaction!

There are indeed Psychics within the Imperial Palace who do not wear the black stone bracelets. After all, there are some Psychic devices within the palace that require maintenance, especially the Star Language Tower Cluster and the Imperial Star Torch.

However, those who are legally permitted to employ Psychic Power within the Terra Imperial Palace have all been approved and registered.

And what’s happening now was definitely not on the register.

The Imperial Guard’s response was already very fast. It’s only been two minutes since the assassination attempt began. The Imperial Guard was nearly on the scene.

Should these Imperial Guard be trusted?

Gu Hang hesitated slightly, then turned into a bolt of lightning, heading towards the previous sniper’s position.

The target was also retreating, invoking all possible invisibility tactics. However, an enraged Gu Hang still managed to find him and again used his Spiritual Power to attempt to take control.

This time, he changed his approach. Controlling the body would trigger suicide, so what if he switched to a Soul Spike, aiming to knock out the assailant?

It still didn’t work.

The self-awareness mechanism had still kicked in.

Gu Hang could only regretfully bring the corpse back to the scene of the crime.

At this moment, three Imperial Guards arrived.

They were confronting Lacroix and the Glory Guards, loudly ordering them to lay down their weapons. Of course, Lacroix and the others would not disarm so easily, arguing about something.

Gu Hang quickly persuaded Lacroix to comply.

What are you resisting the Imperial Guard for?

Keep jabbering, and these gilded warriors won’t go easy on you.

With Gu Hang’s command, Lacroix and the others laid down their weapons.

However, the three Imperial Guards did not relax their guard. Their gaze was all fixed on Gu Hang.

They noticed the shattered black stone bracelet on Gu Hang’s wrist, appearing both astonished and wary.

Breaking free from the black stone bracelet was not something an A-grade Psychic on Gu Hang’s registration could do. In fact, not even S-grade, it had to be Alpha-level.

But, the Psychic Power of an Alpha-grade was something that humans cannot stable control; Alpha-grade Psychics were unstable entities.

Yet Gu Hang did not seem to show such signs.

At this moment, though the Spiritual Power on him seemed mighty, it had not reached the Alpha Level.

The Imperial Guards dared not be careless. The leader commanded Gu Hang, “Cease any attempt to resist and accept our investigation.”

“Of course,” Gu Hang complied readily, dissipating his Spiritual Power.

However, as the Imperial Guard took a step forward, Gu Hang also stepped back.

He spoke, “No offense intended, but I’ve just faced an assassination attempt. I won’t question why there was such a security breach within the Imperial Palace, but please forgive my caution. How can I be sure that you truly are the Imperial Guard and not impostors?”

“You have no right to resist.”

These golden warriors really had some nerve.

But Gu Hang didn’t intend to have a standoff.

“I will not violate your rules and will cooperate with your investigation. I have no intention to resist, but please consider my proposal: Let’s all wait here. With such commotion, the news must have spread. Once more people arrive, we should be able to clarify the whole situation.”

Speaking to this point, Gu Hang paused slightly, not intending to show complete weakness, revealing a bit of firmness, “Otherwise, I can only assume that you are in league with the assassins.”

The Imperial Guard indeed hesitated.

“Everyone stay put. Nobody leaves the scene!”

“Of course, I have no intention of leaving.”

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Afterward, Gu Hang, Lacroix, and a group of guards, along with the three Imperial Guards, were left staring at each other in silence, waiting.

The three Imperial Guards called for higher-level support, while Gu Hang didn’t need to do anything; the Marshal’s Terrace was so close that they must be aware of the incident here.

During the waiting, Gu Hang’s mind raced, contemplating the current situation and how it might evolve in the future.

Undoubtedly, this time Gu Hang had faced a lethal threat. The Assassin Court’s actions were fierce, fully orchestrated as if assassinating a controllable Alpha-class Psychic.

This was an outrageous arrangement already; openly Gu Hang’s Psychic strength was grade A. Although, with a bit more intelligence, knowing his feats in the Dragonhawk Star Domain, they would know he’s more than A. But at most they could guess he was S, or S+, not more.

Alpha-grade Psychics are uncontrollable; that’s an iron law.

Yet the Assassin Court still acted as if treating Gu Hang as an Alpha-grade, which could be called overly cautious.

If Gu Hang were a regular Alpha-grade, he would have died under the third wave of anti-magic web and thermal melting combination.

Was this the Assassin Court’s limit?

Obviously not. If they wanted, they could organize many similar actions, even more threatening ones. Could Gu Hang withstand them once or twice, could he stand up to countless assassinations by the Assassin Court?

Impossible.

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Goodnight…