He had never imagined that the tiny Dragon City they had set their eyes on would house such an expert. His mind immediately drifted to the demon suppression office before he quickly shook his head.

While he knew only such a place held experts of that level inside Dragon City, it was nigh impossible for any of them to attack someone without proof of demon collusion. Otherwise, the entire organization’s core mission would be meaningless.

But after thinking a little longer, he finally understood why Kevin had died so easily.

In a battle between experts, life and death could be decided in an instant. This fact became even more terrifying when the opponent was of a higher cultivation realm.

"Mira, notify the cultivators below immediately. I don’t care what methods they use; they must find this person! Also, place a bounty of 20,000 Gold on the man’s head. Those who can provide clues leading to him can earn a reward of 100 to 500 Gold! We need to show everyone that any cultivator who dares strike against Wolf Fang and use us as a stepping stone will only find death!" Broken Sword commanded.

This assassination was a serious matter. It was the first time Wolf Fang had suffered such a loss from an assassin outside the infamous Assassin Guild. If they failed to display their strength properly, they would only become a laughingstock for other low and mid-tier guilds.

As for how he knew the assassin wasn’t one of that guild? Simple. The Assassin Guild would always leave its symbol behind, and everyone knew their methods, so nobody could argue whether it was them or not whenever an assassination occurred.

Hearing Broken Sword’s orders, Mira was shocked.

Twenty thousand Gold was no small amount. With this much money, they could easily hire a top-class expert at the peak of the Qi Acupoint Realm from the Assassin Guild.

However, Mira also understood that it would not be easy to deal with Kevin’s killer.

It would have been a different story if the other party had revealed their identity. The crucial issue was that the other party had not done so. As a result, they had to rely on his class and temperament to locate him. However, how large was the sanctuary? Just how many cultivators did Earth have?

Moreover, the sanctuary was somewhat different from Earth. Cultivators here had a much easier time vanishing. After all, the entire city on Earth was covered with cameras and other high-tech detectors for cultivators, making it almost impossible for anyone to hide. Meanwhile, such things had yet to fully develop in the sanctuary due to the constant clashes with other races, especially demons.

Furthermore, even if they investigated the motive behind Kevin’s assassination, finding the killer would not become any easier.

It would be simple if that person had only killed Kevin out of revenge or for a bounty. However, what if the cultivator had done so to gain fame and prove his strength? 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

There were countless cultivators in the sanctuary daring enough to do such a thing.

This would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Such incidents occurred every day. Some people used Guilds to become famous, while others used well-known experts to gain recognition. It was typical for cultivators to use low and mid-tier Guild experts as stepping stones. Moreover, such incidents had happened many times in the past. Among them, the most famous case involved Shadow from the Assassin Guild.

Shadow had used the upper echelons of several mid-tier guilds to build his fame. Although those Mid-Tier Guilds had tried to retaliate, they were all helpless against the man. Aside from Shadow’s personal strength, he also possessed extremely powerful backing. In the end, the various Mid-Tier Guilds had been forced to compromise.

However, unlike Kevin’s killer, Shadow had not hidden his identity. Hence, the only way they could possibly locate this killer was by offering an astronomical bounty.

Shortly after, news regarding the bounty Wolf Fang had announced spread throughout the sanctuary.

The bounty of 20,000 Gold stupefied everyone.

The previous top demonic cultivators on Dragon City’s bounty list had only been worth 8,000 Gold. This was, by far, a new record in this part of the sanctuary.

"Wolf Fang is insane! That’s 20,000 Gold they’re talking about! If I had that much money, I wouldn’t have to work for the rest of my life."

"This is too cool! If a low-tier guild placed a 20,000 Gold bounty on me, I could die with pride."

"But why isn’t there a mention of the target’s name?"

"Silver fire burns in both of his eyes. He also has a chilling aura about him. Why don’t we call him Shadow Flame?"

"Shadow Flame? That sounds fitting. A chilling aura and silver eyes. I can already picture him with that name."

After the bounty went public, it became the main topic among cultivators throughout the sanctuary. Many also started idolizing Moon. For countless cultivators, both Kevin’s strength and background were unattainable heights. Yet now, a mysterious expert in the Acupoint Realm had slain a powerful existence like Kevin.

If it had only been a regular member of a low-tier guild, nobody would have cared. But Kevin wasn’t just any member. He was a Team Leader and someone with genuine potential to become one of Wolf Fang’s core elders, holding immense authority in Dragon City.

Moreover, as everyone found the nickname Shadow Flame fitting for the image Wolf Fang had published of Moon, the nickname spread like wildfire.

As a result, another top-tier assassin had emerged within Dragon City and the surrounding sanctuary cities.

His name was Shadow Flame.

However, Moon, the culprit behind the incident, remained completely unaware of this. He had long since returned to the Immortal Pavilion in the Outer City and was carefully examining the contents stored inside Kevin’s ring.

He felt rather greedy for a moment and was about to make use of the items Kevin left behind, but as he recalled that he was still inside the mission and the Emblem that seemingly recorded everything, he controlled his impulses.