Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 462:

When Marissa mentioned it was something very important, Xander was all ears, eager not to miss a detail.

“The Skytop Mansion is cut off from the world, unreachable by any road from below,” Marissa explained. “The only way in is to parachute. It’s also heavily fortified. Attacking it with just us two would be a challenge; we’re going to need backup.”

“Absolutely!” Xander nodded vigorously. “Should I get us some bodyguards, Chief Instructor?”

Marissa burst into laughter. “What kind of bodyguards could you possibly bring in? Do you think any hired guns would outperform the elite trainees from Doomsday Base?”

Xander sheepishly shook his head. Doomsday Base was a legend in the global bodyguard industry. Its premier warriors, apart from King, Black Mallow, and Aelfric, were among the top trainees.

The guards Xander might recruit wouldn’t hold a candle to Doomsday’s best unless he somehow managed to engage loners like Black Snake and Lone Wolf. But such experts rarely, if ever, appeared on the open market.

Marissa gave him a look that said it all. “By the time you’ve secured bodyguards, Clarissa may have gotten wind of our plan to storm Skytop Mansion. If she moves the file bag, what will we have left to target?”

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“Chief Instructor, I strongly suggest we reconsider this idea! True, they were once the elite at Doomsday Base, but it seems they’ve lost their sharpness. Just a few days ago, I saw them looking utterly defeated and

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into this operation,

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they employed by Connor, earning

financial issues recently, leaving them without enough for food,” Marissa explained. “But no worries. I’ve

million?” Xander’s eyes widened with astonishment. His envy surged. Today, he had received 100 million as a reward for his excellent work, and he

certain that he was above the rest and that

sneer. “Chief Instructor, by giving them so much money for food, aren’t you worried they’ll eat themselves sick? It

“The 500 million is mainly to clear their debts and handle