Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 226 The Ultimate Gambit

As Violeta spoke, her gaze swept around the room, spotting a staircase on the right leading to the second floor. "They're upstairs, aren't they?" she asked.

The man froze, his eyes losing their previous dismissiveness. Now he was scrutinising her, his hand moving subtly towards an alarm button under the table. At the slightest hint of trouble, he would alert the people upstairs.

"Who exactly are you?!"

"No need to be so tense."

The black market's vast information network was controlled by five people.

They were spread across the globe and only met once every two years.

The data they held maintained a delicate balance of power worldwide. Their separation ensured they couldn't all be captured at once.

The server for the Eye of Heaven information database was secured with three keys.

Every two years, these keys were handed over to the next set of guardians, with the five taking turns safeguarding them.

Today was the day they met to transfer the keys.

The location of this meeting was highly confidential, never to be leaked.

Who exactly was this woman?

She didn't seem like a regular bar patron.

Violeta tapped her fingers on the table, her tone intriguing. "Why don't you take a guess at who I am?"

The man's internal alarm bells rang loudly, and his gaze towards Violeta turned murderous.

don't care who you

gun equipped with a silencer from his waist and aimed it

he almost didn't need to aim to

However, Violeta moved faster.

to pull the trigger before he

saw a small utility knife blade embedded

wave of intense pain

don't pull it out, or you'll start bleeding everywhere. You wouldn't want to make a mess here, would

gun behind her and glanced at her

heading upstairs. I advise you not to

up the

floor, she

herself at the door, "Hello everyone,

the door

seated around a table with six glasses on it. Violeta scanned the room

five middle-aged men looked at her in shock

was a local from Hoiten, so she didn't worry

time is short, so I'll get

the Six

room fell

"What?"

at each other,

did this

one man who understood Sinotian was visibly shocked by Violeta's

do you want?" he

to cancel the

into our Eye of Heaven. We will never

five minutes, this place