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 are. You're

finished speaking, the man drew a gun equipped with a silencer from his waist and aimed it

range, he almost didn't need

However, Violeta moved faster.

mid-action, not even having time to pull the trigger before he felt

he saw a small utility

intense pain

You wouldn't want to make a mess here,

the gun behind her and glanced at

not to pull it out. You'll

ran up the

floor, she found only one

herself at the

door and

a table with six glasses on it. Violeta

looked at her in

from Hoiten, so she didn't worry about being

I'll get

am the Six you've

fell into stunned

"What?"

looked at each other, confused about

did this woman

Sinotian

you want?"

to cancel the black

hack into our Eye of Heaven. We will never forgive that," the man

smiled slightly. "That makes things simple. I've already sent this location to the Interpol inspector. In five minutes, this place will be locked onto