After two crisp sounds, Barry remained unscathed, while the two assassins stumbled backward repeatedly.

"No need to worry, Master Kui! I am not that fragile yet!" the old steward Barry declared loudly from over there.

"As expected, while nobles rarely undergo modifications that harm their foundation just for quickly boosting combat power, stewards and the like have certainly undergone them..."

"Otherwise, the A-06 commission's level wouldn't be so high that those brokers outside specifically listed it separately."

"It must be because assassinating Barry is inherently not an easy task, so the assassins' skill level would also be very high. And judging from the bodyguards' attitudes and his ability to instantly hide just now, the difficulty in assassinating this steward definitely isn't that he's well-protected, but that his own strength is formidable." Lin Yu analyzed calmly, making Old Zheng suddenly realize.

"Is that why you didn't make a move?"

"Not exactly. The most important thing is that the steward himself wasn't very flustered, so why should I panic?" Lin Yu replied nonchalantly.

Just now, when everyone's attention was focused on those two assassins, Lin Yu had also glanced at Barry's reaction.

His reaction... was extremely calm!

He also seemed to have anticipated the assassins would strike at this moment.

Being able to serve as the steward for an heir of the Saint-Land family, and even maintaining a high position after switching from serving another heir young master, this steward Barry must possess considerable exceptional qualities.

Seeing the two assassins charging toward him, Barry did not retreat or hide.

He did only one thing: slightly bending his knees to stabilize his stance, then fixing his gaze on the two assassins about to attack him.

Clearly...

This old steward was confident he could handle the two assailants.

The two assassins' first round of attacks being blocked had already greatly diminished their momentum.

However, the two assassins still charged forward fearlessly.

"Clang—"

This time, Barry directly grabbed the two blades slashing toward him.

The old steward snorted coldly and spoke, "The Pioneer Corps' blades and combat techniques... I'm afraid you two hold no low rank in the Pioneer Corps, both at team leader level."

"A pity. I already underwent experimental-grade 'Green Iron' and 'Stone Scale' fusion implants last year. With just the two of you, you still can't harm me now!"

The two assassins disguised as bodyguards paid no heed, their blades swinging even faster.

Skillful, extreme blade techniques born for the pursuit of killing efficiency slashed out in an unbroken stream, but Barry, relying on the hardness of his two arms, forcefully blocked all the attacks outside.

After several rounds of lightning-fast exchanges, the balance was about to be broken again!

Because those bodyguards who had been knocked back were about to return to rescue the situation.

Sheng Lan Kui shouted excitedly, "Well done, Barry! Capture them alive!"

"I want to see who is so bold as to dare assassinate you right in front of me!"

And the moment Sheng Lan Kui spoke...

"Bzzz—!"

The buzzing sound rang out again, causing those bodyguards to slow their actions slightly once more.

Even Barry was slightly affected, nearly getting his chest slashed by a blade.

"Damn it..."

Although Barry ultimately managed to block that slash, his rhythm had already been disrupted.

Most importantly, the buzzing sound ringing out again had already confirmed...

There was a third person on the field.

Where was he?

"Old Zheng, you didn't find them all," Lin Yu said, making Old Zheng feel quite embarrassed, yet also a bit unconvinced.

"I felt there should be more... damn it! But in a place like the Wasteland world, where soul research is only superficial, someone who can evade my perception still exists. They definitely aren't in this restaurant... they must be beyond my maximum perception range!"

And moments after the buzzing sound rang out, the final person finally appeared!

"Crack—"

The glass of the floor-to-ceiling window and the skylight made faint shattering sounds.

Dense cracks spread like ice cracking during a thaw, instantly covering all areas, forming a terrifying spiderweb.

And at the very center of that web, a black figure landed lightly at the exact center of the ceiling.

This was the hidden third assassin!

Simultaneously, this was also the real "killing move" of this assassination.

Barry held his breath.

"Hmph, now this is more like it," he muttered. "Thinking of assassinating me without a 'Legendary' mercenary?"

The iron color on Barry's arms began to spread across his entire body, even his face taking on a bluish-iron hue.

He had undergone modifications from the Universal General Chamber of Commerce.

The three major corporations each mastered different technologies. Although they converged on the same goal, their essence being extensions of their respective core alchemies, their characteristics were completely different.

The characteristic of Truth Corporation's "Emotional Energy" was generating vast amounts of energy from nothing. Therefore, most of their experts relied on utilizing the continuously generated emotions to drive corresponding external components and equipment.

The characteristic of Divine Power Group's "Life Conversion" was the free manipulation of life energy. So, those undergoing Divine Power Group's modifications mostly possessed formidable overall physical qualities and explosive power. Moreover, the high metabolism brought by powerful vitality allowed for further bursts in combat by ingesting or injecting various refined biological potions.

The characteristic of Universal General Chamber of Commerce's "Fusion Implants" was directly activating various lifeless materials and implanting them into the human body. The feature of this type of modification was... extremity.

Experts created by the Universal General Chamber of Commerce often pushed the enhancement of one particular aspect to the extreme and built subsequent minor modifications around that point.

The fourth-generation "Active Metal Electrode" modification Lin Yu had seen on Bone Spur previously enhanced neural reaction speed, which made Bone Spur's speed surpass ordinary people and even modified individuals from the other two corporations. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

As for this steward, he had clearly enhanced his own "hardness"!

At this moment, his entire body had turned iron-colored, looking as if he had changed race.

When the two assassins' blades slashed at the steward again, he no longer dodged.

"Ding!"

The blades striking his vital points were directly deflected.

However, this move also seemed to place considerable burden on Barry. His breathing became much heavier, and his eyes turned blood-red.

The unknown expert standing on the ceiling watched quietly as he completed his transformation.

Then...

"Crash!"

The glass beneath his feet shattered, the fragments falling like a rain of blades.

"Protect the Young Mistress!"

"Protect the Young Master!"

The bodyguards shouted urgently, raising their shields high.

Lin Yu shrank his body further into the shadow under the table.

Old Zheng spoke gravely, "This guy is probably a master... can the old steward still hold on?"

Lin Yu shook his head. "He probably can't hold on anymore... So, we need to be prepared to make a move."

He said softly, surprising Old Zheng.

"You really plan to make a move? I thought earlier you were just going to watch that steward get beaten to death!"

"What's the rush? He hasn't been beaten to death yet, has he? If we had gone out earlier, maybe this guy would have just run away."