At this moment, in a futuristic conference room, twelve people sat around a round table. Some were physically present, while others participated via projection.
Each person's expression varied: some smiled, some were expressionless, and some wore a hint of sarcasm.
Directly in front of the U-shaped table, at its outermost point, information about a person and some of his combat footage were being projected.
The projected information next to him showed John Wick. Although he had retired, he had been quite active recently, thanks to his good apprentice.
Therefore, the High Table had once again noticed him, this top assassin who had already retired from the High Table.
"Are you sure we need him? Has my High Table run out of people?"
A young man below frowned and asked, clearly not very pleased with the current proposal.
"No matter how powerful he is, he is still just one person, and an old one at that," another elder also expressed his skepticism. "And this time, it is very important to us."
Giana, sitting on the far left, directly expressed her dissatisfaction. "Having an assassin who has already retired from the High Table work for the High Table again, and on such a dangerous matter, doesn't seem appropriate, does it?"
This meeting was called very suddenly; even Giana hadn't expected a meeting to be convened over this matter. But this matter was very important to the High Table.
"But now, the only one we can put forward and readily discard is him," said a man with a bandana and a full beard.
"Giana, we know you and John are old acquaintances, but now is not the time to consider your personal relationship," said an elder in a black headscarf, whose holographic projection sat at the head of the table.
He continued slowly, "This ranking competition is extremely important, as it involves the ranking of global assassin organizations, so someone must step forward."
As one of the top three assassin organizations globally, the High Table's strength was naturally beyond doubt. But whoever came in first would be able to allocate more resources, which was extremely important to the High Table.
The problem was that each such ranking battle caused major assassin organizations to lose many experts, so they were always very cautious.
Rankings were important, but those assassins were also resources for the assassin organizations, and important strategic resources at that.
Every loss was unbearable for an assassin organization; for them, assassins were their private property.
"Retired? So what? Even before he retired, he was an assassin of my High Table. It is only right for him to contribute to my High Table again."
Another person sneered, but it was clear they had already reached a consensus on whether to use John.
Giana could only sigh inwardly. Although she wanted to help John, the course of events was not under her control.
"I think not only John should go, but his apprentice, Night Owl, should also go."
Another person named Akeni also spoke, "Just John alone going to the ranking competition might not be enough, as he is already old. But if his apprentice is added, I think it would be just right."
Akeni's proposal was well-reasoned, and several High Table members nodded in agreement.
"Why? He is only a three-star Bronze-level assassin. Sending him now would only burden John and directly affect the results of the ranking competition."
Giana immediately objected. If the concern was that John wouldn't go, kidnapping Johnny might be a plausible reason. But the problem was sending his apprentice too. With that guy's current strength, it would be good if he didn't hold them back.
"Hold back? I remember his apprentice is quite capable, having completed several high-difficulty missions consecutively. I believe he can handle it."
Akeni was dismissive, and he was actively pushing for this matter.
Looking at Akeni's eyes, Giana suddenly understood why he was doing this: because she had encroached on his territory and given him no room for argument. He was now retaliating against her.
He knew her relationship with John was good, which was why he insisted on John's participation and also wanted to drag his apprentice, Johnny, into it.
He, of course, knew that Johnny's strength was far inferior to John's, but he deliberately wanted to do this, and his motive was already too obvious.
"Akeni, if it's because I took over your territory, you can just come to me directly. There's no need to use this method."
Giana also had a fiery temper. At this point, if she continued to endure, it would not be in line with her character.
"I'm not targeting you. I'm just discussing the matter at hand. Don't you think Night Owl is already qualified?"
Akeni shrugged, feigning an expression that suggested he was also acting for the good of the High Table.
"Alright, then it's decided. Besides John, his apprentice Night Owl must also participate."
The Elder directly finalized the plan, "So, the participants for this ranking will be Night Demon John Wick, Night Owl Johnny, Ghost Wolf Magrasov, Witch Lissandra, and Little Devil Peter Dinklage. Send out the notification. These five people."
The Elder finalized the last five candidates and then left the remote meeting.
Giana glared at Akeni after standing up, her voice filled with coldness, "I hope you won't regret your actions."
Facing Giana's threat, Akeni was completely unfazed. There was an agreement among High Table core members not to harm each other.
"What do I have to regret? I was just discussing the matter at hand."
Akeni didn't care at all what he had done, but Giana said nothing more and turned to leave.
Before leaving, Giana also dropped a line, "I hope you know Night Owl's habits."
Regardless of whether Akeni understood, she had already left. The remaining High Table members also whispered among themselves and left together.
Soon, the conference room was empty, with only John Wick's data still being projected.
At this moment, Johnny, who was lying at home somewhat distracted, received a message, and it came from the High Table Assassin APP.
"Notification: You have been selected as a participant for the Global Assassin Organization Ranking Competition. Your participant number is No.39. Specific information will be sent to you via email. Please check."
Johnny was first stunned when he saw this message, suspecting it was a scam, but upon checking, it was indeed from the official High Table Assassin APP.
But he hadn't signed up for anything, nor had he participated in any ranking competition. What was going on?
The next second, his phone prompted him that he had received an email. He clicked directly into it. The email's icon was the High Table's logo.
"Global Assassin Organization Ranking Competition Invitation"
When he saw this email, Johnny was very surprised. So official?
However, he also noticed a few words on it: "Assassin Organization," which meant he was representing the High Table in this so-called Assassin Organization Ranking Competition?
Damn it!
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