Under the cover of night.
The sound of gunfire at the Purple Garden Pavilion had started abruptly and showed no signs of stopping.
It did not stop until a dozen armed members from Central Continent who had invaded Lin Fei and Mu Shanshan's villa faced fierce resistance from two members of Thorny Rose as they ascended the stairs.
Only then did the gunfire briefly pause.
But that was all; it was merely a brief pause.
Subsequently, a sniper, known as Night Owl and leader of those dozen armed members from Central Continent, had injured the leader of the eight Thorny Rose members who were defending Mu Shanshan, the icy businesswoman, in Lin Fei's bedroom.
The gunmen, stationed on the first floor of the villa, then once again charged towards the second floor!
Relying on their superior numbers, these members from Central Continent, eager to abduct the icy businesswoman, managed at one point to reach the top of the stairs.
