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Santino D'Antonio shook his head."I don't know."
"You don't need to know."
"But I heard you were looking for something like this, so I searched a second-hand platform and found a few for sale."
"Interesting, isn't it?"
John Wick felt a sense of relief that Santino didn't know the true purpose of the Dragon Balls, though he was surprised at how Santino had acquired them.
"John, can you tell me what this is?"
John's face was serious and expressionless as he asked:"Are you willing to use a blood oath in exchange for information about this?"
Santino was taken aback."John… are you joking?"
"I originally didn't want to bother you. I respect your retirement."
"But when you stepped into the Continental Hotel again, even signing a new blood oath, I thought you had returned."
John shook his head."That's a personal matter."
Ignoring John, Santino held the blood oath and said:"The Continental has two rules.""First, no killing inside the hotel.""Second, any blood oath must be fulfilled."
John nodded. Santino continued:"Anyone who delivers a blood oath may not attack its holder. The mission tied to the oath must be completed.""Refuse the mission, you die.""Run away, you die.""Kill the holder, you die.""Violators will be expelled from the Continental and hunted by the High Table."
Hearing this, John knew he could no longer refuse. He said:"Tell me what you want.""And I want you to hold that four-star Dragon Ball."
When Santino heard John agree, a smile spread across his face."So it's called the Four-Star Ball. No problem.""When you complete the mission, someone will give it to you."
Santino continued:"As for the mission, I need you to kill my sister."
John was taken aback."Why?"
Santino replied solemnly:"This high table can seat twelve people.""Camarilla, Mafia, Glory Society, the Chinese, Russians…""After my father died, he passed the seat to her.""She now represents the Camorra Mafia. I can't help but wonder—if I had taken her place, what could I have achieved?"
John clarified:"You want me to kill Gianna D'Antonio?"
Santino nodded:"I can't do it alone. She's my family, and I still love her."
At this moment, John fully realized the danger and complexity of the task."This is impossible," he said.
Santino continued:"She will be crowned as the leader of the Camorra in Rome. You will enter through the underground catacombs…"
John shook his head."It doesn't matter where she is."
John understood the difficulty. If he failed this mission, the Continental, even the entire High Table, would kill him. The odds were nearly the same as before—assassinating a High Table elder about to be crowned was extremely dangerous, and the four-star Dragon Ball he needed was in Santino's hands.
Santino looked at John."So I need a ghost… a ghost named John Wick. I need you to help me complete this. You will fulfill your blood oath, and I will give you the four-star Dragon Ball as a reward."
John stood up:"I accept the mission. Remember, give me those four-star balls."
Santino smiled, took a sip of coffee from the table, and left John's house.
Meanwhile
Smith Doyle now had two followers with him: Wesley, the Son of the Cross, and Fox. Of course, Pull was also with them.
Wesley had known Pull for a while, but he still stole the occasional glance, curious about him.
"God, what's our next mission?"
Smith Doyle thought for a moment and said:"Wesley, go find John Wick. I have something to tell him."
It was John's home address.
Wesley accepted the task and immediately drove to John's house.
Fox watched Wesley leave and asked:"Are you going to tell Wesley about the Dragon Balls?"
Smith nodded:"Not just Wesley—the entire senior leadership will know.""As I said, the Dragon Balls will become the Assassin Alliance's new sacred artifact."
Fox looked at Pull:"What should he do?"
Pull transformed himself into a blue cat-shaped helium balloon."I won't gossip outside and cause trouble for Master."
Fox's eyes widened in astonishment. Pull truly possessed incredible power.
"Now I have nothing to worry about," Smith shrugged. Pull's identity was still secret, but with the Dragon Ball wish, Smith believed his power would increase dramatically. Even if Pull's identity was later exposed, it wouldn't matter—after all, the early Marvel Universe wasn't particularly dangerous.
Soon, Wesley brought John Wick to the Assassin Alliance. Upon entering, they were surprised to find themselves inside a textile factory in New York.
"Oh my God, I've brought John Wick.""Mr. Smith."
John nodded at the two who greeted him."Want something to drink?"
"One whiskey, please," John replied.
Fox poured a glass of whiskey for John.
John took a sip and said:"Sir, I've found the second Dragon Ball."
Hearing that John had already located the second Dragon Ball, Smith asked:"Which one?"
"The Four-Star is currently in Santino D'Antonio's hands, but soon it will belong to me."
Wesley, sitting nearby, was a bit confused. He didn't know what Dragon Ball was, but since John was present, he didn't ask.
Having just seen the High Table's information, Fox asked:"Is it D'Antonio? The one who controls the Camorra?"
John nodded:"Yes. His sister is about to inherit a High Table seat. He came with the Dragon Ball and a blood oath, asking me to kill his sister."