Hearing Karl's words, everyone present shivered instinctively.
If you can't have it, destroy it.
This was the logic and style of international conglomerates like Karl's.
Most importantly, Karl was not only targeting the Mirage Realm but also warning them!
Warning them that once they boarded this ship, they should not think of disembarking, or destruction would surely await them!
A brief silence fell over the scene, which was quickly followed by renewed liveliness.
What a joke, who would want to disembark after being able to board such a colossal ship!
They wished they could stay on the ship for a lifetime!
What these people didn't know was that they would soon regret this thought, even going so far as to betray and jump off this grand ship on the spot.
At the top of the banquet hall, three gilded dragon chairs were placed.
Karl and the other two sat on them, truly treating this place like a palace.
And the people below were both their lackeys and their subjects.
This feeling of absolute control and spoken decrees was something they found utterly intoxicating.
"Is Min Ziqiong finished for sure this time?"
"Not necessarily." The person from Baojie Group shook their head, but then let out a sneer. "But who cares?"
"That's right, Min Ziqiong might still have a chance to walk out of the police station, as the evidence isn't that substantial. However, the Mirage Realm is absolutely ruined, and Min Ziqiong's reputation can never be salvaged. Even if the police deem her innocent, we can still stir up public opinion, saying she used some connections to get off. In short, she'll be a rat in the street, with everyone yelling at her, and she'll never have a chance to make a comeback!"
"It's truly joyful to control others' destinies! It's a pity that Min Ziqiong originally had the chance to sit with us and control destinies together. But now she has become the one whose destiny is controlled."
Karl and the other two, like crocodiles shedding tears, feigned pity and sighed for Min Ziqiong.
"I think the Mirage Realm can still be salvaged. For example, it could be rebranded and ultimately become the 'Holy Water of Life' developed by our Eden Garden Laboratories. It would definitely gain widespread acclaim, right?"
The people from Eden Garden Laboratories were unwilling to give up.
"Then we'll split the shares equally and profit together. The two of you shouldn't object, right?"
Karl and the other exchanged glances. Facing such temptation, of course, they wouldn't object.
However, the formula for the Mirage Realm was solely in Min Ziqiong's hands. How could they obtain it?
Would they have to negotiate with Min Ziqiong again on this basis?
Based on their understanding of Min Ziqiong, she might not be willing to compromise!
Just as the three were fretting, the rolling shutter door at the entrance suddenly made a sound again.
However, this time the sound was clearly abnormal.
A normal sound would be a rumbling ascent, but this time there was only one sound.
After that one sound, there was silence.
And a bright light shone from the entrance, as if the rolling shutter had been opened!
"What's going on?"
Karl and the other two asked in surprise.
When did this door rise so quickly?
Completed in less than a second?
The three of them stood up and walked towards the entrance.
Only when they got closer did they discover with horror that the rolling shutter had not risen, but had been blasted open with a large hole in the middle!
No wonder it was completed in a second, and no wonder such a large beam of light could penetrate!
Through the large hole in the entrance, a silhouette could be vaguely seen standing against the light, their features unclear, only a hint of ancient-style attire and a dashing demeanor.
"Who?"
"Do we have any uninvited guests who were invited but haven't arrived?"
"They've all arrived! Our operation this time was supposed to be confidential, with very few people in the know. So there aren't many guests."
The three looked at each other.
The next second, they simultaneously realized something and rapidly retreated!
"Guards!"
Karl shouted first.
And following Karl's shout, the undead army that had previously destroyed Lind's machinery and abducted a large number of vagrants reappeared silently.
They exuded a cold, sinister aura of death, blocking the entrance.
Seeing this, the other guests realized something was wrong.
While retreating, they peered towards the entrance,
Wanting to see who was so foolhardy as to trespass in such a place.
It was clearly like a birthday star hanging himself – tired of living!
"It seems to be a young man, a new face, I've never seen him before."
"Hmm, his profile looks pretty good. A pity, he's about to become a dead man."
"Alas, fate is everything, and nothing is in one's control! Where else could he have wandered around, but to come here. Those three will definitely not let the secrets here be leaked, so they will inevitably make him shut up forever."
The guests chattered, all believing that Ying Chen had stumbled in by accident.
Only a few of the collaborators who had been rejected by Min Ziqiong looked at the figure at the entrance with a hint of doubt.
After a while, they suddenly exclaimed: "It's him!"
"He's not some passerby at all, he's Min Ziqiong's friend!"
"It was him who brought sufficient funds to Min Ziqiong, resolving her predicament. Otherwise, the Mirage Realm would have been ours long ago!"
"Lord Karl, for heaven's sake, don't let him go! Perhaps he holds the formula for the Mirage Realm!"
Facing the shouts of the collaborators, Karl, whose face had been gloomy, suddenly broke into a smile.
"There's a saying in China: 'You search high and low for something, only to find it when you least expect it.' Today, I've truly experienced the wisdom of this saying."
"I was just worrying about how to get my hands on the Mirage Realm, and you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"
"Will you hand it over willingly, or shall I cut your body into pieces and yet prevent you from dying, making you taste the ultimate suffering in the world, before you hand it over?"
The silhouette outside the door heard this, slowly turned, and revealed its face.
It was indeed Ying Chen!
*Crack!*
Ying Chen casually tore off a jagged corner of the rolling shutter and stepped inside.
His gaze swept over the undead army lined up at the entrance, as if he paid them no mind.
Instead, he looked directly at Karl and said, "Thank you. You've given me an idea for how to punish you later."
"However, I can't guarantee that you'll still be alive after I cut you into pieces. After all, you look too frail, your body already depleted by indulgence. In short, I'll try my best. If you happen to die on the nine hundred and ninety-ninth cut, please don't blame me."
Ying Chen said this with a serious expression.
It was as if he wasn't facing a life-or-death situation, but was discussing a patient's condition with Karl in the capacity of a chief surgeon.
Karl trembled with anger, his mouth twitching. "You don't know your place, you utterly have no idea of your place!"
"Since you're so eager to be dissected, I shall grant your wish!"
"Guards, apprehend him! Remember to go easy, don't kill him!"
As Karl's words fell, the undead army at the entrance moved at his command.
With a sinister and chilling aura, they slowly surged towards Ying Chen!