The overwhelming stench of blood, accompanied by an intense murderous intent that even made Yang Lie shudder, poured out into the small space of the bathroom.

All the guests who left early were dead, dead in this filthy place.

Perhaps the killer thought this group of people didn't deserve to die in a clean place, so specifically brought them here and slaughtered them one by one.

It must be said, the killer is indeed a very "creative" person.

She gave each guest a completely different way to die.

Some were forcefully smashed to death, others were cleanly decapitated, and some had their hearts pierced, kneeling in a "begging" posture.

Quite "artistic."

But at this moment, Yang Lie couldn't feel so many emotions.

There was only fear in his heart, and a numb, powerlessness-like feeling.

Today's banquet attendees were either wealthy or noble.

Though not too noble to affect the entire Nest City's structure, they were still considered mid-level leaders of various major forces.

Such people died inexplicably on his turf, how could he escape being held accountable?

It can be said, the connections he accumulated over the years, the well-planned situation he managed, all were completely destroyed in this instant.

The commercial disputes within Nest City have always been very intense.

From manipulating public opinion to belittling opponents in online news, to framing incrimination or even poisoning and assassination, were all within Yang Lie's expectations.

He had already made preparations accordingly, killing one or two people could still be easily dealt with.

But who would have thought... the guests Yang Lie invited were slaughtered so many in one night, and in such a bizarre manner?

"It's targeted at me, it's definitely coming at me!"

The brutal scene made Yang Lie swallow, cold sweat "whoosh" came out, soaking his back.

"But why did the person do it so drastically? What did I do to offend him to warrant such a vicious hand..."

"Damn it... damn it!"

He could no longer maintain the calmness on his face, his handsome and kind demeanor slowly turned gloomy, twisted in unease, fear, and anger.

"But if it's directed at me? Then why slaughter unrelated people rather than directly use a ploy to lure me out?"

"Could it be, from the beginning that guy's aim was at all of us, just putting me last..."

Yang Lie gritted his teeth, leaning against the wall, trying his best to concentrate and barely managed to think.

"Exterminate completely... exterminate completely..."

"Wait...?!"

Suddenly, Yang Lie's expression froze, seemingly realizing some major issue.

"If he's going to exterminate completely, and leave me for last, then when I'm attracted here by him, his next target is... the hall...?"

"Not good!"

Yang Lie's face changed dramatically, ignoring the corpses all over the ground, he ran out of the bathroom without looking back, directly slammed open the conference hall door at the fastest speed...

A slight hope lingered in his heart, hoping his guess was wrong.

However, when the conference hall was completely displayed before him, this ridiculous hope was utterly crushed.

...

Silence.

Not a sound from a crow.

Earlier, when Yang Lie left the hall, it was already very quiet here.

The guests were either gone or drunk, lying on the table snoring, certainly not talking loudly.

But quiet is not equivalent to silence.

There were no voices, but people could still snore and breathe.

Yet now...

Besides the sound of the wind and the "pat" of viscous liquid dripping onto the red carpet, there was almost no other movement left.

The entire conference hall was pitch black, the expensive chandeliers used for lighting had long been broken; the carpet and tables and chairs on the ground were a mess, not sure what had transpired.

But those things actually don't matter.

Because Yang Lie had already smelled the same strong smell of blood, through the neon lights outside the window, barely seeing the tragic situation in the hall.

Corpses strewn everywhere, blood flowing like a river.

The bodies of guests and some management personnel from Tiger Head Heavy Industries just lay there, discarded like garbage.

Limbs, like broken toys, forcibly torn apart... flesh and blood scattered into mud, flung everywhere.

On the ceiling, windows, walls, almost every inch of the white wall, traces of crimson plasma left behind, under the moonlight, formed a painting both eerie and alluring.

Such a tragedy is indeed shocking.

Yang Lie's breathing became difficult, his head buzzing, his mind completely disturbed.

Ten minutes.

He had only been gone for a mere ten minutes.

In such a short time, the killer managed to break into the conference hall, caused such a massacre, slaughtering everyone cleanly?

What a joke...

And the bathroom wasn't far from the conference hall, the direct distance was only about twenty meters, separated by just a few walls.

If there was a fight here, as a Tier Two Apprentice Death God, he had no reason not to hear anything...

Moreover, what about his subordinates? His butler and attendants? His hacker? Why didn't anyone report to him?

"Hiss..."

In his thoughts, Yang Lie suddenly felt pain in his head, like a terrible hangover, causing the brain to frequently have short "blackout states," so painful he couldn't even speak.

He suddenly realized, everything that happened today was truly strange.

As an Apprentice Death God, he always had perception ability for danger, understanding the current situation had completely exceeded his control.

"Run, we must run."

"No longer..."

He intended to run, after all preserving is the priority, as long as he doesn't get into trouble, no matter the size of his estate, he can earn it back again.

But at that moment, a faint call for help untimely appeared behind him.

"Help..."

"Yang... Sir... help... me..."

Yang Lie's steps paused, instinctively turned around, only to see a young man in work clothes with broken legs struggling to move his body back.

His blood flowed all over the place, his face full of fear.

And before him, a figure in a black robe, hiding a knife in his sleeve, was approaching the young man step by step.

"It's Blue, the supervisor from the Finance Bureau!"

Yang Lie immediately recognized the young man's identity.

This person was an official from Nest City, long been friendly with Yang Lie, helping him avoid many taxes, and in this banquet, he represented the Finance Bureau taking up 1900 people's share, making him quite a shareholder.

And the black-robed figure chasing him was obviously the killer causing all this!

"No problem..."

Yang Lie took a deep breath, quickly scanned over the black-clothed person's body.

"Very tall, almost 3 meters... quite imposing, should be a modified person?"

"But his strength is not that strong, at least the pressure on him couldn't completely overwhelm me, shouldn't be a match for me!"

"Kill you! Use your head to give everyone an explanation...!"

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