The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1881: Total Withdrawal

"Yes, I’ll bring people immediately." Nightmare personally selected a team of Netherworld Palace elites and took the lead, ambushing near Sea King Palace. He predicted that Doris would outwardly display a readiness to fight to the death against Ye Shikai, even if her numbers were small, attempting to gather power. Uninformed individuals might think Doris was going for a desperate struggle. However, the fiercer she appeared on the outside, the more resolved she was within to slip away first—this time, Ye Shikai would not give her the opportunity.

"Demoness, Ghost."

"Here."

"Here."

"Just sending Nightmare isn’t enough assurance; the two of you also each lead a team to set up personnel at multiple intersections. After the battle begins, do not come to support. Just wait in place. In short, your sole objective is to ensure Doris doesn’t leave alive."

"Rest assured, Boss," Ghost firmly stated.

"Doris possesses exceptional strength. The three of you working together should be able to contend with her. We will also immediately provide support. Remember, the key still rests with Doris. If she doesn’t die, even if we blow Sea King Palace to pieces, coming all the way to South America would be pointless. Do you understand?"

"I understand. Regardless of the circumstances, Doris will not escape alive."

"Alright, take care of yourselves."

Ye Shikai dispatched his trusted generals, not for frontal confrontation, but to cut off her retreat, showing how much importance he placed on it. If Doris escapes, in as little as six months or a maximum of a year, she could pull together another Sea King Palace—essentially a ticking time bomb hanging over the heads of the Three Temples, poised to "explode" at any moment.

"Soul Destroyer, lead another team, depart early, reach the designated spot, and see what exactly Doris intends. If her people make any move, report immediately."

"Alright, Hidden Guard, come with me."

"Everyone, continue forward."

An hour later.

"Unexpectedly, Doris still has so many people." Ye Shikai looked through the binoculars. Doris didn’t arrange her troops for a fierce battle but rather sent people to blockade various intersections while many others patrolled.

"Boss, their numbers aren’t many, certainly not our match. Let me lead a team directly to kill at Sea King Palace." Soul Destroyer volunteered. Ye Shikai hesitated a bit but worried whether Doris had already slipped away before the battle started. If they continued dragging this out, she might indeed flee.

"Alright, Emily, go with Soul Destroyer, lead a team, eliminate them without leaving a single survivor, then break through at full speed," Ye Shikai commanded.

"Yes."

Soul Destroyer charged forward wielding a sword. The people in front had no time to react before being surrounded by the suddenly emerging Hidden Guard. They were inherently no match for Netherworld Palace forces, unable to resist for long before showing signs of defeat. Emily shot arrows with her divine bow, killing those attempting to flee.

"Boss, there were just over a hundred here, total resistance less than twenty minutes before they fell." Soul Destroyer returned swiftly, having almost no losses while dealing with them.

"These were just a small part of Doris’ setup, entirely like advance scouts. Eliminating them doesn’t mean much." Ji Qian wasn’t overly excited; these people were sent purely as cannon fodder. Doris couldn’t be unaware of this, so sending them was meant solely to buy time.

"Not good, Doris is deliberately stalling, making each advancing step time-consuming and labor-intensive." Ye Shikai quickly realized.

"What, what do we do?"

"Soul Destroyer, immediately take a team, inform the people ahead that Doris has abandoned them. There’s no need for them to risk their lives for her. If they surrender, all matters will be forgiven by the Three Temples. Speak in my name; I believe they will cease resistance upon hearing it."

"Yes."

"The main forces will follow closely, quickly reaching Sea King Palace."

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Two hours later.

"Finally here." The group rushed to Sea King Palace. Most of the people Doris arranged to block the Three Temples chose to surrender. They knew they weren’t opponents of the Three Temples. Resisting would lead only to a dead end, plus Doris’ promised "benefit" was unattainable. Ultimately, they "picked the wrong side" before the battle; keeping their lives was already an enormous fortune.

"Strange, why is there no one here? Could they all have fled?" Wang Kai worried, knowing if Doris had slipped away first, their trip to South America, costing so many lives, would be completely pointless.

"Indeed, it’s unusually quiet here. We’ve reached the gate of Sea King Palace, yet see none of Doris’ people." Ji Qian was puzzled; a majestic place like Sea King Palace wouldn’t usually be devoid of people, even during normal times.

Ye Shikai faintly sensed Doris had fled, leaving only an empty structure for him. This left him surprised, thinking Doris, a grand Main God, would flee just before the battle started...

But then again, if Doris truly fled, wouldn’t their trip be wasted, losing many people for nothing but playing "demolition crew?"

"Damn it, coward. I’m going to blow up Sea King Palace." Wang Kai furiously cursed.

"Don’t get excited; the situation still isn’t clear. No one knows where Doris is," Ye Shikai calmly approached, reaching out to touch Sea King Palace’s firmly shut door.

Dong, dong, dong.

At this moment, Ye Shikai suddenly heard footsteps inside. The sounds were chaotic, indicating a large number, but the footfalls were heavy, as if shaking the ground with each step, not resembling human footsteps, more like...

"Not good."

Ye Shikai suddenly took a step back, directly jumping down.

"What’s going on?" Ji Qian urgently asked.

"Inside are monsters, all firepower, aim at the door," Ye Shikai shouted.

Bang.

Before Ji Qian could react, Sea King Palace’s door was opened, or rather, directly "blown" open.

Ke ke.

"What is that?"

"It’s a monster."

"Mutants."

Ye Shikai’s expression turned grave. Before the crowd could react, a dozen monsters charged out the gate, rushing at them viciously.

"Everyone, open fire."