The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1883: Tip of the Iceberg

Half an hour later.

"What are these monsters exactly?"

"Yeah, they’re so terrifying, are they beasts or humans?"

"They must be Doris’s trump card, these monsters are just too frightening. We’re all human, how can we win?"

Ji Qian led the main force back to the entrance of the Sea King Palace. This time, they lost over a thousand people, most of whom were from various allied organizations. Although they won, it was a bitter victory, and the Three Temples suffered great damage. The morale of the crowd below fell to an extreme low, and some were even planning to quit.

"How are you, are you alright?" Ji Qian asked with concern.

"Don’t worry, I’m fine." Ye Shikai waved his hand. This time, just a few hundred mutants made it hard for them to resist. If there had been another thousand, or even just five hundred more, it would have given Ye Shikai a headache.

"I didn’t expect mutants to appear here, it’s my fault." Ye Shikai said lightly.

"It’s not your fault, no one knew Doris was colluding with the HST project. These monsters were obviously brought to the Sea King Palace, waiting to be released when we arrived. It’s truly an empty city strategy."

"What should we do next?" Ji Qian asked, which also troubled Ye Shikai. Doris wasn’t taken down, and considering the situation, she probably escaped. He could only hope Ghost, Nightmare, and Demoness managed to ambush her and gain something. If not, he didn’t know what to do. Continuing the chase might lead to mutant attacks, but leaving means they came for nothing and lost so many people pointlessly.

"I don’t know either."

Twenty minutes later.

"Sir, we’re back." At this moment, Nightmare and the other two led their team back as well. They looked battered and exhausted, suggesting they had been through a fierce battle, likely with Doris.

"How did it go, what’s the situation?" Ye Shikai immediately asked.

"Sir, we couldn’t stop Doris." Nightmare suddenly knelt before him and said with his head down.

"What happened exactly?" Ye Shikai felt a bit disappointed, but he also had expected this. No matter what, Nightmare and the others tried their best. Since Doris had planned an empty city strategy at the Sea King Palace, she surely arranged a foolproof escape plan.

"We followed your orders and ambushed the rear exit of the Sea King Palace. We indeed encountered Doris, but..."

"But what?"

"She had many mutants with her, strong ones. We fought desperately to intercept her but ultimately let Doris escape."

"As expected." Ye Shikai waved his hand. With mutants around, even the combined forces of Nightmare, Ghost, and Demoness would find it hard to succeed, let alone intercept. Doris wouldn’t linger in battle; she would seize any opportunity to flee amidst chaos. But neither Nightmare nor anyone predicted mutants would join the fight beforehand.

"It seems these mutants already have their own thinking, with high obedience, or someone is controlling them from afar. Either way, it shows the HST project has achieved breakthroughs. Those monsters know how to receive commands and execute them, making them a true army." Ye Shikai had a grave expression, and not only him, everyone from the Three Temples understood the implications. With such an army in hand, the entire Underworld’s balance might be overturned, potentially disrupting even the Twelve Main Gods’ standing.

After all, an army of a thousand or even several thousand mutants is unstoppable in the entire Underworld. Even if blocked, they can use a potion to mass-produce thousands, tens of thousands. As long as there are enough people, they can create a mass-production mutant army. Yet, when a cultivator dies, they’re gone for good, and it takes an average of fifteen years or more, even longer, to train a master of the Divine Separation stage...

"Alright, you’ve worked hard too, go get rest. Those injured must be treated, don’t delay." Ye Shikai instructed.

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Damn." Ye Shikai was extremely annoyed and suddenly cursed loudly. He had about enough. Coming to South America this time cost so many lives, and if Doris escapes, he wouldn’t be content, nor would anyone from the Three Temples.

"Ghost."

"Present."

"Relay my order, pursue immediately." Ye Shikai continued, "Anyone who can still breathe, chase after Doris, report as soon as you find her, then kill them all, leave no one alive."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Boss, what if we encounter mutants?"

"Report to me immediately. These bastards transported this many mutants here, indicating they have a base in South America. This time, we need to eradicate them completely. Also, have Worm send out a message in the Underworld that Doris is defeated but resorted to despicable means, even using mutants. Call upon everyone in the Underworld to come to South America and help chase her down. A bounty of two billion yuan will be given to whoever takes Doris’s life, plus the position of Sea King. Whoever kills Doris will be the next Sea King, and the Three Temples will ally with them."

"Yes, I’ll do it right away." Ghost nodded in agreement. Ye Shikai’s actions will surely attract more cultivators to join, replenishing their lost manpower. Besides, he’ll place Doris in opposition to the entire Underworld, turning her into a street rat, reviled by all. As soon as anyone finds her, the Three Temples will know where she is, leaving her nowhere to escape.

"Also, immediately notify Tianjing, tell them what happened here. The issue with mutants poses a threat to Huaxia too; they’ll certainly get involved. This is a grand battle. We need to bring over every power we can ally with."

"Alright."

"Calm down a bit." Ji Qian stepped forward to persuade.

"How do you expect me to calm down when they’re even using mutants? If we don’t eliminate them this time, it’ll be us dying sooner or later. We must destroy them this time." Ye Shikai shouted loudly.

"Qian, you lead the White Mist Army and leave, return to Huaxia, don’t get involved any further." Ye Shikai continued.

"No, I won’t leave." Ji Qian said firmly.

"With things this serious, I’ll personally speak with Mr. Ji. Even if you don’t want to go back, you’ll have to." Ye Shikai was resolute in making Ji Qian return. The hundreds of mutants this time might just be the tip of the iceberg; he suspects the real danger is still ahead.