Silent darkness engulfed everything.
Only the faint glow of the Emergency Lights in the corridor barely provided a little illumination.
But for such a massive building, that light was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
"Isn't the power fixed yet? Do you want the boss to skin you alive?"
"The door to the power supply room is locked shut. We can't get it open."
"If you can't open it, smash it!"
"I think I heard explosions outside. What happened?"
"Someone go take a look. Someone go take a look."
"We can't reach the boss. His phone won't connect."
"It's raining too hard outside. We don't have umbrellas."
"Who's going upstairs to see if the boss is still there?"
Noisy arguments and chaotic shoving
echoed through the empty building.
By the time He Ao reached the entrance, some gang members who had hurriedly found umbrellas had only just squeezed their way to the door. Then they saw He Ao approaching with Kyle's corpse raised in his hand, a flashlight in the other, like a Demon God from hell.
"Boss! The boss is dead!"
They stared in terror at the corpse in He Ao's hand, taking quite a while before recognizing its face.
Panicked cries rang out through the crowd.
"K-Kill him! Avenge the boss!"
Someone in the crowd roared, and the gang members at the front snapped out of their daze.
Kyle's Loyalists angrily drew their guns and aimed them at He Ao.
He Ao hurled the flashlight ahead of him, and the blinding beam instantly disrupted everyone's vision.
The Rain Curtain continued to pour down.
When the first gunshot rang out, the flash of fire ignited the chaotic night.
A silver blade pierced the first man's chest, crimson blood blooming like a midnight rose.
"Kill him!"
"He got