Successive Chaos and Terror

After the bell rang, all the lights in the auditorium came on again.

Then, the doors on the second floor of the auditorium opened, and the bell rang a second time—which meant that Nightless Sky Fire Apricot was about to make her appearance.

"When--"

The bells echoed throughout the hall, but what appeared before everyone was an even more shocking scene than the capture of Sherlock.

Behind the door, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot did not appear; instead,...

A torrent of corpses poured out!

There were probably hundreds of dead bodies rolling out from behind the door and falling from the railing to the first floor—these bodies, regardless of age or gender, were all dressed in gorgeous formal attire and had exquisite makeup on.

The Noble in the hall screamed in terror.

"What's going on?!"

Why are there so many dead people?

When the direct experience of "death" is presented to people in such a shocking way, no matter how noble their status or how powerful they are, they will feel an instinctive fear!

However, after a brief period of chaos, the elites among them regained their composure.

However, even though they managed to remain Leng Jing in this situation, their first reaction was...

Protect yourself!

"Attack! Protect me!"

The powerful and wealthy ordered their servants to protect them.

Having barely settled back into his seat on the second floor, Nightless Sky Huo Le stood up again and began directing the scene.

"Paris, send your men to check the situation in the second-floor dressing room! Activate all weapon permissions; if necessary, eliminate any suspicious targets."

"One or three teams of security personnel from the outer area will move into the inner area to protect all guests."

Stiller immediately led his team up to the second floor and then reported back via communications.

"The corpses were all long dead, and the Servant were all tied up and gagged, but we didn't see Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot... We suspect she may have been kidnapped."

Nightless Sky Huo Le said, "Find her! We must find her!"

"Untie the Servant first, and ask them what they know!"

As she spoke, mechanical sounds and Stiller's exclamation came through the communication.

"Click!"

"Nightless Sky Huo Le, it seems we triggered some kind of mechanism while untying our Servant."

"Organ?"

Nightless Sky Huo Le was stunned, and then a noisy electrical hum suddenly came from the loudspeakers in the auditorium.

"Buzz--"

The guests present felt a sharp pain in their eardrums, Nightless Sky Huo Le frowned slightly.

At that moment, the Servant's voices came through the communication system.

"Your Excellency Lord Huo Le, there were no outside attackers... It was Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot who attacked us and then fled!"

"What?!"

An expression of disbelief crossed Nightless Sky Huo Le's face.

At that moment, the voice of Nightless Sky Fire Apricot could be heard in the auditorium.

"Good evening, everyone! I am the Main Dish of tonight's banquet, the delicacy you've all been longing for, and your dearest, the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot!"

"I regret to inform you that I will not be attending tonight's banquet and ceremony... However, as compensation, I'm leaving you my treasured 'doll' with me. I hope you all like it!"

"In short—goodbye, you hypocritical, idiotic, disgusting Noble! I'm glad you've wasted your time and made a wasted trip tonight!"

"By the way, besides those beautiful dolls, I've also prepared some extra gifts for you... Hmm, we've been recording for so long, it should be about time, right? Anyway, let's reveal the secret now. I've been talking for so long just to cover up some unusual noises. Now, everyone, please be quiet, and you'll find out what gifts I've prepared for you."

The broadcast stopped abruptly, and then the venue fell into a deathly silence.

Soon, everyone heard a faint sound—a hissing sound of air intake coming from beneath their feet.

Saint Orchid Lai's expression changed slightly, and then he spoke up, "It's Isomerial Combustion Gas... Everyone, please immediately isolate the activity of all Alchemical Creation on your bodies. Those who have undergone Alchemical Implantation or modification surgery, please immediately adjust to the lowest power level."

"This gas is harmless when inhaled and will not react with the human body, but it will explode immediately if it comes into contact with any alchemical activity!"

Most of the Noble present were highly skilled and cultured in Alchemy; they had already begun to shut down their Alchemical Creation simply upon hearing the name of the gas called out by Saint Orchid Lai.

Even if you don't know what kind of gas it is, you don't think Saint Orchid Lai is joking.

Just as everyone had shut down all the Alchemical Creation, before Nightless Sky Huo Le could even order the area to be cleared, an alarm sounded from inside the exhibition hall.

"Beep--beep--!"

"Crack!"

The sound of shattering glass rang out, and then everyone saw a group of masked, wildly dressed men inside the exhibition hall, using roughly polished metal hammers with bone handles to strike the glass of the display cases.

The woman at the head of the group had fiery red hair, a fierce look in her eyes, and was clutching a beautiful wooden box in her hand.

Qiu Xinliu stood up in great shock. "Where did this Great Wilderness People come from! She's going to steal the Jade Laurel!"

"Could this also be the work of Nightless Sky Fire Apricot?"

Nightless Sky Huo Xian stood up and said, "Bullshit! How could anyone from the Nightless Sky Family collude with the Great Wilderness People? Qiu Xinliu, watch your mouth!"

Larry Solence quickly stood up. "Huo Xian Bro, it can't be... this must be a coincidence, right?"

Eris Mercury watched the bandits' actions. "Wait a minute, are there any sacrificial sculptures from the Great Wilderness Tribe among those gifts? Could it be that they came for that?!"

This time, it was Saint Orchid Kui's turn to lose her temper. "Eris, you son of a bitch, that's my sculpted Fire Apricot Miss!"

But in any case, for these Noble who have lived in the inner layer for many years... the Great Wilderness People are undoubtedly a more dangerous existence than the Isomerial Combustion Gas!

Laboratory leaks are common, but it's rare to see Great Wilderness People manage to get to the Inner City!

Fortunately, as the alarm sounded, a transparent barrier fell between the exhibition hall and the auditorium, preventing the Great Wilderness People from rushing into the auditorium.

The Nightless Sky Family's "Alchemy Array" was still functioning normally—and since the active Alchemy Circuit that made the Magic Array effective were all buried deep within the walls, they would not trigger an explosion of the Isomerial Combustion Gas.

But the bad news is... something went wrong with the Magic Array, and it sealed off all the entrances and exits of the auditorium and exhibition hall!

Not only between the exhibition hall and the auditorium, but also at the exit of the auditorium, transparent barriers were lowered, blocking people who were preparing to evacuate.

"Nightless Sky Huo Le City, quickly undo the Magic Array —although these Great Wilderness People are trapped, they are still being continuously supplied with Elemental Gas."

Saint Orchid Lai looked towards the Nightless Sky Huo Le on the second floor—the authority over the Alchemy Array should currently be in her hands.

By now, Nightless Sky Huo Le's face finally showed signs of cold sweat.

"I have lost control of the Alchemy Array!"

"What?!"

"Someone with higher authority is manually controlling the Magic Array. This place wasn't sealed off because of the applause... But in the Nightless Sky Family, the only person with higher authority than me is... only my mother!"

The guests erupted in uproar, some letting out horrified cries.

"What on earth is going on?!"

"Does the Deity want us to die here?!"

"The Nightless Sky Family, you owe me a reasonable explanation!"

Under the relentless onslaught of corpses, Elemental Gas, Great Wilderness People, and the out-of-control Alchemy Array, these nobles finally lost their Leng Jing and elegance, plunging into madness, chaos, and terror!