Clang!
The explosives landed on the table with a dull thud.
At that moment, several Directors could no longer sit still. They rose in panic and tried to flee outside.
"Stop. If anyone dares leave this room, I'll light the explosives immediately. Let's see whether you can run faster, or whether the explosives can blow up faster."
The Directors froze in place. Only Gao Yuan remained seated calmly, his gaze gloomy.
"Bai Ye, there's no need for empty threats. State your purpose here!" Gao Yuan said coldly.
"Heh heh heh..." Bai Ye laughed wildly, looking at Gao Yuan as if he were an idiot. "Are you fucking senile? I'm obviously here to kill you all, and you're still asking about my purpose?"
"Heh." Gao Yuan sneered. "Do you know what consequences would follow if four Apocalypse Directors died overnight? The whole Apocalypse would descend into chaos. Without our support in deploying troops, do you think Lin Yizhou alone can deal with the Mechanical God Cult?
"You don't dare kill us..."
Sizzle...
The sound of a cigar lighting the fuse rang out.
Gao Yuan's expression changed abruptly. "Stop! We can discuss whatever it is!"
Few people could remain calm while watching a bomb fuse burn shorter and shorter before their eyes.
"Stop?" Bai Ye took a puff of his cigar and grinned viciously. "Then wouldn't I, Bai Ye, have come here to cause trouble for nothing?"
As more and more of the fuse burned away, Gao Yuan finally cracked. He rose in terror and tried to run outside, only to be blocked by a pale blue barrier.
"Director Gao! Open the barrier, quickly!"
Gao Yuan trembled as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a sea-blue glass sphere. As he rubbed it, a flash of azure light bloomed from the