Metal-Boring Beetles! A Familiar Face in the Mist

At the sight, the faces of everyone waiting outside turned grim.

The four leaders looked especially grim.

They realized they seemed to have been played!

Their informant had clearly said this method would let them avoid the effects of the Steel Virus entirely.

But judging by what had just happened, the equipment they had worn inside was practically useless.

The specially made gear really could protect them from the Steel Virus.

Clearly, though, the Steel Virus contained something else they knew nothing about.

"Damn that bastard!" Maria clenched her fists, anger filling the face that had looked so bold and confident before.

Mokaka's expression was grim too. "The Lantern Bearers have no reason to lie."

Jike gritted his teeth. "Who knows if that person was even a Lantern Bearer!"

While they were thinking, delighted laughter broke out among the company personnel.

"Hahaha! Good riddance!"

Lald, who had led the cheering, looked thrilled.

"You—"

Before he could finish, he discovered to his horror that his mouth had been sealed shut again!

"Mmm! Mmm!"

Seeing the deputy director silenced again, the lower-level employees who had joined in the cheering immediately shut their mouths and lowered their heads, not daring to move.

Then Su Yi walked over.

Lald's eyes held both fury and terror. He waved his arms helplessly.

He did not even dare reach for the gun at his waist.

He had already seen what Su Yi could do. He feared Su Yi would invoke a director's authority to act first and report later, executing him on the spot!

Lald was filled with rage he could barely suppress, but he lacked the courage to act.

Su Yi looked at them and said evenly, "Act on your own again, and I'll seal that mouth for good."

Fear flashed through Lald's eyes. He believed