"Yes, it's me." Hela nodded honestly.
Aidan was so excited that he was incoherent, his lips trembling, and his arms slowly opened as if he wanted to embrace Hela.
But they remained suspended in mid-air, not daring to take any actual action.
"I... Boss..."
He began to panic, his eyes darting around, unable to meet Hela's gaze.
"I'm sorry, I almost... I almost hurt you... I... I didn't know..."
The next second, Aidan suddenly felt something soft embrace her.
It was like a small sun that could warm the soul, dispelling all his unease and fear.
Hela wrapped her arms around Aidan's waist, pressed her chest tightly against his abdomen and chest, and buried her face in his chest.
He's so thin.
This was Hela's first feeling when she held Aidan.
A woman with a slim waist isn't much different from other women of similar build; when her face is pressed against the other woman's chest, she can't even feel how much flesh is on her chest.
Then I looked up again.
Those dark circles...
Aidan also lowered her head, and the moment she met Hela's gaze, her entire face turned bright red at a visible speed.
Hela could feel the other person's body stiffen instantly, as if a button had been pressed.
At the same time, my whole body started to heat up, and I could feel it even through a layer of clothing.
Seeing this, Hela released her hand, fearing that the other person would faint at any moment.
Yuliu and Liu Ruqing stared blankly at this scene.
His eyes were filled with disbelief and shock.
" Hela, do you know the [ Blood Scarf ]?"
"Hmm." Hela nodded. "He was my former underling."
"Little brother?"
Yuliu glanced at Aidan, then at Hela, his blood-stained face once again showing shock.
At the same time, he gained a deeper understanding of Hela's strength.
After all, to be the leader of someone with the Human Limit combat power, one's strength must be above that of the human.
"By the way, how did you become a mercenary?"
Hela turned to ask Aidan, who was still in a daze.
Aidan shuddered and recovered, "Uh, lord, the main thing is I haven't had any work in the past five years, so by some twist of fate I became a mercenary to earn some money."
"Oh, I see. Don't be a pawn now."
"Hmm... okay!"
"[ Blood Scarf ]! Are you trying to breach the contract?"
Standing on the stage and witnessing everything, Liu Ruqing immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"I've already paid you a deposit of ten million, it wouldn't be right to breach the contract now."
"This..."
"It's alright, just kill her." Hela walked up to Aidan and waved her hand.
"From now on, if you stay with me, you'll never be short of money."
Aidan watched Hela's retreating figure, a warm feeling welled up inside her.
"Alright, you're going to die now. Anything else you want to say?"
Hela stared at Liu Ruqing on the stage without any emotion, one of her hands already splitting into countless hideous tentacles.
The already terrified crowd screamed again and retreated to the four corners.
However, to everyone's surprise, Liu Ruqing showed no fear whatsoever, nor even any resentment at the failure of her plan.
However, Hela, who was in the basement, noticed a different reaction from the other party.
In the dimly lit basement.
Liu Zhuqing sat in the chair, her head lowered, her right hand, made of machinery, supporting her forehead.
"Hehe..."
Suddenly, she laughed as her body slowly twitched.
Do you know why I want to kill you so much?
" Mingming already have new assets, you can live a life of luxury without doing anything."
"But I'm determined to take revenge on an opponent of your caliber."
"Hmm..." Hela stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Because you're vengeful."
"Because... I'm extremely unwilling to accept this!"
She abruptly raised her head, her cold and beautiful face contorted with rage.
"I refuse to accept that my Godslaying Technology Company has been destroyed by you!"
Liu Ruqing suddenly stood up, her mechanical right fist clenched tightly together, producing a sharp, metallic scraping sound.
"You simply don't understand..."
"What did I sacrifice for that company!"
"She was working three jobs when she was only eleven or twelve years old in the slums!"
"After entering the city, I was once a plaything of those wealthy people before I finally saved enough capital to start my own business!"
"Do you know what it feels like to be so exhausted that you're hospitalized, and then have to work on documents while recovering in your hospital bed?!"
Do you know how arduous the process of gathering resources to train those technical personnel was, to the point of exhaustion?!
"You do not know!!!"
"Because you're just a monster who doesn't care about others at all and only follows his most primal instincts!!!"
Liu Ruqing shouted the last few words with almost all her might, while Hela's expression remained unchanged throughout.
"I have worked hard for nearly ten years and finally mastered the [War Armor] technology that can change the world and control the world structure."
"I should have used this to build a giant organization like the Night Star."
"But it's all because of you!!!"
"You turned my company into ruins overnight! And even that technology fell into the hands of the Night Star!"
"You've forced me to resort to such lowly and foolish methods to survive!!!"
"It's all your fault!!!"
Liu Ruqing angrily grabbed Hela by the collar, her scarlet eyes seeming to want to devour her.
"Are you done talking?"
Hela spoke calmly.
The next second.
Pfft!
A trail of blood bloomed behind Liu Ruqing.
Tentacles covered in metallic barbs pierced her abdomen, and blood seeped through the hole, staining her suit.
Liu Ruqing's hand remained gripping Hela's collar, and sweet-smelling blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
"Pfft... Haha... Hahaha! Hahaha--!"
Her expression froze for a moment, then she burst into maniacal laughter.
"I never intended to live under your thumb from the very beginning!"
Liu Ruqing stretched out her other normal hand and grabbed the tentacle that was piercing through her.
Even as the metallic spikes on the tentacles pierced her palms, she clung on tightly.
"I'll make you pay for my Godslaying Technology Company!!!"
Buzz--
A flashing blue light shone from one of the walls next to us.
Then came the first one, the second one, the third one...
In less than half a second, the walls of the entire basement were lit up with a constantly flashing blue light.
Hela stood in the center of the basement, surrounded by beams of blue light.
At the same time, countless blue lights also lit up on the building.
The specks of blue light, like spreading flames, stretched from the basement all the way to the top floor, enveloping the entire building.
The Fallen God Group building was enveloped in a blue light.
"This is..."
The people at the banquet stared in astonishment at the scene unfolding around them.
On stage, Liu Ruqing began to flash incessantly, like a screen about to turn off.
Let's die together!
As soon as the words were spoken, the flashing blue lights collectively turned red, and the flashing frequency increased rapidly.
"Oh no! It's a bomb!"
Yuliu immediately realized what was happening and, with a burst of speed, rushed towards the window.
But it was all too late.
boom--!!!!!