Amid surveillance footage, the onlookers saw that the people from the Palace of the Nether King were like tigers and wolves, breaking through the lines of defense on each floor; their own men simply couldn’t hold them back, and were overwhelmed almost instantly at each encounter.
The pace was incredibly rapid, so much so that it could be said, with certainty, that in less than five minutes, the opponents would surge upstairs.
The City Accountant couldn’t bear to watch any longer; he swallowed hard, his body trembling intensely.
"Can our people, can they hold them back?" the City Accountant asked without confidence.
The police department watched as their own people were cut down like leeks in the footage, being harvested wildly.
"They, they should be able to," said the Director of the Police Department.
Mason, who had been beside them, started to tense up. When he had seen Ning Wangyang make his move on the surveillance, he sensed something bad, finding the group in front of him utterly terrifying. Even the ordinary minions had such formidable combat power, not to mention the King of the Netherworld himself.
It was only at this moment that Mason realized the title "King of the Netherworld" wasn’t just talk.
"Do you have any other exits here?" Mason asked hastily.
"No, there aren’t any," the City Accountant replied, feeling his forehead sweat profusely, "All exits are blocked by them. If we need to leave, the only way out is to jump from outside."
Mason was so angry he wanted to punch the City Accountant hard. They were on the tenth floor. Jump?
Li Chen, leading his people inexorably forward, crushed the resisting police officers. Eventually, those officers dared not block him anymore and stepped aside as soon as they saw Li Chen approaching.
Soon, Li Chen and his men reached the tenth floor.
Stepping out of the elevator, Li Chen looked at the police officers blocking the office door. He did not speak, and the officers, looking at him standing before them, felt a deep unease.
The screams previously transmitted through the communications had given them a firsthand taste of their opponent’s terror.
Inside the office, the City Accountant and the others watching through the surveillance saw Li Chen arrive at the door, becoming fraught with panic.
Looking at the door, Mason wiped his sweat, hoping it could hold the enemies off, although he knew the hope was faint; it was their only hope for the moment.
But the next moment, they heard a "boom" as the office door was suddenly blasted open, debris and the policemen who had been at the front were thrown inside.
The police officers landed right before their feet, groaning non-stop, and the City Accountant and the others were dumbfounded.
Li Chen, with his crew, walked in and saw the three men; his men didn’t need to say much and quickly surrounded them.
As the grim reaper Li Chen slowly walked toward him, the City Accountant panicked, "What, what do you want to do?"
Li Chen ignored him, for today his target was Mason.
"I, I’m telling you, this place, this place is the city hall, everything you do, will, will be recorded, you, you better not mess around."
The City Accountant stuttered, hoping somehow to intimidate Li Chen.
Li Chen furrowed his brow.
As soon as he spoke, Li Chen slapped the City Accountant, spinning him around dizzily before he fell to the ground.
"City Accountant, City Accountant, are you alright?" the Police Chief panicked, rushing to check on the City Accountant.
"I, I’m okay," the City Accountant stood up, his gaze at Li Chen timid and cautious, no longer daring to speak recklessly.
Mason, feeling Li Chen’s gaze focused on him, mustered his courage and said, "What do you want to do?"
"Are you Mason?" Li Chen asked indifferently.
"What if I am? What if I’m not?" Mason replied coldly.
"You’re quite brash." Li Chen frowned and turned to the people of the Palace of the Nether King, "Show him some color. When I ask him questions later, I don’t want him to answer anything else."
"What are you going to do?" Mason felt a bad premonition, and the people from the Palace of the Nether King instantly revealed bloodthirsty smiles.
Teaching someone a lesson was something they truly enjoyed. As members of the Palace of the Nether King, they had a hundred ways to make others submit.
When Mason saw several burly men approaching, he immediately pushed with his hands, trying to repel them with his martial arts. However, to his surprise, when his fists hit them, they felt nothing.
Mason was stunned, then felt his body lighten as he was lifted up and then thrown to the ground. Instantly, he saw a group gathering around him above his head.
But not long after, Mason was picked up again, and then, they started treating him like a punching bag, each landing punches on him.
"Ah! I’m telling you, you won’t make me submit," Mason yelled, but Li Chen, as if he hadn’t heard, sat down on a chair, looked at the red wine on the table, and said lightly, "You seem to have quite leisurely days here, huh?"
The City Accountant dared not speak, hearing Mason’s screams, his heart was in turmoil.
Ning Wangyang shook his head at the sight of Mason’s continual screams. Such a person didn’t even deserve to draw a sword.
Mason was defiant at first, but towards the end, his tone had already softened.
"Stop, stop hitting, just ask whatever you want to ask, ah!"
Blood was already appearing from Mason’s mouth, and someone nearby licked their lips, "You couldn’t even withstand the first round; you’re really too weak."
"Yes, yes, I’m weak, just stop hitting me," Mason pleaded. He was truly frightened by the beating. With more than twenty people there, if each landed a punch, wouldn’t he be beaten to death?
Besides, who knew what methods they might use to torture him later on.
The City Accountant and the Chief of Police trembled beside each other.
At this moment, Li Chen spoke, "I have only one question."
Mason, gasping for air, looked at Li Chen, waiting for what he would say next.
"The location of the Ghost King, you must know it, right?"
Mason’s heart skipped a beat. Of course, he knew the Ghost King’s location, but revealing it so easily seemed too weak.
"I’m telling you, let me go." However, Mason immediately betrayed the Ghost King.
But then, someone beside slapped him across the face, "You have no right to bargain here."
"At Horton Manor, the Ghost King has been there recently," Mason hurriedly said.
Li Chen stood up and approached Mason.
"I said, can you let me go now?" Mason looked at Li Chen with hopeful eyes.
"I didn’t say I would let you go, and what if what you’ve said is false?" Li Chen walked outside, while Mason was still being held.
"Let him lead the way, we’re going to Horton Manor," Li Chen said indifferently.
Afterward, Li Chen and his men stylishly left.
The City Accountant and the Chief of Police breathed heavily as if they had just survived a great disaster. Especially the City Accountant, he didn’t care anymore whether he was being ignored; the feeling of being alive was just too good.