"Why, why is this happening, Kuto? You promised me; this bid was mine! How could you give it to that bitch Sophina? Have you forgotten how her pretty boy beat your son?" Molly screamed hysterically.
Kuto, looking at Molly like she was a shrew, his expression cooled, "Molly, when did I ever promise you the bid? Our bidding process is fair and just, I do not mix personal feelings with work; please, do not talk nonsense."
At that moment, Kuto appeared righteously indignant, and many people were even deceived by his appearance.
"You bastard, you slept with me and took so much of my money, you big scammer," Molly said, nearly out of her mind.
Hearing Molly's words, Kuto's gaze hardened, "Nonsense, when have I ever slept with you or taken your money? Security, quickly throw this crazy woman out."
At that, several security guards rushed in and dragged the crying and fussing Molly out of the hall.
The bidding session ended with Sophina Corporation emerging victorious, which not only would help the company out of its difficulties but might even take it to the next level.
Lin Chen and Sophina walked out of the venue and saw Al shaking hands with several security guards in the distance, about to get into a car.
Just as Al was about to board the car, he suddenly paused and looked in Lin Chen's direction.
Seeing this, Sophina was momentarily stunned, then jealousy flickered in her eyes, "You know her?"
Lin Chen couldn't help but marvel at a woman's intuition, "No, she's a big CEO; how could I possibly know her?"
Saying this, Lin Chen was ready to get into the car, but just then his gaze suddenly hardened.
"You go ahead, President; I just remembered I have something to do."
"Alright, we'll go first; you did well today so take half a day off," Sophina said as she got into Ling's car and left the place.
As soon as Sophina left, Lin Chen hopped onto a small motorbike and followed Al's car.
Al sat in the car, glanced toward the rearview mirror, and a cold smile crossed his lips.
"We are being followed," Al said flatly.
"What?" Upon hearing Al's words, the bodyguards became nervous.
Just then, the road ahead was suddenly blocked by a large tree.
The driver, eyes wide, hastily asked, "Boss, what do we do?"
A cold smile hooked at the corners of Al's mouth, "Stop the car; I want to meet these guys."
Soon Al and his bodyguards got out of the car, and the two business sedans following them also stopped. A dozen men in black robes got out of the cars.
"Who are you?" Al asked coldly.
A middle-aged man with a scar on his face snorted, "Obviously, we're the ones here to kill you. Surrender nicely, little girl, let big brother have some fun, and maybe we'll leave you a whole corpse!"
"To hell with you!" As the words fell, Al's cane sword flashed out like lightning.
The scar-faced middle-aged man hadn't even had time to react before his throat was sealed by the sword.
"So fast!" The other cloaked men were shocked.
"All together!" The dozen cloaked men surrounded Al.
Al snorted coldly. Like a phantom, he moved through the crowd, his sword flashing like lightning, incessantly reaping the lives of the cloaked men.
The dozen cloaked men quickly lay in a pool of blood, and Al's bodyguards were stunned by the scene before them.
Al's swordsmanship was too fast; people only perceived flashes of sword light like lightning, and a dozen powerful men in black were all down.
Although she had killed more than a dozen men in black, Sophina's face did not relax; her gaze was fixed intently on the top of the truck.
On the cargo section of the truck stood a man and a woman, the man was flabby while the woman was somewhat seductive.
The two jumped off the truck and slowly approached Sophina.
The bodyguards behind Sophina saw the two coming and their expressions hardened, "Go get them."
"Don't!" Sophina had just tried to stop them, but it was already too late.
The dozen bodyguards had just reached the seductive woman when their eyes emitted a red glow. The next moment, as if possessed, they brandished their knives and charged toward Sophina.
Sophina's expression changed slightly as she once again swung the sword in her hand.
Blood splattered as those dozen bodyguards fell to the ground.
Pan La looked at the bodyguards lying in a pool of blood and couldn't help but let out a cold chuckle, "It's said that the Seventh of the Dark Alliance's swordsmanship is fast and ruthless. Seeing it today, it really lives up to its reputation. You're even harsh with your own people."
Sophina replied coldly, "They were poisoned by your lust toxin; they would have only been walking corpses. I merely granted them release."
"Tsk tsk, is that so? Sophina, our Black Court and the Dark Alliance usually do not interfere with each other. Why have you come to T country to provoke our Black Court this time?" Pan La asked coldly.
Sophina snorted coldly, "Good things should be shared. You've had something as precious as the Life Stone, and it's not good to keep it all to yourself!"
"Cut, we've spent years painstakingly working on the Life Stone. You think you can just come in and claim a share? That's too simplistic," Pan La snorted coldly.
Sophina sneered, "Since negotiations have failed, then we must resort to fighting."
A sinister smile curled at the corner of Pan La's mouth, "Sophina, do you really think you can oppose us? Since you want the Life Stone, let me show you its real power."
"Yi Ge, go and have fun with her. If you kill her sister, there's a nice treat in store for you!" Pan La said cheerfully.
Upon hearing there was a treat, Yi Ge's face lit up with ecstasy, "Okay, okay, I'll take care of this woman right away."
As he spoke, Yi Ge charged toward Sophina like lightning.
Seeing Yi Ge charging at her, Sophina's gaze suddenly sharpened. Although Yi Ge looked very fat, his speed was not slow.
In just an instant, Yi Ge had appeared in front of Sophina.
"Kill you, and big sister will give me a treat. Don't move, let me kill you, okay?" Yi Ge sneered, swinging his fist at Sophina.
"Idiot!" Sophina snorted coldly, retreating and delivering a kick to Yi Ge's stomach.
However, Sophina felt as if she had kicked a sponge—it didn't harm the big fat man at all.
Yi Ge, however, sneered, grabbing Sophina's ankle, and intense pain shot through her bones.
Sophina's expression changed, and she fiercely swung her staff sword, stabbing at Yi Ge's wrist.
"Crack!" The blade flashed, and Yi Ge's hand was severed by her cleanly.
Seizing the opportunity, Sophina finally broke free from Yi Ge's grasp.
"Ah, my hand, it hurts, it hurts so much," Yi Ge cried out as his hand, severed by Sophina, bled profusely.
However, the next moment, Sophina's expression drastically changed again because she saw Yi Ge's originally severed hand regrowing.
"How is this possible!" The scene before her exceeded all of Sophina's understanding.