Chapter 453 Deep Virtual Reality 291
The deterrent effect of 208 on the alien creatures was somewhat unexpected for Xie Ning.
However, due to time and distance constraints, they could only focus on clearing out the alien creatures in Surabiya City, while for other cities, they could only rely on the Security Bureau and the stationed troops.
Professor Yun Jing halted some of the experimental bases' operations, but a considerable number of alien creatures still flowed into the city, naturally causing an even greater sensation as they followed those people's plans.
While some municipalities with relatively good autonomy are alright, those municipalities that are completely under control not only turn a blind eye to the invasion of alien creatures, but even fuel the flames.
On the other hand, various negative news about Ruining and Huarui also flooded the trending searches. Commercial espionage is a very common tactic. Xie Ning cannot control everyone's thoughts, but he had arranged a professional team to deal with such tactics well in advance.
In addition to smearing the company's image, there is also suppression from all sides, with attacks being launched one by one along the entire supply chain, including raw material suppliers, manufacturers, transporters, distributors, and retailers.
The problem is either here or there.
Xie Ning was too lazy to waste words with them and decided to capture the leader first. He controlled the major players at each stage. Fortunately, Yin Yue and the rebels were still free. Whether they targeted the rebels' assets or the rebels themselves, they could control them.
When she was a lone wolf, she naturally had to lie low and wait for an opportunity to act. Now, she has quite a few capable people under her command, and with the alliance of the Shen family and the Langley family, she has begun to directly devour the power of those people.
In contrast to their close cooperation based on mutual trust, the cooperation among other conglomerates and their subordinate forces appears rather fragile.
Because the biggest losers were the small families and companies that were at the forefront, not only failing to gain any profit but also suffering significant losses themselves.
It's like losing both your wife and your army.
As dusk fell, the neon lights continued to flash brilliantly, but beneath the colorful halo lay a sinister undercurrent, and everyone fell silent in fear.
With the two sides deadlocked, the tycoons realized they were losing ground, mainly due to internal disunity. So they convened a meeting organized by one of them, and it had to be a meeting in person to demonstrate their integrity; they could not use virtual avatars for remote meetings.
The meeting was held on a private island that had been under close surveillance for a week, but without the involvement of the security bureau. Only representatives from various factions were present to ensure the meeting's privacy.
Therefore, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Even they themselves only brought their strongest bodyguards.
Five men and women in suits and wearing masks sat around a circular table, while at the very front was a shadowy figure, a woman wearing a mask.
"What's going on? Mullitz, this is a meeting you hosted. We were all invited, but you broke the rules by using a virtual avatar. What? Are you trying to wipe us all out?"
The man speaking sounded relaxed and showed no sign of fear.
The same goes for others.
One person's little finger trembled unnaturally, as if he was afraid, but he could only pretend to drink water to hide his emotions.
However, after many people made a few jokes, the masked figure did not react at all and continued to quietly watch the people at the meeting.
Someone sensed danger and stood up involuntarily. However, he moved but couldn't pull his leg away. Under the table, translucent tentacles encircled his calf, tightly binding it. The increasingly intense pain brought everyone back to their senses.
They reflexively looked at the bodyguards they had brought in, only to see the solid ice piercing their chests.
"Mulitz!" The invited tycoons couldn't believe their eyes. Mullitz was an even more ruthless figure than them. If they were to go to the eighteenth level of hell, then Mullitz would have to go to the one hundred and eight levels of hell!
But it was precisely because of the crimes committed by Mullitz that they trusted him even more.
They believed that Mullitz would never defect to the Shen family unless he wanted to die!
Due to various privacy protections, no one knows that the absolute controlling shareholder of Huarui Technology Company is also one of the top conglomerates. After all, technology oligopolies are among the most lucrative companies, although they have long been replaced by Xie Ning.
Xie Ning initially joined them in dealing with him, but once they were nearly exhausted, he launched a surprise attack, stabbing everyone in the back.
He is dead.
Xie Ning lowered her eyes indifferently and stepped out from behind a bodyguard. With her movement, endless frost began to spread.
Even though those people were still somewhat confused about the current situation, they quickly realized that Mullitz must have been killed by Sheining.
But how is that possible?
The people around Mullitz are all top-tier Awakened Ones. Anyone who approaches him with any malicious intent will be killed. Moreover, Mullitz himself is an extremely powerful Awakened One.
How could that be...?
But they could never know the truth again. Some began to beg for mercy, for everyone is equally cowardly when facing death.
Finding that pleading was useless, some began to threaten, "Even if you kill us, it won't do you any good! Why do you think we dared to come here?"
Xie Ning ripped off his arm, and sparks crackled from the intricate circuitry inside. Clearly, it was a skin-grafting robot controlled by a human, with very realistic facial expressions and tone of voice.
However, not everyone is replaced by robots or awakened beings who can mimic, such as the short, fat man whose fingers kept trembling.
“Mr. Shrike, it seems you anticipated this.”
Shrew wiped the sweat from his brow in a disheveled manner. He regretted only realizing something was wrong after stepping into the conference room; otherwise, he would never have entered this damned place, even if it meant his death.
He had clearly used his supernatural abilities to foresee that they had all come out unharmed before he entered, but who would have thought... he would be forced to witness that bloody scene as soon as he entered.
His special ability... Shrike wasn't a coward, but when he glanced at the others frozen into ice sculptures and thought about Xie Ning tearing off someone's arm, his vision went black.
A gigantic alien creature was all around them, while the others continued to chat and laugh as if they couldn't see it, but he thought about how he had witnessed the deaths of others, but not his own.
The shrike secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
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