The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

"Moon God, the structure of the underground mausoleum is starting to collapse." Athena looked around; hairline cracks had already appeared on the stone walls, immediately instilling a sense of tension in her heart.

Hu Li, as the most famous architect and trap mechanism master of Atlantis, designed the mausoleum that occupied the entirety of the city's underground. Such a massive construction was able to maintain its integrity for tens of thousands of years, proving its ingenious design—truly a feat that could be considered divine work. Paired with unpredictable trap mechanisms, in the eyes of the King, this was a mausoleum; in the eyes of soldiers, it was a fortress; and in the eyes of Hu Li, it was a work of art. The brilliance of the structure lay in the simplest construction bearing the greatest pressure; previously, these stone walls were arranged properly, thus able to withstand tremendous force.

However, once a problem occurred at one point, the entire structure would collapse like dominoes, one after another, slowly disintegrating—a thousand-mile dike can collapse due to an ant hole; the same principle applies here.

Previously, Ye Shikai's burst of power shattered a load-bearing wall, causing all the stone walls to start fracturing due to the imbalance of pressure.

"Not good, we need to hurry out of here." A tinge of nervousness flashed across Ji Qian's face as everyone began moving towards the exit.

Suddenly, a figure darted in, breaking into the center of the group, seizing Ji Qian's throat with a hand and pulling her into an embrace.

"Boss, snap out of it." Everyone's heart skipped a beat; the newcomer was none other than Ye Shikai. However, at this moment, his eyes were blood-red, emanating a thick murderous aura. He moved so quickly that no one even had time to react.

"Cough cough." As everyone regained their composure, Ye Shikai had already taken Ji Qian hostage, putting a distance between them. His strong hand was clasping Ji Qian's slender neck, lifting her off the ground—it felt like she could be strangled with the slightest force.

"I will take this woman with me. You all can stay here as a burial offering." Ye Shikai sneered, slamming his right fist against a nearby stone wall.

"Boom." Like a stone shattering glass, Ye Shikai effortlessly punched a large hole through. The structure of the mausoleum began to crumble, and the stone walls were nowhere near as sturdy as before. With one punch, everyone distinctly felt the mausoleum tremble.

Ye Shikai looked coldly at Ji Qian's pained expression, revealing an evil smile. Previously, the second personality had several chances to succeed, but Ji Qian's timely interventions led to its defeat.

"Let her go." Selena, anxious to protect, attempted to move forward to rescue Ji Qian but was stopped by Athena. The power of Ye Shikai's Demon Addiction was extremely terrifying; even if everyone teamed up, the odds of victory were only fifty-fifty. Moreover, the key was to escape from here.

Ye Shikai laughed scornfully, turned, and left the mausoleum. Selena desperately wanted to go to the rescue but was forcibly pulled away; at this time, it was crucial to remain calm.

"Rumble." A massive stone slab smashed down onto the ground; the mausoleum began to collapse.

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Outside the Mausoleum, Atlantis.

"You woman, daring to oppose me time and again." Ye Shikai threw Ji Qian onto the ground. Controlled by the second personality, he was extremely vicious—even if that personality knew that Ji Qian was Ye Shikai's woman, it would not treat her kindly.

"Cough cough, one day, I will completely destroy you." Ji Qian wiped the blood from her mouth. The "you" she referred to was naturally not Ye Shikai but specifically that personality.

"Overestimating yourself." Hearing her words, Ye Shikai couldn't hold back his fury, and forcefully slapped Ji Qian across the face with tremendous power, without holding back in the slightest. Ji Qian felt a buzzing in her head.

"Now, hand over the Four Elements to me." Ye Shikai bent down and reached into the pocket of Ji Qian's clothes.

"Why is it only the Water Element." A blue energy source floated above Ye Shikai's palm, however, after searching her entire body, he only found the Water Element, not even the Storage Ring.

"Where are the other elements and the Storage Ring? Hand them over now." Ye Shikai bellowed at Ji Qian.

"Intruders spotted, execute them immediately, execute immediately." At that moment, a tremor came from the ground. Ye Shikai turned his head to see a group of Soldiers armed with shields and bronze spears charging towards them. They were the guards of Atlantis; since the tomb was a sacred and forbidden place of the kingdom, Soldiers were not allowed inside, hence the group had not encountered any Soldiers within the tomb, but as soon as they came out, they were surrounded.

"Damn it, these ants, daring to court death." Ye Shikai cursed loudly, set Ji Qian aside, clasped his hands together, and charged up a dark red energy ball – the power of Demon Addiction.

"Ah!" With a loud roar from Ye Shikai, the energy ball was shot out like a cannonball.

"Form up, raise shields!" The Commander shouted from the front. The Soldiers of Atlantis formed a square formation and lifted the shields over their heads, creating a Shield Formation. The dark red energy orb, like a Fireball, hung high in the air and with a thunderous crash, headed towards the Soldiers. Its power was so great that even nearby houses collapsed from the shockwave.

"Bang." The energy orb, like a bowling ball, directly sent the Soldiers in front flying, immediately disrupting the formation of the military array.

"Soldiers in the back, fill in the positions immediately." The Commander shouted loudly. Soldiers from the back quickly stepped forward to fill the gaps, and in just a matter of seconds, those Soldiers seemed to show no fear. They fought like war machines until death.

"Archers, take aim." The Commander shouted loudly. The Shield Formation in front opened up, and in an instant, hundreds of archers drew their bows and nocked their arrows.

"Release."

"Swish swish swish." Hundreds of arrows were fired simultaneously, darkening the ground with their shadow as they soared.

"Water Element." With the Water Element in one hand, Ye Shikai fired several blue beams that formed an ice dome in the air.

"Crack crack crack." The strength of the arrows wasn't enough to break the ice dome; they could only leave several marks.

At that time, a path opened up behind the Shield Formation. The Soldiers dodged to the left and right, and several ballistae were pushed to the very front of the line.

"Ballistae, ready." The commanding officer yelled. Several Soldiers immediately turned the mechanism and drew the bows of the ballistae to full tension.

"Release." Several arrows, thick as a man's arm, were fired like cannonballs. The ballistae were originally designed to destroy large-scale castle fortifications and were extremely powerful. If they hit a person, death was certain.

"Bang." The arrows punctured through the ice dome, and Ye Shikai swiftly retreated, placing Ji Qian behind cover and stretched out his right hand to grab the arrow.

"I didn't expect these ants to be somewhat capable." Ye Shikai squeezed hard, snapping the arm-thick arrow in two.

"Gun-bearers, advance forward."