The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

"How about it, want to make a bet?" Jeddon looked at everyone smugly.

"Alright, then I'll bet my European estate." Nightmare unusually joined in this "activity," but was quite generous, betting with a billion-dollar estate.

"If this truly is Boss Xing's base, then this estate is yours." Nightmare said lightly.

"It's a deal."

"I'll place a bet too then." Short-nosed Crocodile clapped his hands. "I'll bet together with Nightmare, and my stake is the Song Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain from my home." Short-nosed Crocodile also put up his most beloved item as a wager, being an enthusiast of ceramics, he collected numerous antiques.

"How about it, Boss, will you join the bet?" Short-nosed Crocodile saw the opportunity and quickly pulled Ye Shikai to place a bet together.

"Me? All my valuables are managed by someone at home, don't have anything to wager." Ye Shikai laughed awkwardly and didn't continue, he wasn't all that interested.

"Come on now, Boss, your Swiss Bank account has over a billion dollars in funds flowing through it, and you have so much property not only in Europe, why..."

"Alright, alright, I'll make a bet, okay?" Ye Shikai sighed helplessly; these were his private funds, and if he truly turned them over to Su Qingyu, he'd be completely broke.

"Since it's two against one now, I'll bet with Jeddon. My stake is that seaside villa I invited you all to last time," Ye Shikai said mildly.

"Alright then, it's decided."

"Gentlemen, we are nearing our target." At this moment, the Hidden Guard driving turned his head to speak to the group.

"Okay, let's get to work, everyone ready?" To ensure stealthy operations, all members were dressed uniformly in black nightwear. This was the suburbs, densely wooded and ideal for covert movements. According to De's designated location, the base here was a large concrete building, square-shaped, with only four gates around it.

"The outer walls are fifty centimeters thick, enough to withstand heavy sniper penetration, surrounded by thermal imaging cameras providing 360-degree coverage with no blind spots," Short-nosed Crocodile said, surveying the area with binoculars.

"That's quite the defense, practically a fortress," Ye Shikai commented calmly. With thermal imaging, even if everyone wore clothes hard to spot, it would still make no difference. Of course, they couldn't destroy the cameras; if one monitor screen after another were to be compromised, even an idiot would know what's going on. However, Ye Shikai was somewhat comforted; De probably hadn't deceived them. This level of high security wouldn't be normal for just any factory.

"Boss, what do we do now?"

"You all wait here for my signal, then enter." Ye Shikai retrieved the Netherworld King's Helmet from the Storage Ring and put it on. Though this treasure wasn't helpful in battle, it was ideal for sneaking. If stealth was possible, no one would be the wiser.

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Ye Shikai leaped up to a window over ten meters high, his powerful Inner Strength allowed him to move without making any noise, as agile as a true Ghost.

Once inside the factory, the scene shocked Ye Shikai even more; guards in bulletproof vests patrolled everywhere—this was far beyond Ye Shikai's understanding.

Looking down from above, Ye Shikai couldn't see much; the rooms all made of concrete, vaguely, he could see many in white hazmat suits moving to and fro.

"Could it really be here?" Ye Shikai felt delighted inside, looks like Nightmare's European estate would soon change hands...

According to De's words, experimental work doesn't necessarily mean it's the central base; it could be just a branch base, and the experiments could just be superficial.

"Better go check." Ye Shikai lightened his steps, slowly moving downstairs; thanks to the Netherworld King's Helmet, he was able to stealthily move like this.

"There's an order from above, someone is coming to inspect, we can't reveal any flaws." At a corner, Ye Shikai overheard some guards talking, making him tense up. Could Boss Xing have detected the action?

Ye Shikai continued forward. All the doors inside required magnetic cards to open. Ye took advantage of an employee opening a door to slip in quickly, realizing that the factory was vastly different with an actual basement—none of which was mentioned in the previous files.

Secretly approaching an elevator, he just happened to see two personnel in hazmat suits waiting. Ye Shikai simply hid behind them, quickly slipping in when the elevator doors opened.

"Hey, do you hear footsteps nearby?" One of them curiously looked around.

"Nobody's here, you must have heard wrong. Hurry up and get to work." The other waved a hand dismissively, Ye Shikai pressed tightly against the elevator wall, held his breath, fearing being discovered by the two. If they squeezed into the elevator during rush hour, it would be troublesome.

One of them pressed the button for the negative fifth floor, surprising Ye Shikai about how deep it went; the underground part was bigger than the surface.

Thud.

The elevator doors slowly opened, Ye Shikai immediately stepped out, taking a few large breaths in a corner.

"This should be the laboratory for the HST project, right?" Ye Shikai entered a laboratory, where quite a few foreigners were present; it seemed De was right. To continue the HST project, Boss Xing indeed found a new international team.

"Jack, go check on the test subject." At this moment, a white male ordered a black male beside him.

"Yes, Professor."

Ye Shikai seized the moment and followed the black man named "Jack." If guessed right, their "test subject" should be the Mothman.

"Damn, my Inner Strength is depleted too much." Ye Shikai took two steps and suddenly felt dizzy; the Dantian area surged with heat waves. He had been too focused on finding the way, ignoring the consumption of Inner Strength—the main downside of using the Netherworld King's Helmet.

Out of necessity, Ye Shikai hurriedly took out some pills from the Storage Ring, swallowing them in one motion. The pills turned into pure Inner Strength once inside the body. Ye Shikai took several deep breaths and continued following.

Through a dimly lit corridor, Ye Shikai felt as if he were walking through a haunted house; the chilling environment, the slowly dropping temperature, and faintly hearing human screams echoing in the air...

This place, truly a Demon Cave.