Inside the headquarters building of the Jin Shi conglomerate, spiritual energy flickered, and hundreds of people clashed in the confined space.
The spiritual energy array protecting the building was constantly destroyed and then automatically repaired.
Every floor, every inch, was a fierce engagement.
As soon as someone fell, another immediately filled the void.
Kim Woo Bin was covered in blood, a refined wolf-tooth club in his hand, his eyes bloodshot.
In a moment of contact, he had already taken down over twenty members of the elite squads.
Fighting their way up, half of the senior cultivators had already fallen on the lower floors.
That bastard Kim Jun Soo, he didn't play by the rules, putting his strongest forces in the lower levels, while his own lair on the forty-ninth floor, aside from scattered traps, had few defenders.
So, when they reached this floor, Kim Woo Bin had long forgotten about the losses, his eyes solely focused on the spoils of victory.
Complete control of ten floors, wielding the power of the four elite squads, was enough to contend with that old man Kim Tae Hyung.
The Jin Shi conglomerate would be mine in the end!
This new era needed someone like me, a young generation, not old fogies like Kim Tae Hyung who were about to be coffin-bound.
"President, only one office left!"
Kim Woo Bin spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching the wound on his chest cut by a flying knife, hefted the blood-soaked wolf-tooth club, and pointed at the black office: "Smash the door!"
"No need!" The black door opened.
Inside, Kim Jun Soo sat pale-faced in a chair, with only two people before him.
They were his two strongest squad captains.
And the two most loyal.
Kim Woo Bin frowned.
Victory was assured, but now it was time to consider gains and losses.
"Jun Soo, you're a smart man, don't resist. These two squad captains have good cultivation; it would be a real shame if they were to die here."
Kim Jun Soo spat: "Idiot, such an idiot! Kim Woo Bin, didn't you study abroad, receive some advanced education in power struggles? You always think you're so clever, but in the end, you're dumber than anyone else."
Kim Woo Bin's brow twitched: "Is there any point in saying this? I've already won!"
Kim Jun Soo directly turned on the surveillance video, pointing at the large screen: "Moron, the people who will deal with you have already arrived."
In the underground parking lot, led by Ryu Won Tae himself, the elites of the Seven Stars Society and assassins from the five major forces had gathered, a dark mass of at least three hundred people.
Among them were many expert-level fighters, and even a Grandmaster.
Kim Woo Bin stumbled, leaning against the doorframe: "No, Kim Tae Hyung wouldn't let them in. His strongest four squads alone could suppress the entire gathering of the five major forces!"
Kim Jun Soo laughed, bent over with laughter: "Fool, you're too much of a fool, damn it. Without Kim Tae Hyung's tacit approval, could they even get into the parking lot?"
Kim Woo Bin slumped into the chair.
Behind him were the remnants of his soldiers, exhausted from the slaughter, while Kim Jun Soo was left with no one.
"Why didn't you say anything sooner?" Kim Woo Bin grabbed his hair: "Jun Soo, why didn't you warn me earlier?"
Kim Jun Soo's eyes widened: "I sent four assistants to personally visit you for negotiations, didn't you see them? What about the messages I sent you? Why wasn't your phone turned on?"
Kim Woo Bin was shocked: "I never saw your assistants..."
At that moment, outside the window, a lion cat lazily licked the blood off its paw.
Kim Jun Soo's four assistants were already in its belly.
And all the communication equipment in this building had been destroyed by Buddha Lotus.
Qin Ye Xuan's plans were always this meticulous.
The elevator lights on the forty-ninth floor flashed, emitting a piercing ding.
The assassins from the underground parking lot, using the four elevators and six stairwells, had already stormed up.
Kim Woo Bin jumped up, forcing himself to circulate his spiritual energy, but the wolf-tooth club in his hand felt incredibly heavy.
He stared at Kim Jun Soo: "Hey, come with me, let's fight our way out!"
Kim Jun Soo shook his head bitterly: "I'm old, I don't want to risk my life anymore. Half an hour ago, I announced my allegiance to Miss Kim Go Hee. I've handed over all my financial accounts. After this is over, I'll retire voluntarily..."
He looked at the bewildered Kim Woo Bin: "If you wish, I can plead for you, and the young lady will spare your life."
"Spare my life? You mean the path of a stray dog, fleeing in utter humiliation?"
Kim Woo Bin laughed heartily, straightened his suit, and looked at his last remaining subordinates: "Do you want to be stray dogs?"
"No!" The remaining men roared with grief and indignation.
Kim Woo Bin hefted his wolf-tooth club: "You little brats are all good for nothing. Let's go together!"
He took out a cigarette case, gave one to each man, lit his own, and then, with this group of remaining soldiers, directly blocked the corridor.
In the lobby of the forty-ninth floor, Ryu Won Tae appeared casually, shook his head, and a rapier gleamed in his palm.
"Leave no one alive except Kim Jun Soo!"
The melee erupted once more.
...
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Ye Xuan received a message from Ryu Won Tae.
He comfortably sipped his tea, then stood up and walked towards the office across the way.
Kim Go Hee sat there, staring blankly at a family photo.
Upon seeing Qin Ye Xuan, her expression changed, and she grabbed documents from the table, hurling them at him.
Qin Ye Xuan remained motionless, looking at the scattered papers, and said calmly: "Get dressed, and come with me to the forty-ninth floor."
"Go, go there for what?"
"To receive their bows and formally take over the Jin Shi conglomerate!"
Qin Ye Xuan took out two envelopes and placed them before her: "One is Kim Jun Soo's resignation letter, the other is Kim Tae Hyung's retirement application!"
Ah!
Kim Go Hee's hands trembled, unable to hold the documents, her eyes wide: "You, you're joking, right?"
"This is compensation for the apology, regarding what I did to you that night..."
"It doesn't matter!" Kim Go Hee jumped up: "If you can help me reclaim the conglomerate completely, you can do it to me as many times as you want!"
Qin Ye Xuan was speechless.
Assistant Eun and Buddha Lotus appeared, both looking very excited.
Kim Go Hee walked directly towards the elevator, Qin Ye Xuan followed, then the remaining two girls.
The forty-ninth floor was more brutal than any hell, the corridors littered with remains, and the lobby filled with injured people.
A blood-stained chair had been placed.
Qin Ye Xuan stopped Kim Go Hee, then took off his jacket and placed it on the chair.
Kim Go Hee felt dizzy, unable to believe any of it was real.
Qin Ye Xuan helped her sit on the chair of blood, then looked at Ryu Won Tae and the others.
Ryu Won Tae was the first to kneel.
Then came Kim Jun Soo.
The representatives of the five major forces exchanged bewildered glances.
Ryu Won Tae turned and roared: "Kneel!"
The representatives of the five major forces looked fearfully left and right, and involuntarily knelt down.
The fate of the doomed was sealed.
The path for those who were to leave had already been paved.
Kim Tae Hyung, with one assistant, calmly left the building without even looking back.
On this profound night, Kim Go Hee officially took control of the Jin Shi conglomerate and gained the support of Seoul's five major forces, soaring to the position of conglomerate leader.
Half the city fell within her sphere of influence.
But many knew that the one who truly established a foothold in this city of hell, appearing like a star and shining in the night sky, was actually that man from Great Xia!