Chapter 52
Moreover, facing a B-level psychic, neither D-level nor C-level could stand a chance; one encounter and they would be down for the count.
Along the way, it was the various mechanical defenses that primarily delayed Xilianna, but even so, her path of destruction opened a smooth passage for Ye Bo and the others behind her.
Even when sporadic Makur armed squads appeared to block their way, the four C-level and over twenty D-level psychics handled them with ease.
...
In a secret communication, the only one unscathed in the myriad realms, Meijia, said to Pengsi and Hude, "You two hold off that Tianluo clan for a while. I’m going to release Subject 9."
The two exchanged glances, excitement lighting up their faces. "Subject 9 has been successfully developed?"
"That's right." After Meijia finished speaking, she turned to operate the control panel behind her.
"Good." The two hung up the communication, knowing the power of Subject 8. Although its maintenance ability was somewhat lacking, its strength was already comparable to a B-level. If they could unleash the stronger Subject 9, combined with the two of them, they would be more than capable of suppressing Xilianna!
As the two directors moved to intercept Xilianna, Meijia, who had turned to the control panel, did not release the so-called "Subject 9" as she had claimed.
"Everything is the fault of those two fools..."
Meijia connected to the star network, transmitting all the laboratory data to someone, then pressed the self-destruct button for the entire lab. She changed into her regular clothes and quickly left through a hidden passage.
...
"You dare to come here?"
Seeing Pengsi and Hude trying to block her, Xilianna instead showed a look of surprise. She had already heard other employees referring to these two as directors.
Just when she was worried about the high-ranking members of the Makur Group being like lizards that shed their tails, she didn’t expect these two to dare to confront her directly. She charged forward, her fighting spirit surging, quickly forcing the two into retreat.
Pengsi and Hude, who had been waiting for a long time, felt increasingly uneasy. However, they had already fallen into Xilianna's battle, unable to escape.
A thousand meters away from the battle circle of the three B-level psychics, at a massive ventilation duct.
"Boom..."
A thunderous explosion erupted from the Makur Group building, immediately startling the nearby exhibition park.
Visitors from various civilizations who had come to Makur Star to enjoy the normal exhibitions were drawn to the unusual noise. They turned their long-range viewing devices toward the source of the commotion.
As the dust settled, a distinctly recognizable blue-collar giant first poked its head and body out from the gaping hole created by the explosion.
Following it were various rare races with obvious characteristics: the Tin People, the Kelu, the Kule...
Along the way, the group formed by those rescued by Ye Bo and others grew from over twenty to more than a hundred, and now exceeded a thousand. At this moment, all the intelligent beings that had been kidnapped and imprisoned by the Makur Group were finally seeing the light of day.
Many people looked up at the three unfamiliar stars in the Makur star system, tears streaming down their faces:
"We're free!"
**Chapter 36**
Once the truth came to light, the dark side of the Makur Group was fully exposed to the public across the universe.
The surface area of Makur Star is about two-thirds smaller than Blue Star, with seventy percent of its area designated as "exhibition parks," essentially an interstellar zoo for tourists to learn about rare cosmic races.
The ordinary employees served the public, and the intelligent beings on display were paid actors. Everything on the surface seemed perfectly fine, presenting the image of an open entertainment star.
Before this incident, no one knew that the group’s real profit-making operations were concentrated in an area less than one percent of the planet's underground, with the visible operations merely serving as a cover.
At this moment, Ye Bo and his group had rescued others from different areas and found the ventilation duct leading to the group’s headquarters, successfully breaking through from underground.
This scene was directly witnessed by the normal tourists in the nearby exhibition park, immediately erupting in gasps of astonishment.
Almost instantly, some travelers posted about the event on the star network—those who had the leisure and inclination to visit an entertainment star were mostly from developed civilizations or those who were financially secure, making it quite normal for them to have star network accounts.
Some travelers even recognized their own kin among the crowd:
"Oh my gosh! That’s a member of our Gu Ling Star!"
"And there are our Jiang He people... Damn Makur Star, how dare they kidnap our civilization's people!"
"This group must be eradicated!"
The Makur Group's underground auction had no moral boundaries; individuals were kidnapped based solely on their perceived value. Among their clients were those from powerful civilizations who indulged their vanity.
Aside from the two major cosmic civilizations that dared not provoke them, the Makur underground auction had even dealt with members of cluster-level civilizations. In the vastness of the universe, disappearances were all too common.
However, now that the truth was exposed, the Makur Group had stirred a hornet's nest, inciting the wrath of dozens of civilizations.
The travelers on-site reported the incident to their respective civilizations, which immediately escalated the matter to the Star Alliance.
The star system where Makur Star is located is called the "Yue Qiong Star System," comprising eight planetary powers, with the Makur Group being just one of them. Other powers in the same system saw this opportunity and wasted no time in piling on, actively joining forces to lodge complaints.
In just a few minutes, a resolution was passed, and a coalition of nearby powers dispatched their fleets to assist the Star Alliance, rapidly heading toward the Makur Group.
During this time, a large number of ships were taking off and landing at the Makur spaceport, which had lost its maintenance checkpoints, plunging into chaos. Employees of the Makur Group were scrambling to escape, normal tourists were trying to leave this place of turmoil, and some guests who had previously escaped from the underground auction were seizing the opportunity to blend in.
Ye Bo had anticipated such a situation. In their large group, some had found their kin and left together, while many others chose to stay temporarily.
As for Xilianna, they had checked on the battle situation; she was engaged in fierce combat, so they instructed everyone to find a safe place to wait for her return.
Thus, they found a secure spot at the headquarters to wait. During this time, Ye Bo pretended to doze off while quickly logging onto the star network. News about Makur Star had already begun to surface and gain traction, indicating that the Star Alliance was likely aware of the situation.
When the Star Alliance intervened, regardless of how the planet was divided, the victims like them would surely receive proper resettlement; otherwise, it would be untenable in the court of public opinion.
So, all they needed to do next was ensure their safety amid the chaos and wait for the Star Alliance to arrive.
...
"The building is coming down! Run!"
"Damn group, how could they engage in such deadly business? Am I going to end up in prison too?"
"Can someone tell me what’s happening? Is the group collapsing? I haven’t even received my paycheck from last week!"
At the headquarters and park of the Makur Group, a large number of ordinary F-level and D-level employees were rushing out. Just like in the larger exhibition park, aside from the core armed departments, most of the people working in service roles were ordinary employees.
Ye Bo and his several hundred companions formed a small "island" amid the rushing crowd.
They paid no mind to the panicked ordinary employees fleeing in all directions. These ordinary people had no access to the Makur Group's secret operations; any investigations or reckoning could be left to the Star Alliance.
Moreover, many had just emerged from the anesthetic state of the nutrient pods, exhausted and in need of rest.
However, among the chaotic crowd, a few C-level psychics still maintained vigilance, and Ye Bo kept her "psychic vision" active, monitoring the area within about fifty meters.
Everything was normal until suddenly, in a moment of surging human flow.
Ye Bo felt a strong light.
Instinctively, she turned to look in the direction of the light and then saw a shiny bald head...
The other party seemed to sense something and looked back at her through the crowd.
Their eyes met for a brief moment, and Ye Bo felt a chill run down her spine.
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