When the truth ca to light, the dark side of the Makul Group was fully exposed to the entire universe.
The surface area of the planet Makul is roughly two-thirds smaller than that of Blue Star, with seventy percent of its land designated as 'exhibition zones'—essentially interstellar zoos where tourists could learn about rare cosmic species.
On the surface, the operations seed legitimate. Ordinary employees served the public, and the exhibited sentient beings were paid perforrs, making it appear as nothing more than an open entertainnt planet.
Before this incident, no one knew that the group's true profits ca from less than one percent of the planet's underground headquarters, with the surface operations rely serving as a facade.
At this mont, Ye Bai and her group had rescued prisoners from other areas, located the ventilation shafts of the headquarters, and finally managed to break through from underground.
This scene was witnessed by regular tourists in the nearest exhibition zone, eliciting gasps of shock.
Almost imdiately, so tourists posted the event on the Stellar Network—those who had the leisure and ans to visit entertainnt planets were mostly from advanced civilizations or were financially well-off, making it normal for them to have Stellar Network accounts.
So tourists even recognized their own kind among the rescued:
"Oh my! Those are people from our Guling Star!"
"And our Jianghe clansn... Damn the Makul Group, how dare they kidnap mbers of our civilization!"
"This group must be eradicated!"
The Makul Group's underground auctions had no moral boundaries, abducting individuals solely based on their value. Among their clients were those who took pride in owning mbers of powerful civilizations to satisfy their vanity.
Aside from avoiding the two major cosmic civilizations, the Makul Group had even traded mbers of star cluster-level civilizations at their auctions. Given the vastness of the universe, filled with mysteries and unknowns, disappearances of outsiders were all too common.
Now that the truth was exposed, the Makul Group had stirred up a hornet's nest, enraging dozens of civilizations.
The incident was reported by the tourists to their respective civilizations, who promptly brought it to the attention of the Stellar Alliance.
The Makul Star was located in the Yuqiong Star System, which consisted of eight planetary powers. The Makul Group was just one of them, and the other powers in the system seized the opportunity to pile on, eagerly joining forces to file complaints.
Within minutes, a resolution was passed, and nearby forces dispatched their fleets to assist the Stellar Alliance's warships in the region, rapidly closing in on the Makul Group.
During this ti, the Makul Spaceport was in chaos, with nurous ships taking off and landing. The maintenance checkpoints had collapsed, leading to widespread disorder. Employees of the Makul Group were fleeing like rats abandoning a sinking ship, regular tourists were rushing to leave the danger zone, and so who had escaped from the underground auctions were blending into the crowd.
Ye Bai had anticipated this scenario. So mbers of their group had already found their own kind and left, while others chose to stay temporarily.
As for Silienna, they had checked on her progress in the battle. She was in the thick of it and told everyone to find a safe spot and wait for her return.
So, they found a secure location within the headquarters to wait. During this ti, Ye Bai pretended to rest while quickly logging onto the Stellar Network. The news about Makul Star had already begun to spread and gain traction, indicating that the Stellar Alliance was likely aware of the situation.
Once the Stellar Alliance intervened, no matter how the planet was divided, the victims would undoubtedly receive proper resettlent, as public opinion would demand it.
Thus, their only task now was to ensure their safety amidst the chaos and wait for the Stellar Alliance's arrival.
...
"The building is collapsing, run!"
"Damn this group, engaging in such deadly business. Am I going to end up in prison too?"
"Can soone tell what's happening? Is the group collapsing? I haven't even received last week's salary!"
In the Makul Group headquarters and exhibition zones, nurous F-level and D-level employees were fleeing. Like the larger exhibition zones, the majority of employees here were ordinary service workers, with only the core ard departnts holding any real power.
Ye Bai and her group of several hundred people had ford a small 'island' amidst the rushing crowd.
They paid no attention to the panicked employees fleeing in all directions. These ordinary workers had no access to the group's secret operations, and any investigations or settlents would be left to the Stellar Alliance.
Moreover, many of them had just erged from the anesthesia of nutrient pods and were exhausted from the escape, needing rest.
However, amidst the chaotic crowd, the few C-level psychics who still had energy remained vigilant. Ye Bai also maintained her 'psychic vision,' keeping an eye on the area within fifty ters.
Everything seed normal until, in a sudden surge of the crowd, Ye Bai sensed a blinding light.
Instinctively, she turned toward the source and saw a gleaming bald head...
The man seed to sense her gaze and looked back at her through the crowd.
Their eyes t briefly, and Ye Bai was instantly struck with terror.
The intense light she had sensed wasn't from the reflection of the bald head but from the man's psychic aura!
Such brightness was sothing she had only seen in one person before—Silienna.
This man was a B-level powerhouse!
The realization made Ye Bai's pupils contract uncontrollably, and a cold sweat broke out on her back. A B-level powerhouse disguising himself as an ordinary employee and leaving the Makul Group at this ti was likely a high-ranking mber.
Moreover, his psychic aura was stable, showing no signs of injury from the myriad realms. With Silienna absent, their strongest mbers were only C-level and not at full strength. If they attracted his attention, they would be no match.
Don't notice , don't notice ...
Ye Bai silently chanted in her mind, mustering all her acting skills to casually shift her gaze away.
ga, disguised as an ordinary employee in the crowd, noticed her reaction and rely raised an eyebrow before looking away.
Ye Bai breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she had dodged a bullet.
But the next mont, in her psychic perception, she saw the bald man's aura suddenly shift, transforming into a strange eye-like shape.
The eye's pupil glowed blue, and as it ford, it turned unerringly toward Ye Bai.
—She had been seen!
Ye Bai felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, her limbs montarily numb.
Her keen psychic senses clearly detected a psychic 'gaze' sweeping over her aura.
This was the first ti Ye Bai had ever felt her psychic aura being 'scanned' by another.
To make matters worse, almost simultaneously, the man's aura erupted with intense light, and he began rushing toward her at high speed.
At this point, Ye Bai abandoned all pretense of calm. She imdiately looked back in the direction of the bald man.
The man couldn't contain his excitent and eagerness, as if he had discovered so secret during his 'scan.' He no longer cared about maintaining his disguise, violently shoving through the crowd and charging straight toward her!
Ye Bai took a deep breath and shouted with all her might:
"Enemy attack!"
Thanks to their prior collaboration, her companions reacted swiftly, locking onto the approaching ga and launching psychic attacks.
However, ga, as a B-level psychic, effortlessly deflected their assaults with a wave of his hand, sending them crashing to the ground.
"His target is !"
Ye Bai seized an opening, rolled away from her group, and sprinted as fast as she could.
The fastest of the Tin People, Liko, moved like the wind. As soon as he realized what was happening, without needing further instructions, he dashed swiftly toward Silienna's direction.
In less than half a minute, Ye Bai, who had just sprinted a hundred ters, once again sensed a dazzling light of a spiritual entity emanating from behind her. The light transford into an overwhelming pressure, surging toward her.
"What a unique spiritual entity. You can't escape..."
Hearing these words, Ye Bai knew that if she were caught this ti, she would undoubtedly be dissected—perhaps even her spiritual entity along with her body!
At this mont, she truly felt that her luck in the myriad realms was inversely proportional to her misfortune in reality—
What was this? Just because she had glanced at soone in the crowd?!
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