Without waiting for anyone else's reaction, I strode into the ship's cabin.
The moment I stepped inside, a sense of danger surged within me.
Almost without hesitation, I quickened my pace and rushed in.
Immediately after, the sound of gunfire erupted.
Countless bullets whizzed through the cabin. Fortunately, I was fast enough to appear in the center of the cabin.
Upon entering, I discovered that there was not a single person inside.
As for the gunshots, they seemed to be controlled by something.
As soon as I opened the door, some kind of mechanism would trigger, and a barrage of bullets would fire towards the entrance.
I felt a wave of relief.
If I had let Lin Chun open the door earlier, he would probably have been riddled with bullets by now.
I opened the door myself, narrowly avoiding the danger.
I destroyed all the mechanisms controlling the guns, and only when I was sure there were no other threats did I finally relax.
However, I was still puzzled as to why there was no one on this ship.
I walked around the cabin for a few laps and found signs of human activity.
In fact, on a plate, I even found half-eaten steak.
It was still slightly warm.
In other words, everyone on board had already left by lifeboat.
"What the hell is this bastard trying to do?" I surveyed my surroundings.
At this moment, Lin Chun and the others also entered. They had heard the gunshots and were about to come in to check the situation, but they had forcefully suppressed their curiosity.
Now that the gunshots had stopped, they couldn't wait to come and see.
After I briefly explained the situation inside, I sat down in the cabin.
Just then, the floor of the cabin vibrated slightly, and then the entire floor began to shake.
"Back away!" I said in a deep voice, "Get out!"
Lin Chun and the others turned and left without hesitation.
But I did not leave.
With the power of the Shepherd God, I was confident that I could protect my life under any circumstances, unless a nuclear bomb was used.
However, the danger I had imagined did not materialize. The cabin floor suddenly cracked open, and then something like glass slowly rose up.
As I was wondering, I suddenly noticed that human figures appeared on this glass.
It was something akin to a holographic projection.
The person in the projection was precisely Vici.
Under the holographic projection, he looked as if he were sitting right in front of me.
He was still in that office, in the same familiar executive chair.
However, I knew this was just a recording.
Hearing that there was no movement inside, Lin Chun's men re-entered. Upon seeing the holographic projection glass, they were also stunned, and then stood beside me.
In the image, Vici coughed a few times, a confident smile on his face: "Lu Ziye, right? I believe you have the ability to see this..."
"Surprised why there's no one on the ship?" Even though it was just a recording, it felt like a conversation between two people.
"I can tell you honestly, I sent five people this time." Vici smiled. "No, there were many people, but only five were *my* people!"
The moment I heard "my people," I became instantly alert.
If I wasn't mistaken, these so-called "my people" were the ones he had shown me before.
"Lu Ziye, I must say, you are indeed a formidable person. To have lived in such an environment for so long and evaded so many pursuits, I'm not sure how you managed it, but I've decided to change my strategy..." Vici said in the projection.
"Originally, I wanted you to cooperate willingly, but it's clear you have no such intention, so you can't blame me." Vici said calmly, "At first, I wanted to obtain what you have, but now I've changed my mind..."
"With my current capabilities, I possess more than enough combat power. In this world, only you pose a threat to me!" Vici said slowly. "In other words, once you are eliminated, I will be invincible..."
"So, the instruction I've given to my dear children this time is only one." Vici grinned. "Kill you, and the people around you!"
My face instantly turned ashen!
"You've only seen their abilities demonstrated before, and haven't fought them yet. That's a great pity for me, so I've decided to let you experience it. It's unfortunate I won't be able to witness it firsthand." Vici continued, "I've told them to stop at nothing..."
"So you might face many dangers..."
"For instance, assassination, poisoning, traps... In short, your days from now on should not be boring." Vici said with a loud laugh. "You should be grateful to me from the bottom of your heart!"
"And I look forward to your death!"