"What did you do to them?" Li Banan was pointed at by the naval gun, but he stared at Ming Muhan, viciously squeezing these words through clenched teeth.
The surrounding lights instantly brightened, reflecting the round rims of Ming Muhan's glasses into a glaring white highlight, revealing only one of his squinted eyes.
"My Lord Li, you don't have to worry about this. Your value has been exhausted today, and there is no need to keep you."
Ming Muhan's slightly squinted eyes slowly opened, and the previous elegance and gentleness disappeared.
Looking at Li Banan, his eyes were filled only with indifference and coldness, characteristic of a strategist.
He had been looking forward to this day since he first met Li Banan.
If it weren't for Li Banan's ignorance of the ship girls and his failure to even say a word, how could his plan have succeeded so easily?
Battleaxe Industries had mastered this technology and would launch a surprise attack on the Admiralty throughout Orlan.
All the ship girls would become subordinates of their Battleaxe military workers!
The surrounding agents were stunned; they hadn't expected that tonight's events in Yalang City would witness a shocking change that would alter the situation in Orlan forever.
"Master Li, as my old friend for so many years, I think I should let you die at the end," Ming Muhan said as he slowly walked to Li Banan's side, his voice still gentle.
But Li Banan was restrained by his own ship girls and couldn't move. He could only let the thin man before him bend down slightly to meet his gaze.
"Have you ever wondered why the fleet in your port area was obviously wiped out, yet Yalang City can still exist?" Ming Muhan lowered his voice and whispered in his ear.
Li Banan's pupils suddenly shrank at the realization of the man before him being part of Battleaxe Industries, and a fact that frightened him began to take root.
"Think carefully. Why is the Six Cities Alliance of the East China Sea the only one in Yalang City that hasn't been attacked on a large scale for so many years?"
"I can instantly control the technology of the ship girls. How could I obtain it so quickly?"
The voice of the general agent of the Battleaxe military industry was so soft that no one around could hear it. But in Li Banan's mind, it was like thunder.
Seeing Li Banan, who was already sluggish and unable to move, a distorted smile appeared on Ming Muhan's face.
He whispered two words in Li Banan's ear—two words that no one dared to believe.
"Sirens."
"You bastard!"
Although Li Banan's body was restrained by his own ship girls, he let out a vicious roar like a trapped beast.
Had he really been helping the human traitors controlled by the murderers of his most cherished companions all these years?
When, exactly, had this bastard from Battleaxe Military Industry come into contact with the Sirens?
And was it really as this bastard claimed?
Thanks to him, the entire Orlan Admiralty would soon be reduced to a plaything of Battleaxe Military Industry.
What foolish things had he done over the years...
Seeing Li Banan trembling and lowering his head, Ming Muhan suddenly stood up and let out a sickly, excited laugh.
"You human traitor..."
Li Banan was jolted by this piercing laughter. His whole body was bruised, and he was about to scream in anger, but his voice stopped abruptly.
"Shhh..."
The surrounding agents all looked at the bloody scene in horror.
With a muffled sound, Li Banan's head was shattered by the bombardment of the small-caliber secondary artillery, announcing the end of his life with endless regrets.
Blood splattered onto Ming Muhan's clothes, making him step back in disdain as he took out a white handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the bloodstains from his body.
The surrounding agents fell silent; they were too far away from Ming Muhan to know what had transpired between him and Li Banan.
"Ye Zhanke, Battleaxe Military Industry, it's time for someone else to be the big boss, hehehe..."
It was only then that Ming Muhan finally revealed his ultimate purpose.
He intended to rely on the power to control the ship girls to usurp the position of the big boss of Battleaxe Military Industry, and he himself would take the throne!
When the people around him heard this, their eyes filled with fanaticism.
In the future, the Battleaxe Military Industry would become Ming Muhan's property, and their future would be limitless.
And all of Orlan, under the leadership of the Battleaxe Military Industry controlled by Ming Muhan, would undergo a significant change in the situation. The Zhu Hai Commercial Association and the era of the Admiralty and the Ship's Niang would end in Ming Muhan's hands...
Would it?
"Smack, smack, smack..."
Just as Ming Muhan was proudly admiring the headless corpse spread on the ground and looking forward to a bright future, a sudden burst of piercing applause echoed in the quiet hall.
All eyes, including Ming Muhan's, turned toward the source of the sound, which came from an inconspicuous corner.
A strange young man in a black suit sat smiling at a chair at the dining table, as if he had been watching a grand performance, applauding in appreciation.
"It truly was a good show, General Agent of Battleaxe Military Industry. What a ruthless capitalist you are."
Next to the strange young man sat two silver-haired girls in long black dresses.
A terrifying aura of slaughter emanated from the two girls, causing the nearby Battleaxe military agents to retreat and distance themselves.
"Who are you?"
Ming Muhan asked bitterly, silently instructing the four ship girls under his control to aim their main guns at the three figures before him.
"Who am I?"
With undisguised killing intent in his eyes, Lin Lan slowly stood up.
He had witnessed everything from beginning to end. Even through the heightened senses of Mainz and Agir, he learned who was pulling the strings behind Ming Muhan.
"I'm here to send you bastards, who intend to betray humanity, to hell."
Lin Lan's voice was filled with irrepressible anger.
Even though he had guessed that a significant event from Battleaxe Military Industry or Li Banan would unfold that night, he never expected that the other party would present him with such a grotesque spectacle.
If the gas that could control the "ship girls" was allowed to spread, the Orlan Admiralty would be gravely affected.
This bastard who had taken refuge with the Sirens must be stopped before he could harm more people today.
As his words fell, Agir, with a maniacal smile, leaped from his seat.
A terrifying black metal dragon suit suddenly appeared in the grand hall, mercilessly tearing through the terrified Battleaxe military agents around them.
Agir charged straight toward Ming Muhan, completely ignoring the four "ship girls" aimed at her.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The massive shockwave ejected from the ship's main cannon instantly lifted all the tables in the hall, knocking many people down and tearing apart the Battleaxe military agents in Agir's path.
The four light cruisers opened fire simultaneously, creating a loud noise that knocked Ming Muhan to the ground.
But the silver-haired girl with red hair and demonic horns, rushing directly toward her, smiled evilly, seemingly unharmed, as she charged straight into the lingering flames.
In the moment of getting close, she grabbed a light cruiser and hurled it toward the terrifying dragon ship behind her.
"Quack!"
The dragon ship, which had a heart for Agir, bit down on the ship girls and tore it to pieces.
This horrifying scene made Ming Muhan lie on the ground, feeling as if his lower body had gone numb.
Such horrific and bloody methods were even more unsettling than the Siren attacks he had witnessed before.
Seeing the tall silver-haired girl throw a renowned ship girl into the black dragon like a chicken, Ming Muhan suddenly looked at the smoke launcher in his hand.
If he just pressed this button, maybe there would be a turnaround!
If he could control this powerful ship girl, who seemed like a demon descending upon the world, all his previous losses would be insignificant!
After Agir cleaned up the last shipwreck and Mainz mended the people around her, she focused on the only remaining prey in the hall.
"You, you will become my ship girl!"
Ming Muhan suddenly let out a desperate howl, pressing the button in a rush.
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