The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife
Chapter 394 - 394 394 A Desperate Struggle

394: Chapter 394: A Desperate Struggle 394: Chapter 394: A Desperate Struggle After a series of defenses, Ye Shikai was gradually falling behind.

The Inner God Scripture can increase his Inner Strength in a short time, but over a prolonged period, it would have a strong backlash, rendering Ye Shikai powerless and frail, at which point he would be at the mercy of others.

Just like now, Ye Shikai already felt a wave of heat churning in his Dantian—this was the result of overusing his Inner Strength.

Ye Shikai cursed under his breath.

This monster might have changed its appearance, but its mind hadn’t grown dull in the slightest—it could clearly see that his condition was not good, and he simply couldn’t afford to deplete himself like this.

A monster without a heart, like a relentless killing machine, had no discernible weak points or flaws to exploit.

“Ah.” Suddenly, Ye Shikai screamed.

His palm touched his abdomen, finding a large swath of crimson; his clothes were torn apart.

The “claw” of the Refining Mo had left three deep wounds on his abdomen.

Its pitch-black nails, like blades that could slice through metal with ease, had effortlessly cut open his skin, and now the blood was pouring out.

Ye Shikai glanced at the people around him, who were all nearly at their last gasps.

If he were to fall too, then everyone would meet a grisly end here today.

At this critical juncture, Ye Shikai felt a sharp pain in his heart.

He suddenly thought of Su Qingyu in Yanjing.

He hadn’t gone back to explain things to her yet; how could he die here?

Ye Shikai was filled with unwillingness.

“Bang.” Ye Shikai dodged, avoiding the edge of the Desire Splitting Blade, but the concrete wall behind him caved in, creating a large hole in the laboratory’s outer wall with just one strike.

In a desperate moment of clarity, Ye Shikai dashed into the laboratory, and seemingly foreseeing what was to come, the Refining Mo didn’t bother with the seriously wounded outside but hurriedly pursued him.

“Stop right there.” The Refining Mo bellowed from behind, swinging the Desire Splitting Blade non-stop, smashing all the bottles and containers inside the laboratory into a mess.

Due to the use of gene potions, the Refining Mo’s body had grown significantly thicker, at least two to three times its previous size and its somewhat bloated figure made it inconvenient to move through the narrow corridors of the laboratory.

Ye Shikai took advantage of this to widen the gap between them.

At the very deepest part of the laboratory lay its most secret place.

Five years ago, the secret documents that the Tomb Spirit Organization sought were kept there.

However, due to Nightmare’s betrayal, they were ambushed by SAD, and Te Que was also killed by Nightmare, resulting in a complete failure of the operation, making this place the “sorrowful ground” for Refining Mo.

Today, the two of them would settle the score right here.

Ye Shikai arrived first at the secret laboratory.

This door was made of rare alloy, heavy and sturdy; not even Refining Mo could destroy it immediately.

Ye Shikai entered a string of passwords at the door—a password he had obtained from Tianjing, designed to prevent the mystical stone from being stolen by Refining Mo.

Once the password was entered, the laboratory’s door opened.

Ye Shikai glanced at the door, pressed the close button, then smashed the controller with a fierce punch, breaking it right as the door was closing.

In the last moment, Ye Shikai sped into the laboratory with a quick step.

“Bang”, the heavy door of the laboratory slowly closed, emitting a thunderous sound, and only then did Ye Shikai breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked around.

The mystical stone was placed quietly on the central pedestal, emanating a faint light.

Ye Shikai approached slowly, and with a deep breath, it seemed he could feel the rich energy in the air.

Step by step, as he neared the mystical stone, Ye Shikai felt a sense of fullness in his Dantian and meridians.

The stone contained powerful energy; Ye Shikai wasn’t present at the time and didn’t know the size of the stone that the Tomb Spirit Organization had snatched away.

In fact, the one in front of him was more than twice as big as the one that was stolen.

And yet, when the energy of that smaller stone was divided among four people, its eruption was still so intense.

If the energy of this larger stone in front of him were to be concentrated in one person, what would happen was unimaginable…

Originally, at the auction, a palm-sized piece of mystical stone had almost triggered his Demon Addiction.

If not for Ji Qian’s timely intervention, he might have succumbed to possession by the demonic force long ago.

Ye Shikai stared at the mystical stone in front of him, his pupils dilated, and his gaze began to blur, as if the energy within it was like a tempting cake, constantly seducing the famished Ye Shikai.

Ye Shikai felt a refreshing sensation, as if basking in the warm sun, or like being caressed by a cool breeze…

Without thinking, he extended his hand toward the mystical stone, but just at that moment, Ye Shikai suddenly felt a piercing pain near his Dantian, snapping him back to reality.

“Ah, it hurts so much.” Ye Shikai clenched his teeth tightly, but the pain did not subside, instead intensifying, causing him to cry out in agony.

At this moment, another wave of excruciating pain burst through his brain, as if someone was ruthlessly tearing at his nerves, the pain bone-deep, unbearable.

Ye Shikai collapsed on the floor, his body contorting, his head slamming against the wall…

This was a sign of Demon Addiction.

“Bang, bang.” At this time, a series of thuds came from outside the laboratory door; Refining Mo had arrived, now standing outside the laboratory, hacking at the door with the Desire Splitting Blade.

Ye Shikai, enduring the intense pain, got up from the ground.

Although the door was made of a rare alloy, it couldn’t hold indefinitely.

The door had already begun to deform, and in just a few minutes, Refining Mo would be able to burst in.

Ye Shikai looked at the mystical stone from a distance.

Ji Qian once said that the energy source of Demon Addiction was connected to the energy contained within the mystical stone, even possibly originating from it, making the stone the catalyst for Demon Addiction.

Ye Shikai did not know how powerful the Demon Addiction triggered by such a large stone would be, nor could he predict it.

“Bang.” At that moment, a crack suddenly split open in the door; Refining Mo was about to break through.

“Bang.”

“Bang.”

………

A difficult choice lay before Ye Shikai, to make a desperate attempt or to watch and wait…

Ye Shikai let out a long sigh, and in that instant, he suddenly came to a realization, like a prisoner going to the execution platform, at the moment of being led to the Execution Platform, he did not feel the fear he had imagined but was as calm as still water, perhaps everything was predestined.

Ye Shikai took out his mobile phone from his pocket, brought up a text message he had already composed and sent it directly, then threw the phone to the side and hugged the mystical stone on the experiment table with both hands…

“Bang.” Just then, the laboratory door was smashed open.