The six figures vanished from their positions.
Outside, three figures clad in black, their faces concealed by black cloth, stealthily approached the Sea God Company.
They were extremely cautious, observing their surroundings for a considerable time before one of them, acting as a scout, infiltrated to assess the situation.
Although the Sea God Company had largely relocated, it appeared no different from usual.
The usual personnel were all present: some sleeping, others on duty, with no apparent changes.
After a brief observation, the scout transmitted to the other two, "Everything is normal! Those two early-stage Grandmaster experts are not here!"
Upon hearing this, a look of joy spread across the faces of the two outside.
"Haha, those two are absent; heaven aids us! Let's seize the opportunity while they're gone!"
The two, who had been incredibly tense moments before, relaxed their vigilance and immediately followed into the Sea God Company.
Before Ye Feng emerged from seclusion, the Sea God Company headquarters was guarded by the patriarchs of the Merman and Mermaid tribes.
However, a few days prior, when Ye Feng and his group planned to deal with those targeting the Sea God Company, they had instructed the patriarchs to conceal their auras.
These intruders, having sensed no auras for several consecutive days, had indeed been unable to resist infiltrating.
However, what they didn't know was that Ye Feng and the other five had already circled around to their rear, forming a pincer movement.
"Sea God, should we act now?" Senior Cang Long asked urgently.
Ye Feng shook his head, looking into the distance, and said, "Not yet. These three are not the only ones with designs on the Sea God Company! Acting now would likely alert them."
Senior Cang Long was taken aback, "There are others?"
The next moment, he followed Ye Feng's gaze and sensed the area, his expression immediately turning surprised.
For in the direction Ye Feng was looking, he indeed detected other powerful individuals hidden in the darkness, whom he had failed to sense earlier.
"This fellow is well-hidden! Fortunately, Sea God discovered him in time!" Senior Cang Long frowned.
Had Ye Feng not warned him, he would have believed only the three present were involved.
The three intruders had already infiltrated the Sea God Company. After exchanging glances, they each headed in different directions to search.
Their furtive and sneaky demeanor was akin to mice searching for food, peering left and right.
Seeing this, Ye Feng still did not act. Since the three were in different locations, any immediate action might allow one of them to escape.
Therefore, Ye Feng intended to wait until they converged before making a move, capturing them all in one go.
A few minutes later, having found no spirit stones, the three converged.
"How is it? Did you find anything?"
"No, I haven't found a single spirit stone! And it feels like this Sea God Company is empty!"
"Damn it, this shouldn't be the case. Over the past year, the Sea God Company has earned at least seven to eight million spirit stones, if not ten million. Where have they stored so many spirit stones?"
At this moment, the Mermaid tribe patriarch, observing the three below, immediately spoke, "A good opportunity, Sea God, should we strike?"
Ye Feng, however, hesitated.
It was indeed a good opportunity, but he noticed that powerful individuals were already near the Sea God Company. Acting now would undoubtedly alert them.
If Ye Feng and his group could instantly subdue the three, displaying overwhelming combat power, these newcomers would likely turn back immediately.
If Ye Feng and his group failed to capture the three swiftly, they might escape, thus alerting the others.
Therefore, Ye Feng decided to wait for a more opportune moment.
Meanwhile, the three below, after their brief exchange, turned their attention to a direction neither of them had searched: the underground warehouse at the rear.
Seeing this, Ye Feng's lips curved upwards, thinking, "These fellows are quite obliging!"
This warehouse was prepared by Ye Feng and his group. He had placed a large quantity of spirit stones inside, specifically to lure the intruders.
Once they entered the underground warehouse, there would be no escape, as the warehouse had only one entrance and exit.
Senior Cang Long and the others simply needed to block the exit, and they would be trapped.
The three quickly arrived at the entrance of the underground warehouse, hesitating for a moment.
They felt something was amiss but couldn't quite pinpoint it.
However, a dense spiritual energy emanated from the entrance. The three exchanged glances, seeing surprise and excitement in each other's eyes.
"Such potent spiritual energy!"
"We found it, we finally found it!"
"With such rich spiritual energy, this must be where the Sea God Company stores its spirit stones. Let's go in!"
The three, who had been hesitant to enter, had now cast aside their unease.
They could no longer afford to wait and rushed in.
"A good opportunity! Senior Cang Long, take the other four and capture those individuals. I will handle the situation outside!"
Ye Feng glanced at the three who had entered the underground warehouse and immediately issued his command.
"Yes, Sea God!"
Senior Cang Long acknowledged and, leading the others, vanished in a flash, also entering the underground warehouse.
At this moment, the individual who had been lingering near the Sea God Company finally revealed himself.
It was a figure cloaked in black, their face indistinguishable. However, based on his build, Ye Feng assumed it was a man.
"Heh heh, those three fools from Bloodfang Fortress probably will never know that the Sea God Company's spirit stones are actually within the ring of their General Manager, Chen Xiaoyue! I hope those three fools can keep them occupied for a few minutes!"
With that, he flashed towards the Sea God Company's residential area.
Ye Feng was startled.
He hadn't expected this person to know that the Sea God Company's spirit stones were with Chen Xiaoyue.
"This fellow has truly put in a lot of effort! It seems he hasn't just recently set his sights on our Sea God Company!" Ye Feng mused inwardly.
However, he suspected this person would be disappointed, as Chen Xiaoyue had already given the spirit stones to Ye Feng, who had subsequently distributed them to the three tribes.
The next moment, Ye Feng also quietly pursued him towards the residential area.
The figure in the black cloak arrived at the residential area and headed directly for the room where Chen Xiaoyue usually stayed.
Soon, he reached Chen Xiaoyue's doorstep.
It was late at night, and the occupants were fast asleep, the area quiet.
The cloaked man reached out and gently twisted the doorknob, and the locked door opened.
The sound of the door opening startled the person inside, who quickly shouted, "Who's there!"
"Heh heh, Miss Chen Xiaoyue, you don't need to know who I am. You just need to hand over the spatial spirit ring you possess!" the black-cloaked man sneered.
A terrified woman on the bed stammered, "W-what spatial spirit ring? I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Heh heh, you won't hand it over? Then I'll have to take it myself!" With that, he flashed before the woman and grabbed her hand, attempting to remove the ring.
But at that very moment, he was stunned, for he discovered there was no ring on the woman's hand.
"Hmm? Why isn't there a ring?"
The black-cloaked man, speaking aloud, quickly turned on the light.
However, the scene before him almost made him vomit blood. "You, you're not Chen Xiaoyue..."