Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1481

Chapter 1481: Enjoy the commercial

[HAHAHA!]

All the laughter in the hall quickly faded as the same eerie laugh echoed once again through the venue. The smiles on their faces vanished, replaced by expressions of shock and fear.

"What’s going on?" The gentlemen looked at each other. "I thought it was already neutralized?"

Hayley, Patricia, Teddy, and Shawn also wore confused expressions—brows furrowed, lips drawn tight. The rest of the crowd mirrored the same stunned reaction.

"I thought he was kicked out?"

"What’s happening?" _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"Don’t tell me it didn’t work..."

"Oh no!"

The people on the stage turned toward the screen in horror, their mouths agape.

"I knew it," one of them muttered. "There’s no way X would go down that easily."

"Does this mean Citadel didn’t work?"

"Shit... this is bad."

As the terrifying possibility resurfaced in their minds, their eyes turned to Penny. Much to their surprise, she simply stared at the screen with a faint smirk.

[HAHAHA! Penelope Bennet, that was a good show to watch. However, with that kind of skill, do you think you can actually threaten me?]

"That kind of skill?" someone gasped from the eliminated players’ section.

"He talks like it’s nothing?"

"Even I couldn’t do what she just did, and he just—"

"That’s X," another muttered, face grim. "Even if we all admit Miss Penny’s skills are top-tier, X is just on a completely different level."

The others nodded in reluctant agreement. "X hasn’t been active, but he’s still a beast. Only someone like him could go head-to-head with her."

As they accepted just how skilled X truly was, a sense of bitter helplessness crept into their hearts. Watching Penny was like watching an adult try to solve a child’s puzzle—but with X, it was like facing a god. Her skills were far beyond theirs, but even she seemed no match for him.

[Good try, Miss Bennet. I enjoyed it while it lasted. But now, you have to pay the price.]

"Miss Bennet!" one of the gentlemen called out anxiously. "What’s happening? Didn’t you say it was neutralized?"

"We all saw Citadel launch—but this man’s still here!"

"Please, do something!"

"Did Citadel fail?!"

Penny turned toward the side of the stage, brow slightly raised. "Did Citadel fail?" she echoed, almost laughing. "You all saw it launch, yet you’re asking if it failed?"

The gentlemen paused, their breath catching.

"Then how come X is still here?!" someone from the crowd shouted. "If it didn’t fail, then why is he still here?!"

[HAHAHA! Oh, Penelope. Still lying to them? Citadel didn’t fail—Citadel is simply not enough. Just like Fortress wasn’t enough to stop me!]

At that moment, the gentlemen felt their knees buckle. One of them grabbed onto Shawn to keep from falling. His complexion had turned pale.

"It’s over," he whispered, looking into Shawn’s eyes. "It’s over. We’re all doomed."