American Comics: BOSS Invasion

On the screen, Qi Shan watched as the old man visibly regained his youth. His mountain of flesh miraculously shrank, the fat burning away at an incomprehensible speed, transforming into pure energy that flowed into his muscles. His formerly fat frame rapidly transformed into something resembling Sylvester Stallone.

Grasping his enormous fist, looking at the bulging muscles on his arm, and feeling the explosive power surging through his body, the old man stared blankly at the unfamiliar yet familiar face reflected in the glass. But his hand instinctively tightened its grip on the Cup of Life.

The middle-aged man opposite him looked excited, while everyone else was dumbfounded by this miraculous transformation.

"Boss, the entire process has been recorded. Adding the videos from the auction, we have four instances of rejuvenation."

"That's enough! Put it online! Let the public stir up this storm for me!" Qi Shan's eyes gleamed.

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A few minutes later, the public inboxes of major media outlets around the world received the same packaged video.

On major traffic websites, two videos were suddenly pinned to the top, their giant banners attracting attention.

"Shocking! A Nonagenarian Causes a Tragedy for a Cup!"

"Stunning! 99% of People Don't Know That Drinking This Can Grant Immortality!"

Within minutes, the views exploded, attracting widespread social attention.

Major media outlets followed closely behind. Those whose financial backers were government-related shamelessly spread false rumors.

Since ancient times, people have been fascinated by eternal things. In the Middle Ages, people were obsessed with the Philosopher's Stone, believing that it could grant immortality.

All four ancient civilizations, ancient Egypt and ancient China, had legends of immortality.

But in the 21st century, scientific research has long proven that the length of human mitochondria is limited. Each division splits a complete mitochondrion into two.

When the mitochondria can no longer divide, the cells will enter a period of life exhaustion and will no longer divide.

We would like to believe that these two videos are just nonsensical pranks.

But the truth tells us that this possibility is incredibly low!"

The host asked a question, and a screenshot appeared on the large screen behind her, clearly showing the faces of all the guests at the auction.

Above each person's head was a string of small words, which were their real identities.

"Unfortunately, these people's identities are all real. They are all members of the upper class, including British nobles, ancient Nordic families, American politicians, and even African dictatorial warlords, as well as major merchants from various fields, who all appeared at this auction at the same time.

We can't help but suspect that this Cup of Life is very likely to be real!"

After saying this, the host herself was stunned. She covered her mouth: "Oh my God, I can't believe I said that! This is News Flash, bringing you more accurate reports at any time!"

Polaris threw the remote control aside, and the television screen went black.

A knock sounded at the door, and a heavily armed strong man walked in, nodding to Polaris.

"Is everyone here? Good, let's go!"

Although Polaris was surprised, she didn't believe in longevity and wasn't interested. She was only in her early twenties and had plenty of time to enjoy life, so she didn't need to worry about rejuvenation.

She now had a more important task.

Over the past few days, through purchasing intelligence from the hotel and conducting her own reconnaissance, she had gained some understanding of the target's strength and influence.

Today, she had gathered a large force to take the target down in one fell swoop.

The Sentinel Services' movements made her uneasy, and with her four companions still unconscious, there was not much time to waste.

A great battle was about to break out.

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Neither Polaris's battle nor the fight for the Cup of Life interested Qi Shan.

The former was to provoke the official forces, and the latter was to muddy the waters of the underground world.

All Qi Shan needed was chaos.

As soon as anyone dared to stand up and try to restore world order, he would personally step in to eliminate them.

The Cup of Life had to change hands frequently so that it would cause even greater covetousness and unrest.

Wanting to find a group of scientists to study it in peace? No way!

It was like throwing a peerless secret manual into the world, as written in martial arts novels, usually stirring up the entire martial arts world and causing bloodshed.

The Cup of Life was not just about extending life. In the eyes of those in power, it was definitely a priceless treasure.

With such a conspicuous lure floating around, the development of the High Table would be as fast as a rocket.

All that remained was a matter of time.

In the following two months, the Cup of Life changed hands several times.

The number of people who drank the Water of Life and rejuvenated soared to three digits.

More and more videos appeared on the internet, with names, information, photos, life details, and friend circles.

From initially finding it miraculous and absurd, netizens gradually became shocked and developed an almost greedy desire.

Global public opinion exploded, and every host's mouth was filled with two words: Cup of Life and Rejuvenation.

The Greek mythology sect took advantage of this trend, quickly launching stories about the God of Life and the Cup of Life, and the number of believers soared, making a fortune.

The public attention made the holders of the Cup of Life miserable. Several holders in succession wanted to disappear and avoid the limelight for a while.

But none of them got their wish.

No matter where they went, people would quickly find them and mercilessly blow up the entire house with rocket launchers and anti-equipment weapons.

The American law enforcement agencies, at this time, couldn't even bother helping the Sentinel Services catch mutants. They constantly sent people to protect the bigwigs of the upper class.

Unfortunately, it still had no effect. The battle for the Cup of Life remained bloody and fierce.

And just when it was at its hottest, a mutant war broke out in downtown Manhattan, New York.

The Sentinel Services went to arrest them, but were ambushed and almost completely annihilated.

At this point, the whole world was in chaos. In almost every country's capital and major city, as night deepened, the sounds of fierce gunfire could be heard, and this trend was gradually spreading with the expansion of the High Table.