"How are things? Is the operation in Myanmar going smoothly?"
In East Xia, Yanjing, within a completely sealed underground space, a large number of computers operated non-stop, with various information and images being archived in multiple forms at all times.
But that information always disappeared in ways human scientists couldn't comprehend.
The headquarters of the South Heaven Gate Project gathered researchers from many top universities in East Xia, and at the same time, it brought together top experts from various fields.
The person in charge of these people was a middle-aged man in a casual Tang suit.
The middle-aged man's name was Zhong Tianming, already nearing fifty, but his temples were meticulously groomed, and he exuded an aura of authority without being angry.
The operators at various stations didn't even lift their heads, as various information continuously converged into a supercomputer named Tian Gong, which would then be shared with various levels of responsible parties based on their authority and needs.
A woman in military uniform, holding a tablet and wearing translucent special optical glasses, had a cold expression and exuded a resolute aura. She was the highest-ranking person in charge of the Azure Dragon Department, and also the primary person in charge of the Myanmar operation, Yan Qiu.
"Before the operation, two of the target information modules we established based on internal information have been confirmed to have turned blank."
"In other words, even if that kind of information has been eradicated, we have reason to believe that the operation has made some progress."
"Tian Jie contacted headquarters 7 minutes ago, requesting an additional Ability User to deal with Cursed Spirits. Therefore, we have re-established a blank archive for this situation, codenamed 'Yingui'. Currently, there is no more information about this target, and it is tentatively classified as a 'Dangerous Level' target."
Humans are creatures who will never yield to the unknown, even if information is completely erased.
But a blank record itself is also a form of record.
Before the operation, this group of people from the South Heaven Gate Project specifically categorized and organized the target data sent back by Miss Hongye, and each piece was framed and archived, leaving a separate code name and file cabinet.
As Yan Qiu spoke, Zhong Tianming also got up and came to the row of white electronic archive cabinets, numbered from 001 to 372;
These were the records of Ability Users officially verified and collected by East Xia to date.
He looked up, and the code name on cabinet 001 clearly read "Song Xian", while the last one was the newly added "Yingui";
Archives like Song Xian, which were completely trusted, emitted a gentle green light, while Yingui emitted a yellow light. Above them were the "High-Level" targets emitting a red glow, and number 177, the Terminus Great Sun archive sealed in a black cabinet.
However, the electronic archive cabinets before Yingui had turned blank, and besides the numerical designation, their code names and names had disappeared.
Except for those Ability Users, all ordinary people could not recall the records that were once in these cabinets.
This was Cognitive Interference…
Zhong Tianming was both worried and curious about this unknown ability. He came from a high-tech background, but no country in the world had such research.
This was technology that completely surpassed existing human civilization.
He vaguely felt that a new era had arrived silently.
Yan Qiu did not share Zhong Tianming's sentiments; she was as cold as a robot. Even though dozens of her personally trained elite soldiers had been lost since the first operation began, she seemed to feel nothing.
She merely waited indifferently for more archives to be cleared.
Unlike Zhong Tianming's open and inclusive attitude, Yan Qiu disliked Ability Users. Even Song Xian, the first to stand on their side, she considered an unstable factor.
The only thing she wanted to see was the entire wall of archives cleared.
As a human, to completely annihilate those incomprehensible monsters in her own way was her pursuit for the rest of her life.
Some cruel images flashed through Yan Qiu's mind.
"Report to South Heaven Gate, a patrol ship in the South Pacific has detected a special image, now transferring…"
Yan Qiu projected the image onto the large screen. The next moment, everyone from Zhong Tianming to the operators looked up at the huge screen. A gigantic steel giant, with its hands sweeping through the air, caused several fighter jets to explode in mid-air. Then, it lifted a ship and threw it across the air towards the Free Federation's most famous aircraft carrier.
In the image, silent sympathetic explosions followed, and a large amount of artillery fire was poured onto the steel giant by other ships and fighter jets, but it had no effect whatsoever.
"Eureka Striker, this is something from that movie…"
Zhong Tianming was very willing to accept new things. He had watched the movie Pacific Rim, and thus recognized the origin of this giant mech.
At this moment, the secret information that those Ability Users could not directly tell him was also confirmed. The source of those people's abilities might already be clear.
But at this moment, that was not the most important thing. The most important thing was…
They were witnessing the decline of a hegemon.
The defeat of the Free Federation's most powerful aircraft carrier, symbolizing its global dominance, perhaps also symbolized that the power on this planet was about to change hands.
Zhong Tianming looked at the giant robot and the intact land after the nuclear explosion, and couldn't help but have this thought.
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Before the punch arrived, electricity had already surged through the air towards Qilin Temple.
But he had a permanent magic barrier on himself. The current struck the barrier and scattered in all directions.
The next moment, that violent punch shattered the barrier with a crash, the force so great it was as if a bomb had exploded directly in front of him.
Qilin Temple didn't bother to think about why Tao Bai Bai had gone mad. His figure had already "Flashed" again. This spatial movement ability, with an extremely short casting process, was a life-saving divine skill that many magic-side Reincarnators yearned for but couldn't obtain.
Buzz.
Qilin Temple appeared a hundred meters away, his expression grim. Just as he was about to speak, he was startled as hot breath, like smoke, sprayed out.
The enlarged Tao Bai Bai had actually appeared behind him.
What kind of speed was this? A Godspeed-type supernatural characteristic?!
Buzz~
Qilin Temple flashed again, but this time he didn't have time to turn around before a fist punched through his body from behind.
Bai Cangshu looked indifferently at the man in the top hat, whose chest he had just pierced with a single blow, frowning.
"Is this a Title-class? So weak…"
Flesh and blood dripped from his fist. He was still in his 5th-stage Instantaneous state.
Qilin Temple heard Tao Bai Bai's words, turned his head, and his body slowly disintegrated, turning into hundreds of brown insects, wriggling and falling onto Bai Cangshu's hand, and then covering Bai Cangshu's body.
Sizzle!
Electricity erupted, Bai Cangshu's body instantly jolted, and the countless insects were instantly shattered.
This form of attack had no effect on him. He wouldn't feel disgusted, nor would he be afraid.
The next moment, a figure rose from the magma, and crimson flames likewise ignited on the man's body.
Seven-Colored Magic Guide · Kirin Temple had completely analyzed the operational form of Scarlet Night. Even though this was a Title ability granted by space, he couldn't completely replicate it.
But to "join" in, he only needed to understand the operational form and mana properties of this magic barrier.
"Tao Bai Bai, did you misunderstand something?"
"A guy like you, I suppose, wouldn't be able to understand us… *Pfft*"
A series of sonic booms exploded in the air, and Qilin Temple's body, which had just condensed from the magma, instantly shattered.
Hongye, who saw this scene from afar, hid within her inherent barrier, revealing a strange smile.
Should she say she was lucky, or Qilin Temple was unlucky, to have encountered an opponent with such poor compatibility.
His destructive power was strong enough to instantly shatter protective magic, his speed was so fast that even a flash couldn't escape, he had no chance to cast large-scale magic, and all his abilities were completely unrelated to magic.
Bang bang bang…
Amidst a series of explosions, Hongye watched Qilin Temple appear from the magma again and again, only to explode again and again.
She knew very well that Qilin Temple had invaded her inherent barrier. In this state, he would become a "phenomenon"; as long as the observer existed, he would regenerate countless times.
Hongye looked at the seemingly crazed Tao Bai Bai, but clearly sensed that his attention was still on his surroundings, and he was still waiting for her to appear.
"In that case, let's play a bigger game."
She closed her eyes and began to chant. A faint, ethereal sound accompanied by magical fluctuations appeared, and both Bai Cangshu and Qilin Temple reacted simultaneously.
Qilin Temple, taking advantage of Tao Bai Bai's distraction, instantly twisted his body, producing hundreds of illusions. He formed hand seals, and golden chains bound Tao Bai Bai.
"Power, speed, you know nothing about the essence of power, Tao Bai Bai. In this space, you can't kill anyone."
Bai Cangshu felt an unprecedented killing intent on his body. It was the first time that woman had shown him killing intent, and his heart pounded violently.
But the corner of his mouth curved into an increasingly obvious smile.
Bai Cangshu could inexplicably understand that woman's thoughts, as if in this kind of battle, he could instinctively know the thoughts and thought patterns of others.
He was beginning to approach the mysterious state he had been in when facing the Black King that day, which made Bai Cangshu even more excited.
That woman was casting a terrifying spell, targeting everyone present.
And he would kill the man in front of him and successfully escape before that spell landed.