"Kamar-Taj sorcerers, if you want to enter the country, you need to present... Pfft!"
The person in charge of the mystical side clearly had information on Kamar-Taj. Although Kaecilius had practiced dark magic, his face hadn't changed. Based on database comparison, they assumed he was a Kamar-Taj sorcerer. No one knew that Kaecilius had long since defected from Kamar-Taj. The person in charge asked and requested that Kaecilius and the other two present their entry application—that is, the application signed by the Kamar-Taj Sorcerer Supreme. Generally speaking, having this would basically allow passage, but today's duty officer clearly didn't have good luck. A transparent object directly penetrated his body. Not just him, but his surrounding colleagues also received the same treatment at the same time. Soon, the people in charge fell to the ground, took their last breath, and their eyes stared fixedly at Kaecilius and the others.
"Let's go."
Glancing at the corpses on the ground, Kaecilius took a pass card from the bodies with a cold expression. Having followed the Sorcerer Ancient One for so many years, he had been to Shanghai on business many times; how could he not know this process? If they were fast, news of the duty staff's Death would be discovered in half an hour. They had plenty of time. After getting the pass card, Kaecilius said this to his followers behind him, walked in the front, and opened the entrance to the barrier.
"Someone... broke in, hurry..."
After Kaecilius left, a blood-covered duty officer struggled to take out the emergency communication device on his belt. Before he could finish speaking, he took his last breath, leaving only the anxious concern coming from the communication device. This emergency report was quickly transmitted to the upper echelons of Taiwanese. Kaecilius's behavior was undoubtedly a provocation. At this moment, he didn't know that he had already touched the reverse scale of the dragon.
"No matter what method is used, these three people must be caught. Even if they are superpowered individuals, they must accept punishment."
Soon, such an order was issued to the leader of the mystical side. Since the order was received, let's start executing it! In places unknown to ordinary people, one person after another appeared mysteriously and then 'disappeared' mysteriously. The entire Shanghai area began to operate like a machine. Intelligence analysis and target pinpointing were completed in an instant. Less than ten minutes after Kaecilius felt smug, their location was already presented before Taiwanese's defense warriors. Group after group of special ability users began to rush towards Kaecilius and the others.
"We are surrounded. What is going on?"
Just as Kaecilius was rushing towards the center of the barrier, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Soon, people wearing special uniforms appeared in front of Kaecilius and the others. Facing this situation, Kaecilius was completely confused. What was going on with this group of guys? How did they find them here? Kaecilius had no idea. Perhaps the Taiwanese of the past indeed didn't have strong power when he came before, but the current Taiwanese was no longer the Taiwanese of the past. Kaecilius didn't understand the people of Taiwanese at all, so he suffered a big loss.
"Kamar-Taj sorcerer? I don't think you look like one. Catch them for me."
The leading Captain looked at the data and compared it with the three people, found no errors, and ordered the arrest. Seeing people who wouldn't waste words with him, Kaecilius had no choice but to start fighting the organization in front of him. The two sides began to fight. Kaecilius was confused the whole time; this was simply not the Taiwanese he used to come to.
"I've waited for such a long time, why haven't they come yet!?"
Having wandered around the Shanghai branch for two or three days, Artoria still hadn't waited for the arrival of Kaecilius and his group. This made Artoria very depressed. Artoria waited and waited, really feeling a bit anxious. It wasn't that she had any urgent matters; she just didn't like waiting for things. She basically hoped to finish things that came up immediately. Maybe it could be considered a kind of alternative obsessive-compulsive disorder! She hated dragging things to other times to do.
"What's wrong, Artoria? Your mood has been a bit off these past two days."
The sharp Gaea noticed Artoria's anxious mood. She looked at Artoria with concern and asked. This was the first time she had seen Artoria like this. Although she didn't know what Artoria was anxious about, she was willing to help Artoria solve the source. Of course, this required Artoria to speak out; otherwise, she couldn't find where the source of Artoria's anxiety was.
"Nothing, just that my mood hasn't been very good these past two days."
Hearing Gaea's words, Artoria subconsciously replied to Gaea. Yes, her mood had been very bad these past two days, and she really wanted to beat someone up, but the guy she wanted to beat up the most didn't appear. Artoria could only hold it in. This feeling made Artoria very unhappy. At this moment, her fists were already wanting to be imprinted on the bastard's head. Kaecilius, as punishment for betraying the Sorcerer Ancient One, I will personally settle this with you, and let you feel what the flowers in this world are like, how red they are.
"You say, are you stupid or not? As the consciousness of Earth, you can't even feel the guy who poses a great threat to you. You really make people worry to Death."
Artoria looked at the silly, sweet Gaea beside her who no longer had any doubts, and suddenly felt a sense of fatigue. The consciousness of Earth was right beside her, but this person who was clearly being watched by someone with bad intentions had no idea about the crisis she was facing at this moment. She was still grabbing the remote to watch the food channel with Galacta. Such childish behavior obviously made Artoria feel even more tired. The person involved didn't even notice her own safety issues. Artoria didn't plan to tell Gaea about this matter. As long as she gave the order to hit someone, Gaea shouldn't refuse and would listen to her arrangement.
"Eh!? What is going on?"
Compared to Artoria's depression, Steve was very surprised. Wong took him through the formal channel, submitted an entry application online, and after obtaining the other party's permission, Wong and he took transportation to Shanghai. But at this place where the great barrier was logged, there were actually a lot of people guarding the door at this moment. If one were to say that not many people entered here, why did so many inspectors come here? Steve was very curious, but what he cared about most was the faint smell of blood in the air. It seemed that it hadn't dissipated for too long and could still be smelled—it was quite fresh. As a Doctor, he was most concerned about such things. He could, of course, smell the difference between old blood and fresh blood.
"Today, what is going on? So many people?"
Seeing such a situation, Wong was also very curious and asked the inspector standing on the side. While handing the pass left by the Sorcerer Ancient One to the other party for inspection, he asked the guy who seemed to be an acquaintance, but he didn't get a reply. The other party just glanced at Wong and Steve, said nothing, and continued the inspection. After the inspection was over and it was confirmed that there were no problems, Wong and Steve were let go.
"Was it this troublesome before?"
Steve asked Wong in confusion. As a Doctor, he had also been to Taiwanese to attend academic forums. At that time, he was an ordinary person and only needed to take a plane to come. How could there be so many procedures? Passports and hospitals were all prepared for him. But now, with this posture, even Steve, who was here for the first time, felt that something was very wrong. This group of people was too serious; it seemed like something had happened. Thinking of this, he had a guess in his mind: had Kaecilius already arrived?
"Of course it wasn't like this before. At most, there were only a few people. Now, dozens of people are standing here on guard. Is there some mission!?"
"We have to speed up, Wong. Things might have changed."
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